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"COVID-19":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mild to severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus ( Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus ), is transmitted chiefly by contact with infectious material (such as respiratory droplets) or with objects or surfaces contaminated by the causative virus, and is characterized especially by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure":[
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"An infectious and deadly coronavirus that has killed thousands in China has spread to at least 44 countries, stirring fears that COVID-19 may soon become a pandemic.",
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"\u2014 Darryl Coote",
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"[Robert] Robbins said most of the positive cases are from asymptomatic individuals but there are reports of symptomatic cases showing up at the campus health clinic. In efforts to find its asymptomatic community members, the UA [University of Arizona] is \"dramatically\" increasing its testing capacity to complete 5,000 COVID-19 tests per week.",
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"\u2014 Shaq Davis",
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"After the Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends, cases of Covid-19 surged around the country after people held family gatherings or congregated in large groups.",
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"\u2014 Tara Parker-Pope",
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"The viral outbreak officially became a pandemic in the eyes of the World Health Organization, which cited the alarming spread of the disease called covid-19 and the slow response of many nations to try to contain it.",
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"\u2014 Joel Achenbach et al.",
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"Due to the COVID pandemic, a private service will be held for the family on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. \u2026",
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"\u2014 Obituary in Dayton (Ohio) Daily News",
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"\u2014 see long covid , sars-cov-2"
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],
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": the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 : sars-cov-2":[
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"The goal of the vaccine is to trick cells to produce antibodies against COVID-19's surface protein, thereby eliminating the virus with the body's own immune system.",
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"\u2014 Miriam Fauzia",
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"Germs exist on surfaces in our everyday living spaces, including viruses like Covid-19 , says Professor Wendy Graham, who works at the department of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.",
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"\u2014 Aine Fox and Catherine Wylie"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"2020, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"co rona vi rus d isease 20 19":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014d-vid-n\u012bn-\u02c8t\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191808",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Coase":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Ronald H(arry) 1910\u20132013 American (British-born) economist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190018",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Cockaigne":{
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"antonyms":[
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"anti-utopia",
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"dystopia",
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"hell"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an imaginary land of great luxury and ease":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"many gourmets still regard Paris as a culinary Cockaigne"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English cokaygne , from Middle French ( pais de ) cocaigne land of plenty":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4-\u02c8k\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Camelot",
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"Eden",
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"Elysium",
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"empyrean",
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"fantasyland",
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"heaven",
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"lotusland",
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"never-never land",
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"New Jerusalem",
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"nirvana",
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"paradise",
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"promised land",
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"Shangri-la",
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"utopia",
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"Zion",
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"Sion"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193915",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Cody":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"William Frederick 1846\u20131917 Buffalo Bill American scout and showman":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014d-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183350",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Coffea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of small trees and shrubs of the family Rubiaceae native to the tropical Old World (as Africa) having white fragrant flowers borne in clusters at the base of the shining evergreen leaves, and including several species (especially C. arabica, C. liberica , and C. robusta ) that are widely grown in tropical and subtropical uplands for their cherrylike fruits which contain seeds from which coffee is prepared":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from obsolete Swedish coffe, coff\u00e9 (now kaffe) , from obsolete German or English; obsolete German coff\u00e9e, coffee (now kaffee ) from English coffee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022ff\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104316",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Coggan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Frederick Donald 1909\u20132000 archbishop of Canterbury (1974\u201380)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-g\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074623",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Coglians, Monte":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"mountain 9217 feet (2809 meters) high on the Austria\u2013Italy border; highest in the Carnic Alps":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u014dn-t\u0101-k\u014dl-\u02c8y\u00e4n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085443",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Coliiformes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of birds comprising the colies":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Colius + -iformes":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115323",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Colima":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city south-southwest of Guadalajara, Mexico population 146,904":[],
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"state of southwestern Mexico bordering on the Pacific area 2106 square miles (5454 square kilometers), population 650,555":[],
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"volcano in the state of Jalisco, southwestern Mexico":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u014d-\u02c8l\u0113-m\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174624",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Colinus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the genus of birds (family Phasianidae) consisting of the bobwhites":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Spanish col\u00edn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104445",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Colius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of birds comprising the colies":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek kolios green woodpecker":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dl\u0113\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125314",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"College Board":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120049",
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"type":[
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"service mark"
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]
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},
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"Collins":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"(William) Wilkie 1824\u20131889 English novelist":[],
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": a tall iced drink of soda water, sugar, lemon or lime juice, and liquor (such as gin)":[],
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"Billy 1941\u2013 William Collins American poet; poet laureate (2001\u201303)":[],
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"Francis S(ellers) 1950\u2013 American geneticist":[],
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"Michael 1890\u20131922 Irish revolutionary":[],
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"Michael 1930\u20132021 American astronaut":[],
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"William 1721\u20131759 English poet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"COLLINS : And was the president under investigation at the time of your dismissal on May 9th? \u2014 The New York Times, New York Times , 8 June 2017",
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"Collins just turned 27 and Kirksey will be 25 when the 2017 season starts, giving the Browns two key players at important positions under contract for a good chunk of their prime years. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland.com , 30 May 2017",
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"Collins refused before Urbanski stabbed him in the chest, police said. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 27 May 2017",
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"Collins leads the Mids with 71 goals and 40 assists while Kelly Larkin, the first Navy freshman to score 100 points in a single season, has 48 goals and 54 assists. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com , 25 May 2017",
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"COLLINS : Does that get in the way of our ability to pursue this or any other investigation? \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 11 May 2017",
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"Collins scored 11 points with five rebounds and two blocked shots and Tillie had 11 points and six rebounds. \u2014 Orange County Register , 9 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from the name Collins":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259nz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073038",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Collinsville":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southwestern Illinois northeast of East Saint Louis population 25,579":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259nz-\u02ccvil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011749",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Colonel Blimp":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hipster",
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"modern",
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"trendy"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"felt like a Colonel Blimp who had outlived his time"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Colonel Blimp , cartoon character created by David Low":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8blimp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"antediluvian",
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"dodo",
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"fogy",
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"fogey",
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"fossil",
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"fud",
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"fuddy-duddy",
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"mossback",
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"reactionary",
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"stick-in-the-mud",
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"stuffed shirt"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074526",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Colorado steer hide":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hide from a side-branded steer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132537",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Colorado white balsam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": white fir sense 1a(1)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174930",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"Colorado wild potato":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an herb ( Solanum jamesii ) of Colorado and adjacent states with white flowers and small tubers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192907",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Colossae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient city of southwest central Asia Minor in southwestern Phrygia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-(\u02cc)s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124015",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Colton":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southwestern California south of San Bernardino population 47,662":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dl-t\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010244",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Coltrane":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"John William 1926\u20131967 American jazz musician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dl-tr\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223755",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Col\u00f3n":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a colonial farmer or plantation owner":[],
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": a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (such as a list, explanation, quotation, or amplification) that follows":[],
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": the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica \u2014 see Money Table":[],
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": the basic monetary unit of El Salvador until 2001":[],
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": the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum":[],
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": the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as \"to\" (as in 4:1 read \"four to one\"), or in a proportion where it is usually read as \"is to\" or when doubled as \"as\" (as in 2:1::8:4 read \"two is to one as eight is to four\")":[],
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"city and port on the Caribbean Sea at the entrance to the Panama Canal in northern Panama population 224,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Latin colonus":"Noun",
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"Latin, part of a poem, from Greek k\u014dlon limb, part of a strophe":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon":"Noun",
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"Spanish col\u00f3n , from Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n Christopher Columbus":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259n",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn",
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"k\u022f-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8l\u014dn"
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"Comice":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large pear that has a creamy white, juicy flesh and a greenish-yellow skin marked with red":[
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"Though not as readily available as the other varieties, the Comice has become my second favorite eating or dessert pear, since it's usually sweet and full of flavor.",
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"\u2014 Nancy Baggett , The Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2003",
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"Buttery Comices , the most delicately perfumed and smoothest textured, can be stuffed and baked and served with various flavors of ice cream or sabayon.",
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"\u2014 Lindsey Remolif Shere , Gourmet , October 1985"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, short for Doyenn\u00e9 du Comice , literally, \"Doyenn\u00e9 of the (horticultural) cooperative,\" referring to the Comice horticole d'Angers , where the variety was developed in the 1840's (French comice , earlier, \"Roman assembly,\" borrowed from Latin comitia ); doyenn\u00e9 \"variety of pear,\" literally, \"office of a dean, deanery,\" going back to Old French dean\u00e9 , from deien, doien \"dean\" + -\u00e9 , noun suffix (going back to Latin -\u0101tus )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113s",
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"k\u014d-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131507",
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},
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"Commelinaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large widely distributed family of herbaceous plants (order Xyridales) that have perfect flowers with a distinct calyx and corolla and upper leaves shaped like a spathe and that comprise the spiderworts \u2014 see commelina , tradescantia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Commelina , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4m\u0259l\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140803",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Commodus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Lucius Aelius Aurelius a.d. 161\u2013192 Roman emperor (180\u2013192)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203909",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Commonwealth Day":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a holiday observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly on May 24 as the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthday and now on the second Monday in March":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181640",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"Commonwealth of Independent States":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
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"association formed in 1991 by the former constituent republics of the Soviet Union except for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; Turkmenistan changed to associate member status in 2005.; Georgia withdrew in 2009.":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182940",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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|
]
|
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},
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"Commonwealth of Nations":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
"association of sovereign states consisting of the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies; formerly constituted, with several other British-controlled territories, the British Empire":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192604",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Communion Sunday":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Sunday on which Holy Communion is celebrated in some Protestant churches":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012512",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"Compi\u00e8gne":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town in northern France on the Oise River population 40,517":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u022f\u207f-\u02c8pyen\u02b8"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185811",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Complutensian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the polyglot bible published in Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, Spain, in 1513\u201317 and containing the Old Testament in Hebrew, the Targum of Onkelos on the Pentateuch, the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and the Greek New Testament":[
|
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"the Complutensian Polyglot"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin complutensis (from Complutum , city in Spain\u2014now Alcal\u00e1 de Henares ) + English -ian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u00e4mpl\u00fc\u00a6tench\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004746",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
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"Concert Flute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flauto traverso sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032303",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"Concord buggy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a buggy having a body with side-spring suspension":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Concord , New Hampshire, where it was first made":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014bk\u0259(r)d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190712",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
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"Concord coach":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large closed horse-drawn coach having the body swung on thorough braces, a driver's seat outside in front, and a covered baggage compartment at the rear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Concord , New Hampshire, where it was first made":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185109",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Congiopodidae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small family (type genus Congiopodus ) of marine fishes (order Scleroparei) of the tropical southern hemisphere having a compressed elongated body, a pronounced snout, a small protractile mouth, and a head partly covered with bony plates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Congiopodus , type genus (probably irregular from New Latin Conger + Greek pod-, pous foot) + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4nj\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d\u02c8p\u00e4d\u0259\u0307\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114036",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Congregational Christian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a denominational union of churches effected in 1931 between the Congregational Church and the Christian Church":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175014",
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"type":[
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|
"adjective"
|
|
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|
|
},
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|
"Congregationist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": congregationalist sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
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|
},
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"Connarus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large genus (the type of the family Connaraceae ) of tropical shrubs or trees bearing indehiscent one-seeded pods \u2014 see zebrawood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek konnaros , a kind of prickly evergreen (perhaps the Christ's-thorn Paliurus spina-christi )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n\u0259r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220034",
|
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"type":[
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|
]
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|
},
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"Connecticut":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 407 miles (655 kilometers) long in the northeastern U.S. rising in northern New Hampshire and flowing south along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and into Long Island Sound":[],
|
|
"state of the northeastern U.S. bordering on Long Island Sound; capital Hartford area 5018 square miles (12,997 square kilometers), population 3,574,097":[]
|
|
},
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8ne-ti-k\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192102",
|
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Connecticut chest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an early American framed chest with the front panels decorated usually with split spindles and tulip and sunflower patterns carved in flat relief":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134455",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Conob":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kanhobal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u014db"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133836",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"Conservative Baptist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of one of the independent Baptist churches belonging to the Conservative Baptist Association of America which took its present name in 1946 and withdrew from the American Baptist Convention in 1951":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083429",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Conservative Jew":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an adherent of Conservative Judaism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082445",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Conservative Judaism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": Judaism as practiced especially among some U.S. Jews with adherence to the Torah and Talmud but with allowance for some departures in keeping with differing times and circumstances \u2014 compare orthodox judaism , reform judaism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Consomol":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of Consomol variant of komsomol"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011944",
|
|
"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"Conti":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Niccol\u00f2 de' circa 1395\u20131469 Venetian traveler":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dn-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005444",
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Contortae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of Contortae taxonomic synonym of gentianales"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"New Latin, from feminine plural of Latin contortus"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n\u02c8t\u022frt\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213339",
|
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"type":[]
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},
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"Cook Strait":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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"strait between the North Island and the South Island, New Zealand, that connects the Tasman Sea with the rest of the Pacific":[]
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082146",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Cookstown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"district of central Northern Ireland bordering on Lough Neagh; established 1974 area 241 square miles (627 square kilometers), population 36,500":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307ks-\u02cctau\u0307n"
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|
],
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|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022914",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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|
|
},
|
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"Cooper's hawk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an American hawk ( Accipiter cooperii ) that is larger than the similarly colored sharp-shinned hawk and has a more rounded tail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"William Cooper \u20201864 American naturalist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ku\u0307-",
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-p\u0259rz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111539",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Copt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians":[],
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": a member of the traditional Monophysite Christian church originating and centering in Egypt":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic qub\u1e6d Copts, from Coptic kyptios, gyptios Egyptian, from Greek Aigyptios":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4pt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103758",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"Coptic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an Afro-Asiatic language descended from ancient Egyptian and used as the liturgical language of the Coptic church":[],
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": of or relating to the Copts , their liturgical language, or their church":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1677, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4p-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200937",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Coptis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of small herbs of the family Ranunculaceae that are found in the north temperate zone and have basal divided or compound leaves, a slender rootstock, and white flowers on a scape \u2014 see goldthread":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, irregular from Greek koptein to cut off; from the divided leaves":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4pt\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051351",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Cordia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) that have fleshy often edible fruits and wood varying from dense, heavy, and dark to spongy, light, and pale, that are often pleasantly scented, and that have considerable use in cabinetmaking and general construction":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Euricius Cordus \u20201535 and his son Valerius Cordus \u20201544 German scholars + New Latin -ia":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040655",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"Cormophyta":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a division comprising all plants that have a stem and root":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from corm- + -phyta":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u022fr\u02c8m\u00e4f\u0259t\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054152",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Cornaceae":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of mainly temperate-region trees, shrubs, or herbs (order Umbellales) comprising the dogwoods and related plants and having small clustered flowers, an inferior ovary, and drupaceous fruit":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Cornus , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr\u02c8n\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232423",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Correggio":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"1494\u20131534 Antonio Allegri da Correggio Italian painter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8re-j(\u0113-\u02cc)\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133657",
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Corregidor":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"island of the northern Philippines at the entrance to Manila Bay area about 2 square miles (5 square kilometers)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8re-g\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210122",
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
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"Corrigiola":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of low herbs having alternate entire stipulate leaves and small white or greenish flowers succeeded by one-seeded utricles that is placed in the family Caryophyllaceae or sometimes in the Illecebraceae or is made the type of a separate family":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Late Latin, a plant (perhaps Polygonum aviculare ), diminutive of Latin corrigia shoelace, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish cuimrech fetter, from a prehistoric compound whose first and second constituents respectively are akin to Latin com- and to Middle High German ric bond, fetter, knot, Welsh rhwym bond, obligation, Old English r\u0101w row":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259\u02ccrij\u0113\u02c8\u014dl\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174815",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"Corrigiolaceae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of plants typified by the genus Corrigiola":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Corrigiola , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02ccrij\u0113\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001819",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cotton":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crop of cotton":[],
|
|
": a downy cottony substance produced by various plants (such as the cottonwood )":[],
|
|
": a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium ) of the mallow family":[],
|
|
": fabric made of cotton":[],
|
|
": to come to understand":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with to or on to cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously \u2014 H. M. McLuhan"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take a liking":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with to cottons to people easily"
|
|
],
|
|
": yarn spun from cotton":[],
|
|
"Charles 1630\u20131687 English author and translator":[],
|
|
"John 1585\u20131652 American (English-born) Puritan clergyman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They are in the field picking cotton .",
|
|
"She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Impact from droughts in Texas, the largest producer of cotton , has put stress on the industry, said Zhu. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The down is certified by the Responsible Down Standard for traceability in the supply chain, and the outer cover is made of cotton . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Tross posted about the incident on Facebook last week, including a photo of the boll of cotton that her daughter took home from school. \u2014 Justin Murphy, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"School officials in western New York are investigating claims that a White teacher instructed his students, most of whom were Black, to pick seeds out of cotton while wearing handcuffs during class. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When making his slabs, which from a distance resemble paintings, Beasley first dyes a bunch of cotton . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Great for warm weather, the lightweight top is made mostly of polyester and a bit of cotton . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Given that there may be a shortage in raw materials given the Russia-Ukraine war and there already had been a shortage of cotton due to supply chain challenges preceding the war, hemp may become invaluable in fulfilling those uses again. \u2014 John Berlau, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The six-panel hat is made of cotton and features the Parisian luxury label\u2019s iconic tiger head. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And regulators cotton on to certain tactics and try to crack down, well, the drug companies find another avenue. \u2014 al , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Induction electric stoves seem to be finally making serious inroads in the American market after many years of slow uptake, as people cotton on to the danger of gas and the nifty properties of induction. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Maybe voters didn\u2019t cotton to her valentine to the \u201980s, which is a shame. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Hopefully, moderates will cotton on to these new political realities and join a unified Democratic team. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Young women were among the first to cotton on to TikTok\u2019s appeal. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Over the past 15 years, the public has cottoned on. \u2014 The Economist , 30 May 2020",
|
|
"The animals don't cotton to coyotes but are docile and shy toward people and Kias. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Conscious consumers have cottoned onto this, and are now looking for products formulated with zero, or very little, water or those that can be used without (or with less) water. \u2014 refinery29.com , 6 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coton , from Anglo-French cotun , from Old Italian cotone , from Arabic qu\u1e6dun, qu\u1e6dn":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4t-\u1d4an",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"behold",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"catch on (to)",
|
|
"cognize",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"intuit",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"twig",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203649",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cotton Whig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": member of the northern Whig party about 1850 especially in Massachusetts who favored a conciliatory policy toward the South":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Covina":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles population 47,796":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8v\u0113-n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103227",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Covington":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northern Kentucky across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio population 40,640":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-vi\u014b-t\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010631",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cow Fulani":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a nomadic group of the Fulani people of West Africa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cow entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102018",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cowell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Henry Dixon 1887\u20131965 American composer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cowen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Brian 1960\u2013 prime minister of Ireland (2008\u201311)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231953",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cowes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town on the Isle of Wight, southern England population 19,663":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184721",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Coxsackievirus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous serotypes of three enteroviruses (species Human enterovirus A, Human enterovirus B , and Human enterovirus C ) that are associated with mild to serious illness (such as sore throat, diarrhea, hand, foot and mouth disease, conjunctivitis, meningitis, and hepatitis)":[
|
|
"Coxsackieviruses infect more than 20 million people annually in the United States and can cause illnesses ranging from a cold to an inflammation of the heart. However, most of the viruses are benign, so only about 10,000 infected people become ill.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tina Adler",
|
|
"Coxsackie viruses are transmitted from one person to the next through respiratory droplets or from foods, hands or utensils contaminated with the virus.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul G. Donohue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Coxsackie , New York":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4k-\u02ccsak-\u0113-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4k-\u02ccsa-k\u0113-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Cozumel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"resort island of southeastern Mexico off Quintana Roo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-s\u00fc-\u02c8mel",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-z\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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},
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"co-":{
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"definitions":{
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": having a usually lesser share in duty or responsibility : alternate : deputy":[
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"co pilot"
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],
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": in or to the same degree":[
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"co extensive"
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],
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": of, relating to, or constituting the complement of an angle":[
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"co sine"
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],
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": one that is associated in an action with another : fellow : partner":[
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"co author",
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"co worker"
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],
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": with : together : joint : jointly":[
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"co exist",
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"co heir"
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],
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"Colorado":[],
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"care of":[],
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"cash order":[],
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"cobalt":[],
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"commanding officer":[],
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"company":[],
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"conscientious objector":[],
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"corrections officer":[],
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"county":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin, from com- ; akin to Old English ge- , perfective and collective prefix, Old Irish com- with":"Prefix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102829",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"prefix",
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"symbol"
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]
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},
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"co-occur":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to occur at the same time or in the same place":[
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"symptoms that often co-occur",
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"co-occurring species",
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"\u2026 certain words co-occur or collocate regularly with certain other words.",
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"\u2014 Morton Benson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accompany",
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"attend",
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"coexist",
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"coincide",
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"concur",
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"synchronize"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200704",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"co-opt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": take over , appropriate":[
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"a style co-opted by advertisers"
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],
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": to appoint as a colleague or assistant":[],
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": to choose or elect as a member":[
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"members co-opted to the committee"
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],
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": to take into a group (such as a faction, movement, or culture) : absorb , assimilate":[
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"The students are co-opted by a system they serve even in their struggle against it.",
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"\u2014 A. C. Danto"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin cooptare , from co- + optare to choose":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4pt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"absorb",
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"assimilate",
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"embody",
|
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"incorporate",
|
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"integrate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210216",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"co-optation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or an instance of co-opting something : a taking over or appropriation of something for a new or different purpose":[
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"The co-optation of the raised fist as a patriotic symbol \u2026",
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"\u2014 Niela Orr",
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"Wolfe's shrewd co-optation of hip style in service of a meat-and-potatoes cultural agenda won countless admirers, who hailed him as a brilliant satirist with a voice extravagant as America itself.",
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"\u2014 Rand Richards Cooper"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4p-\u02c8t\u00e4-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120114",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coach":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"counsel",
|
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"guide",
|
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"lead",
|
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"mentor",
|
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"pilot",
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"shepherd",
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"show",
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"tutor"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a 2-door enclosed automobile":[],
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": a class of passenger air transportation at a lower fare than first class":[
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"We reserved two seats in coach ."
|
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],
|
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": a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having doors in the sides and an elevated seat in front for the driver":[
|
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"On special occasions the queen rides in a gold coach ."
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],
|
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": a private tutor":[
|
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"hired a coach to help her daughter prepare for the test"
|
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],
|
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": a railroad passenger car intended primarily for day travel":[
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"Smoking is not permitted in the train's coaches ."
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],
|
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": bus sense 1a":[
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"toured the city by coach"
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],
|
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": to act as coach of":[
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"coach tennis",
|
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"coach a team"
|
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],
|
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": to go in a coach":[],
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": to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach":[
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"When an injury ended his playing career, he decided to coach ."
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],
|
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": to train intensively (as by instruction and demonstration)":[
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"coach pupils",
|
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"The lawyer coached the witness."
|
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],
|
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": trailer sense 1b":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a track star who has been working with a new coach",
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"In those days, people usually traveled long distances in coaches .",
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"Verb",
|
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"He coaches the tennis star.",
|
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"He has coached the team for several years.",
|
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"She coached the U.S. gymnastics team at the Olympics.",
|
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"He has coached at the college level for many years.",
|
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"The lawyer admitted to coaching the witness.",
|
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"It was clear that the witness had been coached by her lawyer on how to answer the questions.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Panthers, who in the 2021-22 season won the Presidents\u2019 Trophy for earning the most points in the regular season and advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 26 years, will be debuting their new coach , Paul Maurice. \u2014 Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
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"For this matchup with Williams, Tan had a slight advantage in the form of her coach , Nathalie Tauziat. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The show features stars from 15-time national champion Navarro College, led by its legendary coach Monica Aldama, and Trinity Valley Community College, the rival cheerleading squad introduced in season two. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The first trailer for Ron Howard\u2019s Thirteen Lives, about the rescue mission to save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooding Thai cave, has been released. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
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"As the team \u2013 who ranged in age from 11-16 years old \u2013 and their coach remained trapped for weeks, the situation attracted global interest and an international rescue team was assembled to locate them. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Here are evaluations of Celtics coach Ime Udoka and the team\u2019s main reserves this past season. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"That will be done in concert with the input of head coach Ime Udoka, who Stevens thinks found a rhythm his first year on the sideline following the slow start. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 June 2022",
|
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"When asked pregame whether the mood in the locker room was angry or nervous, Celtics coach Ime Udoka didn't flinch. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The Sky\u2019s James Wade will coach one team while the Aces\u2019 Becky Hammon will lead the other. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"That experience carved out a path for Warren, who went on to play at Franklin College and then coach at multiple schools, leading Carmel to a state runner-up finish in 1995. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoelstra assistant Malik Allen again will coach the Heat\u2019s entry in the San Francisco and Las Vegas summer leagues, to also be assisted by Kasib Powell, the former Heat forward who coaches the Heat\u2019s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Not the media, not his teammates, not coach Brian Billick. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Gates didn't coach Game 7 the Suns lost, 123-90, at Footprint Center.. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Rex Bynum of Enterprise, who guided the Wildcats to a third-place state tournament finish, will coach the South boys. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Assistant Chris Koclanes, who led practice on Friday, will coach the team. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"If Flood can coach this group to good-bordering-on-great, with quarterback Quinn Ewers and obscenely talented skill players like Bijan Robinson, Xavier Worthy and Isaiah Neyor, the Longhorns\u2019 offense might go nuclear in 2022. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English coche , from Middle French, from German Kutsche , from Hungarian kocsi ( szek\u00e9r ), literally, wagon from Kocs , Hungary":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"trainer"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coadjutor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession":[],
|
|
": one who works together with another : assistant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he was appointed coadjutor to the president",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Before he was consecrated bishop coadjutor , Bishop Spong served for 20 years as a priest in North Carolina and Virginia. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Curry, bishop coadjutor , currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan. \u2014 al , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Curry will hold the title of bishop coadjutor , assisting retiring Bishop Kee Sloan, who steps down at the end of the year. \u2014 al , 27 June 2020",
|
|
"Anchorage\u2019s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2020",
|
|
"Whoever is elected will be ordained and consecrated as bishop coadjutor on June 27. \u2014 Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al , 2 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"He was ordained to the priesthood in 1952, named coadjutor bishop of Pereira by Pope Paul VI in 1971, head of the diocese five years later and archbishop of Bucaramanga, in north-central Colombia, in 1992. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"In 1982, he was elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland \u2014 the position generally involves the administration of the diocese. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The pope in 2016 appointed Byrnes as coadjutor archbishop, who would permanently replace Apuron should Apuron resign, retire or be removed. \u2014 Haidee V Eugenio, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coadjutour , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin coadjutor , from Latin co- + adjutor helper, from adjuvare to help \u2014 more at aid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8j\u00fc-t\u0259r",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"adjutant",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"aide",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050020",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coalesce":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to arise from the combination of distinct elements":[
|
|
"an organized and a popular resistance immediately coalesced",
|
|
"\u2014 C. C. Menges"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to unite":[
|
|
"sometimes a book coalesces a public into a mass market",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Meade"
|
|
],
|
|
": to grow together":[
|
|
"The edges of the wound coalesced ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to unite for a common end : join forces":[
|
|
"people with different points of view coalesce into opposing factions",
|
|
"\u2014 I. L. Horowitz"
|
|
],
|
|
": to unite into a whole : fuse":[
|
|
"separate townships have coalesced into a single, sprawling colony",
|
|
"\u2014 Donald Gould"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a group of young reformers who gradually coalesced into a political movement",
|
|
"The ice masses coalesced into a glacier over time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Three candidates recently dropped out of the race to coalesce behind Matthew Frumin in opposition to another leading candidate, Eric Goulet. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Last year, Meta\u2019s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, dropped Facebook as his company\u2019s name and committed it to building a concept known as the metaverse, where the online, virtual and real worlds coalesce in a new universe. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The possibility of fresh, public polling and new campaign finance reports, due June 14 and July 8, should offer a clearer picture of who voters and party insiders might coalesce around in the final weeks of the campaign, Eberly said. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The deadly incident is yet another data point in a troubling trend in which large groups of teenagers coalesce into an uncontrolled gathering that boils over into violence. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the interim, advertisers are left to test every system that\u2019s being offered, because no one is quite sure if Nielsen can rebound from its woes, or if the industry will coalesce around something new. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes sharing their own experiences, sometimes reflecting on each other\u2019s, the women tell stories that coalesce into a dazzling display of female resilience. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Content, format and delivery platforms should all coalesce . \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"In skilled hands, though, those parts coalesce into something absorbing, even graceful, and undoubtedly one of a kind. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin coalescere , from co- + alescere to grow \u2014 more at old":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8les"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coalesce mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
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"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coalition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a body formed by the coalescing of originally distinct elements : combination":[
|
|
"They formed a coalition with downtown merchants."
|
|
],
|
|
": a temporary alliance of distinct parties, persons, or states for joint action":[
|
|
"A multiparty coalition ruled the country."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of coalescing : union":[
|
|
"the coalition of water vapor into raindrops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The groups united to form a coalition .",
|
|
"A multiparty coalition ruled the country.",
|
|
"The group is working in coalition with other environmental groups.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lapid will become interim prime minister until the formation of a new coalition , assuming that lawmakers sign off on the bill to dissolve the government. \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But the list of defectors also illustrated the fragility of the coalition that is willing to move forward with even a modest compromise on guns and the political peril a majority of Republicans still see in backing any new laws on the issue. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Kevin Conrad, executive director of the rainforest coalition , points to Bolivia, where nongovernmental organizations gave communities money to save their forests. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Dovish members of the coalition who normally oppose the settlements voted in favor in hopes of keeping the government afloat. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Several Arab members of the coalition declined to vote for the system, which must be extended every five years. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Dovish members of the coalition who normally oppose the settlements voted in favor of the bill in hopes of keeping the government afloat. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, ajc , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Dovish members of the coalition who normally oppose the settlements voted in favor in hopes of keeping the government afloat. \u2014 Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Her organization pushed for the fair share bill as a part of a coalition of groups called Growing Together Connecticut. \u2014 Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin coalescere \u2014 see coalesce":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"sect",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"wing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coarb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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": the incumbent of an abbey or bishopric as successor to the patron saint or founder":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Irish Gaelic comharba successor, from Old Irish comarbe heir, from com- with, together + orbe inheritance; akin to Greek orphanos orphan":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014d\u02cc\u00e4rb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121351",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coarctate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin coarctatus , past participle of coarctare, coartare to press together, contract, from co- + artare , from artus narrow, confined; akin to Latin artus joint":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u0259\u0307t",
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6\u00e4rk\u02cct\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115237",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"coarse":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dusty",
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"fine",
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"floury",
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"powdery",
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"superfine",
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"ultrafine"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work":[
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"a coarse saw with large teeth"
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],
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": composed of relatively large parts or particles":[
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"coarse sand"
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|
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": crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language":[],
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": harsh, raucous , or rough in tone":[],
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": loose or rough in texture":[
|
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"coarse cloth"
|
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],
|
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": not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination":[
|
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"filled in the details of the rather coarse preliminary report"
|
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],
|
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": of or relating to coarse fish":[
|
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"coarse fishing"
|
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],
|
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": of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common":[
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"of what coarse metal ye are molded",
|
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He was a man of middle age with coarse , curly gray hair, a dark, pock-marked complexion and protruding, almost batrachian eyes. \u2014 Leila Hadley , Give Me the World , (1958) 1999",
|
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"He had a heavy face and a shrivelled nose and thick, coarse , bunched up skin. \u2014 Paul Theroux , Granta , Summer 1994",
|
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"She'd always been taught\u2014and she'd felt it instinctively\u2014that sun-braised cheeks, sallow skin and reddened hands were coarse and unsightly, the emblem of the foreigner and the day laborer. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road To Wellville , 1993",
|
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"Around the throbbing machinery was a frame of coarse wire net. \u2014 Ursula K. Le Guin , Harper's , August 1990",
|
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"The dog has a thick, coarse coat.",
|
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"The fabric varies in texture from coarse to fine.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Dragoons' sturdy granite, coarse surface and vertical cracks make for excellent climbing. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Contains strong disturbing violent content and grisly images, graphic nudity and some coarse language. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
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"For medium and coarse hair types, nourishing creams and oils can tame unruly strands, make hair shinier and keep frizz at bay. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Chop 1/2 cup of the oats into coarse bits or grind coarsely in a food processor. \u2014 Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Note: Chopping the olives by hand for the tapenade makes for a coarse and interesting texture. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"These are coarse , thick waves, sometimes called deep waves. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Our country is moving back toward its nakedly racist past, fueled by shameless politicians, coarse public dialogue and fictional social media conspiracies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Transfer to a spice grinder or food processor and process to a coarse blend. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cors , perhaps from course , noun \u2014 see course entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frs",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coarse coarse , vulgar , gross , obscene , ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language. found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. a loud vulgar belch gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. gross eating habits obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. obscene language not allowed on the air ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent. entertained the campers with ribald folk songs",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"grained",
|
|
"grainy",
|
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"granular",
|
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"granulated"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162814",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"coarse wool":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a sheep having long strong coarse-fibered wool especially suitable for carpet weaving (as those of various large mutton breeds of English origin)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113912",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coarseness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"floury",
|
|
"powdery",
|
|
"superfine",
|
|
"ultrafine"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work":[
|
|
"a coarse saw with large teeth"
|
|
],
|
|
": composed of relatively large parts or particles":[
|
|
"coarse sand"
|
|
],
|
|
": crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language":[],
|
|
": harsh, raucous , or rough in tone":[],
|
|
": loose or rough in texture":[
|
|
"coarse cloth"
|
|
],
|
|
": not precise or detailed with respect to adjustment or discrimination":[
|
|
"filled in the details of the rather coarse preliminary report"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to coarse fish":[
|
|
"coarse fishing"
|
|
],
|
|
": of ordinary or inferior quality or value : common":[
|
|
"of what coarse metal ye are molded",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He was a man of middle age with coarse , curly gray hair, a dark, pock-marked complexion and protruding, almost batrachian eyes. \u2014 Leila Hadley , Give Me the World , (1958) 1999",
|
|
"He had a heavy face and a shrivelled nose and thick, coarse , bunched up skin. \u2014 Paul Theroux , Granta , Summer 1994",
|
|
"She'd always been taught\u2014and she'd felt it instinctively\u2014that sun-braised cheeks, sallow skin and reddened hands were coarse and unsightly, the emblem of the foreigner and the day laborer. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road To Wellville , 1993",
|
|
"Around the throbbing machinery was a frame of coarse wire net. \u2014 Ursula K. Le Guin , Harper's , August 1990",
|
|
"The dog has a thick, coarse coat.",
|
|
"The fabric varies in texture from coarse to fine.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Dragoons' sturdy granite, coarse surface and vertical cracks make for excellent climbing. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Contains strong disturbing violent content and grisly images, graphic nudity and some coarse language. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"For medium and coarse hair types, nourishing creams and oils can tame unruly strands, make hair shinier and keep frizz at bay. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Chop 1/2 cup of the oats into coarse bits or grind coarsely in a food processor. \u2014 Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Note: Chopping the olives by hand for the tapenade makes for a coarse and interesting texture. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"These are coarse , thick waves, sometimes called deep waves. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Our country is moving back toward its nakedly racist past, fueled by shameless politicians, coarse public dialogue and fictional social media conspiracies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Transfer to a spice grinder or food processor and process to a coarse blend. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cors , perhaps from course , noun \u2014 see course entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frs",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coarse coarse , vulgar , gross , obscene , ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language. found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. a loud vulgar belch gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. gross eating habits obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. obscene language not allowed on the air ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent. entertained the campers with ribald folk songs",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grained",
|
|
"grainy",
|
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"granular",
|
|
"granulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022912",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coarticulation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": action or position of such part of an articulator as is not directly participating in an articulation":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"co- + articulation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coast":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hill or slope suited to coasting":[],
|
|
": a slide down a slope (as on a sled)":[],
|
|
": across an entire nation or continent":[],
|
|
": border , frontier":[],
|
|
": the Pacific coast of the U.S.":[],
|
|
": the immediate area of view":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in the phrase the coast is clear"
|
|
],
|
|
": the land near a shore : seashore":[],
|
|
": to move along or past the side of : skirt":[],
|
|
": to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity)":[],
|
|
": to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern":[
|
|
"coasted through school",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with on a company coasting on its good reputation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sail along the shore":[],
|
|
": to sail along the shore of":[],
|
|
": to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity":[],
|
|
": to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He lives on the coast .",
|
|
"He's flying out to the Coast tomorrow.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The car coasted to a stop.",
|
|
"The airplane coasted down the runway.",
|
|
"The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.",
|
|
"They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.",
|
|
"After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory.",
|
|
"He was accused of trying to coast through school.",
|
|
"She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.",
|
|
"The company is coasting on its good reputation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Prior to Claudette, there was Tropical Storm Ana, which formed May 22 northeast of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Bill, which formed June 14 off the coast of North Carolina. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The thunderstorms were caused by a low-pressure system off the coast pulling monsoonal moisture northward into the region, meteorologists said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Coast Guard sent a group of Cuban migrants intercepted off the coast of the Florida Keys back to their country Tuesday. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Bulgarian officials have also warned people living near the coast to watch out for mines, according to local media reports. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with widespread 90s to low 100s across the interior and upper 70s to upper 80s near the coast , with a slight breeze in the afternoons. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"However, forecasters will be watching for a few showers and storms to develop, especially near the coast with the sea breeze and in parts of southern Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Murat said power had been restored to some communities near the coast , but that some bridges had been washed out and mudslides blocked a number of highways. \u2014 Jos\u00c9 Mar\u00cda \u00c1lvarez, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The deputies were taking the women from Conway, near the coast , to Darlington, about 65 miles northwest. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Putin likely expected his military would secure a quick victory, then Russia would coast over a wave of sanctions by exploiting divisions in the West, investors' greed and support from other autocrats. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom just over two years ago, is expected to coast through the November election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"There are other animals without wings that can coast safely through the air. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Herschel Walker, a former football star, is expected to coast through the GOP primary next week to set up a face-off with Warnock in November\u2019s general election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Jones is trying to coast in calm waters, yet there\u2019s always some stress that comes with even a modicum of good fortune. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This version of Schrader is the kind of candidate who should coast to reelection easily. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For many of the races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday\u2019s primary will coast to victory in November. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Good material, bad material, big-budget studio clangers, low-budget indies on wry: The man does not coast . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cost , from Anglo-French coste , from Latin costa rib, side; akin to Old Church Slavonic kost\u012d bone":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"brush",
|
|
"cruise",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"slide",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"whisk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225057",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"coastal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": across an entire nation or continent":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern":[
|
|
"coasted through school",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with on a company coasting on its good reputation"
|
|
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|
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": to sail along the shore":[],
|
|
": to sail along the shore of":[],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He lives on the coast .",
|
|
"He's flying out to the Coast tomorrow.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The car coasted to a stop.",
|
|
"The airplane coasted down the runway.",
|
|
"The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.",
|
|
"They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.",
|
|
"After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory.",
|
|
"He was accused of trying to coast through school.",
|
|
"She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.",
|
|
"The company is coasting on its good reputation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Prior to Claudette, there was Tropical Storm Ana, which formed May 22 northeast of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Bill, which formed June 14 off the coast of North Carolina. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The thunderstorms were caused by a low-pressure system off the coast pulling monsoonal moisture northward into the region, meteorologists said. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Coast Guard sent a group of Cuban migrants intercepted off the coast of the Florida Keys back to their country Tuesday. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Bulgarian officials have also warned people living near the coast to watch out for mines, according to local media reports. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with widespread 90s to low 100s across the interior and upper 70s to upper 80s near the coast , with a slight breeze in the afternoons. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"However, forecasters will be watching for a few showers and storms to develop, especially near the coast with the sea breeze and in parts of southern Alabama. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Murat said power had been restored to some communities near the coast , but that some bridges had been washed out and mudslides blocked a number of highways. \u2014 Jos\u00c9 Mar\u00cda \u00c1lvarez, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The deputies were taking the women from Conway, near the coast , to Darlington, about 65 miles northwest. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Putin likely expected his military would secure a quick victory, then Russia would coast over a wave of sanctions by exploiting divisions in the West, investors' greed and support from other autocrats. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Padilla, who was appointed by Newsom just over two years ago, is expected to coast through the November election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"There are other animals without wings that can coast safely through the air. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Herschel Walker, a former football star, is expected to coast through the GOP primary next week to set up a face-off with Warnock in November\u2019s general election. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Jones is trying to coast in calm waters, yet there\u2019s always some stress that comes with even a modicum of good fortune. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This version of Schrader is the kind of candidate who should coast to reelection easily. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For many of the races on the ballot, the winner of Tuesday\u2019s primary will coast to victory in November. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Good material, bad material, big-budget studio clangers, low-budget indies on wry: The man does not coast . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bowl",
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"breeze",
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"brush",
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"cruise",
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"drift",
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"flow",
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"glide",
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"roll",
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"sail",
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"skim",
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"slide",
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"slip",
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"stream",
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"sweep",
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"whisk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223735",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb or adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coastal erysipelas":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": onchocerciasis":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155221",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"coat":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"blanket",
|
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"carpet",
|
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"cover",
|
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"overlay",
|
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"overlie",
|
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"overspread",
|
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"sheet"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a layer of one substance covering another":[
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"a coat of paint"
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],
|
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": an outer garment worn on the upper body and varying in length and style according to fashion and use":[],
|
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": something resembling a coat":[],
|
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": the external growth on an animal":[],
|
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": to cover or spread with a finishing, protecting, or enclosing layer":[],
|
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": to cover with a coat":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She put on her coat , hat, and gloves, and then she went outside.",
|
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"He was wearing a coat and tie.",
|
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"The dog has a thick coat .",
|
|
"The house needed three coats to cover the original paint.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"Rock dust coated his hair.",
|
|
"My shoes are coated with mud.",
|
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"Coat the chicken with flour.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ultraviolet rays beat down from the sun and acid rain breaks down a paint\u2019s clear coat over months and years. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
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"This triptych of novels published as one volume wears the genre of detective fiction like a shabby coat , trying it on, flipping it inside out and turning the pockets loose for spare change. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Our taste testers really liked the consistency; slightly chunky with onion bits and plenty of body to thoroughly coat pasta. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Hitting the road, Carter eventually sold every coat in the store. \u2014 Brandon Drenon, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Animal: Marvolo, 3-year-old, 8-pound, female, domestic short hair cat with a buff and white tabby coat .. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
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"One quick coat delivers everyday length, while a second brings the volume and drama. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
|
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"So, narrowing down your search by size and even type of coat or color can speed along the process. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Skip the salt and coat a glass rim in the store's chili lime seasoning when crafting the popular limeade into a margarita. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The black labrador is trained to sniff out triphenylphosphine oxide, or TPPO, a chemical used to coat electronic devices, like memory cards and flash drives. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Similar plans have been discussed to lessen Americans\u2019 addiction to tobacco products that coat the lungs with tar, release 7,000 chemicals and lead to cancer, heart disease and lung disease. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Residents living in areas near BYD\u2019s production plant in Changsha have complained that toxic pollutants in the paint BYD uses to coat its cars are contaminating the environment, causing nosebleeds, breathing problems, and vomiting. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
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"Moving down the face, add a blinding highlight with Light Trap or coat your lips in the LipKit, which has shades of brown and purple. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Place the sauce in a large bowl and dip in each turkey leg, turning to coat it thoroughly. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Return the meat to the pan and turn it at least once to coat it with the seasonings. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Using 1 cup of the barbecue seasoning, generously coat the entire shoulder. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The brush is designed to separate and coat each lash (including those fine ones) for a multidimensional effect. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cote , from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kozza coarse wool mantle":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"fur",
|
|
"hair",
|
|
"jacket",
|
|
"pelage",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"wool"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034752",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coax":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coaxial cable":[],
|
|
": fondle , pet":[],
|
|
": to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery":[
|
|
"unable to coax an answer out of him",
|
|
"coaxing consumers to buy new cars"
|
|
],
|
|
": to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle":[
|
|
"coaxed him into going"
|
|
],
|
|
": to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity":[
|
|
"coax a fire to burn",
|
|
"is optimistic that stem cells can be coaxed into growing into replacement tissue for failing organs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"It took almost an hour to coax the cat down from the tree.",
|
|
"She tried to coax a raise from her boss.",
|
|
"He was unable to coax an answer out of her.",
|
|
"He coaxed the fire to burn by blowing on it.",
|
|
"The plant is difficult to coax into bloom.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In the courtyard, an old man in a blue polo and a rumpled bathing suit was trying to coax a captive kudu\u2014a species of large antelope, with corkscrew horns\u2014into standing with him for a selfie. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Eventually, the advantage will go to those developers and marketers who can coax behavioral change in the market. \u2014 A.j. Ghergich, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Onoda was also bombarded with an onslaught of well-meaning attempts to coax him from his post. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Serve a full 10 years in a minimum-security prison or enter a maximum-security facility and coax a confession out of a serial killer (played by Paul Walter Hauser). \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Agave and pineapple are both spiny, intimidating plants, but humans have learned to coax delicious stuff out of them. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Attempts to coax something new out of the rapper have evidently brought greater range to his flows. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Portland has tried harder than most American cities to coax people out of their cars. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mostly this meant finding people and talking to them, trying to coax any whisper of information out of them. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This means existing household coax installations, which generally make use of only a single cable running to each connected room, won't be of much use. \u2014 John Herrman, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The goal of cloud seeding is to increase the number of particles in the storm and coax snow to fall in the mountains. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"His job is to relay information to the public, not threaten doom, or coax or trick us into doing things. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Start with your internet modem, the device that most likely has a coax cable connecting it to your wall. \u2014 Frank Bajak, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Internet service provider terminated their coax in a small closet off the entry hall. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 8 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Connect the coax that will enter the house to the bottom. Connect a 10-gauge or thicker copper wire to the bottom of the grounding block. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"From the outdoor Yagi, a leg of coax cabling needs to be routed indoors and fed to the signal booster, which then has an output port which connects to an indoor panel antenna via another coax run. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 1 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Use the least amount of coax cable to reach from your antenna or splitter to each TV. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 20 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Verb",
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier cokes , from cokes simpleton":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02ccaks",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coax Verb cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"sweet-talk",
|
|
"wheedle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobble (together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily the stranded hikers cobbled together a rickety shelter for the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobble (together ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily the stranded hikers cobbled together a rickety shelter for the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobwebby":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": filled or covered with cobwebs":[
|
|
"a cobwebby barn"
|
|
],
|
|
": gossamer":[
|
|
"cobwebby lace"
|
|
],
|
|
": musty , well-worn":[
|
|
"a cobwebby plot device",
|
|
"cobwebby quaintness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wore a gown of cobwebby georgette",
|
|
"cobwebby bits of cracker-barrel philosophy that were stale even 200 years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4b-\u02ccwe-b\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"frothy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"unsubstantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"slope",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chief person : leader":[],
|
|
": a device (such as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid":[
|
|
"the cock of an automobile radiator"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance":[],
|
|
": a small pile (as of hay)":[],
|
|
": one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly":[
|
|
"He was strutting around like the cock of the walk after he got a promotion."
|
|
],
|
|
": penis":[],
|
|
": strut , swagger":[
|
|
"did a lot of bragging and cocking after winning the game"
|
|
],
|
|
": the adult male of the domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus ) : rooster":[],
|
|
": the cocked position of the hammer":[],
|
|
": the hammer in the lock of a firearm":[],
|
|
": the male of birds other than the domestic chicken":[],
|
|
": tilt , slant":[
|
|
"cock of the head",
|
|
"the jaunty cock of his hat"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting":[
|
|
"a quarterback cocking his arm",
|
|
"cock a bat"
|
|
],
|
|
": to position the hammer (see hammer entry 1 sense 2b(2) ) of a firearm for firing":[],
|
|
": to put (hay or something similar) into small piles":[],
|
|
": to set (a mechanism, such as a camera shutter) for tripping (see trip entry 1 sense transitive 3 )":[],
|
|
": to set erect":[
|
|
"a dog with one ear cocked"
|
|
],
|
|
": to thumb one's nose":[
|
|
"cocking a snook at the establishment"
|
|
],
|
|
": to turn up (something, such as a hat brim)":[],
|
|
": to turn, tip, or stick up":[
|
|
"a horse's tail cocking almost straight up"
|
|
],
|
|
": to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side":[
|
|
"cock one's head"
|
|
],
|
|
": weathercock":[],
|
|
": woodcock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1717, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cok , from Old English cocc , of imitative origin":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English cok ; akin to German dialect Kocke pile":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"faucet",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"spigot",
|
|
"stopcock",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"valve"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock ale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ale fermented with fruits, spices, and the jelly of mincemeat of a boiled cock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cock entry 1 (male fowl)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135827",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock of the rock":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a bird ( Rupicola rupicola ) of the family Cotingidae of northern South America the male being chiefly orange in color with a high disklike crest",
|
|
": a related bird ( R. peruviana ) of the Andean forests"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"so called from the location of its nest"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170613",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock of the wood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capercaillie":[],
|
|
": pileated woodpecker":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003532",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock penny":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a payment formerly made at Shrovetide to masters of certain schools in northern England and originally spent for cockfighting or cockthrowing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cock entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock-a-hoop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting":[
|
|
"Are agents and builders cock-a-hoop that more money is coming into the housing market through building societies and local authorities?",
|
|
"\u2014 Audrey Powell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1564, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from the phrase to set cock a hoop to be festive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8h\u00fcp",
|
|
"-\u02c8hu\u0307p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"exulting",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cock-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": mess sense 3b":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132309",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cock-up splint":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a splint designed to immobilize the hand in the position of function (dorsal extension) during healing (as of a fracture)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cock up":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091833",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cockal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a game played with knucklebones : dibs":[],
|
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": the knucklebone especially of a sheep":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063022",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cockalorum":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a boastful and self-important person":[],
|
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": boastful talk":[],
|
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": leapfrog":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"a boxer who was as famous for his prefight cockalorum as for his knockouts in the ring",
|
|
"Muhammad Ali's reputation as boxing's most colorful cockalorum ."
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably modification of obsolete Dutch dialect kockeloeren to crow, of imitative origin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fr-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"braggadocio",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"fanfaronade",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"gasconade",
|
|
"grandiloquence",
|
|
"hot air",
|
|
"magniloquence",
|
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"rant",
|
|
"rodomontade",
|
|
"rhodomontade"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192808",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockamamie":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ridiculous , incredible":[
|
|
"some cockamamie idea/story",
|
|
"of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard",
|
|
"\u2014 Leo Rosten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of decalcomania":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-m\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockamamy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ridiculous , incredible":[
|
|
"some cockamamie idea/story",
|
|
"of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard",
|
|
"\u2014 Leo Rosten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of decalcomania":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-m\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockcrow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nightfall",
|
|
"sundown",
|
|
"sunset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dawn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cckr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aurora",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"dawning",
|
|
"day",
|
|
"daybreak",
|
|
"daylight",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"morn",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"sun",
|
|
"sunrise",
|
|
"sunup"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100616",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"manhandle",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a keeper or handler of fighting cocks":[],
|
|
": cocker spaniel":[],
|
|
": indulge , pamper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1655, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cokeren":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"cosset",
|
|
"dandle",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"wet-nurse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockeyed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": askew , awry":[],
|
|
": drunk sense 1a":[],
|
|
": having a cockeye":[],
|
|
": slightly crazy : topsy-turvy":[
|
|
"a cockeyed scheme"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The windows of the house look cockeyed .",
|
|
"Where did you get those cockeyed ideas?",
|
|
"She is full of cockeyed optimism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Still others are batty, squirrelly, bug-eyed, cockeyed cuckoos, who are mad as March hares, who are crazy as coots, loons, or bedbugs, who come at us like bats out of hell with their monkeyshines and drive us buggy with their horsing around. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For that bit of cockeyed optimism, NASA has history on its side. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This veteran writer is always amazed at how the overwhelming share of Wall Street guests on TV business shows adopt the role of perpetual, cockeyed optimists. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Such jubilance is a classic manifestation of crypto enthusiasts\u2019 propensity for cockeyed optimism. \u2014 Paul Blustein, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Traditionally, these forecasters mainly form a herd of cockeyed bulls even when fundamentals suggest caution, as when shares show clear signs of being overpriced versus historical benchmarks. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"His right hand shakes, his arm is weak and his posture in the saddle has become cockeyed , yet his idea of taking care of himself is consulting a horse doctor. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Her painful and cockeyed attempts to help Benny will resonate with anyone who ever parented a teenager. \u2014 Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"After a brief respite, after a few months of cockeyed optimism, COVID anxiety is back. \u2014 Molly Jong-fas, Vogue , 26 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1737, in the meaning defined at sense 2c":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02c8\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cc\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"askew",
|
|
"aslant",
|
|
"atilt",
|
|
"awry",
|
|
"cock-a-hoop",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"oblique",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
"slantwise",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipping",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocklaird":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who owns and cultivates a small plot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cock entry 1 + laird":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191218",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cockleshell":[],
|
|
": pucker , wrinkle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cokille , from Middle French coquille shell, modification of Latin conchylia , plural of conchylium , from Greek konchylion , from konch\u0113 conch":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English kokell , ultimately from Middle French coquill\u00e9 wavy or rounded like a shell, from coquille":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English coccel":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockle stove":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large heating stove in which the air currents are conducted around the fire chamber before passing into the apartments to be warmed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cockle entry 6":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174712",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockler":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cockler's boat":[],
|
|
": one that gathers and sells cockles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k(\u0259)l\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192150",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockles of the heart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the core of one's being":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1671, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from cockle entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockleshell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light flimsy boat":[],
|
|
": a shell (such as a scallop shell) suggesting a cockleshell":[],
|
|
": the shell or one of the shell valves of a cockle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This popular Spanish-inspired dish was served in cockleshells so reminiscent the Galicia region of Spain\u2019s cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela. \u2014 Jane Napier Neely, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 24 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0259l-\u02ccshel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191423",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocklight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": twilight at cockcrow or roosting time":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cock + light":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockloche":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a silly or contemptible fellow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u02cckl\u014dch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockloft":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small garret":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft , which is accessible through a pull-down ladder",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The fire was found in an apartment on the sixth floor of the building and quickly spread to the area between the apartment ceiling and the roof, known as the cockloft , according to the FDNY. \u2014 Amanda Jackson And Rob Frehse, CNN , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In a balloon-frame structure, a fire that starts in the basement and gets into the chase space can run all the way to the cockloft \u2014the cramped, unusable space between the topmost ceiling of a building and the roof\u2014without any fire-stop in between. \u2014 Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2019",
|
|
"When the fire reaches the cockloft , the top of the roof explodes and shoots out flames. \u2014 Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from cock entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02ccl\u022fft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attic",
|
|
"garret",
|
|
"loft"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234809",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"cockly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by or abounding in cockles":[
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"a cockly fabric"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cockle entry 3 + -y":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-li",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k(\u0259)l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000323",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"cockney":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a native of London and especially of the East End of London":[],
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": a spoiled child":[],
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": a squeamish woman":[],
|
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": the dialect of London or of the East End of London":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Distributing tarts the traditional way, in a wicker basket carried by a theater student doing a heavy cockney accent, was deemed unsanitary by festival leadership. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 July 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Oscar-winning adaptation of the Broadway hit about an English professor who teaches a cockney merchant to be a lady. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cokeney , literally, cocks' egg, from coken (genitive plural of cok cock) + ey egg, from Old English \u01e3g":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k-n\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182316",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cockpaddle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lumpfish":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cock entry 1 + paddle ; probably from the resemblance of its dorsal ridge to a cock's comb":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074041",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cocksure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
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"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds":[],
|
|
": marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're always so cocksure about everything",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Craig Kilborn, the fratty cocksure original host of The Daily Show, had gotten his big call-up from CBS to host the late-night slot following David Letterman\u2019s, which was one of two jobs Stewart didn\u2019t get. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After the evacuation, the four Brits were skewered as irresponsible and cocksure by Icelanders and media outlets around the world. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016",
|
|
"Sharp has other critics around the league; some are put off by his cocksure demeanor, and resent his habit of making bold strategic assertions without sufficient data to back them up. \u2014 Danny Funt, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure . \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tom Barrack snowed them, by projecting an earnestness and a cocksure confidence in his own knowingness that television finds irresistible. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"The cover had already been designed, with Rickey Henderson striking his familiar, cocksure pose. \u2014 Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from cock entry 1 + sure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cocksure sure , certain , positive , cocksure mean having no doubt or uncertainty. sure usually stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance. felt sure that I had forgotten something certain may apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or indubitable evidence. police are certain about the cause of the fire positive intensifies sureness or certainty and may imply opinionated conviction or forceful expression of it. I'm positive that's the person I saw cocksure implies presumptuous or careless positiveness. you're always so cocksure about everything",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"bold-faced",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"brazen-faced",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocksureness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds":[],
|
|
": marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : cocky":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're always so cocksure about everything",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Amid the cocksure bravado of the adventure-sports world, fluidity is read as weakness. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Craig Kilborn, the fratty cocksure original host of The Daily Show, had gotten his big call-up from CBS to host the late-night slot following David Letterman\u2019s, which was one of two jobs Stewart didn\u2019t get. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After the evacuation, the four Brits were skewered as irresponsible and cocksure by Icelanders and media outlets around the world. \u2014 Devon O\u2019neil, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2016",
|
|
"Sharp has other critics around the league; some are put off by his cocksure demeanor, and resent his habit of making bold strategic assertions without sufficient data to back them up. \u2014 Danny Funt, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even as a youth, Mellencamp had a reputation for being petulant and cocksure . \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tom Barrack snowed them, by projecting an earnestness and a cocksure confidence in his own knowingness that television finds irresistible. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"The cover had already been designed, with Rickey Henderson striking his familiar, cocksure pose. \u2014 Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from cock entry 1 + sure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02c8shu\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cocksure sure , certain , positive , cocksure mean having no doubt or uncertainty. sure usually stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance. felt sure that I had forgotten something certain may apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or indubitable evidence. police are certain about the cause of the fire positive intensifies sureness or certainty and may imply opinionated conviction or forceful expression of it. I'm positive that's the person I saw cocksure implies presumptuous or careless positiveness. you're always so cocksure about everything",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"bold-faced",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"brazen-faced",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocktail":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a horse with its tail docked":[],
|
|
": a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis":[],
|
|
": a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients":[],
|
|
": an appetizer served as a first course at a meal":[],
|
|
": designed for semiformal wear":[
|
|
"a cocktail dress"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails":[
|
|
"a cocktail hour"
|
|
],
|
|
": something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients":[
|
|
"a cocktail of remembered incidents and pure imagination",
|
|
"\u2014 Charlotte Low",
|
|
"a cocktail of herbicides"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cock entry 1 + tail":"Noun",
|
|
"probably from cock entry 1 + tail":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k-\u02cct\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": boldly or brashly self-confident":[
|
|
"a cocky young actor",
|
|
"he is invariably a smug and cocky stuffed shirt",
|
|
"\u2014 James Thurber"
|
|
],
|
|
": jaunty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.",
|
|
"a cocky young actor who thought that he was God's gift to the theater",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this track, Flo Milli is unabashedly conceited, and her cocky energy is delightfully infectious. \u2014 Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, refinery29.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Where Diana Rae is humble, Diana Rae Ellis is cocky . \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Doncic, the cocky , supremely talented point guard from Slovenia, has drawn comparisons with Larry Bird because of his shooting ability and versatility. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The sequel picks up as Maverick returns to Top Gun to train a new group of cocky aviators for a crucial, death-defying assignment. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Still, underneath the cocky arrogance of his character, the viewer could detect a young actor working hard at seeming not to be working at all. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Someone who was confident in his ability but never too cocky . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Justice Thayer is portrayed by Nicole Morin, Captain Nicolas Whitaker is played by Sarah Ghonaim and Clasina Jones is the cocky , mysterious Judah Symonds. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For Powell, his role as the cocky Hangman in the movie is likely to be a breakout for him, which made the wait more agonizing. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see cock entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"bold-faced",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"brazen-faced",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocky's joy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": treacle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cocky entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-kiz-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0113z-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockyleekie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of cockyleekie variant spelling of cock-a-leekie"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162338",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockyolly bird":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any small bird":[
|
|
"\u2014 used as a pet name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"baby-talk, perhaps from cock entry 1 + yellow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113051",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocoa bean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dried, fermented, fatty seed of the fruit of a South American tropical evergreen tree ( Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that is used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter : cacao sense 1":[
|
|
"The cocoa bean contains cocoa solids (particles) and about 53 percent cocoa butter.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rose Levy Beranbaum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The new design pays homage to the company\u2019s 170 year legacy of making chocolate from scratch and being one of the few companies in America that actually controls the entire chocolate manufacturing process, from cocoa bean to finished product. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In Venezuela, a restaurant owner is reintroducing the traditional criollo cocoa bean , a lucrative export crop. \u2014 Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even more impressively, the entire choo choo\u2014from its cars to its passengers to the rocks beneath its tracks\u2014is made from the cocoa bean confection. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Her family had been in the Bay Area since the 1800s, by virtue of a Spanish sea captain who brought cocoa beans to San Francisco. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The cocoa bean emerged in Mesoamerica, where indigenous people used it in religious ceremonies, traded it as a currency, and fermented it into alcohol. \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The formula incorporates cocoa beans and a fluoride alternative called rennou and is packaged in brown tubes that resemble chocolate bars, with shiny, gold lettering and caps. \u2014 Claire Ballentine, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"This is simply because C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s main export product is cocoa beans and the Netherlands (as well as France and other European countries) is the main destination for the product. \u2014 Michael E Odijie, Quartz Africa , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Discover the expertise and craftsmanship of the Lindt Master Chocolatiers in every EXCELLENCE bar, blending the highest-quality cocoa beans with the world\u2019s finest ingredients to create a rich and refined chocolate. \u2014 Lindt Excellence, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coconut crab":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large burrowing land crab ( Birgus latro ) that is widely distributed about islands of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans, has a varied omnivorous diet that includes coconuts, and possesses an oily flesh which is esteemed as a local delicacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most startling creature is the coconut crab , which grows to the size of a cat and may drop suddenly from trees. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The coconut crab is the world\u2019s largest terrestrial arthropod, a terrifying creature that reaches up to three feet in length and in many ways resembles an unsettlingly substantial spider. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Seychelles Average winter temperatures: High of 87 degrees, low of 76 degrees Giant tortoises, coconut crabs , and black parrots claim this idyllic archipelago as home, due north of Madagascar. \u2014 Caitlin Morton, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"As the largest land invertebrate on the planet, coconut crabs can measure up to three feet across and clock in at over nine pounds. \u2014 Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic , 20 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Nam Island, which is adjacent to the site and was blown in half during the Bravo operation, is home to fairy terns and giant coconut crabs and is a nesting site for sea turtles. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2019",
|
|
"Nam Island, which is adjacent to the site and was blown in half during the Bravo operation, is home to fairy terns and giant coconut crabs and is a nesting site for sea turtles. \u2014 Susanne Rust, latimes.com , 15 July 2019",
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"One person in the group ended up administering first aid when a coconut crab hunt resulted in some bad burns. \u2014 Jeannette Hinkle, azcentral , 10 July 2019",
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"The tortoises didn\u2019t seem to distinguish between me\u2014a National Geographic photographer\u2014and a frigatebird or a coconut crab or a flightless rail. \u2014 Ngm Maps, National Geographic , 12 June 2019"
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"cocoon":{
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"bower",
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"circumfuse",
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"embosom",
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"embower",
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"embrace",
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"enclose",
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"inclose",
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"encompass",
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"enfold",
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"enswathe",
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"envelop",
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"enwrap",
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"invest",
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"involve",
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"lap",
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"mantle",
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"muffle",
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"shroud",
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"swathe",
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": a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage":[],
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": an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage":[],
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": any of various other protective coverings produced by animals":[],
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": something suggesting a cocoon especially in providing protection or in producing isolation":[
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"wrapped in a cocoon of blankets",
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"an interest in the world beyond the everyday cocoon most of us construct",
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"\u2014 Peter Mayle"
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],
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": to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.",
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"The movie star was surrounded by a protective cocoon of bodyguards.",
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"Verb",
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"Americans are spending more time cocooning at home in recent years.",
|
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"cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In this one designed by deVol Kitchens, the blush pink cocoon is both bold and simple. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
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"In 2022, people are reemerging after being in the lockdown cocoon . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The type of shut-eye immersive experience heralded by Mark Zuckerberg will trap people in a virtual cocoon . \u2014 Nina Xiang, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"That cocoon has symbolized so much for me about immigrating to the United States and trying to find my identity \u2014 and having strong wings in order to go out in the world. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Cold weather-appropriate moisturizers tend to be thicker in texture and cocoon skin in hydrating, repairing ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin. \u2014 Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The millions who will travel this holiday weekend are ready to pay the price to emerge from their pandemic cocoon and hit the road. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"Owen Miller, just out of his rookie cocoon , moved into the No. 4 spot. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Before the fall season, dance was re-emerging from its pandemic cocoon . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"For a serene and minimalist office, Gemma Parker Design opted to cocoon the walls in Shoji screen details. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Epara, founded by Ozohu Adoh, means to cocoon oneself in the Nigerian dialect Ebira. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Another White House inflation excuse: Demand for goods has surged during the pandemic as people cocoon and reduce spending on services. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
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"While case rates remain high, reinforcing protections against infection and transmission could cocoon the still-vulnerable, and tamp down outbreaks. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"But the really different part is the door, which slides gently backwards to cocoon you away from the cabin. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"After a day on the water, retreat to your room\u2019s balcony and cocoon yourself in the hammock. \u2014 Brittany Anas, Forbes , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
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"SoCal gardeners readily added the plants to their yards to help the butterflies and get a front-row seat to the wonder of metamorphosis, from tiny egg to caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Biden made Putin seem powerful, facing down an external enemy, instead of trying to cocoon himself from the pandemic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Mar. 2021"
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French cocon , from Occitan coucoun , from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes":"Noun"
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"k\u0259-\u02c8k\u00fcn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"capsule",
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"casing",
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"cover",
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"covering",
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"encasement",
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"housing",
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"hull",
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"husk",
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"jacket",
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"pod",
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"sheath",
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"shell"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a shallow individual baking dish usually with one or two handles":[],
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": prostitute":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in the new play, she takes on the somewhat racy role of a cocotte in fin de si\u00e8cle Paris",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Staub cookware is on sale within Amazon's outlet, including nearly $100 off its popular cast iron cocotte that's perfect for delicious soup and stews. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Rather than wrapping pigeon breast in grape leaves and baking it en cocotte , a dish French nobility might have experienced, Mar\u2019s pigeon is encased in cherry blossom leaves, buried in ash and baked. \u2014 Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report , 7 July 2021",
|
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"This cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e dish is the most affordable item on sale, followed by dinner plates starting at $10 and a mini round cocotte for $14. \u2014 Christie Calucchia, Southern Living , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
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"This cocotte is similar to a Dutch oven and is meant for roasting meats in particular, according to the brand. \u2014 Ambar Pardilla, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"If your spring cleaning efforts made room in your kitchen cabinets for more cookware, now is the time to invest in a new pan, baking dish, or cocotte . \u2014 Christie Calucchia, Southern Living , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"One thing to note though, this cocotte is rather heavy, weighing in at about 7 pounds, despite its small size. \u2014 Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY , 5 Mar. 2021",
|
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"As if its list of winning qualities wasn't long enough already, this cocotte (that's the French word for a Dutch oven) is also dishwasher-safe and can withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"As if its list of winning qualities wasn't long enough already, this cocotte (that's the French word for a Dutch oven) is also dishwasher-safe and can withstand temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2020"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":""
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"k\u022f-\u02c8k\u022ft"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bawd",
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"call girl",
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"courtesan",
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"drab",
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"hooker",
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"hustler",
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"prostitute",
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"sex worker",
|
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"streetwalker",
|
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"tart",
|
|
"whore"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052500",
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|
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]
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},
|
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"cod smack":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211540",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coddle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point":[
|
|
"coddled the eggs for the Caesar salad"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper":[
|
|
"accused the court of coddling criminals",
|
|
"colleges that coddle their athletes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The judges were accused of coddling criminals.",
|
|
"a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Written in decisive prose, Scheier does not coddle herself or her mother. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With substantial support under the arch and the midsole\u2019s rockered roll, these shoes coddle the feet, requiring little from them for stability or propulsion. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Its top leadership moved away from that mission during President Donald Trump\u2019s time in office, instead choosing to coddle financial companies and give in to their complaints of too much governance. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The health consequences for the GOP in continuing to coddle the unvaccinated minority of Americans are bracing at a time when nearly 1,000 Americans are still dying from Covid each day. \u2014 Maeve Reston, CNN , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Modifying the way that history is taught so as to coddle white feelings, absolve guilt, and mitigate shame continues a worldwide practice of prioritizing and centering whiteness. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Now, however, colleges and universities merely seek to coddle students\u2019 emotions, treating young people of voting age as children. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The former toddler-in-chief is throwing another temper tantrum, and his party is all too eager to coddle him. \u2014 Mary L. Trump, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The front seats coddle occupants with La-Z-Boy snugness and are adjustable to all physical statures. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps altered from caudle \"to administer a caudle to,\" verbal derivative of caudle":""
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"boil",
|
|
"parboil",
|
|
"poach",
|
|
"simmer",
|
|
"stew"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213145",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"code":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a system of principles or rules":[
|
|
"moral code"
|
|
],
|
|
": a system of signals or symbols for communication":[],
|
|
": a system of symbols (such as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings":[],
|
|
": coded language : a word or phrase chosen in place of another word or phrase in order to communicate an attitude or meaning without stating it explicitly":[
|
|
"The strategy also appealed to blue-collar workers in the Northeast and Northwest who were opposed to \"forced bussing.\" This was expressed in code as favoring \"law and order\" and opposing \"crime in the streets.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Elizabeth Drew",
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with for I hear the word \"development\" a lot in public speech; politicians and activists use it as code for a lot of things\u2014jobs, health care, a change in leadership. \u2014 Sallie Tisdale This quarter-century of Republican momentum was reversed finally by Bill Clinton, who called himself a \"New Democrat,\" code for \"not a liberal.\" \u2014 Joshua Muravchik"
|
|
],
|
|
": genetic code":[],
|
|
": instructions for a computer (as within a piece of software)":[
|
|
"writing code for a new app"
|
|
],
|
|
": to create or edit computer code":[
|
|
"She got a job coding for Google."
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in or into the form or symbols of a code":[],
|
|
": to specify the genetic code":[
|
|
"a gene that codes for a protein"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Everyone in the organization has to follow its code of ethics.",
|
|
"The army has a strict code of conduct.",
|
|
"The enemy was unable to break the army's secret code .",
|
|
"The message was sent in code .",
|
|
"Every item in the store has a product code .",
|
|
"Enter your security code to access the computer.",
|
|
"Each employee is given a code number .",
|
|
"He was hired to write programming code .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The general sent a coded message.",
|
|
"Each product has been coded .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To protect APIs requires rich context\u2014APIs are not just straight code . \u2014 Roey Eliyahu, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Like all retail websites, H&M\u2019s contains placeholder text in its code to accompany data about a particular product that\u2019s usually fetched from a database. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Her health code was not green, but yellow -- a status that meant she was not cleared to travel within the city under local rules that rely on the codes, now ubiquitous in China, to control who can move where. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Coinbase\u2019s pitch was simple: a QR code that bounced around the screen like a DVD screen saver. \u2014 Francesca Fontana, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"There is no promo code required as long as players click on any of the links on this page. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"There is no cheat code for greatness, but Apple TV\u2019s Greatness Code feature digestibly short episodes centered around some of the world\u2019s best athletes telling untold stories of moments that defined their careers. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This is the code the Heat now must crack, the one that includes Marcus Smart and Al Horford. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"This is her code for taking the vomit-inducing trip to some unknown galaxy. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"His goal was to acquire a dilapidated property, bring it up to code and hang on to it as an investment. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and it is not yet confirmed whether or not the building was up to code . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Another great option for little ones, CodeMonkey is an online community that helps kid with no prior experience learn how to code . \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Beyond its influence on internet culture, the platform shaped today\u2019s generation of engineers: many former teen girl Tumblr users credit the community with inspiring them to learn to code . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The first group comprises of people who are looking for a specific course on a specific topic, such as learning to code or marketing their business or becoming a better public speaker. \u2014 Mila Smart Semeshkina, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Learning to code has many benefits that can help kids out later in life, too. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Designed for ages 8 and up, Artie Max teaches kids how to code in C++, Blockly, JavaScript, Python and Snap! \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Discouraged by the lack of stability as a freelance musician, Butler began learning to code before nationwide lockdowns. \u2014 Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1815, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin caudex, codex trunk of a tree, document formed originally from wooden tablets":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"decalogue",
|
|
"law"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115538",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"codger":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow":[
|
|
"old codger"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Her father is a feisty old codger .",
|
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"just an old codger who never harmed anyone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Coen\u2019s adaptation, Hunter also plays the Old Man outside Macbeth\u2019s castle, which suggests that the witches have shape-shifted into an old codger . \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Beyond the visual shock of St. Helen\u2019s outburst and resultant devastation, my most vivid memory is that of an 83-year-old codger named Harry R. Truman. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2020",
|
|
"But even this codger of a galaxy knows how to get glitzy for the holidays. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Related Stories Crabby but sensible old codger Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) has amassed a fortune from his career as a prolific writer of mysteries. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sinatra, a rather touchy and somewhat bigoted codger in these pages, earned as much as $100,000 a week for his residency at Caesars Palace. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019",
|
|
"The devilish old codger and said father, Jack (Christopher Plummer), recently ousted from his nursing home for incorrigible weed-dealing. \u2014 Shana Feste, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Jack gets back in touch with various smiling old codgers from his youth (Christopher Lloyd and Peter Fonda). \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Yet the old codgers of tech\u2014or any industry\u2014that are able to rejigger themselves and get moving again are the more impressive heroes, turning the clich\u00e9d aircraft carrier. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 15 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1738, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably alteration of cadger":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175520",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codicil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
"preface",
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
"prolog"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will":[],
|
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": appendix , supplement":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a codicil to the treaty was necessary to clarify certain provisos that had proved to be ambiguous",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The codicil \u2014 which is to be found in the same reality that gave rise to the concept of a casual restaurant \u2014 is not to disturb other diners. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In 1990 Donald secretly enlisted a lawyer to draft a codicil to the will of his father, Fred Sr. \u2014 Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books , 24 Sep. 2020",
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"But there was a secret codicil : Kennedy agreed to withdraw Jupiter missiles from Turkey that could reach Moscow as quickly as Soviet missiles in Cuba could reach Washington. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"Middle English codicill , from Anglo-French *codicille , from Latin codicillus , diminutive of codic-, codex":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-s\u0259l, -\u02ccsil",
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"-\u02ccsil",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-s\u0259l"
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],
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"addendum",
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"afterword",
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"appendix",
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"excursus",
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"supplement"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022528",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"codify":{
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": classify":[
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"Customer complaints are codified as dissatisfaction feedback."
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],
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": systematize":[
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"Standardization refers to the process by which a language has been codified in some way.",
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"\u2014 Ronald Wardhaugh"
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],
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": to reduce to a code":[
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"The convention codified the rules of war."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The convention codified the rules of war.",
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"The author tries to codify important ideas about language.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Rainey lived through the first major post-War backlash against Black civil rights, witnessed the birth of organized white violence, and understood the role that legislation must play to codify equity and help heal the nation of its racist roots. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
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"The bill the House approved Wednesday would raise the age to purchase some rifles from 18 to 21, limit magazine sizes, codify regulations banning bump stocks and ghost guns, and provide standards for safe gun storage. \u2014 Michael Macagnone, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Still, though a majority of Americans support Roe, Senate Democrats do not have the votes to codify it in legislation. \u2014 NBC News , 8 May 2022",
|
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"In October, public safety commissioner James Rovella established the unit on his own, but a bill, passed 32-1 by the state Senate Wednesday, would codify it into law and essentially block future commissioners from dismantling it, officials said. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health endorsed California\u2019s new isolation recommendations and will codify them in its latest local mandatory health order. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
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"House efforts to prevent the sale of ghost gun kits would legally codify an existing regulation by the Biden Administration. \u2014 Abby Vesoulis, Time , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The clearinghouse already exists; the bill would codify it into law. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
|
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"The bill would codify restrictions on Russian oil that Biden has already put in place through executive action. \u2014 CBS News , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"code entry 1 + -ify":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b, \u02c8k\u014d-",
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"\u02c8k\u014d-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assort",
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"break down",
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"class",
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"classify",
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"compartment",
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"compartmentalize",
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"digest",
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"distinguish",
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"distribute",
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"grade",
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"group",
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"peg",
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"place",
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"range",
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"rank",
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"relegate",
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"separate",
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"sort",
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"type"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231817",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"codriver":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a driver who rides with and provides assistance to another driver (as during a road rally )":[
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"This was the very car British driver Stirling Moss took for a spin in the 1955 Mille Miglia. With his codriver consulting a long list of the race's every turn, Moss saw all of central Italy between dawn and dusk. Out of the corner of his eye, Moss followed his codriver's hand signals, enabling him to take tight corners in a blinding blur.",
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"\u2014 Bruce Watson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-\u02c8dr\u012b-v\u0259r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130305",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb, transitive + intransitive"
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]
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},
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"codswallop":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": words or ideas that are foolish or untrue : nonsense":[
|
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"The notion that Scott was waylaid by bad luck is \"a lot of codswallop ,\" said Roland Huntford, a British historian.",
|
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"\u2014 Kenneth Chang",
|
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"\"Some say he died. Codswallop , in my opinion \u2026\"",
|
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"\u2014 J. K. Rowling",
|
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"\u2026 I muttered, \"Yes, that's right,\" knowing all the while that it was a load of codswallop .",
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"\u2014 Steven Pinker"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"That is a load of codswallop .",
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"a trendy London restaurant serving bizarre concoctions that anyone with a brain and a stomach would dismiss as codswallop",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Great story, total codswallop , says Skaife, who has pored through the archives and found zip. \u2014 William Booth, The Seattle Times , 26 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"And don\u2019t forget codswallop , a word that sounds Shakespearean but was coined in 1959. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 29 May 2018",
|
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"Mnuchin tried to double-talk this codswallop past SPW. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 19 May 2017"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4dz-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fdz-\u02ccw\u00e4-l\u0259p"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"applesauce",
|
|
"balderdash",
|
|
"baloney",
|
|
"boloney",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bilge",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
|
"blither",
|
|
"bosh",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"bunkum",
|
|
"buncombe",
|
|
"claptrap",
|
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"crapola",
|
|
"crock",
|
|
"drivel",
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
|
"flannel",
|
|
"flapdoodle",
|
|
"folderol",
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|
"falderal",
|
|
"folly",
|
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"foolishness",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garbage",
|
|
"guff",
|
|
"hogwash",
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
|
"hokum",
|
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"hoodoo",
|
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"hooey",
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"jazz",
|
|
"malarkey",
|
|
"malarky",
|
|
"moonshine",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"nerts",
|
|
"nonsense",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"piffle",
|
|
"poppycock",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"senselessness",
|
|
"silliness",
|
|
"slush",
|
|
"stupidity",
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
|
"tosh",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"twaddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233112",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"codworm":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": caddisworm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cod entry 1 ; from the case or tube in which it lives":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092941",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small hut or shack over a mine shaft":[],
|
|
": to infest with coe":[],
|
|
"cab-over-engine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch kooi , literally, cage, from Middle Dutch c\u014die, coie , from Latin cavea cage, den, cave, from cavus hollow":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English cothe , from Old English cothu":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101356",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coeff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"coefficient":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115718",
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coefficient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic (as of a substance, device, or process)":[
|
|
"coefficient of expansion of a metal"
|
|
],
|
|
": measure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"5 is the coefficient of y in the term 5 y .",
|
|
"the metal's coefficient of expansion",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The track falls under a new rule that sets a separate coefficient to tracks whose stream counts on a particular platform deviate significantly from the average balance of the overall market due to measures promoted by said streaming service. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"As Mercedes continues to fine-tune the production model, engineers are not yet ready to offer a curb weight, coefficient of drag, or range figure. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These efforts lower the coefficient of drag from the 0.31 clocked by the GLB 250 4Matic to 0.28. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Air has several interesting aerodynamic elements\u2014from a slight curvature to the underside of its battery pack to the passages through the hood\u2014that aid both its impressively low 0.21 coefficient of drag as well as high-speed stability. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Developing a respectable 148 hp, the 2000 GT has a top speed of 137 mph, thanks in part to only a 0.28 coefficient of drag. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, the Air Dream Edition shares the title of the world\u2019s most slippery production car, equal to the Mercedes-Benz EQS with a mere .20 coefficient of drag. \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The effect was very small, with a coefficient of 0.03 indication that VO2 max was 16 times better at predicting performance. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The biggest predictor, not surprisingly, was VO2 max, which had a coefficient of 0.48. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 5 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin coefficient-, coefficiens , from Latin co- + efficient-, efficiens efficient":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8fish-\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110925",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coenozygote":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the product of fusion of two coenogametes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"coen- + zygote":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130512",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coenzyme":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thermostable nonprotein compound that forms the active portion of an enzyme system after combination with an apoenzyme":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Similarly, low levels of coenzyme Q10 in the blood seems to make dementia more likely, but actually giving people CoQ10 did not lead to benefit. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Pr\u00e9cieux face oil, which includes prickly pear, marula and baobab, as well as bakuchiol, white lupin and coenzyme Q10 for firming and soothing. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"For a super hydrating serum that doubles as a light moisturizer, Holifrog\u2019s Galilee Antioxidant Dewy Drop contains aloe vera juice and a trio of emollient oils as well as antioxidant ingredients such as coenzyme Q10, squalane and green tea extract. \u2014 Kerstin Czarra, New York Times , 8 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"One such protein was methyl- coenzyme M reductase, which is involved in transforming carbon dioxide into methane. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2015",
|
|
"Basis by Elysium Health, for example, is a supplement that's shown to increase NAD+ levels, a critical coenzyme in every cell in our bodies. \u2014 Markham Heid, Good Housekeeping , 6 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Another way to combat aging is to flood the body with the the coenzyme NAD+, which helps to keep cell function running smoothly. \u2014 Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics , 4 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Just some of the things NAD+ helps with: DNA HEALTH Our bodies have built-in processes for fixing DNA errors, and these systems need the do-it-all coenzyme in order to work. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2018",
|
|
"Bentley still takes five supplements a day: a multivitamin to prevent dry eyes, magnesium to prevent cramps while exercising, red yeast rice to prevent diabetes, coenzyme Q10 for overall health and vitamin D based on her doctor's recommendation. \u2014 Liz Szabo, CNN , 13 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122512",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coenzyme R":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": biotin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130751",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coequal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"different",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"nonidentical",
|
|
"other",
|
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"unalike",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": equal with one another":[
|
|
"coequal branches of government"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in my mind illegally downloading a music file is coequal to stealing a CD from a store",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other provisions would intrude into states\u2019 efforts to ensure the integrity of elections\u2014such a fundamental aspect of sovereignty that erasing it extinguishes states\u2019 status as coequal sovereigns. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jason Snead, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"The Supreme Court sits atop one of three coequal branches of the federal government. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What Taeuber-Arp saw was that abstract forms could serve as coequal elements in a single creative system. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Together, the two episodes on either side of the Capitol call into question two basic principles of the American system -- the capacity of a separate coequal branch of government to constrain the presidency and the right to suffrage. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The revelations set off outrage among Democrats in Congress, who accused the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents and violating the separation of powers that governs relations between coequal branches of government. \u2014 Byron Tau, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"Hawpe also led the scorched-earth legislative coverage that turned the General Assembly, once a political doormat, into an independent, coequal branch of government. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 July 2021",
|
|
"All but one of the 67 House Democrats have joined a lawsuit, filed late last month, challenging Abbott\u2019s authority to wipe out funding for a coequal , separate branch of state government. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"This is a long-standing problem of a coequal branch of government being ignored. \u2014 Heather Brandon-smith And Diana Ohlbaum, CNN , 22 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-kw\u0259l"
|
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],
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"duplicate",
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"equal",
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"even",
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"identical",
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"indistinguishable",
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"same"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112651",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"coequality":{
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"antonyms":[
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"different",
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"disparate",
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"dissimilar",
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"distant",
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"distinct",
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"distinctive",
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"distinguishable",
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"diverse",
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"nonidentical",
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"other",
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"unalike",
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"unlike"
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": equal with one another":[
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"coequal branches of government"
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]
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"examples":[
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"in my mind illegally downloading a music file is coequal to stealing a CD from a store",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other provisions would intrude into states\u2019 efforts to ensure the integrity of elections\u2014such a fundamental aspect of sovereignty that erasing it extinguishes states\u2019 status as coequal sovereigns. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jason Snead, WSJ , 3 June 2021",
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"The Supreme Court sits atop one of three coequal branches of the federal government. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"What Taeuber-Arp saw was that abstract forms could serve as coequal elements in a single creative system. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Together, the two episodes on either side of the Capitol call into question two basic principles of the American system -- the capacity of a separate coequal branch of government to constrain the presidency and the right to suffrage. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"The revelations set off outrage among Democrats in Congress, who accused the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents and violating the separation of powers that governs relations between coequal branches of government. \u2014 Byron Tau, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
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"Hawpe also led the scorched-earth legislative coverage that turned the General Assembly, once a political doormat, into an independent, coequal branch of government. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 July 2021",
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"All but one of the 67 House Democrats have joined a lawsuit, filed late last month, challenging Abbott\u2019s authority to wipe out funding for a coequal , separate branch of state government. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
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"This is a long-standing problem of a coequal branch of government being ignored. \u2014 Heather Brandon-smith And Diana Ohlbaum, CNN , 22 June 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-kw\u0259l"
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],
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"duplicate",
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"equal",
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"same"
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"coerce":{
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"definitions":{
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": to achieve by force or threat":[
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"coerce compliance",
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"coerce obedience"
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],
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": to compel to an act or choice":[
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"was coerced into agreeing",
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"abusers who coerce their victims into silence"
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],
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": to restrain or dominate by force":[
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"religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious",
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"\u2014 W. R. Inge"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.",
|
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"was coerced into signing the document",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But for immigrant workers, that reprisal can be even more perilous, with employers potentially using the threat of deportation to coerce silence. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The Committee has a firm legal obligation to negotiate this matter directly with Trump and his attorneys before attempting to coerce and bully me into cooperating with its highly partisan effort. \u2014 Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid And Annie Grayer, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Most recently, Utah became one of two states to prohibit cops from lying to children to coerce a confession. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Threads and money to coerce kids into sending him nude photographs. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Some commentators believe Putin wants to take the south and east of the country as a way to coerce Ukraine into perhaps making concessions in peace talks, or to gain control of its arms industry and prevent its access to the Black and Azov Seas. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Toward the end of the first half, Jalen Wilson, a Jayhawk forward, missed two layups, but got his own rebound each time and was able to coerce the ball through the hoop. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"That requires either laying siege to cities to coerce a population to surrender, which can take months or even years, or using overwhelming force\u2014including air power and heavy artillery\u2014to achieve a similar result faster. \u2014 Lionel Beehner And John Spencer, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But such efforts can also be used to influence and coerce others into embracing the regime\u2019s policies \u2014 or at least pretend to, said Hale, who specializes in Russian and Ukrainian politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English coarcen, coercen , borrowed from Anglo-French *cohercer , borrowed (with conjugation change) from Latin coerc\u0113re \"to confine, shut up, restrict, restrain,\" from co- co- + arc\u0113re \"to hold in, prevent from approaching, keep away\" \u2014 more at ark":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coerce force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
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"synonyms":[
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"blackjack",
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"compel",
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"constrain",
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"dragoon",
|
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"drive",
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"force",
|
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"impel",
|
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"impress",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"muscle",
|
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"obligate",
|
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"oblige",
|
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"press",
|
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"pressure",
|
|
"sandbag"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163034",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coerced":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to achieve by force or threat":[
|
|
"coerce compliance",
|
|
"coerce obedience"
|
|
],
|
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": to compel to an act or choice":[
|
|
"was coerced into agreeing",
|
|
"abusers who coerce their victims into silence"
|
|
],
|
|
": to restrain or dominate by force":[
|
|
"religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious",
|
|
"\u2014 W. R. Inge"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.",
|
|
"was coerced into signing the document",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But for immigrant workers, that reprisal can be even more perilous, with employers potentially using the threat of deportation to coerce silence. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Committee has a firm legal obligation to negotiate this matter directly with Trump and his attorneys before attempting to coerce and bully me into cooperating with its highly partisan effort. \u2014 Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid And Annie Grayer, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most recently, Utah became one of two states to prohibit cops from lying to children to coerce a confession. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Threads and money to coerce kids into sending him nude photographs. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some commentators believe Putin wants to take the south and east of the country as a way to coerce Ukraine into perhaps making concessions in peace talks, or to gain control of its arms industry and prevent its access to the Black and Azov Seas. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Toward the end of the first half, Jalen Wilson, a Jayhawk forward, missed two layups, but got his own rebound each time and was able to coerce the ball through the hoop. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That requires either laying siege to cities to coerce a population to surrender, which can take months or even years, or using overwhelming force\u2014including air power and heavy artillery\u2014to achieve a similar result faster. \u2014 Lionel Beehner And John Spencer, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But such efforts can also be used to influence and coerce others into embracing the regime\u2019s policies \u2014 or at least pretend to, said Hale, who specializes in Russian and Ukrainian politics. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English coarcen, coercen , borrowed from Anglo-French *cohercer , borrowed (with conjugation change) from Latin coerc\u0113re \"to confine, shut up, restrict, restrain,\" from co- co- + arc\u0113re \"to hold in, prevent from approaching, keep away\" \u2014 more at ark":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coerce force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"dragoon",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"obligate",
|
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"oblige",
|
|
"press",
|
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"pressure",
|
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"sandbag"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055555",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coercion":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the act, process, or power of coercing":[
|
|
"They used coercion to obtain the confession."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a promise obtained by coercion is never binding",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Abroad, its lax policies toward Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 left Europe even more vulnerable to Mr. Putin\u2019s natural-gas coercion . \u2014 Claudia Tenney, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Gul sees this kind of coercion and the double standards around women\u2019s sexuality as a struggle faced by women around the world. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Geneva Conventions are explicit in that no form of coercion can be used to extract a confession of guilt - and there is no evidence to suggest that Shishimarin was forced into confessing. \u2014 Robert Goldman, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Portland police arrived and arrested a 20-year-old man, Bill Glenn Fomonyuy, at 8:39 a.m. Monday on allegations of coercion , luring a minor and public indecency. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Amid images of fleeing children shot dead, cultural boycott is less an act of coercion than of conscience. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And unlike China, whose government enforced a draconian one-child policy, India has achieved this largely without coercion . \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Indeed, as Beijing and other big cities in China struggle to uphold Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s zero-COVID-19 policy, authorities are using a combination of persuasion, coercion , and appeals for self-sacrifice to bring about public compliance. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"She was accused of using personal relationships, coercion , and retaliation as tools in her judgeship. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cohercion , borrowed from Anglo-French cohercioun , borrowed from Late Latin coercti\u014dn-, coercti\u014d , by-form of Latin coerciti\u014dn-, coerciti\u014d , from coerci- , variant stem of coerc\u0113re \"to coerce \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of verbal action":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0259r-zh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm-twisting",
|
|
"compulsion",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110747",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coercive force":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the opposing magnetic intensity that must be applied to a magnetized material to remove the residual magnetism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But their promise of community masks a whole other layer of control \u2014 an organizing, siphoning, coercive force with its own private purposes. \u2014 Carina Chocano, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"More broadly, libertarians fail to grapple with the reality that, for most individuals in an advanced society, the most coercive force in day-to-day life isn\u2019t the state, but the boss. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 8 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"But by turning the state\u2019s secret and coercive forces actively outward, the Bolsheviks invented something new under the sun for Russia. \u2014 Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian , 29 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coetaneous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coeval":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin coaetaneus , from co- + aetas age \u2014 more at age":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074732",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coeval":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"asynchronous",
|
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"noncontemporary",
|
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"nonsimultaneous",
|
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"nonsynchronous"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"two stars thought to be coeval because they have nearly the same mass and brightness",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Her letters to Bradley demonstrate that the idea was coeval with her wish to be a poet and her discovery of romantic feeling for girls, and that it was fully formed as early as her adolescence. \u2014 Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Tribalism and clannishness are coeval with human social life. \u2014 Stephen Holmes, The New York Review of Books , 17 Jan. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin coaevus , from co- + aevum age, lifetime \u2014 more at aye":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-v\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coeval contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"coetaneous",
|
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"coexistent",
|
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"coexisting",
|
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"coextensive",
|
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"coincident",
|
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"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
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"contemporaneous",
|
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"contemporary",
|
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"coterminous",
|
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"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
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"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192421",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
|
"coexist":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to exist together or at the same time":[],
|
|
": to live in peace with each other especially as a matter of policy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The species coexist in the same environment.",
|
|
"Can the two countries peacefully coexist ?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In March, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to help Americans coexist with the coronavirus as safely as possible. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Broden sought to create a place where vegans and meat-eaters could coexist , and where customers could learn about healthy foods. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In one of Arizona's most famous small towns, where cowboys and hippies coexist , official pride celebrations have returned to Bisbee after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The technology invokes the sensation that worshippers coexist in a non-physical, parallel reality with the Buddhist deity. \u2014 Byhyerim Lee, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Whether the two can coexist without one impacting the effectiveness of the other is one of the many billion-dollar metaverse questions waiting for an answer. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Toward the end, Salka and Arnaldur get into an argument that explores whether the political and the personal can coexist . \u2014 Jane Smiley, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In a world that didn't necessarily need another Smash Bros. clone, the devs at Player First Games have seemingly cracked the code\u2014and made something that could neatly coexist with Nintendo's massive hit, if not surpass it. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"And yet their true stories of the war differed immensely, which, to me, only illustrates how many different historical (and even physical) realities can coexist at once. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u014d-ig-\u02c8zist"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"co-occur",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"synchronize"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215416",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coexistence":{
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"In March, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to help Americans coexist with the coronavirus as safely as possible. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"Broden sought to create a place where vegans and meat-eaters could coexist , and where customers could learn about healthy foods. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
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"In one of Arizona's most famous small towns, where cowboys and hippies coexist , official pride celebrations have returned to Bisbee after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
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"the golden age of Dutch culture was roughly coextensive with the Netherlands' reign as a world power",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"How can its digital platforms become coextensive with its in-person programming, without losing the uniqueness of each? \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2021",
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"The comparison with Lauren Bacall suggests a connection between kinds of beauty, or suggests, rather, that there\u2019s always and only one beauty, which is coextensive with the life of God. \u2014 Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020",
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"In a few decades the internet has swallowed the record, and become coextensive with it. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, WIRED , 20 Aug. 2019",
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"These bonds always threaten to become chains for Baldwin, and lineage seems coextensive with numbing repetition. \u2014 Ismail Muhammad, Slate Magazine , 15 Feb. 2017"
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"I bought a pound of coffee .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Love and Bock first met each other over a cup of coffee in New York City in 2015. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
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"Gas prices, a loaf of bread and your favorite cup of coffee have all seemed to have taken a price hike. \u2014 Matthew Meehan, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Over said cup of coffee , Page opens up about the new fragrance (a new take on the original Armani Code, which debuted in 2004), as well as some of his favorite scents, and, yes, which of his The Gray Man costars smells the best. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 June 2022",
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"The scene where Hanna and McCauley disclose their own stringent ideologies over a cup of coffee is the first sequence in cinematic history where the two iconic actors share the screen together. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 18 June 2022",
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"Visitors would venture in for a single serving with a cup of coffee . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 17 June 2022",
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"Other ideas include loaning a phone charger, buying someone a cup of coffee or helping with a language barrier. \u2014 Sharon Waters, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"Help Dad kick off the day with a delicious cup of coffee . \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 14 June 2022",
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"That sound spurred families bearing bags of food, pots of coffee , coolers of soda, grills, hookahs and lots of children into action, scrambling up iron ladders to settle into the train\u2019s wooden cars. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Veterans\u2019 coffee hour will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month at 9 a.m., at the South Windsor Community Center, 150 Nevers Road. Hang out with other veterans, meet new friends and connect with old. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In addition to wearing face masks, the new requirements prohibit coffee hour and any gatherings with food or drinks. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Wayne Rioux will be back to hold virtual monthly coffee hour . \u2014 courant.com , 25 Nov. 2020",
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"Simsbury is running nearly all activities online, and even set up a Veterans Day coffee hour on Zoom for veterans. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"She can regularly be found arranging the flowers in the sanctuary, socializing during coffee hour , and bowing her head during the Prayers of the People. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The next veterans coffee hour will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m., via Zoom. \u2014 courant.com , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The virtual puzzle hunt and coffee hour has been well received. \u2014 courant.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"On Wednesday, Michelle Obama debuted her new podcast \u2014 a chatty, virtual coffee hour whose first guest was her husband, Barack. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 31 July 2020"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While politicized coffee klatch shows like The View continue to cycle through hosts and heart-healing former daytime deity Oprah Winfrey has long since moved on to larger TV mogul ventures, Ellen remained a stalwart hour for impish escapism. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
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"After his coffee klatch with Cole, Shorter zipped southward to City Hall for a meeting of his executive team. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
|
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"The latest series of events, the coffee klatches , began in November. \u2014 Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Overall, officials have staged 23 pop-up meetings and coffee klatches over the past year and a half. \u2014 Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
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"To address those issues, the Eau Claire County Democratic Party runs a weekly Thursday-morning coffee klatch to keep voters involved, as well as phone banks two nights a week. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2019",
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"In barbershops and coffee klatches Fox News has become pervasive, if not ubiquitous, and impossible to avoid even for someone like me who doesn\u2019t have, much less watch, cable TV. \u2014 al , 6 Aug. 2019",
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"And what a shame that all that wisdom, all that good coffee klatch advice basically goes to waste \u2014 that no one listens to them, but them. \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 26 July 2019",
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"As a result of Dershowitz\u2019s vocal opposition to the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Trump\u2019s ties to Russia, the coffee klatch has turned combative. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This adjustable coffee mill can be fine-tuned to yield grounds precisely to your taste \u2014 from espresso fine to French-press coarse. \u2014 Kara Nelson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
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"In The Long Winter, for example, Laura\u2019s mother figures out how to grind wheat to make bread using a coffee mill when the train that usually delivers general-store goods such as flour can\u2019t come to town on account of blizzards. \u2014 Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic , 25 June 2020",
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"That\u2019s a critical resource right now, since the Rwandan government has mandated that payments between coffee mills and farmers be cashless. \u2014 Andrew Gerard, The Conversation , 7 May 2020",
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"Take in the collection of musical instruments, farm tools, coffee mills and antique clothes on the wall. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"Allow the seeds to cool, then grind in a spice grinder or coffee mill dedicated to spices. \u2014 Roxanne Wyss And Kathy Moore, kansascity , 29 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The coffee ring effect occurs when a single liquid evaporates and the solids that had been dissolved in the liquid, like coffee grounds, form a telltale ring. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Dec. 2020",
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"The shape of the droplets is also a factor in the coffee ring effect. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Aug. 2020",
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"The top is scarred with coffee rings , the penny jar never full. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 16 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The coffee room is open again at Powell\u2019s City of Books. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"The palace officially reopened in 2017, and is currently home to both the Museum of Cultural Confluences and a truly gorgeous coffee room serving over 200 different varieties sourced from more than 30 different nations. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"There's also an upper majlis, which received guests, and even a coffee room . \u2014 Laura Ratliff, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Mar. 2018"
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"coffee senna":{
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": a tropical weed ( Cassia occidentalis ) having rack-scented foliage and seeds that have been used as an adulterant for coffee":[]
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": a usually sterling silver or silverplate service consisting of coffeepot, sugar bowl, creamer, and tray \u2014 compare tea service":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Two live coffee trees in planters frame the entrance. \u2014 Deborah Storey | For Al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2019",
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"There, Chicago artist Eulojio Ortega has painted a handsome five-level mural that portrays a succession of images, from growing coffee trees to farmers harvesting the coffee. \u2014 Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"But some caution against rushing to uproot coffee trees . \u2014 Caroline Wambui, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 July 2018",
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"The choices are blueberry ginger and cascara, made from the cherry fruit of a coffee tree . \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 July 2018",
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"Home gardeners, too, are experimenting with coffee trees in frost-free gardens. \u2014 Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 31 May 2018",
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"Indoors, place your coffee tree a few feet away from any windows. \u2014 Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 31 May 2018",
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"Many of California\u2019s coffee trees are planted into avocado groves. \u2014 Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com , 31 May 2018",
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"Pointing at huge swathes of coffee trees covering the hills, painting once barren land vibrant shades of green, Dubria spoke about planting more to combat deforestation and soil erosion. \u2014 Kieran Guilbert, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Apr. 2018"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the summer of 2020, Chinese coffeehouse chain Luckin Coffee languished on what appeared to be its deathbed. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Now the coffeehouse chain is working with Volvo to ensure plug-in-hybrid and battery-electric vehicles are able to nab a recharge at a number of its locations. \u2014 Gregory Fink, Car and Driver , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This all-day breakfast coffeehouse , opening in late November, will feature egg sandwiches on baguettes and croissants, avocado toast, acai bowls, oatmeal, chocolate-chip pancakes and 21 styles of coffee and tea. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
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|
"Luckin was founded in 2017 as a trendy alternative to the traditional coffeehouse . \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The reader broke down at one point, and the crowd responded with a supporting shower of claps and snaps, the classic coffeehouse sign of approval. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In April, the brand released Mocha Caramel Latte Chocolate Oreos, a playful take on the coffeehouse favorite, with two rich creme layers of mocha latte and caramel providing a deliciously smooth balance to Oreo's classic chocolate taste. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The coffeehouse has cheery baristas and a pastry chef who prepares java-friendly snacks such as vegan, keto and gluten-free muffins. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
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"The coffeehouse , 29 W. New York St., won a 2022 sofi Award in the Coffee and Cocoa category. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022"
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"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0113-\u02cchau\u0307s",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Idlewylde resident Jane Chase rises extra early on Saturday mornings to start the oven and the coffeepot . \u2014 Courtney Mcgee, baltimoresun.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"As Alma, jonesing for laudanum, reaches for the handle of a coffeepot , the camera rack-focuses to reveal Bill seated at a nearby table, noticing her shaky hand. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Previous installments examined the comeback of Doc Martens, the global appeal of Fj\u00e4llr\u00e4ven backpacks, France's Le Creuset cookware, and the Moka Express coffeepot , the indestructible Italian icon. \u2014 Eric J. Lyman, Fortune , 3 July 2021",
|
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"Previous installments looked at the buzzy comeback of Doc Martens, the global appeal of Fj\u00e4llr\u00e4ven backpacks, and the Moka Express coffeepot , the indestructible Italian icon. \u2014 Eric J. Lyman, Fortune , 6 June 2021",
|
|
"Set the timer on your coffeepot and commit to arriving before dawn. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The plates in the dishwasher are clean, and the coffeepot on the stove is the only thing to wash. \u2014 Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"If the coffeepot runs dry, there is no one to blame but yourself. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 3 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Sagittarius is recognizable more as a coffeepot -shape than an archer. \u2014 Dean Regas, Cincinnati.com , 10 June 2020"
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|
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"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0113-\u02ccp\u00e4t",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
|
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|
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|
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": either of two herbs ( Cassia marylandica and C. tora ) having seeds that resemble coffee beans":[]
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|
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"coffer":{
|
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": a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling, or soffit":[
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"ceiling coffers"
|
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|
|
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"A ceiling that is coffered will bring an added dimension to a large room."
|
|
],
|
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": to store or hoard up in a coffer":[
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"coffered his military memorabilia"
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": treasury , funds":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural \u2026 public coffers running dry in a bleak economy \u2026 \u2014 Vivienne Walt and Roya Wolverson corporate coffers"
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|
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|
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"Noun",
|
|
"kept the jewels in a locked coffer",
|
|
"let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There was no coffer inside it, and no treasure either. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That means the community as a whole doesn't see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt is retired. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Unlike Disney or WarnerMedia, which have decades\u2019 worth of material, or Netflix\u2014which has been aggressive in its production of original content, to say the least\u2014Amazon Prime Video doesn\u2019t have a massive coffer of exclusives. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ainge was a master at keeping the Celtics\u2019 coffer of draft picks jam-packed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"An anonymous donor kicked in another $50,000, and a growing group of Orange County businesspeople \u2014 including Bill Skeffington of Watson\u2019s Soda Fountain and Cafe in Orange \u2014 have added to the coffer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Spending on police claimed about 10% of the general fund coffer during the past few years. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 13 June 2020",
|
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"For 2018-2019, the U.S. voluntarily added some $656 million to the WHO\u2019s coffers , nearly twice as much as any other country. \u2014 Elijah Wolfson, Time , 4 June 2020",
|
|
"Fewer fill-ups means fewer gas tax dollars flowing to state and federal coffers . \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
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"Must-see rooms include the family room, with its coffered ceiling, hardwood floors, and fireplace-- one of five in the house. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Among the luxury features: golf course lots, coffered ceilings and a waterfall spa. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The 5,643-square-foot house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and comes with a front courtyard, coffered ceilings and wide-plank white oak flooring. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The home has about 6,800 square feet of living space, coffered ceilings, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The ceilings are bolstered by beams of palm and eucalyptus, or geometrically coffered with wood strips in a traditional south Moroccan technique called tataoui or in one room gaily painted in the colorful Berber style. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Features include Carrara marble floors, a gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room and coffered ceilings. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Daily Pilot , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"Middle English cofre, coffre , borrowed from Anglo-French, altered (with n to r ) from Latin cophinus \"large basket, hamper\" (sense \"chest\" attested in early Medieval Latin), borrowed from Greek k\u00f3phinos \"large basket\" \u2014 more at coffin entry 1":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English cofren , derivative of cofre coffer entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Noun",
|
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"kept the jewels in a locked coffer",
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"let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"There was no coffer inside it, and no treasure either. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"That means the community as a whole doesn't see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt is retired. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Unlike Disney or WarnerMedia, which have decades\u2019 worth of material, or Netflix\u2014which has been aggressive in its production of original content, to say the least\u2014Amazon Prime Video doesn\u2019t have a massive coffer of exclusives. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Ainge was a master at keeping the Celtics\u2019 coffer of draft picks jam-packed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"An anonymous donor kicked in another $50,000, and a growing group of Orange County businesspeople \u2014 including Bill Skeffington of Watson\u2019s Soda Fountain and Cafe in Orange \u2014 have added to the coffer . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Spending on police claimed about 10% of the general fund coffer during the past few years. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 13 June 2020",
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|
"For 2018-2019, the U.S. voluntarily added some $656 million to the WHO\u2019s coffers , nearly twice as much as any other country. \u2014 Elijah Wolfson, Time , 4 June 2020",
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|
"Fewer fill-ups means fewer gas tax dollars flowing to state and federal coffers . \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 27 May 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
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|
"Must-see rooms include the family room, with its coffered ceiling, hardwood floors, and fireplace-- one of five in the house. \u2014 cleveland , 3 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Among the luxury features: golf course lots, coffered ceilings and a waterfall spa. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"The 5,643-square-foot house has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and comes with a front courtyard, coffered ceilings and wide-plank white oak flooring. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
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"The home has about 6,800 square feet of living space, coffered ceilings, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"The ceilings are bolstered by beams of palm and eucalyptus, or geometrically coffered with wood strips in a traditional south Moroccan technique called tataoui or in one room gaily painted in the colorful Berber style. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2018",
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"Features include Carrara marble floors, a gourmet kitchen, a formal dining room and coffered ceilings. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
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"Past a grey fa\u00e7ade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Daily Pilot , 11 Oct. 2019"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English cofre, coffre , borrowed from Anglo-French, altered (with n to r ) from Latin cophinus \"large basket, hamper\" (sense \"chest\" attested in early Medieval Latin), borrowed from Greek k\u00f3phinos \"large basket\" \u2014 more at coffin entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English cofren , derivative of cofre coffer entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259r",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"safe",
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"safe-deposit box",
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"strongbox"
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": a box or chest for burying a corpse \u2014 compare casket":[],
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": to enclose in or as if in a coffin":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But still others simply sit back and have fun watching Reagan and Nelson wrestle with romantic jealousy while dressed in ridiculous Halloween costumes, or Nathan burst out of a coffin to the shock and rage of mourners gathered at a funeral. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
|
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"One of the funny embellishments for Broadway is the appearance via hydraulics of a beloved recording artist who pops out of a glittering coffin to add her voice to those berating Usher for his insult to Perry. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Another movie, a very different Batman, same old Affleck: Superman (Henry Cavill) wakes up on the wrong side of the coffin . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"The replica of Tut's coffin , fixed in the center of the gallery, was carved from foam, then cast in a layer of polyurethane and painted gold, giving visitors a sense of the grandeur of the pharaoh's luxe tomb. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"And an editorial cartoon in The Times of London depicted migrants packed into a boat in the shape of a coffin , vividly underscoring the risks people take in seeking a better life. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"In lieu of a coffin , a large picture of her stood at the altar. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"According to Murcia Today, the team spotted a Chi Rho symbol carved on the top of the coffin . \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 July 2021",
|
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"Memes of a coffin kicking a coronavirus have swept through social media. \u2014 Ana Ionova, Los Angeles Times , 7 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Stanley Cup drought could be hours from ending, the team tried to avoid the topic, keep its focus and prepare the final nail for the Flyers\u2019 coffin . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
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"Galella was born in New York City on Jan. 10, 1931 to a piano and coffin manufacturer father and a mother who worked as a crochet beader. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 2 May 2022",
|
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"For those who want to give their fingers a more elongated shape as the leaves start to fall, coffin fall nail designs are a great option. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Glamour , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
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"A week later, at her funeral, my sister and I stood next to her coffin the entire time. \u2014 Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Lee recommends coffin nails for those who aren't afraid of a bold look and says the trend looks amazing on slender fingers with acrylic nails. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The researchers plan on testing how attractive the scent compounds are to coffin flies to confirm if A. microstoma is the flies' only source for pollination, Science Alert reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2021",
|
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"At her funeral, Harry, along with his brother William, walked behind her coffin down the Mall. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 21 May 2021",
|
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"The intimate private funeral was dwarfed in scale by the 200,000 citizen mourners who would file past her mother\u2019s coffin a few weeks later. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021"
|
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"1525, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1564, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cofyn, coffyn \"basket, hamper\" (in translations from Latin), \"chest, box,\" borrowed from Anglo-French cofin, coffin \"basket, chest, container,\" borrowed from Latin cophinus \"large basket, hamper,\" borrowed from Greek k\u00f3phinos \"large basket,\" of pre-Greek substratal origin":"Noun",
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"derivative of coffin entry 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"bier",
|
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"box",
|
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"casket",
|
|
"pall",
|
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"sarcophagus"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033334",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cofunction":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a trigonometric function whose value for the complement of an angle is equal to the value of a given trigonometric function of the angle itself":[
|
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"the sine is the cofunction of the cosine"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02ccf\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120252",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cog":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a subordinate but integral person or part":[],
|
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": a tenon on a beam or timber":[],
|
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": a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear":[],
|
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": deceive":[],
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": to cheat in throwing dice":[],
|
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": to connect (timbers, joists, etc.) by means of mortises and tenons":[],
|
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": to direct the fall of (dice) fraudulently":[],
|
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": to use venal flattery":[],
|
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": wheedle":[],
|
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"cognate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1532, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cogge , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish kugge cog":"Noun",
|
|
"obsolete cog a trick":"Verb",
|
|
"probably alteration of cock to cog":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4g"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172521",
|
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|
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"abbreviation",
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"cog and round":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cog entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055800",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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},
|
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"cogency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"inconclusiveness",
|
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"ineffectiveness",
|
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"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being cogent":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence",
|
|
"satirical comments of great cogency",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Is Biden, who has already suffered attacks as to his mental cogency , up for it? \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"His elliptic, woozy songwriting, crammed with texture and motion, yet shunning structure and cogency , subverted ideas about how rap songs could sound and be arranged. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Some of these changes blur the intimate cogency of the score, as Anthony Tommasini, at the Times, pointed out. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The creed loses its cogency and dissolves into a meaningless political talking point. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"The third movement often lacked cogency , and several transitions were rough-hewn. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"Buirski follows the case with cogency and clarity, illuminating its implications and putting it in the perspective of Black and white alliances in the struggle for Civil Rights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2020",
|
|
"Overall, when asked about finding the differences between Adelaide and Red, the actress articulates her choices with impressive depth and cogency . \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Rational cogency is set aside, replaced by a moving blend of unguarded possibility (could) and amorphous delicacy (cloud). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cog(ent) + -ency":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"conclusiveness",
|
|
"convincingness",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"persuasiveness",
|
|
"suasiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogeneration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the production of electricity using waste heat (as in steam) from an industrial process or the use of steam from electric power generation as a source of heat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The expansion will construct energy cogeneration units, which the company says will reduce emissions by more than 60 percent at the facility. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The good news was that the university runs its own cogeneration plant, or cogen, which could provide some of the campus\u2019 buildings with power in the event of an outage. \u2014 Wired , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The company, which employs 600 people in Houston, provides clean electricity generation, cogeneration and energy storage, retail energy and other services in the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Two amendments over a 14-month process added visiting-team locker rooms, increased the pool size to Olympic stature at 50 meters by 25 yards, and added a cogeneration plant, which provides cooling and heating through the recycling of wasted heat. \u2014 Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press , 9 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Other big capital projects in the works include upgrades the Pasadena terminal, St. Charles alkylation unit, and Pembroke cogeneration unit to be complete in 2020. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 25 July 2019",
|
|
"At the heart of the multibuilding complex is a cogeneration plant that recovers wasted heat to make the buildings 70 percent more energy efficient. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Hana Hong, Marie Claire , 18 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"DeFeo said the Temple sewage should be going to a facility equipped with biogas cogeneration , an anaerobic process in which methane in sewage is made into fuel, making the initiative sustainable. \u2014 Annabelle Williams, Philly.com , 27 June 2018",
|
|
"But Temple\u2019s sewage waste (including the liquid by-product from digesters) heads to Philadelphia\u2019s Southeast Sewage Plant, which the city Water Department confirms is not equipped with biogas cogeneration . \u2014 Annabelle Williams, Philly.com , 27 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u02ccje-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035846",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusive",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"uncompelling",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unpersuasive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing":[
|
|
"cogent evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": having power to compel or constrain":[
|
|
"cogent forces"
|
|
],
|
|
": pertinent , relevant":[
|
|
"a cogent analysis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 Honeyboy Edwards provides a cogent analysis of the shift within the blues over the years \u2026 \u2014 David Hajdu , Mother Jones , September/October 2003",
|
|
"Your article provides cogent reading. \u2014 Mario Cuomo , letter U.S. News & World Report , 23 Mar. 1992",
|
|
"Your arguments, whether or not one agrees with them, are generally cogent , and at times elegantly expressed. \u2014 Willard R. Espy , letter Wall Street Journal , 24 Apr. 1990",
|
|
"The author \u2026 makes a cogent and finely nuanced case for the wisdom\u2014indeed, the necessity of this vision. \u2014 Marian Sandmaier , New York Times Book Review , 8 Feb. 1987",
|
|
"the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On that basis, a competent statistician might expect the distributions of cogent and tendentious letter-writers to the The New York Review of Books to be bell-shaped. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Have a cogent understanding of your organization's business practices and security issues and look at the potential risks of changing those processes to include AI/ML tools. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Bizarre and wrongheaded statements are protected by the First Amendment just as cogent and thoughtful ones are. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Alexander-Walker had just landed from a flight when speaking to media, but showed an impressive ability to give cogent thoughts on his season and the offseason to come while on the move through the airport. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"While each has some cogent arguments on its side, Biden's position is stronger. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is, at best, an incomplete definition\u2014hardly even a passable use of TED\u2019s thought-leader airtime, much less a cogent rationale for a takeover bid equivalent to the G.D.P. of Turkmenistan. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Greene has crafted a cogent narrative of how constitutional rights have evolved over the course of US history, as well as a strong defense of proportionality. \u2014 David Cole, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Whoever the committee hires to help craft its narrative will face the daunting task of turning months of material into a cogent report. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin c\u014dgent-, c\u014dgens, present participle of c\u014dgere \"to drive together, gather, compress, force, compel,\" from co-, variant before a vowel and h of com- com- + agere \"to drive (cattle), be in motion, do\" \u2014 more at agent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-j\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cogent valid , sound , cogent , convincing , telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance. valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority. a valid reason for being absent a valid marriage sound implies a basis of flawless reasoning or of solid grounds. a sound proposal for reviving the economy cogent may stress either weight of sound argument and evidence or lucidity of presentation. the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury convincing suggests a power to overcome doubt, opposition, or reluctance to accept. a convincing argument for welfare reform telling stresses an immediate and crucial effect striking at the heart of a matter. a telling example of bureaucratic waste",
|
|
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|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"conclusive",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"persuasive",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190923",
|
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a roller in charge of the first set of rolls in a steelworks":[],
|
|
": cocker entry 1 sense 2":[],
|
|
": one that erects mine cogs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":"Noun",
|
|
"cog entry 5 + -er":"Noun",
|
|
"cog entry 8 + -er":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-g\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054007",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogging mill":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pair of heavy rolls through which heated steel ingots are passed":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cog entry 6":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cog entry 6 + -ie":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4gi",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dgi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112853",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogitable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": conceivable , thinkable":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232514",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogitabund":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": given to deep thought : having the appearance of being in deep meditation : pensive":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin cogitabundus , from cogitare":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccb\u0259nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061945",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"cogitate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to meditate deeply or intently":[
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"cogitating on her career plans",
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"cogitated on what would be the right thing to do"
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],
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": to ponder or meditate on usually intently":[
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"cogitating the possible consequences of my decision"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I was cogitating about my chances of failing.",
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"by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dyson presents mathematical arguments that these beings can, through shrewd conservation of energy, maintain the resources needed to survive, cogitate and communicate in an eternally expanding cosmos. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 16 June 2021",
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"As his characters cogitate and self-medicate, scheme and philosophize, his subject is less the content of their thoughts than the mind contemplating itself. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
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"Jermaine uncovers America's obsession with capitalism and its cogitating impact on his everyday decision making, as well as those around him. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2018",
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"Penrose believes that Hawking's condition has forced him to work more creatively, to take imaginative leaps where someone with a less uncertain future might want to cogitate a little longer. \u2014 Jerry Adler, Newsweek , 14 Mar. 2018",
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"But Long, one of the revelers, (Ensemble regular James Rankin, always terrific) has been cogitating , too -- about their lot in life. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
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"But their arguments sustain this 95-minute, intermissionless play and send us away cogitating . \u2014 By Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver , 21 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin cogitatus , past participle of cogitare to think, think about, from co- + agitare to drive, agitate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cogitate think , cogitate , reflect , reason , speculate , deliberate mean to use one's powers of conception, judgment, or inference. think is general and may apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of clear ideas or conclusions. teaches students how to think cogitate implies deep or intent thinking. cogitated on the mysteries of nature reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind. reflecting on fifty years of married life reason stresses consecutive logical thinking. able to reason brilliantly in debate speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic. speculated on the fate of the lost explorers deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision. the jury deliberated for five hours",
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"synonyms":[
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"chew over",
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"consider",
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"contemplate",
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"debate",
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"deliberate",
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"entertain",
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"eye",
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"kick around",
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"meditate",
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"mull (over)",
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"perpend",
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"ponder",
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"pore (over)",
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"question",
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"revolve",
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"ruminate",
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"study",
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"think (about ",
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"turn",
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"weigh",
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"wrestle (with)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061127",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cogitation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a single thought":[],
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": the act of cogitating : meditation":[],
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": the capacity to think or reflect":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"as long as there's a national deficit, interplanetary exploration will most likely remain an agreeable cogitation and nothing more",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Holbein\u2019s lines and brushwork capture the movement beneath the surface, the constant cogitation and maneuvering for power and survival. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"And yet, absorbing the feelings generated by Seaver\u2019s departure from New York led me to the kind of inflated cogitation that links Masaccio and the Mets, if only because the feelings were so outsized and anguished and intense. \u2014 Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"His work, as Joseph Farrell observes in Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Theatre, Politics, Life, contains none of the intimacy, intellectual cogitation , or existential angst that one finds in so many artists of the twentieth century. \u2014 Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
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"But even that scene moves; there isn\u2019t a moment when Smallwood feels bogged down, by grad-school cogitation or anything else. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2021",
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"Warhol was seemingly incapable of spontaneity, some private calculus forever ticking away in his head at a speed different from that of normal cogitation . \u2014 Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
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"Do send us the results of your cogitations in the comments below. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Sep. 2015",
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"Agree, or disagree, their opinions could stimulate your cogitation . \u2014 Thomas Fitzgerald, Philly.com , 11 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abstraction",
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"concept",
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"conception",
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"idea",
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"image",
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"impression",
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"intellection",
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"mind's eye",
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"notion",
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"picture",
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"thought"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201726",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"cogitative":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unreflective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of or given to cogitation":[],
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": of or relating to cogitation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"a cogitative woman who was given to long silences, even in the company of her own family"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"broody",
|
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"contemplative",
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"meditative",
|
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"melancholy",
|
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"musing",
|
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"pensive",
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"reflective",
|
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"ruminant",
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"ruminative",
|
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"thoughtful"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165139",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cogito":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the intellectual processes of the self or ego":[],
|
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": the philosophical principle that one's existence is demonstrated by the fact that one thinks":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Played by Sandler as the cogito -ergo-sum of his ambitions, Howie is in many ways the human embodiment of that Furby, a soul held hopelessly in place by the transactional madness of his reality. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 23 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin cogito, ergo sum , literally, I think, therefore I am, principle stated by Ren\u00e9 Descartes":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-ji-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-gi-\u02cct\u014d",
|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045537",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cogito, ergo sum":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": I think, therefore I am":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-gi-\u02cct\u014d \u02ccer-g\u014d-\u02c8su\u0307m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075901",
|
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"type":[
|
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"Latin quotation from Descartes"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cogman":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cogger entry 3":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cog entry 8 + man":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112240",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"cognate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"different",
|
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"dissimilar",
|
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"diverse",
|
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"unakin",
|
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"unlike"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of the same or similar nature : generically alike":[
|
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"the cognate fields of film and theater"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is cognate with another":[
|
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"\"Eat\" and \"essen\" are cognates ."
|
|
],
|
|
": related by derivation, borrowing, or descent":[
|
|
"English \"eat\" and German \"essen\" are cognate ."
|
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],
|
|
": related by descent from the same ancestral language":[
|
|
"Spanish and French are cognate languages."
|
|
],
|
|
": related to a verb usually by derivation and serving as its object to reinforce the meaning (such as song in \"she sang a song\")":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"English \u201ceat\u201d and German \u201cessen\u201d are cognate .",
|
|
"Spanish and French are cognate languages.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Hence his own always dubious business celebrity became cognate with the mantra of Making America Great Again. \u2014 Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic , 9 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians\u2014both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate. \u2014 Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"With its Latin underpinnings, both English and Spanish share many cognates , words that have the same origin. \u2014 Corbett Smith, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2020",
|
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"And though there\u2019s debate about where the bean first appeared, there\u2019s little dispute that the word coffee is a cognate of qahwah, the Arabic word for both the bean and drink. \u2014 Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press , 13 Jan. 2018",
|
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"That Hulu show was the evening\u2019s big winner because its insane prophecy is the Left\u2019s cognate to the broadcasts of those TV pastors who draw an endless pool of suckers by selling the notion that Judgment Day is surely right around the corner. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Sep. 2017",
|
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"Like cognates between English and Spanish (which are due in part to their common descent from the Indo-European language family), there are similarities between Miami and other Algonquian languages. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017",
|
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"Overlooking Central Park, the restaurant was pitched as the Manhattan cognate of the French Laundry. \u2014 Gabe Ulla, Town & Country , 8 Sep. 2016",
|
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"Between Catawba and English, there are few cognates , and some sounds are foreign to the English tongue. \u2014 John Paul Brammer, NBC News , 8 May 2017",
|
|
"Like cognates between English and Spanish (which are due in part to their common descent from the Indo-European language family), there are similarities between Miami and other Algonquian languages. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 19 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin cognatus , from co- + gnatus, natus , past participle of nasci to be born; akin to Latin gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4g-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
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"resemblant",
|
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"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013852",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognizance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)":[],
|
|
": jurisdiction , responsibility":[],
|
|
": knowledge , awareness":[
|
|
"had no cognizance of the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
": notice , acknowledgment":[
|
|
"take cognizance of their achievement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They seemed to have no cognizance of the crime.",
|
|
"take cognizance of what is happening",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But Democrats, who control both chambers of the legislature, dismissed the idea, saying that the already existing committees of cognizance should look into the various aspects of school construction. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"According to Deloitte\u2019s Principal & Chief Inclusion Officer Dr. Terri Cooper, leadership traits to strive for are: commitment, courage, cognizance of bias, curiosity, cultural intelligence and collaboration. \u2014 Julia Wuench, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Though there wasn't exactly an apology in Moreno's statement, the tweets do include her cognizance of the Afro-Latinx community's valid feelings on the matter at hand. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 17 June 2021",
|
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"And equity is, essentially, the cognizance of every individual\u2019s uniqueness and needs by promoting justice and impartiality within the practices, processes and systematic distribution of resources. \u2014 Madhukar Govindaraju, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"The Defense Department announced the establishment of a UFO task force in August, saying the group would be led by the Navy under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Morrison is the first pop artist to show cognizance of COVID reality. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Still, an inchoate anxiety lurked behind the mania, a fleeting cognizance that for all their demands of more, nothing could ever match this. \u2014 Elaina Plott, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
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"And seemingly no cognizance that on that very day, fires were consuming vast swaths of California and Oregon. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cognisaunce , latinization (after cogn\u014dscere and its derivatives) of conissaunce, conoisance \"knowledge, understanding, distinguishing mark (as on a shield),\" borrowed from Anglo-French conoisance, conisance , from conis ant, conoiss ant \"aware, mindful\" (from present participle of conoistre \"to know, be aware of,\" going back to Latin cogn\u014dscere \"to get to know, acquire knowledge of\") + -ance -ance \u2014 more at cognition":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"ear",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025746",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognizant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
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"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Not like some college kid beaming in blissful ignorance, but rather like a worldly 23-year-old, self-aware and fully cognizant of the dire straits he's entering. \u2014 Jody Berger , ESPN , 14 June 1999",
|
|
"\u2026 the idea of a machine cognizant of that human Achilles' heel, emotion, can conjure more sinister images\u2014like HAL, the savvy, menacing computer in \"2001,\" whose fear that he would be unplugged led him to kill all but one of the crew members on a space mission. \u2014 Daniel Goleman , New York Times , 7 Jan. 1997",
|
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"\u2026 to assure you that I am neither privy to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , letter , 13 Oct. 1849",
|
|
"He is cognizant of his duties as a father.",
|
|
"not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Bucks are cognizant of this and haven\u2019t always gone that route. \u2014 Brian Sampson, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The organization's three pharmacists, pharmacy technician, interns from the University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy and volunteers are cognizant of the struggles their clients face, Broomall said. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Proper hydration also plays a key factor for sure, and being cognizant of the types of ingredients and nourishment that's going to sustain your energy rather than deplete it. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Already cognizant of the tradition the Colts have at the quarterback position on the field, Ryan is ready to step into the tradition Colts quarterbacks have built off of it. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"About seven days later, Kimberly became cognizant enough to speak clearly and recognize family. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Biden remains cognizant that for many Americans, the crisis remains a faraway concern. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Your desire for your son to not suffer may interfere with creating solutions, so stay cognizant of your own panic and worry. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, policy makers need to be cognizant that employment tends to be a lagging indicator. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"cogniz(ance) + -ant entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-z\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cognizant aware , cognizant , conscious , sensible , alive , awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"witting"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052309",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": know , understand":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize \u2014in a fundamental sense\u2014anything",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a social networking platform, individuals should cognize the importance of having a fully complete and impressive profile. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from cognizance , after recognize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4g-\u02ccn\u012bz",
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"k\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"appreciate",
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"apprehend",
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"assimilate",
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"behold",
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"catch",
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"catch on (to)",
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"compass",
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"comprehend",
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"conceive",
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"cotton (to ",
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"decipher",
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"decode",
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"dig",
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"discern",
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"get",
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"grasp",
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"grok",
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"intuit",
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"know",
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"make",
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"make out",
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"perceive",
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"recognize",
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"register",
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"savvy",
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"see",
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"seize",
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"sense",
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"tumble (to)",
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"twig",
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"understand"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025223",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cognomen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"richly deserved the cognomen of \u201cButterfingers\u201d",
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"\u201cChristopher Columbus\u201d is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Part of the Tuscia \u2014 cognomen of lush forested Viterbo, crossed by the ancient Roman Francigena road and land of the Etruscans before that \u2014 Gradoli is also volcanic. \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"The cognomen , or surname, of the Oba is Ekpen-owa, or home leopard. \u2014 NOLA.com , 1 Feb. 2021",
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"Moore submitted dozens of wonderful, wondrous cognomens , including Mongoose Civique, Regina-rex, Aeroterre, Dearborn Diamant\u00e9 and the deathless Utopian Turtletop. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"Denmark, Iceland, Hungary and Saudi Arabia also enforce specific naming conventions where common American cognomens might not make the cut. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 26 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, irregular from co- + nomen name \u2014 more at name":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4g-n\u0259-",
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"k\u00e4g-\u02c8n\u014d-m\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"alias",
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"byname",
|
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"epithet",
|
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"handle",
|
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"moniker",
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"monicker",
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"nickname",
|
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"sobriquet",
|
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"soubriquet",
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"surname"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112811",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cognomination":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": cognomen":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin cognomination-, cognominatio , from cognominatus + -ion- -io -ion":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224438",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognosce":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to determine judicially especially with respect to insanity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin cognoscere to become acquainted with":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4g\u00a6n\u00e4s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognoscent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cognizant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin cognoscent-, cognoscens , present participle of cognoscere":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164554",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognoscente":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who has expert knowledge in a subject : connoisseur":[
|
|
"a computer cognoscente",
|
|
"a cognoscente of the art world"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cognoscente of medieval painting",
|
|
"cognoscenti in the art world knew that most of the works being auctioned off were second-rate stuff",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Covington's cognoscente , epicures, glitterati, and connoisseurs all met at Grand Tasting 2018, part of the week-long celebration A Taste of Covington sponsored by the Covington Business Association. \u2014 Ann Benoit, NOLA.com , 6 May 2018"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Italian (now spelled conoscente ), from cognoscente, conoscente adjective, \"knowing,\" from present participle of cognoscere, conoscere \"to know, have knowledge of,\" going back to Latin cogn\u014dscere \"to get to know, acquire knowledge of\" \u2014 more at cognition":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4g-n\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-y\u0259-\u02c8shen-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8sen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connoisseur",
|
|
"dilettante"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cohere":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be logically or aesthetically consistent":[],
|
|
": to become united in principles, relationships, or interests":[],
|
|
": to cause (parts or components) to cohere":[],
|
|
": to display cohesion of plant parts":[],
|
|
": to hold together as a mass of parts that cohere":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle",
|
|
"beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Families cohere by keeping histories and telling stories \u2014 and conveying what the English have called heirlooms. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The book is a hodgepodge of short, quirky chapters that cohere as a quasi-narrative because Mr. Reilly structures them around his relationship with his father\u2014which wasn\u2019t at all pretty. \u2014 John Paul Newport, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don\u2019t cohere . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With considerable skill, Davies tries to weave these together with various transitional devices \u2014 musical, visual, verbal \u2014 but the sections don\u2019t cohere . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"These details don\u2019t quite cohere into a whole, and the sons (Dane DeHaan and Patrick Schwarzenegger), especially, are thinly drawn. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"During the almost yearlong recording process, this notoriously fractious gang of four were able to put aside their differences, their competitiveness, and cohere better than ever. \u2014 Alan Light, SPIN , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The screenplay may not cohere in ways designed to please the dream-logic-averse, but its wit is neatly matched by the wit of the visual landscapes. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And as long as the rules are not interpreted rigidly, and morality is not understood strictly, rules and morality can cohere . \u2014 Andrew Stark, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin cohaer\u0113re \"to stick together, be in contact with, be connected,\" from co- co- + haer\u0113re \"to be closely attached, stick,\" going back to a stem *hais- , of obscure origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8hir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cohere stick , adhere , cohere , cling , cleave mean to become closely attached. stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together. couldn't get the label to stick adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together. antibodies adhering to a virus cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass. eggs will make the mixture cohere cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils. clinging to a capsized boat cleave stresses strength of attachment. the wet shirt cleaved to his back",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115437",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coherence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": integration of diverse elements, relationships, or values":[
|
|
"\"The various parts of this house\u2014discrete in color, in shape, in placement\u2014join together with remarkable coherence .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Goldberger"
|
|
],
|
|
": systematic or logical connection or consistency":[
|
|
"The essay as a whole lacks coherence ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the property of being coherent":[
|
|
"a plan that lacks coherence"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of cohering : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Achieving coherence while encouraging independent action is a tough balance to strike but one that is well worth it. \u2014 Lars Lehne, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"What this twisty espionage thriller, the directing debut of Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, doesn\u2019t have enough of is character depth or storytelling coherence . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"During his tenure, the chief justice has built a track record \u2013 though not a flawless one \u2013 of coherence and consensus. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The demand for coherence is the reason stories that seem obscure and implausible in themselves come to feel like common sense even to people who are neither murderous nor crazy. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Under all the fog (and there is a lot of it), there isn\u2019t much substance in this production, which clearly prioritizes an aesthetic and a mood over acting, coherence and Shakespeare\u2019s text. \u2014 Christian Lewis, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The exhibition gives due respect to both artist and object, uniting them with coherence and sparkle. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Psychologists call these three things coherence , purpose and existential mattering. \u2014 Joshua Hicks, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After all, the obligation to political and ethical coherence stops at the moment love starts. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"coher(ent) + -ence , after Latin cohaerentia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8hir-\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"-\u02c8her-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"consonancy",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orchestration",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coherent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"inconsequent",
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having clarity or intelligibility : understandable":[
|
|
"a coherent person",
|
|
"a coherent passage"
|
|
],
|
|
": logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : consistent":[
|
|
"coherent style",
|
|
"a coherent argument"
|
|
],
|
|
": producing coherent light":[
|
|
"a coherent source"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase":[
|
|
"coherent light"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 the diaries and the novels demonstrate how a novelist tweaks and grooms reality into something more structured and coherent than life as it is lived. \u2014 Penelope Lively , Atlantic , February 2001",
|
|
"He is without a political agenda as he is without a coherent moral sensibility. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , Entertainment Weekly , 27 July 1990",
|
|
"At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become coherent ; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related. \u2014 William Stafford , Writing the Australian Crawl , 1978",
|
|
"This time the song was old, a pattern of rhythmic monosyllables which had lost coherent meaning somewhere in time. \u2014 Tony Hillerman , The Blessing Way , 1970",
|
|
"He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.",
|
|
"They are able to function as a coherent group.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the same vein, many large organizations are understandably struggling to pull together a coherent strategy for ESG reporting due to the complexity of their corporate structures. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Developing a coherent American strategy requires understanding why Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons and how the U.S. can recalibrate its strategic logic for a nuclear environment. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This train of thought offers the only coherent explanation for much of the action and inaction lately on view. \u2014 David Bromwich, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But the New York Post story is the first high-profile instance of the site blocking just one URL without a coherent explanation. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 15 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Others said Trump must offer a coherent explanation for a second term and build his base beyond the ardent supporters who have been with him from the beginning. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"This was not likely to produce relevant knowledge or coherent policy. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet even if Scholz's plan succeeds in calming the present crisis, the absence of a coherent overall policy makes another one inevitable. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Jokes aside, there is an urgent need for a coherent national policy not just on the Taiwan issue, but on the larger question of U.S.-China policy. \u2014 James Stavridis, Time , 3 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French coherent , borrowed from Latin cohaerent-, cohaerens \"touching, adjacent, cohering,\" from present participle of cohaer\u0113re \"to cohere \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8her-",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8hir-\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analytic",
|
|
"analytical",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded",
|
|
"well-grounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050154",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cohort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study":[
|
|
"a cohort of premedical students",
|
|
"the cohort of people born in the 1980s"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of warriors or soldiers":[],
|
|
": band , group":[
|
|
"a cohort of supporters"
|
|
],
|
|
": companion , colleague":[
|
|
"a few of their \u2026 cohorts decided to form a company",
|
|
"\u2014 Burt Hochberg"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The police arrested the gang's leader and his cohorts .",
|
|
"Depression was a common problem for people in that age cohort .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This cohort of creators, who have embraced the Just Chatting category, have emerged as pundits for a generation disconnected from cable news. \u2014 Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The vaccination campaign for another cohort of children \u2014 those ages 5 to 11 \u2014 is lagging behind other groups. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The first cohort of five participants, most of whom joined in the past few weeks, includes Tayo Oyenuga. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But the indie rock icons were recently up for a fun stunt, as group members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich played tennis against comedian/musician Tim Heidecker and his Office Hours Live podcast cohort , DJ Douggpound. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Across Italy, there is an entire cohort of companies, some public but most private, in tech, fashion, food, pharmaceuticals, and other sectors committed to running and growing sustainable businesses. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Mike\u2019s cohort , who haven\u2019t had a ton to do in the first part of the season, will likely join up with her and make their way to Hawkins and/or the Upside Down. \u2014 James Grebey, Time , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The damage to Bitcoin and its brethren will be confined to a small cohort of American society\u2014the crypto bulls (maybe not the early-believers, but certainly those who joined the party late). \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Oldfield said the new younger cohort , of 11- to 14-year-olds, will be slightly smaller and focus more specifically on the stages of early adolescence that the pandemic disrupted most potently. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin cohort-, cohors \u2014 more at court":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cch\u022frt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cch\u022f(\u0259)rt"
|
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],
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"companion",
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"compatriot",
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"compeer",
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"comrade",
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"crony",
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"fellow",
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"hobnobber",
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"running mate"
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"curl",
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"entwine",
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": intrauterine device":[
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"That means no condoms, no pills, no coils or sterilization \u2026",
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"\u2014 Christine M. Flowers",
|
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"The IUD or ' coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant. It's often called a ' coil ' because most of the original IUDs were coil-shaped.",
|
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"\u2014 David Delvin"
|
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": to roll or twist into a shape resembling a coil":[
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],
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"She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
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"A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
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"The cat coiled up into a ball.",
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"The snake coiled around its prey."
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},
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
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},
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"\u02c8k\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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"\u02c8k\u022fil",
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"\u02c8k\u022fi(\u0259)l"
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],
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bother",
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"bustle",
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"clutter",
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"do",
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"foofaraw",
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"fun",
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|
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"helter-skelter",
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"hoo-ha",
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"hoo-hah",
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"hoopla",
|
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"hubbub",
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"hullabaloo",
|
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"hurly",
|
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"hurly-burly",
|
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"hurricane",
|
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"hurry",
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"hurry-scurry",
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"hurry-skurry",
|
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"kerfuffle",
|
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"moil",
|
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"pandemonium",
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"pother",
|
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"row",
|
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"ruckus",
|
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
|
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"shindy",
|
|
"splore",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
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"storm",
|
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"to-do",
|
|
"tumult",
|
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"turmoil",
|
|
"uproar",
|
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"welter",
|
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"whirl",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
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"zoo"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"curl",
|
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|
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"spiral",
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"twine",
|
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"wind"
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 Christine M. Flowers",
|
|
"The IUD or ' coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant. It's often called a ' coil ' because most of the original IUDs were coil-shaped.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Delvin"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"coiled herself up on the couch"
|
|
],
|
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": to wind into rings or spirals":[
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|
|
],
|
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": turmoil":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"She coiled the loose thread around her finger.",
|
|
"A long scarf was coiled around her neck.",
|
|
"The cat coiled up into a ball.",
|
|
"The snake coiled around its prey."
|
|
],
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|
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},
|
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|
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"French coillir, cuillir to gather \u2014 more at cull":"Verb",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fil",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fi(\u0259)l"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"ado",
|
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"alarums and excursions",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
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"blather",
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bother",
|
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"bustle",
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"clatter",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"commotion",
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|
"corroboree",
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|
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"do",
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|
"foofaraw",
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|
"fun",
|
|
"furor",
|
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|
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"fuss",
|
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|
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|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
|
"hoopla",
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|
"hubble-bubble",
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|
"hubbub",
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|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"hurricane",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurry-scurry",
|
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"hurry-skurry",
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|
"kerfuffle",
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"moil",
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"pandemonium",
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"pother",
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"row",
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|
"ruckus",
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
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"shindy",
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"splore",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"uproar",
|
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"welter",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
|
"zoo"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202740",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"coin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a unit of a cryptocurrency":[
|
|
"I also caution market participants against promoting or touting the offer and sale of coins without first determining whether the securities laws apply to those actions.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jay Clayton"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money":[],
|
|
": corner , cornerstone , quoin":[],
|
|
": create , invent":[
|
|
"coin a phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
": metal money":[],
|
|
": money":[
|
|
"I'm in it for the coin",
|
|
"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to coins":[],
|
|
": operated by coins":[],
|
|
": something having two different and usually opposing sides":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase the other side of the coin"
|
|
],
|
|
": something resembling a coin especially in shape":[],
|
|
": something used as if it were money (as in verbal or intellectual exchange)":[
|
|
"perhaps wisecracks \u2026 are respectable literary coin in the U.S.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)",
|
|
"would repay him with the full coin of his mind",
|
|
"\u2014 Ian Fleming"
|
|
],
|
|
": to convert (metal) into coins":[],
|
|
": to get rich quickly":[],
|
|
": to make (a coin) especially by stamping : mint":[],
|
|
": wedge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I have a dollar in coins .",
|
|
"seeking a job that pays plenty of coin",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The coach coined the phrase \u201crefuse to lose.\u201d",
|
|
"William Shakespeare is believed to have coined many words.",
|
|
"The nation plans to coin more money.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Risk and change are two sides of the same coin of an ever-evolving world. \u2014 Saeed Elnaj, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The shooter\u2019s manifesto makes clear, climate denial and ecofascism are two sides of the same right-wing coin . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The film took a magnifying glass to the hypocritical nature of politicians, showing how foreign communism and American extremism were just two sides of the same authoritarian coin . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To me, Trump and Putin are two sides of the same coin . \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The simple truth is the dual crises of the lack of affordable housing and homelessness are two sides of the same coin . \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her singing and playing braid together unusually, as if each represents one side of the same coin . \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Jenny Arden talks about her career in design as straddling two very distinct sides of the same coin : left brain and right, business and design. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gasc\u00f3n and Spitzer were always different sides of the same coin . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But to coin a phrase, necessity is the mother of invention, and businesses must have confidence that AI will give their legal teams the power to navigate today's landscape of regulatory unpredictability. \u2014 Eleanor Weaver, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Island-ism, to coin a word, has reigned forever since, imprinted ineradicably in the psyche of Britain\u2019s inhabitants. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"With a history and stronghold in the manufacturing industry, IFS wants to coin the term and concept of \u2018servitization\u2019 as a way of describing the perfect storm where both suppliers and customers want outcomes more than products. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This means that the aesthetic isn't just for grandmothers and seaside dwellers, but anyone who appreciates the vibes of Nancy Meyers' films or visiting relatives that live near the beach, both of which first inspired Nicoleta to coin the term. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The suffix was an ADS nominee for most creative word of 2021, probably because it has been used to coin names for hundreds of music genres and aesthetic styles over the past two years. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Rams looked like legitimate Super Bowl contenders and the fans rocked the stadium, inspiring Times columnist Bill Plaschke to coin a new term. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In Week 1461 the Empress asked the Loser Community to coin words based on people\u2019s names. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This move led Forrester to coin a new security strategy \u2014 zero trust. \u2014 Robert Fly, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The victim told him where to find a bedroom safe and coin jar, which together contained $230. \u2014 Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com , 21 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"cabbage",
|
|
"cash",
|
|
"change",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"dough",
|
|
"gold",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"kale",
|
|
"legal tender",
|
|
"lolly",
|
|
"long green",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"lucre",
|
|
"money",
|
|
"moola",
|
|
"moolah",
|
|
"needful",
|
|
"pelf",
|
|
"scratch",
|
|
"shekels",
|
|
"sheqels",
|
|
"shekelim",
|
|
"shekalim",
|
|
"sheqalim",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"wampum"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184811",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coinage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coins":[],
|
|
": something (such as a word) made up or invented":[],
|
|
": the act or process of coining":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The word \u201cblog\u201d is a recent coinage .",
|
|
"Coinage was scarce in the colonies.",
|
|
"an expert in Chinese coinage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is the first time Britain's LGBTQ+ community has been celebrated on official UK coinage and forms part of the Royal Mint's wider commitment to diversity and inclusion, according to its website. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The first contains a small amount of coinage which symbolizes the monarch's gift for food and clothing. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Edmund said that the new gold coinage could have been made from Byzantine coins and Islamic gold dinars, revealing trade routes between Europe and the Middle East at the time. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Henry's coinage was the first to be cast in gold since the Norman Conquest, with the economy relying on silver coins since then. \u2014 CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"To put that figure in perspective, only select COVID-era releases have managed to generate that kind of coinage in their entire theatrical runs, much less in their second weekend of release. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Massachusetts General Court in 1652 appointed Hull and his assistant, Robert Sanderson, as Boston mintmaster, responsible for producing North America\u2019s first silver coinage . \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As Dergarabedian points out, dramas, musicals and comedies are failing to drum up significant coinage , a state of affairs that was evident even before the onset of COVID-19. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fi-nij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"concoction",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"innovation",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"wrinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be in accord or agreement : concur":[
|
|
"She coincided with his views on most subjects."
|
|
],
|
|
": to correspond in nature, character, or function":[
|
|
"\" \u2026 our sentiments coincided in every particular \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
|
],
|
|
": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series":[
|
|
"100\u00b0 Celsius coincides with 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit."
|
|
],
|
|
": to occupy the same place in space or time":[
|
|
"The base of the triangle coincides with one side of the square.",
|
|
"The heroic age of bridge construction coincided with the expansion of the railroads \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The goals of the business partners coincide .",
|
|
"the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But two other meetings of rising importance that coincide on the calendar this year with the advertising industry\u2019s highest-profile annual conference have divided the attention of some. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The increased shares and likes for GOP posts certainly coincide with the change, the researchers said. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The next calls coincide with when authorities say officers entered the classroom \u2014 more than an hour after Ramos\u2019s arrival on campus \u2014 and shot him. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"That means the election for the District 3 seat would coincide with the Aug. 9 primary and Nov. 8 general election, as does the special election for Johnson's seat on the city's northwest side. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Those publisher changes coincide closely with app updates that have morphed AppLovin's Wordle! \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend more often than not, but the two rarely coincide with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is based on an uncorrected lunar calendar. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Will the Grammys shift the eligibility period for nominations to coincide more closely with the calendar year? \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How these film trends coincide with past economic and political trends is complicated, but the clear common denominator across every film is the fear of the unknown. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co- co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincide agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"coexist",
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"concur",
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"co-occur",
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"synchronize"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081404",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coincidence":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence":[
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"\u2026 a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert South"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago.",
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"By coincidence , every man in the room was named Fred.",
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"\u201cI'm going to Boston this weekend.\u201d \u201cWhat a coincidence ! I am too.\u201d",
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"It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery.",
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"a series of strange coincidences",
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"By a fortunate coincidence , we arrived at the theater at the same time.",
|
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"Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Ayah Al-Hashim, a 14-year-old who used her iPhone to enthusiastically record almost every float, ended up at the parade by coincidence . \u2014 oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
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"After a few occurrences, the couple realizes their contest victory was no coincidence and are shocked and worried when Faith tries to rekindle a romance with the groom. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
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"The timing is no coincidence , as Mr. Trudeau is responding to the U.S. debate over guns and mass shootings. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
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"That everyone was in full feather at this restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, was no coincidence . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"Satterfield stopped short of accusing Alabama of tampering outright but suggested Harrell's 10-day stint in the transfer portal before choosing the Crimson Tide as his next destination was no coincidence . \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 May 2022",
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"The timing of the Tigers\u2019 trip to Israel, then, is no coincidence . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
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"That two of those last three key baskets came after offensive rebounds is no coincidence . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"That just a week or so ago the house opened a brand-new boutique on the town\u2019s main shopping artery, Corso Umberto I, complete with an upstairs terrace\u2014which will be joined by a second one next summer\u2014is hardly a coincidence . \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia , derivative of coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
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"-s\u0259-\u02ccden(t)s",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8in-s\u0259-d\u0259ns"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"coexistence",
|
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"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062549",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincident":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": occupying the same space or time":[
|
|
"coincident events",
|
|
"Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter."
|
|
],
|
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": of similar nature : harmonious":[
|
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"a theory coincident with the facts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
|
|
"a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
|
|
"The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccdent",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincident contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"concurrent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincidental":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": occurring or existing at the same time":[
|
|
"coincidental deaths"
|
|
],
|
|
": resulting from a coincidence":[
|
|
"a coincidental resemblance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental .",
|
|
"the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The noise, or lack of in the cabin, is not coincidental . \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In a statement released over the weekend, Novavax said myocarditis is relatively common and the cases seen may be coincidental , not caused by the vaccine. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Many online were also confused after noticing that Terraform Labs Korea was dissolved just days before the crash, but Kwon and Terraform Labs claim the company had longstanding plans to incorporate in Singapore, saying the timing was coincidental . \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"But Kreiss-Tomkins said that was purely coincidental ; it had been scheduled for a vote Tuesday. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The timing of his visit was purely coincidental , said Marc Short, who served as Pence\u2019s chief of staff. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Sheh affirmed that the voice match was purely coincidental . \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And Just Like That\u2026 in December 2021, so the parallel plotlines are purely coincidental . \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The timing seemed hardly coincidental as Biden was visiting Warsaw. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"coincident + -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02ccin(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8den-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034719",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincidentally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"separately"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a coincidental manner : by coincidence":[
|
|
"lonely singles who meet coincidentally and click",
|
|
"\u2014 People"
|
|
],
|
|
": it is or seems coincidental that":[
|
|
"coincidentally , the dog died exactly one year after his owner did"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Freed, coincidentally , had a friend bartending at the Short Stop in Echo Park and convinced them to take over the music on a random Tuesday night. \u2014 Jessica Shalvoy, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Louis and Tampa Bay\u2014 coincidentally have the oldest rosters in the eight-team field with an average age well over 28. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Scott was born to a single mother in a small town in East Texas \u2014 coincidentally , just a few miles from the town where Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) was born. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition, the suit alleges, Price coincidentally met a woman named Kathryn McGhee at a social event in 2020. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The bond deepened when Alex chose Wake Forest to play his college golf and coincidentally , Annabelle picked the school as well. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Cleveland\u2019s public-relations headache intensified on Tuesday when the team \u2014 apparently coincidentally \u2014 invited fans on Twitter to participate in a question-and-answer session just minutes after The Times published its investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Based on the comedian Sarah Silverman\u2019s memoir of the same name, the show focuses on the plight of a 10-year-old girl, named not coincidentally Sarah Silverman ( Zoe Glick ), whose bladder is as leaky as her mouth is foul. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"While the actress had a recurring role in the series, Krause only appeared in one episode, which coincidentally included a scene with Graham. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"coincidental + -ly entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8den-t\u0259-l\u0113",
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02ccin(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8dent-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincidently",
|
|
"concurrently",
|
|
"contemporaneously",
|
|
"simultaneously",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013130",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincidently":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": occupying the same space or time":[
|
|
"coincident events",
|
|
"Animal hibernation is usually coincident with the approach of winter."
|
|
],
|
|
": of similar nature : harmonious":[
|
|
"a theory coincident with the facts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hard economic times and the coincident increase in crime were a double strain on the city's social services",
|
|
"a study to determine whether the areas with the highest family incomes were coincident with the locations boasting the highest percentage of college graduates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These two events are coincident with a decrease in the production and activity of stem cells. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues. \u2014 Roger Mcnamee, Wired , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Several of our hottest summers in the past decade have been coincident with developing La Ni\u00f1as. \u2014 Matt Rogers, Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Also, just because Guillain-Barre Syndrome occurs in a patient diagnosed with COVID-19, that does not imply that it was caused by the virus; this still may be a coincident occurrence. \u2014 Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation , 7 July 2020",
|
|
"The arrival of the pandemic was also coincident with flu season and the onset of seasonal allergies, which can produce an overlapping set of symptoms. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Microsoft has a year to figure out this last mode, because the Surface Neo won\u2019t be released until the end of 2020, coincident with the Windows 10X OS that\u2019s optimized for the Surface Neo. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 2 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Study co-author James Screen, a researcher at the University of Exeter, says the study relies on three main lines of evidence to conclude that cold mid-latitude winters are coincident with Arctic ice loss. \u2014 Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com , 19 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincident-, coincidens , present participle of coincidere \"to agree in nature, coincide \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8in(t)-s\u0259-d\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02ccdent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincident contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"concurrent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025306",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coinciding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be in accord or agreement : concur":[
|
|
"She coincided with his views on most subjects."
|
|
],
|
|
": to correspond in nature, character, or function":[
|
|
"\" \u2026 our sentiments coincided in every particular \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
|
],
|
|
": to occupy exactly corresponding or equivalent positions on a scale or in a series":[
|
|
"100\u00b0 Celsius coincides with 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit."
|
|
],
|
|
": to occupy the same place in space or time":[
|
|
"The base of the triangle coincides with one side of the square.",
|
|
"The heroic age of bridge construction coincided with the expansion of the railroads \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mario Salvadori"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The goals of the business partners coincide .",
|
|
"the heaviest snowfall of the season coincided with the start of our weeklong ski vacation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But two other meetings of rising importance that coincide on the calendar this year with the advertising industry\u2019s highest-profile annual conference have divided the attention of some. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The increased shares and likes for GOP posts certainly coincide with the change, the researchers said. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The next calls coincide with when authorities say officers entered the classroom \u2014 more than an hour after Ramos\u2019s arrival on campus \u2014 and shot him. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"That means the election for the District 3 seat would coincide with the Aug. 9 primary and Nov. 8 general election, as does the special election for Johnson's seat on the city's northwest side. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Those publisher changes coincide closely with app updates that have morphed AppLovin's Wordle! \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend more often than not, but the two rarely coincide with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is based on an uncorrected lunar calendar. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Will the Grammys shift the eligibility period for nominations to coincide more closely with the calendar year? \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"How these film trends coincide with past economic and political trends is complicated, but the clear common denominator across every film is the fear of the unknown. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidere \"to be identical in substance, agree in position,\" from Latin co- co- + incidere \"to fall or drop (into), come by chance, chance to happen\" \u2014 more at incident entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coincide agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"coexist",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"co-occur",
|
|
"synchronize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coitus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements : sexual intercourse sense 1 \u2014 compare orgasm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near- coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe that\u2019s the binary nature of digital thought, ones and zeroes, coitus and cuddles. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The intriguing gender discourse opened up by this bizarre encounter is stopped short when, mid- coitus in a cheap hotel room, news of a nearby terrorist explosion flashes across the TV screen. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the distance quickly narrows and then disappears as moments of inter-guest coitus and hand-to-hand combat overrule the abstract principles of pathogen avoidance. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This woman saw Jessie\u2019s suck it and recognizes the exuberance inherent in low-stakes coitus . \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"Joining these two together in unholy coitus will have dire consequences on the rest of the Seven, and The Boys, and just everyone involved with the final three episodes of season 2. \u2014 Rachel Paige, refinery29.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The two seem to have a post- coitus glow, which means all of our Falice dreams have finally come true. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 29 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"The death occurs in the wee hours of the post- coitus morning. \u2014 Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com , 8 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin, \"meeting, encounter, act of sexual intercourse,\" from coi- , variant stem of co\u012bre \"to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse\" + -tus , suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at coition":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259t-\u0259s",
|
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113-",
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"\u02c8k\u014d-\u0259-t\u0259s",
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"\u02c8k\u022fi-t\u0259s",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u0113t-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"coition",
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"commerce",
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"congress",
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"copulating",
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"copulation",
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"coupling",
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"intercourse",
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"lovemaking",
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"mating",
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"relations",
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"sex",
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"sex act",
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"sexual intercourse",
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"sexual relations"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102754",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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|
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": coitus in which the penis is withdrawn prior to ejaculation to prevent the deposit of sperm into the vagina":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The question of sperm in precum usually comes up in reference to the pull-out method, also known as the withdrawal method (and coitus interruptus \u2014sounds like a dinosaur, but OK). \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, SELF , 7 Mar. 2019",
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"You were beaten by coitus interruptus imposed by the Church. \u2014 Dana Snitzky, Longreads , 12 July 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, \"interrupted sexual intercourse\"":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccint-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259s",
|
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"-\u02ccin-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103146",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coker":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": coco":[
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"\u2014 used in the port of London to avoid confusion with cocoa"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of coco":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dk\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112001",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cokernut":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": coconut sense 1":[],
|
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": the edible seed of the coquito palm ( Jubaea spectabilis ) of Chile enclosed in a fruit like a small coconut":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of coconut":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dk\u0259(r)\u02ccn\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074244",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cokery":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plant for making coke":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"coke entry 1 + -ery":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dk(\u0259)r\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074245",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cokie":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cocaine addict":[],
|
|
": addicted to cocaine":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"coke entry 3 + -ie, -y":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102015",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"coking coal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a bituminous coal suitable for making into coke":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from present participle of coke entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022406",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coky":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling coke (as in physical properties)":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"coke entry 1 + -y":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dk\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051622",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"col":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": E. coli":[
|
|
"coli form",
|
|
"coli phage"
|
|
],
|
|
": colon":[
|
|
"col itis",
|
|
"colo stomy"
|
|
],
|
|
": saddle sense 3":[],
|
|
"Colorado":[],
|
|
"Colossians":[],
|
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"collateral":[],
|
|
"collect; collected; collection":[],
|
|
"college; collegiate":[],
|
|
"colonel":[],
|
|
"colonial":[],
|
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"colony":[],
|
|
"color; colored":[],
|
|
"column":[],
|
|
"cost of living":[],
|
|
"counsel":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see com-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a remote col in the Alps"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, neck, from Latin collum":"Noun",
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin colon":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"canyon",
|
|
"ca\u00f1on",
|
|
"couloir",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"flume",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"gill",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gulch",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"kloof",
|
|
"linn",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"ravine",
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023447",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cold wave",
|
|
"deep freeze",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"snap"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat":[
|
|
"they died of the cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": conveying the impression of being cold: such as":[],
|
|
": cool sense 6a":[],
|
|
": depressing , gloomy":[
|
|
"cold gray skies"
|
|
],
|
|
": deprived of benefits given others":[
|
|
"the plan benefits management but leaves labor out in the cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": far off the mark : not close to finding or solving":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in children's games"
|
|
],
|
|
": giving the appearance of being dead : unconscious":[
|
|
"passed out cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected":[
|
|
"the bath water has gotten cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": having lost freshness or vividness : stale":[
|
|
"dogs trying to pick up a cold scent"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or being a temperature that is uncomfortably low for humans":[
|
|
"it is cold outside today",
|
|
"a cold drafty attic"
|
|
],
|
|
": involving processing without the use of heat":[
|
|
"cold working of steel"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by poor or unlucky performance":[
|
|
"the team's shooting turned cold in the second half"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by sure familiarity : pat":[
|
|
"had her lines cold weeks before opening night"
|
|
],
|
|
": not heated: such as":[],
|
|
": not prepared or suitably warmed up":[
|
|
"The player's sub entered the game cold ."
|
|
],
|
|
": served chilled or with ice":[
|
|
"a cold drink"
|
|
],
|
|
": served without heating especially after initial cooking or processing":[
|
|
"cold cereal",
|
|
"cold roast beef"
|
|
],
|
|
": with premeditation : deliberately":[
|
|
"was killed in cold blood"
|
|
],
|
|
": without introduction or advance notice":[
|
|
"walked in cold to apply for a job"
|
|
],
|
|
": without preparation or warm-up":[
|
|
"was asked to perform the solo cold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The water was too cold for swimming.",
|
|
"The weather has been unusually cold this spring.",
|
|
"a country with a cold climate",
|
|
"It was a long, cold winter.",
|
|
"It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder .",
|
|
"It's bitterly cold out there!",
|
|
"metal that is cold to the touch",
|
|
"Are you cold ? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like.",
|
|
"a bowl of cold cereal",
|
|
"He ate cold pizza for breakfast.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I mind cold more than heat.",
|
|
"They died of exposure to cold .",
|
|
"The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.",
|
|
"I stood there shivering in the cold .",
|
|
"He waited outside for her in the bitter cold .",
|
|
"Come in out of the cold .",
|
|
"It's not the flu, it's just a cold .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She was asked to perform the song cold .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"At that time, protection from current vaccine doses will be waning and cold weather will drive people indoors, where the risk of transmission is highest. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"If heading to a cold -weather destination, make sure windows are copious and offer a view out onto the nature beyond. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"More than 20,000 fans brave the cold weather to celebrate the event in high style. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The wood-burning fireplace is the cozy cold -weather staple of the living room. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Organic and polymer-coated urea fertilizer products do not release well in cold weather. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don't last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The final piece of the Saudi effort to bring MBS in from the cold is focused on the US. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Temperatures dip below freezing at night, and Save the Children has received reports of children becoming ill from the cold . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially in the winter months, when transmission, at least in my part of the world, was greatest, replacing masks when coming in from the cold was an almost acrobatic process. \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Videos on social media have shown officials appearing to threaten to shoot groups of African students, a woman shielding an infant from the cold , officials chasing groups of people and people reported to be stranded in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Diggins, also skiing alone for much of the race, kept a steady pace behind the Norwegian as gusts whipped across the tracks and battered the skiers, many with tape on their faces to protect from the cold . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These tent-like enclosures are equipped with infrared space heaters and are responsible for shielding plant components from the cold . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That's when the invasive species fall from trees or end up on sidewalks stunned from the cold . \u2014 Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Farmers spray water onto the crops to help protect them from the cold . \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Perhaps, as several experts have posited since the pandemic\u2019s early days, SARS-CoV-2 will just become the fifth cold -causing coronavirus. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This body wash is formulated with sea salt and cold -pressed orange oil, providing nutrients to the skin and improving its ability to absorb moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The juvenile turtle is one of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold -stunned in Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saturday Night Live returned to 13th century England in the May 7 cold open to tackle the Supreme Court document leak signaling Roe v. Wade's reversal. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"As parents, artists, and also an athlete/pharmacist combo, the Andrews\u2019 collaborated with a food scientist to encourage a balanced lifestyle through the fast, fresh and efficient nutrition provided in cold -pressed juice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Brazil could prove more complicated: The Biden administration has so far largely cold -shouldered President Bolsonaro, seeing him as a populist soulmate of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hydrating and soothing skincare recipe contains an exceptional blend of botanical plant extracts and cold -pressed plant oils that plump, brighten, and moisturize the skin to reduce visible signs of aging. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas go into a dormant or cold -stunned state. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, going back to Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon), going back to Germanic *kal\u00f0a- (whence Old Saxon cald \"cold,\" Middle Dutch cout, Old High German kalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds ), verbal adjective from *kalan- \"to be cold\" (whence Old English calan \"to be cold, to make cold,\" Old Norse kala \"to freeze\") going back to a dialectal Indo-European base *\u01f5el-, *\u01f5ol-, whence also Latin gel\u016b, gelus \"frost, cold,\" gel\u0101re \"to freeze, chill\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, going back to Old English ceald, cald, noun derivative of ceald, cald cold entry 1 (or derivative from the Germanic base of these adjectives)":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of cold entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"algid",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"gelid",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"ice-cold",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"polar",
|
|
"shivery",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043419",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold agglutination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": autoagglutination":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold call":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a telephone call soliciting business made directly to a potential customer without prior contact or without a lead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Any kind of cold call asking you to invest in something is automatic red flag and so good for the Highland Heights guy for going to the police and ending this thing and stopping anybody else from getting built. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Luhrmann soon received a cold call from none other than Denzel Washington, who starred opposite Butler on Broadway. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Gone are the days of the effectiveness of the cold call . \u2014 Tony Pec, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And sometimes just getting that first cold email, the first cold call , to land \u2014 because that\u2019s the one that can start the momentum. \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"That cold call wasn\u2019t a slam dunk for Sonder House at first. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But a cold call from one of the Beatles was a little more unusual. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"However, a blog entry posted on the association\u2019s website discussing how agents can use text messaging to communicate with clients does not mention using texts to cold call prospective buyers or sellers. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Chef Alvaro Padilla, second-generation co-owner of El Nacimiento in southwest Detroit, didn't hesitate to say yes to a cold call from local publicist David Rudolph, the organizer of Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen for Good. \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104530",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold cream":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a soothing and cleansing cosmetic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She uses cold cream to remove her eye makeup.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not only is the cold cream over hot coffee an amazingly pleasant juxtaposition, but the cream mitigates the sweetness, looks incredible, and keeps the alcohol vapors in the drink, preventing it from being too volatile. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"The hot coffee already needs to carry room-temperature whiskey and cold cream \u2014asking it to use its own heat to also warm the glass will shoot the cocktail in the foot before the first sip is ever taken. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Vanilla ice cream is a classic addition, but a swoosh of yogurt on the serving plate or a drizzle of cold cream straight in the pan works just as well. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"In a large bowl, beat cold cream and vanilla with an electric mixer on low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Keep in mind that your first line of defense will be working with very cold cream and, ideally, equipment (bowls, beaters, whisks) that has been chilled as well. Starch. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Beat cold cream and caramel syrup together in a large mixer bowl until stiff peaks form. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 July 2021",
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"Cream cheese or mascarpone: Replace up to half the cream with mascarpone cheese, but whip cheese with the sugar first before adding the cold cream . \u2014 Rachel Boller, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"Besides having cold cream , this is the most important thing to remember. \u2014 Rachel Boller, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That followed a price hike for products like Oscar Mayer cold cuts and hot dogs in the fall. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The classic Vietnamese banh mi sandwich is characterized by cold cuts and p\u00e2t\u00e9 with mayonnaise and a painter\u2019s box of colorful vegetables and herbs, including cucumbers, carrots, jalape\u00f1os and cilantro. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Most cold cuts and beef hot dogs will go up around 10% and coffee around 5%. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Maybe Geico will bring it back \u2014 going to get some cold cuts today! \u2014 Joe Harrington, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"During some pregnancies, expecting mothers tend to have some interesting cravings, from cold cuts to pickles. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"In 1836, the owner started feeding cold cuts to hungry customers in the queue. \u2014 Ben Reynolds, Travel , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Specials include regional cold cuts and cheese plates, a spaghetti special and even a free ride up on your birthday. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Skewer a piece of mortadella with pepperoncini and focaccia in this party-friendly recipe from Andy Baraghani, or layer its velvety sheets into a dreamy bed of cold cuts for your next big hoagie. \u2014 Bettina Makalintal, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Dec. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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": apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dell executives warned, however, that supply chain issues would weigh on the company\u2019s bottom line in the current quarter. Getting cold feet . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"Abraham Lincoln was getting cold feet , but Joseph Medill, the newspaper\u2019s editor and a prominent anti-slavery voice, would have none of it. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
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"By the time of PC's second Comdex show in November 1982, the lead investor in the magazine, Tony Gold of Lifeboat Associates, started to get cold feet due to the cash flow problems. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"Is Elon Musk getting cold feet over his $44 billion bid for Twitter? \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
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"Some people have cold feet pretty much all the time! \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2021",
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"On the run-up to the 1860 Republican Convention, Abraham Lincoln got cold feet . \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The seemingly contradictory messages left many wondering whether Mr. Musk was getting cold feet , trying to drive down the acquisition price or looking for a bit of attention. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
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"Speaking of Christine, the 1983 film version was directed by John Carpenter, who was slated to direct the original Firestarter until Universal got cold feet after the disappointing box-office of The Thing. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022"
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104333",
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"cold fish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cold aloof person":[]
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"examples":[
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"She's a lovely person, but her husband's a bit of a cold fish .",
|
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"her husband is such a cold fish that I'm reluctant to have them over for dinner",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Uncle Richard came round to the flat especially to reason with her, and reported back to Hilary that his niece was a funny sort of girl, bit of a cold fish , very set on her own ideas. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Each ticket comes with a 15-minute window for pickup, to avoid any risk of long lines and cold fish . \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
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"That solace is not forthcoming, and not only because Elliot is a very cold fish . \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 21 June 2018",
|
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"Frank thought him, despite the expensive suit, the leather briefcase and the manicured hands, or perhaps because of them, a cold fish . \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 25 Mar. 2018",
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"There is nothing cathartic or healthful about breaking a cold sweat, and a cold fish is not attractive as entr\u00e9e or lover. \u2014 Michelle Weber, Longreads , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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"cold turkey",
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"iceberg",
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"icicle"
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"cold front":{
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"examples":[
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"A cold front will move in tomorrow, bringing with it clear skies.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the West, after a weekend of record-breaking heat, a strong cold front was expected to bring cooler temperatures across much of California and the Great Basin on Monday. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Sunday will be the last day of record heat across the Southwest before a strong cold front is expected to move through the region, cooling temperatures to more seasonal values, as summer officially remains nine days away. \u2014 Haley Brink And Allison Chinchar, CNN , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Compounding the wildfire threat, a fast-moving cold front is expected to slice across the critically outlooked area near sunset. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Several rounds of rain and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and a strong cold front is expected to sweep across the state, forecasters say. \u2014 Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to the National Weather Service, a cold front is expected to slide eastward through Utah late Monday or early Tuesday. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Then another cold front is expected to approach the state. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Another cold front is expected to move into the area during the weekend bringing temperatures down into the 50s along with chances of rain. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Caracozza said another cold front is expected to come through South Florida Sunday night and Monday. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"definitions":{
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cold house":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a greenhouse (as for grapes) maintained at a low temperature":[]
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182251",
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"cold shot":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chilled by the mold in casting or imperfect through such chilling":[
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"\u2014 used of a foundry casting"
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],
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": cold shut sense 1":[],
|
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": round shotlike particles formed by a cold shut in a metal casting":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"cold entry 4":"Adjective"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071958",
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"cold shoulder":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"open arms"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment":[
|
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"got the cold shoulder from an old friend"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Particularly in today\u2019s challenging market environment, investors should think twice before giving ex-U.S. assets the cold shoulder . \u2014 Kristin Mckenna, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Four progressive Democrats last year proposed increasing that to 13, but most Democrats, including President Biden, gave the idea the cold shoulder . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Pyongyang has given the Biden administration the cold shoulder , and Mr. Kim didn\u2019t mention the U.S. in a year-end speech. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That means the judgment that Republican voters render on Tuesday will go a long way to show whether even conservative candidates like Mr. Mandel and Mr. Gibbons can overcome a cold shoulder from Mar-a-Lago. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The young woman didn\u2019t get the kind of public reception many autistic and otherwise disabled children get \u2014 awkwardness, a cold shoulder , even irritation. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In a recorded Democratic response, Sen. William C. Smith Jr. countered the governor\u2019s narrative of progress, alleging instead that Hogan has not focused on key areas of government and given a cold shoulder to lawmakers who want to work with him. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"President Barack Obama gives a cold shoulder to Russian President Vladimir Putin pat on the back in Beijing, Nov. 11, 2014. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"rebuff",
|
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"repulse",
|
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"silent treatment",
|
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"snub"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071734",
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|
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|
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"cold snap":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"cold sore":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of fluid-filled blisters appearing about or within the mouth that are caused by a herpes simplex virus and upon rupturing form crusts":[
|
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"\u2014 compare canker sore"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The person passing on the infection need not have symptoms to transmit the infection, although the presence of a cold sore dramatically increases the likelihood of infection. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The object is to avoid kissing the one with the cold sore . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"One 2017 study looked at 23 common infections including chickenpox, shingles and cold sores and found genes that seemed to be associated with many of them. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Herpes type 1 or oral herpes is a virus that causes painful cold sores on your mouth and lips. \u2014 Yerin Kim, Seventeen , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Researchers affilated with the organization estimated that 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with HSV-1, the type of herpes most people associate with cold sores on the mouth. \u2014 Kristine Thomason, Health.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Cold and flu virus, cold sores , those viruses they're not usually not transferred through food. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Numbing medication caused her reaction In his patient\u2019s case, her reaction was caused by benzocaine, an active ingredient found in over-the-counter toothache and cold sore medicine. \u2014 Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Neither Angus or myself have ever had a cold sore in our lives. \u2014 Michelle Gant, Fox News , 19 July 2018"
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122223",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold spell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a period of cold weather":[
|
|
"The flowers died during a cold spell ."
|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125014",
|
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"type":[
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cold storage":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"continuance",
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"continuation"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance":[],
|
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": storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"food that has been taken out of cold storage",
|
|
"the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The basement hallways are crammed with everything from cold storage units on wheels to crates of oranges. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Fujifilm briefed me recently on the environmental advantages of using magnetic tape for cold storage applications in data centers. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"It will be used to distribute, store and process food items and has substantial cold storage space for fresh produce and dairy, the nonprofit organization said in a news release. \u2014 Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Apartments also have cold storage lockers for grocery delivery services, electric vehicle charging stations, a fitness center and resident health programs. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Ikegwuonu's ColdHubs are 10-foot-square cold storage units which keep produce fresh for up to 21 days. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On its journey, the drone cradled a medical cold storage box packed with dry ice and special insulation to protect precious cargo: vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
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"When that happens, food orders have to go in cold storage or be eaten. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Wall Street interest in cold storage has also been heating up. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abeyance",
|
|
"deep freeze",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"dormancy",
|
|
"holding pattern",
|
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"latency",
|
|
"moratorium",
|
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"quiescence",
|
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"suspended animation",
|
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"suspense",
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"suspension"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112131",
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": concurrent perspiration and chill usually associated with fear, pain, or shock":[]
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"examples":[
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"The patient feels faint and is in a cold sweat .",
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"I break out in a cold sweat when I think about asking my boss for a pay raise.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Austin Butler would wake up in a cold sweat and sick to his stomach. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"Pitt officials have provided no evidence of tampering, but the accusations have been enough to stir the college football masses into a cold sweat . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Those include: Chest tightness, shortness of breath, pain between the shoulder blades, arm, jaw, chest or upper abdomen, dizziness or fatigue, clammy skin or cold sweat , indigestion or nausea and vomiting. \u2014 Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Just as the cold sweat began to break out all over me, some one in front began to pray. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"After all, waking up in a cold sweat after being surrounded by swarms of bugs might just be worse. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Wirija broke out into a cold sweat and began shivering, already bracing himself for the worst. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"His body breaks out in a cold sweat and his armpits, now so full of hair, are clammy. \u2014 Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The guy in the song is in a cold sweat , but not like James Brown. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 21 Oct. 2021"
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"definitions":{
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": a method of controlling smoldering forest fires by feeling the edge of a burning area with the hand and digging out or trenching round burning spots":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131112",
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},
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"cold turkey":{
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": a cold aloof person":[],
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": all at once : abruptly : such as":[],
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": unrelieved blunt language or procedure":[],
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": without a period of gradual adjustment, adaptation, or withdrawal":[
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"quit smoking cold turkey"
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],
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": without preparation":[
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"a new player who started the season cold turkey"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"I tried lots of ways to stop smoking, even cold turkey .",
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"my new boss is a cold turkey and definitely not one for chitchat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"First off, there\u2019s no need to go cold turkey or follow any other kind of horrible detox program. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
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"Certainly, going cold turkey would reverberate negatively on the European populace and economy, sending oil prices even higher. \u2014 Paul Hockenos For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 5 May 2022",
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"Spencer Haywood, who tries and fails to quit cocaine cold turkey at Kareem\u2019s behest. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
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"Luckily, my father quit cold turkey 20 years ago and never relapsed. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Studies show that people who use counseling or the FDA products have much more success quitting than those who try to stop cold turkey . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Quitting this person will not be entirely painless, but do it cold turkey anyway. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The day before the July 27, 2017 car crash and fatal shooting of Allan, Brown decided to quit cocaine cold turkey . \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Either way, this method is best achieved by starting slow, gradually limiting the number of shampoo sessions, rather than quitting the use of shampoo cold turkey . \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"-\u02c8t\u0259r-k\u0113"
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],
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"cold fish",
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"iceberg",
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"icicle"
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"adverb",
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"adverb or transitive verb",
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]
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113819",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"cold war":{
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"definitions":{
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": a condition of rivalry, mistrust, and often open hostility short of violence especially between power groups (such as labor and management)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the era of the Cold War",
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"the cold war between the party's more liberal and conservative members",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The deal, announced Wednesday, deepens the detente between Turkey and the U.A.E., powers that until recently were on opposite sides of a Middle Eastern cold war and remain at odds over conflicts in the region. \u2014 Jared Malsin, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"Reagan fought and won a cold war because even a successful hot war might have resulted in the annihilation of a significant portion of our population. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"While Russia and China are not formal allies, their strengthening partnership has raised concerns in Washington and other capitals about how well Western powers could combat challenges in a two-front cold war . \u2014 Don Lee, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The expansion of restaurants to curbside spaces and the closure of city streets to automobiles began in 2020, but in 2021 those alterations felt like a new phase in a decades-old cold war over the look and feel of the modern city. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
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"But this can\u2019t be what sets the budding cold war between the U.S. and China apart from the old. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The several-year-long political cold war culminated in the economic crisis in 2008, which paved the way for Orb\u00e1n\u2019s landslide election victory two years later. \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Her parents, for example, lived through a presidential assassination, a cold war , and a military draft. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"In 1945, most American officials did not expect a cold war stretching to four and a half decades. \u2014 Hal Brands, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105238",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cold warrior":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that supports or is engaged in a cold war":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And this first encounter of a lifelong cold warrior and a vigorous business like Russian drew the world's attention. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2018",
|
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"But the right, once rife with cold warriors , complained about the move (on Twitter), since the #TwitterLockout appeared to mostly affect the accounts of conservatives. \u2014 Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"In 1972, when China was desperately poor and largely insular, President Richard Nixon, a staunch cold warrior , traveled to Beijing for historic meetings with Mao Zedong, the father of the Communist revolution there. \u2014 Bill Powell, Newsweek , 16 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104635",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cold wave":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"heat",
|
|
"heat wave"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a permanent wave set by a chemical preparation without the use of heat":[],
|
|
": an unusually large and rapid drop in temperature over a short period of time (such as 24 hours)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the unseasonable cold wave in the Northeast has already put a strain on oil supplies",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is also borne out by the IMD study that found that the number of cold wave days over the mountainous region has been decreasing over the past three decades, according to Pai. \u2014 Soumya Sarkar, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lots of goth & new wave, dark wave, cold wave \u2026 a whole lot of waves! \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"However, the effects of the cold wave in France may be less severe than 2021 due to the timing and coverage, said Touzard. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The cold wave also seems to be less extensive, mainly concentrated in southwest regions. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Seriousness of the cold wave , which blankets all the far west, is emphasized in a report by Blake that firing probably will have to be started early in the evening. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Illinois was affected by seven billion-dollar disasters in 2021, including a February storm and cold wave . \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The bright side is that the cold wave is expected to be short-lived. \u2014 Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The report uses the recent heatwave in the Arctic and cold wave in Texas as one example. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"cold",
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"deep freeze",
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"freeze",
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"snap"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164006",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cold-blooded":{
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"charitable",
|
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"compassionate",
|
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"humane",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"merciful",
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"sensitive",
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"tenderhearted",
|
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"warm",
|
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"warmhearted"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency":[
|
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"cold-blooded murder"
|
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],
|
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": matter-of-fact , emotionless":[
|
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"a cold-blooded assessment"
|
|
],
|
|
": noticeably sensitive to cold":[],
|
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": of mixed or inferior breeding":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d",
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dl(d)-\u02c8bl\u0259d-\u0259d",
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8bl\u0259-d\u0259d"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"callous",
|
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"case-hardened",
|
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"compassionless",
|
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"desensitized",
|
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"hard",
|
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"hard-boiled",
|
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"hard-hearted",
|
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"heartless",
|
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"indurate",
|
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"inhuman",
|
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"inhumane",
|
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"insensate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
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"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
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"obdurate",
|
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"pachydermatous",
|
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"pitiless",
|
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"remorseless",
|
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"ruthless",
|
|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
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"stoney",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
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"thick-skinned",
|
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"uncharitable",
|
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"unfeeling",
|
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"unmerciful",
|
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"unsparing",
|
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"unsympathetic"
|
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],
|
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"adverb",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": manufactured by dissolving one ingredient in another without the application of heat":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123518",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold-draw":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cold-press (vegetable oil)":[],
|
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": to draw (as metal or nylon) while cold or without the application of heat":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084617",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold-eyed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cc\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02c8\u012bd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
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"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
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"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062437",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"cold-head":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to upset a head on a rod or wire without heating the metal (as in forming bolts, screws, and rivets)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073055",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"cold-jaw":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become hard-mouthed":[
|
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"when a horse cold-jaws on you and wants to run, let him go till he runs down his mainspring",
|
|
"\u2014 R. F. Adams"
|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174740",
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold-jawed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115442",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold-shoulder":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"open arms"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment":[
|
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"got the cold shoulder from an old friend"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Particularly in today\u2019s challenging market environment, investors should think twice before giving ex-U.S. assets the cold shoulder . \u2014 Kristin Mckenna, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Four progressive Democrats last year proposed increasing that to 13, but most Democrats, including President Biden, gave the idea the cold shoulder . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Pyongyang has given the Biden administration the cold shoulder , and Mr. Kim didn\u2019t mention the U.S. in a year-end speech. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That means the judgment that Republican voters render on Tuesday will go a long way to show whether even conservative candidates like Mr. Mandel and Mr. Gibbons can overcome a cold shoulder from Mar-a-Lago. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The young woman didn\u2019t get the kind of public reception many autistic and otherwise disabled children get \u2014 awkwardness, a cold shoulder , even irritation. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In a recorded Democratic response, Sen. William C. Smith Jr. countered the governor\u2019s narrative of progress, alleging instead that Hogan has not focused on key areas of government and given a cold shoulder to lawmakers who want to work with him. \u2014 Bryn Stole, baltimoresun.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"President Barack Obama gives a cold shoulder to Russian President Vladimir Putin pat on the back in Beijing, Nov. 11, 2014. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"brush-off",
|
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"rebuff",
|
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"repulse",
|
|
"silent treatment",
|
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"snub"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223413",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cold-shut":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a split ring or link used to mend or fasten chains":[],
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"examples":[
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"People are criticizing the government's coldhearted plans to stop funding programs for the poor.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"There are ambitious Black politicians, avaricious developers and coldhearted investment bankers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"Biden will face new accusations of betraying America's helpers, and of putting coldhearted judgments of national interest ahead of basic humanity. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"Even coldhearted Wall Streeters seem to accept the unthinkability of AT&T correcting a payout strategy that started 37 years ago in a completely different kind of company. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"Two dimwits concoct a scheme to prevent their friend from marrying a coldhearted and conniving woman. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"Seasonal joy comes to a screeching halt when a coldhearted woman tries to sell her hometown\u2019s land, but the love and cheer of the small town may ultimately change her heart and her mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Parton plays a guardian angel trying to find the goodness in a businesswoman (Christine Baranski) who\u2019s three times more coldhearted than Jolene. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Only a coldhearted road tripper heading southeast toward Indio on I-10 would pass Shields\u2019s roadside curiosity without tasting the granddaddy of all date shakes. \u2014 Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"People are criticizing the government's coldhearted plans to stop funding programs for the poor.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And if Roe is indeed overturned, God bless our country that can make such a terrible, coldhearted mistake and yet, half a century later, redress it, right it, turn it around. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
|
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"There are ambitious Black politicians, avaricious developers and coldhearted investment bankers. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Biden will face new accusations of betraying America's helpers, and of putting coldhearted judgments of national interest ahead of basic humanity. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Even coldhearted Wall Streeters seem to accept the unthinkability of AT&T correcting a payout strategy that started 37 years ago in a completely different kind of company. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Two dimwits concoct a scheme to prevent their friend from marrying a coldhearted and conniving woman. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Seasonal joy comes to a screeching halt when a coldhearted woman tries to sell her hometown\u2019s land, but the love and cheer of the small town may ultimately change her heart and her mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Parton plays a guardian angel trying to find the goodness in a businesswoman (Christine Baranski) who\u2019s three times more coldhearted than Jolene. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Only a coldhearted road tripper heading southeast toward Indio on I-10 would pass Shields\u2019s roadside curiosity without tasting the granddaddy of all date shakes. \u2014 Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2019"
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|
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": marked by poor or unlucky performance":[
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"the team's shooting turned cold in the second half"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The water was too cold for swimming.",
|
|
"The weather has been unusually cold this spring.",
|
|
"a country with a cold climate",
|
|
"It was a long, cold winter.",
|
|
"It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder .",
|
|
"It's bitterly cold out there!",
|
|
"metal that is cold to the touch",
|
|
"Are you cold ? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like.",
|
|
"a bowl of cold cereal",
|
|
"He ate cold pizza for breakfast.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I mind cold more than heat.",
|
|
"They died of exposure to cold .",
|
|
"The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.",
|
|
"I stood there shivering in the cold .",
|
|
"He waited outside for her in the bitter cold .",
|
|
"Come in out of the cold .",
|
|
"It's not the flu, it's just a cold .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She was asked to perform the song cold .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"At that time, protection from current vaccine doses will be waning and cold weather will drive people indoors, where the risk of transmission is highest. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"If heading to a cold -weather destination, make sure windows are copious and offer a view out onto the nature beyond. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"More than 20,000 fans brave the cold weather to celebrate the event in high style. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The wood-burning fireplace is the cozy cold -weather staple of the living room. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Organic and polymer-coated urea fertilizer products do not release well in cold weather. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don't last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The final piece of the Saudi effort to bring MBS in from the cold is focused on the US. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Temperatures dip below freezing at night, and Save the Children has received reports of children becoming ill from the cold . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Especially in the winter months, when transmission, at least in my part of the world, was greatest, replacing masks when coming in from the cold was an almost acrobatic process. \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Videos on social media have shown officials appearing to threaten to shoot groups of African students, a woman shielding an infant from the cold , officials chasing groups of people and people reported to be stranded in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Diggins, also skiing alone for much of the race, kept a steady pace behind the Norwegian as gusts whipped across the tracks and battered the skiers, many with tape on their faces to protect from the cold . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These tent-like enclosures are equipped with infrared space heaters and are responsible for shielding plant components from the cold . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That's when the invasive species fall from trees or end up on sidewalks stunned from the cold . \u2014 Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Farmers spray water onto the crops to help protect them from the cold . \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Perhaps, as several experts have posited since the pandemic\u2019s early days, SARS-CoV-2 will just become the fifth cold -causing coronavirus. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This body wash is formulated with sea salt and cold -pressed orange oil, providing nutrients to the skin and improving its ability to absorb moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The juvenile turtle is one of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold -stunned in Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Saturday Night Live returned to 13th century England in the May 7 cold open to tackle the Supreme Court document leak signaling Roe v. Wade's reversal. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"As parents, artists, and also an athlete/pharmacist combo, the Andrews\u2019 collaborated with a food scientist to encourage a balanced lifestyle through the fast, fresh and efficient nutrition provided in cold -pressed juice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Brazil could prove more complicated: The Biden administration has so far largely cold -shouldered President Bolsonaro, seeing him as a populist soulmate of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hydrating and soothing skincare recipe contains an exceptional blend of botanical plant extracts and cold -pressed plant oils that plump, brighten, and moisturize the skin to reduce visible signs of aging. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Once the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas go into a dormant or cold -stunned state. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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"Middle English, going back to Old English ceald, cald, noun derivative of ceald, cald cold entry 1 (or derivative from the Germanic base of these adjectives)":"Noun",
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"ice-cold",
|
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"icy",
|
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"nipping",
|
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"nippy",
|
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"numbing",
|
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"polar",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
"had her lines cold weeks before opening night"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": without preparation or warm-up":[
|
|
"was asked to perform the solo cold"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The water was too cold for swimming.",
|
|
"The weather has been unusually cold this spring.",
|
|
"a country with a cold climate",
|
|
"It was a long, cold winter.",
|
|
"It's cold outside, but the wind makes it feel even colder .",
|
|
"It's bitterly cold out there!",
|
|
"metal that is cold to the touch",
|
|
"Are you cold ? I could turn up the temperature if you'd like.",
|
|
"a bowl of cold cereal",
|
|
"He ate cold pizza for breakfast.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I mind cold more than heat.",
|
|
"They died of exposure to cold .",
|
|
"The cold really sets in around late November and doesn't let up until April.",
|
|
"I stood there shivering in the cold .",
|
|
"He waited outside for her in the bitter cold .",
|
|
"Come in out of the cold .",
|
|
"It's not the flu, it's just a cold .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She was asked to perform the song cold .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"At that time, protection from current vaccine doses will be waning and cold weather will drive people indoors, where the risk of transmission is highest. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"If heading to a cold -weather destination, make sure windows are copious and offer a view out onto the nature beyond. \u2014 Tracey Sawyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"More than 20,000 fans brave the cold weather to celebrate the event in high style. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The wood-burning fireplace is the cozy cold -weather staple of the living room. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
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"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
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"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don\u2019t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"Organic and polymer-coated urea fertilizer products do not release well in cold weather. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
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"Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don't last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The final piece of the Saudi effort to bring MBS in from the cold is focused on the US. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"Temperatures dip below freezing at night, and Save the Children has received reports of children becoming ill from the cold . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Especially in the winter months, when transmission, at least in my part of the world, was greatest, replacing masks when coming in from the cold was an almost acrobatic process. \u2014 Richard Brookhiser, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Videos on social media have shown officials appearing to threaten to shoot groups of African students, a woman shielding an infant from the cold , officials chasing groups of people and people reported to be stranded in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Diggins, also skiing alone for much of the race, kept a steady pace behind the Norwegian as gusts whipped across the tracks and battered the skiers, many with tape on their faces to protect from the cold . \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"These tent-like enclosures are equipped with infrared space heaters and are responsible for shielding plant components from the cold . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"That's when the invasive species fall from trees or end up on sidewalks stunned from the cold . \u2014 Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Farmers spray water onto the crops to help protect them from the cold . \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Perhaps, as several experts have posited since the pandemic\u2019s early days, SARS-CoV-2 will just become the fifth cold -causing coronavirus. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
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"This body wash is formulated with sea salt and cold -pressed orange oil, providing nutrients to the skin and improving its ability to absorb moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
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"The juvenile turtle is one of 29 turtles that rescuers discovered stranded and cold -stunned in Cape Cope, Massachusetts, last November. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Saturday Night Live returned to 13th century England in the May 7 cold open to tackle the Supreme Court document leak signaling Roe v. Wade's reversal. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
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"As parents, artists, and also an athlete/pharmacist combo, the Andrews\u2019 collaborated with a food scientist to encourage a balanced lifestyle through the fast, fresh and efficient nutrition provided in cold -pressed juice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Brazil could prove more complicated: The Biden administration has so far largely cold -shouldered President Bolsonaro, seeing him as a populist soulmate of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The hydrating and soothing skincare recipe contains an exceptional blend of botanical plant extracts and cold -pressed plant oils that plump, brighten, and moisturize the skin to reduce visible signs of aging. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Once the temperature drops below 45 degrees Fahrenheit the iguanas go into a dormant or cold -stunned state. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, going back to Old English cald (Anglian), ceald (West Saxon), going back to Germanic *kal\u00f0a- (whence Old Saxon cald \"cold,\" Middle Dutch cout, Old High German kalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds ), verbal adjective from *kalan- \"to be cold\" (whence Old English calan \"to be cold, to make cold,\" Old Norse kala \"to freeze\") going back to a dialectal Indo-European base *\u01f5el-, *\u01f5ol-, whence also Latin gel\u016b, gelus \"frost, cold,\" gel\u0101re \"to freeze, chill\"":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, going back to Old English ceald, cald, noun derivative of ceald, cald cold entry 1 (or derivative from the Germanic base of these adjectives)":"Noun",
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"derivative of cold entry 1":"Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"algid",
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"arctic",
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"bitter",
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"bone-chilling",
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"chill",
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"chilly",
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"coldish",
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"cool",
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"coolish",
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"freezing",
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"frigid",
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"frosty",
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"gelid",
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"glacial",
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"ice-cold",
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"icy",
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"nipping",
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"nippy",
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"numbing",
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"polar",
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"shivery",
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"snappy",
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"wintry",
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"wintery"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103949",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"colin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the bobwhite or any of several related New World game birds":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish col\u00edn , modification of Nahuatl \u00e7olin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n",
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"k\u0259\u02c8lin",
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"-l\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"colinear":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": collinear":[],
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": having corresponding parts arranged in the same linear order":[
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"a gene and the protein it determines are colinear"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d-\u02c8lin-\u0113-\u0259r",
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8li-n\u0113-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085654",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
|
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},
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"colingual":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": one speaking the same native language as another":[
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"a poet who has done so much to set the taste of his colinguals as has Shakespeare",
|
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"\u2014 Allan Gilbert"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"co- + lingual":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075137",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"coliphage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any bacteriophage active against E. coli":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101j, -\u02ccf\u00e4zh",
|
|
"-\u02ccf\u00e4zh",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101j"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185645",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coliseum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large sports stadium or building designed like the Colosseum for public entertainments":[],
|
|
": colosseum sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local coliseum is a standard stop for rock bands on tour",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Of course, folks who planned ahead can sit indoors at the coliseum . \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The most notable demographic change has been a 15 percent decline in the population of this once-booming river port; the neoclassical coliseum where Wallace spoke now hosts bingo nights in a downtown that is all but empty after 5 p.m. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The amphitheater main structure is off white in color, combining with the coliseum -style design to make Orion look instantly classic. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Recounts in Wisconsin can be observed by the public, but Arizona's review included tight limits on who could visit the coliseum where ballots were being examined. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In season 14\u2019s latest episode, which aired on Friday, Mar. 18, every queen (save for challenge winner DeJa Skye) was flung into the coliseum for a lip sync LaLaPaRuZa smackdown. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As part of the project, the fairgrounds coliseum is being razed, although a part of its fa\u00e7ade will be preserved. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During Saturday's third round, Ryder, coming off a birdie at the par-5 15th, made an ace in front of the rowdy, heavily lubricated, coliseum fans and the place went nuts. \u2014 Golfweek, USA TODAY , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Today\u2019s three-story coliseum enclosing the hole had yet to be built, but a massive wall of people was waiting on the hill that extended to the green and another mass of people were behind the hole. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, The Arizona Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin Colosseum, Colisseum":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"circus",
|
|
"colosseum",
|
|
"stadium"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184616",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coliseum ivy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kenilworth ivy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colistin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a polymyxin produced by a bacterium ( Bacillus polymyxa var. colistinus ) from Japanese soil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"About a decade ago, doctors needing a last-resort antibiotic turned to an old but still-effective antibiotic called colistin to cure highly resistant infections. \u2014 Wired , 19 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"While India\u2019s drugs technical advisory board, part of the ministry of health and family welfare, has recommended that colistin and other antimicrobials should not be used in agriculture, there is no formal ban. \u2014 Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India , 23 July 2019",
|
|
"The researchers also sequenced the genomes of bacteria resisting colistin and those susceptible to it. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"In fact, the bacteria is resistant to the last-resort antibiotic colistin . \u2014 Reuters, Newsweek , 26 May 2016",
|
|
"Across the world, researchers in China have documented colistin -resistant Shigella flexneri, a form of bacteria that causes severe diarrhea and was discovered on a pig farm. \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Researchers at Emory University found that a common type of resistant bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, can mask resistance to colistin . \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"This isn\u2019t the first time scientists have identified bacterial heteroresistance to colistin . \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Recent reports cite different forms of bacteria in both people and animals resisting colistin , an antibiotic that doctors prescribe when other treatment options fail. \u2014 Matthew Wellington, STAT , 19 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin colistinus , specific epithet of the bacterium producing it":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lis-t\u0259n, k\u014d-",
|
|
"k\u014d-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105958",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colitic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": belonging to or affected with colitis":[
|
|
"colitic pain",
|
|
"colitic patient"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin colit is + English -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8litik",
|
|
"-itik",
|
|
"-\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174816",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colitis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inflammation of the colon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In one study, CBD oil was shown to reduce inflammation in rats with colitis . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ulcerative colitis is a general diagnostic term for chronic, inflammatory bowel disease affecting your colon. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, SELF , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Infectious colitis can spread via the fecal-oral route. \u2014 Jill Seladi-schulman, SELF , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Toxic megacolon: Ulcerative colitis can cause the colon to rapidly swell and widen. \u2014 Demetria Wambia, SELF , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ulcerative colitis is a chronic illness that does not yet have a medical cure. \u2014 Tria Wen, SELF , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"To find out if that was true, the researchers slipped a chemical into the drinking water of laboratory mice to give them a weeklong bout of colitis . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That law requires most businesses to allow individuals with medical issues like Crohn\u2019s disease, colitis or pregnancy access to private restrooms. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8l\u012bt-\u0259s, k\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8l\u012b-t\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collabent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sunken or falling in : collapsing in the middle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin collabent-, collabens , present participle of collabi to collapse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8l-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6l\u0101b\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130212",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collabo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical collaboration":[
|
|
"I do tons of duets and collabos with people, and a lot of times you can't end up having the song on the album.",
|
|
"\u2014 Nelly Furtado , quoted in Spin , August 2006",
|
|
"On Tuesday night, Bieber posted a link on Twitter that led to a short video of Carey talking about her \"festive collabo \" with the teen star.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jason Lipshutz , billboard.com , 5 Oct. 2011",
|
|
"\"Birthday Cake,\" Rihanna's fourth single and collab with Chris Brown, has reached No. 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with 496,000 downloads sold.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sarah Maloy , billboard.com , 20 Apr. 2012"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who collaborates with an enemy":[
|
|
"After the fall of France rational calculation told me that an invasion was probable and might well succeed. In that event what? Which of my Oxford colleagues would vanish, overseas or underground, which would become ' collabos '?",
|
|
"\u2014 E. R. Dodds , Missing Persons: An Autobiography , 1977"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8la-(\u02cc)b\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184037",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collaborate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected":[
|
|
"The two schools collaborate on library services."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force":[
|
|
"suspected of collaborating with the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor":[
|
|
"An international team of scientists collaborated on the study."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
|
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"He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Instead of working with the same legacy partners and suppliers, brands should actively seek out and collaborate with a diverse roster of agencies, consultancies and partners. \u2014 Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The goal is to effectively work and collaborate with fellow film industry professionals. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The report recommended the university support descendants and Native communities, establish an endowed Legacy of Slavery Fund and collaborate with Black colleges and universities. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During the development stage, seek out and collaborate with community and subject-area experts. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In each place, the local staff will partner with a library or cultural organization and collaborate with non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens to document community stories and address a local challenge raised by these stories. \u2014 Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Twenty-five years ago, Jefferson predicted a world where musicians could live around the world and easily collaborate with each other. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During the meeting, the organizations said, the rapper promised to use his platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, donate to the cause and collaborate with advocacy groups to offer HIV testing at his shows. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, schools or community programs can apply for funds to expand or support their existing summer school programs or collaborate with a specialized program, Ducey's office announced Wednesday. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor":""
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},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"band (together)",
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"concert",
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"concur",
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"conjoin",
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"conspire",
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"cooperate",
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"join",
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"league",
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"team (up)",
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"unite"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062858",
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"adjective or noun",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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]
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},
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"collaborateur":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": collaborator":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Medieval Latin collaborator":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"+V -\u0259r\u2027 also -\u0259\u0304r",
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"+V -\u0259r\u2027",
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"-t\u0259\u0304"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024234",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"collaboration":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected":[
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"The two schools collaborate on library services."
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],
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": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force":[
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"suspected of collaborating with the enemy"
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],
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": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor":[
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"An international team of scientists collaborated on the study."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
|
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"He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Instead of working with the same legacy partners and suppliers, brands should actively seek out and collaborate with a diverse roster of agencies, consultancies and partners. \u2014 Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"The goal is to effectively work and collaborate with fellow film industry professionals. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The report recommended the university support descendants and Native communities, establish an endowed Legacy of Slavery Fund and collaborate with Black colleges and universities. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"During the development stage, seek out and collaborate with community and subject-area experts. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In each place, the local staff will partner with a library or cultural organization and collaborate with non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens to document community stories and address a local challenge raised by these stories. \u2014 Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Twenty-five years ago, Jefferson predicted a world where musicians could live around the world and easily collaborate with each other. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During the meeting, the organizations said, the rapper promised to use his platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, donate to the cause and collaborate with advocacy groups to offer HIV testing at his shows. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Instead, schools or community programs can apply for funds to expand or support their existing summer school programs or collaborate with a specialized program, Ducey's office announced Wednesday. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"band (together)",
|
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"concert",
|
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"concur",
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"conjoin",
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"conspire",
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"cooperate",
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"join",
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"league",
|
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"team (up)",
|
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"unite"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080118",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"adverb",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"collaborationism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the advocacy or practice of collaboration with an enemy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The message that united two-thirds of French voters behind Macron was to oppose the National Front, a narrative so powerful that the sitting French ambassador to Washington got on the radio to compare a Le Pen victory to Vichy-era collaborationism . \u2014 Matt Peterson, The Atlantic , 13 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02ccla-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140331",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"collaborative":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected":[
|
|
"The two schools collaborate on library services."
|
|
],
|
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": to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force":[
|
|
"suspected of collaborating with the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor":[
|
|
"An international team of scientists collaborated on the study."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The two companies agreed to collaborate .",
|
|
"He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Instead of working with the same legacy partners and suppliers, brands should actively seek out and collaborate with a diverse roster of agencies, consultancies and partners. \u2014 Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The goal is to effectively work and collaborate with fellow film industry professionals. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The report recommended the university support descendants and Native communities, establish an endowed Legacy of Slavery Fund and collaborate with Black colleges and universities. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During the development stage, seek out and collaborate with community and subject-area experts. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In each place, the local staff will partner with a library or cultural organization and collaborate with non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens to document community stories and address a local challenge raised by these stories. \u2014 Douglas Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Twenty-five years ago, Jefferson predicted a world where musicians could live around the world and easily collaborate with each other. \u2014 Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During the meeting, the organizations said, the rapper promised to use his platform to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, donate to the cause and collaborate with advocacy groups to offer HIV testing at his shows. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, schools or community programs can apply for funds to expand or support their existing summer school programs or collaborate with a specialized program, Ducey's office announced Wednesday. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin collaboratus , past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor \u2014 more at labor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8la-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"band (together)",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
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"conjoin",
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"conspire",
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"cooperate",
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"join",
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"league",
|
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"team (up)",
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"unite"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015540",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"collage":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements":[
|
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"the album is a collage of several musical styles"
|
|
],
|
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": a work (such as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions":[],
|
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": an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface":[
|
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"cut pictures from magazines to make a collage"
|
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],
|
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": hodgepodge":[
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"a collage of ideas"
|
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],
|
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": the art of making collages":[
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"an artist known for her use of collage"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"We made collages in art class.",
|
|
"an artist known for her use of collage",
|
|
"The album is a collage of several musical styles.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"June 14, Fiber artist Kianga Jinaki shows participants how to make a unique collage . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Vitija compiles an eclectic assortment of material into a breathless and compelling 84-minute collage . \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"So too is Roxy Music a grand debut for Brian Eno, whose synth and tape work enhances their case for sound collage as high art. \u2014 Jill Krajewski, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When the curtain \u2014 which before the show had been decorated with a projection of Said\u2019s face \u2014 comes down, his likeness is joined by a dense collage reflecting the accumulation of his experience, with images that resonate across time to the present. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Discover fresh designs for any style and personalize a sentimental heart collage with 30 personal photos to create a special keepsake. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"His work reminds me of Robert Rauschenberg and his collage -like, silkscreen paintings from the 1960s\u2014large, complex juxtapositions of seemingly unrelated images. \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The result is a collage of galaxies with growing black holes outlined in blue. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last March, a digital collage by a South Carolina artist known as Beeple sold for $69 million \u2014 the third highest ever price for a work by a living artist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, gluing, from coller to glue, from colle glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla , from Greek kolla":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022f-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4zh",
|
|
"k\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
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"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
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"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173854",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"collapse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"burnout",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"prostration",
|
|
"tiredness",
|
|
"weariness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina":[
|
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"suffered a mental collapse"
|
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],
|
|
": a state of extreme prostration and physical depression (as from circulatory failure or great loss of body fluids)":[],
|
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": a sudden failure : breakdown , ruin":[
|
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"the collapse of the government"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden loss of force, value, or effect":[
|
|
"the collapse of respect for ancient law and custom",
|
|
"\u2014 L. S. B. Leakey"
|
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],
|
|
": an airless state of all or part of a lung originating spontaneously or induced surgically":[],
|
|
": condense":[
|
|
"collapse several stories into one"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or action of collapsing":[
|
|
"the cutting of many tent ropes, the collapse of the canvas",
|
|
"\u2014 Rudyard Kipling"
|
|
],
|
|
": to break down completely : disintegrate":[
|
|
"\u2026 his case had collapsed in a mass of legal wreckage \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Erle Stanley Gardner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to collapse":[
|
|
"buildings collapsed by an earthquake",
|
|
"He knelt for a long time, first watching the bay below, then collapsing the spyglass and settling his hands on his legs in a thoughtful pose.",
|
|
"\u2014 Heather Dunboine"
|
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],
|
|
": to cave or fall in or give way":[
|
|
"The bridge collapsed ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure":[
|
|
"a blood vessel that collapsed"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fold down into a more compact shape":[
|
|
"a chair that collapses",
|
|
"a collapsing golf club that can fit into a travel bag"
|
|
],
|
|
": to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth":[
|
|
"fears that the currency may collapse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow.",
|
|
"The chair he was sitting in collapsed .",
|
|
"He collapsed on stage during the performance and had to be rushed to the hospital.",
|
|
"She came home from work and collapsed on the sofa.",
|
|
"The crying child ran to his mother and collapsed in her arms.",
|
|
"The civilization collapsed for reasons that are still unknown.",
|
|
"He warned that such measures could cause the economy to collapse .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The structure is in danger of collapse .",
|
|
"She was on the verge of collapse .",
|
|
"The country has endured civil war and economic collapse .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"With worse job prospects and higher mortgage rates, homebuyer interest could collapse to more dangerous levels, driving prices down. \u2014 David Westenhaver, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But those efforts could collapse in failure if prominent dignitaries such as Mexico\u2019s president, Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, skip the event. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The roof and ceiling could collapse on the residents and firefighters at any moment, and toxic gas from burning materials could easily kill residents who had no access to the kind of breathing gear worn by firefighters. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"While a generous amount of topping is welcome, a tender bun could collapse under its weight. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the second half, Iowa State could collapse on him and the Wisconsin perimeter more and force the Badgers to take different shots after point guard Chucky Hepburn left with an ankle injury. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russia's biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads. \u2014 Cnn Business, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But if the strategy falters, Nielsen\u2019s business could collapse as customers splinter to such rivals as Comscore, iSpot.tv, and VideoAmp. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Plans that rely on others cooperating could easily collapse today if anyone lets you down. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The meteoric rise of NGL tracks with the growth, and the collapse , of earlier anonymous messaging apps that have become popular with teens. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The late 1990s Russian economic collapse , in tandem with an Asian financial meltdown, doomed Yeltsin and maybe even the entire Russian democratic experiment. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States\u2019 power was similarly astounding after the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse in the early Nineties, especially when one aggregates its strength with that of its Western allies. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Details about what led to the collapse , which the department said happened at 300 W. Indiana St. in the city\u2019s Fairhill neighborhood, or what the building housed weren\u2019t immediately available. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Here the setting is a speculative American future ravaged by the familiar dystopian features of environmental collapse , technological tyranny and lawlessness. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Last Mile\u2019s collapse , the first for an electric automaker that went public through a SPAC, followed executive upheaval and internal chaos. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This was his mission now, Marquez said: Going from crisis to crisis - migrant caravans, the Surfside condo collapse - to create art. \u2014 Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Will the Game 5 collapse of the Colorado Avalanche spiral into a complete freefall? \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin collapsus , past participle of collabi , from com- + labi to fall, slide \u2014 more at sleep":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8laps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckle",
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
|
"crumple",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"implode",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101309",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pull in",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"run in",
|
|
"seize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a band placed about the neck of an animal":[],
|
|
": a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment":[],
|
|
": a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: such as":[],
|
|
": a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn":[],
|
|
": a protective or supportive device (such as a brace or cast) worn around the neck":[],
|
|
": a short necklace":[],
|
|
": an act of collaring : arrest , capture":[],
|
|
": an indication of control : a token of subservience":[],
|
|
": any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar":[],
|
|
": arrest , grab":[],
|
|
": clerical collar":[],
|
|
": something resembling a collar in shape or use (such as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place)":[],
|
|
": to get control of : preempt":[
|
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"we can collar nearly the whole of this market",
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"\u2014 Roald Dahl"
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],
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": to put a collar on":[
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"collar a dog"
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],
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": to seize by the collar or neck":[],
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": to stop and detain in unwilling conversation":[
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"collar the guest of honor"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar .",
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"She grabbed me by the collar .",
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"I bought a new collar for the dog.",
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"Verb",
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"The police collared the guy a few blocks from the scene.",
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"He collared me on my way out the door.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Stretching roughly from Sabaudia in the north down to Formia, some 40 miles to the south, the region is situated halfway between Rome and Naples, and tends to attract a fairly blue- collar crowd from both cities. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
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"The story\u2019s tone is in keeping with much of Saunders\u2019 work\u2014which often features blue- collar men and woman toiling within mostly unfeeling capitalist environments. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
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"Scientists studied 36 years of GPS collar tracking data, tissue samples, helicopter observations and other data to get a fuller picture of the polar bears. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
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"To the south, there\u2019s the old Woolwich, which hums with blue- collar life but could badly do with some cash. \u2014 Will Hawkes, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Maker of Seresto defends collar amid calls for a ban over safety concerns. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"The vest features two straps around the waist and a padded crotch to keep the vest secure, and also has a collar handle. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
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"The Dominique Morisseau play is about blue- collar job insecurity set in a Detroit auto stamping plant. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
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"However, M\u00e9lenchon\u2019s plans to raise the minimum wage to 1,400 euros a month will surely curry favor among blue- collar voters. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Local police, who are working with the FBI and law enforcement in other states, are trying to collar the con artists behind what is now a nationwide scheme targeting the deaf and hard of hearing community. Windsor Locks Det. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"Federal agents and resources were poured into Detroit and a number of other cities this summer to help local authorities collar the rising crime rates. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 28 Dec. 2020",
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"This collared shirt blocks UVA and UBA with UPF 30. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 20 May 2020",
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"Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Mar. 2020",
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"The five-year study started late in 2016 when some predators were collared . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2020",
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"Chancel and pulpit, once reserved for a choir and collared cleric, now go unused. \u2014 G. Jeffrey Macdonald, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Apr. 2020",
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"Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Popular Science , 23 Mar. 2020",
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"Animals collared for research in the GYE favor long migration routes. \u2014 Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life , 18 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of collar entry 1":"Verb",
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"latinization of earlier and Middle English coler, borrowed from Anglo-French coler, colere \"collar, necklace\" (also continental Old French coler ), going back to Latin coll\u0101re \"neck band, collar,\" noun derivative from neuter of coll\u0101ris \"of the neck,\" from collum, collus \"neck\" + -\u0101ris -ar ; collum, collus going back to dialectal Indo-European *k (w) olso-, whence also Germanic *halsa-, whence Old English heals, hals \"neck,\" Old Frisian hals, h\u0101ls, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Icelandic & Gothic hals":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"choker",
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"dog collar",
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"lei",
|
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"necklace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034659",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"collect":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": collection":[],
|
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": infer , deduce":[],
|
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": to be paid for by the receiver":[],
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": to bring together into one body or place":[],
|
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": to claim as due and receive payment for":[],
|
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": to collect objects":[],
|
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": to come together in a band, group, or mass : gather":[],
|
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": to gain or regain control of":[
|
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"collect his thoughts"
|
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],
|
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": to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby":[
|
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"collects stamps"
|
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],
|
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": to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources":[
|
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"collect taxes"
|
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],
|
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": to receive payment":[
|
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"collecting on the insurance"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They hope to collect over 1,000 signatures on the petition.",
|
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"He collected stories from all over the world.",
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"They collected information about the community.",
|
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"We collected soil samples from several areas on the site.",
|
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"We collected our baggage from the baggage claim at the airport.",
|
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"I left my suit at the cleaners and I have to collect it today.",
|
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"She enjoys collecting antique teapots.",
|
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"He has an impressive stamp collection, though he has been collecting for only a few years.",
|
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"I took a minute to collect my thoughts.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Divots in the dome\u2019s surface collect rainwater to create vernal pools, which are home to fairy shrimp, tiny translucent freshwater crustaceans. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 June 2021",
|
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"Help park staff collect litter in and around Big Bone Creek or help Sierra Club with trail maintenance. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This act lets the FDA collect fees from companies that produce certain drugs and biological products for humans. \u2014 Sneha Dave, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
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"So what has this campaign done over the past seven months besides collect signatures? \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Asked whether the state should increase the current $4,000 filing fee or the alternate requirement that a candidate collect at least 7,000 voter signatures, only 51% of voters gave their approval. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Muskego Beer, Wine & Liquor Muskego Beer, Wine & Liquor has a wide variety of Oktoberfest collect . \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
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"To have Simple Recycling collect , call 855-835-5068 to schedule a pick-up day. \u2014 courant.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The recipient of a call from someone locked up in Metro Corrections currently must pay $1.85 for collect calls to a local landline, while intrastate and interstate calls can have additional per-minute fees. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 25 June 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Estimates vary but somewhere between a fifth and quarter of Bitcoin is already lost like this \u2014 or at least lost until a quantum computer comes along to collect it \u2014 and never coming back into circulation. \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
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"She was inspired to collect them after growing up listening to records with her uncles in Nashville as a kid. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
|
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"After a recent session that left her emotionally depleted, Soto-Quintanilla decided to go on a coffee run to collect herself. \u2014 Paulina Villegas, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
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"People who collect them wear them, treasure them, but are in many ways private about them. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Create a cross-center working group inside the FDA to collect and share best practices in avoiding and addressing shortages. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Newland said at the news conference, pausing several times to collect himself. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Some cities collect it and convert it to fertilizer, others plow it under the sand, but these approaches are expensive and don\u2019t prevent the next influx. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 1 May 2022",
|
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"These guys are working around the clock now to try and find them, collect them and detonate them and allow the people to come back into their homes. \u2014 ABC News , 1 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb or adjective",
|
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"The octogenarian monetarist, who knew the value a dollar from all angles, would phone back collect . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1893, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English collecte, collet, borrowed from Anglo-French collecte, borrowed from Medieval Latin coll\u0113cta, perhaps going back to Late Latin, in sense \"gathering place, assembly\" (assuming the original reference was to \u014dr\u0101ti\u014d ad coll\u0113ctam, a prayer recited at the congregation's gathering place), going back to Latin, feminine of coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate\" \u2014 more at collect entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English collecten \"to accumulate, infer, calculate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French collecter, borrowed from Latin coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together,\" from col-, assimilated variant of com- com- + legere \"to gather by picking or plucking, select, choose\" \u2014 more at legend":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of collect entry 2":"Adverb or adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-likt",
|
|
"also -\u02cclekt",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for collect Verb gather , collect , assemble , congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. a crowd quickly gathered collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. collected books on gardening assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose. experts assembled for a conference congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle. congregating under a shelter",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225741",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb or adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collect for the day":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collect appropriate for a particular day of the church year":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4likt",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)lekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194302",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"collectanea":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin coll\u0113ct\u0101nea, noun derivative from neuter plural of Latin coll\u0113ct\u0101neus \"assembled from various sources, collected,\" from coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate\" + -\u0101neus, adjective suffix (from -\u0101nus -an entry 2 + -eus -eous ) \u2014 more at collect entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-\u02cclek-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"album",
|
|
"anthology",
|
|
"compendium",
|
|
"compilation",
|
|
"florilegium",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"reader"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collectarium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a service book containing collects":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from collecta collect + Latin -arium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ta(a)r\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collected":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gathered together":[
|
|
"the collected works of Scott"
|
|
],
|
|
": performed slowly and restrainedly with the animal's center of gravity toward the hindquarters \u2014 compare extended":[],
|
|
": possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the collected works of Shakespeare",
|
|
"She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of collect entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for collected cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222659",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collected edition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a uniform usually complete edition of an author's work":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035717",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collectedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": gathered together":[
|
|
"the collected works of Scott"
|
|
],
|
|
": performed slowly and restrainedly with the animal's center of gravity toward the hindquarters \u2014 compare extended":[],
|
|
": possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the collected works of Shakespeare",
|
|
"She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of collect entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for collected cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
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"agitated",
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
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"perturbed",
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": possessed of calmness and composure often through concentrated effort":[]
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"examples":[
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"the collected works of Shakespeare",
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"She seemed completely cool, calm, and collected during her speech.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ali got a job at a smoke shop that paid $35 a day, cash, and collected scrap metal to supplement his income. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Construction excavators have been brought in to remove earth and clear wider passageways to the site, and pumps are being used to drain collected water from the rain. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Typically known for his cool and collected demeanor, Bowman is taking the initiative to be more attentive and vocal in order to help take his crew to the promised land. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"The pressure can cause anxiety in even the most organized, calm and collected entrepreneurs, especially when things are happening that are out of their control. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"But for all eight runners to have made big strides in such a short time, despite many individual and collected stresses, is at least partially due to the team chemistry and symbiotic atmosphere that has been fostered by everyone involved. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021"
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"circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"from past participle of collect entry 2":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for collected cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
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"composed",
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"cool",
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"equal",
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"level",
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"limpid",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
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"possessed",
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"recollected",
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"sedate",
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"self-composed",
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"self-possessed",
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"serene",
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"smooth",
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"together",
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"tranquil",
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"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
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"untroubled",
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"unworried"
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"adverb",
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"collectible":{
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": due for present payment : payable":[
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"collectible credit card bills"
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],
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": suitable for being collected":[
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"collectible coins",
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"collectible figurines"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The shop sells antiques and various collectible items.",
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"Noun",
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"She displays her collectibles in a glass case.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The 507 is widely considered the most collectible and coveted bimmer to date. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
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"That significantly hurts the collectible and merchandise markets, which are driven by on-field success. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"The sugar bowl is Hotel Silver, very collectible and intriguing, with a value of $65. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"While the Gucci Garden space on Roblox was open for two weeks last month, the platform\u2019s 42 million users could spend from $1.20 to $9 on collectible and limited-edition Gucci accessories. \u2014 Colleen Barry, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2021",
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"But as well as marking a new type of philatelic collectible , the stamps are famous for an unusual mistake: Due a to a printing error, images of a plane on the front of the stamps appear upside down. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2021",
|
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"The surge in popularity is part of the larger trend of collectible and classic cars doing exceptionally well during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 7 Jan. 2021",
|
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"The Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen, in Wolfsburg, Germany\u2014home of VW\u2014exhibits a variety of Type 2s; everything from a fire brigade pickup truck to the most collectible of them all\u2014the Volkswagen Samba, a 23-window Deluxe Microbus. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
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"During the nostalgic interview, Roberts and Co. presented Romano and Friedle collectible action figures of their characters. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Adidas, for instance, has launched its own POAP NFT, a digital collectible to reward users for their loyalty to the brand. \u2014 Maddie Raedts, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"But some doubt whether playable ROM leaks like these are actually damaging to the value of a rare collectible . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
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"As each award is announced during the show, a custom digital collectible will unlock in real time, available for free minting for only 20 minutes. \u2014 James Dinh, Billboard , 11 May 2022",
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"The auction \u2014 which brought nearly 300 people \u2014 was held inside Chicago Joe\u2019s, 2256 W. Irving Park Rd., where every single collectible had been ripped down and displayed for buyers. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"Steve take on cases involving a son who\u2019s furious at his mother for throwing out a rare collectible and a woman whose former best friend damaged her scalp and supposedly caused her hair loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That suggests the demand for this hot Lego collectible will continue to exceed its supply in the near future at the very least. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By combining such recognizable components of Dutch life into a handheld collectible , KLM has birthed something that's more cultural touchstone than mere amenity. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As with the sale of any art investment, that capital gain or loss would be taxed as a collectible . \u2014 Kelli Mar\u00eda Korducki, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"collect entry 2 + -ible":"Adjective",
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"derivative of collectible entry 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"collection":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": a set of apparel designed for sale usually in a particular season":[
|
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"the designer's spring collection of dresses"
|
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],
|
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": group , aggregate":[
|
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"a collection of symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, and joint pain"
|
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],
|
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": the act or process of collecting":[
|
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"the collection of data",
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a system of tax collection",
|
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"The technology makes data collection easier.",
|
|
"There will be a trash collection this week.",
|
|
"The museum's collection is one of the best in the country.",
|
|
"We took up a collection for the school renovations.",
|
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"Ten percent of the collection goes to the city's shelters for homeless people.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the back of the barn was a collection of props categorized by sound. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
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"While there have been no moves to do that, a collection of Republican attorneys general and coal companies banded together to appeal the ruling. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The Utah Wine Festival located in southern Utah is a collection of exceptional events like no other, and guests can pick and choose which ones to attend. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Overall, Sonic Origins is an excellent collection of games to introduce newer players to what made Sonic the Hedgehog so interesting and unique. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The Lowell Observatory has various tours throughout the year as well as the Giovale Open Deck Observatory, which is a collection of six advanced telescopes that allow visitors to see the stars up close. \u2014 Lisa Davis, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Based on our first impressions, this is a pretty special collection of whiskies, especially the Lagavulin. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"There is also a huge collection of tickets for the 1953 Coronation as well as items going back further in royal history to the eras of Queen Victoria and King George III. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In a country as large as the United States, every COVID-19 wave is also a collection of staggered regional surges, complicating national trends. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English colleccioun, collection, borrowed from Anglo-French collection, borrowed from Latin coll\u0113cti\u014dn-, coll\u0113cti\u014d \"bringing together, accumulation,\" from colleg-, variant stem of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate, pull (oneself) together\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at collect entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"library"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213940",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"collective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
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|
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|
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": a collective body : group":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": collectivized or characterized by collectivism":[
|
|
"collective farming",
|
|
"collective communities"
|
|
],
|
|
": denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole":[
|
|
"flock is a collective word"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals":[
|
|
"a collective action"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by similarity among or with the members of a group":[
|
|
"the collective interests of the town"
|
|
],
|
|
": multiple":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a group of individuals":[],
|
|
": shared or assumed by all members of the group":[
|
|
"collective responsibility",
|
|
"the collective opinion of the staff",
|
|
"collective guilt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"We made a collective decision to go on strike.",
|
|
"The incident became part of our collective memory.",
|
|
"the collective wisdom of generations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"What should people understand about secondary trauma or collective trauma? \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"In January, the union and NWSL reached the league\u2019s first-ever collective -bargaining agreement, which increased minimum pay and average total compensation. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The collective trauma of those tragedies lives in all of us. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Buffalo shooting is our collective , modern-day trauma; the one that is the responsibility of people who are alive right now. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Our collective trauma is unmasked by our exaggerated responses to an ephemera of minor outbreaks of non-pandemic illnesses - like Monkeypox - which have triggered paroxysmal shocks of post-traumatic anxiety at the thought of Covid-19: Part 2. \u2014 David Walcott, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Studies have shown that exposure to media coverage following a collective trauma for several hours daily can lead to stress. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Smalls and the rest of the A.L.U. organizing committee are now focussed on winning the union vote at LDJ5 and, very soon, negotiating a first collective -bargaining agreement at both warehouses. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Daily collective miner revenue has fallen by about 56% since November, the research firm Glassnode estimates, to about $27 million from $62 million. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Founded by Bing Chen in 2017, Gold House is a non-profit collective of changemakers\u2014founders, artists, and leaders\u2014aimed at unifying the API community and championing greater representation and socioeconomic equity. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Sehiri is also a co-founder of Rawiyat-Sisters in Film, a collective of women filmmakers from the Arab world. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Teatro P\u00fablico de Cleveland is a collective of Latino theatre artists and produces performances that preserve and promote the cultures of Cleveland Latinos for Spanish-speaking audiences and the broader public. \u2014 cleveland , 20 July 2021",
|
|
"Kalina Trifonova, an astrologer at Nebula, says that the time after this Mercury retrograde will be a major growth period for the collective . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Currently, D\u2019Amelio has contacted multiple brands that are interested in working with the collective . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"But Catlett\u2019s association with the left-leaning Taller print collective , would raise concerns back home. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Posting their songs and experimental, low-fi music videos online, their after-school hobby led them to a fortuitous crossover with another famed Stockholm collective , Yung Lean\u2019s now-prolific Sad Boys. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The story follows best friends Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls who live on Jeju and start working in the sea with the diving collective , through the Japanese occupation of Korea, through World War II, the Korean War, and beyond. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 9 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English collectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin coll\u0113ct\u012bvus, going back to Late Latin, \"comprehensive, (in logic and grammar) inferential,\" going back to Latin, \"preceding by inference, deductive,\" from coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate, deduce, infer\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at collect entry 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"derivative of collective entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111906",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"collective action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125136",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collective bargaining":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": negotiation between an employer and a labor union usually on wages, hours, and working conditions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The next round of collective bargaining is scheduled for September.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unions have long groused that corporations use the franchise business model to avoid legal liability and collective bargaining . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Fitzgerald said the Machinists union plans to seek statewide legislation to give library workers around Maryland a pathway to unionization and collective bargaining . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Rather, collective bargaining can become a vehicle through which joint solutions to productivity, safety and health, scheduling, and workplace governance can be devised and effectively implemented. \u2014 Harry C. Katz, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Keeping the unions out is a knee-jerk reaction by businesses concerned that collective bargaining will usher in higher costs and lower profitability, plus give them less control over their organizations. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The bill also includes top priorities for union leaders, such as stiff penalties for employers that block union organizing and collective bargaining . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The claim will now be investigated by the National Labor Relations Board, which is designed to protect the rights of most private sector employees to engage in actions such as organizing and collective bargaining . \u2014 Jennifer Zhan, Vulture , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But experts such as McDevitt acknowledged that collective bargaining may lead to a stalemate between unions and a mayoral administration. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Union participation is at historic lows and collective bargaining is less prevalent in retail, restaurants and hotels \u2014 segments of the private sector with high concentrations of low-wage jobs. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
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"collectively":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
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"one-man",
|
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"one-sided",
|
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"one-way",
|
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"sole",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"collective guilt"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"We made a collective decision to go on strike.",
|
|
"The incident became part of our collective memory.",
|
|
"the collective wisdom of generations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"What an incredible opportunity to share a collective experience. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The union members will now vote on whether to accept the new collective agreement, beginning on June 19, with the DGC B.C. negotiating committee recommending ratification. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"People want to come together right now and remind themselves of their pain and collective grief. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"That said, Saturday\u2019s performance was superb, showcasing a cohesion and unity due not only to violinist Daniel Ching\u2019s leadership but to the decades of collective chamber music experience among the performers. \u2014 David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"On gun control, climate change, taxation and pandemic safety mandates, Republicans have seemingly decided individual rights trump a collective , societal response, regardless of the cost. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Until last week\u2019s announcement, the men had been working without a collective agreement since 2018; the women\u2019s CBA expired at the end of March. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
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"The power that comes from the collective experience of fandom, whether in euphoria or misery, is what makes these games so compelling. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
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"The metaverse may be part of our inevitable collective future, but aespa is working on conquering this world first. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 11 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"D\u2019Amelio is making sure the collective is NCAA compliant throughout the entire process. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
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"The collective of Black identities and voices on Twitter have been a diligent, occasionally merciless watchdog for problematic behavior. \u2014 Kori Hale, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"The reason the collective is [good is] because being a creator is really lonely. \u2014 Elisabeth Garber-paul, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
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"The collective is still active and has hosted workshops in more than 18 cities around the world. \u2014 Anna Betts, ELLE , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Founded by Bing Chen in 2017, Gold House is a non-profit collective of changemakers\u2014founders, artists, and leaders\u2014aimed at unifying the API community and championing greater representation and socioeconomic equity. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
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"Sehiri is also a co-founder of Rawiyat-Sisters in Film, a collective of women filmmakers from the Arab world. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"Teatro P\u00fablico de Cleveland is a collective of Latino theatre artists and produces performances that preserve and promote the cultures of Cleveland Latinos for Spanish-speaking audiences and the broader public. \u2014 cleveland , 20 July 2021",
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"Kalina Trifonova, an astrologer at Nebula, says that the time after this Mercury retrograde will be a major growth period for the collective . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English collectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin coll\u0113ct\u012bvus, going back to Late Latin, \"comprehensive, (in logic and grammar) inferential,\" going back to Latin, \"preceding by inference, deductive,\" from coll\u0113ctus, past participle of colligere \"to gather together, assemble, accumulate, deduce, infer\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at collect entry 2":"Adjective",
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"derivative of collective entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8lek-tiv"
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],
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"collaborative",
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"combined",
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"common",
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"communal",
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"concerted",
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"conjoint",
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"conjunct",
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"multiple",
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"mutual",
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},
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"college":{
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"definitions":{
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": a body of clergy living together and supported by a foundation":[],
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": a body of electors \u2014 compare electoral college":[],
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": a building used for an educational or religious purpose":[],
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": a group of persons considered by law to be a unit":[],
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": a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses":[
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"the university's college of pharmacy"
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],
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": a preparatory or high school":[],
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": a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees":[
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"Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford"
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],
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": an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field":[
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"business college",
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"an embalming college"
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],
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": the faculty, students, or administration of a college":[
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"The college was at the football game in force."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She teaches art at a local college .",
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"He graduated from one of the country's best colleges .",
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"She attended a business college .",
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"He attended college for several years, but didn't graduate.",
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"She dropped out of college .",
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"I went to Mount Holyoke College .",
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"When I was a junior in college , I spent a semester in Spain.",
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"the Edinburgh College of Art",
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"the London College of Fashion",
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"She is attending fashion college .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Working in accounting and finance, Bielke said his restaurant experience was limited to McDonald's in high school and a frozen custard place in college , and cooking at home wasn't much of a draw. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
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"Less than a fourth of them enroll in college by age 21, although 77 percent wish to pursue higher education. \u2014 Damian Danemann, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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"According to the Postsecondary National Policy Institute, as of 2020, only 19% of Native Americans ages 18 to 24 were enrolled in college , compared with 41% of the overall U.S. population of the same age. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Like the Sharts sisters, Volza, the rising senior in New Mexico, plans to play in college . \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Greene had many stops, most of those in college , before coming to Fairfax in 2018. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"Waugaman has long had an interest in science, even studying botany in college before attending the Lexington seminary in the early 1970s. \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
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"Research shows that students of color who have had teachers of their race or ethnicity are more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"Theegala, 24, is an inspiration, overcoming scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, to become one of the best golfers in college while at Pepperdine, and perhaps the top rookie in his first full year on the tour. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collegium society, from collega colleague \u2014 more at colleague":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-lij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"association",
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"board",
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"brotherhood",
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"chamber",
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"club",
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"congress",
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"consortium",
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"council",
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"fellowship",
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"fraternity",
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"guild",
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"gild",
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"institute",
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"institution",
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"league",
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"order",
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"organization",
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"society",
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"sodality"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114627",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"college of arms":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a corporation in England dependent upon the crown and consisting of three kings of arms, six heralds, and four pursuivants under the earl marshal's headship who have retained from the middle ages certain of the ceremonial duties of heralds but whose principal responsibility in modern times is the designing, grant, and registration of armorial bearings":[],
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": an officially incorporated body of officers of arms of any nation":[],
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": the building occupied by this corporation":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195109",
|
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"type":[]
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},
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"college try":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a zealous all-out effort":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But he was hired to give it the old college try \u2014 one more time, at least. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But none of them got a chance at one final college try at triumph. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Still, the State University System\u2019s Board of Governors is obliged to give it the old college try . \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The category was football and not only did none of three presumed geniuses on the show get any of the questions correct, none of them buzzed in even once to a give it the ol' college try . \u2014 Joey Morona, cleveland.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the phrase \"give it the old college try \"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120741",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"college-bred":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": educated in a college":[
|
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"forgotten who of their gownsmen was college-bred",
|
|
"\u2014 R. W. Emerson"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124443",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collegial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"unfriendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by equal sharing of authority especially by Roman Catholic bishops":[
|
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"a collegial church"
|
|
],
|
|
": collegiate sense 2":[],
|
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": marked by camaraderie among colleagues":[
|
|
"collegial relationships among faculty members"
|
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],
|
|
": marked by power or authority vested equally in each of a number of colleagues":[
|
|
"There was an increasing tendency to turn from collegial to one-man management.",
|
|
"\u2014 Merle Fainsod"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"company luncheons that are designed to instill a collegial spirit among coworkers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their collegial traditions, like shaking hands with each other before taking the bench for oral argument, hardly seem an effective bulwark in a hyper-partisan era. \u2014 Barbara A. Perry, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The show\u2019s shrewd theme\u2014that grubby but collegial favor-trading might preserve democracy better than ideological purity\u2014was about to get stomped on by history. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"While they can be categorized as big-name auteurs with filmographies that make them out as writer-director-producers, the reality is more collegial . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Our office is a collegial , collaborative environment. \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But the place is filled with many terrific people who are smart and collegial . \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Be collegial and professional but otherwise, don\u2019t give her a second thought. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Her testimony before Ohio\u2019s House Government Oversight Committee remained collegial through most of Wednesday\u2019s hearing, although lawmakers\u2019 passions flared while discussing her bill\u2019s lack of a rape exception. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More than two hours into the 94th Academy Awards, the show was running long, but the atmosphere was congenial and collegial . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see college":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j(\u0113-)\u0259l",
|
|
"especially for sense 2a also -\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"bonhomous",
|
|
"buddy-buddy",
|
|
"chummy",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collibert":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a peasant tenant next superior to the serfs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Medieval Latin collibertus , from Latin, fellow freedman, from com- + libertus one made free, from liber free":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccb\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085645",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collicle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin colliculus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082210",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colliculate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having small elevations":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin collicul us (diminutive of collis hill) + English -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8liky\u0259l\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091801",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"conform (to ",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"match"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": clash":[
|
|
"colliding cultures",
|
|
"Science and religion collided in the court."
|
|
],
|
|
": to come together with solid or direct impact":[
|
|
"The car collided with a tree.",
|
|
"Two helicopters collided ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Two football players collided on the field.",
|
|
"a story of what happens when modern American mores and traditional Asian values collide",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Earth passes through the debris trails annually, allowing these objects to collide with Earth's atmosphere. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Another issue, solved on the fly, could have caused the service module to collide with the crew capsule upon separation. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The force of the collision caused the Nissan Sentra to collide with a 2001 Nissan Frontier that was traveling in the same direction. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Friday\u2019s crash would be among the deadliest since 2016, when an error by a dispatcher caused two trains to collide near Bad Aibling, southern Germany, leaving 12 dead. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Two boats carrying a total of nine people appeared to collide nearly head-on Saturday morning along the Wilmington River near Savannah, Georgia, Chatham Emergency Services Chief Philip D. Koster said. \u2014 Joe Studley, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Her existence is an endless cycle of routine, but one that gradually begins to collide with worlds and timelines that have inhabited the land previously, including those lost at sea and the former workers in the mine. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"During this conjunction, Jupiter and Venus will appear to collide . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All of this is being caused by a cold front that is poised to collide with unseasonably warm, humid air that is flowing up into Wisconsin from the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin collidere , from com- + laedere to injure by striking":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"conflict",
|
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"disaccord",
|
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"discord",
|
|
"jar"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005354",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collider":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To chill them, the collider uses 150 tons of liquid helium. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As for the detectors, the injectors, the magnets, the thousands of tonnes of ultracold collider ? \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the coming weeks, these groups will be making key steps toward restarting the collider . \u2014 Aylin Woodward And Janet Babin, WSJ , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These collisions -- made by smashing the particles together at mind-bending speeds to study them -- were made by the Tevatron collider in Illinois. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The measurement, reported today in the journal Science, comes from a vintage particle collider at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, that smashed its final protons a decade ago. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"No large-scale particle accelerator or particle collider is needed, Vopson says. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The lab is home to the Large Hadron Collider, the world's highest-energy particle collider , which was used to discover the famed Higgs boson particle in 2012. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Consider how the collider will wrap around the moon. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Dec. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-d\u0259r"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090349",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"collidine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a number of organic bases C 8 H 11 N that are the trimethyl, methyl-ethyl, and propyl homologues of pyridine, that are in general pungent oily poisonous liquids, and are obtained chiefly as by-products in the coking process or are synthesized: such as":[],
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": methylethylpyridine":[],
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": the liquid symmetrical trimethyl homolog made by reaction of acetone and ammonia and used as a solvent in chromatography":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary coll- + -idine":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u02ccd\u0113n",
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"-d\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082537",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"collie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of large dogs developed in Scotland that occur in rough-coated and smooth-coated varieties and have erect ears and a long muzzle":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The wolfhounds once took off after a collie that was wandering near the bear pits. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"The collie landed 10 feet down, its fall stopped by a clump of bushes. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"This Border collie is seriously doubting her career decisions. \u2014 Jake Goldwasser, The New Yorker , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Brown had few friends her age, counting among her closest companions a cat, a collie , two squirrels, and dozens of rabbits. \u2014 Anna Holmes, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Kerry McNab has a black lab- collie mix named Buster who got neutered on the day of the Giants 2014 World Series parade. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"According to a release from the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, the U.K. animal rescue organization is caring for a 10-year-old collie named Marley. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Essentially, the beloved collie named Lassie is out on a wilderness romp with a human that happens to get trapped or somehow hurt, being unable to make their way back to civilization and safety. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"The wolf later attacked a terrier and a collie in Cleveland Park. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from English dialect colly black":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120056",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"collingual":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": using the same language":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"com- + lingual":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6l-",
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"k\u0259\u02c8li\u014bgw\u0259l",
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6l-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114015",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"collinsia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of U.S. biennial or annual herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) with irregular whorled flowers":[],
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": any plant of the genus Collinsia":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Zaccheus Collins \u20201831 American botanist + New Latin -ia":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-s\u0113\u0259",
|
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"k\u0259\u02c8linz\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080738",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collinsite":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mineral consisting of a hydrous phosphate of calcium, magnesium, and iron Ca 2 (Mg,Fe)(PO 4 ) 2 .2H 2 O occurring in concentric layers in phosphorite nodules":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"William H. Collins \u20201937 Canadian geologist + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n\u02ccz\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collinsonia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of aromatic herbs (family Labiatae) with large ovate leaves and terminal spikes of yellow flowers \u2014 see horse balm":[],
|
|
": any plant of the genus Collinsonia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Peter Collinson \u20201768 English naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4l\u0259\u0307n\u02c8s\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175901",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colliquate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": melt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin colliquatus , past participle of colliquare , from Latin com- + liquare to melt; akin to liquor liquid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053425",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collision":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or instance of colliding : clash":[],
|
|
": an encounter between particles (such as atoms or molecules) resulting in exchange or transformation of energy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The car was destroyed in the collision .",
|
|
"the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One person was killed in a collision with a train in Birmingham. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"On June 7, the second day of the operation, 84-year-old Liesel Hulden died in a fatal collision with a Brightline train in Oakland Park. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Emergency crews responded to reports of a vehicle collision with a bus just after 11 a.m. at Lombard and Fillmore streets, said San Francisco Police Officer Robert Rueca. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"He was also involved in another collision in one of the qualifying rounds. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"As of Friday, Anderson is not facing charges in this fatal collision . \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The driver\u2019s vehicle was damaged in the collision with the pedestrian and after striking another vehicle on the street, Hernandez said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Justin Bullock, 24, of Battle Ground was in the passenger seat of the vehicle in a collision at Southwest Eaton Boulevard and 20th Avenue around 11 p.m. on June 9, police said in a release. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Ten years after that, poor John Gillespie Magee was killed during a training mission over Lincolnshire, in a collision with a Royal Air Force trainer. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin collision-, collisio , from collidere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-zh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for collision impact , collision , shock , concussion mean a forceful, even violent contact between two or more things. impact may be used to imply contact between two things, at least one of which is impelled toward the other. the glass shattered on impact with the floor collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded. the collision damaged the vehicle shock often denotes the effect produced by a collision and carries the suggestion of something that strikes or hits with force. the shock of falling rocks concussion when not in technical use, often suggests the shattering, disrupting, or weakening effects of a collision, explosion, or blow. bystanders felt the concussion of the blast",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"concussion",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impingement",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collision bulkhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the first watertight bulkhead in the forward part of a ship designed to keep out water in the event of a collision":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042300",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collision clause":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a policy provision that the insurer agrees to assume the legal liability of an insured shipowner to owners of another vessel and its cargo for loss resulting from collision with the insured ship":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collision course":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now humanity finds itself on a collision course with a fresh set of limitations: the agricultural sector has consumed half of the earth\u2019s arable land while destabilizing the climate whose relative stability had made agriculture possible. \u2014 Jeff Mcmahon, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, Earth-838 might be on a collision course with Earth-616 for an epic Secret Wars crossover. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The move put the investor on a collision course with Facebook\u2019s Democratic board members and liberal employee base. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The move put the investor on a collision course with Facebook\u2019s Democratic board members and liberal employee base. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Robinhood has also found itself on a collision course with regulators after Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler last week outlined a revamp of trading rules that could threaten part of its business model. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And Earth-838 might be on a collision course with Earth-616 following the events of Doctor Strange 2. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"That put her on a collision course with Clint Barton/Hawkeye, who had hung up his Ronin gear for good. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Her imagination, defiance, and deep belief in her own right to independence put her on a collision course with her parents. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175407",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collision insurance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": insurance provided for a motor-vehicle owner against damage to the motor vehicle due to collision with another object":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214938",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collisionless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a plasma in which particles interact through charge rather than collision":[
|
|
"a collisionless shock wave"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8lizh\u0259nl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colloquial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"literary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to conversation : conversational":[
|
|
"colloquial expressions"
|
|
],
|
|
": using conversational style":[
|
|
"a colloquial writer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"But I think part of this pickle that we're in\u2014if I may be colloquial, even though I'm not running for office\u2014is that we've lost their sense of responsibility. \u2014 Sarah Vowell , Entertainment Weekly , 24 Oct. 2008",
|
|
"Langston was the merriest and the most colloquial of them all. \"Best party I've ever been given!\" he said. \u2014 Gwendolyn Brooks , Booklist , 15 Oct. 1993",
|
|
"Mr. Salisbury's firsthand account is written in a fast-paced, chaotic and colloquial style, which often feels confused and hastily set down. \u2014 Susan Shapiro , New York Times Book Review , 10 Sept. 1989",
|
|
"Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words. \u2014 Thomas Jefferson , letter , 2 Jan. 1814",
|
|
"the new coworker's rudeness soon began\u2014to use a colloquial expression\u2014to rub me the wrong way",
|
|
"a colloquial essay on what makes a marriage successful",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is true, not in the colloquial sense but in the literal sense: rocket science is a domain in which Musk has demonstrated some expertise. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The hug is sort of a colloquial term\u2014in fact, there isn\u2019t an official medical definition of M.S. hug, according to a 2019 paper published in the journal Neurology2. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In April 2021, while India was battling the devastating second wave of covid-19, it was also hit by infections of black fungus, the colloquial term for mucormycosis. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet, most of us think of road rage as the colloquial term for any type of angry driving. \u2014 Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Presidents can\u2019t speak in public on this subject in such a casual, colloquial manner, and a tone of calming down his caucus. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His recordings encompassed songs in colloquial Sudanese and classical Arabic and works written by contemporary and historical poets. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Moreover, throughout her career, the singer has blatantly copied Black women\u2019s aesthetics, wearing durags and African appropriative braids, and attempted a Caribbean persona, donning a caribe\u00f1a accent and misusing colloquial terms. \u2014 Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Ukrainian defensive line runs the length of the de facto border of the Donbas, the colloquial name for the Donets Basin, a mining and industrial region. \u2014 Nils Adler, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see colloquy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-kw\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conversational",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"nonformal",
|
|
"nonliterary",
|
|
"unbookish",
|
|
"unliterary",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042812",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colloquy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a high-level serious discussion : conference":[
|
|
"a colloquy between the trial judge and defendant"
|
|
],
|
|
": conversation , dialogue":[
|
|
"a colloquy between senators"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attended a colloquy on economic globalization",
|
|
"the subject of the spirited colloquy was the disputed authorship of the plays attributed to Shakespeare",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Charlie and Joanie\u2019s colloquy in the thoroughfare is also a mutual reassurance that the other\u2019s dream has value. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And the superb Baryshnikov somehow turns his body to stone, ending the colloquy . \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books , 14 May 2020",
|
|
"While there is inevitably a performative dimension to the colloquy between these two figures who have spent so many years on the public stage, Obama and Springsteen are also both deeply introspective. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Milius concentrates on conservative patriots, yet her colloquy of all those involved in creating or fighting the coup highlights the varied countenances, plus their camera-ready expressions, that reveal an unexpectedly broad, adversarial America. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 9 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Leach said during a news conference colloquy with this New York Times reporter, drawing some Mississippi State faithful to Twitter\u2019s ramparts. \u2014 Alan Blinder, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"An additional 10,000 have since listened to the recording of the colloquy with Joyce Barnathan, president of the International Center for Journalists. \u2014 Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com , 16 May 2020",
|
|
"Of course, any congressman-law professor colloquy risks breaking the logorrheic scale. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Cinderella\u2019s innocent colloquies with her all-knowing birds never failed to crack me up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin colloquium , from colloqui to converse, from com- + loqui to speak":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-kw\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"panel",
|
|
"panel discussion",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061030",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to work together secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest : conspire , plot":[
|
|
"It was arithmetically possible, too, for a handful of senators \u2026 to collude with the president to approve a treaty betraying some vital interest to a foreign power.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack N. Rakove",
|
|
"\u2026 the travails of the world's two biggest art-auction businesses, \u2026 rivals that now stand accused by the U.S. Justice Department of colluding to rig the auction market by fixing their sales-commission rates.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Hughes",
|
|
"\u2026 argues that while the kids are not entitled to collective representation, major universities are permitted to collude to prevent players from being paid for their work.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Sirota"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
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"The two companies had colluded to fix prices.",
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"accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"President Biden blames the surge in prices on large firms that dominate markets and collude to raise prices. \u2014 William Dunkelberg, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Do social-media companies collude with the federal government to suppress speech? \u2014 Alex Berenson, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
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"Other studies show that, under certain experimental conditions, such algorithms can learn to collude with one another to create price-fixing schemes. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"But some experts worry that, without careful checks, these programs might inadvertently learn to discriminate against minority groups and possibly collude to artificially inflate prices. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Watson escaped criminal charges last week, but 22 women didn\u2019t collude and come up with the same story. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"What Mueller found was that there wasn\u2019t an express agreement between Trump\u2019s campaign and the Russians to collude in hopes of getting Trump elected. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"The case adds to a growing body of evidence that spyware has been used widely in Mexico to undercut political opponents, human rights activists and journalists, as well as monitor the loyalty of certain allies and even collude with drug cartels. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"After the 1981 strike, which cost 713 games, and a brief strike in 1985, owners illegally conspired to collude against free agents. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1525, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin colludere , from com- + ludere to play, from ludus game \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"compass",
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"connive",
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"conspire",
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"contrive",
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"intrigue",
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"machinate",
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"plot",
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"put up",
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"scheme"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211403",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"collywobbles":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bellyache":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps by folk etymology from New Latin cholera morbus , literally, the disease cholera":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccw\u00e4-b\u0259lz"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bellyache",
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"stomachache"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043513",
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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]
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},
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"cologarithm":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00e4-",
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8l\u022f-g\u0259-\u02ccri-t\u035fh\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124712",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"colometric":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to colometry":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u014dl\u0259\u00a6me\u2027trik",
|
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"\u00a6k\u00e4l-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114417",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"colometrize":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to analyze or divide into cola : apply colometry to":[
|
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"colometrize a manuscript or verse"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259m-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dl\u0259m-",
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colometry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": measurement or division (as of a manuscript or a rhythmic utterance) by cola":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle Greek k\u014dlometria , from Greek k\u014dlo- (from k\u014dlon part of a strophe) + -metria -metry":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ri",
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4m\u0259\u2027tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163855",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a colonial farmer or plantation owner":[],
|
|
": a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (such as a list, explanation, quotation, or amplification) that follows":[],
|
|
": the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica \u2014 see Money Table":[],
|
|
": the basic monetary unit of El Salvador until 2001":[],
|
|
": the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum":[],
|
|
": the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as \"to\" (as in 4:1 read \"four to one\"), or in a proportion where it is usually read as \"is to\" or when doubled as \"as\" (as in 2:1::8:4 read \"two is to one as eight is to four\")":[],
|
|
"city and port on the Caribbean Sea at the entrance to the Panama Canal in northern Panama population 224,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1888, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin colonus":"Noun",
|
|
"Latin, part of a poem, from Greek k\u014dlon limb, part of a strophe":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon":"Noun",
|
|
"Spanish col\u00f3n , from Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n Christopher Columbus":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-l\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u022f-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8l\u014dn",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115754",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colon bacillus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": e. coli":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103251",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colon crayfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common Central American crayfish ( Macrobrachium jamaicense )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"colon entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054506",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general":[],
|
|
": a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S.":[
|
|
"\u2014 used as an honorific title"
|
|
],
|
|
": lieutenant colonel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He retired as a colonel in the air force.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"James Warren, now a colonel , and the other officers, retold the story. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tom Parker was a Dutch guy who passed himself off as a Southern colonel . \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"While many of the royals arrived by carriage, the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, took up her traditional position on horseback\u2014an honor afforded to her as a royal colonel of the Household Division. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Andrew participated in the last Trooping the Color, in June 2019, as colonel of the Grenadier Guards regiment. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"As colonel , Weaver will lead oversee the Division of Sheriffs, the 911 telephone system, the Capitol police, the Public Safety Grants Administration Office, and the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Halvorsen remained in the military after the war, retiring as a colonel in 1974 from the Air Force, reports Richard Goldstein for the New York Times. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"March 1972 - Retires from the Air Force as a colonel . \u2014 CNN , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Prince Andrew, as a colonel in the British Army\u2019s Grenadier Guards, would be expected to attend the Trooping of the Colour, a military parade to mark the queen\u2019s official birthday. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of coronel , from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna \u2014 see column":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101328",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonel general":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an officer in some foreign armies usually equivalent to a U.S. full general":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonel-in-chief":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an honorary rank in some corps or regiments of foreign armies (as the British) usually held by a member of a royal family or a distinguished military leader":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074318",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colongitude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the complement of a longitude":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"co- + longitude":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043820",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unincorporated settlement (as of Mexican-Americans or Mexicans) in the U.S. usually near the Mexican border that typically has poor services and squalid conditions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Mexican Spanish, suburb, from Spanish, colony, residential development, from Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d\u02c8l\u014dny\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"colonist",
|
|
"colonizer",
|
|
"frontiersman",
|
|
"homesteader",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"settler"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member or inhabitant of a colony":[
|
|
"British colonials in India",
|
|
"a rebellion of the colonials"
|
|
],
|
|
": a product (such as a coin or stamp) made for use in a colony":[],
|
|
": adapted from or reminiscent of a mode of design from a colonial period":[
|
|
"new homes built in the colonial style"
|
|
],
|
|
": forming, existing in, or used by a colony":[
|
|
"Though it may look like a tropical plant or colorful rock, coral is a colonial carnivore \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Derr"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the status of a colony":[
|
|
"colonial trade",
|
|
"colonial life",
|
|
"a colonial capital",
|
|
"The Haitian Revolution, led by self-liberated enslaved people against the French colonial government, was an early precursor to the abolition movements of the United States.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chadd Scott",
|
|
"colonial territories"
|
|
],
|
|
": made or prevailing during a colonial period":[
|
|
"a town known for its Dutch/French/Spanish colonial architecture",
|
|
"colonial furniture"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to a period when an area is being colonized and especially to the period of European colonization in U.S. history between the early 17th century and the late 18th century":[
|
|
"in colonial times"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony":[
|
|
"colonial trade",
|
|
"colonial life",
|
|
"a colonial capital",
|
|
"The Haitian Revolution, led by self-liberated enslaved people against the French colonial government, was an early precursor to the abolition movements of the United States.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chadd Scott",
|
|
"colonial territories"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing or composed of colonies":[
|
|
"Britain's colonial empire",
|
|
"\u2026 when the United States became a colonial power, assuming control of Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter S. Canellos"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"in colonial times"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The country was a colonial power.",
|
|
"a colonial nation and its colonial empire",
|
|
"The book describes life in Colonial America.",
|
|
"an example of colonial architecture",
|
|
"The port had been very important in colonial times.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"They bought a Colonial on a quiet street.",
|
|
"increasing tension between colonials and the mother country",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Its colonial -era downtown is a great place to explore and enjoy Maryland\u2019s signature oysters and crabs at local hotspots such as Middleton\u2019s or Cantler\u2019s. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The African nations of Togo and Gabon have asked to join the Commonwealth despite having no colonial history with Britain. \u2014 Ignatius Ssuuna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet the country, with its jarring colonial history, has a further claim to complexity. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Rosemead opened on Christmas Day in a former colonial -era bank building with soaring tray ceilings in the heart of Singapore\u2019s business district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The colonial -era law will be paused until the government completes a review, the Supreme Court said. \u2014 Swati Gupta, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Indonesia\u2019s Criminal Code, a legacy of the Dutch colonial era, recognizes only rape and lewd crimes committed by men against women and doesn\u2019t have provisions for restitution or other remedies for victims and survivors. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Indonesia\u2019s Criminal Code, a legacy of the Dutch colonial era, recognizes only rape and lewd crimes committed by men against women and doesn\u2019t have provisions for restitution or other remedies for victims and survivors. \u2014 Niniek Karmini, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For me \u2014 and perhaps other Black travelers \u2014 touring great houses, staying at former plantation homes, and even being in rooms with colonial -era d\u00e9cor feels unsettling. \u2014 Sarah Greaves-gabbadon, Travel + Leisure , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The hotel is set upon the Chao Praya River and its elegant rooms and suites feature an alluring mix of traditional Thai and colonial -inspired designs with modern touches, private balconies, and marble bathrooms. \u2014 Livia Hengel, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In early colonial America, salt was hard to come by and valuable enough to merit display in decorative wooden boxes. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Nestled on a private cul-de-sac and surrounded by trees on a one-plus-acre lot in the Chagrin Valley Trails development, the brick colonial was built in 2000 and offers six bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"This 1920s colonial designed by Maura McEvoy in Minnesota features dark green paint on the shutters and entrance of the home for a vintage look that still feels fresh. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"From the hills of Tuscany through the valley of Napa to the top of the Johnnycake Mountain Farm neighborhood in Burlington stands a 12-room, luxury European colonial with lush rolling hills, emerald meadows and a private pond as its backdrop. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Sprigs of wattle have been used to represent Australia for decades, notably decorating the colonial -era Commonwealth Coat of Arms. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Thanks to Britain\u2019s colonial history, Elizabeth remains the head of state of 14 countries outside the United Kingdom. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The first story explored the impact of the Philippines\u2019 colonial history on Filipino American mental health. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"sociable",
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"social"
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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]
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},
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"colonist":{
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"examples":[
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"British colonists settled the area in the 18th century.",
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"over time the colonists began to sense that they were becoming a people unto themselves",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For one, both have French roots: The Motor City was founded by French colonist Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701, and Herm\u00e8s, well, Herm\u00e8s's Gallic bona fides, which date to 1837, are well established. \u2014 Ann Binlot, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
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"The current seal that appears on state flags, which dates to the late 19th century, features a depiction of a Native American man beneath a colonist \u2019s arm brandishing a sword. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
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"The family\u2019s heritage is as diverse as the stories within the novel: Native American, European penal colonist , plantation owner, enslaved African. \u2014 Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Edwin, modelled on Mandel\u2019s own colonist ancestor, has a hallucinatory experience in the woods\u2014which links him to Olive, who is similarly transported more than two hundred years later. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"For centuries, Pocahantas has been romanticized and mythologized as a woman who defied her father to save the English colonist John Smith from execution. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The deity was surely carved by a Nahua artist immersed in his culture\u2019s religion, while the cross may (or may not) have been carved by an Aztec but just as surely happened at the direction of a Spanish colonist . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"The colonist \u2019s descendants went on to hold a number of prominent positions in New England, noted Nancy Riley for My New England Ancestors in 2016. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Their investment paid off in the mid-1610s when an enterprising colonist named John Rolfe planted West Indian tobacco seeds in the region\u2019s fertile soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1701, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-n\u0259st",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-nist"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"colonial",
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"colonizer",
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"frontiersman",
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"homesteader",
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"pioneer",
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"settler"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222931",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"colonization":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": an act or instance of colonizing : such as":[],
|
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": the establishing of a colony (see colony sense 1 ) : subjugation of a people or area especially as an extension of state power":[
|
|
"The news arrives at a time of debate over how museums should handle artifacts acquired through colonization and conquest.",
|
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"\u2014 Isis Davis-Marks",
|
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"\"\u2026 in contrast to their earlier colonization of the Caribbean, the Spanish encountered highly urbanized civilizations in Mesoamerica and continually equated them with those of the Islamic and Greco-Roman Mediterranean.\"",
|
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"\u2014 David Carballo"
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],
|
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": migration to and settlement in an inhabited or uninhabited area":[
|
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"the colonization of space/Mars"
|
|
],
|
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": the spread and development of an organism in a new area or habitat":[
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"The colonization of land by eukaryotes probably was facilitated by a partnership (symbiosis) between a photosynthesizing organism \u2026 and a fungus.",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel S. Heckman et al."
|
|
],
|
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": the presence and multiplication of a microorganism (such as a bacterium) in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface":[
|
|
"It is important to reassess wounds frequently to determine if there is colonization of bacteria within the wound.",
|
|
"\u2014 Emergency Medicine Reports",
|
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"Adhesion to the intestinal epithelial cells is considered as necessary for probiotic microorganisms to colonize the large intestine, and colonization is important for beneficial health effects such as modulation of the immune system \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 O. D. Amund",
|
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"\u2026 they significantly reduced the rate of bacterial colonization of the devices from 30% to 9% and cut the rate of infection in patients from 4% to 0.",
|
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"\u2014 Carol Potera"
|
|
],
|
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": the act or practice of appropriating something that one does not own or have a right to":[
|
|
"\u2026 the pop culture discourse is more open to considering the fraught dynamic of Western colonization of music rooted in Africa than it's ever been.",
|
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"\u2014 Matthew Ismael Ruiz",
|
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"It's a strange objection from someone who rails against the growing blandness of New York\u2014the chain stores and suburban sensibilities, the colonization by the rich, the boring, the feloniously ahistoric.",
|
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"\u2014 Ginia Bellafante"
|
|
],
|
|
": the state of being colonized : subjugation by a foreign power":[
|
|
"\"If I am fighting our struggle on Indigenous territories, then I must also understand and be in solidarity with Indigenous struggles against colonization . To imagine our freedom without first recognizing and fighting for Indigenous sovereignty is impossible.\"",
|
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"\u2014 El Jones"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The site played host to different waves of colonization from roughly 2,600 to 1,400 years ago. \u2014 Petro Kotz\u00e9, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Estimates vary, but there are slightly more than 100 Native American languages still spoken today, less than half of what existed before European colonization began. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"His vision: sustainable colonization in which humans survive without plundering the non-human environment. \u2014 Marc Weingarten, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Fernandez explains that the impact of centuries of colonization from western countries has contributed to the eurocentric beauty standard that reigns supreme in Filipino culture. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The Japanese colonization during the first half of the 20th century brought the end of many cottage industries. \u2014 Jake Kwon, CNN , 22 May 2022",
|
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"The plan results in an explosion that engulfs SpaceX headquarters, dashing Musk\u2019s hopes for Martian colonization . \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Musk next set his sights on a lofty goal: space exploration, and the future colonization Mars. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The British colonization in the Bahamas began in 1629, and the Bahamas officially became a colony in 1718. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143204"
|
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},
|
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"colonize":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"depopulate",
|
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"unpeople"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to migrate to and settle in (an inhabited or uninhabited area)":[
|
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"the areas of New England colonized by the Puritans",
|
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"\u2026 the seaside town of Puerto Madryn, named by the Welsh settlers who colonized the few river valleys of Patagonia.",
|
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"\u2014 Anita McConnell"
|
|
],
|
|
": to multiply in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface":[
|
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"C. diff. is a spore-forming, toxin-producing bacterium that can colonize the large intestine and wreak havoc there \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Jane E. Brody",
|
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"\u2026 the bacteria that colonize our gut and play a key role in keeping us healthy.",
|
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"\u2014 Katie Hunt",
|
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"Microorganisms, particularly normal skin flora, colonize and form biofilms quickly on catheter surfaces \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Daryl S. Paulson"
|
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],
|
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": to spread to and develop in a new area or habitat":[
|
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"\u2026 usually the first plant to colonize newly formed sand spits and newly deposited sands on the barrier islands \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Robert H. Mohlenbrock"
|
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],
|
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": to take control of a people or area especially as an extension of state power":[
|
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"areas colonized by European powers",
|
|
"It [Al\u00e9ria, France] was, at different times in history, colonized by the Greeks, Etruscans, Carthaginians, and Romans.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kristina Killgrove",
|
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"Pacific Islanders\u2014Hawaiians, Samoans, the Chamorro of Guam\u2014were and remain colonized by the United States \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Viet Thanh Nguyen",
|
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"Before the U.S.'s occupation of the roughly 7,500 islands, Spain colonized the Philippines and Mexico concurrently for around 300 years \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Amanda Albee",
|
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"As the indigenous people of North America, Native Americans were colonized on their own land, the places to which they trace their social, cultural, and religious origins.",
|
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"\u2014 Kate A. Berry et al."
|
|
],
|
|
": to take or make use of (something) without authority or right : appropriate":[
|
|
"Parked cars have colonized city streets for so long that most people assume cars own the curb lane.",
|
|
"\u2014 Donald Shoup",
|
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"\"Before colonizing the artistic and intellectual work of Black people, white people should ask themselves questions such as, how can I contribute to this Black person's wellbeing? Am I studying this work for the explicit purpose of Black liberation, or are my motives fundamentally selfish?\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Amanda Bennett"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The area was colonized in the 18th century.",
|
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"Weeds quickly colonized the field.",
|
|
"The island had been colonized by plants and animals.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Made mostly of pH-neutral cement, stainless steel, and basalt, the sculpture provides an artificial reef that encourages coral growth and provides a novel place for marine life to colonize and inhabit while steering tourists away from natural reefs. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The 21st will be defined by human\u2019s endeavor to explore, use, and even colonize the heavens. \u2014 Charles Beames, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Mickey7 is based on the upcoming novel by author Edward Ashton and centers on Mickey7, a man on an expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim, THR reports. \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the Pennsylvanian era, plants started to colonize dry land by way of more evolved seeds; animals did so through the evolution of the amniotic egg, in which the embryo develops inside a shell, like with birds and reptiles. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But, at the same time, his idea to colonize Mars with a million people is an obscenity. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The mesocosms laden with microplastics produced not just more marine snow but also more organic carbon, as the plastics offered more surfaces for microbes to colonize . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The development of faster-than-light travel has allowed humans to colonize within a vast number of worlds. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the Joro won\u2018t just resort to its traditional means of traversal to colonize new terrain. \u2014 Ben Turner, Scientific American , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"people",
|
|
"populate",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021501",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonizer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a microorganism that multiplies in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface":[
|
|
"Identification of the typical flora in the postoperative ethmoid sinus cavity, as well as a determination of the type of bacteria expected to be colonizers rather than pathogens, would also assist the physician in selecting an appropriate antibiotic.",
|
|
"\u2014 Neil Bhattacharyya and Harsha V. Gopal",
|
|
"Unnoticed biofilm colonizers are present in ventilator connectors and humidifiers, which may not be removed by routine methods.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bipassa Chakraborty et al."
|
|
],
|
|
": a nation or state that takes control of a people or area as an extension of state power":[
|
|
"the country's relationship with its former colonizer"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person who migrates to and settles in an inhabited or uninhabited area":[
|
|
"Almost all early explorers and colonizers marveled at the natural abundance they found in the Americas, a biodiversity at odds with the deforestation and extinctions that the Europeans had already wrought in most of their own continent.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan Taylor",
|
|
"Lemur was the Roman name for the spirits of the dead \u2026 . The lemurs of Madagascar, an island of southeastern Africa, were named by French colonizers .",
|
|
"\u2014 International Wildlife"
|
|
],
|
|
": an organism that establishes a population in a new area or habitat":[
|
|
"\u2026 debate among scientists trying to determine how tube worms, clams and other colonizers of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps arrive and persist in their ephemeral habitats.",
|
|
"\u2014 Julie Zeidner Russo",
|
|
"Seaweeds tend to be the first colonizers on shorelines \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Carwardine"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that colonizes : an individual or entity that establishes a colony or colonies: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1766, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-z\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190921",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"color":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bepaint",
|
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"dye",
|
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"paint",
|
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"pigment",
|
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"stain",
|
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"tincture",
|
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"tinge",
|
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"tint"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray":[],
|
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": a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together":[],
|
|
": a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office":[],
|
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": a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered":[],
|
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": a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects":[],
|
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": a pretense offered as justification : pretext":[
|
|
"the color for his action"
|
|
],
|
|
": a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing":[],
|
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": an appearance of authenticity : plausibility":[
|
|
"lending color to this notion"
|
|
],
|
|
": an identifying badge, pennant, or flag":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural a ship sailing under Swedish colors"
|
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],
|
|
": an outward often deceptive show : appearance":[
|
|
"His story has the color of truth."
|
|
],
|
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": analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest":[
|
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"a color commentator"
|
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],
|
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": armed forces":[],
|
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": blush":[],
|
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": character , nature":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural showed himself in his true colors"
|
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],
|
|
": characterize , label":[
|
|
"\u2026 call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Price"
|
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],
|
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": clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color":[
|
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"Wash your colors separately from your darks and lights."
|
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],
|
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": colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural a jockey wearing the colors of the stable wore his college colors to the game"
|
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],
|
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": complexion tint:":[],
|
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": gloss , excuse":[
|
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"color a lie"
|
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],
|
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": influence":[
|
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"\"The lives of most of us have been colored by politics \u2026 \"",
|
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"\u2014 Christine Weston"
|
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],
|
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": local color":[],
|
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": misrepresent , distort":[
|
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"a highly colored version of the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
": position as to a question or course of action : stand":[
|
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"\u2026 the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
|
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],
|
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": skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a )":[
|
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"The charges \u2026 allege that the social network discriminates based on color \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Shawn Knight",
|
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"\u2014 often used with of \u2026 the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color . \u2014 Kristin Choo"
|
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],
|
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": something used to give color : pigment":[],
|
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": the quality of timbre in music":[
|
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"the color and richness of the cello"
|
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],
|
|
": the tint characteristic of good health":[
|
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"\u2026 sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks.",
|
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"\u2014 Louisa May Alcott"
|
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],
|
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": the use or combination of colors":[],
|
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": to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as":[],
|
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": to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)":[
|
|
"She colors her hair."
|
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],
|
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": to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.":[
|
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"His granddaughter Fernanda sat at his side, coloring with crayons.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Montgomery"
|
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],
|
|
": to give color to":[],
|
|
": two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation":[
|
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"movies in color"
|
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],
|
|
": vitality , interest":[
|
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"The play had a good deal of color to it."
|
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],
|
|
": vividness or variety of effects of language":[
|
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"\u2026 that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Arthur Krock"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 see also man of color , person of color , woman of color":[
|
|
"The charges \u2026 allege that the social network discriminates based on color \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shawn Knight",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with of \u2026 the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color . \u2014 Kristin Choo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The color of blood is red.",
|
|
"What color are your eyes?",
|
|
"What color paint shall we use?",
|
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"Blue and green are my favorite colors .",
|
|
"The pillows are all different colors .",
|
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"The room needs more color .",
|
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"In early summer the garden is full of color .",
|
|
"She added color to her outfit with a bright scarf.",
|
|
"His eyes were bluish-green in color .",
|
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"She's using a new lip color .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We colored the water with red ink.",
|
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"The children were busy coloring in their coloring books.",
|
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"My nephew colored a picture for me.",
|
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"The child colored the sky blue and the sun yellow.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"To Baer, these willful imperfections are not simply a technique for introducing dynamism into otherwise static color fields. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
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"With that, Jackson will become the 104th associate justice \u2013 marking the first time women and people of color outnumber white men on the court. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Clubs are separated by color , so pick from red, white, or a mix. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The placement and color makes the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 appear busy, which Cenedella highly warns against. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Inside the interactive space, children and adults alike can pick up a washable Crayola marker and color in the collaborative mural resembling one of Monet\u2019s paintings. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
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"And instead of the bright magenta or teal of the 2000s, this matching set features a two-toned light and dark purple-ish gray color -blocking. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Larry McCarren, the longtime color commentator on the Packers\u2019 radio network, summed it up best. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But at the same time, there\u2019s a lot of sky blue, your signature TWICE color , in the album concept photos and packaging. \u2014 Crystal Bell, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The striking tortillas chef Julio Hernandez makes at his Nashville food truck and pop-up, Ma\u00edz de la Vida, color the chef's Instagram, speckled with purple-yellow suns and moons, patterned with colorful rings, or imprinted with leaves of epazote. \u2014 Andrea Aliseda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For seniors across the country, the admissions journey may color a portion of their high school experience. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Although Donovan said there\u2019s no reason to sound alarms over the injury, the uncertainty of LaVine\u2019s availability will color the rest of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Early fatherhood, when portrayed in literature, is often similarly practical: serving to color the characters, plot, and themes, but rarely warranting a sustained look. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Nadieszda said the dyeing eggs also dates back to the ancient Middle East when people used onion skins to color them. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Team leaders are often driven by personal agendas which may color their opinions about remote work, observed Okta\u2019s Fisher. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
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"Two outdoor lounge chairs there are covered in stylish removable covers\u2014a comfortable perch for a budding artist who may color outside the lines, from parents with an eye for design details that will withstand the test of time. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 6 May 2022",
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"However, Ripa was prepared for the long flight with projects \u2014 like popsicle sticks to color with magic markers \u2014 and toys to keep her little ones occupied. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022"
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"Middle English colour, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin color, earlier col\u014ds \"color as a physical phenomenon, pigment, complexion, appearance,\" probably, assuming an original meaning \"covering, outermost layer, appearance,\" going back to *\u1e31el-\u014ds, collective derivative from an Indo-European s-stem *\u1e31el-os \"covering\" (whence perhaps Sanskrit \u015baras- \"skin on boiled milk, cream\" and, from a thematic derivative, Old High German hulisa \"hull of a legume\"), derivative of a verbal base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal\" \u2014 more at conceal":"Noun",
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"Middle English colouren, borrowed from Anglo-French colurer, going back to Latin col\u014dr\u0101re, derivative of color color entry 1":"Verb"
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": a set of societal or legal barriers that segregates people of color from white people (as by restricting social interaction or requiring separate facilities) and prevents people of color from exercising the same rights and accessing the same opportunities as white people":[
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"\u2014 usually used with the His father \u2026 had grown up in California with Jackie Robinson, who broke the color line in Major League Baseball. \u2014 Maureen O'Donnell"
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]
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},
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": abstract painting in which color is emphasized and form and surface are correspondingly de-emphasized":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-\u02ccf\u0113ld"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114004",
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},
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": a substance used for coloring a material : dye , pigment":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in ancient times, a mollusk was used to produce a rich purple colorant for clothing and linens",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Prior to World War II, uranium was often added to glass and ceramic glazes as a colorant , but after the conflict broke out, the heavy metal became critical to the war effort. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Now the time has come to shed some light on the other end of the practical paint spectrum: a new colorant described as the whitest white. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 21 May 2021",
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"Children have been doing this for decades, but researchers have struggled to turn this or similar natural blues into a stable and abundant colorant \u2014one that could be used to naturally dye your favorite candies, sodas, or ice creams. \u2014 Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Non-organic turmeric may include colorants to keep it yellow, so be sure to use an organic variety (like BareOrganics Raw Organic Turmeric Root Powder) to decrease the chance of staining. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"Using a temporary colorant (or trusting a pro) is your safest bet. \u2014 Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping , 15 Oct. 2018",
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"The products are made from natural ingredients and natural colorants with over 125 scents in their collection. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Essence , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
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"This lotion is infused with olive oil and rosemary, and is free of fragrances, sulfates, colorants and harsh chemicals. \u2014 Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"Some colorants are completely unfit for injecting into your skin. \u2014 Jessica Toscano, SELF , 9 Nov. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"color entry 2 + -ant entry 1":""
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},
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"-l\u0259r-\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-r\u0259nt"
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],
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"color",
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"dye",
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"dyestuff",
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"pigment",
|
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"stain"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163804",
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"noun"
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],
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": aspect suggesting an attitude":[
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"the chameleon talent for taking on the intellectual coloration of whatever idea he happened to fasten onto",
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"\u2014 Budd Schulberg"
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],
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": characteristic quality":[
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"the newspapers \u2026 took on the former coloration of the magazine",
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"\u2014 L. B. Seltzer"
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],
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": subtle variation of intensity or quality of tone":[
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"a wide range of coloration from the orchestra"
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": the state of having color":[
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"the dark coloration of his skin"
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],
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": use or choice of colors (as by an artist)":[]
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},
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"the coloration of a flower",
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"the bright yellow coloration of the curtains",
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"wine glasses with circle designs and blue and green colorations",
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"He attempted to give a religious coloration to the war.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The neutral coloration of the appointments in the kitchen and eating area don't sacrifice interest. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
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"Of course, to see the overcast of Monday afternoon as symbolic of the coloration of April thus far might mean overlooking the details and the nuances. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Brown coloration indicates a dead or dying cane and may require pruning to a bud eye lower to the crown to find live pith. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The purplish coloration is a common expression by tomato, but sometimes greater appearance of it can signify that the plants are under stress. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"In keeping with our winter of white, keep an eye out for cloud glass, which has an interesting physique of coloration , almost like a storm within the glass. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some sections demonstrated Copland and Thomas\u2019s shared fascination with creating environments of sound \u2014 like the rising introductory theme that later returns with sunset coloration . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"You are humbled by the leviathan Sierra peaks, overwhelmed by the beauty of blooming Indian paintbrush, the intricate coloration of these wild trout, or the softness of summer meadows blanketed in moss heather. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin col\u014dr\u0101ti\u014dn-, col\u014dr\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin col\u014dr\u0101re \"to color entry 2 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
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},
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"\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181657",
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"\u2014 Budd Schulberg"
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"the newspapers \u2026 took on the former coloration of the magazine",
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"\u2014 L. B. Seltzer"
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": subtle variation of intensity or quality of tone":[
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"the coloration of a flower",
|
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"wine glasses with circle designs and blue and green colorations",
|
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"He attempted to give a religious coloration to the war.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The neutral coloration of the appointments in the kitchen and eating area don't sacrifice interest. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Of course, to see the overcast of Monday afternoon as symbolic of the coloration of April thus far might mean overlooking the details and the nuances. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Brown coloration indicates a dead or dying cane and may require pruning to a bud eye lower to the crown to find live pith. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The purplish coloration is a common expression by tomato, but sometimes greater appearance of it can signify that the plants are under stress. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In keeping with our winter of white, keep an eye out for cloud glass, which has an interesting physique of coloration , almost like a storm within the glass. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some sections demonstrated Copland and Thomas\u2019s shared fascination with creating environments of sound \u2014 like the rising introductory theme that later returns with sunset coloration . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its cartoonish yellow beak and distinctive wing coloration recently attracted crowds of rapt birders to Maine before turning up on April Fools\u2019 Day in Nova Scotia. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
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|
"You are humbled by the leviathan Sierra peaks, overwhelmed by the beauty of blooming Indian paintbrush, the intricate coloration of these wild trout, or the softness of summer meadows blanketed in moss heather. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021"
|
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|
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": of, relating to, or depending on coloration":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": marked by exaggeration or bias":[],
|
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": of mixed race (see race entry 1 sense 1a )":[],
|
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": of or relating to persons of races (see race entry 1 sense 1a ) other than white or to persons of mixed race":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.",
|
|
"He gave a highly colored account of the events."
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chromatic",
|
|
"colorful",
|
|
"kaleidoscopic",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"multicolored",
|
|
"multihued",
|
|
"polychromatic",
|
|
"polychrome",
|
|
"prismatic",
|
|
"rainbow",
|
|
"varicolored",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"variegated",
|
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"various"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040849",
|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"colorful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"colorless"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": full of variety or interest":[
|
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"a colorful description"
|
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],
|
|
": having striking colors":[
|
|
"colorful scenery"
|
|
],
|
|
": rude , offensive":[
|
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"\u2026 he had begun to gamble and use colorful language \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Yohannes Edemariam"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I wore a colorful outfit.",
|
|
"He gave a colorful account of his travels.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hailey Bieber just stepped out wearing an easy, breezy outfit that just inspired us to keep our looks casual and colorful from here on out. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"He was then led along a red carpet, as colorful lion dancers performed, adding to the din of drumming, chanting and trumpets. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The shell is packed with these stars, which create the colorful arrangements seen in the sky. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"At every turn in the space, there\u2019s something colorful and unique to see. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Think revitalizing hair masks after days in the sweltering sun, hydrating facial mists, and colorful nail polishes to match your new sundress. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Casual and colorful , the Red Bird Bar and Grille isn\u2019t all that new, decorated with vestiges of beloved but long-gone local hangouts. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But to see Roald Dahl's vision brought to life, Tim Burton's colorful version of the classic book is available on Netflix. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"More like colorful , sophisticated, smart, textural, and light-filled. \u2014 Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor , 30 June 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"color entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-f\u0259l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"chromatic",
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"kaleidoscopic",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"multicolored",
|
|
"multihued",
|
|
"polychromatic",
|
|
"polychrome",
|
|
"prismatic",
|
|
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|
|
"varicolored",
|
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"varied",
|
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"variegated",
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"various"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082535",
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"adverb",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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": influence , bias":[],
|
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": natural color":[],
|
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": something that produces color or color effects":[],
|
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": the act of applying colors":[],
|
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": the effect produced by applying or combining colors":[],
|
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": timbre , quality":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Her favorite activities include playing with stuffed animals and coloring .",
|
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"Our product contains no artificial coloring or flavoring.",
|
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"She added some blue food coloring to the icing.",
|
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"This scarf will look great with your coloring .",
|
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"He has very light coloring .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On Juneteenth, Stephanie Hart will serve up a decadent representation of the African American flag: A green, black and red velvet cake frosted with a green cream cheese and drizzled with dark chocolate dyed black with food coloring . \u2014 Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Bring the beach to your backyard by making these cute mini-aquariums with blue food coloring , plastic toys, plants, and rocks. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Each layer is a vanilla cake, dyed with food coloring . \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Extra: Try some other substances, such as sugar or food coloring . \u2014 Sabine De Brabandere, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Hadid shared a photo of her ex, Zayn Malik, and their 21-month-old daughter, Khai, enjoying some father-daughter coloring time. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Although eyebrow coloring can be done at home, Richardson advises against it. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and were also covered in red coloring to symbolize those who have died at the hands of Russian forces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Like all GlenAllachie whisky, this expression is bottled with no additional coloring and is not chill filtered. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-ri\u014b"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"color",
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"colorant",
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"dye",
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"dyestuff",
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"pigment",
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"stain"
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"colorist":{
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"definitions":{
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": one that colors or deals with color":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Traditionally, the colorist mixes the lightener with water to soften the lightener. \u2014 Alexis Benveniste, Allure , 20 June 2022",
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"Paris salon know that the beloved French hair colorist has a knack for creating welcoming spaces. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 13 June 2022",
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"Regardless of your type, though, celebrity colorist and Olaplex ambassador Bianca Hillier says there\u2019s no way to overuse the system. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"They gray hair revolution has been bubbling up for years, but Tom Smith, colorist and Evo Hair's creative director, credits the pandemic for the mainstream embrace of the shade. \u2014 Glamour , 21 May 2022",
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"Born in 1954 in the South Bronx, the Puerto-Rican American writer, penciler, colorist , inker and more began his comics career in the 1970s, making his professional debut for a major publisher in August 1974 with Marvel Comics\u2019 Astonishing Tales #25. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 May 2022",
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"High-profile Hollywood colorist Sarah Douglas reports that more of her new clients\u2014about 20%\u2014request copper-red. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"Covid-19 spike last year, that led the designer, an expert colorist , to create a new ready-to-wear collection. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Celebrities that include Brazilian models Gisele, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Izabel Goular all seek this master colorist when looking for the show-stopping, glowing complexities of natural highlights and effortless beach waves. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1685, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1990, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French coloriste, from Latin color color entry 1 + French -iste -ist entry 1":"Noun",
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"color entry 1 + -ist entry 2 (after racist entry 1 , sexist , etc.)":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-l\u0259r-ist",
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-rist"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121309",
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"adjective",
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]
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": of or relating to color or coloring":[],
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": of or relating to timbre in music":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Certainly there\u2019s much of Strauss in this real showpiece \u2014 the dramatic flair, the succulent harmonies, the textural and coloristic riches. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"DiDonato did an impressive job of picking pitches out of clear air and delivering emotional and coloristic nuances, ably abetted by Villaume and the orchestra. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
|
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"Maria hefts her basket of green apples beside a lush tree heavy with fruit, the blues of her sweater and scarf in coloristic counterpoint. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"The orchestration is a masterpiece of coloristic and textural variety. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 28 Nov. 2020",
|
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"What made Poulenc\u2019s music appealing was his moderate, coloristic use of the very dissonances that made the works of many 20th-century composers so disquieting. \u2014 John Check, WSJ , 19 Nov. 2020",
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"Portraying Amneris, Barton supplied a voice a size smaller, but with a coloristic range as vast as the character\u2019s range of emotion, from glowing middle and upper range to strategically brassy chest voice. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 30 Oct. 2020",
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"Trojahn\u2019s orchestral writing is similarly fluent: the pacing is confident, the coloristic contrasts intelligent, and there are some beguiling textures; a diaphanous web of harp and stratospheric string harmonics early in the opera was breathtaking. \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books , 7 Dec. 2019",
|
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"While the soprano occasionally sounds strained in higher passages, or overly vibrato-laden\u2014lacking the overall vocal ease of, say, Anja Harteros, who recorded the work with Jansons and the BRSO in 2010\u2014she more often exhibits coloristic beauty. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"color entry 1 + -istic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202542",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"colorize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ticket buyers will choose a time to colorize their lives: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. Oct. 17. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"Denis Shiryaev uses algorithms to colorize and sharpen old movies, bumping them up to a smooth 60 frames per second. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
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"And Christie knew just what to do with them, bringing out Rimsky\u2019s lurid textures as though newly colorized . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
|
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"One journalist, Ars Technica\u2019s Timothy B. Lee, noted that commercially-available machine learning apps could also be used to colorize old film footage. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
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"An obvious next step would be to colorize the video. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Whatever his reasons, Bong is now part of a mini-trend of filmmakers de- colorizing their films. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Given hundreds of hours of footage of World War I from Britain\u2019s Imperial War Museum, Jackson and his team masterfully restored and colorized the material. \u2014 Susan King, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Illinois, for example, is colorized politically by Chicago with its overwhelmingly Democratic populace, most of whom are just as poor and unhealthy as any rural Republican voters, and more likely to have their lives terminated by gun violence. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"color entry 1 + -ize":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
|
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"-l\u0259r-\u02cc\u012bz"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014909",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"colorized":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to add color to (a black-and-white film) by means of a computer":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ticket buyers will choose a time to colorize their lives: 10 a.m., 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. Oct. 17. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Denis Shiryaev uses algorithms to colorize and sharpen old movies, bumping them up to a smooth 60 frames per second. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"And Christie knew just what to do with them, bringing out Rimsky\u2019s lurid textures as though newly colorized . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"One journalist, Ars Technica\u2019s Timothy B. Lee, noted that commercially-available machine learning apps could also be used to colorize old film footage. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"An obvious next step would be to colorize the video. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Whatever his reasons, Bong is now part of a mini-trend of filmmakers de- colorizing their films. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Given hundreds of hours of footage of World War I from Britain\u2019s Imperial War Museum, Jackson and his team masterfully restored and colorized the material. \u2014 Susan King, Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Illinois, for example, is colorized politically by Chicago with its overwhelmingly Democratic populace, most of whom are just as poor and unhealthy as any rural Republican voters, and more likely to have their lives terminated by gun violence. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"color entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
|
|
"-l\u0259r-\u02cc\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163724",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colorless":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"colored",
|
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"colorized",
|
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"dyed",
|
|
"hued",
|
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"painted",
|
|
"pigmented",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"tinct",
|
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"tinctured",
|
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"tinged",
|
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"tinted"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": dull , uninteresting":[
|
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"colorless prose"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking color : such as":[],
|
|
": pallid , blanched":[
|
|
"a colorless complexion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being",
|
|
"page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With a colorless prime minister in Jean Castex \u2014 Mr. Macron has tended to be wary of anyone who might impinge on his aura \u2014 there have been few other compelling political figures able to carry the president\u2019s campaign in his absence. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Black diamonds have never been as desirable as colorless white diamond or other fancy colored diamonds. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During production, a blank dial is finished in a silvery-white color on its right half, then the black chronograph counters are milled while the rest of the dial is protected with a layer of transparent and colorless lacquer. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Windrip defeats Franklin Roosevelt for the 1936 Democratic presidential nomination and then defeats his colorless Republican opponent. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that can cause illness and death if found in sufficient concentration in the air. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Nothing will do more to slow the rate of near-term global warming than cutting an odorless, colorless greenhouse gas\u2014not carbon dioxide but methane. \u2014 Fred Krupp, WSJ , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"By contrast, Villeneuve envisioned the Harkonnens\u2019 Giedi Prime as a highly advanced but colorless world, devoid of any semblance of vegetation or natural light, to the point that its inhabitants have evolved to become ghostly pale and hairless. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Sitting among the ministers, as their equal, but next to Prince Lvov, was gray, colorless Shchepkin, administrator for the Ministry of the Interior, inasmuch as Prince Georgi Evgenich himself, given his busy schedule and responsibility . . . \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tintless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"undyed",
|
|
"unpainted",
|
|
"unstained",
|
|
"white"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103854",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colorless corpuscle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": white blood cell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colorman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dealer in colors and paints":[],
|
|
": a worker who mixes dyes (as in leather manufacturing)":[],
|
|
": one that distributes identifying silks and numbers to jockeys":[],
|
|
": one that obtains colored finishes in the electroplating of metal objects by the use of various plating solutions":[],
|
|
": one that plans, supervises, or carries out dyeing processes in manufacturing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colors":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bepaint",
|
|
"dye",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"pigment",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"tincture",
|
|
"tinge",
|
|
"tint"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray":[],
|
|
": a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together":[],
|
|
": a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office":[],
|
|
": a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered":[],
|
|
": a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects":[],
|
|
": a pretense offered as justification : pretext":[
|
|
"the color for his action"
|
|
],
|
|
": a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing":[],
|
|
": an appearance of authenticity : plausibility":[
|
|
"lending color to this notion"
|
|
],
|
|
": an identifying badge, pennant, or flag":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural a ship sailing under Swedish colors"
|
|
],
|
|
": an outward often deceptive show : appearance":[
|
|
"His story has the color of truth."
|
|
],
|
|
": analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest":[
|
|
"a color commentator"
|
|
],
|
|
": armed forces":[],
|
|
": blush":[],
|
|
": character , nature":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural showed himself in his true colors"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterize , label":[
|
|
"\u2026 call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Price"
|
|
],
|
|
": clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4 ) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color":[
|
|
"Wash your colors separately from your darks and lights."
|
|
],
|
|
": colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural a jockey wearing the colors of the stable wore his college colors to the game"
|
|
],
|
|
": complexion tint:":[],
|
|
": gloss , excuse":[
|
|
"color a lie"
|
|
],
|
|
": influence":[
|
|
"\"The lives of most of us have been colored by politics \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Christine Weston"
|
|
],
|
|
": local color":[],
|
|
": misrepresent , distort":[
|
|
"a highly colored version of the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
": position as to a question or course of action : stand":[
|
|
"\u2026 the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Norman Mailer"
|
|
],
|
|
": skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a )":[
|
|
"The charges \u2026 allege that the social network discriminates based on color \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shawn Knight",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with of \u2026 the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color . \u2014 Kristin Choo"
|
|
],
|
|
": something used to give color : pigment":[],
|
|
": the quality of timbre in music":[
|
|
"the color and richness of the cello"
|
|
],
|
|
": the tint characteristic of good health":[
|
|
"\u2026 sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks.",
|
|
"\u2014 Louisa May Alcott"
|
|
],
|
|
": the use or combination of colors":[],
|
|
": to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as":[],
|
|
": to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)":[
|
|
"She colors her hair."
|
|
],
|
|
": to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.":[
|
|
"His granddaughter Fernanda sat at his side, coloring with crayons.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Montgomery"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give color to":[],
|
|
": two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation":[
|
|
"movies in color"
|
|
],
|
|
": vitality , interest":[
|
|
"The play had a good deal of color to it."
|
|
],
|
|
": vividness or variety of effects of language":[
|
|
"\u2026 that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Krock"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also man of color , person of color , woman of color":[
|
|
"The charges \u2026 allege that the social network discriminates based on color \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shawn Knight",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with of \u2026 the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color . \u2014 Kristin Choo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The color of blood is red.",
|
|
"What color are your eyes?",
|
|
"What color paint shall we use?",
|
|
"Blue and green are my favorite colors .",
|
|
"The pillows are all different colors .",
|
|
"The room needs more color .",
|
|
"In early summer the garden is full of color .",
|
|
"She added color to her outfit with a bright scarf.",
|
|
"His eyes were bluish-green in color .",
|
|
"She's using a new lip color .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We colored the water with red ink.",
|
|
"The children were busy coloring in their coloring books.",
|
|
"My nephew colored a picture for me.",
|
|
"The child colored the sky blue and the sun yellow.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"To Baer, these willful imperfections are not simply a technique for introducing dynamism into otherwise static color fields. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"With that, Jackson will become the 104th associate justice \u2013 marking the first time women and people of color outnumber white men on the court. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Clubs are separated by color , so pick from red, white, or a mix. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The placement and color makes the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 appear busy, which Cenedella highly warns against. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside the interactive space, children and adults alike can pick up a washable Crayola marker and color in the collaborative mural resembling one of Monet\u2019s paintings. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"And instead of the bright magenta or teal of the 2000s, this matching set features a two-toned light and dark purple-ish gray color -blocking. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Larry McCarren, the longtime color commentator on the Packers\u2019 radio network, summed it up best. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But at the same time, there\u2019s a lot of sky blue, your signature TWICE color , in the album concept photos and packaging. \u2014 Crystal Bell, ELLE , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The striking tortillas chef Julio Hernandez makes at his Nashville food truck and pop-up, Ma\u00edz de la Vida, color the chef's Instagram, speckled with purple-yellow suns and moons, patterned with colorful rings, or imprinted with leaves of epazote. \u2014 Andrea Aliseda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For seniors across the country, the admissions journey may color a portion of their high school experience. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Although Donovan said there\u2019s no reason to sound alarms over the injury, the uncertainty of LaVine\u2019s availability will color the rest of the season. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Early fatherhood, when portrayed in literature, is often similarly practical: serving to color the characters, plot, and themes, but rarely warranting a sustained look. \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
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"Nadieszda said the dyeing eggs also dates back to the ancient Middle East when people used onion skins to color them. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Team leaders are often driven by personal agendas which may color their opinions about remote work, observed Okta\u2019s Fisher. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
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"Two outdoor lounge chairs there are covered in stylish removable covers\u2014a comfortable perch for a budding artist who may color outside the lines, from parents with an eye for design details that will withstand the test of time. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 6 May 2022",
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"However, Ripa was prepared for the long flight with projects \u2014 like popsicle sticks to color with magic markers \u2014 and toys to keep her little ones occupied. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"Middle English colour, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin color, earlier col\u014ds \"color as a physical phenomenon, pigment, complexion, appearance,\" probably, assuming an original meaning \"covering, outermost layer, appearance,\" going back to *\u1e31el-\u014ds, collective derivative from an Indo-European s-stem *\u1e31el-os \"covering\" (whence perhaps Sanskrit \u015baras- \"skin on boiled milk, cream\" and, from a thematic derivative, Old High German hulisa \"hull of a legume\"), derivative of a verbal base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal\" \u2014 more at conceal":"Noun",
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"Middle English colouren, borrowed from Anglo-French colurer, going back to Latin col\u014dr\u0101re, derivative of color color entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cast",
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"hue",
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"shade",
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"tincture",
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"tinge",
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"tint",
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"tone"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221602",
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},
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"colossal":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bantam",
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"bitty",
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"diminutive",
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"infinitesimal",
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"Lilliputian",
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"little bitty",
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"micro",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopic",
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"microscopical",
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"midget",
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"miniature",
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"minuscule",
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"minute",
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"pocket",
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"pygmy",
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"teensy",
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"teensy-weensy",
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"teeny",
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"teeny-weeny",
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"tiny",
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"definitions":{
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": of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible":[
|
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"colossal rock formations",
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"colossal stellar explosions"
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],
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": of an exceptional or astonishing degree":[
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"a colossal failure",
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"a colossal bore",
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"colossal ambition"
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],
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": of, relating to, or resembling a colossus":[
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"colossal statues"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a colossal statue of the town's founder",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As fans of the franchise know, Raquel\u2019s efforts to steer Kanan down a more righteous path prove to be a colossal failure. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 5 June 2022",
|
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"On pull-up two-pointers, Paul is shooting a colossal 54.1% and doing so on 6.5 attempts per game, the league's third-best efficiency on the seventh-most attempts. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Now that the colossal design project is finished, the couple is relieved to finally settle into the massive labor of love. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
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"This is because scent is a colossal business, and scammers are good at following the money. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
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"So, why not throw money at something that can withstand both the environment and colossal cranial dispositions? \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
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"To have reduced the building to rubble would have been a colossal tragedy, the late Jeff West, who once served as director of the museum, said in a 2000 interview. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Ambition seems to be at an all-time high as sellers across Southern California chase colossal profits and record-breaking prices. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Word had been getting around about the colossal shoot, its enormous footprint in the Northwest, its cost, and its delays. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see colossus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for colossal enormous , immense , huge , vast , gigantic , colossal , mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness. an enormous expense an immense shopping mall huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. incurred a huge debt vast usually suggests immensity of extent. the vast Russian steppes gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. a gigantic sports stadium colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions. a colossal statue of Lincoln mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk. a mammoth boulder",
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"synonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
|
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"cosmic",
|
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"cosmical",
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"cyclopean",
|
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
|
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"galactic",
|
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"gargantuan",
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"giant",
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"gigantesque",
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"gigantic",
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"grand",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
|
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
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"titanic",
|
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
|
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"whopping"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110007",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"colossal magnetoresistance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an extreme change in electrical resistance (as of a conductive material) due to the presence of an applied magnetic field":[
|
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"\u2026 other scientists have recently developed materials exhibiting \" colossal magnetoresistance ,\" or CMR. The magnetoresistance of a material refers to the percentage change of its electrical resistance in the presence of a magnetic field. The higher the magnetoresistance of a material, the smaller the magnetic field it can distinguish. When materials with higher levels of magnetoresistance are incorporated into future drives' \"read heads\"\u2014the components that float just above the spinning platters and react to magnetic polarities on their surface\u2014they can determine the magnetic state of smaller areas, thus making possible huge increases in the data-storage capacity of a given surface area.",
|
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"\u2014 Henry Norr , The San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Sept. 2000"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1995, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112206",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"colossality":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": colossal nature or characteristics":[
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"the colossality of the skyscraper"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8sal\u0259t\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110614",
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"type":[
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},
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"colossally":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bantam",
|
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"bitty",
|
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"diminutive",
|
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"infinitesimal",
|
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"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
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"microscopic",
|
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"microscopical",
|
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"midget",
|
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"miniature",
|
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"minuscule",
|
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"minute",
|
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"pocket",
|
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"pygmy",
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"teensy",
|
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"teensy-weensy",
|
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"teeny",
|
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"teeny-weeny",
|
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"tiny",
|
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"wee"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of a bulk, extent, power, or effect approaching or suggesting the stupendous or incredible":[
|
|
"colossal rock formations",
|
|
"colossal stellar explosions"
|
|
],
|
|
": of an exceptional or astonishing degree":[
|
|
"a colossal failure",
|
|
"a colossal bore",
|
|
"colossal ambition"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a colossus":[
|
|
"colossal statues"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a colossal statue of the town's founder",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As fans of the franchise know, Raquel\u2019s efforts to steer Kanan down a more righteous path prove to be a colossal failure. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"On pull-up two-pointers, Paul is shooting a colossal 54.1% and doing so on 6.5 attempts per game, the league's third-best efficiency on the seventh-most attempts. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Now that the colossal design project is finished, the couple is relieved to finally settle into the massive labor of love. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This is because scent is a colossal business, and scammers are good at following the money. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"So, why not throw money at something that can withstand both the environment and colossal cranial dispositions? \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"To have reduced the building to rubble would have been a colossal tragedy, the late Jeff West, who once served as director of the museum, said in a 2000 interview. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Ambition seems to be at an all-time high as sellers across Southern California chase colossal profits and record-breaking prices. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Word had been getting around about the colossal shoot, its enormous footprint in the Northwest, its cost, and its delays. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see colossus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for colossal enormous , immense , huge , vast , gigantic , colossal , mammoth mean exceedingly large. enormous and immense both suggest an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree, but enormous often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness. an enormous expense an immense shopping mall huge commonly suggests an immensity of bulk or amount. incurred a huge debt vast usually suggests immensity of extent. the vast Russian steppes gigantic stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind. a gigantic sports stadium colossal applies especially to a human creation of stupendous or incredible dimensions. a colossal statue of Lincoln mammoth suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk. a mammoth boulder",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072429",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colosseum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an amphitheater built in Rome in the first century a.d.":[],
|
|
": coliseum sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"run 10 laps around the colosseum",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And so, each year Fred would return to the mastodon colosseum of greater Fort Wayne for incredibly violent rounds of combat. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"For the exchange student, school is a maze, a confusing colosseum . \u2014 Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The colosseum Lego set, which will be available to buy on Nov. 27, or Black Friday, is part of the brand\u2019s Creator Expert line, which is designed for builders over the age of 18 years old. \u2014 Jonathan Bender, NBC News , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The Stadio San Paolo, Napoli's famed crumbling colosseum , erupted as Mertens headed home from Adrian's save, only to fall quiet after seeing the linesman's flag raised for an obvious offside. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"In the trailer for the Season Seven finale, Cersei, Daenerys, and Jon find a neutral spot to have their meeting\u2014something like a rundown colosseum . \u2014 Matt Miller, Esquire , 22 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"For Americans, a new people in a new country, the land gave us a history and heritage older than Europe\u2019s cathedrals and colosseums . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"McGregor and Mayweather are gladiators, the arena their colosseum , Las Vegas their Rome. \u2014 Christine Flammia, Esquire , 27 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"A bunch of half-sunken structures off the Italian coast might sound less impressive than a gladiatorial colosseum . \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 6 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Latin, neuter of colosseus colossal, from colossus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"circus",
|
|
"coliseum",
|
|
"stadium"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031445",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colossus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peewee",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"pigmy",
|
|
"runt",
|
|
"shrimp"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing of immense size or power":[],
|
|
": a statue of gigantic size and proportions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The building is a colossus of steel and glass.",
|
|
"Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stanley Jenkins stands astride the nation as a colossus of American folk food. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The friar\u2019s presence in the image turns the Madonna into a colossus , massive and otherworldly. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"But doing that well will be a lot easier picking your own stocks than relying on, for example, an index machine like Dow Jones or an ETF marketing colossus like Blackrock or Vanguard. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Under its current president, Tsai Ing-wen, the Taiwan government has positioned the island as a Chinese society that is democratic and tolerant, unlike the colossus across the strait. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And why is the U.S.\u2014that globe-bestriding colossus with more than 700 overseas bases\u2014so strangely isolated? \u2014 Dexter Fergie, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Out, the Australasian touring colossus whose multi-stage, single-day format became the template for alternative rock festivals across a generation, has died at the age of 64. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For as long as Johnson\u2019s foul colossus stands tall, HRC might want to consider knocking off a couple points. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"While Canada became the first Western power to sanction Potanin last week, the mining colossus , in which Potanin holds an over one-third stake, has not been sanctioned. \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek kolossos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoth",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"dinosaur",
|
|
"dreadnought",
|
|
"elephant",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"Goliath",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"mastodon",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"titan",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073151",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"old hand",
|
|
"old-timer",
|
|
"vet",
|
|
"veteran"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)":[],
|
|
": a young untried person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This colt possesses the high cruising speed that usually wins this race. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Violence colt cut back to a one-turn mile last out and ran well chasing behind a slow pace but closing strong. \u2014 Ed Derosa, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
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"But even more than all that, Joseph has a legitimate chance this week to win the Kentucky Derby with the striking grey colt White Abarrio, who has won four of five lifetime starts, including the Florida Derby in April. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
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"The eye-catching grey colt showed his versatility in putting away 10 rivals to capture the $1 million Florida Derby Saturday. \u2014 Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Harry has managed to buy his own freedom but is still saving to pay for his son's, and is excited when his boss, Dr. Elisha Warfield, promises him an interest in the bay colt in lieu of a year's wages. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
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"The colt ran at the tail of the field for most of the race before closing to a sixth-place finish. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
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"Using all their best data and intuition, the trainer and owner had guessed Baltimore would be the place to strike with their fast, tough, inexperienced colt , Early Voting. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
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"Brown will saddle the morning line favorite for America\u2019s preeminent dirt race, with confidence in the colt , his team and that this may be his time. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Swedish dialect kult half-grown pig":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dlt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"abecedarian",
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"apprentice",
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"babe",
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"beginner",
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"cub",
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"fledgling",
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"novitiate",
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"punk",
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"recruit",
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"rook",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro",
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"virgin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232139",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"colt distemper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": strangles":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000703",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"colt evil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": inflammation or swelling of the sheath and vicinity in horses":[],
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": navel ill of the foal":[],
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": strangles":[]
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055525",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"coltan":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a dull black ore that consists of a mixture of columbite and tantalite and is a minor source of tantalum":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bol\u00edvar, a sprawling state in Venezuela\u2019s southeast, is home to steel and aluminum plants and large deposits of gold, diamonds and coltan . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Some mines are run by warlords who work with rogue members of the Congolese army to smuggle the coltan out. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"But mining operations are destroying these forests to extract minerals such as coltan \u2014used in making electronics like cell phones and laptops. \u2014 National Geographic , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Then there were the critical minerals in their phones and computers\u2014the coltan , cobalt, and lithium\u2014that are mined in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Congo produces some two-thirds of the world\u2019s cobalt, a mineral key in the production of lithium-ion batteries that power laptops and electric cars, as well as coltan , copper, tantalum and tin, all used in modern electronics. \u2014 Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"The Western lowland gorilla's native habitat in Africa is shrinking due in part to mining of a metallic ore called coltan , a key ingredient in manufacturing batteries, including the kind found in our phones. \u2014 Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Wakanda\u2019s entire Vibranium economy is based on Congo\u2019s exclusive rights to the rare mineral coltan (which is in basically EVERY cellphone). \u2014 Jason Johnson, The Root , 22 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Race organizers ask for these donations because recycling cell phones reduces the need for additional coltan , a mineral extracted from the forests of Congo, home to endangered lowland gorillas. \u2014 Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Jan. 2018"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1999, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary col umbo- tan talite, from columb ite + - o - + tantalite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dl-\u02cctan"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141335",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"colter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a knife, sharp disc, or other cutting tool that is attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward in advance of the plowshare and moldboard":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English colter , from Old English culter & Old French coltre , both from Latin culter plowshare, knife; akin to Old High German scala husk, Old Norse skilja to separate, Gothic skilja butcher, Greek skalis hoe, mattock, Lithuanian sk\u00e9lti to split":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203555",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"coltish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": frisky , playful":[
|
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"coltish antics"
|
|
],
|
|
": not subjected to discipline":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a colt":[
|
|
"coltish legs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish , but turns serious once the camera starts rolling",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"In the role of the young Diana, Corrin is effortlessly perfect, conveying Diana\u2019s memorable physical qualities, including her coltish grace and head-down/eyes-up stance, along with a vivid blend of vulnerability and cunning. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Such is the case with our guest, the McLaren 600LT Spider ($306,000, as tested), the open-air version of the British speed shop\u2019s coltish club racer. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Harrison Coll, a corps dancer who made his debut as Romeo on Tuesday, is endearingly impulsive and coltish . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"On a bare-bones stage with the moodiest of lighting, her band little more than silhouettes, Lorde gestured and danced with a coltish awkwardness that contrasted with the maturity in her big, confident yet confiding voice. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Willie Wise, the son of a Souderton obstetrician, was a coltish 15-year-old in the middle of a growth spurt. \u2014 Craig R. Mccoy / Staff Writer, Philly.com , 12 July 2017",
|
|
"The two Jones families find plenty of occasions to interact, resulting in some mild flirting between Jennifer and her new neighbor John and perhaps something more carnal between the coltish Pony and the lumbering Bob. \u2014 Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com , 28 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dl-tish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"elfish",
|
|
"fay",
|
|
"frisky",
|
|
"frolicsome",
|
|
"larky",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"sportful",
|
|
"sportive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014009",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coltishness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": frisky , playful":[
|
|
"coltish antics"
|
|
],
|
|
": not subjected to discipline":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling a colt":[
|
|
"coltish legs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish , but turns serious once the camera starts rolling",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"In the role of the young Diana, Corrin is effortlessly perfect, conveying Diana\u2019s memorable physical qualities, including her coltish grace and head-down/eyes-up stance, along with a vivid blend of vulnerability and cunning. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Such is the case with our guest, the McLaren 600LT Spider ($306,000, as tested), the open-air version of the British speed shop\u2019s coltish club racer. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Harrison Coll, a corps dancer who made his debut as Romeo on Tuesday, is endearingly impulsive and coltish . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"On a bare-bones stage with the moodiest of lighting, her band little more than silhouettes, Lorde gestured and danced with a coltish awkwardness that contrasted with the maturity in her big, confident yet confiding voice. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Willie Wise, the son of a Souderton obstetrician, was a coltish 15-year-old in the middle of a growth spurt. \u2014 Craig R. Mccoy / Staff Writer, Philly.com , 12 July 2017",
|
|
"The two Jones families find plenty of occasions to interact, resulting in some mild flirting between Jennifer and her new neighbor John and perhaps something more carnal between the coltish Pony and the lumbering Bob. \u2014 Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com , 28 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dl-tish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"elfish",
|
|
"fay",
|
|
"frisky",
|
|
"frolicsome",
|
|
"larky",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"sportful",
|
|
"sportive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082821",
|
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coltpixie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mischievous hobgoblin supposed to appear as a colt and mislead people or horses into bogs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coltsfoot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dlts-\u02ccfu\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082000",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coltskin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": leather made of the skin of a colt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131713",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"column":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long row (as of soldiers)":[
|
|
"columns of troops"
|
|
],
|
|
": a statistical category or grouping":[
|
|
"put another game in the win column"
|
|
],
|
|
": a tube or cylinder in which a chromatographic separation takes place":[],
|
|
": a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page":[
|
|
"columns of numbers"
|
|
],
|
|
": an accumulation arranged vertically : stack":[
|
|
"columns of paint cans"
|
|
],
|
|
": one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles":[
|
|
"the gossip column",
|
|
"advice columns"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the vertical lines of elements of a determinant or matrix":[],
|
|
": one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space":[
|
|
"The news article takes up three columns ."
|
|
],
|
|
": something resembling a column in form, position, or function":[
|
|
"a column of water",
|
|
"columns of smoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a facade with marble columns",
|
|
"Add the first column of numbers.",
|
|
"The article takes up three columns .",
|
|
"The error appears at the bottom of the second column .",
|
|
"She writes a weekly column for the paper.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gleiberman was recognized for obituary/appreciation for his column on pioneering director Lina Wertm\u00fcller, who died in December at the age of 93. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: More: Sign up for Carolyn\u2019s email newsletter to get her column delivered to your inbox each morning. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As my colleague Jean Guerrero points out in her latest column , President Biden can step in and do more. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"All of this has significant impacts related to AI Ethics and the advent of Ethical AI, which is a topic that my column has and continues to extensively cover, such as the link here and the link here, just to name a few. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Famous last words: How Mitch Albom ended his column about the victory parade: After the parade and rally, the players gathered at Joe Louis Arena for the official championship team photo. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Buchwald sweated little blood while writing his thrice-weekly column . \u2014 Dave Shiflett, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Beavers were able to find their footing over Crusaders in set three, dominating on the pitch and marking another tally in their win column before Moeller could even reach 20 points, ending 25-19. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Without the Fever stringing together stops, Mitchell\u2019s offensive production was wiped away and the Fever fell back into the losing column with a 93-80 loss to the Mercury at home. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English columne , from Anglo-French columpne , from Latin columna , from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill \u2014 more at hill":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259m",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u00e4l-y\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cue",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221315",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"com-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": with : together : jointly":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually com- before b, p , or m com mingle , col- before l col linear , and con- before other sounds con centrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"comedy; comic":[],
|
|
"comma":[],
|
|
"commercial organization":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin, with, together, thoroughly \u2014 more at co-":"Prefix"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"prefix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fleshy crest on the head of the domestic chicken and other domestic birds":[],
|
|
": a toothed instrument used especially for adjusting, cleaning, or confining hair":[],
|
|
": currycomb":[],
|
|
": honeycomb":[],
|
|
": something (such as the ridge of a roof) resembling the comb of a cock":[],
|
|
": to draw a comb through for the purpose of arranging or cleaning":[],
|
|
": to eliminate (as with a comb) by a thorough going-over":[],
|
|
": to make a thorough search":[
|
|
"comb through the classified ads"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass across with a scraping or raking action":[],
|
|
": to roll over or break into foam":[],
|
|
": to search or examine systematically":[
|
|
"police are combing the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": to use in a combing action":[],
|
|
"combination ; combined ; combining":[],
|
|
"combustion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He combed back his hair.",
|
|
"The wool is combed before being spun into yarn.",
|
|
"We combed the beach for shells.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And speaking of Pattern Beauty, this slender, dual-sided tool from the brand features a comb and stiff bristle brush to help sculpt your baby hair. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, there are two mainplates, each of which holds a movement consisting of a mainspring, a cylinder, a comb and regulator. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"On the other hand, a new comb and brush could enhance your detangling and styling capabilities. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With its red comb and wattles, and feathery brown coat, the seemingly curious chicken was eventually taken into custody by one of the league\u2019s staff members. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For the test, dogs may wear buckle, slip, or martingale collars with leashes made of fabric webbing or leather, and owners supply a comb or brush. \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Symptoms in infected birds include neurological symptoms, fatigue, swollen comb or wattles, difficulty walking, nasal discharge and decreased egg production. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
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"Balancing its foodie elements\u2014cocoa absolute, honey comb , and lemon sugar\u2014with heliotrope puts a new twist on a familiar treat. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"As the comb moved down and the tangles intensified, so did the stress on the scalp. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"As investigators comb territory around Kyiv from which Russian forces withdrew in early April, mass civilian graves have been found in most towns. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"In Bucha alone, Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk said 403 bodies had been found and the toll could rise as minesweepers comb the area. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Searchers have been using hand tools, metal detectors, drones and sniffer dogs to comb the heavily forested and steep slopes. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Searchers had been using hand tools, drones and sniffer dogs under rainy conditions to comb the heavily forested slopes for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, as well as any human remains. \u2014 Ng Han Guan And Ken Moritsugu, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The young man is one of scores of volunteers who comb the neighborhoods for residents in need. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 Amy Taxin, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"Workers in hazmat suits tasked with removing oily blobs continued to comb the sand. \u2014 Amy Taxin, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English camb ; akin to Old High German kamb comb, Greek gomphos tooth":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dm"
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],
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"dig (through)",
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"dredge",
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"hunt (through)",
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"rake",
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"ransack",
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"rifle",
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"rummage",
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"scour",
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"search",
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"sort (through)",
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"troll"
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"clash (with)",
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"skirmish (with)",
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"casualties suffered in combat"
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": designed or destined for combat":[
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"combat boots",
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"combat troops"
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": relating to combat":[
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"combat missions"
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],
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": to engage in combat : fight":[],
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": to fight with : battle":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Some of these soldiers have never seen combat .",
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"He was killed in combat .",
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"Verb",
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"The drug helps combat infection.",
|
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"She dedicated her life to combating poverty.",
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"Exercise can help combat the effects of stress.",
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"The mayor pledged to combat crime.",
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"They have been combating the rebels for months.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the early evenings of late January 1991, after local news and Wheel of Fortune, the majority of American families tuned in to CNN\u2019s coverage of Operation Desert Storm, the first ever real-time, front line broadcasts in the history of combat . \u2014 Jonathan Rowe, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
|
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"And so, each year Fred would return to the mastodon colosseum of greater Fort Wayne for incredibly violent rounds of combat . \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Earlier this month, Ukraine\u2019s ambassador in Madrid, Serhii Phoreltsev, thanked Spain \u2014 which trumpeted a shipment of 200 tons of military aid in April \u2014 but said the ammunition included was enough for only about two hours of combat . \u2014 Andrea Rosa And Jamey Keaten, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Each day of combat , for instance, yields extra pay of about $55. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
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"On Nov, 18, 1952, Williams said he and three other Panther pilots were assigned to do combat air patrol along the Yalu River, which separated the North Korean and Soviet territories. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Kurpasi served 20 years in the Marine Corps, including three combat tours, and was awarded a Purple Heart, according to his service record provided to The Post. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The massive ships are essentially a mobile airbase, allowing for the rapid, long-term deployment of aircraft and weaponry to a combat theater. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"During his 20 years of military service, Kurpasi took part in three combat tours in Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart, according to his service record provided to the Post. \u2014 Amy Cheng And Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The titans of the industry have mobilized like never before to combat it. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Or perhaps a company finds a common water contaminant causes some degree of hair damage \u2014 and then concocts an antioxidant to combat it. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Rising prices and the Fed\u2019s efforts to combat them have put the economy in a tight spot. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Poston\u2019s caddie, Aaron Flener, picked grass from outside the tee area and tossed it into the air, reading the wind to combat it as much as possible. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Prescribed fire must remain a tool in our toolbox to combat them. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson And Ella Nilsen, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition to lingering questions, health experts say misinformation also plays a small part in vaccine hesitancy among parents, despite nearly two years of trying to combat it. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Discussions about mental health stigma have increased over the past few years, and one of us (Gruber) started a free online course called #talkmentalillness to combat it. \u2014 Jessica L. Borelli, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The reports have started to emerge, with the Department of Justice issuing one earlier this month that said the U.S. should share more information about crimes tied to cryptocurrency and help build up its overseas partnerships to help combat them. \u2014 Jesse Hamilton, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Sadly, Bethesda's demo didn't include a VATS-like system that might emphasize loadout-specific tactics or give non- combat character archetypes a fighting chance. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Milley\u2019s comments left open the possibility troops could return for embassy security or another non- combat role. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Whether it was destroyed by Ukrainians or \u2014 less plausibly \u2014 sunk because of a non- combat onboard explosion of ammunition, the result is both a humiliation and a setback for Vladimir Putin's war efforts. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The New Power Party, the fourth-largest party in Taiwan that often sides with the Tsai's Democratic Progressive Party, also called for women to be included in non- combat training programs, particularly military logistics. \u2014 Eric Cheung And Wayne Chang, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In an interview with The Associated Press In December, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said that while U.S. forces in Iraq have shifted to a non- combat role, Iran and its proxies still want all American troops to leave the country. \u2014 Qassim Abdul-zahra, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In an interview with The Associated Press in December, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said that while U.S. forces in Iraq have shifted to a non- combat role, Iran and its proxies still want all American troops to leave the country. \u2014 Oassim Abdul-zahra, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1564, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Anglo-French, from combatre to attack, fight, from Vulgar Latin *combattere , from Latin com - + battuere to beat":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8bat",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccbat",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccba-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for combat Verb oppose , combat , resist , withstand mean to set oneself against someone or something. oppose can apply to any conflict, from mere objection to bitter hostility or warfare. opposed the plan combat stresses the forceful or urgent countering of something. combat disease resist implies an overt recognition of a hostile or threatening force and a positive effort to counteract or repel it. resisting temptation withstand suggests a more passive resistance. trying to withstand peer pressure",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"action",
|
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"battle",
|
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"field"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041605",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"combative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"nonaggressive",
|
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"nonbelligerent",
|
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"pacific",
|
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"peaceable",
|
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"peaceful",
|
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"unbelligerent",
|
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"uncombative",
|
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"uncontentious"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": marked by eagerness to fight or contend":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative .",
|
|
"channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Officials said Hull was combative and removed a gun from a holster before the deputy fired. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Set largely among kids, and also in the home of Paul\u2019s scruffy and combative Jewish family, the movie is bustling, personable, anecdotal \u2014 and also something that Gray hardly ever is, which is funny. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In a ministerial career marked by ups and downs in the U.S.-Russia relationship, he has been known as sarcastic and combative , occasionally humorous and strictly committed to talking points that tend to center on Russian greatness and U.S. smugness. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Former President Donald Trump wasn't on the ballot in Nebraska's crowded and combative Republican gubernatorial primary. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"As another hurricane season approaches, Florida property owners would be well served to prepare for what has unfortunately become an increasingly vicious and combative relationship with insurance companies. \u2014 Kevin Jean, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"School board races have always been politicized but in recent years have become more polarized and openly combative . \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bearded and intense, Dr. Bito was a formidable and sometimes combative figure who loved a good verbal sparring match. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That shift allowed conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, whose message was far more conservative and combative , to leapfrog Faulconer and fellow San Diego recall candidate John Cox in polls this summer. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8ba-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
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"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020008",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combativeness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
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"peaceful",
|
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"unbelligerent",
|
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"uncombative",
|
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"uncontentious"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by eagerness to fight or contend":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative .",
|
|
"channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Officials said Hull was combative and removed a gun from a holster before the deputy fired. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Set largely among kids, and also in the home of Paul\u2019s scruffy and combative Jewish family, the movie is bustling, personable, anecdotal \u2014 and also something that Gray hardly ever is, which is funny. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In a ministerial career marked by ups and downs in the U.S.-Russia relationship, he has been known as sarcastic and combative , occasionally humorous and strictly committed to talking points that tend to center on Russian greatness and U.S. smugness. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Former President Donald Trump wasn't on the ballot in Nebraska's crowded and combative Republican gubernatorial primary. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"As another hurricane season approaches, Florida property owners would be well served to prepare for what has unfortunately become an increasingly vicious and combative relationship with insurance companies. \u2014 Kevin Jean, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"School board races have always been politicized but in recent years have become more polarized and openly combative . \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bearded and intense, Dr. Bito was a formidable and sometimes combative figure who loved a good verbal sparring match. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"That shift allowed conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, whose message was far more conservative and combative , to leapfrog Faulconer and fellow San Diego recall candidate John Cox in polls this summer. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
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"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
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"belligerent",
|
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"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
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"confrontational",
|
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"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
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"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
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"warlike"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092039",
|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"combination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a rapid sequence of punches in boxing":[],
|
|
": an instrument designed to perform two or more tasks":[
|
|
"The tool is a jackknife and bottle opener combination ."
|
|
],
|
|
": an ordered sequence: such as":[],
|
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": any of various one-piece undergarments for the upper and lower parts of the body":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural wore combinations in the winter to keep warm"
|
|
],
|
|
": any subset of a set considered without regard to order within the subset":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being combined":[],
|
|
": two or more persons working as a team":[
|
|
"Together they are a winning combination ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Water is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.",
|
|
"The car's interior is available in various color combinations .",
|
|
"A combination of factors led to her decision.",
|
|
"The milkshakes come in chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla, or any combination of these.",
|
|
"He has the right combination of talent and experience.",
|
|
"The combination of these two chemicals can cause an explosion.",
|
|
"What is the combination to the safe?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The remainder were a combination of think tanks, humanitarian groups and private companies involved in Ukraine\u2019s defense or economic sectors. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Beco \u2014 whose name is a combination of his parents' names \u2014 was born at the Columbus Zoo on March 27, 2009, to mother Phoebe and father Coco and weighed 303 pounds at birth. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"To Alba, sancocho is representative of Panama\u2019s culture, and how its food and the things Panamanians do are a combination of different cultures from all over the world. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Stagflation is a combination of economic stagnation, high inflation, and high unemployment. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"To see the legendary Northern Lights is a combination of luck, patience, timing, weather, and strategic planning. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"One thing that is nice is the combination of active travel plus spa, available in the Dolomites, Lake Garda, and Sardinia. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Plus Company and Mekanism didn\u2019t disclose the total value of the deal, which was a combination of cash and equity. \u2014 Patrick Coffee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Its comedic style was, as Campbell describes it, a combination of a sitcom and sketch comedy, especially because Lawrence used costumes to play multiple characters. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see combine entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023140",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
|
"combine":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combination",
|
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"syndicate",
|
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"trust"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a combination especially of business or political interests":[
|
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"\u2026 Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics.",
|
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"\u2014 George J. Church"
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],
|
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": a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field":[],
|
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": an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft":[
|
|
"a scouting combine",
|
|
"Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine .",
|
|
"\u2014 Carl Zimmer"
|
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],
|
|
": intermix , blend":[
|
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"Combine the sugar and flour."
|
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],
|
|
": to act together":[
|
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"Many factors combined to cause the recession.",
|
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"Wolves combine in their hunt for deer."
|
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],
|
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": to become one":[
|
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"The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge":[
|
|
"two companies combining forces"
|
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],
|
|
": to cause to unite into a chemical compound":[
|
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"combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride"
|
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],
|
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": to combine a crop":[],
|
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": to harvest with a combine":[],
|
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": to possess in combination":[
|
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"a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
": to unite into a single number or expression":[
|
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"Combine fractions and simplify."
|
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],
|
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": to unite to form a chemical compound":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.",
|
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"charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French combiner , from Late Latin combinare , from Latin com- + bini two by two \u2014 more at bin-":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for combine Verb (1) join , combine , unite , connect , link , associate , relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew",
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"synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"coalesce",
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"conjoin",
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"conjugate",
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"connect",
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"couple",
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"fuse",
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"interfuse",
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"join",
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"link (up)",
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"marry",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083156",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"combined":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a skiing competition combining two separate events (such as a downhill race and a slalom race)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bnd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223746",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"combining":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cartel",
|
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"combination",
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"syndicate",
|
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"trust"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a combination especially of business or political interests":[
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"\u2026 Grumman Corp. lost the advanced tactical aircraft contract to the combine of McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics.",
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"\u2014 George J. Church"
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],
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": a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field":[],
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": an event at which scouts from the teams in a professional sports league gather to evaluate players in preparation for choosing which players to draft":[
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"a scouting combine",
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"Every spring the National Football League conducts that most cherished of American rituals, the college draft. A couple of months before the event, prospective players show off their abilities in an athletic audition known as the combine .",
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"\u2014 Carl Zimmer"
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],
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": intermix , blend":[
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"Combine the sugar and flour."
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],
|
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": to act together":[
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"Many factors combined to cause the recession.",
|
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"Wolves combine in their hunt for deer."
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],
|
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": to become one":[
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"The two newspapers combined as the Chronicle ."
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],
|
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": to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters : merge":[
|
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"two companies combining forces"
|
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],
|
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": to cause to unite into a chemical compound":[
|
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"combining hydrofluoric acid with soda ash to form sodium fluoride"
|
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],
|
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": to combine a crop":[],
|
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": to harvest with a combine":[],
|
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": to possess in combination":[
|
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"a writer whose works combine imagination and scholarship"
|
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],
|
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": to unite into a single number or expression":[
|
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"Combine fractions and simplify."
|
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],
|
|
": to unite to form a chemical compound":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The teams belong to a combine that scouts new players.",
|
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"charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French combiner , from Late Latin combinare , from Latin com- + bini two by two \u2014 more at bin-":"Verb and Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
|
|
"k\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccb\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for combine Verb (1) join , combine , unite , connect , link , associate , relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043145",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combining form":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a linguistic form that occurs only in compounds or derivatives and can be distinguished descriptively from an affix by its ability to occur as one immediate constituent of a form whose only other immediate constituent is an affix (such as cephal- in cephalic ) or by its being derived from an independent word (such as electro - representing electric in electromagnet or para- representing parachute in paratrooper ) or can be distinguished historically from an affix by the fact that it is borrowed from another language in which it is descriptively a word or a combining form (such as French mal giving English mal- in malodorous )":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combust":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": burn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fire Factor includes a graphic on the possible height of flames that could reach a home, how likely a home might be to combust and the most recent wildfire larger than 100 acres within 20 miles. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Like much of the West, New Mexico is in the grips of a yearslong drought that is drying up water supplies and leaving forests ready to combust . \u2014 Dan Frosch And Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The blaze continued its run Wednesday through dry grass and scattered Ponderosa pines around homes into volcanic cinder fields, where roots underground can combust and send small rocks flying into the air, fire officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Semele, white and droopy, is about to simultaneously combust . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Everyone with a voice and an internet connection is questioning Xavier's toughness, wondering if the Musketeers will combust with the season on the line. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s no way the bear would spontaneously combust all on its own. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The company identified the issue as the presence of dual defects that led battery materials to make contact with one another and the components to spontaneously combust . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And if the Longhorns can\u2019t handle a get-right game against Kansas (1-8, 0-6) Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium, Davis might actually spontaneously combust . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"derivative of earlier combust, combusted \"burned, consumed,\" going back to Middle English combust, borrowed from Latin combustus, past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes, calcine,\" from com- com- + \u016brere \"to expose to fire, burn, scorch\" (with -b- from amb\u016brere \"to burn around, scorch,\" falsely parsed as am- + b\u016brere ) \u2014 more at adust":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"glow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combustible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fireproof",
|
|
"incombustible",
|
|
"nonburnable",
|
|
"noncombustible",
|
|
"nonflammable",
|
|
"noninflammable",
|
|
"unburnable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of combustion":[
|
|
"combustible materials, such as paper, leaves, and sawdust",
|
|
"combustible gases"
|
|
],
|
|
": easily excited":[
|
|
"a combustible temper",
|
|
"The coach had to keep the combustible players under control."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The fuel is highly combustible .",
|
|
"don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other countries have taken a different tack: in the United Kingdom, recent legislation has banned the use of combustible materials, including wood, on the exterior of residential buildings more than sixty feet tall. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet for at least one day, the NRA will be at the center of a raw debate -- and Friday promises to be quite the day ahead of an emotional if not combustible Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Tension builds as War Pony makes its way to a combustible finish. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Just after that \u2014 accounting for 280 fires \u2014 was flammable or combustible liquids or gases. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Adding fuel to an already combustible situation was Dr. Rick Arthur, who preceded Blea as EMD for 15 years. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What the effect of this attack might be on the combustible politics of the region in question matters not a jot. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Under the ban, smoking materials must be disposed of in a non- combustible container with a lid. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even in a place as vast and combustible as Los Angeles, Jonathan Flagler\u2019s demise represents something rare: the death of an urban firefighter battling a structure fire. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin combustibilis, from Latin combustus (past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, combust \") + -ibilis -ible":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259-st\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burnable",
|
|
"combustive",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flammable",
|
|
"ignitable",
|
|
"ignitible",
|
|
"inflammable",
|
|
"touchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combustible shale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tasmanite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combusting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": burn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fire Factor includes a graphic on the possible height of flames that could reach a home, how likely a home might be to combust and the most recent wildfire larger than 100 acres within 20 miles. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Like much of the West, New Mexico is in the grips of a yearslong drought that is drying up water supplies and leaving forests ready to combust . \u2014 Dan Frosch And Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The blaze continued its run Wednesday through dry grass and scattered Ponderosa pines around homes into volcanic cinder fields, where roots underground can combust and send small rocks flying into the air, fire officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Semele, white and droopy, is about to simultaneously combust . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Everyone with a voice and an internet connection is questioning Xavier's toughness, wondering if the Musketeers will combust with the season on the line. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And there\u2019s no way the bear would spontaneously combust all on its own. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The company identified the issue as the presence of dual defects that led battery materials to make contact with one another and the components to spontaneously combust . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And if the Longhorns can\u2019t handle a get-right game against Kansas (1-8, 0-6) Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium, Davis might actually spontaneously combust . \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"derivative of earlier combust, combusted \"burned, consumed,\" going back to Middle English combust, borrowed from Latin combustus, past participle of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes, calcine,\" from com- com- + \u016brere \"to expose to fire, burn, scorch\" (with -b- from amb\u016brere \"to burn around, scorch,\" falsely parsed as am- + b\u016brere ) \u2014 more at adust":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"glow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combustion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or instance of burning":[
|
|
"Smoke is produced during combustion ."
|
|
],
|
|
": violent agitation : tumult":[
|
|
"\u2026 periods of great social combustion alternating with quiescence \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Andersen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Combustion may occur at high temperatures.",
|
|
"This ratio of air to fuel results in better combustion .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That could extend the average EV range to between 375 and 400 miles, Hussain says, nearly equaling the average range of internal- combustion engines. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In trucks, Ford took a quicker route to market than GM by modifying its internal- combustion F-150\u2014its bestseller\u2014to run on batteries. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"High-output internal- combustion engines are still central to the performance of most sporty SUVs, such as the BMW X3 M and the Mercedes-AMG GLC63, to name but two. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"That dynamic, of internal- combustion profits paying for a zero-emissions future, has already helped both companies overhaul their physical assets. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Volta Zero was designed from the ground up to be an electric heavy-duty truck rather than an adaptation of an existing internal- combustion platform. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Internal- combustion engines emit pollutants that can cause cancer, asthma, heart disease, and birth defects. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Since then, the Taiwanese electronics giant, which makes Apple\u2019s iPhone, has partnered with an impressive array of companies that make electric vehicles or components for internal- combustion automobiles. \u2014 Cleveland Business Journal, cleveland , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Electric technology isn\u2019t cheap, and thus far EVs have generally commanded higher prices than their internal- combustion counterparts. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English combustioun \"burning, calcination,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French combustion, borrowed from Late Latin combusti\u014dn-, combusti\u014d \"burning up (of the dead or by the fires in hell),\" from Latin combus-, variant stem of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes\" + -ti\u014dn-, ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at combust":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213507",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combustion chamber":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a closed space inside an engine in which fuel is burned":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111718",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combustive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or instance of burning":[
|
|
"Smoke is produced during combustion ."
|
|
],
|
|
": violent agitation : tumult":[
|
|
"\u2026 periods of great social combustion alternating with quiescence \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Andersen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Combustion may occur at high temperatures.",
|
|
"This ratio of air to fuel results in better combustion .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That could extend the average EV range to between 375 and 400 miles, Hussain says, nearly equaling the average range of internal- combustion engines. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In trucks, Ford took a quicker route to market than GM by modifying its internal- combustion F-150\u2014its bestseller\u2014to run on batteries. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"High-output internal- combustion engines are still central to the performance of most sporty SUVs, such as the BMW X3 M and the Mercedes-AMG GLC63, to name but two. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"That dynamic, of internal- combustion profits paying for a zero-emissions future, has already helped both companies overhaul their physical assets. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Volta Zero was designed from the ground up to be an electric heavy-duty truck rather than an adaptation of an existing internal- combustion platform. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Internal- combustion engines emit pollutants that can cause cancer, asthma, heart disease, and birth defects. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Since then, the Taiwanese electronics giant, which makes Apple\u2019s iPhone, has partnered with an impressive array of companies that make electric vehicles or components for internal- combustion automobiles. \u2014 Cleveland Business Journal, cleveland , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Electric technology isn\u2019t cheap, and thus far EVs have generally commanded higher prices than their internal- combustion counterparts. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English combustioun \"burning, calcination,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French combustion, borrowed from Late Latin combusti\u014dn-, combusti\u014d \"burning up (of the dead or by the fires in hell),\" from Latin combus-, variant stem of comb\u016brere \"to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes\" + -ti\u014dn-, ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at combust":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259s-ch\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134410",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"come":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"go",
|
|
"recede (from)",
|
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"retreat",
|
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"withdraw"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": amount":[
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"The taxes on it come to more than it's worth."
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],
|
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": become":[
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"a dream that came true"
|
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],
|
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": existing or arriving in the future":[
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"in the days to come",
|
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"There will be more trouble to come ."
|
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],
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": extend":[
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"Her dress came to her ankles."
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],
|
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": happen":[
|
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"Many of the things he predicted have come to pass ."
|
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],
|
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": happen , occur":[
|
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"No harm will come to you."
|
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],
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": orgasm":[],
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": originate , arise":[
|
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"Wine comes from grapes.",
|
|
"They come from sturdy stock."
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|
],
|
|
": semen":[],
|
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": to acquire as a possession or achievement":[
|
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"come into a fortune"
|
|
],
|
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": to advance in a particular manner":[
|
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"Come running when I call."
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],
|
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": to advance toward accomplishment : come along":[
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"The job is coming nicely."
|
|
],
|
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": to advance, rise, or improve in rank or condition":[
|
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"has come a long way"
|
|
],
|
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": to appear on a scene : make an appearance":[
|
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"Children come equipped to learn any language."
|
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],
|
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": to appear to the mind":[
|
|
"The answer came to them."
|
|
],
|
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": to approach in kind or quality":[
|
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"This comes near perfection."
|
|
],
|
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": to approach or be near (an age)":[
|
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"a child coming eight years old"
|
|
],
|
|
": to arrive at a particular place, end, result, or conclusion":[
|
|
"came to his senses",
|
|
"come untied",
|
|
"He came to regret his choice."
|
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],
|
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": to arrive in due course":[
|
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"The time has come to make your decision.",
|
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"Has the mail come yet?"
|
|
],
|
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": to be a question of":[
|
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"When it comes to pitching horseshoes, he's the champ."
|
|
],
|
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": to be available":[
|
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"This model comes in several sizes.",
|
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"as good as they come"
|
|
],
|
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": to become adjusted especially emotionally or intellectually":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with with come to terms with modern life"
|
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],
|
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": to become moved favorably : relent":[],
|
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": to cease foolish or pretentious talk or behavior":[
|
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"Come off it , you're being silly."
|
|
],
|
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": to come to pass : take place":[
|
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"\u2014 used in the subjunctive with inverted subject and verb to express the particular time or occasion Come spring the days will be longer."
|
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],
|
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": to encounter misfortune (such as calamity, defeat, or ruin)":[
|
|
"His campaign came to grief ."
|
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],
|
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": to enter or assume a condition, position, or relation":[
|
|
"The artillery came into action."
|
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],
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": to experience orgasm":[],
|
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": to fail completely":[
|
|
"The plan came a cropper ."
|
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],
|
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": to fall to a person in a division or inheritance of property":[
|
|
"Several thousand dollars came to him from his uncle."
|
|
],
|
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": to fall within a field of view or a range of application":[
|
|
"This comes within the terms of the treaty."
|
|
],
|
|
": to get hold of oneself : regain self-control":[
|
|
"But when he came to himself he said, \"How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Luke 15:17 (Revised Standard Version)"
|
|
],
|
|
": to issue forth":[
|
|
"A sob came from her throat."
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet or deal with firmly, frankly, or straightforwardly":[
|
|
"come to grips with the unemployment problem"
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet or find by chance : come across":[
|
|
"came upon an old friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance":[
|
|
"Researchers have come across important new evidence."
|
|
],
|
|
": to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose":[
|
|
"Come see us.",
|
|
"Come and see what's going on."
|
|
],
|
|
": to move toward something : approach":[
|
|
"Come here."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reach a condition or conclusion":[
|
|
"came to regard him as a friend",
|
|
"Come to think of it, you may be right.",
|
|
"The screw came loose."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reach a particular station in a series":[
|
|
"Now we come to the section on health."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reach an agreement":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with with The company has come to terms with the union."
|
|
],
|
|
": to reach maturity":[
|
|
"Your class has come of age at a moment of great consequence for our nation and for the world \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Barack Obama"
|
|
],
|
|
": to seize suddenly and strangely":[
|
|
"What's come over you?"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take form":[
|
|
"Churn till the butter comes ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to take on the aspect of":[
|
|
"come the stern parent"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tell the whole story : confess":[
|
|
"came clean about her crimes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to turn out to be":[
|
|
"Good clothes don't come cheap."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Please come here for a minute. I want to show you something.",
|
|
"She came quietly into the room.",
|
|
"He came home late again last night.",
|
|
"The dog began to growl as we came closer.",
|
|
"The captain of the ship invited us to come aboard.",
|
|
"People come from all over the country to see him.",
|
|
"Some people came by car while others came by plane.",
|
|
"Why don't you come and stay with us for a while?",
|
|
"About a hundred people are coming to the wedding.",
|
|
"People come many miles to visit the shrine."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English cuman ; akin to Old High German queman to come, Latin venire , Greek bainein to walk, go":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring a ship's head nearer the wind : luff":[],
|
|
": to come to anchor or to a stop":[],
|
|
": to recover consciousness":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02c8t\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030801",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come about":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": happen":[],
|
|
": to change direction":[
|
|
"the wind has come about into the north"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shift to a new tack":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how did all this come about ?"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033527",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come across":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": come through sense 2":[],
|
|
": to produce an impression":[
|
|
"comes across as a good speaker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"come off (as)",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"seem",
|
|
"sound"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181505",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come across (as)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to seem to be":[
|
|
"He comes across as (being) a good speaker.",
|
|
"He came across as a nice guy."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095140",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come across as":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to seem to be":[
|
|
"He comes across as (being) a good speaker.",
|
|
"He came across as a nice guy."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065710",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come adrift":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become loose or unattached":[
|
|
"One of the straps on her dress came adrift ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020811",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come after":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)":[
|
|
"They're worried that the government might be coming after them."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180542",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come alive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become excited and filled with energy":[
|
|
"The crowd came alive when the singer appeared on stage."
|
|
],
|
|
": to become exciting or appealing":[
|
|
"In her kitchen, Italian food comes alive ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to become filled with activity":[
|
|
"This neighborhood is quiet during the day, but it comes alive at night."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come along":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet":[],
|
|
": to accompany someone who leads the way":[
|
|
"asked me to come along on the trip"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make an appearance":[
|
|
"won't just marry the first man that comes along"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make progress":[
|
|
"work is coming along well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"our backyard makeover is coming along nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u0259-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go along",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"pace",
|
|
"proceed",
|
|
"progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103550",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": come round":[],
|
|
": menstruate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come back":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"convalesce",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"pull round",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recoup",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"recuperate",
|
|
"snap back"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cause for complaint":[],
|
|
": a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity) : recovery , revival":[
|
|
"\u2026 staging his ultimate comeback from self-imposed exile in Belgium.",
|
|
"\u2014 Howard Mandel",
|
|
"These days, the cocktail\u2014the true cocktail\u2014is said to be making a comeback .",
|
|
"\u2014 Frank H. Prial"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sharp or witty reply : retort":[],
|
|
": reply , retort":[
|
|
"when questioned, he came back with a vehement denial"
|
|
],
|
|
": to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition":[
|
|
"\u2026 it was the first time in NHL history that a team was down by three goals inside the final five minutes and came back to win a game.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Harrington"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regain a former favorable condition or position":[],
|
|
": to return to life or vitality":[],
|
|
": to return to memory":[
|
|
"it's all coming back to me now"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback .",
|
|
"Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback .",
|
|
"The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.",
|
|
"The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"she's slowly coming back after being in a coma",
|
|
"the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some had played in the NFL 10 years ago and were trying to make a comeback . \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Is oil prompting the West to make a comeback in Libya? \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The band also opened up to Rolling Stone about their decision to make a comeback , 12 years after their start on Nickelodeon. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"One reason why stocks have struggled to make a comeback , investors say, is simple math. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"There are fears too that cronyism will make a comeback . \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"About the only thing that\u2019s clear so far is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s mask requirement for people traveling on planes, trains and buses is not likely to make a comeback anytime soon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Bootcut jeans and platform shoes aren't the only 2000s trends to make a comeback in 2022. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"And then there\u2019s outright piracy, a fixture of \u201990s life in Russia, now set to make a comeback . \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
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"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccbak"
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],
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"repartee",
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"retort",
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"riposte"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175648",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"come by":{
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": to get possession of : acquire":[
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"a good job is hard to come by"
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],
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": to make a visit":[
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"examples":[
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"come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale",
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"a literary award like that isn't easy to come by",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Foreign goods and services are now harder to come by , Western employers are pulling out, and travel abroad is becoming difficult and prohibitively expensive. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Foreign goods and services are now harder to come by , Western employers are pulling out and travel abroad is becoming difficult and prohibitively expensive. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Also not ideal, given the drop sources are hard to come by , and focusing is expensive. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Consistent data about the state of gun violence is difficult to come by , leaving organizations such as the Gun Violence Archive to fill in the gaps. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 15 May 2022",
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"Durable dog toys are hard to come by , but in my personal experience, the Polka Dot Globlet Pig is one of the best. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
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"In a week where birdies have been tough to come by , let alone a string of them, Henley is on a tear. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Longevity in the music business is a tough thing to come by , and few (if any) industry players can boast the genre- and decade-spanning success of Clive Davis. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Long-term follower growth on alternative platforms may be hard to come by , according to a January Washington Post analysis that found little follower growth on alt platforms in the last year for many top conservative influencers. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"type":[
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": a descent in rank or dignity":[],
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": to lose or fall in estate or condition":[
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"has come down in the world"
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],
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": to pass by tradition":[
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"a story that has come down from medieval times"
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],
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": to pass from a usually high source":[
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"word came down that the strike was over"
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],
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": to place oneself in opposition":[
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"came down hard on gambling"
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],
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": to deal with a subject directly":[
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"when you come down to it, we all depend on others"
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],
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": to reduce itself : amount":[
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"it comes down to this"
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],
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": to become ill":[
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"came down with measles"
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],
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": come out sense 2":[],
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": go on , happen":[
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"what's coming down"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"decline",
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"d\u00e9gringolade",
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"demise",
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"descent",
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"down",
|
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"downfall",
|
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"fall",
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"flameout",
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"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"be",
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"befall",
|
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"betide",
|
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"chance",
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"come",
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"come about",
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"come off",
|
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"cook",
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"do",
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"go down",
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"go on",
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"hap",
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"happen",
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"occur",
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"pass",
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"transpire"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown .",
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"after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The sudden comedown of Three Arrows follows the firm\u2019s previously strong performance record. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The market\u2019s comedown followed years of rapid growth. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
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"But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
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"The third chapter in J.K. Rowling\u2019s alleged five-part prequel saga opened with just $43 million, a massive comedown from $62 million for The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018 and $74 million for Where to Find Them in 2016. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s a comedown for the GOP from its lead of 7 points in February and 10 points last November -- the latter, the largest Republican midterm advantage in ABC/Post polls back 40 years. \u2014 Bygary Langer, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That would be the company\u2019s worst growth in five years and a sharp comedown from its recent record; Zynga\u2019s net bookings have grown by 46% on average over the last 12 quarters. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The pacing of the intervention episode was excruciatingly frenetic and unpredictable; Rue\u2019s comedown anxiety was palpable. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150027"
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},
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"come down (with)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)":[
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"She came down with measles.",
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"I think I may be coming down with a cold."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045125",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"come home to roost":{
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"definitions":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130821",
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
|
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"come in":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to arrive on a scene":[
|
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"new models coming in"
|
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],
|
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": to assume a role or function":[
|
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"that's where you come in"
|
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],
|
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": to attain maturity, fruitfulness, or production":[],
|
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": to be received":[
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"came in loud and clear"
|
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],
|
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": to become available":[
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"data began coming in"
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],
|
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": to become subject to":[
|
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"came in for harsh criticism"
|
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],
|
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": to function in an indicated manner":[
|
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"come in handy"
|
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],
|
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": to place among those finishing":[
|
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"came in last"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104918",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come in from the cold":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become part of a group or of normal society again after one has been outside it":[
|
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"a former spy who has come in from the cold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104307",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come in handy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to turn out to be useful when needed":[
|
|
"A pocketknife can come in handy .",
|
|
"A little extra money would come in useful right now."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114927",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come in useful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be useful":[
|
|
"Her pocketknife came in useful when we needed to cut the tangled fishing line."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113836",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come in/into bloom":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to begin to produce flowers : to start to bloom":[
|
|
"in early spring, when the forsythias are coming into bloom",
|
|
"The lilacs have begun to come into flower ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115127",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come in/within sight of (something)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to come to a place where something can be seen":[
|
|
"We finally came in/within sight of the mountains."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083752",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"come last":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to be at the end":[
|
|
"The best part of the book comes last ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191132",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"come naturally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be an ability that a person or animal is born with":[
|
|
"Musical talent comes naturally to that family.",
|
|
"Memorizing important dates in history came naturally to him in school.",
|
|
"Working with sheep comes naturally to sheepdogs."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205731",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"come off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": appear , seem":[],
|
|
": happen , occur":[],
|
|
": succeed":[
|
|
"a television series that never came off",
|
|
"\u2014 TV Guide"
|
|
],
|
|
": to acquit oneself : fare":[
|
|
"came off well in the contest"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have recently completed or recovered from":[
|
|
"coming off a good year"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have recently stopped using (an illegal drug)":[
|
|
"an addict who is coming off heroin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off \u2014they've been \u201cjust dating\u201d for years",
|
|
"the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off , and even more stores eventually closed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And Lena doesn\u2019t come off looking great because of her inability to accept that. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Anakin Skywalker should come off like an embarrassing idiot out of his depth. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Like many writers who want to sound hip, or punk, Maria eschews highfalutin words and complex sentences: her insights come off raw, even authentically clumsy. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Beginning this fall, green 14-ton tractors that can plow day or night with no one sitting in the cab, or even watching nearby, will come off the John Deere factory assembly line in Waterloo, Iowa, harkening the age of autonomous farming. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Beginning this fall, green 14-ton tractors that can plow day or night with no one sitting in the cab, or even watching nearby, will come off the John Deere factory assembly line in Waterloo, Iowa, harkening the age of autonomous farming. \u2014 Scott Mcfetridge, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For Emily Suardy, a barista at Furman\u2019s Coffee in Brooklyn, masks could not come off soon enough. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Very few needles will come off in your hand if the tree is fresh. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"His Jack Ryan does indeed come off like a lot less like a C.I.A. superhero than a Sigma Nu pledge who got pulled off a hard-seltzer run to go save the world from nuclear annihilation. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come off (as)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to seem to be (a specified quality or character)":[
|
|
"He's really just shy, but he comes off as a little arrogant.",
|
|
"He came off as a stuffy old man."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083407",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"come off as":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to seem to be (a specified quality or character)":[
|
|
"He's really just shy, but he comes off as a little arrogant.",
|
|
"He came off as a stuffy old man."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093945",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come off second best":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to finish in second place : to fail to win":[
|
|
"Our team came off second best ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032856",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"come on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually sexual advance":[],
|
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": please":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in cajoling or pleading"
|
|
],
|
|
": something (such as an advertising promotion) intended to entice or allure":[],
|
|
": to advance by degrees":[
|
|
"darkness came on"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin by degrees":[
|
|
"rain came on toward noon"
|
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],
|
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": to project an indicated personal image":[
|
|
"comes on as a conservative"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cc\u00e4n",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02cc\u022fn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"allurement",
|
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"bait",
|
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"enticement",
|
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": to be very forceful or too forceful in talking to someone or dealing with someone":[
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": to show sexual interest in (someone) : to try to start a sexual relationship with (someone)":[
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": to start to talk about or deal with (something)":[
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"come one, come all":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170337",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"come out":{
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"definitions":{
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": to become evident":[
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"his pride came out in his refusal to accept help"
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],
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": to come into public view : make a public appearance":[
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"a new magazine has come out"
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],
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": to declare oneself especially in public utterance":[
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"came out in favor of the proposal"
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],
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": to give expression to":[
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"came out with a new proposal"
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],
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": to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity":[
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"came out as bisexual",
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"decided to come out to her family"
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],
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": to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden":[
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"\u2014 often used with as blew his cover and came out as a CIA agent \u2014 William Prochnau"
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],
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": to turn out in an outcome : end up":[
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"everything came out all right"
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]
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},
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"in the end everything came out OK",
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"come out, come out wherever you are!",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When children come out , some parents and guardians initially struggle to understand their child's identity. \u2014 Rachel Fadem, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"Those moments in those games are special because a lot of games don't come out to that moment, that this is a make or break point. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
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"Now imagine walking out and being told that when that sequel did come out , Cincinnati would be coming off a season as one of the four best teams in college football, and Nebraska would be coming off consecutive 3-win seasons. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Once her father come out as transgender, Katy said Zoey promised the dark side the Tur family had known would improve. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Even if the lawsuits come out in favor of Watson, the NFL still has to come down hard. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Others might settle at 15 or 18 weeks, roughly where democratic laws in Europe have come out . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"No, because the eight episodes had come out in 2005 on Sundance. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"The Mariners will advance to the Southern California Regionals, and likely will be a road team when the Sunday pairings come out . \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pan out",
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"prove",
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"shake out",
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"turn out"
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": to change from one side (as of a controversy) to the other":[],
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": to visit casually : drop in":[
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]
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"examples":[
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"come over sometime and I'll show you my roses"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"drop in",
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"pop (in)",
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"run (over)",
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"run in",
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"step in",
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"stop (by ",
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"visit"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232358",
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],
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"the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round",
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"she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"come short of":{
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"definitions":{
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": to be less than":[
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"Sales for the month came short of our estimates."
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]
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},
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"come through":{
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"definitions":{
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": to be communicated":[
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"a message that came through loud and clear",
|
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"With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.",
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"\u2014 Jane E. Brody"
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],
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": to be expressed":[
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"a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing"
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],
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": to do what is needed or expected":[
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]
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"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"come to":{
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": to recover consciousness":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02c8t\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002106",
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"type":[
|
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|
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"verb"
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|
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|
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"come to a bad end":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to die in an unpleasant way":[
|
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"According to legend, more than one person came to a bad end because of her."
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],
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": to end up in a bad situation because of one's actions":[
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"If he keeps living this way he's sure to come to a bad end ."
|
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]
|
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"type":[
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|
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"come to a grinding halt":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to stop working or moving forward":[
|
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"The machinery came to a grinding halt .",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively The project came to a grinding halt ."
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]
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071514",
|
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"type":[
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"come to a halt":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to no longer move or happen":[
|
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"The bus slowly comes to a halt .",
|
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"The project suddenly came to a halt when its funding was withdrawn."
|
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]
|
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},
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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|
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"come to a stop":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to reach a state in which no further activity happens : stop":[
|
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"Work on the project came to a stop because of a lack of funding.",
|
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"The fighting came to a sudden stop when I arrived."
|
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],
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": to reach a state in which one is no longer moving : stop":[
|
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"The horse came to a full stop at the edge of the stream."
|
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]
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},
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"type":[
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},
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"come to an end":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to reach an end":[
|
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"The work has finally come to an end .",
|
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"After three weeks the strike finally came to an end .",
|
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"The curtain fell as the play came to an end ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172008",
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"come to an understanding":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": to agree about something":[
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"After a long discussion they finally came to an understanding ."
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|
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"come to blows":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to begin fighting : to begin hitting each other":[
|
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"They almost came to blows during their argument."
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]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111811",
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
|
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|
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|
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"come up":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"back (up ",
|
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"recede",
|
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"retire",
|
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"retreat",
|
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"withdraw"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": grow up":[],
|
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": rise sense 6":[],
|
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": to come near : make an approach":[
|
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"came up and introduced himself"
|
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],
|
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": to come to attention or consideration":[
|
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"the question never came up"
|
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],
|
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": to fail to achieve a desired result":[],
|
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": to occur in the course of time":[
|
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"any problem that may come up"
|
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],
|
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": to produce especially in dealing with a problem or challenge":[
|
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"came up with a solution"
|
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],
|
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": to rise in rank or status":[
|
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"an officer who came up from the ranks"
|
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],
|
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": to turn out to be":[
|
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"the coin came up tails"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go",
|
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"let me know if anything else comes up during the project"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"approach",
|
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"belly up",
|
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"close",
|
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"close in",
|
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"draw on",
|
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"near",
|
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"nigh"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222717",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come up against":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be stopped or slowed by (something)":[
|
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"The proposal has come up against some opposition."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075700",
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come up dry":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to fail to produce water, oil, etc.":[
|
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"They drilled for oil but the well came up dry .",
|
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"\u2014 often used figuratively They went searching for clues but came up dry ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032354",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come up from/through the ranks":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to move up (in rank or status)":[
|
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"She came up from/through the ranks to become CEO of the company."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055533",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"come up short":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to not go far enough : be insufficient":[
|
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"The shot came up short of the target.",
|
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"The state education budget came up short last year."
|
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]
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": to move near to (someone or something) : to approach (someone or something)":[
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": to produce the desired or promised results : to do what is wanted or expected":[
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"We knew we could count on him to come up with the goods ."
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]
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"come what may":{
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"definitions":{
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": regardless of what happens":[
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"He promised to support her, come what may ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234354",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"come-of-will":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that comes uninvited and unexpected (as a volunteer plant)":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220839",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"come-on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually sexual advance":[],
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": please":[
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"\u2014 used in cajoling or pleading"
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],
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": something (such as an advertising promotion) intended to entice or allure":[],
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": to advance by degrees":[
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"darkness came on"
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],
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": to begin by degrees":[
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"rain came on toward noon"
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],
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": to project an indicated personal image":[
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"comes on as a conservative"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u00e4n",
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02cc\u022fn"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"allurement",
|
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"bait",
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"enticement",
|
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"lure",
|
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"siren song",
|
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"temptation",
|
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"turn-on"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112700",
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"come/jump to someone's defense":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to say that someone is right or good":[
|
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"His friends quickly came/jumped to his defense ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084306",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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]
|
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},
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"come/spring/leap to mind":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be remembered or thought of":[
|
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"What comes to mind when you hear his name?"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124751",
|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"comeback":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"convalesce",
|
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"gain",
|
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"heal",
|
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"mend",
|
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"pull round",
|
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"rally",
|
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"recoup",
|
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"recover",
|
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"recuperate",
|
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"snap back"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a cause for complaint":[],
|
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": a return to a former position or condition (as of success or prosperity) : recovery , revival":[
|
|
"\u2026 staging his ultimate comeback from self-imposed exile in Belgium.",
|
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"\u2014 Howard Mandel",
|
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"These days, the cocktail\u2014the true cocktail\u2014is said to be making a comeback .",
|
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"\u2014 Frank H. Prial"
|
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],
|
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": a sharp or witty reply : retort":[],
|
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": reply , retort":[
|
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"when questioned, he came back with a vehement denial"
|
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],
|
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": to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition":[
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"\u2026 it was the first time in NHL history that a team was down by three goals inside the final five minutes and came back to win a game.",
|
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"\u2014 Mike Harrington"
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],
|
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": to regain a former favorable condition or position":[],
|
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": to return to life or vitality":[],
|
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": to return to memory":[
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"it's all coming back to me now"
|
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback .",
|
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"Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback .",
|
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"The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.",
|
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"The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"she's slowly coming back after being in a coma",
|
|
"the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Some had played in the NFL 10 years ago and were trying to make a comeback . \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Is oil prompting the West to make a comeback in Libya? \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The band also opened up to Rolling Stone about their decision to make a comeback , 12 years after their start on Nickelodeon. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
|
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"One reason why stocks have struggled to make a comeback , investors say, is simple math. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
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"There are fears too that cronyism will make a comeback . \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"About the only thing that\u2019s clear so far is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s mask requirement for people traveling on planes, trains and buses is not likely to make a comeback anytime soon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Bootcut jeans and platform shoes aren't the only 2000s trends to make a comeback in 2022. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
|
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"And then there\u2019s outright piracy, a fixture of \u201990s life in Russia, now set to make a comeback . \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccbak"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"repartee",
|
|
"retort",
|
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"riposte"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225234",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"comedian":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a writer of comedies":[],
|
|
": an actor who plays comic roles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You'll like my friend. He's a real comedian .",
|
|
"struggled to eke out a living as a comedian in nightclubs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His latest viral success is a link-up with Nick Cannon for Father's Day, which sees the rapper/ comedian whip up an Aviation cocktail dubbed the \u2018Vasectomy\u2019. \u2014 Massimo Marioni, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Pro-Am teed off on Wednesday without UConn women\u2019s basketball coach Geno Auriemma and comedian Bill Murray, both of whom were feeling under the weather. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The show stars the comedian as a bumbling father named Trevor who lands a new job as a house-sitter at a luxurious mansion filled with priceless artwork, classic cars and a dog called Cupcake. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Kardashian added that the comedian put his beauty knowledge into action. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In a surprise move, comedian Dave Chappelle announced that the student theater at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Northwest Washington will not bear his name. \u2014 Amanda Andrade-rhoades, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"During his show on Monday, Colbert explained that Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who is voiced and operated by comedian Robert Smigel, was filming a special featuring interviews with several people at the Capitol building for two days. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cheech, as the Riverside facility has inevitably been nicknamed, given its celebrity origin in the art collection assembled over 30 years and donated by comedian -actor Cheech Marin, is a first. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"After feuding with Netflix, Lee Daniels, Oprah and Tyler Perry, her latest quarrel is with fellow comedian D.L. Hughley. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"card",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farceur",
|
|
"funnyman",
|
|
"gagger",
|
|
"gagman",
|
|
"gagster",
|
|
"humorist",
|
|
"jester",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"jokester",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"wit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234953",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"comedic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": comical sense 2":[],
|
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": of or relating to comedy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She has a lot of comedic talent.",
|
|
"a drama with comedic elements",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just watching Funches, Faxon, and Booster bounce their wonderfully disparate comedic energy off one another is worth the price of admission. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"With a runtime varying between 47 and 60 minutes for each episode, Netflix and its creators saw the series lean more toward a lighter, comedic tone, which many critics and journalists agreed with, leading to its first submission in comedy series. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Missing Missy is a classic entry from the radical comedic ramblings of designer David Thorne. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"On top of throwing and catching comedic cues, the actors had a lot of physical demands to meet for the action portions of the movie. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Allison\u2019s story is a powerful comedic indictment and investigation of the darkness of American millennial life, where literally nothing we were told to want is stable, not even a house, let alone a home. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Unlike other games in the genre where enemies would simply walk on screen or sometimes step out of doorways, the Turtles arcade game felt like a Broadway musical in how villains would sashay in with comedic timing. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Its comedic style was, as Campbell describes it, a combination of a sitcom and sketch comedy, especially because Lawrence used costumes to play multiple characters. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The comedic couple's first movie together was the hit comedy Bridesmaids. \u2014 Jacklyn Krol, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-dik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054046",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedienne":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman who is a comedian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Earlier this month, on June 16, the Bridesmaids comedienne took a second to post on Instagram from her European getaway, looking absolutely beautiful under the sun. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedienne and the streaming giant have reached a settlement agreement over her lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of race and gender. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Smart portrays Deborah Vance, a legendary stand-up comedienne , on the Hacks. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"William Wyler directed this 1968 flick starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, a famed comedienne and entertainer in the early 1900s. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The comedienne Mabel Normand appears for the somewhat remote reason that Chaplin refused, early in his career, to be directed by her, a fact that\u2019s taken as an index of the misogyny that reigned in the world of silent comedy. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The iconic comedienne was 99, just weeks shy of celebrating her 100th birthday. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Initially reluctant to identify herself as the comedienne in question, Ball changed her tune after publicist Howard Strickling suggested that Winchell was referring to comic Imogene Coca. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"At the beginning of the film, Lucy and Desi\u2014along with the rest of the country\u2014hear a blind item at the end of Walter Winchell\u2019s highly popular rat-a-tat radio gossip show announcing a comedienne \u2019s Communist affiliation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French com\u00e9dienne , feminine of com\u00e9dien comedian, from com\u00e9die":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-d\u0113-\u02c8en"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedietta":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light farcical comedy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete Italian (now commedietta ), diminutive of obsolete comedia (now commedia ), from Latin comoedia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02ccm\u0113d\u0113\u02c8et\u0259",
|
|
"-m\u0101d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095102",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who writes comedies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"comedy + -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259d\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200803",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small bump or blemish on the skin (as of the face or back) usually containing a plug of sebum in a skin pore: such as":[],
|
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": blackhead sense 1":[],
|
|
": whitehead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The friction of the mask can also block and clog pores, leading to the formation of comedones or blackheads, says Dr. Suozzi. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"There are two different types of comedones : Open (blackheads) and closed (whiteheads). \u2014 Renee Jacques, Allure , 25 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Really, only when your pores have developed comedones \u2014blackheads or whiteheads. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 23 July 2019",
|
|
"So why are some people more prone to closed comedones than others? \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 1 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"There are two different types of comedones : Open (blackheads) and closed (whiteheads). \u2014 Allure , 3 May 2019",
|
|
"So, in an attempt to figure out if that was true, scientists developed ways to measure how many comedones a particular ingredient or formulation was likely to cause. \u2014 A.a. Newton, SELF , 8 Aug. 2019",
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"The trouble with comedones begin when dead skill cells get trapped inside the opening, and then slowly clogs up the hole. \u2014 Sarah Kinonen, Allure , 5 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1730, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, glutton, from comedere to eat \u2014 more at comestible":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020225",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comedown":{
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"antonyms":[
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"be",
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"befall",
|
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"betide",
|
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"chance",
|
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"come",
|
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"come about",
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"come off",
|
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"cook",
|
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"do",
|
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"go down",
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"go on",
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"hap",
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"happen",
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"occur",
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"pass",
|
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"transpire"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a descent in rank or dignity":[],
|
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": come out sense 2":[],
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": go on , happen":[
|
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"what's coming down"
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],
|
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": to become ill":[
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"came down with measles"
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],
|
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": to deal with a subject directly":[
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"when you come down to it, we all depend on others"
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],
|
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": to lose or fall in estate or condition":[
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"has come down in the world"
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],
|
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": to pass by tradition":[
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"a story that has come down from medieval times"
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],
|
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": to pass from a usually high source":[
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"word came down that the strike was over"
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],
|
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": to place oneself in opposition":[
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"came down hard on gambling"
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],
|
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": to reduce itself : amount":[
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"it comes down to this"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown .",
|
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"after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The sudden comedown of Three Arrows follows the firm\u2019s previously strong performance record. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"The market\u2019s comedown followed years of rapid growth. \u2014 Serena Ng, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
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"But on the other end of it all, there is always the comedown . \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
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"The third chapter in J.K. Rowling\u2019s alleged five-part prequel saga opened with just $43 million, a massive comedown from $62 million for The Crimes of Grindelwald in 2018 and $74 million for Where to Find Them in 2016. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s a comedown for the GOP from its lead of 7 points in February and 10 points last November -- the latter, the largest Republican midterm advantage in ABC/Post polls back 40 years. \u2014 Bygary Langer, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That would be the company\u2019s worst growth in five years and a sharp comedown from its recent record; Zynga\u2019s net bookings have grown by 46% on average over the last 12 quarters. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The pacing of the intervention episode was excruciatingly frenetic and unpredictable; Rue\u2019s comedown anxiety was palpable. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"flameout",
|
|
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121552",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending":[
|
|
"a comedy about parenthood"
|
|
],
|
|
": a literary work written in a comic style or treating a comic theme":[
|
|
"the ancient Roman comedies of Plautus"
|
|
],
|
|
": a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events":[
|
|
"a comedy of errors"
|
|
],
|
|
": a medieval narrative that ends happily":[
|
|
"Dante's Divine Comedy"
|
|
],
|
|
": humorous entertainment":[
|
|
"nightclub comedy"
|
|
],
|
|
": the comic element":[
|
|
"the comedy of many life situations"
|
|
],
|
|
": the genre of dramatic literature dealing with the comic or with the serious in a light or satirical manner \u2014 compare tragedy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The new comedy is the network's most popular television show.",
|
|
"The movie includes a lot of physical comedy .",
|
|
"We couldn't help laughing out loud at the comedy of the situation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The doula is the midwife's son, which makes for all kinds of drama\u2014and comedy . \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Joey King goes medieval in this rollicking 2022 action comedy /fairy tale mashup. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The brainchild of Derrickson, designer Tom Savini and fabricator Jason Baker, the masks convey three exaggerated expressions of the villain: joy, despair and utter nothingness in a haunting reinterpretation of the traditional comedy /tragedy masks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Stick with it, though, and this showcase for Maya Rudolph as a billionaire minted through divorce becomes a sweet if fairly conventional romantic comedy with a few welcome surprises. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Of the six Lola best film nominees this year, only two (S\u00f6nke Wortmann\u2019s university comedy Contra, which earned $7.2 million at the German box office, and Herfurth\u2019s romcom W\u00fcnderschon, earning $15.6 million) can be called hits. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The half-hour comedy genre has proven to be timeless overall. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And as her wildly successful drag career \u2013 from comedy to cosmetics \u2013 began to take over her life, Mattel\u2019s approach to music changed, too. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Since then the two collaborated on a comedy project called Revival, which was set up at Fox in 2017. \u2014 Rosa Escandon, Forbes , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin comoedia , from Latin, drama with a happy ending, from Greek k\u014dm\u014didia , from k\u014dmos revel + aeidein to sing \u2014 more at ode":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"farce",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"slapstick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234854",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comelily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a suitable or comely manner : with propriety or dignity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comlyly , from comly + -ly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comeliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"grotesque",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"homely",
|
|
"ill-favored",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"unaesthetic",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"unbeautiful",
|
|
"uncomely",
|
|
"uncute",
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"unpretty",
|
|
"unsightly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain":[
|
|
"a comely young woman"
|
|
],
|
|
": pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion":[
|
|
"Going in with him, they observed that all was neat and comely \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Furthermore, the plant is topped by comely flowers, which in time proudly adorned the button-holes of no less than Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in their day intentionally marketing the potato to a then-skeptical proletariat. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Drinks were served downstairs, dinner upstairs, and the comely belly dancers oscillated between the two. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"With the help of Margaret Bonelli, Cirese planned to transform Sabella over the winter from a disheveled and foreign woman into a comely American mother. \u2014 Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Woman's Day , 12 May 2017",
|
|
"This redesigned Traverse is a comely critter that\u2019s lighter, easier on gas, peppier, and roomier than its predecessor. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 7 June 2018",
|
|
"The contest regularly posted photos and brief bios of comely winners on trains from 1941 until 1976, and then sporadically. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"While at a fashion show with his son, the elder Donald spotted a comely young model on the runway and in possibly the most embarrassing dad move ever, decided to play matchmaker. \u2014 Julianne Pepitone, Town & Country , 11 July 2017",
|
|
"Like its comely skin and handsome 18-inch alloy wheels, the SL\u2019s roomy interior was quite pleasing. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comly , alteration of Old English c\u0233mlic glorious, from c\u0233me lively, fine; akin to Old High German k\u016bmig weak":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"or \u02c8k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u014dm-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comely beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
|
"esthetic",
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
|
"esthetical",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beauteous",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"drop-dead",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"good-looking",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"gorgeous",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"sightly",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"well-favored"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220901",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who was not born in a place but came to that place from somewhere else : newcomer , immigrant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comling , from comen to come + -ling":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259mli\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230609",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"grotesque",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"homely",
|
|
"ill-favored",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"unaesthetic",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"unbeautiful",
|
|
"uncomely",
|
|
"uncute",
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"unpretty",
|
|
"unsightly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain":[
|
|
"a comely young woman"
|
|
],
|
|
": pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion":[
|
|
"Going in with him, they observed that all was neat and comely \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Willa Cather"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brood of comely children that any parent would be proud to claim",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The comely stars, who are excellent at trolling each other online, are already parents to daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Furthermore, the plant is topped by comely flowers, which in time proudly adorned the button-holes of no less than Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, in their day intentionally marketing the potato to a then-skeptical proletariat. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Drinks were served downstairs, dinner upstairs, and the comely belly dancers oscillated between the two. \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"With the help of Margaret Bonelli, Cirese planned to transform Sabella over the winter from a disheveled and foreign woman into a comely American mother. \u2014 Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Woman's Day , 12 May 2017",
|
|
"This redesigned Traverse is a comely critter that\u2019s lighter, easier on gas, peppier, and roomier than its predecessor. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 7 June 2018",
|
|
"The contest regularly posted photos and brief bios of comely winners on trains from 1941 until 1976, and then sporadically. \u2014 Don Oldenburg, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"While at a fashion show with his son, the elder Donald spotted a comely young model on the runway and in possibly the most embarrassing dad move ever, decided to play matchmaker. \u2014 Julianne Pepitone, Town & Country , 11 July 2017",
|
|
"Like its comely skin and handsome 18-inch alloy wheels, the SL\u2019s roomy interior was quite pleasing. \u2014 Al Haas, Philly.com , 2 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comly , alteration of Old English c\u0233mlic glorious, from c\u0233me lively, fine; akin to Old High German k\u016bmig weak":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"or \u02c8k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u014dm-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comely beautiful , lovely , handsome , pretty , comely , fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses. beautiful mountain scenery lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite. a lovely melody handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance. a handsome Georgian mansion pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness. a painter of conventionally pretty scenes comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to. the comely grace of a dancer fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness. fair of face",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
|
"esthetic",
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
|
"esthetical",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beauteous",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"drop-dead",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"good-looking",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"gorgeous",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"sightly",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"well-favored"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163953",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comember":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of two or more members of a group : a fellow member":[
|
|
"the newest comember of the troupe",
|
|
"\u2026 Durham and his committee co-members still are planning more growth beyond Europe.",
|
|
"\u2014 Business Week"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021835",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comenic acid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellow crystalline acid, C 5 H 3 O 3 COOH formed from meconic acid; 5-hydroxy-1,4-pyrone-2-carboxylic acid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary comenic (anagram of meconic ) + acid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-m\u0113n-",
|
|
"(\u02c8k\u014d\u00a6menik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comestible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"chow",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"eatables",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"edibles",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"food",
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"provender",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tucker",
|
|
"viands",
|
|
"victuals",
|
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"vittles"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": edible":[],
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": food":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"some mushrooms are comfortably comestible , but others are decidedly poisonous",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"At the end of a catering event, what\u2019s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY , 19 June 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Throughout this in vino veritas revel, every sip of Jack Daniels and every comestible gives the partiers sustenance. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Fast-food companies have long attempted to stave off disposability by piggybacking on broader cultural moments, hoping to extend their reach beyond the comestible into the permanently tangible. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2020",
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"Three hours later, Dragon and its cheesy comestible returned safely to Earth. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 June 2020",
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"That same approach will hold you in good stead when tipping the folks who are delivering groceries to your door through services such as Yummy.com, Amazon Fresh or Instacart, some of whom are also plucking your comestibles off the shelves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2020",
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"The pregnancy apps Ovia, The Bump and What to Expect all compare them to comestibles . \u2014 Alex Van Buren, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
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"For Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, the geographic-specific comestible protected by the European Commission, head to Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 2 July 2019",
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"Master chef Silvio Giavedoni provided the scrumptious comestibles . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 21 May 2019",
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"Some of the price is for the soft drinks, craft beer, wine, premium liquor and food, which includes grill stations that offer freshly made artisan pizzas and other comestibles . \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin comestibilis , from Latin comestus , past participle of comedere to eat, from com- + edere to eat \u2014 more at eat":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8me-st\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"eatable",
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"eating",
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"edible",
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"esculent"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195609",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comestibles":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bread",
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"chow",
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"chuck",
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"eatables",
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"eats",
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"edibles",
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"fare",
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"food",
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"foodstuffs",
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"grub",
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"meat",
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"provender",
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"provisions",
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"table",
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"tucker",
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"viands",
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"victuals",
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"vittles"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": edible":[],
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": food":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"some mushrooms are comfortably comestible , but others are decidedly poisonous",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"At the end of a catering event, what\u2019s left over and comestible makes its way to Rethink, a nonprofit that provides meals to people living without food security. \u2014 David Kortava, The New Yorker , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
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"As far as comestible trends, Barcelona has long been a lab for innovation both within Spain and abroad. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, USA TODAY , 19 June 2017",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Throughout this in vino veritas revel, every sip of Jack Daniels and every comestible gives the partiers sustenance. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Fast-food companies have long attempted to stave off disposability by piggybacking on broader cultural moments, hoping to extend their reach beyond the comestible into the permanently tangible. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Three hours later, Dragon and its cheesy comestible returned safely to Earth. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 3 June 2020",
|
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"That same approach will hold you in good stead when tipping the folks who are delivering groceries to your door through services such as Yummy.com, Amazon Fresh or Instacart, some of whom are also plucking your comestibles off the shelves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2020",
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"The pregnancy apps Ovia, The Bump and What to Expect all compare them to comestibles . \u2014 Alex Van Buren, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
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"For Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena, the geographic-specific comestible protected by the European Commission, head to Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 2 July 2019",
|
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"Master chef Silvio Giavedoni provided the scrumptious comestibles . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 21 May 2019",
|
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"Some of the price is for the soft drinks, craft beer, wine, premium liquor and food, which includes grill stations that offer freshly made artisan pizzas and other comestibles . \u2014 Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin comestibilis , from Latin comestus , past participle of comedere to eat, from com- + edere to eat \u2014 more at eat":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8me-st\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"eatable",
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"eating",
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"edible",
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"esculent"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071110",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In Adam McKay's divisive 2021 film about climate change, two astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) go on a media tour to warn humanity of a comet that is hurtling toward earth, but is being ignored by the president (Meryl Streep). \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
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"It wasn't spotted again until the late 1970s, and in the 1990s the comet shattered into several pieces, NASA said. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
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"The comet was discovered by German observers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann in 1930 and wasn\u2019t seen again until 1970, according to NASA. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
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"Scientists say the comet orbits the sun every 5.4 years. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The comet is known as 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (SW3), named after the two German astronomers who discovered it in 1930. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
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"In 1995, astronomers realized the comet had become about 600 times brighter \u2013 visible to the naked eye. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Details on the comet 's discovery were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe the colossal comet and determine the size of its nucleus. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English comete , from Old English cometa , from Latin, from Greek kom\u0113t\u0113s , literally, long-haired, from koman to wear long hair, from kom\u0113 hair":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125027",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"comet aster":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": any member of a race of garden asters of compact growth with large heads of flowers":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010443",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cometallic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a center piece made of different metal from the rest":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"co- + metallic":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u014d+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115516",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cometh":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of cometh archaic third person singular of come"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142432",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"comether":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of comether dialectal variant of come-hither"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8met\u035fh\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035911",
|
|
"type":[]
|
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},
|
|
"comeuppance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts":[
|
|
"One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.",
|
|
"as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The presence of a villainous college kid (Uly Schlesinger) who threatens to bogue their high is appropriately akin to an ingrown hair \u2014 though, as written, his comeuppance is pretty corny. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"These villains earn their comeuppance before the end credits as much as the heroes earn their victory laps. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"In the end the lesson of this colorful story is a familiar one: Prominent phonies and fakers usually get their comeuppance eventually. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The comic had a sense of realism that was missing from its contemporaries and, of course, a good amount of satisfying comeuppance for the baddies. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The incredible complacency that official culture has cultivated with respect to monetary integrity has begun to get its comeuppance . \u2014 Brian Domitrovic, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Britt Baker gave her comeuppance by using Lockjaw wit ha Steelers glove. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As far as White is concerned, what happened to Kahlon in the cage is comeuppance enough for the UFC to not take any action. \u2014 Simon Samano, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Many entertainment executives, tired of playing catch-up to a Silicon Valley interloper, have been waiting for the comeuppance of Netflix. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"come up + -ance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u0259m-\u02c8\u0259-p\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"chastisement",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"desert(s)",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"penalty",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"wrath"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a candy consisting of a piece of fruit, a root (such as licorice), a nut, or a seed coated and preserved with sugar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confyt, counfyt, comfyte \"food item preserved in sugar or syrup, the syrup itself,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confit (in the phrase en confit \"preserved [of fruit]\"), noun derivative from past participle of confire \"to create, make, prepare, preserve\" (continental Old French, \"to prepare [a drink], preserve [fruit] in a liquid or sugar\"), going back to Latin conficere \"to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion\" \u2014 more at confect":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m(p)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112347",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a feeling of relief or encouragement":[
|
|
"It's a comfort to know that I can rely on you for help."
|
|
],
|
|
": a satisfying or enjoyable experience":[
|
|
"Seeing her son again after so many years was a great comfort ."
|
|
],
|
|
": assistance , support":[
|
|
"accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace":[
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort when he lost his job."
|
|
],
|
|
": contented well-being":[
|
|
"a life of ease and comfort"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that gives or brings comfort":[
|
|
"all the comforts of home",
|
|
"Her grandchildren were always a great comfort to her."
|
|
],
|
|
": strengthening aid:":[],
|
|
": to ease the grief or trouble of : console":[
|
|
"The mother comforted her crying child.",
|
|
"The bereaved families of the victims were comforted by friends."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give strength and hope to : cheer":[
|
|
"comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Our family was comforted by the outpouring of support from the community.",
|
|
"We can comfort ourselves with the thought that the worst is over.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"These boots provide warmth and comfort in the coldest temperatures.",
|
|
"The car's seats are designed for comfort .",
|
|
"The suites combine comfort with convenience.",
|
|
"The drug gave some comfort to the patient.",
|
|
"I found a cozy chair where I could read in comfort .",
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort and support when he lost his job.",
|
|
"They were great comforts to each other during that difficult time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Julia Ward Howe was born May 27, 1819, in apparent comfort in New York City to Julia Rush Cutler and Samuel Ward III. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"While the rooms\u2019 high style and comfort quotient may tempt you to stay inside all day, Hidden Pond\u2019s myriad other charms prove impossible to resist. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Thoughtfully select a few decorative items to bring life and comfort to your outdoor spaces. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Democrats, ever solicitous of the people\u2019s welfare and comfort , want to make voting easier. \u2014 Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"They're made with recycled materials and have the brands signature Ultra 4D midosle, which helps with stability, comfort and absorption. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But that may be of little comfort to those passengers who\u2019ve been subjected to abrupt changes in travel plans or left stranded. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Log into your reservation every few weeks to see if there are discounted upgrade options: It'a a great time to splurge for extra comfort and fast-track benefits. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"This clipless pedal gets stellar feedback for mud shedding, fast entry and exit, and a low-profile design that still has plenty of usable platform space for stability and comfort on a variety of technical terrain or longer rides. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comfort, counfort \"invigoration, encouragement, assurance, feeling of relief, pleasure, gratification,\" borrowed from Anglo-French comfort, confort, cunfort \"solace, encouragement, enjoyment, satisfaction,\" noun derivative of conforter, comforter \"to strengthen, encourage, solace\" \u2014 more at comfort entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English comforten, conforten \"to strengthen spiritually, inspire with courage, exort, cheer up, encourage, invigorate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French conforter, comforter, borrowed from Late Latin confort\u0101re \"to strengthen, restore strength to, invigorate, cure\" (Medieval Latin also \"to cheer, reassure\"), from Latin con- con- + Late Latin -fort\u0101re, verbal derivative of Latin fortis \"strong, robust\" \u2014 more at fort":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221130",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfort station":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": restroom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The outdoor comfort station \u2014 sheathed in wood that\u2019s painted a pleasing celadon \u2014 is not far from the entrance to the 33-acre nature preserve. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And that\u2019s the only surviving Chicago comfort station besides Logan Square\u2019s, though the Columbus Park structure has been dormant for decades. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 14 July 2021",
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"Sitting on the lawn the other night, with the projector throwing a bizarre procession of historical oddities on a pop-up screen, the presence of the comfort station building barely registered. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 14 July 2021",
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"Orion, at Orion Avenue and Strata Street, features two children\u2019s play areas, a dog park, shaded picnic tables, lawn areas, plazas and a comfort station . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2021",
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"The boat launch joins several recent Village Park upgrades like the Port Washington State Bank River Stage, a new playground, comfort station and entryway feature. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2020",
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"The building served decades ago as a comfort station for a series of courts where residents played roque, an American version of croquet, Strean said. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 16 Aug. 2020",
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"However, on March 24, the park announced on its official Facebook page that both visitor centers as well as the front country restrooms and comfort stations are closing temporarily. \u2014 Lyndsey Matthews, Good Housekeeping , 25 Mar. 2020",
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"The Houghton\u2019s Pond Recreation Area offers five picnic sites featuring grills and picnic tables, ball fields, a swimming beach, bathhouse, comfort station , and seasonal concession pavilion. \u2014 Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bath",
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"bathroom",
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"bog",
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"can",
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"cloakroom",
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"convenience",
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"head",
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"john",
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"latrine",
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"lavatory",
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"loo",
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"potty",
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"restroom",
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"toilet",
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"washroom",
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"water closet"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063556",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comfortable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"uncomfortable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": affording or enjoying contentment and security":[
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"a comfortable income"
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],
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": affording or enjoying physical comfort":[
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"a comfortable chair",
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"was too comfortable to move"
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],
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": free from stress or tension":[
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"a comfortable routine",
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"stayed at a comfortable distance from the crowd"
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],
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": free from vexation or doubt":[
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"comfortable assumptions",
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"Lamb was comfortable in his ignorance of what he did not choose to know.",
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"\u2014 James Mason Brown"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These shoes aren't very comfortable for walking.",
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"I can't seem to find a comfortable position in this chair.",
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"Are you comfortable enough in that chair?",
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"The nurse turned the patient on his side and asked him if he was comfortable .",
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"I was just getting comfortable when the phone rang.",
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"They stayed at a comfortable distance from the crowd.",
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"He has a comfortable job.",
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"She makes a comfortable living as a journalist.",
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"They enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The furnished six-bedroom estate encompasses over 16,000 square feet of luxury living and portrays the sense of a warm and comfortable beach house that the owners desired. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
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"Nevertheless, the Sox are comfortable facing such formidable opponents for a long stretch. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
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"The Purple brand known for its very unique, yet oddly comfortable mattresses. \u2014 al , 1 July 2022",
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"Made of polyester and spandex, the swimsuit is both stretchy and comfortable to wear all day. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
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"The swivel locking front wheel makes for easy turns, while the compression seat with positioning from fully upright to near-flat recline keeps your child safe and comfortable . \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
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"Creating an outdoor space that's cool and comfortable can be a bit of a challenge\u2014especially if there aren't any trees to block out the hot summer sun. \u2014 Janece Maze, Country Living , 29 June 2022",
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"Elliott\u2019s team made plenty after practice and during the race last year to get Elliott comfortable \u2013 might not even exist this time around. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
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"Based on this demand, the combination of electric propulsion; elegant, sophisticated styling; and a comfortable and practical configuration seems to be a natural for Cadillac. \u2014 Csaba Csere, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English comfortable, confortable \"invigorating, encouraging, consoling, pleasant, agreeable,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confortable \"comforting, encouraging,\" from conforter \"to strengthen, encourage, comfort entry 1 \" + -able -able":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)(f)-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259r-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u0259mf-t\u0259r-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259r-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259r-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)(f)-t\u0259r-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comfortable comfortable , cozy , snug , easy , restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease. started feeling comfortable in our new surroundings cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness. a cozy neighborhood coffee shop snug suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more. a snug little cottage easy implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause discomfort or constraint. living in easy circumstances restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation. a quiet restful vacation",
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"synonyms":[
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"comfy",
|
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"cozy",
|
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"cushy",
|
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"easy",
|
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"snug",
|
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"soft"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090501",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"comforting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"cheer",
|
|
"consolation",
|
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"relief",
|
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"solace"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a feeling of relief or encouragement":[
|
|
"It's a comfort to know that I can rely on you for help."
|
|
],
|
|
": a satisfying or enjoyable experience":[
|
|
"Seeing her son again after so many years was a great comfort ."
|
|
],
|
|
": assistance , support":[
|
|
"accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace":[
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort when he lost his job."
|
|
],
|
|
": contented well-being":[
|
|
"a life of ease and comfort"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that gives or brings comfort":[
|
|
"all the comforts of home",
|
|
"Her grandchildren were always a great comfort to her."
|
|
],
|
|
": strengthening aid:":[],
|
|
": to ease the grief or trouble of : console":[
|
|
"The mother comforted her crying child.",
|
|
"The bereaved families of the victims were comforted by friends."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give strength and hope to : cheer":[
|
|
"comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Our family was comforted by the outpouring of support from the community.",
|
|
"We can comfort ourselves with the thought that the worst is over.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"These boots provide warmth and comfort in the coldest temperatures.",
|
|
"The car's seats are designed for comfort .",
|
|
"The suites combine comfort with convenience.",
|
|
"The drug gave some comfort to the patient.",
|
|
"I found a cozy chair where I could read in comfort .",
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort and support when he lost his job.",
|
|
"They were great comforts to each other during that difficult time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Julia Ward Howe was born May 27, 1819, in apparent comfort in New York City to Julia Rush Cutler and Samuel Ward III. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"While the rooms\u2019 high style and comfort quotient may tempt you to stay inside all day, Hidden Pond\u2019s myriad other charms prove impossible to resist. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Thoughtfully select a few decorative items to bring life and comfort to your outdoor spaces. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Democrats, ever solicitous of the people\u2019s welfare and comfort , want to make voting easier. \u2014 Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"They're made with recycled materials and have the brands signature Ultra 4D midosle, which helps with stability, comfort and absorption. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But that may be of little comfort to those passengers who\u2019ve been subjected to abrupt changes in travel plans or left stranded. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Log into your reservation every few weeks to see if there are discounted upgrade options: It'a a great time to splurge for extra comfort and fast-track benefits. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"This clipless pedal gets stellar feedback for mud shedding, fast entry and exit, and a low-profile design that still has plenty of usable platform space for stability and comfort on a variety of technical terrain or longer rides. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comfort, counfort \"invigoration, encouragement, assurance, feeling of relief, pleasure, gratification,\" borrowed from Anglo-French comfort, confort, cunfort \"solace, encouragement, enjoyment, satisfaction,\" noun derivative of conforter, comforter \"to strengthen, encourage, solace\" \u2014 more at comfort entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English comforten, conforten \"to strengthen spiritually, inspire with courage, exort, cheer up, encourage, invigorate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French conforter, comforter, borrowed from Late Latin confort\u0101re \"to strengthen, restore strength to, invigorate, cure\" (Medieval Latin also \"to cheer, reassure\"), from Latin con- con- + Late Latin -fort\u0101re, verbal derivative of Latin fortis \"strong, robust\" \u2014 more at fort":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025619",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfortless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a feeling of relief or encouragement":[
|
|
"It's a comfort to know that I can rely on you for help."
|
|
],
|
|
": a satisfying or enjoyable experience":[
|
|
"Seeing her son again after so many years was a great comfort ."
|
|
],
|
|
": assistance , support":[
|
|
"accused of giving aid and comfort to the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": consolation in time of trouble or worry : solace":[
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort when he lost his job."
|
|
],
|
|
": contented well-being":[
|
|
"a life of ease and comfort"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that gives or brings comfort":[
|
|
"all the comforts of home",
|
|
"Her grandchildren were always a great comfort to her."
|
|
],
|
|
": strengthening aid:":[],
|
|
": to ease the grief or trouble of : console":[
|
|
"The mother comforted her crying child.",
|
|
"The bereaved families of the victims were comforted by friends."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give strength and hope to : cheer":[
|
|
"comforted by the knowledge that the program will be fully funded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Our family was comforted by the outpouring of support from the community.",
|
|
"We can comfort ourselves with the thought that the worst is over.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"These boots provide warmth and comfort in the coldest temperatures.",
|
|
"The car's seats are designed for comfort .",
|
|
"The suites combine comfort with convenience.",
|
|
"The drug gave some comfort to the patient.",
|
|
"I found a cozy chair where I could read in comfort .",
|
|
"He turned to her for comfort and support when he lost his job.",
|
|
"They were great comforts to each other during that difficult time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This cream moisturizer will comfort , soothe, and restore your skin barrier with its antioxidant and peptide formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Amid the Rams' celebration, however, Beckham, 29, paused to comfort his fellow athlete, as captured by the broadcast cameras. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And the opportunities aren\u2019t limited to developers: There are many and varied roles that require heavy use of and comfort with tech tools. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Floyd tried to comfort Hill, conveying his experience of what to do when a life was lost to the streets. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Wednesday\u2019s report offers few signs that would give Fed officials comfort to dial back a more aggressive pace of rate increases this summer. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Members of Connie Dabate\u2019s family, who packed the other side of the courtroom, reached out to comfort one another. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, this Post Shave Balm sinks effectively into the skin to cool and comfort without any tacky residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"As for cartridge design, these ones have seven gel pools packed with aloe and panthenol to comfort the skin both before and after the five blades glide across it. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Julia Ward Howe was born May 27, 1819, in apparent comfort in New York City to Julia Rush Cutler and Samuel Ward III. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"While the rooms\u2019 high style and comfort quotient may tempt you to stay inside all day, Hidden Pond\u2019s myriad other charms prove impossible to resist. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Thoughtfully select a few decorative items to bring life and comfort to your outdoor spaces. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Democrats, ever solicitous of the people\u2019s welfare and comfort , want to make voting easier. \u2014 Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"They're made with recycled materials and have the brands signature Ultra 4D midosle, which helps with stability, comfort and absorption. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But that may be of little comfort to those passengers who\u2019ve been subjected to abrupt changes in travel plans or left stranded. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Log into your reservation every few weeks to see if there are discounted upgrade options: It'a a great time to splurge for extra comfort and fast-track benefits. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"This clipless pedal gets stellar feedback for mud shedding, fast entry and exit, and a low-profile design that still has plenty of usable platform space for stability and comfort on a variety of technical terrain or longer rides. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comfort, counfort \"invigoration, encouragement, assurance, feeling of relief, pleasure, gratification,\" borrowed from Anglo-French comfort, confort, cunfort \"solace, encouragement, enjoyment, satisfaction,\" noun derivative of conforter, comforter \"to strengthen, encourage, solace\" \u2014 more at comfort entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English comforten, conforten \"to strengthen spiritually, inspire with courage, exort, cheer up, encourage, invigorate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French conforter, comforter, borrowed from Late Latin confort\u0101re \"to strengthen, restore strength to, invigorate, cure\" (Medieval Latin also \"to cheer, reassure\"), from Latin con- con- + Late Latin -fort\u0101re, verbal derivative of Latin fortis \"strong, robust\" \u2014 more at fort":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075122",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncomfortable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": comfortable":[
|
|
"a comfy sofa",
|
|
"a comfy routine"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"couldn't wait to return home and sleep in his own comfy bed",
|
|
"customers are not likely to get too comfy in the restaurant's unforgiving chairs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s designed with supportive foam to keep you comfy , as well as cooling gel to keep you cool. Related Reading: Our bad! \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Jessica and her dad had a evening ritual of cuddling up on a big, comfy chair and watching TV until Jessica fell asleep in her dad\u2019s arms. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Kids need to cool down too, and what better way to do so than with a wearable air conditioner to keep them comfy on summer outings to the beach, zoo, or a theme park? \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Kick back in a comfy chair and watch how the color changes from minute to minute. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Team principals, drivers, and engineers are interviewed throughout from a comfy lounge chair. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Take a seat at a comfy chair, let co-owner Lynnette Dodson walk you through the cafe\u2019s daily tea selection and pick up a bag to take home with you. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"From a comfy sub-Arctic chair inside four walls, a quick check of active weather stations north of the Alaska Range shows temperature readings are all below zero degrees Fahrenheit; Nuiqsut takes the prize at 56 below. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Beyond their satisfying stretchiness, the comfy pants flatter many women: Unlike leggings or the allegedly deceased skinny jean, kick flares balance the hip with a wide hem while cheekily revealing the ankle. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"comf(ortable) + -y entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"cozy",
|
|
"cushy",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182130",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"card",
|
|
"comedian",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farceur",
|
|
"funnyman",
|
|
"gagger",
|
|
"gagman",
|
|
"gagster",
|
|
"humorist",
|
|
"jester",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"jokester",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"wit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing laughter or amusement : funny":[
|
|
"a comic monologue"
|
|
],
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": comedian":[
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"a stand-up comic"
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],
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": comic book":[],
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": comic strip":[],
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": of or relating to comic strips":[
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"the newspaper's comic section"
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],
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": of, relating to, or marked by comedy":[
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"a comic actor"
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],
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": the comic element":[],
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": the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The drama has some comic moments.",
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"His comic timing is impeccable.",
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"The scene was included for comic effect.",
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"Noun",
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"posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler",
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"a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Like the Marvel Cinematic Universe or the CW's Arrowverse, Netflix's TV series The Umbrella Academy began as comic books. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Pressed to account for his sense of humor over a pint of Freyja Blonde, Johnson \u2014 also the author of four comic books \u2014 offers his origin story. \u2014 Ricardo Nagaoka, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Michael Chabon took the golden age of comic books, beginning in 1939, as the backdrop for his exuberant third novel, which consists of a delightful series of improbable escapes. \u2014 Alice Mcdermott, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"In the comic books, Diego can also hold his breath underwater for an inordinate amount of time. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
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"Titan plans to put out a line of original comic books based on Howard\u2019s creations, starting with a new Conan the Barbarian title as an ongoing series set to launch in May 2023 to coincide with Titan Comics\u2019 tenth anniversary. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
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"Because Marvel knows that popular heroes sell more comic books, the company regularly puts its breakout stars in its flagship Avengers books, even if the character doesn\u2019t make sense for the team. \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
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"The film, the franchise's first sequel, brought back Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm, and was simply everywhere from Burger King to comic books. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"Like her character, Iman Vellani is also the daughter of Pakistani immigrants who adores comic books and all things Marvel. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Based on a comic by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, the series follows the adventures of four paper girls living in 1988 who end up transported to the future and encounter their older selves. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 June 2022",
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"P\u00e9rez took leave of that comic in 1985 in order to draw on DC\u2019s iconic Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2022",
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"Daniel Radcliffe stars as Yankovic in the upcoming Roku biopic of the comic . \u2014 Gary Trust, Billboard , 5 May 2022",
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"The streamer has given a series order to the project, which is based on a DC comic by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The Boys, created by Eric Kripke, is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's New York Times best-selling comic of the same name. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"The series, based on a DC comic by Jeff Lemire, is a fantasy adventure about survivors of a deadly plague, and babies who are born part-human, and part-animal. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Instagram star, comic , author, chess champion and model Elsa Majimbo has signed with IMG Models and WME. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
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"Judy Garland appeared on a bill with Tony Bennett and a then-aspiring New York comic , Woody Allen. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1687, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin comicus , from Greek k\u014dmikos , from k\u014dmos revel":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-mik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comic Adjective laughable , ludicrous , ridiculous , comic , comical mean provoking laughter or mirth. laughable applies to anything occasioning laughter. laughable attempts at skating ludicrous suggests absurdity that excites both laughter and scorn. a thriller with a ludicrous plot ridiculous suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility. a ridiculous display of anger comic applies especially to what arouses thoughtful amusement. a comic character comical applies to what arouses spontaneous hilarity. a comical hat",
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"synonyms":[
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"antic",
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"chucklesome",
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"comedic",
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"comical",
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"droll",
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"farcical",
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"funny",
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"hilarious",
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"humoristic",
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"humorous",
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"hysterical",
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"hysteric",
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"killing",
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"laughable",
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"ludicrous",
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"ridiculous",
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"riotous",
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"risible",
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"screaming",
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"sidesplitting",
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"uproarious"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103030",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comic book":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a magazine containing sequences of comic strips":[
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"\u2014 usually hyphenated in attributive use"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So, what are the comic book origins of the Djinn and the Clandestines? \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
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"Sony, in its quest to continue to make the most absolutely baffling superhero movies possible, is making some major changes to Kraven the Hunter, the Spider-Man villain that\u2019s the focus of its next major comic book outing. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"After seven weekends on the big screen, the Marvel comic book sequel has amassed an impressive $405.1 million in North America. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The comic book show has become a hit for Netflix as Marvel and DC properties have left for other platforms. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
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"Tim Sale, an award-winning comic book artist best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman and for influencing depictions of the Caped Crusader in numerous films, died on Thursday in Seattle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Of course, Ferrigno is not the first showbiz figure to criticize Marvel Studios' use of CGI or the proliferatiopn of comic book movies in recent years. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Tim Sale was an incredible artist, whose take on iconic characters had real human depth, and his groundbreaking page designs changed the way an entire generation thinks about comic book storytelling. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
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"So, my high school is across the street from a comic book shop. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 11 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200749",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"comic strip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of cartoons in narrative sequence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To pass the test, which was popularized by cartoonist Bechdel in a late-1980s comic strip , a work must feature at least two women, the women must talk to each other and their conversation has to be about something other than a man. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Addams' characters were first introduced in a New Yorker comic strip in the late 1930s, consisting of parents Gomez and Morticia Addams, children Wednesday and Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, butler Lurch and Cousin Itt. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
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"Created by cartoonist Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Visitors to the rare book display in April saw a collection of the characters\u2019 adventures from the 1985 to 1995 newspaper comic strip by Bill Watterson. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
|
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"His beloved syndicated comic strip ran for decades in the Detroit Free Press, and many in Michigan had at least one of his funny, often-inscrutable comics pasted on their wall or refrigerator \u2014 or at least knew someone who did. \u2014 Patty Lanoue Stearns, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Seventy-two years after the launch of Peanuts and more than 20 years after cartoonist Charles Schulz\u2019s death in 2000, his beloved comic strip has become a full-on fashion powerhouse. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 1963, he was tapped to voice Charlie Brown as Charles Schulz began to adapt his Peanuts comic strip into a cartoon. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Readers curious about how plastic recycling works can learn more in a comic strip -style afterword. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cartoon",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact":[
|
|
"wearing a comical expression"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to comedy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I must have looked comical in that big hat.",
|
|
"The way they argue is almost comical .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Disney's live-action version features stunning visuals, and is a stark departure from the more comical retelling from decades before. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Superhero garb is always a costuming risk; these outfits are, by their nature, comical . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The steps leading to that prove alternately comical and outlandish, such as the organizers staring intently at someone who just might pass, in a photo, for their corpse. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The show is strange, comical , and embodies the quintessential pre-pandemic New York City. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cut to 2022, and the idea that a SaaS company could secure venture funding without investors digging deep into retention metrics seems comical , if not reckless. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One of the ways Egan re-creates the sensorium of the internet is through huge, almost comical time jumps that reflect the bizarre processes of reconnection that digital life facilitates. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s almost comical the efforts the administration is suddenly taking to find more international oil. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a gruesome but darkly comical scene, Alexia performs homemade facial reconstruction a la a bathroom sink, the results of which look nothing like the Adrien from the missing poster. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comical laughable , ludicrous , ridiculous , comic , comical mean provoking laughter or mirth. laughable applies to anything occasioning laughter. laughable attempts at skating ludicrous suggests absurdity that excites both laughter and scorn. a thriller with a ludicrous plot ridiculous suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility. a ridiculous display of anger comic applies especially to what arouses thoughtful amusement. a comic character comical applies to what arouses spontaneous hilarity. a comical hat",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comicality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact":[
|
|
"wearing a comical expression"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to comedy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I must have looked comical in that big hat.",
|
|
"The way they argue is almost comical .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Disney's live-action version features stunning visuals, and is a stark departure from the more comical retelling from decades before. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Superhero garb is always a costuming risk; these outfits are, by their nature, comical . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The steps leading to that prove alternately comical and outlandish, such as the organizers staring intently at someone who just might pass, in a photo, for their corpse. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The show is strange, comical , and embodies the quintessential pre-pandemic New York City. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cut to 2022, and the idea that a SaaS company could secure venture funding without investors digging deep into retention metrics seems comical , if not reckless. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One of the ways Egan re-creates the sensorium of the internet is through huge, almost comical time jumps that reflect the bizarre processes of reconnection that digital life facilitates. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s almost comical the efforts the administration is suddenly taking to find more international oil. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a gruesome but darkly comical scene, Alexia performs homemade facial reconstruction a la a bathroom sink, the results of which look nothing like the Adrien from the missing poster. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comical laughable , ludicrous , ridiculous , comic , comical mean provoking laughter or mirth. laughable applies to anything occasioning laughter. laughable attempts at skating ludicrous suggests absurdity that excites both laughter and scorn. a thriller with a ludicrous plot ridiculous suggests extreme absurdity, foolishness, or contemptibility. a ridiculous display of anger comic applies especially to what arouses thoughtful amusement. a comic character comical applies to what arouses spontaneous hilarity. a comical hat",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085959",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comicalness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": comicality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-k\u0259ln\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
|
"imminent",
|
|
"impending",
|
|
"nearing",
|
|
"oncoming",
|
|
"pending",
|
|
"proximate",
|
|
"upcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or instance of arriving":[],
|
|
": gaining importance":[
|
|
"the coming trend"
|
|
],
|
|
": immediately due in sequence or development":[
|
|
"in the coming year"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The company has many plans for the coming year.",
|
|
"An official announcement will be made in the coming days.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The constant bombardment of calamity and the coming of more of the same or worse tends to send any person scrambling for meaning in times like this. \u2014 Michael Polk, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Is Oscar Gonzalez the second coming of Mark Whiten? \u2013 John Harris. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"According to its official description, the series is described as a classic coming of age tale. \u2014 al , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Drake has been teasing the coming of a new album for some time. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"By Ruta Sepetys Set in 1989 Romania, this compelling and well-researched work of historical fiction chronicles 17-year-old Cristian coming of age under the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"With elements of social realism and coming of age, the novel lives and breathes Oakland. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Some commentators called common prosperity the coming of a second Cultural Revolution, a kind of ideological cleansing of decadent Western values. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"These essays by the late philosopher, who in 1998 predicted the coming of a Trump-like presidency, consider populism, democracy, economic inequality, climate change and more. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Committee members have even deployed some of the tropes of episodic drama to help viewers follow the intricate storyline \u2014 flashbacks, flash-forwards, repetition of key scenes, even previews of coming attractions. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s all for now, but there\u2019s plenty more coming . \u2014 Dave Thier, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Despite having insurance, Schneider's bills are already starting to pile up with more coming . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Earlier this month the White House warned of a coming surge this fall and winter that could more than double the amount of COVID infections the U.S. has recorded thus far. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. \u2014 Keira Wingate, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. \u2014 Hannah Ritchie And Esha Mitra, CNN , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And the coming broadcast season gets both a Night Court reboot and a Quantum Leap sequel. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Russian troops captured a suburb of Severodonetsk, a local official said, fearing a coming onslaught. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"advent",
|
|
"appearance",
|
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"arrival",
|
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"incoming"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105648",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"comingle":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
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"separate",
|
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"unmix"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": commingle":[
|
|
"Fact and fiction are comingled in the story."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the chemicals, when comingled , will spontaneously ignite"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amalgamate",
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"blend",
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"combine",
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"commingle",
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"commix",
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"composite",
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"concrete",
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"conflate",
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"fuse",
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"homogenize",
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"immingle",
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"immix",
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"incorporate",
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"integrate",
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"interfuse",
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"intermingle",
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"intermix",
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"meld",
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"merge",
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"mingle",
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"mix"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062837",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"comitative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": expressing accompaniment":[
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"comitative case"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin comitat us + English -ive":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"-t\u0259t-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259\u02cct\u0101tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124650",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"comitatus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": county":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase posse comitatus"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, escort, retinue, imperial court, from comit-, comes companion + -atus -ate":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4m\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0259s",
|
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"-t\u0101d-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180143",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"comites":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of comites plural of comes"
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002049",
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"type":[]
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},
|
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"comitia":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several public assemblies of the people in ancient Rome for legislative, judicial, and electoral purposes":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, plural of comitium , from com- + -it- (akin to ire to go) \u2014 more at issue entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230132",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comitje":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of comitje variant of kommetje"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104936",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"comitragedy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tragedy with a comedy element":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of tragicomedy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4m\u0259\u0307",
|
|
"-m\u0113+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091210",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"variance"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a loose widespread community based on common social institutions":[
|
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"the comity of civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
": avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination":[],
|
|
": comity of nations":[
|
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"trans-Atlantic comity"
|
|
],
|
|
": friendly social atmosphere : social harmony":[
|
|
"group activities promoting comity",
|
|
"bipartisan comity in the Senate"
|
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],
|
|
": the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the comity that has always existed among the town's houses of worship",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Most participants in the 5G process say comity and cooperation has increased among all parties. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Right now, just when people could use emblems of patience, grit, calm and comity , the culture has endured a steady stream of loss that adds to the sense that everything is crumbling to bits. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Right, forget all those niceties about decorum and comity and Robert\u2019s Rules of Order. \u2014 Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Sometimes the maintenance of civic comity requires a touch of restraint. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1972, Title IX was signed into law by President Richard Nixon at a time of more bipartisan comity in the nation\u2019s politics. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The easy response would be to offer a message of comity and universality. \u2014 Andrew Yang, CNN , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"There are signs, for instance, that trust in institutions continues to fade and comity is a fleeting commodity. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Some would suggest Collins is a throwback to a bygone era of bipartisan comity . \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin c\u014dmit\u0101t-, c\u014dmit\u0101s \"friendliness, courtesy, graciousness,\" from c\u014dmis \"kind, obliging, gracious\" (probably going back to Old Latin cosmis, of uncertain origin) + -it\u0101t- -it\u0101s -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0113, \u02c8k\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201527",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comity of nations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the courtesy and friendship of nations marked especially by mutual recognition of executive, legislative, and judicial acts":[],
|
|
": the group of nations practicing international comity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101058",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comix":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": comic books or comic strips":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Justin Green, a Chicago native whose early underground comix of the 1960s and 1970s influenced several generations of artists to adapt their most painful personal experiences into comics, died recently. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As one of the few Black cartoonists working in San Francisco\u2019s underground comix movement, Fuller created a story that featured one of the first Black superhero characters in a comic: Ebon. \u2014 Danielle Broadway, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of comics":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-miks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coml":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"commercial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103954",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"command":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"behest",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"injunction",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a line of code (see code entry 1 sense 5 ) instructing a computer to send such a signal":[],
|
|
": a position of highest usually military authority":[
|
|
"He was relieved of his command after being charged with misconduct."
|
|
],
|
|
": a signal that actuates a device (such as a control mechanism in a spacecraft or one step in a computer)":[],
|
|
": an order given":[
|
|
"The command was to hold fire."
|
|
],
|
|
": control sense 1d":[
|
|
"a pitcher with good command of his curveball"
|
|
],
|
|
": done on command or request":[
|
|
"a command performance"
|
|
],
|
|
": facility in use":[
|
|
"a good command of French"
|
|
],
|
|
": scope of vision":[
|
|
"The tower provides a wide command of the neighboring hills."
|
|
],
|
|
": the ability to control : mastery":[
|
|
"She was in command of her emotions."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of commanding":[
|
|
"The troops will charge at command ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the activation of a device by means of such a signal":[],
|
|
": the authority or right to command":[
|
|
"the officer in command"
|
|
],
|
|
": the power to dominate":[
|
|
"The fort has command of the valley."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be commander":[
|
|
"The general will command at the western front."
|
|
],
|
|
": to demand or receive as one's due":[
|
|
"commands a high fee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct authoritatively : order":[
|
|
"commanded adherence to the rules"
|
|
],
|
|
": to dominate as if from an elevated place":[],
|
|
": to exercise a dominating influence over : have command of: such as":[],
|
|
": to give orders":[
|
|
"Rob seldom commanded , but when he did Master Ted had to give in.",
|
|
"\u2014 Louisa May Alcott"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have at one's immediate disposal":[
|
|
"commands many resources"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have military command of as senior officer":[
|
|
"command a regiment"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have or exercise direct authority : govern":[
|
|
"a leader who knows how to command well"
|
|
],
|
|
": to order or request to be given":[],
|
|
": to overlook or dominate from or as if from a strategic position":[
|
|
"a hill that commands the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": when an order is given : in response to a command":[
|
|
"a dog trained to attack on command"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She commanded us to leave.",
|
|
"Military leaders commanded the troops to open fire.",
|
|
"She commanded that work on the bridge cease immediately.",
|
|
"We had no choice but to do as they commanded .",
|
|
"He commands a platoon of 60.",
|
|
"With his skills and experience, he can command a high salary.",
|
|
"The company commands much power and influence in the business world.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We are expected to obey his commands .",
|
|
"She shouted out commands to the crew.",
|
|
"We started to teach the dog simple commands like \u201csit\u201d and \u201clie down.\u201d",
|
|
"You can perform several actions with keyboard commands .",
|
|
"The system recognizes voice commands .",
|
|
"He was relieved of his command after being charged with misconduct.",
|
|
"Who is the officer in command of the unit?",
|
|
"I assumed command of the business after my father's death.",
|
|
"He immediately took command of the situation.",
|
|
"He finally felt in command of his life.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"It\u2019s probably for that reason alone that this film will command respect from even the purists who will find stylistic, chronological or musical anachronisms. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"So when the announcement comes that September she'll be joined by Shakira, Lopez's team calls it a slight against both women, suggesting that the NFL doesn't believe Latinas can command the world's biggest stage solo. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Gene therapy firms are eagerly waiting to see if Bluebird can get insurers to cover its therapies at premium prices, which would be a true bellwether for investors to feel confident that other firms can command similarly high prices. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Yzerman may be more comfortable bringing in a coach on a shorter-term deal, such as three years, than the four-or-more years that coaches with leverage can command . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But that merely is a formality, considering that Vincent, based on his contribution as a frequent starter this past season, likely would command more than three times as much on the open market. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The auction house thinks the card could command as much as $3 million. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"When the Lakers fired Vogel, the rumors intensified, many believing that Rivers was the perfect fit for the team, the one person who could coach and command the respect of L.A.\u2019s three stars, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Long after the masseuse\u2019s hands left my body, the relaxation rooms outfitted in natural elements command slow breaths and softened gazes. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On Thursday morning, Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster handed the maroon flag signifying his command of the U.S. Army Medical Center and Center of Excellence to Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Armed brigades under his command have disrupted production several times. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Talking with him, Bhattacharya was surprised by his command of the research. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"After struggling with his command and throwing 24 pitches in the first inning, Ur\u00edas retired the side in order in the second and third, needing only 10 pitches in each inning. \u2014 Steve Hensonassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The head of the Navy\u2019s boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes has been relieved of his command after his superiors lost confidence in his ability to handle the job, officials said. \u2014 John Keilman, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"For decades, the U.S. military\u2019s responsibility for Israel was also allocated to its European command . \u2014 Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Pro golf on so many weeks is a comfortable environment for elite athletes who have elite equipment and elite agronomy at their command . \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Broken launch units are repaired by maintenance staff within his command , Anatoliy said, and their battery and coolant supply is healthy. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"An upcoming marksmanship exercise for early-August was also canceled, as were a pre- command course, firearms training for soldiers who need to improve their marksmanship, and more. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 23 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comanden , from Anglo-French cumander , from Vulgar Latin *commandare , alteration of Latin commendare to commit to one's charge \u2014 more at commend":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8mand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for command Verb command , order , bid , enjoin , direct , instruct , charge mean to issue orders. command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. a general commanding troops order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise. ordered his employees about bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants). she bade him be seated enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude. a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality. directed her assistant to hold all calls the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility. charged by the President with a secret mission Noun power , authority , jurisdiction , control , command , sway , dominion mean the right to govern or rule or determine. power implies possession of ability to wield force, authority, or influence. the power to mold public opinion authority implies power for a specific purpose within specified limits. granted the authority to manage her estate jurisdiction applies to official power exercised within prescribed limits. the bureau having jurisdiction over parks control stresses the power to direct and restrain. you are responsible for the students under your control command implies the power to make arbitrary decisions and compel obedience. the army officer in command sway suggests the extent of exercised power or influence. the empire extended its sway over the region dominion stresses sovereign power or supreme authority. given dominion over all the animals",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjure",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"boss (around)",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202856",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commandant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": commanding officer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the commandant of a naval district",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In her remarks Wednesday, Fagan gave a symbolic nod to Admiral Owen Siler, the former Coast Guard commandant who played a key role in integrating women into the service beginning in the 1970s. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"During her remarks, Fagan paid tribute to Adm. Owen W. Siler, the 15th commandant of the service who oversaw the integration of the service academies. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fagan is coming off serving as the Coast Guard's vice commandant -- the first female four-star admiral to serve as a branch's second-in-command -- and previously served as the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area from June 2018 to June 2021. \u2014 Ben Gittleson, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Nevertheless, Danilchenko replied, Zalizetskaya should meet with the Russian commandant , who wanted to see her. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"Fagan currently serves as vice commandant of the Coast Guard, the second highest role in the military branch, and would be the first woman to lead both the Coast Guard and a U.S. armed service. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The current commandant , Adm. Karl Schultz, will retire on May 31, and the committee oversees and confirms all Coast Guard promotions. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"State-run Khabar 24 also reported the bodies of two officers were found beheaded, citing the commandant 's office of Almaty. \u2014 Katharina Krebs, Tara John And Anna Chernova, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The Marine Corps, for its part, should continue the reforms of its commandant , General David Berger. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccdant",
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"-\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
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": to take arbitrary or forcible possession of":[
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"examples":[
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"The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.",
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"an airliner commandeered by terrorists",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Second-row passengers also get their own climate controls and buttons to commandeer the shade for the panoramic roof. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
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"Vancouver\u2019s inaugural festival of crispy tortillas and yummy fillings will commandeer Esther Short Park this weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
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"For four years, Trump\u2019s Twitter feed offered real-time narration of his presidency, with missives that would commandeer the daily news cycle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"This was just Biden\u2019s third prime-time White House address\u2014and the decision to try to commandeer the nation\u2019s attention at dinnertime had both its political and legislative components. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
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"Why would demons do this, try to commandeer humans? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"Along with Hazmi, their team would later commandeer Flight 77 that slammed into the Pentagon. \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Something in the Water will commandeer three stages along Independence Avenue and adjacent streets June 17-19 \u2013 aka Juneteenth weekend. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Gu from Daxue Consulting says the disconnect is due, in part, to attempts by the Shanghai government to commandeer food distribution chains across the city instead of leaving them under the control of private companies like Meituan. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Afrikaans kommandeer , from French commander to command, from Old French comander":""
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": to seize for military purposes":[
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"The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured."
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": to take arbitrary or forcible possession of":[
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"The city commandeered 60 acres of the property by eminent domain for a new high school."
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"examples":[
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"The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.",
|
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"an airliner commandeered by terrorists",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Second-row passengers also get their own climate controls and buttons to commandeer the shade for the panoramic roof. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
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"Vancouver\u2019s inaugural festival of crispy tortillas and yummy fillings will commandeer Esther Short Park this weekend. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
|
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"For four years, Trump\u2019s Twitter feed offered real-time narration of his presidency, with missives that would commandeer the daily news cycle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
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"This was just Biden\u2019s third prime-time White House address\u2014and the decision to try to commandeer the nation\u2019s attention at dinnertime had both its political and legislative components. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Why would demons do this, try to commandeer humans? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Along with Hazmi, their team would later commandeer Flight 77 that slammed into the Pentagon. \u2014 Catherine Herridge, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Something in the Water will commandeer three stages along Independence Avenue and adjacent streets June 17-19 \u2013 aka Juneteenth weekend. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Gu from Daxue Consulting says the disconnect is due, in part, to attempts by the Shanghai government to commandeer food distribution chains across the city instead of leaving them under the control of private companies like Meituan. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Afrikaans kommandeer , from French commander to command, from Old French comander":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8dir"
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": one in an official position of command or control: such as":[],
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": the presiding officer of a society or organization":[]
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"examples":[
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"a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired",
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"the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the case of POTUS, a raucous feminist farce about seven extremely capable women tasked with keeping a very incapable commander -in-chief out of trouble, all hell breaks loose in the White House. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
|
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"As the new republic\u2019s commander -in-chief, Cromwell subdued Ireland in 1649\u20131650 and conclusively defeated the Scots at Worcester in September 1651. \u2014 Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
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"During one instance in March last year, Psaki responded directly to the former commander -in-chief after a reporter brought up how Trump released a statement criticizing the Biden administration over its immigration agenda. \u2014 Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Despite arguments that the order violated the constitutional rights of those sent to the camps without any charge or trial, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1944 the action was within the president\u2019s powers as commander -in-chief in wartime. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The White House Correspondents' Dinner made its grand return Saturday night, two years after the pandemic shut it down and six years since the last time a commander -in-chief attended the event. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the British actor also brought the former commander -in-chief into his everyday life. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On August 8, 1974, the day after Nixon\u2019s resignation, Gerald was sworn in as the U.S.\u2019 38th commander -in-chief, becoming the first person to hold the title without being elected as either president or vice president. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The State Department has sanctioned a number of Myanmar military officials, including commander -in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, for their role in committing those human rights abuses. \u2014 Jennifer Hansler, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8man-d\u0259r"
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"adverb"
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],
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": difficult to overcome":[
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"a commanding lead"
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]
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},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8man-di\u014b"
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],
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"chief",
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"first",
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"foremost",
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"head",
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"high",
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"lead",
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"leading",
|
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"preeminent",
|
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"premier",
|
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"presiding",
|
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"primary",
|
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"prime",
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"principal",
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"supereminent",
|
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"supreme",
|
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"top"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"He has a very commanding voice.",
|
|
"She holds a commanding lead in the polls.",
|
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"Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.",
|
|
"The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.",
|
|
"The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pride in his guys for gritting out a draw after giving up a commanding lead. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Among Democratic primary voters (431 likely voters, margin of sampling error +/-4.8), Hochul holds a commanding lead with 57% of the vote. \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The stakes will be equally high for the Celtics, who let the turnover demons that have haunted them at times throughout the postseason prevent them from seizing a commanding 3-1 series lead. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"If Volkswagen pushes Tesla to second place in global EV saies in 2024, the two automakers will hold a commanding lead over all other automakers, with each selling well over 2 million electric vehicles that year, according to Bloomberg. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"As the tragic heroine, Mariah Burks is a commanding , statuesque presence, an actress clear of voice and bold in expression. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dacal has a gorgeous singing voice and a commanding stage presence. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Despite falling in a 14-2 hole early on in the game, Golden State went on a 21-0 run during the first half, taking a commanding 54-39 lead over the Celtics entering halftime. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Warriors compiled a 303 on Friday to take a commanding nine-stroke lead over the Eagles before finishing with a 306 in Round 2. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022"
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"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143930"
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},
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"commanding officer":{
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"examples":[
|
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"He reported the incident to his commanding officer .",
|
|
"reported directly to the fort's commanding officer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Shortly after the shelling began, his commanding officer gave the signal. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
|
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"McGee, the commanding officer for the area, said two female victims and six male victims were among those injured. \u2014 Kurt Chirbas, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Her first commanding officer from her tour on the Polar Star, Wade Moncrief, plans to be in the audience at her ceremony on Wednesday. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Hepreviously served as the commanding officer for patrol operations, a police field supervisor, a dive team supervisor and other positions. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Russian soldiers attacked and injured their commanding officer after their brigade suffered heavy losses in the fighting outside the capital, Kyiv, according to a Western official and a Ukrainian journalist. \u2014 William Booth, Robyn Dixon And David L. Stern, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At first Ben attempted to remain in the infantry, and his commanding officer requested that he be commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Russian soldiers attacked and injured their commanding officer after their brigade suffered heavy losses in the fighting outside the capital, Kyiv, according to a Western official and a Ukrainian journalist. \u2014 William Booth, Robyn Dixon And David L. Stern, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russian soldiers attacked and injured their commanding officer after their brigade suffered heavy losses in the fighting outside the capital, Kyiv, according to a Western official and a Ukrainian journalist. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1720, in the meaning defined above":""
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"captain",
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112658",
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]
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|
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"commandment":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": the act or power of commanding":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the Ten Commandments in the Bible",
|
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"the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Zohar asserts that we were told to count by the lunar calendar as the first commandment because doing so will increase our resilience in the darkness of night (Exodus 12:2). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"The ceremony opened with Rev. Katie Sexton-Wood, executive director of the Arizona Faith Network, who led a prayer lamenting the mass shooting and those who value the second amendment over the first commandment . \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
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"Elon Musk applied his own spin to this commandment by recently releasing knowledge his team had developed. \u2014 Michael Ashley, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Adam Smith and David Ricardo proved that expanding trade is always a good idea, the story goes, and so policy-makers need only to follow that commandment . \u2014 Oren Cass, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kerby fixated on living every commandment , avoiding a hint of anything that could be termed a sin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"To hold otherwise \u2014 to claim the West should stop short of joining the fight, when that might be the only thing compatible with fulfilling the commandment \u2014 sounds appalling. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The existentialist philosopher argued that the commandment offers a far more radical proposition, one that requires us to surrender our commitment to justice, fairness, and private property. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"As everyone was busy considering their immediate future, my description of the route went unheard, but the commandment to stay together must have resonated. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2020"
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],
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mand-m\u0259nt",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8man(d)-m\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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|
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"behest",
|
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|
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"command",
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|
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"dictate",
|
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"direction",
|
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"directive",
|
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"do",
|
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"edict",
|
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"imperative",
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"injunction",
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"instruction",
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"order",
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"word"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214527",
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"by shortening":""
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|
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"k\u0259\u02c8mem"
|
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],
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|
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]
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},
|
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"commemorable":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French comm\u00e9morable , from Latin commemorabilis , from commemorare + -abilis -able":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259\u02c8mem(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"commemorate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"St. Andrew is commemorated on November 30."
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],
|
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": to mark by some ceremony or observation : observe":[
|
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"commemorate an anniversary"
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],
|
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": to serve as a memorial of":[
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"a plaque that commemorates the battle"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The festival commemorates the town's founding.",
|
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"The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago.",
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"Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, which began as a police raid of a gay bar and turned into a dayslong protest, was the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement and is what Pride celebrations nationwide commemorate each year. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The city council in Venice authorized the first Biennale in 1893 to commemorate the ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The memorial, one of six national memorial sites that commemorate the Rwanda Genocide, is based around a former church and is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The announcement comes during Pride Month, which is celebrated every year in June by LGBTQ people around the world in part to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Now that Juneteenth is celebrating its second anniversary as an official U.S holiday, the debate on just how to commemorate the day rages on. \u2014 Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"My host laid out a decadent spread filled with signature English dishes including Coronation Chicken\u2014the dish created to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s ascension to the throne\u2014Cornish pasties, scotch eggs, and a gorgeous set of cheeses. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The new plot stands in the shadows of several stone crosses, whose plaques commemorate another generation of Ukrainian fighters: those who fought against the Soviet Union during and after World War II. \u2014 Erika Solomon, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Hopkins established the first parade to commemorate emancipation in the nation. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin commemoratus , past participle of commemorare , from com- + memorare to remind of, from memor mindful \u2014 more at memory":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8me-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for commemorate keep , observe , celebrate , commemorate mean to notice or honor a day, occasion, or deed. keep stresses the idea of not neglecting or violating. kept the Sabbath by refraining from work observe suggests marking the occasion by ceremonious performance. not all holidays are observed nationally celebrate suggests acknowledging an occasion by festivity. traditionally celebrates Thanksgiving with a huge dinner commemorate suggests that an occasion is marked by observances that remind one of the origin and significance of the event. commemorate Memorial Day with the laying of wreaths",
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"memorialize",
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"monumentalize"
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],
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"The festival commemorates the town's founding.",
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"The plaque commemorates the battle that took place here 200 years ago.",
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"Each year on this date we commemorate our ancestors with a special ceremony.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Stonewall Uprising of June 1969, which began as a police raid of a gay bar and turned into a dayslong protest, was the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement and is what Pride celebrations nationwide commemorate each year. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
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"The city council in Venice authorized the first Biennale in 1893 to commemorate the ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 23 June 2022",
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"The memorial, one of six national memorial sites that commemorate the Rwanda Genocide, is based around a former church and is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"The announcement comes during Pride Month, which is celebrated every year in June by LGBTQ people around the world in part to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
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"Now that Juneteenth is celebrating its second anniversary as an official U.S holiday, the debate on just how to commemorate the day rages on. \u2014 Adrienne Gibbs, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"My host laid out a decadent spread filled with signature English dishes including Coronation Chicken\u2014the dish created to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s ascension to the throne\u2014Cornish pasties, scotch eggs, and a gorgeous set of cheeses. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
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"The new plot stands in the shadows of several stone crosses, whose plaques commemorate another generation of Ukrainian fighters: those who fought against the Soviet Union during and after World War II. \u2014 Erika Solomon, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Hopkins established the first parade to commemorate emancipation in the nation. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022"
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"Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The inaugural commemoration was in 1866, and Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
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"The Juneteenth commemoration is one of many events held annually by the Lakewood Black Caucus. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"The day is a national commemoration of all service members and former Mayor Mickey Straub \u2014 a member of the Veterans Memorial Committee \u2014 is a longtime champion of the day. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"The commemoration will be live streamed on the National Park Service's YouTube page. \u2014 Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama will hold its official Juneteenth commemoration from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 19, in Kelly Ingram Park. \u2014 al , 10 June 2022",
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"This year, the American Hiking Society celebrates its 30th annual commemoration of the outdoor community. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
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"His openness and interest in people sometimes took him places where other Republicans might not have been as comfortable, like the pulpit of Atlanta\u2019s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church for its annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"The mosque is holding its commemoration a day early to fall on a Friday, a special weekly prayer day, in a sign of respect. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Nov. 2021"
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"examples":[
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"commemorative stamps for the stars of American popular music",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Every player will receive a hospitality bag, with beverages, snacks, treats, and a commemorative AHM logo golf shirt. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
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"The most notable local to dine here is no doubt U.S. President George H. W. Bush, who was a regular and avid supporter of the restaurant, eating here frequently with his family and appearing in commemorative TV spots. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 23 June 2022",
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"This commemorative voyage will continue with a private cruise aboard Commander Charcot. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"This will be the second commemorative statue at the ballpark, joining the one that honors Jackie Robinson. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 18 June 2022",
|
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"In honor of Wheaties\u2019 100th anniversary, the iconic cereal brand has selected the four-time Olympic gold medalist to grace the final box in its Century Series and year-long commemorative celebration. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 18 June 2022",
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"In 2020, the sale of 480 commemorative stickers generated about $4,800. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"Lee was a key contributor on that team, averaging 15.9 points per game and helping the Cardinals finish 23-8, and was given a commemorative ring by Louisville on Senior Night. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The community institution recently had commemorative services to celebrate the occasion with two separate services. \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022"
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mem-r\u0259-tiv"
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"-t\u022fr-",
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"-ri"
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},
|
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"commence":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conclude",
|
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"end",
|
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"finish",
|
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"terminate"
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],
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"commence proceedings"
|
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],
|
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|
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": to take a degree at a university":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Dear God, I thought, I've been infected by an earworm. My friend the Longhair says that's what you call songs that burrow into your head and commence chewing your brains. \u2014 Stephen King , Entertainment Weekly , 24 Apr./1 May 2009",
|
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"He thereupon commenced giving me this fantastically boring lecture about how the only reason I want a stuffed chicken is because they look so good in a shop window, and that the moment I received one I'd start dreaming up ways to ditch it. \u2014 Douglas Coupland , Generation X , 1991",
|
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"The policy would commence not only with the limiting of permits for the building of hotels and boats but with supervision\u2014through expert architectural advice\u2014of the construction of these boats and hotels \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
|
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"\"Why shoot, I thought you wanted to be a lawyer, you've already commenced going to court.\" The ladies laughed again. \u2014 Harper Lee , To Kill a Mockingbird , 1960",
|
|
"I have commenced two letters to send you before this, both of which displeased me before I got half done, and so I tore them up. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , letter , 4 May 1837",
|
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"The festivities will commence with a parade.",
|
|
"Their contract commences in January.",
|
|
"The court commenced criminal proceedings.",
|
|
"The country has commenced preparations for war.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another potential hitch: retail sales can\u2019t commence until there\u2019s an aggregate of 250,000 square feet of grow and manufacture space in Connecticut that\u2019s devoted to the adult-use market. \u2014 Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
|
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"There is no clear timeline on when construction of the plaza and reassembly of the Smokesax will commence . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Thomas said the service department has bought a striping machine, at $3,000, so that the work can commence in about a week, when the machine arrives. \u2014 cleveland , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"MusicCon Billboard announced on Friday (April 22) a first-of-its-kind MusicCon that will commence ahead of the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The vote will determine whether a potential strike will commence . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The sheriff\u2019s office will now commence its internal probe, Atkins said. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Zelensky has faced criticism for leaving Ukraine when an invasion might commence any day. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The assessment determined an investigation will commence . \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comencen , from Anglo-French comencer , from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare , from Latin com- + Late Latin initiare to begin, from Latin, to initiate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8men(t)s",
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mens"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for commence begin , commence , start , initiate , inaugurate , usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin , start , and commence are often interchangeable. begin , opposed to end , is the most general. begin a trip began dancing start , opposed to stop , applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. the work started slowly commence can be more formal or bookish than begin or start . commence firing commenced a conversation initiate implies taking a first step in a process or series that is to continue. initiated diplomatic contacts inaugurate suggests a beginning of some formality or notion of significance. the discovery of penicillin inaugurated a new era in medicine usher in is somewhat less weighty than inaugurate . ushered in a period of economic decline",
|
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|
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|
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"embark (on ",
|
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"enter (into ",
|
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"fall (to)",
|
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"get off",
|
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"kick off",
|
|
"launch",
|
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"lead off",
|
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"open",
|
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"start",
|
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"strike (into)"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215435",
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|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"commencement":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"close",
|
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"conclusion",
|
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"end",
|
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"ending",
|
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"omega"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"They awaited the commencement of the trial."
|
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],
|
|
": the ceremonies or the day for conferring degrees or diplomas":[
|
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"A Nobel Prize winner will speak at the commencement ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the period of activities at this time":[
|
|
"Commencement will kick off with a family reception followed by a banquet."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"A poet will speak at the commencement .",
|
|
"there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gorham was honored in photos and speeches throughout the graduation ceremony, including by commencement speaker Mayor Brandon Scott, an alumnus of Mervo. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Jennifer Sanchez attended two high school commencement ceremonies on Thursday. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Suffolk University held three commencement ceremonies Sunday. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Different colleges within the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville had separate commencement ceremonies on Friday or Saturday. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The University of Alabama held regular commencement ceremonies last week. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Clark was the commencement speaker at Auburn last month, recounting his time in the Auburn University Marching Band, performing with AU Singers and working as equipment manager for the Department of Music. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Stefanowski\u2019s press conference, the first since winning the GOP endorsement, came on a day when Lamont was in New London greeting Vice President Kamala Harris, the commencement speaker at the Coast Guard Academy. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Biden had been the University of Delaware's commencement speaker four times previously. \u2014 Brandon Holveck, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"see commence":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8mens-m\u0259nt",
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8men(t)s-m\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"alpha",
|
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"baseline",
|
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"beginning",
|
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"birth",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
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"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
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"outset",
|
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"start",
|
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"threshold"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095014",
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|
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|
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|
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"commend":{
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|
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"hold",
|
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"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to entrust for care or preservation":[
|
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"\"To Thee I do commend my watchful soul / Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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|
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": to mention with approbation : praise":[
|
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"We commend you for your continuing dedication to excellence."
|
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],
|
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": to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice":[
|
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"Your proposal has much to commend it."
|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"His poetry is highly commended by other writers.",
|
|
"I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thursday's votes for the operating and capital budgets were both 26-0, with members taking turns during the meeting to commend the bipartisanship work shown during the budget process. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"A few nights after the Grammys, Colbert called Batiste over to the late-night show couch to commend his victories in a segment that spotlighted the sincerity of both men. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"In December 2018, Rahinsky wrote Schurr to commend him for chasing and catching a suspect who tried to run away during a traffic stop in May 2018. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Avoiding eye contact and making a quick exit are the chief requirements in this awkward situation, so Miss Manners was about to commend you. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, Gerstein does commend Choi for her blending technique and her contour placement. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Early was quick to commend Southside, saying Reese did a nice job in the circle, but also credited his team for staying the course. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While Extinction Rebellion has not partnered with any brands, See does commend the work that companies like Patagonia have done to support and donate to environmental and activism groups. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On the incel sites that Serge and Marquis run, many members have expressed anger at society; some commend those who commit violence, and fantasize about doing the same. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French comander , from Latin commendare , from com- + mandare to entrust \u2014 more at mandate":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"commit",
|
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"confide",
|
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"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
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"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
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"give",
|
|
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|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
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|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
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|
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"trust",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Medieval Latin, back-formation from Latin commendare to entrust, command":""
|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259\u02c8mend\u0259"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"commendable":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"hold",
|
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"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to entrust for care or preservation":[
|
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|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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],
|
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|
|
"We commend you for your continuing dedication to excellence."
|
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|
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": to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"His poetry is highly commended by other writers.",
|
|
"I commend this book to anyone interested in learning more about American history.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thursday's votes for the operating and capital budgets were both 26-0, with members taking turns during the meeting to commend the bipartisanship work shown during the budget process. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"A few nights after the Grammys, Colbert called Batiste over to the late-night show couch to commend his victories in a segment that spotlighted the sincerity of both men. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
|
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"In December 2018, Rahinsky wrote Schurr to commend him for chasing and catching a suspect who tried to run away during a traffic stop in May 2018. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Avoiding eye contact and making a quick exit are the chief requirements in this awkward situation, so Miss Manners was about to commend you. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"However, Gerstein does commend Choi for her blending technique and her contour placement. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Early was quick to commend Southside, saying Reese did a nice job in the circle, but also credited his team for staying the course. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"While Extinction Rebellion has not partnered with any brands, See does commend the work that companies like Patagonia have done to support and donate to environmental and activism groups. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"On the incel sites that Serge and Marquis run, many members have expressed anger at society; some commend those who commit violence, and fantasize about doing the same. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French comander , from Latin commendare , from com- + mandare to entrust \u2014 more at mandate":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
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"vest"
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"k\u0259\u02c8men\u02ccdam"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023321",
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Their hard work deserves commendation .",
|
|
"The President issued a commendation praising the volunteers for their exceptional work during the relief effort.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Police Chief Robert Butler presented March with a certificate of commendation last week for his distinguished service to the city. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Ian Chung is a model student worthy of commendation . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The Peabody Board of Jurors also made a special commendation to journalists and filmmakers around the world who have risked their own personal safety to report the Russian invasion and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"But Hackett stressed that his endorsement wasn\u2019t just an obligatory commendation of a former colleague. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The team ranked second of seven earning a Meritorious commendation , placing them in the top 20 percent of the teams that competed worldwide. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"During an appearance Sunday on ABC's This Week, host George Stephanopoulos asked Cotton about Trump's commendation of Putin in recent days. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The mayor held up a plaque of commendation , her enthusiasm filling the gym. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Sewell, a member of the Regimental Support Squadron, received a commendation for her contributions on July 16. \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
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"\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccmen-"
|
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],
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|
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|
|
"mention"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221219",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"depreciative",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"negative",
|
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"unappreciative",
|
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|
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"unfavorable",
|
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"unflattering",
|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"on the basis of several commendatory letters from his teachers, the student was admitted to the advanced studies program"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1544, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"admiring",
|
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"applauding",
|
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"appreciative",
|
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"approbatory",
|
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"approving",
|
|
"complimentary",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"positive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205659",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"editorialize",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"opine",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"weigh in"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a judgment expressed indirectly":[
|
|
"sees the film as a comment on modern values"
|
|
],
|
|
": a note explaining, illustrating, or criticizing the meaning of a writing":[
|
|
"Comments on the passage were printed in the margin."
|
|
],
|
|
": an observation or remark expressing an opinion or attitude":[
|
|
"critical comments",
|
|
"constructive comments"
|
|
],
|
|
": commentary":[],
|
|
": to explain or interpret something by comment":[
|
|
"commenting on recent developments",
|
|
"commented on the poem's symbolism"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a comment on":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The most frequent comment was that the service was slow.",
|
|
"I find your comments offensive.",
|
|
"I'd like to begin with a few general comments .",
|
|
"Comments or suggestions can be sent to our main Web address.",
|
|
"We haven't gotten any comments on the new design.",
|
|
"I'd appreciate your comments on this issue.",
|
|
"We've received positive comments from many of our readers.",
|
|
"She couldn't be reached for comment .",
|
|
"The new edition includes the translator's comments .",
|
|
"The radio program offers news and comment .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"When asked about his involvement in the scandal, he refused to comment .",
|
|
"She commented that the service seemed slow.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Associated Press left a message Thursday seeking comment from Dearborn Heights police. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Carver, the Georgia lawyer, also did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment . \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"His defense attorney did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment . \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is seeking comment from Turner on the commission\u2019s actions. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Associated Press left a message Wednesday seeking comment from the mayor's office. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Carver, the Georgia lawyer, also did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Messages seeking comment were sent to Diaz, Segui and the local police union. \u2014 Dave Collins, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Bloomberg noted Fox\u2019s reps didn\u2019t respond to messages seeking comment . \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Administration officials declined to comment on whether other punitive steps would be taken. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Machado declined to comment on the status of his ankle, but manager Bob Melvin continued to express optimism that Machado could be available to pinch hit in the near future. \u2014 Richard J. Marcus, ajc , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The company did not share a new release date, and declined to comment further on the matter. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The attorneys declined to comment further, saying the case is in its early stages. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Bader, who has been candid about her recent out-patient treatment for binge eating disorder, declined to comment further on the incident. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The Secret Service said the incident had no impact on the trip and declined to comment further on the matter. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Beau Duffy, a state police spokesperson, declined to comment further on the red flag issue. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Hayeses were not immediately available to comment further. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin commentum , from Latin, invention, from neuter of commentus , past participle of comminisci to invent, from com- + -minisci (akin to ment-, mens mind) \u2014 more at mind":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the Asian commentariat is wrong on the one metric that really matters to the region: economics. \u2014 Vasuki Shastry, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, Bezos seems typical of much of the American commentariat in viewing teachers through the same lens as an Amazon worker: invisible, essential, marginalized, at the mercy of scores, on whom everything depends and everything can be blamed. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Soccer\u2019s commentariat chewed over the idea\u2019s merits. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Three specious suggestions being made in the commentariat , particularly by Trump apologists, should be dismissed. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The news that the Consumer Price Index rose 4.2 percent in the twelve months ending in April has shocked the financial commentariat . \u2014 Alexander William Salter, National Review , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"The liberal legal commentariat should stand back and let the master operate. \u2014 Noah Feldman, Star Tribune , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"To much of India\u2019s commentariat , Mr Goswami\u2019s case represented not a test of freedom so much as a test of power. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The French commentariat has also harped on the #metoo movement as an example of runaway American ideology. \u2014 Ben Smith, New York Times , 15 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"-\u0113-\u02ccat"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"a commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy"
|
|
],
|
|
": an explanatory treatise":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England"
|
|
],
|
|
": an expression of opinion":[
|
|
"The magazine article is a commentary on cyberbullying."
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": something that serves for illustration or explanation":[
|
|
"The dark, airless apartments and sunless factories \u2026 are a sad commentary upon our civilization.",
|
|
"\u2014 Harry Allen Overstreet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The television show features political commentary by well-known journalists.",
|
|
"The magazine includes humor and social commentary .",
|
|
"The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.",
|
|
"I like listening to his social commentaries .",
|
|
"He provided commentary during the game.",
|
|
"The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His commentary would run regularly for more than a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Released in February, the single is her commentary on music\u2019s modern-day understanding of what is and isn\u2019t considered a part of the genre. \u2014 Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While the filmmakers\u2019 sentiments surrounding grief, loss and resilience are felt in the margins, their overall commentary about love is confounding and clich\u00e9d rather than clever or heartrending. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Gordita Chronicles\u2018 truest strength lies not in its social commentary but in its heart. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Mill, however, is shown doing a standing version of the exercise with a heavy loaded barbell in the video, and his technique provoked commentary online, with many fans concerned about the potential risks to his back. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Carlson, who was the cartoonist for the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Journal Sentinel from 1983 to 2008, was remembered for his incisive, humorous commentary on current events. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In a commentary that accompanies the study, Dr. Torri Metz suggested that the coronavirus might not be directly responsible for the babies\u2019 developmental issues. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But what distinguishes Jones\u2019 content from every other vintage styling channel on the app is her fashion history commentary . \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The television show features political commentary by well-known journalists.",
|
|
"The magazine includes humor and social commentary .",
|
|
"The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad.",
|
|
"I like listening to his social commentaries .",
|
|
"He provided commentary during the game.",
|
|
"The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His commentary would run regularly for more than a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Released in February, the single is her commentary on music\u2019s modern-day understanding of what is and isn\u2019t considered a part of the genre. \u2014 Kwasi Boadi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While the filmmakers\u2019 sentiments surrounding grief, loss and resilience are felt in the margins, their overall commentary about love is confounding and clich\u00e9d rather than clever or heartrending. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Gordita Chronicles\u2018 truest strength lies not in its social commentary but in its heart. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Mill, however, is shown doing a standing version of the exercise with a heavy loaded barbell in the video, and his technique provoked commentary online, with many fans concerned about the potential risks to his back. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Carlson, who was the cartoonist for the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Journal Sentinel from 1983 to 2008, was remembered for his incisive, humorous commentary on current events. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In a commentary that accompanies the study, Dr. Torri Metz suggested that the coronavirus might not be directly responsible for the babies\u2019 developmental issues. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"But what distinguishes Jones\u2019 content from every other vintage styling channel on the app is her fashion history commentary . \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022"
|
|
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|
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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|
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|
|
"see comment entry 1":""
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"comment",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"play-by-play"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042742",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commentate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give a commentary on":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He will be commentating on tomorrow night's game.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The introduction of a jury system and the opening of courts to the public turned criminal trials into a new kind of theater, and newspapers\u2014suddenly abundant\u2014were keen to commentate on the show. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Those who wanted to hear the president commentate over pay-per-view were instructed to switch on a secondary audio feed. \u2014 Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, former President Donald Trump will host and commentate the Triller Fight Club heavyweight boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
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"On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, former president Donald Trump will host and commentate the Triller Fight Club heavyweight boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Weir left to commentate the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas. \u2014 Candace Taylor, WSJ , 17 Aug. 2021",
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"According to Hume, commissioning a caricature can be like inviting a third party to commentate on how your date is going. \u2014 Serena Puang, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who was inside Old Trafford preparing to commentate on the game for Sky Sports, called on the Glazers to put the club up for sale. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 2 May 2021",
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"Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who was inside Old Trafford preparing to commentate on the game for Sky Sports, called on the Glazers to put the club up for sale. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1794, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from commentator":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234748",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"commentation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a commentary especially on a text":[],
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": the act of commenting : interpretation or expression of opinion":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, commentary, from Latin commentation-, commentatio meditation, treatise, from commentatus (past participle of commentari to meditate upon) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4m\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccmen-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010405",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"commentative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or concerning comment or commentary":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"comment entry 1 + -ative":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259n\u2027\u02cct\u0101tiv",
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"k\u00e4\u02c8ment\u0259t-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082247",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"commentator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who provides commentary : such as":[],
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": one who reports and discusses news (as on television)":[],
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": a sportscaster who provides commentary during live events":[
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"a color commentator"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the docket for next week: Political commentator Dan Schnur interviews Bass as part of the World Affairs Council and Town Hall\u2019s mayoral series. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"In the past two weeks, Barnette \u2014 a military veteran and political commentator who has never held public office \u2014 has surged in the polls and is running neck-and-neck with Oz and McCormick ahead of Tuesday's primary. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 15 May 2022",
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"Barnette is best known for her career as a political commentator . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Jon Stewart accepted the 23rd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday The 59-year-old comedian and political commentator became the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On Monday's show, CNN conservative political commentator Alyssa Farah Griffin filled in as go-guest host. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Santorum served as a senior political commentator , but was largely absent from the network\u2019s airwaves after drawing controversy last month. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021",
|
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"Santorum has appeared on CNN as a conservative commentator since 2017. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 22 May 2021",
|
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"In late December, Fanone resigned from the M.P.D., after nearly 20 years on the force, and took a job as an on-air commentator on law-enforcement issues at CNN. \u2014 Jason Zengerle, New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150249"
|
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},
|
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"commenter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccmen-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181608",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"commerce":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": commune":[],
|
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": sexual intercourse":[],
|
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": social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments":[
|
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"\u2026 a negotiated peace that will reestablish intellectual commerce among them \u2026",
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"\u2014 P. B. Rice"
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],
|
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": the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place":[
|
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"a major center of commerce",
|
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"interstate commerce"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He was the Secretary of Commerce under the last President.",
|
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"a government agency in charge of regulating interstate commerce",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"First, the court, not Congress, ultimately determines what is commerce . \u2014 Victoria Nourse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter Bumble\u2019s new collaboration with Over The Moon, the e- commerce platform and online registry, which launches July 6. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Until last week, the speed loader was available for purchase on the e- commerce platform, with free shipping from Shanghai. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Li currently has over 64 million followers on the Chinese e- commerce platform Taobao, and viewers of a single session of his livestream can reach tens of millions. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Canadian e- commerce platform Shopify is fading, with their shares declining more than 70 percent this year. \u2014 Michael Tobin, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
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"An internal document viewed by The Times laid out what to do if a merchant asked whether Bolt\u2019s technology could integrate with its e- commerce platform. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Deliverr\u2019s proprietary network of order-management software, software developers and fulfillment specialists will join Shopify, giving the e- commerce platform greater visibility and control over movements along the supply chain. \u2014 Adriano Marchese, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French, from Latin commercium , from com- + merc-, merx merchandise":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccm\u0259rs",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259rs",
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259rs",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-(\u02cc)m\u0259rs"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for commerce Noun business , commerce , trade , industry , traffic mean activity concerned with the supplying and distribution of commodities. business may be an inclusive term but specifically designates the activities of those engaged in the purchase or sale of commodities or in related financial transactions. commerce and trade imply the exchange and transportation of commodities. industry applies to the producing of commodities, especially by manufacturing or processing, usually on a large scale. traffic applies to the operation and functioning of public carriers of goods and persons.",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"business",
|
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"marketplace",
|
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"trade",
|
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"traffic"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065814",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"commercial":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"noncommercial",
|
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"nonsalable",
|
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"uncommercial",
|
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"unmarketable",
|
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"unsalable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an advertisement included with another broadcast (as on radio, television, or a podcast)":[],
|
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": being of an average or inferior quality":[
|
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"commercial oxalic acid",
|
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"show-quality versus commercial cattle"
|
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],
|
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": characteristic of commerce":[
|
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"commercial weights"
|
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],
|
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": designed for a large market":[
|
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"commercial coffee production"
|
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],
|
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": emphasizing skills and subjects useful in business":[
|
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"a commercial school"
|
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],
|
|
": occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce":[
|
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"a commercial artist"
|
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],
|
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": of or relating to commerce":[
|
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"commercial regulations",
|
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"commercial services"
|
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],
|
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": producing artistic work of low standards for quick market success":[],
|
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": suitable, adequate, or prepared for commerce":[
|
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"found oil in commercial quantities"
|
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],
|
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": supported by advertisers":[
|
|
"commercial TV"
|
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],
|
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": viewed with regard to profit":[
|
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"a commercial success",
|
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"of no commercial value"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"Their music is too commercial .",
|
|
"The average American sees and hears thousands of commercial messages each day.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a commercial for a new kind of soap",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"By contrast, jet engines, which power the vast majority of commercial flights, burn an unleaded version of kerosene called Jet A. \u2014 David Yanofsky, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But airlines had stopped direct commercial flights from Haiti to Chile and Brazil during the pandemic; their remaining option was the charters. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"All of that would involve a shift from experimental operations to regular commercial flights. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The best way to do that is to skip the commercial flights, packed with people as often as not already in party mode, and book a seat instead on an Aero jet. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In recent weeks, commercial flights have resumed from Sanaa, and fuel shipments have arrived. \u2014 Noha Elhennawy, ajc , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The use of charter flights isn\u2019t allowed by the league\u2019s collective bargaining agreement, which states that teams can only provide players premium economy or similar enhanced coach seating on commercial flights. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Air Force planes are transporting the initial batch of formula because no commercial flights were available this weekend. \u2014 Michael Conroy, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Air Force planes transported the initial batch of formula because no commercial flights were available this weekend. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"This entire segment felt like a commercial for Miz and Mrs. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Golf is basically tryptophan, and the only thing standing between you and a solid 40 of Zzzzs is an eagle chip and a burst of crowd noise, or a loud commercial for an oversized pickup truck. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Fatou went on to land modeling work including an in-store video commercial for Samsung\u2019s A51 phone. \u2014 Bora, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Saban appeared in a commercial for Aflac with Sanders last year and also commented on Hunter\u2019s flip on early national signing day in December. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The commercial -free special will include Naomi\u2019s daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, while additional performers and special appearances for the event will be announced soon. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Florence City Council Member Bill Griffin was out shooting a commercial for his council district and saw Vicky White drive past him with Casey White in the back seat. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Matt Damon appeared in a now-infamous commercial for Crypto.com, a trading platform. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Finally, a good deal of post-Oscar buzz focused on a clever commercial for RCA Victor television. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see commerce entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259r-sh\u0259l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"corporate",
|
|
"marketable",
|
|
"mass-market",
|
|
"salable",
|
|
"saleable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115813",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": denunciation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tendency by some to regard every unfortunate natural disaster as a sign of the Almighty's commination of mankind's sinfulness"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comminacion \"threat of punishment or vengeance,\" borrowed from Anglo-French comminacioun, borrowed from Latin commin\u0101ti\u014dn-, commin\u0101ti\u014d \"act of threatening or menacing,\" from comminor, commin\u0101r\u012b \"to make a threat of, threaten\" (from com- com- + minor, min\u0101r\u012b \"to threaten\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at minatory":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"objurgation",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"riot act",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015729",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commingle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unmix"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to become commingled":[],
|
|
": to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole":[
|
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"\u2026 that fine and funny book, in which horror and laughter are commingled \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Styron"
|
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],
|
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": to combine (funds or properties) into a common fund or stock":[
|
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"Proceeds from the sale have been commingled with other funds."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Fact and fiction commingle in the story.",
|
|
"He commingled his personal funds with money from the business.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Throughout the record, lush, Quiet Storm grooves collide and commingle with bass-y drums and subtle electronic flourishes. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The Convoy Corridor, which follows Convoy Street from Ronson Road to Ostrow Street, is to be refashioned in the style of Little Italy, where residential towers commingle with ground-floor shops, plazas and paseos to create a vibrant atmosphere. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maternal instruction and after-chores merriment transition into songs in which Argentine sounds commingle with good ol\u2019 theater music. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The pros here commingle Lib\u00e9lula Joven Tequila with Ancho Reyes Verde Liqueur (made with Poblano peppers), then let green Thai chilies steep in the mixture for between two and four hours before batching it into bottles that go into the well. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Ghosts commingle in the mail, and all the while actual correspondents remain painfully out of touch. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"An administrator should never commingle the estate property with his or her own funds or business interests. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 May 2021",
|
|
"Exhilaration and trepidation often commingle when entrepreneurs map out the future of their passion. \u2014 Afshin Doust, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Only men and women aspire to lifelong loyalty to friends whose bodies do not commingle with their own. \u2014 Herbert Gold, Harpers Magazine , 5 Jan. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"com- + mingle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-g\u0259l, k\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for commingle mix , mingle , commingle , blend , merge , coalesce , amalgamate , fuse mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. mix may or may not imply loss of each element's identity. mix the salad greens mix a drink mingle usually suggests that the elements are still somewhat distinguishable or separately active. fear mingled with anticipation in my mind commingle implies a closer or more thorough mingling. a sense of duty commingled with a fierce pride drove her blend implies that the elements as such disappear in the resulting mixture. blended several teas to create a balanced flavor merge suggests a combining in which one or more elements are lost in the whole. in his mind reality and fantasy merged coalesce implies an affinity in the merging elements and usually a resulting organic unity. telling details that coalesce into a striking portrait amalgamate implies the forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities. refugees who were readily amalgamated into the community fuse stresses oneness and indissolubility of the resulting product. a building in which modernism and classicism are fused",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"comingle",
|
|
"commix",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"immingle",
|
|
"immix",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"intermix",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comminute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to reduce to minute particles : pulverize":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The report of displacement (out of alignment) is not as worrisome as if the fracture was comminuted (pieces). \u2014 Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Also, this prognosis is rooted in my hopefulness the fracture is not comminuted (in multiple pieces), as that might prolong the timeline by a couple of weeks. \u2014 Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin comminutus , past participle of comminuere , from com- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02ccn(y)\u00fct",
|
|
"-\u02ccny\u00fct",
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"\"Did you enjoy your breakfast?\" \"The eggs were runny.\" \"I know.\" The woman commiserated . \"I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself.\" \u2014 Alice Munro , Runaway , (2004) 2005",
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"The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. \u2014 Linda Sue Park , A Single Shard , (2001) 2003",
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"\"I been readin' about it,\" she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. \u2026 \"It's too bad,\" she commiserated . \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
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"The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you. \u2014 David Mamet , New York Times Magazine , 20 Apr. 1986",
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"The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the sweltering heat, few had the bandwidth to commiserate about a conflict half a world away. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
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"But in the meantime, fellow Austenites on Twitter have gathered to commiserate . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
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"The video has been viewed more than 2 millions times, with commenters chiming in to commiserate . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Where to eat near Camelback Ranch After taking in Dodgers and White Sox spring training games, celebrate (or commiserate ) over a meal at these local Glendale restaurants. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Campbell said it\u2019s a good idea for the middle-aged to commiserate their woes with their peers. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"With the stock down 28% from its $1,243 all time high, investors took to social media to commiserate and seek mutual counsel. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"\"Did you enjoy your breakfast?\" \"The eggs were runny.\" \"I know.\" The woman commiserated . \"I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself.\" \u2014 Alice Munro , Runaway , (2004) 2005",
|
|
"The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. \u2014 Linda Sue Park , A Single Shard , (2001) 2003",
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"\"I been readin' about it,\" she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. \u2026 \"It's too bad,\" she commiserated . \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
|
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"The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you. \u2014 David Mamet , New York Times Magazine , 20 Apr. 1986",
|
|
"The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"In the sweltering heat, few had the bandwidth to commiserate about a conflict half a world away. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But in the meantime, fellow Austenites on Twitter have gathered to commiserate . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The video has been viewed more than 2 millions times, with commenters chiming in to commiserate . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where to eat near Camelback Ranch After taking in Dodgers and White Sox spring training games, celebrate (or commiserate ) over a meal at these local Glendale restaurants. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Campbell said it\u2019s a good idea for the middle-aged to commiserate their woes with their peers. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With the stock down 28% from its $1,243 all time high, investors took to social media to commiserate and seek mutual counsel. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"\"Did you enjoy your breakfast?\" \"The eggs were runny.\" \"I know.\" The woman commiserated . \"I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself.\" \u2014 Alice Munro , Runaway , (2004) 2005",
|
|
"The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another. \u2014 Linda Sue Park , A Single Shard , (2001) 2003",
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"\"I been readin' about it,\" she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. \u2026 \"It's too bad,\" she commiserated . \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
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|
"The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you. \u2014 David Mamet , New York Times Magazine , 20 Apr. 1986",
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|
"The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the sweltering heat, few had the bandwidth to commiserate about a conflict half a world away. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But in the meantime, fellow Austenites on Twitter have gathered to commiserate . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The video has been viewed more than 2 millions times, with commenters chiming in to commiserate . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The premise: Single friends in suburban Detroit banter, bicker and commiserate together at a Royal Oak bar owned by one of them. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Freep.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where to eat near Camelback Ranch After taking in Dodgers and White Sox spring training games, celebrate (or commiserate ) over a meal at these local Glendale restaurants. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Campbell said it\u2019s a good idea for the middle-aged to commiserate their woes with their peers. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With the stock down 28% from its $1,243 all time high, investors took to social media to commiserate and seek mutual counsel. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2021"
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"will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The commissary pulled in $2.8 million on 518,991 bags between Jan. 1, 2020 and April 12, 2022. \u2014 Ryan Serpico, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Ninety percent of commissary -eligible shoppers live off-base, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
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"Colon said Hernandez has been held in solitary confinement and has not been permitted to communicate with his family or receive access to the jail\u2019s commissary since he was extradited three weeks ago to face charges. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, ajc , 10 May 2022",
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"What's more, court records also show Jennifer has asked that $200,000 from Jamie's estate be put into her prison commissary account. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Many of those old veterans walking a bit unsteadily into a commissary to save a few bucks on groceries were keeping the Russian bear out of Western Europe in the \u201950s and \u201960s. \u2014 WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Ashley Maddox, a 31-year-old mother of two from San Diego, started a Facebook group on Wednesday after failing to find formula for her 5-month-old son, Cole, at the commissary on the Navy base. \u2014 Josh Boak And Pat Eaton-robb, Chron , 13 May 2022",
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"Families can purchase a special holiday package for the inmate through the commissary . \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Ghost kitchens are usually found in one of two places: inside an existing restaurant anywhere in Dallas-Fort Worth; or inside a commissary or commercial kitchen outside of the high-rent hotspots in town. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 27 May 2021"
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": to order to be made":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She served on the city's water commission .",
|
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"Both states set up commissions to examine their public schools.",
|
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"She gets a commission for each car she sells.",
|
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"The salespeople in that store all work on commission .",
|
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"a weapon used in the commission of a crime",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"A portrait of the queen was commissioned .",
|
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"The magazine commissioned a story about the world's best beaches.",
|
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"The report on poverty was commissioned by the governor.",
|
|
"The king commissioned the artist to paint his portrait.",
|
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"She was commissioned in the Navy as a captain.",
|
|
"The ship was commissioned in 2004.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Many affiliates go as far as committing fraudulent transactions, claiming their commission and then submitting a chargeback. \u2014 Guy Tytunovich, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"While the House had a chance to analyze the issue through a commission and the committee process, the Senate did not have its own version of the bill and received the House bill a few weeks ago, Pare said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"In 2006, the brokerage was charging a flat commission of $12.95 per trade. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Only 35 House Republicans supported the measure, some of whom still believe an independent commission would have saved a lot of headache. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Now, whether your next custom commission will be a three-piece suit or a polo shirt, consult the list of makers below. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Raises with back pay to June 4, the first pay period after the county commission vote, should be in the July 8 paychecks, Marciano said. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"County Executive Calvin Ball announced at a news conference Wednesday morning a proposal to create a new LGBTQIA+ commission . \u2014 Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Johnson voted against creating a commission to study the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"That collaboration meant Martin could commission jumpsuits for the movie that were faithfully recreated in the same manner as the originals, right down to the chain-stitch by Gene Doucette, who personally embroidered the King\u2019s actual jumpsuits. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The Utah Inland Port Authority will commission and operate the transloading facility. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Philanthropy can also commission and share research that draws directly on the insights of low-income workers through surveys, focus groups and other participatory approaches. \u2014 Don Howard, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Abrams emphasized the significance of collaborating with musicians such as Prieto and Negr\u00f3n, as opportunities to commission new work from such highly accomplished artists don\u2019t happen often. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"She was asked by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, where her husband was chairman, to steer the effort to commission a portrait. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
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"TikTok decided to officially commission their very first musical ever, which is kind of crazy. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His classmates included Allen Ginsberg, John Hollander and Robert Gottlieb, who, as an editor at Simon & Schuster, would later commission him to translate the second and third volumes of de Gaulle\u2019s war memoirs. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"His autobiography is a thoughtful contemplation of the role of design; a serious examination of the practice of architecture that simultaneously offers dishy takes on some of the most important people who commission , practice, and critique it. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English commissioun \"delegated authority, warrant delegating authority,\" borrowed from Anglo-French commission, borrowed from Medieval Latin commissi\u014dn-, commissi\u014d \"commitment, entrusting, grant of authority,\" going back to Late Latin, \"joining, engagement, sin,\" going back to Latin, \"commencement of a game,\" from committere \"to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at commit":"Noun",
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"derivative of commission entry 1":"Verb"
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"commit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": obligate , bind":[
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"a contract committing the company to complete the project on time",
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"in a committed relationship"
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],
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": to carry into action deliberately : perpetrate":[
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"commit a crime",
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"commit a sin"
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],
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": to consign or record for preservation":[
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"commit it to memory"
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],
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": to obligate or pledge oneself":[],
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": to perpetrate an offense":[],
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": to place in a prison or mental institution":[
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"The patient was committed by the court to a mental hospital.",
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"He was committed to the state penitentiary for 10 years"
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],
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": to pledge or assign to some particular course or use":[
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"commit all troops to the attack"
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],
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": to put into a place for disposal or safekeeping":[
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"The chaplain committed the sailor's body to the deep."
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],
|
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": to put into charge or trust : entrust":[
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"\u2026 commit all executive, legislative, and judicial powers to one man \u2026",
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"\u2014 Arthur T. Vanderbilt"
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],
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": to refer (something, such as a legislative bill) to a committee for consideration and report":[],
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": to reveal the views of":[
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"refused to commit himself on the issue"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The massacre was committed by the rebel army.",
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"The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall.",
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"He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself .",
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"They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Each week, a coupling ceremony allows individuals to pick a new partner, or commit to their current partner for another week. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Hill returned for the second round series against Boston and Carter's minutes waned, but his overall play was solid enough for the Bucks to commit to a two-year deal in principle on Thursday. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"So far, the Buckeyes have one defensive lineman commit in the 2023 class in three-star Will Smith from Dublin-Coffman. \u2014 cleveland , 29 June 2022",
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"Considering The Location Link There are many ways that businesses can commit to the global pledges, led by the likes of COP26. \u2014 Anila Siraj, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Such info could help scammers steal valuable details from companies and commit other identity fraud schemes. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
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"Rather than give up and commit to a life in the sewers, Remy teams up with an amateur chef who also dreams of cooking stardom. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
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"In late April, the Boston Licensing Board reviewed four incidents in which women reported getting sick from spiked drinks at local bars but determined that the bars\u2019 staffs did not commit any violations. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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"Peyton Manning can understand why his nephew, 5-star quarterback Arch Manning, decided to end the recruiting process early and commit to Texas. \u2014 Dani Mohr, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English committen \"to give in trust (to), delegate authority (to), engage in,\" borrowed from Anglo-French committer, commettre, going back to Latin committere \"to join together, engage, place in the keeping of, entrust, bring about, carry out (a crime),\" from com- com- + mittere \"to release, let go, send (for a purpose)\" \u2014 more at admit":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8mit"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for commit commit , entrust , confide , consign , relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company",
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplish",
|
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"achieve",
|
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"bring off",
|
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"carry off",
|
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"carry out",
|
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"compass",
|
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"do",
|
|
"execute",
|
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"follow through (with)",
|
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"fulfill",
|
|
"fulfil",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"perform",
|
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"perpetrate",
|
|
"prosecute",
|
|
"pull off",
|
|
"put through"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065145",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"commit (something) to paper/writing":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to write (something) down":[
|
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"She committed her thoughts to writing ."
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121836",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commitment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyalty",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"inconstancy",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidiousness",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"unfaithfulness"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a consignment to a penal or mental institution":[
|
|
"filed a petition for commitment"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act of committing to a charge or trust: such as":[],
|
|
": an act of referring a matter to a legislative committee":[],
|
|
": mittimus":[],
|
|
": something pledged":[
|
|
"the commitment of troops to the war"
|
|
],
|
|
": the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled":[
|
|
"a commitment to a cause"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"His commitment to both his professions is admirable: currently a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he also holds an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. \u2014 Erica Wagner , New York Times Book Review , 8 Feb. 2009",
|
|
"In their mission statement, the editors bragged of their firm commitment to equality and social justice, but their philosophy didn't prevent them from summoning Lindsey to perform all their menial tasks. \u2014 Kim Wong Keltner , The Dim Sum Of All Things , 2004",
|
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"\u2026 I actually finished writing two more episodes of the tale before other commitments forced me to shelve it. \u2014 Stephen King , Entertainment Weekly , 2 Aug. 1991",
|
|
"His commitment to a blue-water navy expressed his determination to project power. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 22 Nov. 1982",
|
|
"We've got commitments from several charities to donate food and clothing.",
|
|
"the government's commitment of troops to the region",
|
|
"The church has a commitment to helping the poor.",
|
|
"The boss noticed her strong commitment to her work.",
|
|
"No one doubts your commitment to the cause.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These ads have attacked our candidate\u2019s integrity, character, and questioned her commitment to our city and our children. \u2014 Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"San Antonio would need to say goodbye to its 2018 free agents and cut additional salary, reversing course somewhat after its recent commitments to LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol. \u2014 Ben Golliver, SI.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"But The Times promises to continue its commitment to education. \u2014 Jane Karr, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Eder, 30, extends his commitment to the Nerazzurri through 2021, after joining in January of 2016 on an 18-month loan deal from Sampdoria. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"Jaden Johnson, a consensus three-star quarterback prospect from Kirby High School in Memphis, Tennessee, announced his commitment to Louisville via Twitter. \u2014 Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal , 1 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"As part of Thursday's announcement, Branson highlighted his ongoing commitment to Western values. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 26 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Kelly later expressed her commitment to not talking politics on her new NBC show\u2014or even, as Meyers suggested, making scones with Anthony Weiner. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 26 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Their Wild Boar Burger is all about testing your commitment to excess: bacon, boar, pimento cheese, BBQ sauce, and jalape\u00f1o. \u2014 Oset Babur, GQ , 22 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"commit + -ment":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8mit-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"allegiance",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"constancy",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"devotedness",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fastness",
|
|
"fealty",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"loyalty",
|
|
"piety",
|
|
"steadfastness",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011200",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commix":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unmix"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mingle , blend":[],
|
|
": to become mingled or blended":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I learned which spices are commixed to make curry powder."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from Middle English comixt blended, from Latin commixtus , past participle of commisc\u0113re to mix together, from com- + misc\u0113re to mix \u2014 more at mix":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8miks",
|
|
"k\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"comingle",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"immingle",
|
|
"immix",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"intermix",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211405",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodities":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price":[],
|
|
": a mass-produced unspecialized product":[
|
|
"commodity chemicals",
|
|
"commodity memory chips"
|
|
],
|
|
": a product of agriculture or mining":[
|
|
"agricultural commodities like grain and corn"
|
|
],
|
|
": an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment":[
|
|
"reported the damaged commodities to officials"
|
|
],
|
|
": an economic good: such as":[],
|
|
": convenience , advantage":[
|
|
"\u2026 the many commodities incidental to the life of a public office \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Lamb"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market":[
|
|
"\u2026 stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Film Quarterly"
|
|
],
|
|
": quantity , lot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agricultural commodities like grain and corn",
|
|
"Oil is a commodity in high demand.",
|
|
"Patience is a rare commodity .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are a couple of factors weighing on the commodity , including China\u2019s zero-Covid policy, which has resulted in stringent lockdowns in several provinces, hurting demand. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has inaugurated a new price regime for fossil fuels: Oil is now trading at all-time highs in most major currencies, and America\u2019s liquid-natural-gas exports are helping create a single, global price for the commodity . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And as the commodity becomes more precious, residents could soon see an uptick in their water bills, experts tell ABC News. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Copper prices have soared over the past decade, with the commodity almost tripling in value since 2015. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Summer style is usually synonymous with breezy dresses, cutoff shorts, and lots and lots of swimwear, but there's one closet staple that's proving to be quite the hot commodity these days. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Rising demand for the commodity has tested those efforts, but so far further deforestation has been kept in check. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the most important piece in all of this was the ability to find a full working crew for a team in a series where human capital may be the scarcest commodity at the moment. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The commodity is also used for cooking in many countries, including India, the world's top importer. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English commoditee , from Anglo-French, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas , from commodus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"being",
|
|
"entity",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"integer",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"reality",
|
|
"something",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commoditized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affected by commoditizing goods or services":[
|
|
"A market is commoditized when competing products are effectively interchangeable and therefore customers make decisions based solely on price.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Dixon",
|
|
"Even if you're in a commoditized business like running a restaurant or selling coffee, you can still provide an extra level of service, ambiance and perks to make it worth it to your customers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gene Marks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259-\u02cct\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a good or service whose wide availability typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors (such as brand name) other than price":[],
|
|
": a mass-produced unspecialized product":[
|
|
"commodity chemicals",
|
|
"commodity memory chips"
|
|
],
|
|
": a product of agriculture or mining":[
|
|
"agricultural commodities like grain and corn"
|
|
],
|
|
": an article of commerce especially when delivered for shipment":[
|
|
"reported the damaged commodities to officials"
|
|
],
|
|
": an economic good: such as":[],
|
|
": convenience , advantage":[
|
|
"\u2026 the many commodities incidental to the life of a public office \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Lamb"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is subject to ready exchange or exploitation within a market":[
|
|
"\u2026 stars as individuals and as commodities of the film industry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Film Quarterly"
|
|
],
|
|
": quantity , lot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agricultural commodities like grain and corn",
|
|
"Oil is a commodity in high demand.",
|
|
"Patience is a rare commodity .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are a couple of factors weighing on the commodity , including China\u2019s zero-Covid policy, which has resulted in stringent lockdowns in several provinces, hurting demand. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has inaugurated a new price regime for fossil fuels: Oil is now trading at all-time highs in most major currencies, and America\u2019s liquid-natural-gas exports are helping create a single, global price for the commodity . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And as the commodity becomes more precious, residents could soon see an uptick in their water bills, experts tell ABC News. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Copper prices have soared over the past decade, with the commodity almost tripling in value since 2015. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Summer style is usually synonymous with breezy dresses, cutoff shorts, and lots and lots of swimwear, but there's one closet staple that's proving to be quite the hot commodity these days. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Rising demand for the commodity has tested those efforts, but so far further deforestation has been kept in check. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the most important piece in all of this was the ability to find a full working crew for a team in a series where human capital may be the scarcest commodity at the moment. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The commodity is also used for cooking in many countries, including India, the world's top importer. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English commoditee , from Anglo-French, from Latin commoditat-, commoditas , from commodus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"being",
|
|
"entity",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"integer",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"reality",
|
|
"something",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodity dollar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a unit of a proposed form of currency whose gold value is arbitrarily determined by and whose nominal gold content is periodically adjusted to an index number reflecting market prices of basic commodities":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132657",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodity tariff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tariff containing only commodity rates and related rules for transportation on a common carrier":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a captain in the navy in command of a squadron":[],
|
|
": a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star":[],
|
|
": the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association":[],
|
|
": the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Patrick O\u2019Mahoney, the commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
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"It was commissioned in 1833 by Uriah P. Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the United States Navy, to commemorate Jefferson\u2019s advocacy of religious freedom in the armed forces. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Bruce Robert William Kirby was born on Jan. 2, 1929, in Ottawa into a nautical family with membership in the Brittania Boating Club in Ottawa (a grandfather was a club commodore ). \u2014 New York Times , 23 July 2021",
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"Stewart Bateshansky, commodore , Amphibious Squadron 3, said in a statement. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"Sandy Purdon, commodore of the San Diego Yacht Club in 1991, recalls being invited with his wife (and a security guard) by the House of Garrard jewelers to escort the trophy to London that year. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Feb. 2021",
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"An avid boater, Mr. Kibbe joined the Baltimore Yacht Club in 1964 and was named its commodore in 1971. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
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"Steven DeMoss, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 15, said in a statement. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"Bill Edwards, rear commodore of the San Diego Association of Yacht Clubs, was among several boaters who brought up the issue at the Aug. 4 county Board of Supervisors meeting. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Sep. 2020"
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"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"probably modification of Dutch commandeur commander, from French, from Old French comandeor , from comander to command":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccd\u022fr"
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"commoners",
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"herd",
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"hoi polloi",
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"mass",
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"millions",
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"plebeians",
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": a piece of land subject to common use: such as":[],
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": a public open area in a municipality":[
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"A food and jazz festival will be held at the town common ."
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": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals":[],
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": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities":[
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"triangles with a common base"
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": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group":[
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"a common friend",
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"buried in a common grave",
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"common interests"
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": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status":[
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"common people",
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"a common laborer"
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": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms":[
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"common gender",
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"common case"
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],
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": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate":[
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"Oh hard is the bed they have made him, / And common the blanket and cheap \u2026",
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"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
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],
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": having two or more branches":[
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"common carotid artery"
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": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary":[
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"common decency"
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": known to the community":[
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"common nuisances"
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],
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": lacking refinement : coarse":[
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"said, in his common vulgar way, the city would have to lump it",
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"\u2014 J. K. Jerome"
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],
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": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar":[
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"a common sight"
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],
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": of or relating to a community at large : public":[
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"work for the common good"
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],
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": of the best known or most frequently seen kind":[
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"\u2014 used especially of plants and animals the common housefly"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being common stock":[],
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": ordinary sense 3":[],
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": shared together":[
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"has a lot in common with his neighbors"
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],
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": the common people":[],
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": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others":[],
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": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners":[],
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": the political group or estate comprising the commoners":[],
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": undivided land used especially for pasture":[],
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": vernacular sense 2":[
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"common names"
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": widespread , general":[
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"common knowledge"
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"They have a common ancestor.",
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"The people on the island have a sense of common identity.",
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"It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.",
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"Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.",
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"\u201cSmith\u201d is a common name.",
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"I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.",
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"cures for the common cold",
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"Noun",
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"The campus has several dining commons .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
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"While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"By 1990, the sound of gunfire was common in Wells-Goodfellow. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"The Fed could consider another mega-hike at its next meeting in July, but Powell has said increases of three-quarters of a percentage point would not be common . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"In their heyday, the mid-1600s to the mid-1700s, saltbox houses were common in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and what is now northeastern Ohio and continued to be built until around 1820. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
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"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
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"Compensating soldiers via looting was common in medieval times. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Tennessee Williams\u2019s Memoirs is next to a biography of Patrick Dennis called Uncle Mame, because Williams and Dennis had many things in common : Pathos. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
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"My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
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"The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
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"In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
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"For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
|
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"Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
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"Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English commun , from Anglo-French, from Latin communis \u2014 more at mean":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common Adjective common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
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"synonyms":[
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"common or garden",
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"commonplace",
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"everyday",
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"familiar",
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"frequent",
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"garden-variety",
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"household",
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"ordinary",
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"quotidian",
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"routine",
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"ubiquitous",
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"usual"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061430",
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"common adjective":{
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|
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
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"common cattle grub":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cattle grub ( Hypoderma lineatum ) which is found throughout the U.S. and whose larva is particularly destructive to cattle":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115814",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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},
|
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"common cold":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an acute disease of the upper respiratory tract that is marked by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, eyes, and eustachian tubes and by a watery then purulent discharge and is caused by any of several viruses (such as a rhinovirus or an adenovirus)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During a global investigation, the WHO found that about two-thirds of children tested positive for a common cold virus called adenovirus 41 -- which quickly became one of the leading theories. \u2014 Sony Salzman, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Illness has always put a dent in productivity numbers \u2013 even before Covid there were robust studies done around the cost of the common cold . \u2014 Steven Dudash, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In theory, this vaccine would protect against some, but not all, causes of the common cold . \u2014 Alyssa Hui, Health.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Many adenoviruses are associated with common cold symptoms, such as fever, sore throat and pink eye. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"And in the cases where doctors tested children for possible coinfections, all the children tested negative, except for one who tested positive for rhinovirus ( common cold ). \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"While all four can cause fatigue, the common cold , the flu and COVID-19 will cause fatigue immediately compared to seasonal allergies, according to Accuweather. \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"If wearing a high quality mask in school isn\u2019t fending off the common cold , is there any way a mask would actually fend off catching COVID from a child in the same classroom all day? \u2014 Chronicle Advice Team, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"While some types are more likely to cause common cold symptoms or respiratory issues, adenovirus type 41 typically spreads via the fecal-oral route (which is a nice way of saying poop-to-mouth). \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1713, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112621",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"common comfrey":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a European comfrey ( Symphytum officinale ) that is naturalized as a weed in North America and has the upper part of the stem densely hispid":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125207",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"common denominator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissimilarity"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common multiple of the denominators of a number of fractions":[],
|
|
": a common trait or theme":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Drugs seem to be the common denominator in these crimes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The common denominator is to invite your thoughts to wander, allowing your brain to breathe. \u2014 Deborah Goldstein, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"When customers engage with their favorite brands, the common denominator with every interaction is the demand for instant gratification, regardless of the channel. \u2014 Paul Jarman, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The organizations that made it through (and even flourished) during that year had one common denominator : agility. \u2014 William Vanderbloemen, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The market-testing of social media has resulted in an art form that cannot possibly appeal beyond a low common denominator . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What the usual course means can be complicated and, according to at least one labor attorney in California with experience in this arena, might mean a highly limited definition of the lease common denominator . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The common denominator is a spirit that energizes music. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"David Geffen was the common denominator between our work on Little Shop and Disney. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s attack on Ukraine has not only rattled that system but also challenged the position of arts and literature as an international common denominator . \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonality",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
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"parallel",
|
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"resemblance",
|
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"similarity",
|
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"similitude"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161902",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"common or garden":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"extraordinary",
|
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"infrequent",
|
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"rare",
|
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"seldom",
|
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"uncommon",
|
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"unfamiliar",
|
|
"unusual"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"lives in a common or garden row house in a nondescript suburb of London",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"There [are a] lot of common or garden -variety Democrats who don't understand what the DNC does. \u2014 Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner , 28 May 2020",
|
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"Instead, the inciting incidents are all common or garden -variety romantic mishaps \u2014 infidelity, unplanned pregnancies, feelings undeclared lest they're not requited. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Hoes and other weeding tools The common or garden hoe is great for breaking up and grading loose soil but not so good for weeding. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"common",
|
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"commonplace",
|
|
"everyday",
|
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"familiar",
|
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"frequent",
|
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"garden-variety",
|
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"household",
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"ordinary",
|
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"quotidian",
|
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"routine",
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"usual"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193301",
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|
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},
|
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"common particular meter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variation of ballad meter in which the four-stress lines are doubled producing a stanza of six lines in tail-rhyme arrangement, the number of stresses in the lines being 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193702",
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
|
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"common ratio":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the ratio of each term of a geometric progression to the term preceding it":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"If the length of the base of the lower triangle (at the right) is 1 unit and the base of the large triangle is P units, then the common ratio of the two different sides is P. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Nov. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193835",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"common recovery":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a contrived legal proceeding involving an action and a judgment at law that was formerly widely used in England to convert an estate in fee tail into an estate in fee simple so that it could be freely sold, given, or otherwise disposed of as desired":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111647",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"common reed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a tall reed ( Phragmites australis synonym P. communis ) that is widely distributed in moist areas and spreads quickly by creeping rhizomes and that has broad, flat leaves and large, bushy panicles":[
|
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"Some aggressive weeds, such as Japanese knotweed ( Fallopia japonica ), common reed ( Phragmites australis , sometimes called P. communis ) and Japanese honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ) have very deep or extensive rhizomes that are nearly impossible to dig out unless you use a back hoe or steam shovel.",
|
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"\u2014 Henry W. Art , Brooklyn Botanic Garden Inc. , Winter 1996"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"common room":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The department alleges two fellow inmates attacked Hector Jimenez with a handmade weapon about 7:20 p.m. in a common room . \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"Located near Cleveland\u2019s Metroparks system, Realeflow\u2019s offices are outfitted with a Wii and big-screen TV in the common room and a new team lounge with a bar, pool table, and couches. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
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"All day, every day, in the common room of the hostel or at the guesthouse, Kremer was convening Zoom meetings with her co-founders, staff, and clients, trying to figure out how to keep the company going. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"The center will provide the latest information on ways to protect the Earth\u2019s natural resources and include a common room for the public to share ideas, ask questions and find information. \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The pandemic robbed her of the sweet mornings spent in the common room , every classroom together singing and getting ready for the day. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"People come and go all day, ducking into a warren of cubicles or, more often, meeting acquaintances in the big, sunny common room just off the main hallway. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"There's so many memories of us in the common room playing board games \u2014 a very specific board game called Secret Hitler. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Enjoy the gurgle of potions and the shuffling of papers in Slytherin\u2019s common room ! \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The battery is a manganese-hydrogen battery, and it\u2019s made by dissolving manganese sulfate, a common salt , in water. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 7 May 2018",
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"This step, called reverse osmosis, removes ions smaller than magnesium and sulphate, particularly the sodium and chloride ions that make up common salt and that give seawater its characteristic taste. \u2014 The Economist , 3 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Students wear masks in class, on the bus and in common school spaces. \u2014 USA Today , 11 Sep. 2020",
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"Bolles quoted the Arizona Constitution that mandated the legislature to provide a system of common schools for all pupils. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com , 30 Dec. 2019",
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"Another big chunk comes from natural gas utilities \u2013 money that may be restricted to the common school fund. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 21 June 2019",
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"Gedge filed a lawsuit in February 2016 in Marion Superior Court charging the IMPD and prosecutors with violating the Indiana Constitution by not forwarding forfeiture funds to the common school fund. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182420",
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"So far, I've had the common sense not to tweet anything ghastly.",
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"\u2014 James Poniewozik",
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"The poker players learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong. There is such a thing as absolute premonition of cards, a rock bottom surety of what will happen next.",
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"\u2014 David Mamet",
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"With tsunamis, it may seem only common sense to Earth scientists to run away from (and not toward) the water when the sea is drawn rapidly down and away from the beach as a tsunami approaches. But that response is counterintuitive for most people.",
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"\u2014 Thomas C. Pierson"
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"You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
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"Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
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"She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nobody could blame him for being upset by Saban's comments, but common sense should've told him that the righteous tone in his email had just been completely undermined by his own coach. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"But like most debates about guns in the United States, what many Democrats and some Republicans consider common sense has not translated into a political consensus with enough teeth to enact legislation. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"But common sense suggests that anyone needing 66 different masseuses over 17 months \u2013 and who wasn\u2019t in a massive car wreck or had a building fall on his head \u2013 just might be seeking something beyond a massage. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
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"When common sense goes missing in places like Kiel, something has gone wrong. \u2014 Rick Esenberg And Luke Berg, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
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"Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
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"White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
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"common time":{
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"definitions":{
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": a musical meter marked by four beats per measure with the quarter note receiving a single beat":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Find a common time for people to convene and connect every week. \u2014 Anne Iversen, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The most common time domains are 7, 10, 12, and 20 minutes. \u2014 Spenser Mestel, Men's Health , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"That\u2019s usually a common time for manufacturers to try to push more purchases. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The most common time that such data is made available to them is during either a routine or emergency health visit with a primary or urgent care provider. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"The most common time is 3:30 or 4 p.m., but do whatever works for you. \u2014 Richard Morgan, Star Tribune , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Cities where NextGen TV signals are being broadcast will begin to see a new on-air commercial with the approach of the holiday shopping season, a common time for new TV purchases. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Phone switching is the most common time for carriers to gain or lose a subscriber. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2020",
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"That\u2019s not altogether surprising, Tibbitts said, since national research shows that the most common time for a person in the United States to be homeless is during the first year of life. \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Sep. 2020"
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"common touch":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Patterson\u2019s common touch may have something to do with his onetime day job in advertising. \u2014 Laura Miller, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"The prime minister is affable and witty, a Falstaff with the common touch . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"Biden could combine the political talents of FDR and Reagan, the oratorical skills of Lincoln and JFK, and the common touch of Jackson and Truman, and this sense of falling behind would still be eating away at the foundations of his presidency. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"His good nature and common touch helped make the place run. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Child may have had the common touch on camera, but her background was anything but ordinary. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Despite being an Old Etonian, an Oxford alumnus, and a millionaire, Johnson has tried hard to cultivate a common touch . \u2014 Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But as Nasatir proved, and as Witherspoon is demonstrating all over again, having good taste and appreciating human-scale stories about the foibles, aspirations and triumphs of real people doesn\u2019t mean losing the common touch . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Williams wielded his common touch at endless virtual forums and on front porches. \u2014 Matt Sledge, NOLA.com , 12 Dec. 2020"
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},
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"common traverse":{
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": a legal traverse without the denial of inducement and amounting to a direct denial in common negative language":[]
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": a somewhat twining annual herb ( Vicia sativa ) that was introduced from Europe, that is grown especially as a forage, silage, and green manure crop, and that often escapes to waste places and roadsides":[]
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"commonable":{
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"definitions":{
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": permitted to pasture on public commons":[]
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"commonage":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074035",
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},
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"commonality":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dissimilarity"
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],
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": the common people":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The plans share important commonalities .",
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"one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But many share a commonality : bewilderment over suspensions. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"One commonality across many of the landscapes here is a high concentration of salt. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"The commonality among us all is our mission to create fat representation on social media. \u2014 Allure , 4 May 2022",
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"Finding commonality of values rather than focusing on differences will help teams better appreciate the interworking dynamics and harmony that need to be sought in order to work as one. Identity. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Yaege also told us that participation gave her a better understanding of the commonality of issues across the region, as well as tools to build a more civil community. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
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"There are no threads of commonality that tie all those series together. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The recognition of commonality strengthens the larger organism that is the camp. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Technology companies that push the boundaries of product innovation \u2014 companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Amazon \u2014 share a commonality : world-class engineering teams. \u2014 Nick Dearden, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
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"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English communalite commonwealth, alteration of communalte":""
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],
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"common denominator",
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"congruity",
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"correspondence",
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"parallel",
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"resemblance",
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"similarity",
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"similitude"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072353",
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},
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"commoners":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"A-list",
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"aristocracy",
|
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"best",
|
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"choice",
|
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"corps d'elite",
|
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"cream",
|
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"elect",
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"elite",
|
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"fat",
|
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"flower",
|
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"pick",
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"pink",
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"pride",
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"upper crust"
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": one who is not of noble rank":[],
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"Barry 1917\u20132012 American biologist and educator":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"a prince who married a commoner",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Princess Mako gave up her royal titles to marry Kei Komuro, a commoner , last October. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the commoner -turned-royal formerly known as Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William, mother of a future king, has turned 40. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Royal Dutch Shell is giving up its Dutch crown to become a more agile English commoner . \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Their daughter Mako recently made headlines for her decision to give up her royal status in order to marry a commoner . \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"Mako is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, who also married a commoner , Masako. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 14 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"commons",
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"crowd",
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"herd",
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"hoi polloi",
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"mass",
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"millions",
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"mob",
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"multitude",
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"people",
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"plebeians",
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"plebs",
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"populace",
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"public",
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"rank and file"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234922",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"commonly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"commoners",
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"crowd",
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"herd",
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"hoi polloi",
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"mass",
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"millions",
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"mob",
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"multitude",
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"people",
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"plebeians",
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"plebs",
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"populace",
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"public",
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"rank and file"
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"definitions":{
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": a dining hall":[
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"Students usually have their meals at the commons ."
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],
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": a piece of land subject to common use: such as":[],
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": a public open area in a municipality":[
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"A food and jazz festival will be held at the town common ."
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],
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": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals":[],
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": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities":[
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"triangles with a common base"
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],
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": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group":[
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"a common friend",
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"buried in a common grave",
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"common interests"
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],
|
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": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status":[
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"common people",
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"a common laborer"
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],
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": common stock":[],
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": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms":[
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"common gender",
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"common case"
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],
|
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": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate":[
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"Oh hard is the bed they have made him, / And common the blanket and cheap \u2026",
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"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
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],
|
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": having two or more branches":[
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"common carotid artery"
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],
|
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": house of commons":[],
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": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary":[
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"common decency"
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],
|
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": known to the community":[
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"common nuisances"
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],
|
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": lacking refinement : coarse":[
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"said, in his common vulgar way, the city would have to lump it",
|
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"\u2014 J. K. Jerome"
|
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],
|
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": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar":[
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"a common sight"
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],
|
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": of or relating to a community at large : public":[
|
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"work for the common good"
|
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],
|
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": of the best known or most frequently seen kind":[
|
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"\u2014 used especially of plants and animals the common housefly"
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or being common stock":[],
|
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": ordinary sense 3":[],
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": shared together":[
|
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"has a lot in common with his neighbors"
|
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],
|
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": the common people":[],
|
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": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others":[],
|
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": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners":[],
|
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": the political group or estate comprising the commoners":[],
|
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": undivided land used especially for pasture":[],
|
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": vernacular sense 2":[
|
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"common names"
|
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],
|
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": widespread , general":[
|
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"common knowledge"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"They have a common ancestor.",
|
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"The people on the island have a sense of common identity.",
|
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"It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.",
|
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"Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.",
|
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"\u201cSmith\u201d is a common name.",
|
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"I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.",
|
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"cures for the common cold",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The campus has several dining commons .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"By 1990, the sound of gunfire was common in Wells-Goodfellow. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Fed could consider another mega-hike at its next meeting in July, but Powell has said increases of three-quarters of a percentage point would not be common . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In their heyday, the mid-1600s to the mid-1700s, saltbox houses were common in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and what is now northeastern Ohio and continued to be built until around 1820. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Compensating soldiers via looting was common in medieval times. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Tennessee Williams\u2019s Memoirs is next to a biography of Patrick Dennis called Uncle Mame, because Williams and Dennis had many things in common : Pathos. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
|
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"My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
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"In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
|
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"For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
|
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"Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English commun , from Anglo-French, from Latin communis \u2014 more at mean":"Adjective and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common Adjective common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"common or garden",
|
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"commonplace",
|
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"everyday",
|
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"familiar",
|
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"frequent",
|
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"garden-variety",
|
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"household",
|
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"ordinary",
|
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"quotidian",
|
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"routine",
|
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"ubiquitous",
|
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"usual"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211109",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a dining hall":[
|
|
"Students usually have their meals at the commons ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of land subject to common use: such as":[],
|
|
": a public open area in a municipality":[
|
|
"A food and jazz festival will be held at the town common ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals":[],
|
|
": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities":[
|
|
"triangles with a common base"
|
|
],
|
|
": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group":[
|
|
"a common friend",
|
|
"buried in a common grave",
|
|
"common interests"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status":[
|
|
"common people",
|
|
"a common laborer"
|
|
],
|
|
": common stock":[],
|
|
": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms":[
|
|
"common gender",
|
|
"common case"
|
|
],
|
|
": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate":[
|
|
"Oh hard is the bed they have made him, / And common the blanket and cheap \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
|
|
],
|
|
": having two or more branches":[
|
|
"common carotid artery"
|
|
],
|
|
": house of commons":[],
|
|
": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary":[
|
|
"common decency"
|
|
],
|
|
": known to the community":[
|
|
"common nuisances"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking refinement : coarse":[
|
|
"said, in his common vulgar way, the city would have to lump it",
|
|
"\u2014 J. K. Jerome"
|
|
],
|
|
": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar":[
|
|
"a common sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to a community at large : public":[
|
|
"work for the common good"
|
|
],
|
|
": of the best known or most frequently seen kind":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of plants and animals the common housefly"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being common stock":[],
|
|
": ordinary sense 3":[],
|
|
": shared together":[
|
|
"has a lot in common with his neighbors"
|
|
],
|
|
": the common people":[],
|
|
": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others":[],
|
|
": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners":[],
|
|
": the political group or estate comprising the commoners":[],
|
|
": undivided land used especially for pasture":[],
|
|
": vernacular sense 2":[
|
|
"common names"
|
|
],
|
|
": widespread , general":[
|
|
"common knowledge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They have a common ancestor.",
|
|
"The people on the island have a sense of common identity.",
|
|
"It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.",
|
|
"Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.",
|
|
"\u201cSmith\u201d is a common name.",
|
|
"I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.",
|
|
"cures for the common cold",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The campus has several dining commons .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"By 1990, the sound of gunfire was common in Wells-Goodfellow. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Fed could consider another mega-hike at its next meeting in July, but Powell has said increases of three-quarters of a percentage point would not be common . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In their heyday, the mid-1600s to the mid-1700s, saltbox houses were common in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and what is now northeastern Ohio and continued to be built until around 1820. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Compensating soldiers via looting was common in medieval times. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Tennessee Williams\u2019s Memoirs is next to a biography of Patrick Dennis called Uncle Mame, because Williams and Dennis had many things in common : Pathos. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
|
|
"For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English commun , from Anglo-French, from Latin communis \u2014 more at mean":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common Adjective common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"common or garden",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"garden-variety",
|
|
"household",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"quotidian",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"ubiquitous",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165202",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonplace":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"banality",
|
|
"bromide",
|
|
"chestnut",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"groaner",
|
|
"homily",
|
|
"platitude",
|
|
"shibboleth",
|
|
"trope",
|
|
"truism"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a striking passage entered in a commonplace book":[],
|
|
": an obvious or trite comment : truism":[
|
|
"It is a commonplace that a fool and his money are soon parted."
|
|
],
|
|
": commonly found or seen : ordinary , unremarkable":[
|
|
"a commonplace occurrence",
|
|
"the large mergers that had become commonplace",
|
|
"Computers are commonplace in classrooms."
|
|
],
|
|
": something commonly found":[
|
|
"A smartphone is a commonplace ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.",
|
|
"He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.",
|
|
"We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Having been brought up in a little village in the north of England, where wine was considered exotic and expensive, the experience taught me that not all wine is like that, that there are bits of the world where wine is as commonplace as potatoes. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Polls suggest that attitudes are slowly shifting, although hostility remains commonplace , with campaigners saying growing visibility online is helping to build acceptance among younger generations in particular. \u2014 Pelumi Salako, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Shortages extend all the way from such commonplace things as bolts, to trucks and lifts. \u2014 Llewellyn King, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Investing has become more commonplace due to online apps that are dedicated to democratizing the process. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The following year celebrations became more elaborate but not nearly as commonplace as today\u2019s festivities. \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday, Fallon told members of Congress that guns were around long before mass shootings became disturbingly commonplace in the U.S. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Merging early seems to be expected and commonplace , considerate even. \u2014 Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"This practice of mutual experimentation between different languages has now become rather commonplace . \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Belgium\u2019s control of the vast region from 1885 to 1960 was marked by savage violence, during which millions of people were turned into a slave labor force, with mutilations commonplace and the nation\u2019s natural resources plundered. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Exposure quarantines pushed remote classroom learning from the occasional into the commonplace . \u2014 Michael Jensen, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bender, along with other magical realists and speculative writers, merges the surreal with the commonplace , asking the reader to exist in a state of ambiguity that will be familiar to those who have some experience with Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Piebald squirrels are far from commonplace , according to Wesley Anderson, an assistant professor at the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Discussions of race, inclusion and social justice have become more commonplace in arts institutions everywhere. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"This typically can be our last stretch of such days before heat and humidity become more commonplace by midsummer. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In the nineteen-tens, when cars were becoming commonplace in the United States, their right to dominate the road was fiercely contested. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"While commonplace , the arrangement has not gone without scrutiny. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1616, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1531, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"translation of Latin locus communis widely applicable argument, translation of Greek koinos topos":"Noun and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
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"average",
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"common",
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"cut-and-dried",
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"cut-and-dry",
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"everyday",
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"garden-variety",
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
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"prosaic",
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"routine",
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"run-of-the-mill",
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"standard",
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"standard-issue",
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"unexceptional",
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"unremarkable",
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"usual",
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"workaday"
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"noun"
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"commons":{
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"antonyms":[
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"commoners",
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"crowd",
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"herd",
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"hoi polloi",
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"mass",
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"millions",
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"mob",
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"multitude",
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"people",
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"plebeians",
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"plebs",
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"populace",
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"public",
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"rank and file"
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"definitions":{
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": a dining hall":[
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"Students usually have their meals at the commons ."
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],
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": a piece of land subject to common use: such as":[],
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": a public open area in a municipality":[
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"A food and jazz festival will be held at the town common ."
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],
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": a religious service suitable for any of various festivals":[],
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": belonging equally to two or more mathematical entities":[
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"triangles with a common base"
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],
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": belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or things or by all members of a group":[
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"a common friend",
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"buried in a common grave",
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"common interests"
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],
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": characterized by a lack of privilege or special status":[
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"common people",
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"a common laborer"
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],
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": common stock":[],
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": denoting nominal relations by a single linguistic form that in a more highly inflected language might be denoted by two or more different forms":[
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"common gender",
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"common case"
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],
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": falling below ordinary standards : second-rate":[
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"Oh hard is the bed they have made him, / And common the blanket and cheap \u2026",
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"\u2014 A. E. Housman"
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],
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": having two or more branches":[
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"common carotid artery"
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],
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": house of commons":[],
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": just satisfying accustomed criteria : elementary":[
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"common decency"
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],
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": known to the community":[
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"common nuisances"
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],
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": lacking refinement : coarse":[
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"said, in his common vulgar way, the city would have to lump it",
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"\u2014 J. K. Jerome"
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],
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": occurring or appearing frequently : familiar":[
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"a common sight"
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],
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": of or relating to a community at large : public":[
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"work for the common good"
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],
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": of the best known or most frequently seen kind":[
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"\u2014 used especially of plants and animals the common housefly"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being common stock":[],
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": ordinary sense 3":[],
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": shared together":[
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"has a lot in common with his neighbors"
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],
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": the common people":[],
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": the legal right of taking a profit in another's land in common with the owner or others":[],
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": the parliamentary representatives of the commoners":[],
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": the political group or estate comprising the commoners":[],
|
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": undivided land used especially for pasture":[],
|
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": vernacular sense 2":[
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"common names"
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],
|
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": widespread , general":[
|
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"common knowledge"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"They have a common ancestor.",
|
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"The people on the island have a sense of common identity.",
|
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"It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.",
|
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"Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.",
|
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"\u201cSmith\u201d is a common name.",
|
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"I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.",
|
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"cures for the common cold",
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"Noun",
|
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"The campus has several dining commons .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"While trophy walleye are a bit more difficult to catch because of the hordes of smaller, hungry walleye that are eager to bite, limit catches are common . \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"By 1990, the sound of gunfire was common in Wells-Goodfellow. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The Fed could consider another mega-hike at its next meeting in July, but Powell has said increases of three-quarters of a percentage point would not be common . \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
|
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"In their heyday, the mid-1600s to the mid-1700s, saltbox houses were common in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and what is now northeastern Ohio and continued to be built until around 1820. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common . \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
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"Compensating soldiers via looting was common in medieval times. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Tennessee Williams\u2019s Memoirs is next to a biography of Patrick Dennis called Uncle Mame, because Williams and Dennis had many things in common : Pathos. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
|
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"My friend and his wife live on the edge of a park, not a former common but land that was levelled by German bombing. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The war in Vietnam had increasingly divided Lexington\u2014thousands of residents had turned out in 1969 to rally on the common for a moratorium in the fighting. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
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"In 2020, the display was scaled down significantly \u2014 with just 1,000 flags lining the common . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
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"For all their differences, every ACAAN has one feature in common : At some point, the magician touches the cards. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
|
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"Even politicians who have little in common seemed to unite in their misgivings about the league. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"These short stories share a common through line of death and darkness, and they\u2019re written from the supposition that day-to-day life isn\u2019t mundane, but aggressively (and hilariously) cruel. \u2014 Brian Boone, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Overuse of national parks is often cited as an example of the tragedy of the commons , an economic theory that describes how people sometimes use natural resources to their advantage without considering the good of society as a whole. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English commun , from Anglo-French, from Latin communis \u2014 more at mean":"Adjective and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common Adjective common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"common or garden",
|
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"commonplace",
|
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"everyday",
|
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"familiar",
|
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"frequent",
|
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"garden-variety",
|
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"household",
|
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"ordinary",
|
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"quotidian",
|
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"routine",
|
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"ubiquitous",
|
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"usual"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105723",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"commonsense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imprudence",
|
|
"indiscretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts":[
|
|
"So far, I've had the common sense not to tweet anything ghastly.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Poniewozik",
|
|
"The poker players learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong. There is such a thing as absolute premonition of cards, a rock bottom surety of what will happen next.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Mamet",
|
|
"With tsunamis, it may seem only common sense to Earth scientists to run away from (and not toward) the water when the sea is drawn rapidly down and away from the beach as a tsunami approaches. But that response is counterintuitive for most people.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas C. Pierson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
|
|
"Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
|
|
"She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nobody could blame him for being upset by Saban's comments, but common sense should've told him that the righteous tone in his email had just been completely undermined by his own coach. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But like most debates about guns in the United States, what many Democrats and some Republicans consider common sense has not translated into a political consensus with enough teeth to enact legislation. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But common sense suggests that anyone needing 66 different masseuses over 17 months \u2013 and who wasn\u2019t in a massive car wreck or had a building fall on his head \u2013 just might be seeking something beyond a massage. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When common sense goes missing in places like Kiel, something has gone wrong. \u2014 Rick Esenberg And Luke Berg, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common sense sense , common sense , judgment , wisdom mean ability to reach intelligent conclusions. sense implies a reliable ability to judge and decide with soundness, prudence, and intelligence. a choice showing good sense common sense suggests an average degree of such ability without sophistication or special knowledge. common sense tells me it's wrong judgment implies sense tempered and refined by experience, training, and maturity. they relied on her judgment for guidance wisdom implies sense and judgment far above average. a leader of rare wisdom",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discreetness",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"nous",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"wit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112044",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonsense realism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the philosophy of Thomas Reid and the Scottish school : natural realism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012438",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonsensible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imprudence",
|
|
"indiscretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts":[
|
|
"So far, I've had the common sense not to tweet anything ghastly.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Poniewozik",
|
|
"The poker players learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong. There is such a thing as absolute premonition of cards, a rock bottom surety of what will happen next.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Mamet",
|
|
"With tsunamis, it may seem only common sense to Earth scientists to run away from (and not toward) the water when the sea is drawn rapidly down and away from the beach as a tsunami approaches. But that response is counterintuitive for most people.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas C. Pierson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
|
|
"Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
|
|
"She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nobody could blame him for being upset by Saban's comments, but common sense should've told him that the righteous tone in his email had just been completely undermined by his own coach. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But like most debates about guns in the United States, what many Democrats and some Republicans consider common sense has not translated into a political consensus with enough teeth to enact legislation. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But common sense suggests that anyone needing 66 different masseuses over 17 months \u2013 and who wasn\u2019t in a massive car wreck or had a building fall on his head \u2013 just might be seeking something beyond a massage. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When common sense goes missing in places like Kiel, something has gone wrong. \u2014 Rick Esenberg And Luke Berg, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common sense sense , common sense , judgment , wisdom mean ability to reach intelligent conclusions. sense implies a reliable ability to judge and decide with soundness, prudence, and intelligence. a choice showing good sense common sense suggests an average degree of such ability without sophistication or special knowledge. common sense tells me it's wrong judgment implies sense tempered and refined by experience, training, and maturity. they relied on her judgment for guidance wisdom implies sense and judgment far above average. a leader of rare wisdom",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discreetness",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"nous",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"wit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonsensical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imprudence",
|
|
"indiscretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts":[
|
|
"So far, I've had the common sense not to tweet anything ghastly.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Poniewozik",
|
|
"The poker players learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong. There is such a thing as absolute premonition of cards, a rock bottom surety of what will happen next.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Mamet",
|
|
"With tsunamis, it may seem only common sense to Earth scientists to run away from (and not toward) the water when the sea is drawn rapidly down and away from the beach as a tsunami approaches. But that response is counterintuitive for most people.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas C. Pierson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You really should go to see a doctor if your leg hurts that much. It's just common sense !",
|
|
"Obey the laws and use common sense when operating your boat.",
|
|
"She's very smart but she doesn't have a lot of common sense .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nobody could blame him for being upset by Saban's comments, but common sense should've told him that the righteous tone in his email had just been completely undermined by his own coach. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But like most debates about guns in the United States, what many Democrats and some Republicans consider common sense has not translated into a political consensus with enough teeth to enact legislation. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"But common sense suggests that anyone needing 66 different masseuses over 17 months \u2013 and who wasn\u2019t in a massive car wreck or had a building fall on his head \u2013 just might be seeking something beyond a massage. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When common sense goes missing in places like Kiel, something has gone wrong. \u2014 Rick Esenberg And Luke Berg, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Developed by Cambridge Democrat Marjorie Decker with backing from House Speaker Ron Mariano, the letter touts the common sense gun laws passed here, and urges those who want to enact similar laws in their states to use Massachusetts as a resource. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"My voting record shows strong support for common sense gun laws. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Four years later, organizers announced a second March for Our Lives after 19 children were killed at Robb Elementary School on May 31, renewing demands for common sense gun laws once again. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced McConaughey who made emotional remarks appealing for common sense gun reform. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for common sense sense , common sense , judgment , wisdom mean ability to reach intelligent conclusions. sense implies a reliable ability to judge and decide with soundness, prudence, and intelligence. a choice showing good sense common sense suggests an average degree of such ability without sophistication or special knowledge. common sense tells me it's wrong judgment implies sense tempered and refined by experience, training, and maturity. they relied on her judgment for guidance wisdom implies sense and judgment far above average. a leader of rare wisdom",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discreetness",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"nous",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"sense",
|
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"sensibleness",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
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"wit"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162736",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"commonty":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": common of pasture":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English comunete, comountee , from Middle French comunet\u00e9":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m\u0259nt\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171900",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"commonweal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": commonwealth":[],
|
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": the general welfare":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The problem, of course, is a widespread disinclination to serve that good, whether it is fueled by selfishness and ignorance or the sense that one\u2019s contributions to the commonweal have not felt adequately reciprocal. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"And water allocations could be reduced with generous buyouts that would amply compensate producers for returning their share of the lake water to the commonweal . \u2014 Emma Marris, The Atlantic , 5 June 2021",
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"Having sold the legislation as a necessary response to a public-health and economic crisis, its fans are now saying that its great contribution to the commonweal is bringing back the New Deal. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 17 Mar. 2021",
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"This odious walled vertical suburb is a civic embarrassment, the embodiment of a runaway plutocracy that places its own interests over the commonweal \u2014 and common decency. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
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"The usual response to people who abuse an honor system \u2014 or indeed, who fail to contribute to the commonweal by masking and social distancing \u2014 is to expose them to shame, typically by revealing their misconduct. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"But the Smithsonian\u2019s contributions to the commonweal still stands out, not only for its breadth but for its permissiveness. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccw\u0113l"
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"synonyms":[],
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},
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"commonwealth":{
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": a federal union of constituent states":[
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"\u2014 used officially of Australia"
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": a nation, state, or other political unit: such as":[],
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": a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S.":[
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"\u2014 used officially of Puerto Rico and of the Northern Mariana Islands"
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],
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": a state of the U.S.":[
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"\u2014 used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia"
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],
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": an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown)":[],
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": commonweal sense 2":[],
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": one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good":[],
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": one in which supreme authority is vested in the people":[],
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": protectorate sense 1b":[],
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": republic":[],
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": the English state from the death of Charles I in 1649 to the Restoration in 1660":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"laws that will benefit all the citizens of the commonwealth",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"McConnell did not place guns at the center of his legislative updates to Rotary clubs and business groups throughout the commonwealth . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The budget bill that eventually emerges will have an impact across the commonwealth , determining how much 8.5 million Virginians pay in taxes and receive in government services. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"But, in 1569, after the Lithuanian dynasty died out, a Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth was formalized, and the territories of Ukraine were placed under Polish jurisdiction. \u2014 Timothy Snyder, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The visits have raised questions about the monarchy\u2019s place in the commonwealth and about whether royal tours still make sense or should be reimagined. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The best track and field athletes from across the commonwealth convene in Lexington this weekend for the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop State Track and Field Championships. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Inside the commonwealth , the Binghams are famously liberal. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"To pay their respects, William and Kate attended a service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, and William also laid a wreath at The Cenotaph to memorialize those commonwealth servicemembers. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Congress is considering two bills that aim to change Puerto Rico\u2019s commonwealth status. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"also -\u02ccweltth",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02ccwelth"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"country",
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"land",
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"nation",
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"sovereignty",
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"sovranty",
|
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"state"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183259",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"commonwealth's-man":{
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": an adherent of a commonwealth (as the 17th century English Commonwealth)":[],
|
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": republican sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l(th)sm\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02ccsman"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174825",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"commotion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition of civil unrest or insurrection":[
|
|
"The commotion was finally brought to an end and peace was restored."
|
|
],
|
|
": an agitated disturbance : to-do":[
|
|
"the commotion caused by the president's visit"
|
|
],
|
|
": mental excitement or confusion":[
|
|
"\u2026 startled \u2026 into no ordinary state of commotion .",
|
|
"\u2014 Arnold Bennett"
|
|
],
|
|
": noisy confusion : agitation":[
|
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"The commotion backstage had brought the play to a stop."
|
|
],
|
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": steady or recurrent motion":[
|
|
"the commotion of the surf"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There was a sudden commotion when the actress entered the restaurant.",
|
|
"the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Corrections officers, who were at the hospital for an unrelated matter, heard the commotion and rushed to the scene to detain the suspect, officials said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Karen Love said her parents were in an examination room with one of Phillips\u2019 assistants when the couple heard the commotion outside. \u2014 Sean Murphy, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Karen Love said her parents were in an examination room with one of Phillips\u2019 assistants when the couple heard the commotion outside. \u2014 Sean Murphy, Jill Bleed And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there was a commotion up front\u2014the driver was screaming at a passenger. \u2014 Kyle Harris, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Her son Kevin heard the commotion , and soon there were four hands dragging this baby into the Florida sunshine. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony McClain, 17, was in his barbershop co-owned by his mom when McClain heard commotion outside. \u2014 Liset Cruz, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During the commotion , an officer grabbed Pecoraro from behind by his head and neck, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"In spite of all the commotion and craziness of everyday life, he and Lauren, high school sweethearts who tied the knot in 2012, still make sure to find time for themselves, purposefully setting time aside for date nights and adult conversations. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French commocion , from Latin commotion-, commotio , from commov\u0113re \u2014 see commove":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"ado",
|
|
"alarums and excursions",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobbery",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"corroboree",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"hoo-ha",
|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
|
"hoopla",
|
|
"hubble-bubble",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"hurricane",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurry-scurry",
|
|
"hurry-skurry",
|
|
"kerfuffle",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"pother",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"rumpus",
|
|
"shindy",
|
|
"splore",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
|
"zoo"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by collective ownership and use of property":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a community":[],
|
|
": of or relating to one or more communes":[
|
|
"a communal organization"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups":[
|
|
"communal violence"
|
|
],
|
|
": participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community":[
|
|
"a communal kitchen",
|
|
"gathered for a communal meal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The tribe lived in communal huts.",
|
|
"the communal experience of riding on the train",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The rides into the nearby mountains were communal and convivial. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, with advances in technology\u2014social media, smartphones and soon the metaverse\u2014the opportunities for social and communal engagement around direct selling have multiplied tenfold. \u2014 George Elfond, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Housing can be communal and multigenerational, says Mosley. \u2014 Jessica Geltstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In this age of instant communication and air travel, The Canadian is a throwback to a different time, where long-distance travel was more comfortable and more communal . \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The ruling of a posek (decisor of Jewish law) is treated as the final say on the topic, one that allows no room for discussion; moreover, the posek has the final word not only in halachic matters, but also in communal and policy matters as well. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"As the rabbis understood, true freedom involves the acceptance of personal and communal responsibility. \u2014 WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jesus\u2019 healings can be understood not only as a way to restore wholeness and health within individual persons, but also as a way to bring spiritual and communal restoration. \u2014 Amy Julia Becker, Time , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Why are the Tsimane\u2014so active, communal , and free from technology\u2014depressed? \u2014 Manvir Singh, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Late Latin communalis , from Latin communis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-y\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commune":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medieval usually municipal corporation":[],
|
|
": an often rural community organized on a communal basis":[],
|
|
": commonalty sense 1a":[],
|
|
": community : such as":[],
|
|
": mir":[],
|
|
": talk over , discuss":[
|
|
"have more to commune",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe":[],
|
|
": to communicate intimately":[
|
|
"commune with nature",
|
|
"\u2026 he stands communing with his soul on a bridge \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Alleva"
|
|
],
|
|
": to receive Communion":[
|
|
"The people who had communed returned to their pews using the side aisles."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a psychic who communes with the dead",
|
|
"after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He's living in a religious commune .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"As Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook opened new avenues for artists to commune with fans, music-video aesthetics preserved a sense of stars as strange and unreachable (the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards looked like a Halloween party). \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In time his home, set back from the ocean, became a yogi\u2019s mountaintop for artists, celebrities and passionate wine fans eager to commune with the master. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The winsome charm of Elizabeth Ito\u2019s City of Ghosts lies in its simple premise: to commune with haunting specters is not a scary prospect. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In time his home, set back from the ocean, became a yogi\u2019s mountaintop for artists, celebrities and passionate wine fans eager to commune with the master. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Listening sessions can be an effective way to allow marginalized employees to commune with others with similar experiences. \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Writings about gardening, including from those who tended prison gardens, are recited while the dancers commune with nature. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Showler describes her journey to Grasslands National Park, the darkest place in Canada, to commune with obscurity. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"And that opportunity to escape and commune with nature has been especially important during the COVID pandemic. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Her mother eventually moved to Twentynine Palms to join a Buddhist commune . \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The acclaimed Swedish director will mount a sequel to his 2000 crossover hit Together, a dramedy set in a Swedish commune in the 1970s. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Characters at the commune include some played by Justin Theroux, Malin Akerman, Kathryn Hahn, Alan Alda, Joe Lo Truglio, and Jordan Peele, among others. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Three hundred people lived in a commune , and all of them were considered to be married to each other. \u2014 Laurie Segall, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"His path to becoming a color consultant included side trips as a sculptor, time spent in a commune in rural Oregon and separate gigs as a private chef and life model in San Antonio. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is the commune in Burgundy where Morgen Long worked harvests for Domaine de Montille in 2012 and 2013. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The once-thriving community Together is now the world\u2019s smallest commune , consisting of just two people: G\u00f6ran and Klasse, played by Gustaf Hammarsten and Shanti Roney, who reprise their roles from the original film. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After 10 weeks on the island, off to an Israeli commune . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, alteration of Middle French comugne , from Medieval Latin communia , from Latin, neuter plural of communis":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, to share, receive Communion, from Anglo-French communer, cummunier , from Late Latin communicare , from Latin \u2014 see communicate":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fcn",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccy\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"click",
|
|
"relate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163151",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncommunicable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being communicated : transmittable":[
|
|
"communicable diseases",
|
|
"a communicable skin rash"
|
|
],
|
|
": communicative":[
|
|
"prove myself a gentleman, by being \u2026 virtuous and communicable",
|
|
"\u2014 Izaac Walton"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also communicable disease":[
|
|
"communicable diseases",
|
|
"a communicable skin rash"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"High demand can create delays in testing turnaround time at public health labs, said Bryon Backenson, the director of communicable diseases at the New York State Department of Health. \u2014 Madison Muller, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the main roles of public health departments is to gather health information about communicable diseases and convey that information to the public so that outbreaks do not spread further. \u2014 Daphne Chen, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Many organizations are more interested in communicable diseases such as HIV or malaria than [in] mental illness. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In the past, studies have found interesting associations between certain genetic variants and people\u2019s susceptibility to communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and the flu. \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And health departments routinely track outbreaks of communicable diseases and inspect restaurants for pathogens or vermin. \u2014 Sam Whitehead And Julie Appleby, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"They will also be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But whether the administration fights to defend the mandate would probably have more to do with preserving the federal government's power to prevent the spread of communicable diseases -- a power that could be useful in the future. \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In her ruling, Judge Mizelle adopted a narrow interpretation of the authority Congress granted to the C.D.C. to issue rules aimed at preventing the interstate spread of communicable diseases. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ni-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contagious",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"transmissible",
|
|
"transmittable"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023931",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": share":[],
|
|
": to cause to pass from one to another":[
|
|
"Some diseases are easily communicated ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to convey knowledge of or information about : make known":[
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"communicate a story",
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"She communicated her ideas to the group."
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],
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": to open into each other : connect":[
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"The rooms communicate ."
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],
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": to receive Communion":[
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"Some Christians communicate in both elements, bread and wine."
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],
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": to reveal by clear signs":[
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"His fear communicated itself to his friends.",
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"He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff."
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],
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": to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood":[
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"two sides failing to communicate with each other",
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"The computer communicates with peripheral equipment."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.",
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"She communicated her ideas to the group.",
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"The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.",
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"The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.",
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"The couple has trouble communicating .",
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"the challenge of getting the two groups to communicate with each other",
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"We communicate a lot of information through body language.",
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"He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.",
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"If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.",
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"The disease is communicated through saliva.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wonho is a rare idol who has succeeded because of his willingness to communicate with fans, and not in spite of any language limitation. \u2014 Tim Chan, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
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"Moderna created a flood of press releases, blogs, FAQs, Q&As, and podcasts to communicate with various stakeholders. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
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"Ham impressed the Lakers with his ability to communicate and hold people accountable, according to sources, a crucial element in their search to replace Vogel. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
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"Doctors often approach the practice of medicine with an anti-fat bias and struggle to communicate with patients whose weight exceeds what\u2019s considered the normal range. \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
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"The pandemic highlighted the necessity to always communicate with employees. \u2014 Laurie Sewell, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
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"And that's really affected our ability to communicate and to dialogue. \u2014 Major Garrett, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
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"In the coming months, two teams of astronomers are going to send messages into space in an attempt to communicate with any intelligent aliens who may be out there listening. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"After hours of unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the man, SWAT entered the home. \u2014 Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"1529, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin communicatus , past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common \u2014 more at mean":""
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},
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conduct",
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"convey",
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"give",
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"impart",
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"spread",
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"transfer",
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"transfuse",
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"transmit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071410",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"communicate (with)":{
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"to transmit information or requests to communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164840",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"communication":{
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"definitions":{
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": a connection between bodily parts":[
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"Surprisingly little is known about the communication between the alveolar and terminal bronchiolar surfaces \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Richard C. Boucher"
|
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],
|
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": a system (as of telephones or computers) for transmitting or exchanging information":[
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"wireless electronic communications"
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],
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": a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, and vehicles":[],
|
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": a technique for expressing ideas effectively (as in speech)":[],
|
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": a verbal or written message":[
|
|
"The captain received an important communication ."
|
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],
|
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": an act or instance of transmitting":[
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"the communication of disease"
|
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],
|
|
": information communicated : information transmitted or conveyed":[],
|
|
": personal rapport":[
|
|
"a lack of communication between old and young persons"
|
|
],
|
|
": personnel engaged in communicating : personnel engaged in transmitting or exchanging information":[],
|
|
": the technology of the transmission of information (as by print or telecommunication)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Communication between children in the class was not prohibited but was afforded time slots \u2026 \u2014 Jonathan Kozol , Harper's , September 2005",
|
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"It's not an oral communication . It's body language, eye contact, the grinning, the little signals that go on between people. \u2014 Keith Richards , quoted in Rolling Stone , 14-28 July 1994",
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"If the book is good and even if one is reading to oneself, what is happening is a very special sort of social event, a communication between writer and reader \u2026 \u2014 Walker Percy , \"Another Message In The Bottle,\" in Signposts in a Strange Land , 1991",
|
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"This is a secret and confidential communication which I am trusting you to answer on the sly. \u2014 Alexander Woollcott , letter , 20 Oct. 1934",
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"Whom else had she to open her heart to? If she did not need counsel, she must need the comfort of communication . \u2014 Jane Austen , Mansfield Park , 1814",
|
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"You don't talk to him, he talks at you. You scream and shout at each other, but there's no communication . \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth",
|
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"He is studying insect communication .",
|
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"There was a breakdown in communication between members of the group.",
|
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"television and other means of mass communication",
|
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"Communications is a growing industry.",
|
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"He majored in communications in college.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There\u2019s also forecasting or assisting with communication through an early warning system or decision support system. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"In the past, Meta employees often used internal communication forums to discuss sociopolitical issues and current events. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, hybrid employees may need a friendly reminder on the value of on-site collaboration, communication or even opting to gather in the same room for a meeting over the reflexive video call. \u2014 Max Hansen, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Fireflies use their bioluminescence, a chemical reaction that produces light, for mating communication . \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"During InSight's entry, descent and landing, the MarCO satellites received and transmitted communication from the lander to let NASA know that InSight was safely on the surface of the red planet. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Enormous economic inequality breeds further separation; communication across the divide takes place largely in television sound bites and political slogans. \u2014 Ricardo Nagaoka, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This meant quickly pivoting to virtual training and digital apps, developing hybrid models that would allow training to happen wherever people are comfortable as well as other methods to keep communication strong, said CEO Laurie McCartney. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"At least three fire departments and the county search and rescue team responded to the Rumpke landfill in Colerain Thursday after communication was lost with two contractors inspecting a stormwater pipe, company officials said. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see communicate":""
|
|
},
|
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|
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"k\u0259-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dispatch",
|
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"message"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204159",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"communicative":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": tending to communicate : talkative":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In addition to the values that make up its products, Elm & Rye also prides itself on being a transparent and communicative company. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This task was meant to establish how well the dogs understood human communicative signals. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Rivals from General Motors are the current benchmark for large-SUV dynamics, what with their firm brake pedals, relatively communicative steering, and greater sense of what passes for agility in this segment. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Zuim appeared on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety\u2018s theater podcast, with her colleague Celia Stewart, associate professor of communicative sciences and disorders. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The seller advertises on a social media site and is communicative until the payment is made. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The Cardinals said Baker was alert, communicative and had movement and feeling in his extremities before he was transferred to a local hospital for further evaluation. \u2014 Richard Morin, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ellen [Rapaport] has been very communicative , and generous and sharing. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Musk is a Twitter power user who bought the very tool of his frenzied, unfiltered communicative clout. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-tiv, -k\u0259-tiv",
|
|
"-ni-k\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221723",
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The former actor and comedian has proven himself to be a masterful communicator , resisting efforts to leave his country and inspiring his people to fend off a powerful adversary. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This behavior feels parental to those on the receiving end and implies that the manager either views the employee as a poor communicator or believes that ideas are more readily received when coming from those of a higher rank. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"With a diverse professional background, both as an employee and entrepreneur, Robert is highly driven, passionate, and a great communicator who loves discussing finance. \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The cosmic communicator also conjoins Jupiter, increasing the volume by quite a few decibels. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Later, people within GABP would claim Krivsky had poor people skills, wasn\u2019t a good communicator . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Coming from a musician background himself, Harrison is a natural communicator for what Delshad expressed was needed, bringing the selections to Horner and bridging the gap between the creative and the sync. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Being a visual communicator empowered him to become a better critical thinker. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Moon in your mystical 12th house is connecting with communicator Mercury in your deeply intense 8th house, channeling something otherworldly your way. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1550, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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|
},
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043319",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as memorials of Christ's death or as symbols for the realization of a spiritual union between Christ and communicant or as the body and blood of Christ":[],
|
|
": a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline":[
|
|
"the Anglican communion"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act or instance of sharing":[],
|
|
": intimate fellowship or rapport : communication":[
|
|
"sat alone on the mountain, in communion with the wilderness"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of receiving Communion":[],
|
|
": the part of a Communion service in which the sacrament is received":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She went to the front of the church for Communion .",
|
|
"gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That tour was extraordinary for the communion that took place between he and his fans. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On June 18 and June 19, the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn hosts the Juneteenth Food Festival, which puts 20 Black food vendors (and their gloriously varied cuisines) into joyful communion . \u2014 Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In the absence of real-life communion with fans at her shows, Amos learned to commune with the world around her in different ways. \u2014 Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"So for Lucienne\u2019s first communion , her mom made her dress out of my grandpa\u2019s white silk parachute. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The Holy Eucharist, or communion , kept inside the tabernacle was also tossed all over the alter. \u2014 Mark Osborne, ABC News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"This dispute led the two patriarchs to break full communion . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Nancy Pelosi is banned from communion by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English, from Latin communion-, communio mutual participation, from communis \u2014 see common entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-ny\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fellowship",
|
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"rapport",
|
|
"rapprochement"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
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|
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": the table used in the celebration of the Lord's Supper":[]
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],
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]
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"-ny\u0259n\u1d4al"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035453",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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},
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"communionist":{
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"definitions":{
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": communicant":[],
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": one who holds a specified theory as to communion":[
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"a strict communionist",
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"a free communionist"
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"-ny\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080823",
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"noun"
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},
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"communiqu\u00e9":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In this context the communique needs to indicate how such collaboration will be mediated. \u2014 Harry G. Broadman, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Germany\u2019s energy and climate minister, Robert Habeck, said the 40-page communique couldn\u2019t hide the fact that G-7 countries had long been laggards on combating global warming. \u2014 Frank Jordans, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s first public communique about Jan. 6 to his faithful supporters came in a Dec. 19 tweet. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"Trump\u2019s first public communique about Jan. 6 to his faithful supporters came in a Dec. 19 tweet. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Last week, Russia blocked the IMF's key advisory committee from issuing a communique condemning the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Sources from the embassy confirmed the communique , but Nepal has yet to acknowledge receiving it. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"A few days after the fire, a communique was issued attributing responsibility for the arson to the Animal Liberation Front. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The communique was aimed specifically at the bloc's gigantic imports of Russian natural gas. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from past participle of communiquer to communicate, from Latin communicare":""
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},
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"-\u02ccmy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ad",
|
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"advert",
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"advertisement",
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"announcement",
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"bulletin",
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"notice",
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"notification",
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"posting",
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"release"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183738",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"community":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society":[
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"the academic community",
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"the scientific community"
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],
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": a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests":[
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"the international community"
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],
|
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": a group linked by a common policy":[],
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": a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society":[
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"a community of retired persons",
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"a monastic community"
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],
|
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": a social state or condition":[
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"The school encourages a sense of community in its students."
|
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],
|
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": a unified body of individuals: such as":[],
|
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": an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (such as species) in a common location":[],
|
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": common character : likeness":[
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"community of interests"
|
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],
|
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": joint ownership or participation":[
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"community of goods"
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],
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": social activity : fellowship":[],
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": society at large":[
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"the interests of the community"
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],
|
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": state , commonwealth":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a respectable member of the community",
|
|
"The festival was a great way for the local community to get together.",
|
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"Many communities are facing budget problems.",
|
|
"People in the community wanted better police protection.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"For each metric, the researchers scaled the values for each community relative to the average for that metric. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Catholic Church was such a dominant monster at that time for the gay community . \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Accessing appropriate services will be much harder for the disabled community as the physical and economic demands of traveling long distances or across state lines may be more challenging or outright impossible. \u2014 Carrie Siubutt, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Stepping away from publishing to make a living teaching online feels like trading exclusivity for community . \u2014 Julia Turshen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The company has committed to keeping the existing Lough Gill Distillery team members in place and expects to grow employment opportunities for the local community in the near future. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Brooks Brothers is back with another capsule collection to show its support for the LGBTQ+ community . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But there is no mainstream disabled actor \u2014 not a guy in a wheelchair, not a guy with one arm, not a guy with one leg \u2014 there's nobody for the disabled community to identify with. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The holiday has been a tradition for the Black community for decades, with families and organizations hosting yearly celebrations. \u2014 Boris Q'va, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English comunete , from Anglo-French communit\u00e9 , from Latin communitat-, communitas , from communis \u2014 see common entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259t-\u0113",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"neighborhood"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175324",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"community college":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Kumar, despite being told by some teachers not to aim higher than community college , made it to the UC system and then to Harvard\u2019s Kennedy School of Government and a career in policy on the Hill. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"As Connecticut's largest community college , the school named after its location sits on 160 acres of land and is home to the Great Path Academy, a middle college program for academically advanced high school students. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Jill Biden is a community college educator with more than 30 years of classroom teaching experience. \u2014 First Lady Jill Biden, CNN , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Also along for the ride: sweepstakes winners Chris Sembroski, 42, a data engineer in Everett, Washington, and Sian Proctor, 51, a community college educator in Tempe, Arizona. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Also along for the ride: sweepstakes winners Chris Sembroski, 42, a data engineer in Everett, Washington, and Sian Proctor, 51, a community college educator in Tempe, Arizona. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Chron , 15 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Beatrice Zamora is a local author, community activist and retired community college educator who is a member of the U-T\u2019s Community Advisory Board. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 July 2021",
|
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"And free community college is no longer a part of that package. \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"And free community college is no longer a part of that package. \u2014 Kate Bennett, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124121",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"community spread":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125248",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"community-supported agriculture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a system in which a farm is supported by local consumers who purchase prepaid shares in the farm's output which they receive periodically throughout the growing season":[
|
|
"And they run a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program that this year will supply 400 local families with boxes of fresh produce \u2026 every week.",
|
|
"\u2014 Casey Miner",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation CSA"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130410",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commutation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one":[
|
|
"commutation of a death sentence"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act or process of commuting":[
|
|
"\u2026 a ridge of hills makes daily commutation to San Francisco arduous.",
|
|
"\u2014 The New York Times"
|
|
],
|
|
": exchange , trade":[],
|
|
": the action of commutating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.",
|
|
"an international commutation of food for oil",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Attorneys requested a commutation to a life sentence or, at the very least, a reprieve that would postpone the execution while other legal action played out. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Carl Nichols, Brown's clemency lawyer, also argued in a letter to the Pardon Attorney in October 2014 that his client, a 75-year-old Vietnam vet in declining health, who had already served 25 years of a life sentence, should receive a commutation . \u2014 Ariane De Vogue, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The governor has the sole authority to revoke a conditional commutation . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The president can use his clemency power to partially or completely reduce prison sentences by a commutation or erase them with a pardon. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Winner is seeking a commutation of her sentence from the president. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny Frank Atwood's request for commutation of sentence, reprieve or pardon. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Prater\u2019s office continued to try to have members of the board disqualified over alleged bias and last week petitioned the Oklahoma Supreme Court to stop members Kelly Doyle and Adam Luck from participating in the commutation hearing. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Dixon was denied his request for commutation or reprieve last week by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. \u2014 Perry Vandell, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English commutacion , from Anglo-French, from Latin commutation-, commutatio , from commutare":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-y\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-y\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"barter",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"quid pro quo",
|
|
"swap",
|
|
"trade",
|
|
"trade-off",
|
|
"truck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105442",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or an instance of commuting":[],
|
|
": change , alter":[],
|
|
": commutate":[],
|
|
": make up , compensate":[
|
|
"commuted for her sins"
|
|
],
|
|
": the distance covered in commuting":[
|
|
"a long commute"
|
|
],
|
|
": to change (a penalty) to another less severe":[
|
|
"commute a death sentence to life in prison"
|
|
],
|
|
": to convert (something, such as a payment) into another form":[
|
|
"The periodic payments may be commuted into a lump sum."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give in exchange for another : exchange":[
|
|
"commuting foreign currency to domestic"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pay in gross (see gross entry 3 sense 1 )":[],
|
|
": to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)":[
|
|
"He commutes to work every day by car."
|
|
],
|
|
": to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He commutes to work every day by train.",
|
|
"She commutes 400 miles a week.",
|
|
"The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The survey, which will begin in March and take six months to a year, will also include bike paths, so city officials can assess the best ways to improve the city\u2019s cycling network and encourage more people to commute by bike. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In fact, many studio musicians choose to live here and commute to Nashville for gigs. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Under martial law regulations, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing approves all executions and has the authority to overturn executions or commute death sentences to lesser penalties. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The five-member panel has the sole authority to delay the 68-year-old\u2019s execution or commute his death sentence to a term of life in prison. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The state\u2019s Pardon and Parole Board twice voted 3-1 to recommend Stitt grant clemency to Jones and commute his sentence to life in prison. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The ludicrousness of asking employees to commute in from great distances would also become difficult to ignore under such a policy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Without the need to commute , people set alarm clocks to place grocery orders. \u2014 Han Zhang, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has the sole authority to grant or deny clemency, commute Presnell\u2019s execution or issue a stay of up to 90 days. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"It\u2019s not a great idea to move in with someone to fix existing problems \u2014 unless the biggest problem has been the commute to each other\u2019s homes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The patchwork of territories \u2014 some patrolled by Israelis, some by Palestinian police and some by Israeli setters and even Palestinian militants \u2014 makes getting to any story an unpredictable commute . \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Locations range from the Midwest to the South and perks include an easy commute , a spacious suburban setting, and unique historical character. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What used to be an hour-and-a-half commute now lasts more than two hours. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But Covid-19 has raised its popularity to new heights, particularly the villages and towns in the north Cotswolds, which are an easy commute to London. \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The brothers grew up 20 minutes from Coors Field, the site of the July 13 All-Star Game, an easy commute for the Rogers family if Tyler is chosen. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"Niche used several factors in its ranking, including quality of schools, affordable cost of living, low crime rates and overall satisfaction from residents, as well as commute rates, diversity and health and fitness. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Her hour-long roundtrip commute guzzles gas, which is now averaging $4.50 a gallon across Mississippi. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change \u2014 more at mutable":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"change",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"shift",
|
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"substitute",
|
|
"swap",
|
|
"switch",
|
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"trade"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084138",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"comp":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to punctuate and support a jazz solo with irregularly spaced chords":[],
|
|
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|
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"compensation ; compensatory":[],
|
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"compiled ; compiler":[],
|
|
"composition ; compositor":[],
|
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"compound":[],
|
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|
|
"comptroller":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"this hotel offers its guests more comps , including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ware said local merchants cover the costs for the evening or provide donations, including food, while Tony Salerno's Windy City Amusement comps the rides for the night. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 15 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Full disclosure: The two races were comped by Reebok. \u2014 Leslie Green, SELF , 31 July 2017",
|
|
"A 20-page softcover costs you $10 with 35-cents per extra page, while hardcover runs $20, with extras comping in at 65-cents a shot. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 31 July 2017",
|
|
"During their stay, the pair is comped a car by rental agency, KMFUN, just one of many investors covering the movie\u2019s $1 million price tag. \u2014 Jordan Riefe, Orange County Register , 22 May 2017",
|
|
"In the meantime, Steppenwolf will retain its policy related to comping critics for our productions. \u2014 Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader , 23 June 2017",
|
|
"The club probably comped everything in exchange for having him show up. \u2014 Dan Gartland, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2017",
|
|
"President Donald Trump's second eldest son told the magazine that use of the golf course was free, and much of the merchandise, drinks and entertainment was comped . \u2014 Betsy Klein, CNN , 7 June 2017",
|
|
"Wharton\u2019s publisher, Charles Scribner, assented enthusiastically to the idea, pledging to comp all advertising and commission fees. \u2014 Anne Trubek, Smithsonian , 30 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1961, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"short for accompany":"Verb",
|
|
"short for complimentary":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259mp",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4mp"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"donative",
|
|
"fairing",
|
|
"freebie",
|
|
"freebee",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"giveaway",
|
|
"handsel",
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"presentation"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113846",
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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|
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"compact":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
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"the apartment's compact floor plan",
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"He is compact and muscular.",
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt-"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Even more perplexing: compact disc sales jumped 21%, hitting $584 million. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Also in this episode, Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos discuss whether CDs really deserve to come back, and touch on the highs and lows of the compact disc era. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"In 1982, Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Much like their music industry debut, which, Mr. Black noted, will be released as a double compact disc . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In 1994, a tiny vendor called NetMarket sold a compact disc (CD) to Phil Brandenberger of Philadelphia, marking the internet's very first online purchase. \u2014 Kristin Savilia, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
|
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"The sound of the vinyl trumps the sound of a compact disc or cassette any day. \u2014 Gabrielle Bunton, The Courier-Journal , 7 June 2021",
|
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"Sony went on to develop the compact disc along with Philips PHG , and that product once again changed the face of the music business. \u2014 Bobby Owsinski, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
|
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"Since the early 2000s, Pearl Jam has released official bootlegs of nearly all of the band\u2019s concerts, either on compact disc or digital download. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2021"
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"While it sounds like a promising idea, it turns out that the long-lasting, swirl-shaped light bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps are to the nation's energy problem what vegetables are to its obesity epidemic: a near perfect answer, if only Americans could be persuaded to swallow them.",
|
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"\u2014 Michael Barbaro , The New York Times , 2 Jan. 2007",
|
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"For efficiency, compact fluorescent lamps are an admirable replacement for regular light bulbs. But for home lighting they have failed to sparkle. Consumers dislike the \"cold\" light they give off and their poor lifespan.",
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"\u2014 The Economist , 20 Aug. 2011",
|
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"\u2014 abbreviation CFL"
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]
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259m\u02c8pakt\u0259\u0307dl\u0113",
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"-li"
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],
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]
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},
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"He has a compact body.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
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"expansion"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"the compaction of a complex topic into a short article means that a lot of niceties are going to get crushed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Drier regions have less groundwater to squeeze out and so are less at risk of compaction . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"If agricultural equipment now poses a compaction risk, the dinosaurs were almost certainly causing problems. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"It's also designed to create the ideal aeration levels for these types of plants and to avoid soil compaction . \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Soil compaction is legendary for leading to bare spots and poor grass. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Soil compaction also affects drainage: Rainwater can\u2019t soak into the dense soil and instead runs off. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Aerate and top dress the lawn to address compaction and a lack of organic material in the root area. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"As long as temperatures all the way to the ground are cold too, this snow can pile up quickly due to its low density, and lack of compaction and melting. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Use mulch to prevent erosion and compaction from rain. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2021"
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|
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|
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"k\u00e4m-",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"constriction",
|
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"contracting",
|
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"contraction",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"The drill has a compact design.",
|
|
"the apartment's compact floor plan",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt",
|
|
"k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[
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"enemy",
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"foe"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a close friend : buddy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"How are you doing, compadre ?",
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"they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Messi had been in touch with Neymar, his old compadre , to talk things through. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Meanwhile a former compadre of Mr Massie in the House Freedom Caucus, Justin Amash, declared a plan to run for president for the Libertarians. \u2014 The Economist , 2 May 2020",
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"Police said that the rapper and his compadres had been getting complaints about the smell of marijuana permeating from their hotel room, the station reported. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 14 Sep. 2019",
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"Though these worldly concerns sometimes cause friction within the group, Renaldo and his compadres always find their way back together. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Here\u2019s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year. *** Best of the Web will not publish on Monday or Tuesday but will return on Wednesday. *** Follow James Freeman on Twitter. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018",
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"The breeziness is a feint: Anolik has spent years on research, working meticulously to fill in the blanks where Babitz or her compadres had been too drunk to remember. \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019",
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"Here\u2019s to the competitors and compadres who inspire us now and throughout the year. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2018",
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"Other losers topping the list: Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Madison, Wis. Welcome to the club, compadres . \u2014 Angela Fritz, Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater \u2014 more at compeer":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-dr\u0113",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-dr\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alter ego",
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"amigo",
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"buddy",
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"chum",
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"comrade",
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"confidant",
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"confidante",
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"crony",
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"familiar",
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"friend",
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"intimate",
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"mate",
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"musketeer",
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"pal"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230816",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"companion":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accompany",
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"attend",
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"chaperone",
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"chaperon",
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"company",
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"convoy",
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"escort",
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"see",
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"squire"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject":[
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"a companion to French New Wave cinema",
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"\u2014 used in titles The Gardener's Companion"
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],
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": a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space":[],
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": a hood covering at the top of a companionway":[],
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": accompany":[
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"He is companioned on the trip by his wife."
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],
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": companionway":[],
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": one employed to live with and serve another":[
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"We hired a companion for our elderly mother."
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],
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": one that is closely connected with something similar":[
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"The book is a companion to the television series with the same title."
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],
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": rascal":[],
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": to keep company":[
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"fellows that he'd companioned with many years ago"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1737, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English compainoun , from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun , from Late Latin companion-, companio , from Latin com- + panis bread, food \u2014 more at food":"Noun and Verb",
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"by folk etymology from Dutch kampanje poop deck":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pan-y\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"cohort",
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"compatriot",
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"compeer",
|
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"comrade",
|
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"crony",
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"fellow",
|
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"hobnobber",
|
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"mate",
|
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"running mate"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073139",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"companionable":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"antagonistic",
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"hostile",
|
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"unfriendly"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": marked by, conducive to, or suggestive of companionship : sociable":[
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"companionable people",
|
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"companionable laughter"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a companionable pat on the back let me know that my shipmates were now my friends",
|
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"a good club for companionable enthusiasts of the great outdoors",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Conversation drifts between them from time to time, but the montage is mostly of a companionable , understanding quiet. \u2014 Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Designed in 1905 for a site at the University of Wisconsin but never built, this working boathouse ultimately found a companionable home in 2007 at Buffalo\u2019s West Side Rowing Club overlooking the Black Rock Canal and Niagara River. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But this wise and sympathetic book\u2019s lingering effect is as a reminder that a deeper and more companionable way of life lurks behind our self-serious stories. \u2014 Mark Epstein, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Surrounding yourself with others who aren\u2019t making companionable and supportive choices could definitely harm your shot at success. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And companionship doesn\u2019t even have to include conversation to be companionable . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
|
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"Its rich blues and luscious pops of berry red led Ms. Murphy to choose pieces with companionable hues and forms. \u2014 Elizabeth Quinn Brown, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Let his words spill over into the surrounding, companionable dark, and let whatever can\u2019t be absorbed by her mind be taken in through her skin, her fingernails, her hair\u2014this, too, is a kind of money, wealth. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In the slanting sunlight, unhurried and companionable , the two picked their way through the undergrowth, a vision of the rural idyll. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pan-y\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amicable",
|
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"bonhomous",
|
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"buddy-buddy",
|
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"chummy",
|
|
"collegial",
|
|
"comradely",
|
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"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082518",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"consociate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around ",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild":[],
|
|
": a firefighting unit":[
|
|
"A hose company was first to arrive at the scene of the fire."
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of persons or things":[
|
|
"a company of horsemen"
|
|
],
|
|
": accompany":[
|
|
"\u2026 may \u2026 fair winds company your safe return.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Masefield"
|
|
],
|
|
": an association of persons for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise":[
|
|
"electric companies",
|
|
"a publishing company"
|
|
],
|
|
": an organization of performing artists":[
|
|
"a company of actors"
|
|
],
|
|
": associate":[],
|
|
": association with another : fellowship":[
|
|
"enjoy a person's company"
|
|
],
|
|
": companions , associates":[
|
|
"know a person by the company she keeps"
|
|
],
|
|
": the officers and crew of a ship":[
|
|
"The captain called a meeting of the ship's company ."
|
|
],
|
|
": those members of a partnership firm whose names do not appear in the firm name":[
|
|
"John Doe and Company"
|
|
],
|
|
": visitors , guests":[
|
|
"having company for dinner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He runs his own trucking company .",
|
|
"She joined the company last year.",
|
|
"The company is based in Paris.",
|
|
"Her dogs are her only company these days.",
|
|
"You can tell a lot about people by the company they keep .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society",
|
|
"may the Good Lord company you on your journey home",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The company \u2014 which is being investigated by both the Federal Trade Commission and the Drug Enforcement Agency \u2014 announced layoffs earlier this month and advised affected employees to expect notice by July 1. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Google Fiber, Google\u2019s internet service, is coming to Mesa, the first Arizona city to receive the service, the company announced Friday. \u2014 Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Crypto broker Voyager Digital (VYGVF) is temporarily suspending all trading, deposits, withdrawals and loyalty rewards, the company announced Friday. \u2014 Nelson Wang, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"To celebrate 50 years since the founding of PSB, the company has announced the launch of the Passif 50 loudspeakers. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The company announced a voluntary recall of the product on June 17. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The organic and natural grocery store is planning to open a store in Fairview Park on Wednesday, July 27, the company announced in a press release. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Hyundai Veloster N will not return for the 2023 model year, the company announced today. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Iyana Johnson of Davidson High School has been named the 2021-22 Gatorade Alabama Girls Track & Field Player of the Year, the company announced on Thursday. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 30 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English companie , from cumpaignie , from cumpaing companion \u2014 more at companion":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259-n\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259mp-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"troupe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company officer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps of the rank of captain, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare field officer , general officer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Charles Lumpkin, a company officer , uttered the n-word to his cadets in an episode that has not been previously reported. \u2014 Michael Melia, courant.com , 26 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company punishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": light punishment that may be imposed by a company commander without resort to a court-martial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124800",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company servant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who performs the function of a minister to a company of Jehovah's Witnesses":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073829",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company store":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a retail store associated with and usually owned and operated by an industrial company:":[],
|
|
": a store selling the product (as textiles) of a mill at retail":[],
|
|
": a store usually extending limited amounts of credit from which employees of a company may and are sometimes required to buy their groceries and other merchandise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company town":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a community that is dependent on one firm for all or most of the necessary services or functions of town life (such as employment, housing, and stores)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It should be communicated consistently across various mediums such as Slack, email, company town halls, etc. \u2014 Heidi Lynne Kurter, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In the face of a global petrochemical corporation, in a company town where residents are reluctant to criticize their employers, regulators have, again and again, stopped short of using all the tools at their disposal. \u2014 Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"This essentially made the U.S. government a company town from which students, former students and their parents cannot escape. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the modern version of a company town , employers are now wooing prospective employees by offering housing. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The former company town was hit hard by the end of the industrial boom, followed decades later by the housing crisis. \u2014 Mary Hall, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Owned by the Texas and Pacific Coal Company, the booming company town became America\u2019s first totally unionized community. \u2014 Kristi Eaton, Chron , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Cobalt, a company town that sprouted up a few miles east of the mine, was at one point home to 1,500 residents. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Parrish rallied her colleagues to submit questions to a company town hall meeting the following day. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041624",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company union":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Local catering company Union Joints carried out the initiative, which was funded by Eminem and the Marshall Mathers Foundation. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The company union rewards employees with a broad menu of employee discounts plus funds for team leaders to offer employee recognition, branch outings and team building. \u2014 azcentral , 7 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082925",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comparability":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"dissimilitude",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"unlikeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being comparable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's little comparability between the two vehicles: one's basic transportation and the other's a luxurious salon on wheels",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Such alignment will enable comparability across jurisdictions, facilitate the disclosure process and help to avoid a patchwork of reporting practices. \u2014 Jeff Thomson, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And material miscalculations, flawed comparability adjustments, or inconsistent profitability comparisons could indicate that the IRS\u2019s method was unreasonably applied. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Addressing that risk requires ensuring that the standards and practices used by companies and investors to identify risk need to be standardized in a way that is both robust and enables comparability between companies and industries. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"However, actual disclosure has been limited and closer to the indicators approach discussed later with inevitable issues related to comparability . \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"On the other hand, competition creates multiple standards, multiple data points and less comparability across companies. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This includes steps by the official sector to improve the availability and comparability of granular geophysical data sets across jurisdictions, as well as the ease and robustness with which they can be aggregated. \u2014 Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s contrary to what the IASB wants as carve-outs reduce the level of comparability for companies and investors across jurisdictions. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"That report, conducted by IBFD, focused on comparability . \u2014 Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also k\u0259m-\u02ccpa-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccper-\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043431",
|
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"type":[
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"diverse",
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": similar , like":[
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"fabrics of comparable quality",
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"The two houses are comparable in size."
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"examples":[
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"two comparable selections that are hard to choose between",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Baleful and beleaguered, Majuni grumps his way through the movie with comparable authority. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"According to Yale University\u2019s decibel level comparison chart, that\u2019s comparable to the hum of a household refrigerator. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
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"Especially given that the team traded away CJ McCollum and Norman Powell with the expectations of landing comparable talent that better fits the current roster. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"And yet the war had been going on for over three weeks, at an intensity comparable to World War II, and not one Westerner had been confirmed among those killed in action. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"For its analysis of athletic spending, USA TODAY focused solely on sports with comparable men\u2019s and women\u2019s squads. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 22 June 2022",
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"Although all 50 states explicitly outlawed marital rape by the early 1990s, other comparable exemptions exist elsewhere, according to the New York Times. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
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"Eventually the Lakota and other Native Americans were relegated to reservations, and couldn\u2019t venture beyond their confines without a pass \u2014 comparable to restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
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"In testing, the littlest children developed high levels of virus-fighting antibodies, comparable to what is seen in young adults, the FDA said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022"
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"see compare entry 1":""
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"-pr\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"also k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8per-\u0259-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"akin",
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"alike",
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"analogous",
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"cognate",
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"connate",
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"correspondent",
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"corresponding",
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"ditto",
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"like",
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"matching",
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"parallel",
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"resemblant",
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"resembling",
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"similar",
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"such",
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"suchlike"
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],
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": one that uses a comparative method (as in the study of literature)":[]
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8per-\u0259-tist",
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114944",
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"noun"
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},
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": of or belonging to the comparative degree":[]
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"examples":[],
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"comparative":{
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"antonyms":[
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"absolute",
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"complete",
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"downright",
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"out-and-out",
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"outright",
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"perfect",
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"pure",
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"unqualified"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by systematic comparison especially of likenesses and dissimilarities":[
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"comparative anatomy",
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"a comparative analysis of the roles of women in different cultures"
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],
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": considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained : relative":[
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"a comparative stranger",
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"She's a comparative newcomer to the company."
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],
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": of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in the quality, quantity, or relation expressed by an adjective or adverb":[
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"The comparative form of happy is happier .",
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"The comparative form of clearly is more clearly ."
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],
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": one that compares with another especially on equal footing : rival":[],
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": one that makes witty or mocking comparisons":[],
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": the comparative degree or form in a language":[
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"The comparative of tall is taller ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"She did a comparative study of classical and modern art.",
|
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"I'm taking a class in comparative anatomy.",
|
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"a comparative analysis of the roles of women in different cultures",
|
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"The comparative form of \u201chappy\u201d is \u201chappier\u201d; the comparative form of \u201cgood\u201d is \u201cbetter\u201d; the comparative form of \u201cclearly\u201d is \u201cmore clearly.\u201d",
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"Noun",
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"\u201cTaller\u201d is the comparative of \u201ctall.\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Then, by incorporating comparative benchmark data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an analysis can be done as to whether the employee base is representative of the national workforce. \u2014 Tom Mckeown, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Stetson Doggett showed in comparative speed testing that Mint gets similar, ultra-fast download speeds to T-Mobile on the carrier's mid-band 5G network, although T-Mobile has a shorter ping time. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
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"Since 2008, the museum, through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, has offered a Ph.D. in comparative biology, and in 2011, the museum established a separate master\u2019s program in teaching science. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"In 2007 a comparative analysis of birth outcomes among more than 11,000 women found that second-time mothers with doula support had lower rates of cesarean deliveries. \u2014 Julia Hotz, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
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"And not by a small margin, either: There\u2019s a 26 percent comparative reduction in cardiovascular mortality and 23 percent reduction in mortality from cancer. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 3 May 2021",
|
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"Deep red and velvety, this approachable aperitivo is comparative to a fruity martini with a lustrous and smooth aftertaste. \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"Boas was also a proponent of what was then a revolutionary idea that different cultures should be looked at in their own right and not on some kind of comparative scale. \u2014 Deepti Hajela, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
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"In most cases, encouraging behavioral change isn\u2019t about providing hyper-accuracy, Pal notes, but rather comparative choices. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Soon, the positive reviews of the performance that had yet to take place took a turn toward the comparative . \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Why this matters: Reports from an independent testing organization like AV- Comparatives are important for the average PC user. \u2014 Ian Paul, PCWorld , 1 Aug. 2017",
|
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"Other poll comparatives from March fell like dominoes. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 29 June 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see compare entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8per-\u0259-tiv",
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8par-\u0259t-iv",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8par-\u0259-tiv"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"almost",
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"approximate",
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"near",
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"relative"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063449",
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|
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},
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"comparative advantage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the advantage enjoyed by a person or country in the cost ratio of one commodity to another in comparison with the ratio of costs of these same commodities elsewhere":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192250",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"comparative advertising":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": advertising in which a competitor's product is named and compared with the advertiser's product":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120135",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compare":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"contrast"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to be equal or alike":[
|
|
"Nothing compares to you."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bear being compared":[
|
|
"The two don't even begin to compare .",
|
|
"We bought two different brands of peanut butter to see how they compare ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences":[
|
|
"compare your responses with the answers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to inflect or modify (an adjective or adverb) according to the degrees of comparison : state the positive, comparative , and superlative forms of":[],
|
|
": to make comparisons":[
|
|
"If we now go to Italy at all, we go not to learn, but to compare .",
|
|
"\u2014 Norman Douglas"
|
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],
|
|
": to represent as similar : liken":[
|
|
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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],
|
|
": to view in relation to":[
|
|
"He is tall compared to me.",
|
|
"The test was easy compared with the last one."
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The singer's voice has been compared to that of Elvis.",
|
|
"We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.",
|
|
"I compared several bicycles before buying one.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"People always compare us to bands with female singers. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"For example, when sending data to the cloud for processing, applications typically experience latencies greater than 100 milliseconds; compare this to sub-5 millisecond latencies on edge, which enable real-time edge analytics. \u2014 Ravi Annavajjhala, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, the Tigers\u2019 lineup doesn\u2019t quite compare to the ChiSox\u2019s, as evidenced by the 27-6 pasting handed out by the South Siders the past three games at Comerica Park. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Researchers compare the surprising find to coming across missing puzzle pieces. \u2014 Michael Hill, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But compare that with the much lower cost of production outside the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In one scene that got me, Sarah and Donald compare notes on disappointment. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s how gas prices in Illinois \u2014 averaging $5.70 a gallon in Cook County to $5.49 in Kane and $5.52 in Will \u2014 compare to neighboring states. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Though that journey doesn't compare to what his parents faced to make it in time. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"How do the two compare , and with its higher starting price, is the new kid worthy enough to earn your extra dollars? \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
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"How does Twitch's response compare to other platforms? \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 17 May 2022",
|
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"How does Tinja\u2019s mothering of the hatchling compare to her own mother\u2019s mothering of her? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Hundreds of Sleep Number owners told us the comfort was beyond compare . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
|
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"How does your travel for business compare to pre-pandemic levels? \u2014 Allison Pohle And Lauren Weber, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Shoulder-to-shoulder astonishments, presented in compare -and-contrast pairs. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"So in your case, how does making a Jackass movie in the present compare to the past? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
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"How does Gonzaga men\u2019s basketball coach Mark Few compare to Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French comparer , from Latin comparare to couple, compare, from compar like, from com- + par equal":"Verb and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8per"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compare Verb compare , contrast , collate mean to set side by side in order to show differences and likenesses. compare implies an aim of showing relative values or excellences by bringing out characteristic qualities whether similar or divergent. compared the convention facilities of the two cities contrast implies an emphasis on differences. contrasted the computerized system with the old filing cards collate implies minute and critical inspection in order to note points of agreement or divergence. data from districts around the country will be collated",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"analogize",
|
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"assimilate",
|
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"bracket",
|
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"equate",
|
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"liken"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045450",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compare (with)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
"to come near or nearer to in character or quality nothing compares with the literary achievement of Shakespeare"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150544",
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compartment":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"assort",
|
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"break down",
|
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"categorize",
|
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"class",
|
|
"classify",
|
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"codify",
|
|
"compartmentalize",
|
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"digest",
|
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"distinguish",
|
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"distribute",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"group",
|
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"peg",
|
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"place",
|
|
"range",
|
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"rank",
|
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"relegate",
|
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"separate",
|
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"sort",
|
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"type"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a separate division or section":[],
|
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": compartmentalize":[],
|
|
": one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The suitcase has a zippered compartment for personal items.",
|
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"The refrigerator has a separate compartment for meats.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"compartment the responses according to country of origin",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"As the Milwaukee Brewers begin a six-game homestand on Monday, fans will now be allowed to bring in clear, single- compartment bags as large as 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches, according to a news release. \u2014 Grace Mcdermott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 July 2021",
|
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"The interiors also include a Tumi tracer, a hanger bracket, dual- compartment zip pockets and compression straps. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 17 July 2021",
|
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"This Perry small triple- compartment tote, for one, can be had for $157 with the coupon code\u2014a $141 savings from its usual $298 price tag. \u2014 Arielle Tschinkel And Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 26 June 2021",
|
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"All backpacks are prohibited, except single- compartment drawstring bags. \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"This gigantic, two- compartment Dometic CFX3 95 DZ fridge-freezer costs $1,450. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
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"There's a zippered laptop compartment that can hold a 15-inch device. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Backpack fans will enjoy the Terry Backpack Cooler, a 2-in-1 bag that has a removable insulation compartment to store drinks and snacks for your outdoor adventure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Which is to say, the S8 is an impressively long sedan, with a rear-passenger compartment as capacious as that found in most any car. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"In the place where sport bikes keep their engines, the Navi has a lockable storage compartment large enough to cram in shoes, books or laptops (but not a full-face helmet). \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"One flew into the drivers compartment through an open window and struck him in the face, temporarily stunning him. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
|
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"First came the bone spurs in his ankle and then compartment syndrome (painful pressure buildup from internal bleeding or swelling of tissues) in his calves, both requiring surgery. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Kushner has not yet been approved to review \u2018\u2018sensitive compartmented information,\u2019\u2019 better known as SCI. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2018",
|
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"Kushner has not been approved to review \u2018\u2018sensitive compartmented information,\u2019\u2019 known as SCI. \u2014 Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2018",
|
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"Sharing highly compartmented , classified information with Russians is a theatrical distraction from the greater good of polluting streams, enabling predatory financial practices, cutting taxes, and taking people\u2019s health care away. \u2014 Brian Beutler, New Republic , 16 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French compartiment , from Italian compartimento , from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-m\u0259nt",
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-\u02ccment",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"bay",
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"cabin",
|
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"cell",
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"chamber",
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"cube",
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"cubicle"
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],
|
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|
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"compartmentalize":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to separate into isolated compartments or categories":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate.",
|
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"The company has compartmentalized its services.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Candace has that ability to compartmentalize and sort of dissociate from the things that are bothering her. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"After an intense ending to the Halloween party, Spencer tries his best to compartmentalize everything and focus on the big Homecoming game. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
|
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"His attempts to compartmentalize are further complicated by interactions with grieving families. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Those regularly scheduled few hours every week allow people to compartmentalize and give them a sense of agency and optimism. \u2014 John Morgan, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Li\u2019s students are idealistic enough to compartmentalize their crimes as a reckoning with Western cultures and colonialism. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"So most people compartmentalize the news and express their strongest emotions for things closest to home. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Executives can no longer compartmentalize data as a function or process. \u2014 Simone Steel, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Politicians and policymakers have an instinct to compartmentalize \u2014each problem in its own bucket. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02ccp\u00e4rt-\u02c8men-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
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"\u02cck\u00e4m-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assort",
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"break down",
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"categorize",
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"class",
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"compartment",
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"digest",
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"distinguish",
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"distribute",
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"grade",
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"group",
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"peg",
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"place",
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"range",
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"rank",
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"relegate",
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"separate",
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"sort",
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"type"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191317",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"compass":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cynosure",
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"direction",
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"focus",
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"lodestar",
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"loadstar",
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"polestar"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a circumscribed space":[
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"crammed into a narrow compass"
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],
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": a curved or roundabout course":[
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"\u2026 a compass of seven days' journey \u2026",
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"\u2014 2 Kings 3:9 (King James Version)"
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],
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": a device for determining directions by means of a magnetic needle or group of needles turning freely on a pivot and pointing to the magnetic north":[],
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": an instrument for describing circles or transferring measurements that consists of two pointed branches joined at the top by a pivot":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": any of various nonmagnetic devices that indicate direction":[],
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": boundary , circumference":[
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"within the compass of the city walls"
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],
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": bring about , achieve":[
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"\u2026 none can compass more than they intend \u2026",
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"\u2014 Alexander Pope"
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],
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": comprehend":[
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"could not compass the seriousness of the problem"
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],
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": direction sense 6c":[
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"his moral compass"
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],
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": encompass":[
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"a lake compassed by mountains"
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],
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": forming a curve : curved":[
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"a compass timber"
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],
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": range , scope":[
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"the compass of my voice"
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],
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": to devise or contrive often with craft or skill : plot":[
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"\" \u2026 persons \u2026 who have compassed my destruction \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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],
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": to get into one's possession or power : obtain":[
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"He compassed a vast estate."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"attempting more than his modest abilities could compass",
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"the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth",
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"Noun",
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"He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods.",
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"His religion is the compass that guides him.",
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"Interest rates serve as a compass for determining whether to buy or sell stocks.",
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"The character in the movie had no moral compass to tell him that stealing was wrong.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"It could be argued that Ingram, not Williamson, is the barometer and compass for how the Pelicans' will navigate the sails of the regular season. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"The other delegates ignored him, the Constitution was adopted, and Charles L\u2019Enfant skulked onto the scene with his ruler and compass a few years later. \u2014 Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic , 25 June 2020",
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"It is based on the knowledge that no spoliator can compass his end without a certain degree of co-operation, willing or compulsory, of the victim. \u2014 Tridip Suhrud, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"Lutfi began harassing Britney and those around her shortly after the performer checked into an all- compassing wellness treatment facility in April, the singer\u2019s attorney said in the court documents. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2019",
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"True to their name, though, sun compasses only work in the sun. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Particles like protons, neutrons, and electrons all have a nuclear spin, which is a magnetic property analogous to the orientation of a needle in a compass . \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
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"Her facial expressions are no compass for her feelings. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
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"If disequilibrium equals opportunity, Zero Party Data Analytics just might provide both retailers and brands with a \u2026new compass . \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"At the center of the campaign, at least in Raskin\u2019s perception, was Tommy: upbeat, funny, precocious, and equipped with a moral compass that never seemed to fail. \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Godwits don\u2019t just point themselves south with a compass and take off for New Zealand or Chile. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"The boy also urged others to bring essentials with them when hiking, including a pocket knife, flashlight, first aid kit, rain gear, extra food, water, clothing, sunscreen, fire-starting essentials and a map of the area with a compass , CNN reported. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Don consulted his map, cross-checked with his compass . \u2014 Steve Friedman, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"But time passed and the Bahamas grew closer and closer to finding its compass . \u2014 Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1523, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpasser to measure, from Vulgar Latin *compassare to pace off, from Latin com- + passus pace":"Verb and Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8k\u00e4m-",
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"\u02c8k\u0259m-p\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compass Noun range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplish",
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"achieve",
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"bring off",
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"carry off",
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"carry out",
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"commit",
|
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"do",
|
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"execute",
|
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"follow through (with)",
|
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"fulfill",
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"fulfil",
|
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"make",
|
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"negotiate",
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"perform",
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"perpetrate",
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"prosecute",
|
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"pull off",
|
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"put through"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055358",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"compass rose":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a circle graduated to degrees or quarters and printed on a chart to show direction":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Reynolds also created a compass rose entirely made of granite, which is also in Monarch Butterfly Park. \u2014 Jessica Siles, orlandosentinel.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The foyer boasts an inlaid border with a compass rose design, the private rear patio features a pergola and the upper level leads to a deck with a view of the historic Naval Academy dome, recently refinished in a stunning copper. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Meanwhile, the white away kit is adorned by a subtle print inspired by the key points of a compass rose in tribute of the country's epic history of exploration and discovery. \u2014 SI.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"In some, the different patterns and shifting rhythms continue to the center, sometimes culminating in a compass rose . \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114704",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"compass saw":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a handsaw that has a thin tapering blade for cutting small circles, curves, or irregular edges":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220802",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compass termite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of certain Australian termites that build flattened earthen nests which are shaped like steeples and have the broader faces always pointing east and west":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171219",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compass window":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bay or oriel window of semicircular plan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171142",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"coldheartedness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"heartlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Take away all the qualities that make for a genuinely good father\u2014wisdom, compassion , even temper, selflessness\u2014and what you have left is Homer Simpson with his pure, mindless, dogged devotion to his family. \u2014 Paul A. Cantor , Gilligan Unbound , 2001",
|
|
"\u2026 he read every \"doctor book\" he could reach \u2026 , learning fine secrets and curing us with steams and fruit compotes and dexterous rubs and, above all, with bedside compassion . \u2014 Gwendolyn Brooks , Booklist , 15 Oct. 1993",
|
|
"The novel addresses at every point in its structural edifice, and lingers over in every fissure, the slave's body and personality: the way it speaks, what passion legal or illicit it is prey to, what pain it can endure, what limits, if any, there are to its suffering, what possibilities there are for forgiveness, compassion , love. \u2014 Toni Morrison , Playing In The Dark , 1992",
|
|
"I can't write songs about what's wrong with a country that seems to lack compassion for pain and suffering \u2026 \u2014 Bonnie Raitt , quoted in Entertainment Weekly , 23 Aug. 1991",
|
|
"Like the best of the new detectives, V. I. and Kinsey, she is a woman of wit and gravity, compassion and toughness, a heroine worth spending time with. \u2014 Susan Isaacs , New York Times Book Review , 3 Nov. 1991",
|
|
"He felt compassion for the lost child.",
|
|
"She shows compassion to the sick.",
|
|
"She had the compassion to offer help when it was needed most.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion \u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"This is why now is the time to help leaders gain the superpower of compassion . \u2014 Sanja Licina, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And for her first several years in Denver, that kind of compassion had come easily to her. \u2014 Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"And for her first several years in Denver, that kind of compassion had come easily to her. \u2014 Eli Saslow, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Katie Couric is here with a translation, a lot of compassion , and marching orders. \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The gun debate is stalling action After each mass shooting, the accusations of politicization seem to be flung faster than words of compassion and last longer than calls for solutions. \u2014 Anne Godlasky, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead of becoming angry with my friend or blaming her for her approach, Dr Jhugroo suggests looking at the situation from a place of compassion . \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Who else is in the market for a pint of papaya juice, a scruple of compassion ? \u2014 Campbell Mcgrath, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compassion-, compassio , from compati to sympathize, from Latin com- + pati to bear, suffer \u2014 more at patient":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compassion pity , compassion , commiseration , condolence , sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare. treats the homeless with great compassion commiseration suggests pity expressed outwardly in exclamations, tears, or words of comfort. murmurs of commiseration filled the loser's headquarters condolence applies chiefly to formal expression of grief to one who has suffered loss. expressed their condolences to the widow sympathy often suggests a tender concern but can also imply a power to enter into another's emotional experience of any sort. went to my best friend for sympathy in sympathy with her desire to locate her natural parents",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103518",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassion fatigue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": apathy or indifference toward the suffering of others as the result of overexposure to tragic news stories and images and the subsequent appeals for assistance":[
|
|
"Several fundraising experts said the Las Vegas collection may trail other donation efforts for several reasons, including \" compassion fatigue \" \u2026 . \" Compassion fatigue is a real thing. There have been so many things that happened this year,\" [Sandy] Rees said. \"But it does get overwhelming, and I think people start to tune out.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 David Montero"
|
|
],
|
|
": the physical and mental exhaustion and emotional withdrawal experienced by those who care for sick or traumatized people over an extended period of time":[
|
|
"Unlike burnout, which is caused by everyday work stresses (dealing with insurance companies, making treatment choices), compassion fatigue results from taking on the emotional burden of a patient's agony.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim Jarvis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112745",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassionate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ache (for)",
|
|
"bleed (for)",
|
|
"commiserate (with)",
|
|
"condole (with)",
|
|
"feel (for)",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"sympathize (with)",
|
|
"yearn (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of some military privileges (such as leave) The soldier was granted compassionate leave following the death of his father."
|
|
],
|
|
": having or showing compassion : sympathetic":[
|
|
"a compassionate friend",
|
|
"a compassionate smile"
|
|
],
|
|
": pity":[
|
|
"\u2026 even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Quincy Adams"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"a compassionate person by nature",
|
|
"a compassionate smile made the refugees feel a little better",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a gentle soul who could compassionate even the most reprobate of scoundrels and villains",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Amid the chaos and violence, a team of compassionate volunteers set out to find the zoo\u2019s missing inhabitants, including a pride of lions tracked down to Uday Hussein\u2019s palace and a pack of Arabian horses located in the heart of the war zone. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"More and more, our places of business have recognized the need for compassionate empathy and safe spaces to engage about what\u2019s going on in the world around us. \u2014 Ashley Kincade, Essence , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"No one questions the good intent or compassionate basis for this extra money since so many people were affected through no fault of their own. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Davis\u2019 Shawn is the more reasonable of the two friends, smarter in many respects but too compassionate to ever feel superior. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Recognized by the LA Press Club with several Southern California Journalism awards, Leonard is a tireless journalist, compassionate leader, and creative thinker. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Shabazz scoured the neighborhood looking for stories to tell and established a reputation as a street portraitist, someone who turned a compassionate eye to his community, not just to highlight style and personality but also character. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Often gregarious in public, Mr. Enriquez showed a compassionate side with those close to him, Ms. Bowler and Mr. Cafiso said. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Mary was a perceptive observer, a compassionate friend, a loyal, intrepid wife, and a loving mother. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"He was recognized by Duke as being a competitor on the field and compassionate off it. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"At age 49, the Juilliard graduate, who can easily transform from menacing mob boss to compassionate father with a mere expression change, is having the kind of year an actor can only dream about. \u2014 Nicole Sperling, HWD , 12 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see compassion":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
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"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassionless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"coldheartedness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"heartlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"Take away all the qualities that make for a genuinely good father\u2014wisdom, compassion , even temper, selflessness\u2014and what you have left is Homer Simpson with his pure, mindless, dogged devotion to his family. \u2014 Paul A. Cantor , Gilligan Unbound , 2001",
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"\u2026 he read every \"doctor book\" he could reach \u2026 , learning fine secrets and curing us with steams and fruit compotes and dexterous rubs and, above all, with bedside compassion . \u2014 Gwendolyn Brooks , Booklist , 15 Oct. 1993",
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"The novel addresses at every point in its structural edifice, and lingers over in every fissure, the slave's body and personality: the way it speaks, what passion legal or illicit it is prey to, what pain it can endure, what limits, if any, there are to its suffering, what possibilities there are for forgiveness, compassion , love. \u2014 Toni Morrison , Playing In The Dark , 1992",
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"I can't write songs about what's wrong with a country that seems to lack compassion for pain and suffering \u2026 \u2014 Bonnie Raitt , quoted in Entertainment Weekly , 23 Aug. 1991",
|
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"Like the best of the new detectives, V. I. and Kinsey, she is a woman of wit and gravity, compassion and toughness, a heroine worth spending time with. \u2014 Susan Isaacs , New York Times Book Review , 3 Nov. 1991",
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"He felt compassion for the lost child.",
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"She shows compassion to the sick.",
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"She had the compassion to offer help when it was needed most.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For instance, many people find that simple, small acts of compassion \u2014like volunteering at your local food pantry or donating to a cause that\u2019s really important to you\u2014help build that sense of control even in a chaotic situation, Dr. Tedeschi says. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
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"This is why now is the time to help leaders gain the superpower of compassion . \u2014 Sanja Licina, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"And for her first several years in Denver, that kind of compassion had come easily to her. \u2014 Eli Saslow, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"And for her first several years in Denver, that kind of compassion had come easily to her. \u2014 Eli Saslow, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"Katie Couric is here with a translation, a lot of compassion , and marching orders. \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
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"The gun debate is stalling action After each mass shooting, the accusations of politicization seem to be flung faster than words of compassion and last longer than calls for solutions. \u2014 Anne Godlasky, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
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"Instead of becoming angry with my friend or blaming her for her approach, Dr Jhugroo suggests looking at the situation from a place of compassion . \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
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"Who else is in the market for a pint of papaya juice, a scruple of compassion ? \u2014 Campbell Mcgrath, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compassion-, compassio , from compati to sympathize, from Latin com- + pati to bear, suffer \u2014 more at patient":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compassion pity , compassion , commiseration , condolence , sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare. treats the homeless with great compassion commiseration suggests pity expressed outwardly in exclamations, tears, or words of comfort. murmurs of commiseration filled the loser's headquarters condolence applies chiefly to formal expression of grief to one who has suffered loss. expressed their condolences to the widow sympathy often suggests a tender concern but can also imply a power to enter into another's emotional experience of any sort. went to my best friend for sympathy in sympathy with her desire to locate her natural parents",
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"commiseration",
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"feeling",
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"sympathy"
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],
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},
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": compassionate":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"compass ion + -ive":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m\u02c8pasiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120603",
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]
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},
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"compaternity":{
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English compaternite , from Medieval Latin compaternitas , from compater godfather, after Latin pater father: Late Latin paternitas paternity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u00e4m+"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020308",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compathy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": shared feeling (as of joy or sorrow)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"com- + -pathy":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u0259th\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073300",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"compatibility":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
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"uncongenial"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a device (such as a computer) or system designed to be used with another device or system without modification":[
|
|
"This game is available on disk as well as in a full-voiced CD edition for PCs and compatibles .",
|
|
"\u2014 Scott A. May"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without reaction (such as agglutination or tissue rejection)":[],
|
|
": capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively":[],
|
|
": capable of existing together in harmony":[
|
|
"compatible theories",
|
|
"compatible people"
|
|
],
|
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": capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"two people with compatible personalities",
|
|
"This printer is compatible with most PCs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Still, some people maintain biases against the medications, thinking that taking them is not compatible with being in recovery \u2014 a perspective that the Justice Department now stresses can be discriminatory. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The new attachments are compatible with the original model. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The first-gen model is made for the base iPad and various older models, while this second-gen version is compatible with newer iPad Pros and iPad Airs, as well as the latest iPad Mini. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Sandra Cuevas, mayor of the Mexico City borough of Cuauht\u00e9moc, said the street paintings that had come to characterize the city\u2019s culinary variety in strings of colorful stalls were not compatible with her vision of a modern metropolis. \u2014 Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Left: The Monarch was designed to be compatible with the existing tractor apparatuses that a farm may already own, like a mower attachment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words, the overwhelming majority of iPads out there will not be compatible with Apple\u2019s nifty new multitasking interface. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The current software, iOS 15, is compatible with every iPhone from the iPhone 6s onwards. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Check to see if the carrier is compatible with your current rooftop configuration. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"All televisions marketed as HDR- compatible should support this standard. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In addition to its slightly larger 10.2-inch retina display, features like the Smart Connector make the new tablet compatible with the full-size Smart Keyboard once relegated to the iPad Pro. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Look for cases that are wireless charging- compatible . \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 20 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"With the success of the PC and PC compatibles , Microsoft became hugely successful. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 16 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"Each zip file contains a vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator version 8+ compatible ) and some artists will also include PDF and AI files as well. \u2014 Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY , 16 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Microsoft is also warning, again, that all Windows updates now require the use of a compatible , up-to-date anti-virus program. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"All are also equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems, and are Apple CarPlay compatible . \u2014 Charles Fleming, latimes.com , 24 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis , literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pat-\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"frictionless",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201656",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compatible":{
|
|
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|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"uncongenial"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device (such as a computer) or system designed to be used with another device or system without modification":[
|
|
"This game is available on disk as well as in a full-voiced CD edition for PCs and compatibles .",
|
|
"\u2014 Scott A. May"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without reaction (such as agglutination or tissue rejection)":[],
|
|
": capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively":[],
|
|
": capable of existing together in harmony":[
|
|
"compatible theories",
|
|
"compatible people"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"two people with compatible personalities",
|
|
"This printer is compatible with most PCs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Still, some people maintain biases against the medications, thinking that taking them is not compatible with being in recovery \u2014 a perspective that the Justice Department now stresses can be discriminatory. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The new attachments are compatible with the original model. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The first-gen model is made for the base iPad and various older models, while this second-gen version is compatible with newer iPad Pros and iPad Airs, as well as the latest iPad Mini. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Sandra Cuevas, mayor of the Mexico City borough of Cuauht\u00e9moc, said the street paintings that had come to characterize the city\u2019s culinary variety in strings of colorful stalls were not compatible with her vision of a modern metropolis. \u2014 Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Left: The Monarch was designed to be compatible with the existing tractor apparatuses that a farm may already own, like a mower attachment. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words, the overwhelming majority of iPads out there will not be compatible with Apple\u2019s nifty new multitasking interface. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The current software, iOS 15, is compatible with every iPhone from the iPhone 6s onwards. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Check to see if the carrier is compatible with your current rooftop configuration. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"All televisions marketed as HDR- compatible should support this standard. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In addition to its slightly larger 10.2-inch retina display, features like the Smart Connector make the new tablet compatible with the full-size Smart Keyboard once relegated to the iPad Pro. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Look for cases that are wireless charging- compatible . \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 20 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"With the success of the PC and PC compatibles , Microsoft became hugely successful. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 16 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"Each zip file contains a vector EPS (Adobe Illustrator version 8+ compatible ) and some artists will also include PDF and AI files as well. \u2014 Jenny Knizner, USA TODAY , 16 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Microsoft is also warning, again, that all Windows updates now require the use of a compatible , up-to-date anti-virus program. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"All are also equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems, and are Apple CarPlay compatible . \u2014 Charles Fleming, latimes.com , 24 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis , literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pat-\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pa-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"frictionless",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014728",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compatric":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sympatric":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"com- + -patric (as in sympatric )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-",
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8pa\u2027trik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061441",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compatriot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another":[
|
|
"We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics."
|
|
],
|
|
": companion , colleague":[
|
|
"her compatriots in academia",
|
|
"theater compatriots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.",
|
|
"the famous actor and his theater compatriots",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sunday\u2019s triumph, with Billie Jean King and King Felipe VI of Spain in attendance, also made Nadal, at age 36, the oldest man to win the French Open, surpassing his Spanish compatriot Andr\u00e9s Gimeno, who won the title in 1972 at age 34. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"It was also taken by 46-year-old compatriot , Ian Poulter, who stands to improve rapidly on the $28 million earned in career prize money. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But that wasn\u2019t all, as Lloyd Webber also had an equally starry compatriot to join him onstage. \u2014 Vogue , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Since Grace and Frankie wrapped (with the final 12 episodes to be released April 29), the unstoppable Tomlin has lined up two more movies with another longtime compatriot \u2014 Jane Fonda. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maisie is also drawn into the case of a Black American soldier suspected in the disappearance and possible murder of a White compatriot . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Men's big air battle: Canadian Max Parrot could win his second gold of the Games after topping the big air qualifying standings as his compatriot and defending champion, Sebastien Toutant, failed to advance after a crash. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Crowe\u2019s death also follows closely on the heels of the passing of another banjo legend, friend and compatriot Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers, who died in October of this year. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Crowe\u2019s death also follows closely on the heels of the passing of another banjo legend, friend and compatriot Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers, who died in October of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French compatriote , from Late Latin compatriota , from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman \u2014 more at patriot":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"chiefly British -\u02c8pa-",
|
|
"k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4t",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0101-tr\u0113-\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"landsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225931",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compd":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"compound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compeiren, comperen , from Middle French comper- , present indicative stem of comparoir , from Latin compar\u0113re , from com- + par\u0113re to be visible":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191441",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compearance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formal appearance in court":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compeirance , from compeiren + -ance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u0101r-",
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0113r\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165246",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comped":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": provided free of charge : complimentary":[
|
|
"We are all \"sweetie\" and \"sweetheart\" and \"dear\" to the Vegas management. We are all out for something: a comped meal, an angle.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joan Didion"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also comp entry 2":[
|
|
"We are all \"sweetie\" and \"sweetheart\" and \"dear\" to the Vegas management. We are all out for something: a comped meal, an angle.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joan Didion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4mpt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200527",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"comped?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=comped_1":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": provided free of charge : complimentary":[
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"We are all \"sweetie\" and \"sweetheart\" and \"dear\" to the Vegas management. We are all out for something: a comped meal, an angle.",
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"\u2014 Joan Didion"
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],
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"\u2014 see also comp entry 2":[
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"We are all \"sweetie\" and \"sweetheart\" and \"dear\" to the Vegas management. We are all out for something: a comped meal, an angle.",
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"\u2014 Joan Didion"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4mpt"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203129",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"compeer":{
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"antonyms":[
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"coequal",
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"coordinate",
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"counterpart",
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"equal",
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"equivalent",
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"fellow",
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"like",
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"match",
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"parallel",
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"peer",
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"rival"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": companion":[],
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": equal , peer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English comper , from Anglo-French, from Latin compar , from compar , adjective, like \u2014 more at compare":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere , literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater , from Latin com- + pater father \u2014 more at father":"Noun"
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pir",
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pir",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpir"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
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"comrade",
|
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"crony",
|
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"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
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"mate",
|
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"running mate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061010",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb,"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"compel":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure":[
|
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"Public opinion compelled her to sign the bill."
|
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],
|
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": to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly":[
|
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"Hunger compelled him to eat.",
|
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"The general was compelled to surrender."
|
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],
|
|
": to drive together":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Illness compelled him to stay in bed.",
|
|
"We took steps to compel their cooperation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Once upon a time, the start of each summer would compel a careless shopping spree. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Title IX, for all its might, can\u2019t compel universities to field a dozen or more sports teams, regardless of gender, or bestow hundreds of accompanying scholarships. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Does copyright law compel the unmasking of anonymous users when First Amendment rights may be threatened by the disclosures? \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Afrofuturist critiques can even compel audiences to reassess aspects of society that are taken as a given. \u2014 Julian C. Chambliss, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The proposal would involve an independent civil-rights audit, introduced by SOC Investment Group in 2021, and would compel McDonald\u2019s to assess if, and how, its business contributes to racial disparities. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The campus can no longer compel him to participate in an internal investigation. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Europe\u2019s vow to eventually turn its back on Russian oil and gas will compel Moscow to search further afield for customers, particularly in China and India. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"That could compel the Federal Reserve to continue its aggressive pullback of support for the economy for even longer, hurting riskier bets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compeller \"to coerce, force, constrain,\" borrowed from Anglo-French compeller, borrowed from Latin compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action),\" from com- com- + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, impel\" \u2014 more at pulse entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compel force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"dragoon",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"obligate",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"pressure",
|
|
"sandbag"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compellation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or action of addressing someone":[],
|
|
": appellation sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apparently no one dares to enter the world of professional wrestling without a catchy compellation"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin compell\u0101ti\u014dn-, compell\u0101ti\u014d \"action of addessing, reproaching, reproof,\" from compell\u0101re \"to address, speak to, reprove\" (from com- com- + -pell\u0101re, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere \"to beat against, push, strike\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at pulse entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccpe-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"appellative",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nomenclature",
|
|
"title"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compelled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure":[
|
|
"Public opinion compelled her to sign the bill."
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly":[
|
|
"Hunger compelled him to eat.",
|
|
"The general was compelled to surrender."
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive together":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Illness compelled him to stay in bed.",
|
|
"We took steps to compel their cooperation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Once upon a time, the start of each summer would compel a careless shopping spree. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Title IX, for all its might, can\u2019t compel universities to field a dozen or more sports teams, regardless of gender, or bestow hundreds of accompanying scholarships. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Does copyright law compel the unmasking of anonymous users when First Amendment rights may be threatened by the disclosures? \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Afrofuturist critiques can even compel audiences to reassess aspects of society that are taken as a given. \u2014 Julian C. Chambliss, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The proposal would involve an independent civil-rights audit, introduced by SOC Investment Group in 2021, and would compel McDonald\u2019s to assess if, and how, its business contributes to racial disparities. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The campus can no longer compel him to participate in an internal investigation. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Europe\u2019s vow to eventually turn its back on Russian oil and gas will compel Moscow to search further afield for customers, particularly in China and India. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"That could compel the Federal Reserve to continue its aggressive pullback of support for the economy for even longer, hurting riskier bets. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compeller \"to coerce, force, constrain,\" borrowed from Anglo-French compeller, borrowed from Latin compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action),\" from com- com- + pellere \"to beat against, push, strike, rouse, impel\" \u2014 more at pulse entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compel force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"dragoon",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"obligate",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"pressure",
|
|
"sandbag"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compelling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusive",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"uncompelling",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unpersuasive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": convincing":[
|
|
"no compelling evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": demanding attention":[
|
|
"for compelling reasons",
|
|
"The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down."
|
|
],
|
|
": forceful":[
|
|
"a compelling personality",
|
|
"a compelling desire"
|
|
],
|
|
": that compels : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.",
|
|
"He made a compelling argument.",
|
|
"I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job.",
|
|
"She had a compelling need to share what she had heard.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But a compelling personal story, savvy campaign, and enthusiastic support from women and gay rights groups fueled her upset victory. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"But as the Watson controversy suggests, those risks may be more significant, and more compelling , than those initially identified by company decision-makers. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of expanding his tableau to a broad statement, in the final scenes Mr. Nikou zooms in on a not-very- compelling culprit for memory loss, a case of the sads that has nothing much to do with our moment or with our cultural predicaments. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the campaign, Vega combined a compelling story as the daughter of Salvadoran immigrants who turned to law enforcement with a hard appeal to base voters. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"My job as a journalist is to gather facts and tell a compelling story and get people engaged. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But this undercuts WoodSpoon\u2019s true appeal, as well as the company\u2019s compelling origin story. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"It was formed to produce compelling , high-quality, and commercial feature films. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The screenwriter for the 2009 rom-com Bride Wars, June knows a thing or two about telling a compelling (and hilarious) story. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from present participle of compel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cogent",
|
|
"conclusive",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"persuasive",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183720",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compendious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her compendious knowledge of the monarch butterfly",
|
|
"a compendious summary of the referendum before the voters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Although employment has begun to recover, the need to create jobs has prompted several Indian states to suspend many of the country\u2019s compendious labour regulations. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020",
|
|
"Another documents the founding in 1974 \u2014 by Joan Nestle, Deborah Edel, Sahli Cavallaro, Pamela Olin and Julia Stanley \u2014 of a compendious and still-growing register of lesbian culture called the Herstory Archives. \u2014 Julianne Mcshane, New York Times , 29 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Nonetheless, astronomers and astrophysicists came together to write a single compendious paper about the event. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 16 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Each event centered on performances of a supreme, compendious Bach masterpiece. \u2014 James R. Oestreich, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-d\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compendious concise , terse , succinct , laconic , summary , pithy , compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative. a concise description terse implies pointed conciseness. a terse reply succinct implies the greatest possible compression. a succinct letter of resignation laconic implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious. an aloof and laconic stranger summary suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation. a summary listing of the year's main events pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance. a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. a compendious dictionary",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all-embracing",
|
|
"all-in",
|
|
"all-inclusive",
|
|
"broad-gauge",
|
|
"broad-gauged",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"cover-all",
|
|
"cyclopedic",
|
|
"embracive",
|
|
"encyclopedic",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"in-depth",
|
|
"inclusive",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"panoramic",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001637",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compendium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract":[
|
|
"a one-volume compendium of the multivolume original"
|
|
],
|
|
": a list of a number of items":[],
|
|
": collection , compilation":[
|
|
"a compendium of folk tales"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a one-volume compendium of information",
|
|
"He published a compendium of folk tales.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The project won a Grammy for best classical compendium at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Be sure to check out our local voter guide for a great compendium of our stories. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Combining backpacking advice, geological history, intimate recollections, and breathtaking photography, this eclectic compendium will appeal to a range of adventurous readers. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"To create this watch, Cartier\u2019s artisans used a compendium of crafts, including gold engraving, enameling and diamond setting. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Christopher Reynolds\u2019 vast compendium of go-to spots in the Golden State, i.e. Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay (one of our personal favorites), Big Sur (for lunch at clifftop Nepenthe), and the upstairs mezzanine of L.A.\u2019s the Last Bookstore. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"That is also where the suspect, before setting out to slaughter Black shoppers in Buffalo, posted a 180-page compendium of racist arguments and internet memes. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"According to Tania Sanchez, coauthor of the seminal 1992 compendium Perfumes: The A-Z Guide, the beginning of the modern era of fragrance can be marked by the 1882 release of Houbigant\u2019s Foug\u00e8re Royale. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Hallelujah first appears in the Book of Psalms \u2014 a compendium of sacred poems in the Jewish Bible that dates to the 5th or 4th century BC. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Latin, saving, shortcut, from compendere to weigh together, from com- + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at pendant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-d\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"album",
|
|
"anthology",
|
|
"collectanea",
|
|
"compilation",
|
|
"florilegium",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"reader"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201056",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compenetrate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to penetrate throughout : pervade":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"com- + penetrate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4m+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020723",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compenetration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pervasive penetration : mutual interfusion":[
|
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"the compenetration of two ideas"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u00a6)k\u00e4m+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190347",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"compensable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": that is to be or can be compensated":[
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"a compensable job-related injury"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company also said French consumers hadn\u2019t suffered any compensable loss. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 9 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pen-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102052",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"compensables":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": costs or losses entitling persons covered under social security to benefits":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-lz"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040205",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compensate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be equivalent to : counterbalance":[
|
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"Her virtues compensate her faults."
|
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],
|
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": to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to":[
|
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"compensate the victims for their loss"
|
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],
|
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": to neutralize the effect of (variations)":[],
|
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": to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect":[
|
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"his enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill"
|
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],
|
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": to provide with means of counteracting variation":[
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"compensate a magnetic needle"
|
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],
|
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": to supply an equivalent":[
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"\u2014 used with for \u2026 compensate for his feelings of loneliness by assertions of superiority. \u2014 W. H. Auden"
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],
|
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": to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation":[
|
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"His aggression was an attempt to compensate for inherent passivity."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"His enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill.",
|
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"The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect.",
|
|
"compensate workers for their labor",
|
|
"She was not compensated for the damage done to her car.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But the consequences of the unprovoked war didn't end there: For three decades, Iraq was required to compensate the Kuwaiti victims of Saddam's invasion. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that selling the camps may be necessary in some instances to compensate victims. \u2014 al , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Last year, the Israeli government approved a fund of approximately $50 million to compensate families but has yet to issue an official apology. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Even worse, there seemed to be no way to compensate . \u2014 Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sky Mavis said the funds will be combined with its own funds to compensate victims of the hack, which accessed assets worth about $540 million on the date of the theft, March 23. \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The government regulates fuel prices, which include a tax used to finance a fund to compensate accident victims, along with other levies that make up about a third of what consumers pay. \u2014 Prinesha Naidoo, Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In July 2019, Hayut was arrested in Greece and extradited back to Israel, where he was convicted of four fraud charges and ordered to compensate his victims a total of more than $43,000, The Times of Israel reported. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That strength has to carry the team until the weaknesses improve or coaches find a way to compensate . \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 19 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin compensatus , past participle of compensare , frequentative of compendere \u2014 see compendium":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t, -\u02ccpen-",
|
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"-\u02ccpen-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02ccs\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compensate pay , compensate , remunerate , satisfy , reimburse , indemnify , repay , recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred. paid their bills compensate implies a making up for services rendered. an attorney well compensated for her services remunerate clearly suggests paying for services rendered and may extend to payment that is generous or not contracted for. promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely satisfy implies paying a person what is required by law. all creditors will be satisfied in full reimburse implies a return of money that has been spent for another's benefit. reimbursed employees for expenses indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare. indemnified the families of the dead miners repay stresses paying back an equivalent in kind or amount. repay a favor with a favor recompense suggests due return in amends, friendly repayment, or reward. passengers were recompensed for the delay",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"indemnify",
|
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"recompense",
|
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"recoup",
|
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"remunerate",
|
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"requite",
|
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"satisfy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183429",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"compensate (for)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
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"to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-043517",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensated dollar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": commodity dollar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"compensated from past participle of compensate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013457",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating balance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compensation balance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202648",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating condenser":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": balancing condenser":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating errors":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": errors equal in amount but opposite in sense that cancel each other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041048",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating gear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": differential gear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating magnet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compass corrector":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182728",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensating winding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a winding embedded in the pole faces of a commutating alternating-current or direct-current machine and connected in series with the armature, the magnetic field of the winding neutralizing the cross-magnetizing field of the armature":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a psychological mechanism by which feelings of inferiority, frustration, or failure in one field are counterbalanced by achievement in another":[],
|
|
": correction of an organic defect or loss by hypertrophy or by increased functioning of another organ or unimpaired parts of the same organ":[],
|
|
": payment , remuneration":[
|
|
"working without compensation"
|
|
],
|
|
": payment to unemployed or injured workers or their dependents":[
|
|
"receiving compensation from his employer"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that constitutes an equivalent or recompense":[
|
|
"Age has its compensations.",
|
|
"Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of compensating : the state of being compensated":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The court awarded the victims millions of dollars in compensation .",
|
|
"She offered to pay for lunch as compensation for keeping me waiting.",
|
|
"Moving to the coast had some drawbacks, but there were also compensations .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The $30,000 will be placed in a deferred compensation before July 1. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"According to their findings, disparities in how Black veterans are rated on the severity of their condition amounted to lower disability compensation and decreased eligibility for other VA benefits. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The bonuses are a one-time payment that will not count toward compensation for retirement, the agreement letters said. \u2014 Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"To be sure, compensation continues to be a leading factor in the decision-making process. \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Taliban government has deployed emergency resources, including several helicopters and dozens of ambulances, and has offered compensation to victims' families. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Britain\u2019s government apologized and offered compensation , but many have complained that the claiming process is too cumbersome and the payments offered aren\u2019t high enough to make up for harm done by the British government. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Ballet Theatre Company is pleased to offer a competitive bi-weekly stipend, plus a shoe/dancewear stipend and additional compensation for special engagements and/or public appearances. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Of these, almost half believe that increased compensation expense has positively affected their company\u2019s profitability and performance. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see compensate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccpen-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccpen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"indemnification",
|
|
"indemnity",
|
|
"quittance",
|
|
"recompense",
|
|
"recoupment",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"remuneration",
|
|
"reparation",
|
|
"reprisal(s)",
|
|
"requital",
|
|
"restitution",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045348",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensation balance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a timepiece balance wheel so constructed (as of two metals of different expansivities) that variations of temperature produce such changes in its mean rim diameter as offset the changes produced in the hairspring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensation guard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a narrow strip of paper included at the binding margin of a book to compensate for the thickness of items mounted on pages":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043910",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensation insurance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": workmen's compensation insurance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compete":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry":[
|
|
"competing teams",
|
|
"companies competing for customers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.",
|
|
"She competed against students from around the country.",
|
|
"We are competing with companies that are twice our size.",
|
|
"Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?",
|
|
"The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Rebels were the last team selected with an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"An Exhibit 10 contract is a non-guaranteed one-year deal worth the league minimum, which often allows undrafted players, like Brooks, Samuels and Brown, to compete in the offseason for a spot on an NBA team's roster. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Watching Prince William compete in the Chakravarty Cup charity polo match with sister Pippa Middleton. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The West Palm Beach teen once again successfully merged his two passions \u2014 playing golf and helping the less fortunate \u2014 by bringing people together to compete in his annual charity golf tournament. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"After that, Porsche Penske Motorsport will prepare four total cars to be based in Mooresville, North Carolina, and Mannheim, Germany, and compete in the IMSA and FIA WEC circuits. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The state\u2019s system allows the top two primary finishers to compete in the general election, regardless of party affiliation. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The rosters for each of those events will be slightly different, but there will likely be some overlap and players that compete in both. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Alvarez plans to compete in Friday\u2019s team event, Fuentes said, according to The Guardian. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin competere to seek together, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable, from com- + petere to go to, seek \u2014 more at feather":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"face off",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"vie"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001740",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disability",
|
|
"inability",
|
|
"incapability",
|
|
"incapableness",
|
|
"incapacity",
|
|
"incompetence",
|
|
"incompetency",
|
|
"ineptitude",
|
|
"ineptness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sufficiency of means for the necessities and conveniences of life":[
|
|
"\" \u2026 money can only give happiness where there is nothing else to give it. Beyond a competence , it can afford no real satisfaction \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
|
],
|
|
": legal authority, ability, or admissibility":[
|
|
"a matter within the competence of a judge to adjudicate"
|
|
],
|
|
": the ability of embryonic cells and tissue to undergo differentiation in response to an organizer (see organizer sense 2 )":[],
|
|
": the ability to function or develop in a particular way: such as":[],
|
|
": the capability of bacterial cells to take up exogenous DNA during genetic transformation":[],
|
|
": the knowledge that enables a person to speak and understand a language":[
|
|
"has demonstrated competence in conversational Arabic"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being competent : such as":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of having sufficient knowledge, judgment, skill, or strength (as for a particular duty or in a particular respect)":[
|
|
"No one denies her competence as a leader.",
|
|
"They have demonstrated their competence in their specialty or subspecialty by passing a comprehensive exam \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Rachael Migler"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare performance sense 6":[
|
|
"has demonstrated competence in conversational Arabic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He trusts in the competence of his doctor.",
|
|
"questioned his competence to finish the task without help",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Characteristics include an inability to accurately assess your competence , fear of being seen as a failure, and holding back from reaching attainable goals. \u2014 Alaina Percival, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Secretary of state races were once sleepy affairs, dominated by politicians who sought to demonstrate their bureaucratic competence rather than fierce partisan loyalty. \u2014 Alexandra Berzon, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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"Secretary of state races were once sleepy affairs, dominated by politicians who sought to demonstrate their bureaucratic competence , rather than fierce partisan loyalty. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
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"The suspension seems perfectly damped for road driving, which is a feat given its competence on the track. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
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"The measure of a great director lies in his ability to inspire his associates to rise above their usual competence and Hitchcock exhibits absolute genius in doing this in Vertigo. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
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"Psychiatrists are among the least respected medical professionals, and shrinks are a routine target of jokes about their competence and even their own mental stability. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"Outwardly, however, the firm claimed its longstanding relationship with U.S. government agencies -- which included multiple contracts to develop anthrax vaccines -- was evidence of its competence . \u2014 Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News , 10 May 2022",
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"South Asian women reported diminished perceptions of their competence and commitment post-children at a level of 17 percentage points higher than white women, according to the study. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see competent":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259ns",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259t-\u0259n(t)s",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ability",
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"capability",
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"capableness",
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"capacity",
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"competency",
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"faculty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221216",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"competency":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disability",
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"inability",
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"incapability",
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"incapableness",
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"incapacity",
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"incompetence",
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"incompetency",
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"ineptitude",
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"ineptness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a specific area of competence":[
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"A \"meister,\" or master, who works with the student at the jobsite will then be able to check off when an apprentice has achieved certain competencies .",
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"\u2014 Lynn Olson",
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"I have always believed businesses that concentrate on a very few core competencies will do the best.",
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"\u2014 Bill Gates",
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"When coming up with a list of different industries, positions, and professions to which your skills could transfer, the key is to think in terms of your core competencies .",
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"\u2014 John A. Challenger"
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],
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": competence : such as":[],
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": legal authority, ability, or admissibility":[
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"They evaluated the defendant's competency to stand trial."
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],
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": possession of sufficient knowledge or skill":[
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"Dr. Polidoro was cited for his outstanding contributions to the profession, his professional \u2026 competency \u2026 and dedication.",
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"\u2014 Rhode Island",
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"At length horrible doubts overtake him as to the captain's competency to navigate his ship.",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Critics have questioned the director's competency .",
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"she's proved that she has the competency to run a major company",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Building the competency of the leaders and employees of the organization is key if the hope is to see those behaviors carry over. \u2014 Dr. Lisa Toppin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Confidence in Mexican air safety remains shaken, because the circumstances that led to the close call run deeper than the competency of one man. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
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"Creighton Horton, who prosecuted Ron in the 1996 retrial (after the first trial was thrown out due to a question of mental competency ), does not believe that Ron was a religious zealot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
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"The organization created the Education Conference where professional development is provided annually to thousands of educators and administrators across the country in the area of cultural competency under Mckinzie\u2019s leadership. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"To do this is to give AI the deep wisdom of Know Thyself, not by making AI literally self-aware, but by providing it with an insentient mechanism for detecting its own limit of competency . \u2014 Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Still, the party must also hope that the damage to Biden's image as a straight-shooter and reputation of competency , suffered during a brutal political period that included the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, will not linger. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"The permit exempts entertainment armorers from certain gun control laws \u2014 like a 10-day waiting period and a limit on purchases \u2014 but does not require proof of competency with firearms. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"In general, unless driven by major technology or competency gaps, a stakeholder\u2019s inability to support a new operating model can be overcome with relative ease \u2014 like a speed bump. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see competent":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259n-s\u0113",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n-s\u0113",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ability",
|
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"capability",
|
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"capableness",
|
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"capacity",
|
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"competence",
|
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"faculty"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021629",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"competent":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"incompetent",
|
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"inept",
|
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"poor",
|
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"unfit",
|
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"unfitted",
|
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"unqualified"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of taking up exogenous DNA (as from a plasmid) during genetic transformation":[
|
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"natural and artificially-produced competent cells"
|
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],
|
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": having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : fit":[
|
|
"a competent teacher",
|
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"a competent piece of work"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way: such as":[],
|
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": having the capacity to initiate an immune response following exposure to an antigen":[
|
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"antibody production by immunologically competent B cells"
|
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],
|
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": legally qualified or adequate":[
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"a competent witness"
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],
|
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": proper or rightly pertinent":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"\u2026 he was tolerated, if not endorsed as the competent painter he was. \u2014 Markus Zusak , The Book Thief , 2005",
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"The crafting of fine violins has proceeded for centuries as a secret art, handed down through apprenticeships from generation to generation. It takes 8 years, at least, to train a competent craftsman, decades to hone a master. \u2014 Richard Lipkin , Science News , 3 Sept. 1994",
|
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"\"Resort cities're transient places,\" the detective argued. \" \u2026 That doesn't mean the police aren't competent .\" \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Secrets of Harry Bright , 1985",
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"\u2026 I discovered that Lieutenant Lincoln\u2014a much-admired man hereabouts, and, I imagine, an exceedingly competent physician\u2014was from Worcester \u2026 \u2014 Alexander Woollcott , letter , 2 Oct. 1917",
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"The defendant was declared competent to stand trial.",
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"any competent mechanic should be able to fix that",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"He was referred to the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center and ultimately was found competent to stand trial in January. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
|
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"To be deemed competent to stand trial, a defendant must be able to cooperate with defense attorneys and understand what happens during the proceedings. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
|
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"This includes culturally competent legal services and investment in communities of color. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
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"She was found competent to stand trial and convicted of both counts in August, after years of hearings and motions. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Focus on providing culturally competent services that are strengths-based. \u2014 Neha Gill, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ventevogel said its up to resettlement services and agencies to make sure refugees have culturally competent and accessible health services. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Employer reputation, an assessment of how well institutions prepare students for successful careers, and which institutions provide the most competent , innovative, and effective graduates. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Josh Shapiro can present himself as a sane, competent , moderate, who cleans-up nicely. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, suitable, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin competent-, competens , from present participle of competere \u2014 see compete":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259t-\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for competent sufficient , enough , adequate , competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. sufficient savings enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient . do you have enough food? adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement. the service was adequate competent suggests measuring up to all requirements without question or being adequately adapted to an end. had no competent notion of what was going on",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
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"equal",
|
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"fit",
|
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"good",
|
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"qualified",
|
|
"suitable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110404",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compatible , suitable , appropriate":[],
|
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": competent":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with to or with"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete compete to be suitable (from Latin competere to be suitable, compete for) + -ible":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072509",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a state of rivalry or competition (as for position, profit, or a prize)":[
|
|
"the competing teams/athletes",
|
|
"researched competing companies/products",
|
|
"They received several competing offers/bids.",
|
|
"their competing claims to the territory",
|
|
"She had many competing demands on her time.",
|
|
"\u2026 money is needed for social programs, health care, the environment and myriad other competing interests.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gloria Galloway",
|
|
"Using themselves, and 30 other pairs of identical twins as subjects, the two set out to test competing theories \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alison Rowat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0113-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064144",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply":[
|
|
"the interspecies competition for food"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or process of competing : rivalry : such as":[],
|
|
": the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms":[
|
|
"contractors in competition for the contract to build the new school"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores.",
|
|
"Don't let the competition know our trade secrets.",
|
|
"They had a competition to see who could sell the most lemonade.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two leaders who both face domestic economic challenges are shifting some of the focus of their Great Power competition to a race over whose country\u2019s growth is stronger. \u2014 Lingling Wei, WSJ , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Sirena says it\u2019s the customizability that really sets this yacht apart from her competition , though. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the most common mistakes new entrepreneurs make when making a business plan is underestimating, or outright failing to identify, their competition . \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, the Studio Display isn\u2019t its only competition , and much of the rest of the market is even cheaper than it. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"When the California Academy of Sciences announced the winners of its annual natural photography competition this month, the honorees included a former photo editor for National Geographic. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But things began to stack up against the Lightning facing their stiffest competition since their run of success began in 2020. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But things began to stack up against the Lightning facing their stiffest competition since their run of success began in 2020. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But things began to stack up against the Lightning facing their stiffest competition since their run of success began in 2020. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin competition-, competitio , from Latin competere \u2014 see compete":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"matchup",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tournament",
|
|
"tourney"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competitioner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that competes (as to achieve an official position or entrance into a service)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competitive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances":[
|
|
"competitive inhibition of an enzyme"
|
|
],
|
|
": inclined, desiring, or suited to compete":[
|
|
"a competitive personality",
|
|
"competitive interest rates"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, characterized by, or based on competition":[
|
|
"competitive sports",
|
|
"a competitive marketplace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is a very competitive player.",
|
|
"You need a degree to be competitive in today's job market.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Squires believed in training his runners at race pace, and his practices were competitive . \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Prince was always competitive , always on the trigger. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Like the Diamondbacks, the Rockies were not expected to be competitive this season, but had a surprising start, going 16-11 over the season\u2019s first 27 games. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Taylor was very competitive \u2013 every practice, every rep. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Trackhouse has come on the scene and been extremely competitive winning three races early in the season, the last being the Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway with Daniel Suarez behind the wheel. \u2014 Maury Brown, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The message was that the Trojans won\u2019t need a collective to be competitive in NIL among all sports, not just football. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"And across the country, Democrats are trying to help extremist candidates win GOP primaries in the hopes that those candidates will be less competitive in the general elections. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The broader labor market is tight, and compensation for entry level jobs is competitive . \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see competition":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pet-\u0259t-iv",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pe-t\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192452",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competitive exclusion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a generalization in ecology: two species cannot coexist in the same ecological niche for very long without one becoming extinct or being driven out because of competition for limited resources":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075525",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competitive point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a transportation point served by two or more independent lines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082517",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competitor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an organism that lives in competition with another":[
|
|
"The squid population increased dramatically when food competitors were depleted by heavy overfishing."
|
|
],
|
|
": one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another":[
|
|
"offering lower prices than our competitors"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that competes : such as":[],
|
|
": rival":[
|
|
"a fierce competitor on the soccer field"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We offer better rates than our competitors .",
|
|
"There were more than 500 competitors in the race.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The planning document also cited China as a challenge for the first time, setting the stage for the 30 allies to plan to handle Beijing\u2019s transformation from a benign trading partner to a fast-growing competitor from the Arctic to cyberspace. \u2014 Sabine Siebold And Robin Emmott, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Volland, who was backed during his campaign by Assembly Vice Chair Chris Constant, is now 326 votes ahead of his closest competitor , Stephanie Taylor, a supporter of Mayor Dave Bronson. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Its closest competitor was a crippled Soviet Union struggling to recover from the loss of more than twenty million citizens and the devastation of significant amounts of its territory. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Flores avoided a runoff that some had expected, and her fundraising vastly exceeded that of her closest Democratic competitor , Dan Sanchez. \u2014 Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Employees are seemingly happy, while your closest competitor struggles after losing several top lieutenants to the Great Resignation. \u2014 Eric Allais, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That spending figure is leagues more than his next-closest competitor , Democratic Rep. Karen Bass, who has spent $2.9 million, and is more than three times as much as Bass and the next four top-spending candidates combined. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"However, unlike its peers from Surrey, Maserati\u2019s system defaults to a fully opaque setting when power is not being fed to the system, creating a light-proof barrier as opposed to the competitor \u2019s, which doesn\u2019t fully block the solar rays. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Strong, chair of the Madison County Commission, raised almost four times as much money as his closest fundraising competitor over the first three months of 2022, according to the latest Federal Election Commission candidate finance reports. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1534, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The CD is a compilation of greatest hits.",
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"the slow compilation of data",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The book is a compilation of essays, personal narratives, and art from refugee youth around the world. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"The video is a compilation of voice recordings of residents describing Shanghai's lockdown accompanied by melancholic instrumental music and black-and-white photos of empty Shanghai streets. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The committee concluded the evening with a video compilation of rioters attributing their actions to the lies and the urging of Mr. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"As early as November, the teen wrote messages on Discord documenting his plan to allegedly murder Black people in a mass shooting, according to a compilation of messages reviewed by The Washington Post. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Following the release of MCR's 2010 album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, the band dropped 10 singles in 2012 and 2013 as a compilation titled Conventional Weapons before announcing their breakup in March 2013. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Proceedings must be based on compilation of evidence and procedural regularity absent overtones of political retribution. \u2014 Michael A. Newton, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Skating to a compilation of Elton John\u2019s music, Nathan executed a remarkable performance that included a triple axel, a triple lutz, and a triple toe loop combination. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Meet the new skateboarders in his story, and take a look at this compilation of stories about why skateboarding is part of Southern California\u2019s cultural fabric. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"compilatory techniques"
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": of, relating to, or being compilation":[
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"a work compilatory in nature and not truly original",
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"-\u02c8pil-"
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": to build up gradually":[
|
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": to collect and edit into a volume":[
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"compile a book of poems"
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|
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": to compose out of materials from other documents":[
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"compile a statistical chart"
|
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": to run (something, such as a program) through a compiler":[]
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"He compiled a book of poems.",
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"She compiled a list of names.",
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"They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.",
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"We compiled our findings in the report.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"For this article, editors Rebecca Carhart and Hillary Maglin tested and reviewed some of the best portable dryers on the market to compile a list of the most lightweight and reliable options for your next trip. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
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"Naftel said Jefferson County, the state\u2019s largest, will have some slowdown with new procedures because of its geographic size, with 175 precincts, and because officials won\u2019t be able to compile votes at multiple locations, as has been the practice. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
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"Antenna is able to compile daily subscriber sign-ups to most streaming services by aggregating data coming from a series of third-party apps that help users manage their email inboxes or keep to a monthly budget. \u2014 Benjamin Mullin, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Although UConn wasn\u2019t able to compile as robust a non-conference schedule as usual, the committee did not seem to penalize the Huskies for that or their relatively easy conference slate. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 14 Mar. 2021",
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"Information about the methodology Forbes uses to compile the list, which captures income the athletes collected between May 1, 2021, and May 1, 2022, can be found here. \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
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"One of her jobs was to compile a list of Jewish prisoners working in factories owned by industrialist Oskar Schindler. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In all, reporters were able to compile racial data for tickets issued at schools in 68 districts. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 6 May 2022",
|
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"In the coming months, USA TODAY Network reporters will embark on a national project to compile data and public records that expose why these disparities in police response and news coverage of missing children occur and how they can be addressed. \u2014 Gina Barton, jsonline.com , 3 May 2022"
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French compiler , from Latin compilare to plunder":""
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|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u012bl",
|
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|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133319",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a computer program that translates an entire set of instructions written in a higher-level symbolic language (such as C) into machine language before the instructions can be executed":[],
|
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": one that compiles":[]
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Bubl\u00e9 has led the ARIA Chart on several occasions: with Michael Bubl\u00e9 (May 2004), Call Me Irresponsible (May 2007), Crazy Love (October 2009), Christmas (December 2011) and To Be Loved (April 2013), the charts compiler reports. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That first-week sum includes 7.7 million streams, the biggest opening week for any track in 2022, according to the charts compiler . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The index compiler added that the spread of the Omicron variant overseas has dampened demand for Chinese goods outside of the country. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Out of at least 100 companies that had cargo on the A Kinka, most had cargo on other ships in the port on Sept. 19, according to customs data from trade-records compiler Import Genius. \u2014 Stephanie Stamm, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Also, reports the charts compiler , ABBA notches a 58th total week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, an effort bettered by only two other acts in history: The Beatles and Elvis Presley. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Voyage leads the Official Chart Update and is already the fastest-selling physical release and biggest first-week pure sales (physical and digital) of the year to date, according to the charts compiler . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In the first three days of its release, according to the charts compiler , Dave\u2019s sophomore LP has already eclipsed the week one sales tally of his 2019 debut Psychodrama, and it\u2019s on track to post one of 2021\u2019s biggest opening weeks. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"There is some optimization here that is transparent to the user, in which the Neuron compiler converts 32-bit floating-point to Bfloat16 to preserve precision while improving performance under TensorFlow and PyTorch. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 8 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190222",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
"complacence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humbleness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one's lot : self-satisfaction":[],
|
|
": complaisance":[],
|
|
": unconcern":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the complacence of some of the rich kids at the exclusive private school",
|
|
"someone who displayed a startling complacence toward his own financial plight",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the rise and fall of Japan's chipmakers suggests that leaders of the industry today have no room for complacence . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"His complacence is more nauseating than his weakness. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, The New Yorker , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"There's been a lot of years of complacence from a lot of people who thought everything was OK but weren't really listening to what was going on and what wasn't OK. \u2014 Gary Graff, Billboard , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"That sort of complacence doesn't cut it with consumers in China, where the big three telecom providers are expected to roll out 5G networks in most major cities by the end of this year. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 13 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The Declaration of Indulgence, also called the Declaration for Liberty of Conscience, pushed the complacence of James\u2019s Protestant opponents to its absolute limits. \u2014 Declan Leary, National Review , 19 July 2019",
|
|
"The greatest danger facing American democracy is complacence . \u2014 Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"One reason is complacence , because Russia's greenhouse gas emissions have already plummeted since the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Angelina Davydova, Science | AAAS , 21 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Trump saw complacence , laxity, and perhaps even decadence as the crisis of the West. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 11 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amour propre",
|
|
"bighead",
|
|
"complacency",
|
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"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-congratulation",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-glory",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-love",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"swellheadedness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
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|
|
"vainness",
|
|
"vanity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165830",
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complacency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humbleness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instance of usually unaware or uninformed self-satisfaction":[],
|
|
": self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies":[
|
|
"When it comes to safety, complacency can be dangerous."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He sees a dangerous sense of complacency about the U.S. stock market\u2014where investors were emboldened after the 1998 downturn was followed by a resounding snapback. \u2014 Bernard Wysocki, Jr. , Wall Street Journal , 3 Aug. 1999",
|
|
"He spoke, however, with resignation, even complacency , rather than anguish. \u2014 Harriet Ritvo , The Platypus and The Mermaid , 1997",
|
|
"\u2026 you say to yourself, \"OK, why did it happen? Why did we make those bad engineering decisions we made in 1967 and 1986 with Challenger?\" I'll tell you. It's the human element. And I suggest that there's a complacency there that comes from success. \u2014 Alan Shepard , Yankee , October 1991",
|
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"Tony Brace lived in Richmond, in circumstances of impeccable domestic content. Matthew and Susan had visited, in the early days of their marriage; driving home, they had mocked the d\u00e9cor and the connubial complacency . \u2014 Penelope Lively , City Of The Mind , 1991",
|
|
"The public was lulled into complacency .",
|
|
"a momentary complacency that was quickly dispelled by the shock of cold reality",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Modern degradation has also left citizens angry, fed up with what often feels like complacency in what is arguably one of the most beautiful cities in the world. \u2014 Barbie Latza Nadeau With Hada Messia, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Most of us travel as Goethe traveled, albeit without his brains, energy, or Teutonic complacency . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Remaining king of the mountain is a daily battle with self-satisfaction, egoism and complacency . \u2014 Brian H. Robb, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"That film pointedly drew a parallel between the waste and decadence of Presley\u2019s ignominious final years and the moral complacency and confusion of Trump\u2019s America. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Coach Ime Udoka said the Celtics were warned to guard against complacency and steel themselves for an early Miami barrage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The point, however, is not whether Britain\u2019s story about Western complacency is new or accurate, but whether it is believed. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"In an apparent concern over complacency , President Volodymyr Zelensky reminded residents to heed local curfews and take air raid sirens seriously. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The reasons why people may be reluctant or refuse vaccines are complex, the WHO wrote, but include complacency and a lack of confidence in the shots or their health officials. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
"see complacent":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an-s\u0113",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4an(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
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|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-congratulation",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"smugness",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"complacent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"interested"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": complaisant sense 1":[
|
|
"complacent flattery"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies : marked by complacency : self-satisfied":[
|
|
"a complacent smile"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 I gazed at my mother's poised, beautiful profile as her face turned from side to side, calm or complacent , accepting what the route offered. \u2014 Donald Hall , Atlantic , October 1996",
|
|
"Mr. Davis organized his second great quintet in the mid-60's, but by then jazz had taken a new turn and many felt he had become pass\u00e9, a complacent peacock. \u2014 Gary Giddins , New York Times Book Review , 15 Oct. 1989",
|
|
"\u2026 he hopes to break through the reader's complacent indifference, make him aware of his predicament, and force him to take sides. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
|
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"Lord Lathkill \u2026 was so completely unostentatious, so very willing to pay all the attention to me, and yet so subtly complacent , so unquestionably sure of his position. \u2014 D. H. Lawrence , The Complete Short Stories Volume III , (1922) 1981",
|
|
"The strong economy has made people complacent .",
|
|
"We have grown too complacent over the years.",
|
|
"We can't afford to be complacent about illiteracy.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those leaders who took it upon themselves to take action and truly re-examine their unique people strategies are going to sit much prettier than their complacent counterparts. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That policing strategy worked wonders in New York and other cities in the 1990s and 2000s, but progressives dismissed it as crime rates fell and voters became complacent . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Tranchita and boys\u2019 coach Shawn Wallace take pride in their athletes not getting complacent and continuing the Tigers\u2019 winning tradition. \u2014 Joseph Pohoryles, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"But for many, like Burke, the hope is data will make their case stronger\u2014in part to those in the employer community that remain complacent on the issue. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"And Democrats, no longer confident that an unserious huckster was destined to lose, were not at all complacent . \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Still, the talent is there, and the audacious production concept \u2013 approved, we are pointedly told, by the Stone and Edwards estates \u2013 is never complacent . \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 6 June 2022",
|
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"As the show prepares for Season 3, Barrymore does not want to get complacent . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 5 May 2022",
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"Emergency preparedness officials warned Floridians not to get complacent during the upcoming hurricane season, particularly in coastal areas that haven\u2019t experienced strong storms recently. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin complacent-, complacens , present participle of complac\u0113re to please greatly, from com- + plac\u0113re to please \u2014 more at please":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-s\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"incurious",
|
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"indifferent",
|
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"insensible",
|
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"insouciant",
|
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"nonchalant",
|
|
"perfunctory",
|
|
"pococurante",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uncurious",
|
|
"uninterested"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to express grief, pain, or discontent":[
|
|
"complaining about the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a formal accusation or charge":[
|
|
"He threatened to complain of him to the captain."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works hard but he never complains .",
|
|
"If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
|
|
"The students complained that the test was too hard.",
|
|
"\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Republicans who now complain these hearings are occurring in an election year have chosen to forget the national commission originally proposed would have long since been done by now \u2014 if not for Senate Republicans killing it. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The change created a virtual state of emergency among Washington lobbyists, who complain about the workload that the deadlines have generated. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Conservatives, who complain that Twitter is biased against them, celebrated Mr. Musk\u2019s offer. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Martinez said this deal balances the need to bring people in off the streets with the frustrations of residents who complain about the difficulties of using the sidewalk and feeling unsafe. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Housing advocates say no-cause evictions have been used as retaliation to evict people who complain about sub-par living conditions or who try to form tenant unions. \u2014 Ginny Monk, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212331",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complainer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to express grief, pain, or discontent":[
|
|
"complaining about the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a formal accusation or charge":[
|
|
"He threatened to complain of him to the captain."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works hard but he never complains .",
|
|
"If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
|
|
"The students complained that the test was too hard.",
|
|
"\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Republicans who now complain these hearings are occurring in an election year have chosen to forget the national commission originally proposed would have long since been done by now \u2014 if not for Senate Republicans killing it. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The change created a virtual state of emergency among Washington lobbyists, who complain about the workload that the deadlines have generated. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Conservatives, who complain that Twitter is biased against them, celebrated Mr. Musk\u2019s offer. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Martinez said this deal balances the need to bring people in off the streets with the frustrations of residents who complain about the difficulties of using the sidewalk and feeling unsafe. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Housing advocates say no-cause evictions have been used as retaliation to evict people who complain about sub-par living conditions or who try to form tenant unions. \u2014 Ginny Monk, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complaining":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to express grief, pain, or discontent":[
|
|
"complaining about the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a formal accusation or charge":[
|
|
"He threatened to complain of him to the captain."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works hard but he never complains .",
|
|
"If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager.",
|
|
"The students complained that the test was too hard.",
|
|
"\u201cThese shoes are too tight,\u201d he complained .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Republicans who now complain these hearings are occurring in an election year have chosen to forget the national commission originally proposed would have long since been done by now \u2014 if not for Senate Republicans killing it. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The change created a virtual state of emergency among Washington lobbyists, who complain about the workload that the deadlines have generated. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Conservatives, who complain that Twitter is biased against them, celebrated Mr. Musk\u2019s offer. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Martinez said this deal balances the need to bring people in off the streets with the frustrations of residents who complain about the difficulties of using the sidewalk and feeling unsafe. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Housing advocates say no-cause evictions have been used as retaliation to evict people who complain about sub-par living conditions or who try to form tenant unions. \u2014 Ginny Monk, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that didn\u2019t stop officers from citing her after someone called to complain . \u2014 Taylor Stevens, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Left to their own devices, dissatisfied consumers are probably more apt to complain and write negative reviews than satisfied customers are likely to write positive reviews. \u2014 Henri Isenberg, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Some conservatives and civil rights groups are almost certain to complain that the efforts to limit misinformation could restrict free speech. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compleynen , from Anglo-French compleindre , from Vulgar Latin *complangere , from Latin com- + plangere to lament \u2014 more at plaint":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051530",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complaint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bodily ailment or disease":[
|
|
"The patient's complaint was frequent headaches."
|
|
],
|
|
": a formal allegation against a party":[
|
|
"The complaint alleges sexual harassment."
|
|
],
|
|
": expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction":[
|
|
"She did her chores without complaint ."
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry":[
|
|
"Inefficiency was the main complaint against the local government."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The board has received a number of complaints about the new policy.",
|
|
"The company has a system to handle customer complaints .",
|
|
"The lack of parking spaces is a common complaint among the city's residents.",
|
|
"The lack of financial support is our biggest complaint .",
|
|
"He is being treated for a stomach complaint .",
|
|
"Shortness of breath was a common complaint among the patients.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Huang admitted to the officers that the substance was meth, according to the criminal complaint . \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, federal authorities charged Gunn, of Bolingbrook, Ill., with making threats against the female prosecutors, according to a criminal complaint . \u2014 Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the criminal complaint : A red 2021 Hyundai Elantra, rented from Hertz, was reported stolen on the morning of May 17 in Oak Creek. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Payton Gendron, accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket, has been charged with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty, according to a criminal complaint . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Ballistics evidence indicated that Gendron fired approximately 60 shots during the attack, according to an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint . \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a criminal complaint , Davis committed the crime in 2011. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the criminal complaint , obtained by both KSWO and KFOR, Massoumi had a date with a woman on Christmas Eve that continued into Christmas morning. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the criminal complaint : A large group of teens were in the area having a water gun fight that night and Le-Morrison was being chased by someone with a water gun, one of the participants told police. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compleynte , from Anglo-French compleint , from compleindre \u2014 see complain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"grievance",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"miserere",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compleat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight",
|
|
"an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"archaic variant of complete in The Compleat Angler (1653) by Izaak Walton":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"round (off "
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that when added to a certain number of the same sign yields a number with the digit 1 as the significant digit farthest to the left and the digit 0 in every other digit place":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in assembly language programming"
|
|
],
|
|
": an added word or expression by which a predication is made complete (such as president in \"they elected him president\" and beautiful in \"he thought her beautiful\")":[],
|
|
": compliment":[],
|
|
": one of two mutually completing parts : counterpart":[
|
|
"She is a kind of complement to me, and we get on famously.",
|
|
"\u2014 Flannery O'Connor"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that fills up, completes , or makes better or perfect":[
|
|
"The scarf is a perfect complement to her outfit."
|
|
],
|
|
": the angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals a right angle in measure":[],
|
|
": the full quantity, number, or assortment needed or included":[
|
|
"\u2026 the usual complement of eyes and ears \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Francis Parkman",
|
|
"\u2026 after several more minutes of waiting, the full complement of runners was sent off by the starter's pistol.",
|
|
"\u2014 Craig Neff"
|
|
],
|
|
": the musical interval required with a given interval to complete the octave":[],
|
|
": the set of all elements that do not belong to a given set and are contained in a particular mathematical set containing the given set":[],
|
|
": the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction especially of particulate antigens (such as bacteria and foreign blood corpuscles)":[],
|
|
": the whole force or personnel of a ship":[],
|
|
": to complete or enhance by providing something additional : to be complementary to":[
|
|
"The illustrations complement the text."
|
|
],
|
|
": to exchange formal courtesies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"With the loss of just one American and four Japanese carriers, including their complements of aircraft and many of their superbly trained fliers \u2026 , Midway \u2026 put the Japanese navy at a disadvantage from which it never recovered. \u2014 David M. Kennedy , Atlantic , March 1999",
|
|
"Exact observation of the outer world was the complement to a literal reading of Scripture. \u2014 Garry Wills , Under God , 1990",
|
|
"The usual complement of Kremlin guards was about, one company of infantry with light arms. \u2014 Tom Clancy , Red Storm Rising , 1986",
|
|
"His faults are accepted as the necessary complement to his merits. \u2014 W. Somerset Maugham , Moon and Sixpence , 1919",
|
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"The scarf is a perfect complement to her outfit.",
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"a full complement of farm animals",
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"her usual complement of attendants",
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"a ship's complement of officers",
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"\u201cPresident\u201d in \u201cthey elected her president\u201d and \u201cto work\u201d in \u201che wants to work\u201d are different kinds of complements .",
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"Verb",
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"Carrots often work even better than sticks, so I propose a skinny subsidy to complement the fat tax. \u2014 Jonathan Rauch , Atlantic , December 2002",
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"The love of Bottom's bottomless vision at least complements , if it does not transcend, the rational love of Theseus. \u2014 Frank Kermode , Shakespeare's Language , 2000",
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"\u2026 his ice-blue Appalachian eyes glint through horn-rimmed glasses, which complement his salt-and-pepper beard. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New Yorker , 19 June 1995",
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"\u2026 lively photographs, illustrations and cartoons designed to complement the meanings of the poems and give a leg-up to the imagination. \u2014 Carol Ann Duffy , Times Literary Supplement , 4-10 Dec. 1987",
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"The shirt complements the suit nicely.",
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"a delicious dinner complemented by a splendid dessert",
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"The soup and salad complement each other well.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This braided egg-rich sweet bread is served throughout the year as a complement to any meal, but is traditionally served during Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 21 June 2022",
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"Governments would benefit from developing national strategies for equitably expanding virtual health and care and integrating it into the health care system as a complement to in-person care. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022",
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"Vibrant, cerulean-colored walls make the perfect complement to a tapestry-like room divider in this sophisticated living room by New York City designer Nick Olsen. \u2014 Marisa Martin, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
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"Beta Fiction Spain will be the fictional complement to Beta Entertainment Spain, Beta Group\u2019s unscripted operation, led by Javier P\u00e9rez de Silva, whose main focus is the creation and adaptation of international unscripted entertainment formats. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
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"This is due to the fact that other components in the hemp plant complement CBD\u2019s effects and offer additional anxiety and mood-boosting benefits. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Nathan and his wife Clara often visited and paid the sisters the ultimate complement \u2014 their eggs were better than his. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"To that end, Smith is the best complement to Green (and Sengun) available in this draft. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The arena-like overtones of the in-the-round staging and spare set complement such conflict. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Shell and Energy Transfer are working on an export terminal to complement existing gasification and import facilities \u2013 with a price tag of somewhere between $12 billion to $16 billion. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The bride received two platinum eternity bands to complement her engagement ring. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Nothing wrong with adding more shooting to complement Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, while augmenting future. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
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"The best iPad Air cases do more than just protect, however, with their designs working to complement your tablet\u2019s features. \u2014 Stephen Slaybaugh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
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"Now some of the latter have opened chic hotels and hip art and music venues to complement the region's natural beauty. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
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"The albums borrowed sparingly from tech house, Jersey club and Afrobeats, among other genres, to complement traditional hip-hop tracks. \u2014 Stefan Sykes, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
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"Friday's deal adds sports betting and online casino gambling to the mix to complement the physical shipboard casinos. \u2014 Wayne Parry, ajc , 17 June 2022",
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"Friday\u2019s deal adds sports betting and online casino gambling to the mix to complement the physical shipboard casinos. \u2014 Wayne Parry, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin complementum , from compl\u0113re to fill up, complete, from com- + pl\u0113re to fill \u2014 more at full":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"correlate",
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"supplement"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012115",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"complement fixation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the process of binding serum complement to the product formed by the union of an antibody and the antigen for which it is specific that occurs when complement is added to a suitable mixture of such an antibody and antigen and that is the basis of some tests to detect the presence of specific antibodies or antigens":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190028",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complementary pit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pit in one cell of many higher vascular plants complementary to another in an adjacent cell \u2014 compare pit-pair":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111640",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complementary wavelength":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": wavelength of the portion of the visible spectrum required to produce achromatic color by additive mixture with a sample color \u2014 see color sense 1c":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045003",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complementation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": production of normal phenotype in an individual heterozygous for two closely related mutations with one on each homologous chromosome and at a slightly different position":[],
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": the operation of determining the complement of a mathematical set":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-(\u02cc)men-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, -m\u0259n-",
|
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"-m\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-(\u02cc)men-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102544",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"complementizer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a function word or morpheme that combines with a clause or verbal phrase to form a subordinate clause":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-(\u02cc)men-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02cct\u012b-z\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005145",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"complementor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a company that sells a product or service that complements the products or services of another company":[
|
|
"Microsoft and Intel are complementors . Microsoft's sophisticated software packages require ever more powerful chips from Intel. The chips in turn make the software feasible and economic.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Koch , The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws of Nature , 2013",
|
|
"Hard negotiations with complementors (companies with complementary products/services and mutual customers) and suppliers can come back to bite you.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rajshree Agarwal and Raj Echambadi , The Baltimore Sun , 4 Nov. 2011",
|
|
"Often the adoption of new technology and the growth of the market are affected by the degree to which complementary products and services are available from complementors for customers.",
|
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"\u2014 Adrian Ryans et al. , Winning Market Leadership , 2000"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1996, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-m\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccmen-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231124",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complete":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"polish"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": brought to an end : concluded":[
|
|
"a complete period of time"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 3":[],
|
|
": containing all essential amino acids":[
|
|
"Beans and grains combined together form a complete protein."
|
|
],
|
|
": execute , fulfill":[
|
|
"complete a contract"
|
|
],
|
|
": fully carried out : thorough":[
|
|
"a complete renovation"
|
|
],
|
|
": having all four sets of floral organs":[],
|
|
": having all necessary parts, elements, or steps":[
|
|
"a complete diet"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space":[],
|
|
": highly proficient":[
|
|
"a complete artist"
|
|
],
|
|
": including modifiers, complements , or objects":[],
|
|
": legally caught":[],
|
|
": made complete by the inclusion of":[
|
|
"a birthday cake complete with candles"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state":[
|
|
"complete a painting"
|
|
],
|
|
": to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully":[
|
|
"The quarterback completed 12 out of 18 passes."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make whole or perfect":[
|
|
"Its song completes the charm of the bird.",
|
|
"Her latest purchase completes her collection."
|
|
],
|
|
": to mark the end of":[
|
|
"A rousing chorus completes the show."
|
|
],
|
|
": total , absolute":[
|
|
"complete silence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He spoke in complete sentences.",
|
|
"They sat in complete silence.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The project took four months to complete .",
|
|
"Her latest purchase completes her collection.",
|
|
"The new baby completed their family.",
|
|
"The quarterback completed 12 out of 15 passes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"No watch auction is complete without important Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces and this sale has many. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, ajc , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a look at the complete route map for the 2022 Tour de France. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"It's been a complete turnaround this season for the Wranglers under a coach Rattlers coach Kevin Guy played in the Arena Football League for in 1999. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The Jones already had two children of their own, so the prospect of adopting eight more would involve a complete change of lifestyle. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"On particularly snowy days at the Racine Zoo, Diamond the Andean bear could be found sitting next to a snowman, one complete with a carrot nose. \u2014 Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the most complete answer anybody has right now. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Convicted on first- and second-degree theft charges, Adams had failed to complete a work furlough program in Hawaii, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Not about to lose the wager, the count enlisted about 900 workers and even confiscated building materials to complete it in just 64 days. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The website should give the visitor something to do in a prominent way, such as call, schedule an appointment, schedule a tour, complete a form or something else in order to become a lead. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Each team has 75 minutes in which to complete five dishes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, all new employees are automatically enrolled in certain compliance courses and have a timeframe to complete them. \u2014 Graham Glass, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Bohatsch says the studio is also conscious of the fact that games require a learning curve, not just for the development team but for players as well, who will have to learn how a new game thinks and behaves in order to complete it. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Grover was first elected to the House in 2006 and won a special election to complete the term of Sen. Margaret Dayton in June 2018. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When clicking on the link to order, visitors are redirected to a U.S. Postal Service website to complete it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English complet , from Latin completus , from past participle of compl\u0113re \u2014 see complement entry 1":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complete Adjective full , complete , plenary , replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it. a full schedule complete applies when all that is needed is present. a complete picture of the situation plenary adds to complete the implication of fullness without qualification. given plenary power replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety. replete with delightful details Verb close , end , conclude , finish , complete , terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished. close a debate end conveys a strong sense of finality. ended his life conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting). the service concluded with a blessing finish may stress completion of a final step in a process. after it is painted, the house will be finished complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken. the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space. your employment terminates after three months",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"compleat",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
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"plenary",
|
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"total",
|
|
"whole"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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},
|
|
"complete and utter":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
"The wedding was a complete and utter disaster."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115059",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"complete fertilizer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a fertilizer that contains the three chief plant nutrients nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fertilize caneberries using band fertilizer, broadcast fertilizer, a complete fertilizer or manure. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Fertilize caneberries using band fertilizer, broadcast fertilizer, a complete fertilizer or manure. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Prune gooseberries and currants; fertilize with manure or a complete fertilizer . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is roughly 2 to 4 pounds of complete fertilizer per inch diameter on the larger trees and half that dosage on smaller trees. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Prune gooseberries and currants; fertilize with manure or a complete fertilizer . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Then, before planting cloves, work a couple tablespoons of 5-10-10 complete fertilizer , bone meal or fish meal into the soil several inches below where the base of the garlic will rest. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In addition to adding complete fertilizer to the soil, use a soluble fertilizer like fish emulsion for transplants, especially early in the season or if the plants are not thriving. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Your plants are already in place, so use a complete fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK) with numbers like 10-10-10 on the packaging. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 May 2021"
|
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|
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|
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111523",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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|
|
},
|
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"complete stop":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a set of organ pipes extending throughout the compass of the manual":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"finalize",
|
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"finish",
|
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"perfect",
|
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"polish"
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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": containing all essential amino acids":[
|
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"Beans and grains combined together form a complete protein."
|
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],
|
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|
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"complete a contract"
|
|
],
|
|
": fully carried out : thorough":[
|
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"a complete renovation"
|
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|
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": having all four sets of floral organs":[],
|
|
": having all necessary parts, elements, or steps":[
|
|
"a complete diet"
|
|
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|
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": having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space":[],
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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": including modifiers, complements , or objects":[],
|
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": legally caught":[],
|
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": made complete by the inclusion of":[
|
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"a birthday cake complete with candles"
|
|
],
|
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": to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state":[
|
|
"complete a painting"
|
|
],
|
|
": to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully":[
|
|
"The quarterback completed 12 out of 18 passes."
|
|
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|
|
": to make whole or perfect":[
|
|
"Its song completes the charm of the bird.",
|
|
"Her latest purchase completes her collection."
|
|
],
|
|
": to mark the end of":[
|
|
"A rousing chorus completes the show."
|
|
],
|
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": total , absolute":[
|
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"complete silence"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He spoke in complete sentences.",
|
|
"They sat in complete silence.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The project took four months to complete .",
|
|
"Her latest purchase completes her collection.",
|
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"The new baby completed their family.",
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"The quarterback completed 12 out of 15 passes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"No watch auction is complete without important Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces and this sale has many. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
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"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, ajc , 2 July 2022",
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"Here\u2019s a look at the complete route map for the 2022 Tour de France. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 July 2022",
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"It's been a complete turnaround this season for the Wranglers under a coach Rattlers coach Kevin Guy played in the Arena Football League for in 1999. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
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"The Jones already had two children of their own, so the prospect of adopting eight more would involve a complete change of lifestyle. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"On particularly snowy days at the Racine Zoo, Diamond the Andean bear could be found sitting next to a snowman, one complete with a carrot nose. \u2014 Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
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"That\u2019s the most complete answer anybody has right now. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Convicted on first- and second-degree theft charges, Adams had failed to complete a work furlough program in Hawaii, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Not about to lose the wager, the count enlisted about 900 workers and even confiscated building materials to complete it in just 64 days. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"The website should give the visitor something to do in a prominent way, such as call, schedule an appointment, schedule a tour, complete a form or something else in order to become a lead. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
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"Each team has 75 minutes in which to complete five dishes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
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"For example, all new employees are automatically enrolled in certain compliance courses and have a timeframe to complete them. \u2014 Graham Glass, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"Bohatsch says the studio is also conscious of the fact that games require a learning curve, not just for the development team but for players as well, who will have to learn how a new game thinks and behaves in order to complete it. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Grover was first elected to the House in 2006 and won a special election to complete the term of Sen. Margaret Dayton in June 2018. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"When clicking on the link to order, visitors are redirected to a U.S. Postal Service website to complete it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
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"Middle English complet , from Latin completus , from past participle of compl\u0113re \u2014 see complement entry 1":"Adjective and Verb"
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"intact",
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"integral",
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"completely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"consummate",
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"finalize",
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"finish",
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"perfect",
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"polish"
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": brought to an end : concluded":[
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"a complete period of time"
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": characterized by the occurrence of a pupal stage between the motile immature stages and the adult \u2014 compare incomplete sense 3":[],
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": containing all essential amino acids":[
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"Beans and grains combined together form a complete protein."
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],
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": execute , fulfill":[
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"complete a contract"
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],
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": fully carried out : thorough":[
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"a complete renovation"
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],
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": having all four sets of floral organs":[],
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": having all necessary parts, elements, or steps":[
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"a complete diet"
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],
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": having the property that every Cauchy sequence of elements converges to a limit in the space":[],
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": highly proficient":[
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"a complete artist"
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": including modifiers, complements , or objects":[],
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": legally caught":[],
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": made complete by the inclusion of":[
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"a birthday cake complete with candles"
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],
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": to bring to an end and especially into a perfected state":[
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"complete a painting"
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],
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": to carry out (a forward pass ) successfully":[
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"The quarterback completed 12 out of 18 passes."
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],
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": to make whole or perfect":[
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"Its song completes the charm of the bird.",
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"Her latest purchase completes her collection."
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],
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": to mark the end of":[
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"A rousing chorus completes the show."
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],
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": total , absolute":[
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"complete silence"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He spoke in complete sentences.",
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"They sat in complete silence.",
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"Verb",
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"The project took four months to complete .",
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"Her latest purchase completes her collection.",
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"The new baby completed their family.",
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"The quarterback completed 12 out of 15 passes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"No watch auction is complete without important Rolex and Patek Philippe pieces and this sale has many. \u2014 Anthony Demarco, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
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"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, ajc , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Here\u2019s a look at the complete route map for the 2022 Tour de France. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 July 2022",
|
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"It's been a complete turnaround this season for the Wranglers under a coach Rattlers coach Kevin Guy played in the Arena Football League for in 1999. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
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"The Jones already had two children of their own, so the prospect of adopting eight more would involve a complete change of lifestyle. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"On particularly snowy days at the Racine Zoo, Diamond the Andean bear could be found sitting next to a snowman, one complete with a carrot nose. \u2014 Meghan Willcoxon, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s the most complete answer anybody has right now. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Convicted on first- and second-degree theft charges, Adams had failed to complete a work furlough program in Hawaii, and a warrant for his arrest was issued. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Not about to lose the wager, the count enlisted about 900 workers and even confiscated building materials to complete it in just 64 days. \u2014 Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The website should give the visitor something to do in a prominent way, such as call, schedule an appointment, schedule a tour, complete a form or something else in order to become a lead. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Each team has 75 minutes in which to complete five dishes. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, all new employees are automatically enrolled in certain compliance courses and have a timeframe to complete them. \u2014 Graham Glass, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Bohatsch says the studio is also conscious of the fact that games require a learning curve, not just for the development team but for players as well, who will have to learn how a new game thinks and behaves in order to complete it. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Grover was first elected to the House in 2006 and won a special election to complete the term of Sen. Margaret Dayton in June 2018. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
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"When clicking on the link to order, visitors are redirected to a U.S. Postal Service website to complete it. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English complet , from Latin completus , from past participle of compl\u0113re \u2014 see complement entry 1":"Adjective and Verb"
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complete Adjective full , complete , plenary , replete mean containing all that is wanted or needed or possible. full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it. a full schedule complete applies when all that is needed is present. a complete picture of the situation plenary adds to complete the implication of fullness without qualification. given plenary power replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety. replete with delightful details Verb close , end , conclude , finish , complete , terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished. close a debate end conveys a strong sense of finality. ended his life conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting). the service concluded with a blessing finish may stress completion of a final step in a process. after it is painted, the house will be finished complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken. the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space. your employment terminates after three months",
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"synonyms":[
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"compleat",
|
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"comprehensive",
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"entire",
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"full",
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"grand",
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"intact",
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"integral",
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"perfect",
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"plenary",
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"total",
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"whole"
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": the act or process of completing":[
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"his completion of graduate school"
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": the quality or state of being complete":[
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"Her second novel is near completion ."
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"examples":[
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"He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.",
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"The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The date of completion was originally Sept. 10, 2022, but is now set at June 2023. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
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"The expansion will generate enough tax revenue to offset the state\u2019s investment within four years of the completion , said study co-author Frank Manzo IV, executive director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. \u2014 Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Agile doesn't let perfection get in the way of completion . \u2014 Caroline Petersen, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The certificate of completion hangs near the Trejo family\u2019s home altar that features multiple rosaries, images of multiple Virgin Marys and a light-skinned Jesus Christ. \u2014 Palabra, al , 25 May 2022",
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"The chapters chronicle each midnight mission in the fields, depicting both the challenge to remain undiscovered and the illicit thrill of completion . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Six more beings trailed, in various stages of completion . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
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"The month of May was chosen to commemorate the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
|
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"TRESemm\u00e9 and SimpleeBEAUTIFUL will issue a certificate of completion to stylists who attend and complete all three Texture Certification courses, certifying that they have been educated and instructed on how to treat, trim, and style textured hair. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see complete entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0113-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022929",
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"type":[
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},
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"completist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who wants to make something (such as a collection) complete":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"True completists , then, must rely on baseball card brokers to track them down. \u2014 Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Your best shot at a completist stream is going to be C-SPAN 2, which will show the action on the Senate floor in full. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Holiday completists will want to see the new holiday version of the Sesame Street parade also. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
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"To attract younger listeners, subscribers to any series can now bring up to two children for free, and $25 student passes allow access to all 18 concerts, which would let completists hear them for just $1.39 apiece. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"So Leonardo completists who come to Paris with a checklist may be disappointed. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
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"At this year\u2019s convention, when Han sat down for a panel discussion with fellow YA author and Instagram fashion partnership director Eva Chen, the room was overflowing with delighted Jenny Han completists , ready to applaud at the slightest notice. \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 5 June 2019",
|
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"Dandelyan Expect a mix of hotel guests\u2014the Mondrian is one of the few high-end spots to stay anywhere in the area\u2014and cocktail completists , pilgrimaging here to sample some of Ryan Chetiyawardana\u2019s drinks. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Mar. 2018",
|
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"The list was unquestionably impressive in variety and dramatic range, as fellow completists can attest, especially as brought to life by Mr. Gardiner. \u2014 James R. Oestreich, New York Times , 22 June 2018"
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|
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|
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"complex":{
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"antonyms":[
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"baroque",
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"byzantine",
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"complicate",
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"complicated",
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"convoluted",
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"daedal",
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"elaborate",
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"intricate",
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"involute",
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"involved",
|
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"knotty",
|
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"labyrinthian",
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"labyrinthine",
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"sophisticated",
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"tangled"
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"an apartment complex",
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"a sports complex"
|
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],
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": a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds":[],
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": a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit":[],
|
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": a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known":[],
|
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": a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality":[
|
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"a guilt complex"
|
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],
|
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": a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts":[
|
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"a complex of welfare programs",
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"the military-industrial complex"
|
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],
|
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": an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation":[
|
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"He has always had a complex about spiders.",
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"She has a weight complex .",
|
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"Not being able to find a job was giving me a complex ."
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": chelate":[],
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": composed of two or more parts : composite":[
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"a complex mixture of chemicals"
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],
|
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": consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses":[],
|
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": hard to separate, analyze, or solve":[
|
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"a complex problem"
|
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],
|
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": having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents":[
|
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"Unmanly is a complex word."
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],
|
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": of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers":[
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"a complex root",
|
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"complex analysis"
|
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],
|
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": the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition":[
|
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"primary tuberculous complex"
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],
|
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": to make complex or into a complex":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She has a complex about her appearance.",
|
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"a complex of protein molecules",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"The house's wiring is complex .",
|
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"The situation is more complex than you realize.",
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"Verb",
|
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"there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Last year, across town at an apartment complex on Harn Boulevard, Mike Allis, 59, watched his friend and roommate Francis Forte take his last breath. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
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"One man is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the city's south side, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The incident began shortly before noon on June 4 inside the Eldorado Greens condominium complex on Tierrasanta Boulevard a few blocks east of Santo Road, according to San Diego police. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Sirous, who is thirty-six, and their partner, Olya Onypko, who is thirty-seven, own a condo in a high-rise apartment complex on the outskirts of Kyiv, just east of where the front line lay for all of March. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Apartments coming to West Palm Beach Almost 300 units are heading to West Palm Beach in a new apartment complex on Village Blvd. \u2014 Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
|
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"McGinnis previously served a 12-year federal prison sentence for dealing cocaine in River Park Estates complex on Rocky River Drive in Cleveland. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Aside from an apartment complex on the next block, most of the residents are homeowners. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Dash camera footage shows two police cruisers pulling into the complex on Business 28 in Miami Township as the woman approaches them on foot. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"For forward-thinking companies with complex security needs, ZTNA 2.0 implementation is a non-negotiable, vital tool for data privacy and overall network control. \u2014 Shankar Chandrasekhar, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"People who buy tickets to events at the Camden Yards complex pay a 10% amusement tax. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
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"While the complex partnered with the university to provide student housing in 2012, that arrangement ended in 2019. \u2014 Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The complex hosts the Ninth Region tournament every year. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Thousands of people rallied near the Arizona Capitol complex after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"The storm complex initiates as an undulating, solid arc of cells which then rapidly bows out and elongates toward the south. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"The developers\u2019 intent is to make the Saks complex active all day and into the evening with shops and restaurants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Out in the hallway, Ms. Monteagudo, who had moved into the complex six months earlier, was struck by how quiet things were. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti \u2014 see complex entry 2":"Noun",
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"Latin complexus , past participle of complecti to embrace, comprise (a multitude of objects), from com- + plectere to braid \u2014 more at ply":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8",
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complex Adjective complex , complicated , intricate , involved , knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. a complex recipe complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining. complicated legal procedures intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately. an intricate web of deceit involved implies extreme complication and often disorder. a rambling, involved explanation knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable. knotty ethical questions",
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"establishment",
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"complex carbohydrate":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"During high exertion, the body burns mainly glycogen, a complex carbohydrate structure used to store energy in the muscles and liver. \u2014 Cameron Cook, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"And because that canopy is the face that a cell shows to the world, these complex carbohydrates , or glycans, play a critical role in its encounters and interactions with other cells or molecules. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 May 2020",
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"Lentils are also an inexpensive source of protein, complex carbohydrates , and fiber. \u2014 Southern Living , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"But Sassos believes cutting out nutrient-dense veggies and other complex carbohydrates could do damage to much more than just your waistline. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 2 Mar. 2020",
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"To avoid this problem, Hines suggests eating a healthy breakfast filled with proteins, complex carbohydrates , and some fats. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"Therefore your post-workout meal should be high in complex carbohydrates that break down slowly and loaded with healthy protein. \u2014 SELF , 7 Aug. 2019",
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"Underneath the lazy demeanor of a cow is a complex digestive system that transforms grass into the complex carbohydrates cows need to live. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 July 2019",
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"And be sure to eat a diet low in foods with a high glycemic index (simple and complex carbohydrates ). 4. \u2014 Candace Bryan, Good Housekeeping , 4 Sep. 2015"
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complex fraction":{
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"definitions":{
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": a fraction with a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator or both \u2014 compare simple fraction":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195614",
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"type":[
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},
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"complex integration":{
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184045",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complexedness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": complexity":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-ks(t)n\u0259\u0307s",
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"k\u0259m\u02c8pleks\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174702",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"complexify":{
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"antonyms":[
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"simplify",
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"streamline"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become complex":[],
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": to make complex":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"my proposal would simplify the process, whereas yours would needlessly complexify it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In between the set pieces and special effects, those shows forgot about enriching and complexifying their themes. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 20 Dec. 2019",
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"What\u2019s the point of complexifying a straightforward election? \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 6 June 2018",
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"Star Wars has taught us that prequels only undermine stakes and complexify timelines. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 8 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-",
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"complex",
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"complicate",
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"embarrass",
|
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"entangle",
|
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"perplex",
|
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"sophisticate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040030",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"complexion":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a complex of attitudes and inclinations":[],
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": an individual complex of ways of thinking or feeling":[],
|
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": overall aspect or character":[
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"by changing the complexion of the legislative branch",
|
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"\u2014 Trevor Armbrister"
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],
|
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": the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body":[],
|
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": the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face":[
|
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"a dark complexion"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She has a dark complexion .",
|
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"All of the children had healthy complexions .",
|
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"The complexion of the neighborhood has changed over the years.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Yerba mate and orange peel oil invigorate and brighten your complexion . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Police say the man is light in complexion , medium build and has a salt-and-pepper short afro, with full sideburns that meet a scraggly beard. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"StriVectin's Super-C Retinol Brighten & Correct Vitamin C Serum fuses the power of two impressive active ingredients, vitamin C and retinol, to firm and brighten your complexion with one lightweight serum. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The powerhouse ingredient has also been clinically proven to help prevent dark spots, resulting in a more even-looking complexion . \u2014 Emily Orofino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"It is also made with kojic and tranexamic acids to help brighten a dull complexion and fade dark spots. \u2014 Nicole Saunders, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Police describe the person of interest as a Black male in his late teens, tall and heavy set, with a light to medium complexion and bushy hair. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Her cream Dior ensemble and demure diamond jewelry stunned, as did her flawless, dewy complexion . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite its being a makeup staple that has instant and undeniable impact, concealer rarely sparks passion the way a lash-boosting mascara or complexion -reinvigorating blush can. \u2014 Glamour , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin complexion-, complexio , from Latin, combination, from complecti":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"color",
|
|
"coloring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232152",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complexionless":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": lacking color : pale":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-nl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225839",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complexity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"simpleness",
|
|
"simplicity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something complex":[
|
|
"the complexities of the murder trial"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being complex":[
|
|
"the complexity of the contract"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was impressed by the complexity of the music.",
|
|
"The diagram illustrates the complexity of the cell's structure.",
|
|
"He doesn't grasp the complexity of the situation.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, there are a few important layers of complexity behind that straightforward definition. \u2014 Martin Giess, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"There is none of the complexity of traditional musical theater lyrics or of worthwhile rap, just a lot of words and easy rhymes. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This story, while not exactly wrong, overlooks much of the complexity (and complicity) in DDT\u2019s biography, including the numerous recent calls to bring the pesticide back into use again. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"These physical changes add an extra layer of complexity to his already challenging life as a teenager. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"But premature closure leads to reducing the richness of complexity , drawing faulty conclusions, and over-simplifying problems. \u2014 Andrea Small, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In the fall, those cool conditions lengthen harvest, giving winemakers the chance to let the fruit hang, developing complexity and mature tannins without losing critical acidity. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Every new compliance mandate has created more complexity because of wide-ranging requirements with broad or organizational reach and potential negative impact on corporate efficiency. \u2014 Rod Simmons, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"But in Kandalaft\u2019s experience, Hickam\u2019s complexity often fit better. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see complex entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8plek-s\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complexness",
|
|
"complicacy",
|
|
"complicatedness",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"elaborateness",
|
|
"intricacy",
|
|
"intricateness",
|
|
"involution",
|
|
"knottiness",
|
|
"sophistication"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085052",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complexness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a building or group of buildings housing related units":[
|
|
"an apartment complex",
|
|
"a sports complex"
|
|
],
|
|
": a chemical association of two or more species (such as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than covalent bonds":[],
|
|
": a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit":[],
|
|
": a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known":[],
|
|
": a group of repressed desires and memories that exerts a dominating influence upon the personality":[
|
|
"a guilt complex"
|
|
],
|
|
": a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts":[
|
|
"a complex of welfare programs",
|
|
"the military-industrial complex"
|
|
],
|
|
": an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation":[
|
|
"He has always had a complex about spiders.",
|
|
"She has a weight complex .",
|
|
"Not being able to find a job was giving me a complex ."
|
|
],
|
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": chelate":[],
|
|
": composed of two or more parts : composite":[
|
|
"a complex mixture of chemicals"
|
|
],
|
|
": consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses":[],
|
|
": hard to separate, analyze, or solve":[
|
|
"a complex problem"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents":[
|
|
"Unmanly is a complex word."
|
|
],
|
|
": of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers":[
|
|
"a complex root",
|
|
"complex analysis"
|
|
],
|
|
": the sum of factors (such as symptoms) characterizing a disease or condition":[
|
|
"primary tuberculous complex"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make complex or into a complex":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"She has a complex about her appearance.",
|
|
"a complex of protein molecules",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The house's wiring is complex .",
|
|
"The situation is more complex than you realize.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"there's no need to complex what should be a simple process for obtaining a building permit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Last year, across town at an apartment complex on Harn Boulevard, Mike Allis, 59, watched his friend and roommate Francis Forte take his last breath. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"One man is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the city's south side, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The incident began shortly before noon on June 4 inside the Eldorado Greens condominium complex on Tierrasanta Boulevard a few blocks east of Santo Road, according to San Diego police. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Sirous, who is thirty-six, and their partner, Olya Onypko, who is thirty-seven, own a condo in a high-rise apartment complex on the outskirts of Kyiv, just east of where the front line lay for all of March. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Apartments coming to West Palm Beach Almost 300 units are heading to West Palm Beach in a new apartment complex on Village Blvd. \u2014 Amber Randall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"McGinnis previously served a 12-year federal prison sentence for dealing cocaine in River Park Estates complex on Rocky River Drive in Cleveland. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Aside from an apartment complex on the next block, most of the residents are homeowners. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Dash camera footage shows two police cruisers pulling into the complex on Business 28 in Miami Township as the woman approaches them on foot. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"For forward-thinking companies with complex security needs, ZTNA 2.0 implementation is a non-negotiable, vital tool for data privacy and overall network control. \u2014 Shankar Chandrasekhar, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"People who buy tickets to events at the Camden Yards complex pay a 10% amusement tax. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"While the complex partnered with the university to provide student housing in 2012, that arrangement ended in 2019. \u2014 Eleanor Mccrary, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The complex hosts the Ninth Region tournament every year. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Thousands of people rallied near the Arizona Capitol complex after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The storm complex initiates as an undulating, solid arc of cells which then rapidly bows out and elongates toward the south. \u2014 Jeff Halverson, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The developers\u2019 intent is to make the Saks complex active all day and into the evening with shops and restaurants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Out in the hallway, Ms. Monteagudo, who had moved into the complex six months earlier, was struck by how quiet things were. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti \u2014 see complex entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Latin complexus , past participle of complecti to embrace, comprise (a multitude of objects), from com- + plectere to braid \u2014 more at ply":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pleks",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pleks",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpleks",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complex Adjective complex , complicated , intricate , involved , knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. a complex recipe complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining. complicated legal procedures intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately. an intricate web of deceit involved implies extreme complication and often disorder. a rambling, involved explanation knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable. knotty ethical questions",
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"synonyms":[
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"establishment",
|
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"facility",
|
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"installation"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180111",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compliance":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"defiance",
|
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"disobedience",
|
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"intractability",
|
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"recalcitrance"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a disposition to yield to others":[],
|
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": conformity in fulfilling official requirements":[
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"His actions were in compliance with state law."
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],
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": the ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied : flexibility":[],
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": the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion":[
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"Patient compliance in completing the treatment regimens was excellent.",
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"\u2014 Georgia A. Chrousos"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She was rewarded for her compliance .",
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"There has been a low rate of compliance with the new law.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Such rules must be carefully crafted to ensure compliance with Civil Code Sections 714, 714.1, and 4746. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"Also in May, Abbott and the FDA entered a consent decree that required Abbott to retain an independent expert to review operations and ensure compliance with the law. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
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"Businesses will no longer have to manually intervene in financial processes to ensure compliance . \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Once any deal is completed, the same platform is used to disclose the activity automatically to ensure compliance . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
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"To ensure compliance with building codes, these fail-safes are meant to avert crises later on. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 May 2022",
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"One supplier sent a letter to all its customers in March pushing them to comply, while sales staff have reached out as well to ensure compliance , according to one of the people. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, does issue smartphones with a pre-loaded app to some undocumented immigrants to ensure compliance with release stipulations. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Once any deal is completed, the same platform is used to disclose the activity automatically to ensure compliance . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see comply":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259ns",
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acquiescence",
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"biddability",
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"compliancy",
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"deference",
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"docility",
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"obedience",
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"submissiveness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180930",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"compliancy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"defiance",
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"disobedience",
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"intractability",
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"recalcitrance"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": compliance":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These numbers are also fed to a random bit Generator algorithm (RGB) which distills further the entropy of quantum origin to produce random bits in compliancy to NIST 800-90A/B/C standard. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Apr. 2021",
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"The Landmarks Commission's restrictions on altering historic features make ADA compliancy difficult. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Nov. 2020",
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"In Waukesha's Historic Five Points District, unique architectural features like the Nickell building's arched entryway into The Steaming Cup, can cause compliancy issues with the Americans with Disabilities Act's standards for accessible design. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1643, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"acquiescence",
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"biddability",
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"compliance",
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"deference",
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"docility",
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"obedience",
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"submissiveness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080014",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"compliant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"balky",
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"contrary",
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"contumacious",
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"defiant",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"incompliant",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"noncompliant",
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"obstreperous",
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"rebel",
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"rebellious",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"restive",
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"unamenable",
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"ungovernable",
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"unruly",
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"untoward",
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"wayward",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": conforming to requirements":[
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"compliant software"
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],
|
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": ready or disposed to comply : submissive":[
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"a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press",
|
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"was compliant and eager to please"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I asked him for a favor, and he was compliant .",
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"The student's shirt was not compliant with the school's dress code.",
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"The software is compliant with the latest standards.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the most part, though, what Butler brings out is the charm of the character, with his Hawaii-blue eyes, and his compliant lightness of heart. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Even before the Zanzibar revolution, Gurnah intimates in his most recent novel, Afterlives, that his people had grown weary and compliant with the forces of history. \u2014 Nadifa Mohamed, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"The default program is Comfort, which provides the most compliant ride, especially over rough roads (the setting for Natural and Advanced Efficiency drive modes). \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"In 2017, when Macron was elected for the first time, his party and its allies clinched a commanding majority of 350 seats in the lower house of Parliament, which was mostly compliant with his plans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
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"The department was partially compliant in bias-free policing. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
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"For safer travel throughout the corridor, Atlanta installed ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, rapid flashing beacons, crosswalk traffic signals with push buttons, and lights for drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Many hospitals were partly compliant , but 50 percent had neither of the two required components. \u2014 Lauren Dunn, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Now, those aspirations appear to have been scaled back to a land grab that can be touted as triumph to the Russian masses and the country\u2019s compliant media. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell And Nabih Bulos, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see comply":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259nt"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amenable",
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"biddable",
|
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"conformable",
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"docile",
|
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"law-abiding",
|
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"obedient",
|
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"submissive",
|
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"tractable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040244",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"complicacy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something that is complicated":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being complicated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the difference in time zones was yet another complicacy that had to be dealt with",
|
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"the complicacy of the theory of relativity is such that it cannot be reduced to a few words that are readily comprehensible to the layman"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"complicate entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pli-k\u0259-s\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"complexity",
|
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"complication",
|
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"convolution",
|
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"difficulty",
|
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"intricacy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073713",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"complicate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
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"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
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"convoluted",
|
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"daedal",
|
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"elaborate",
|
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"intricate",
|
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"involute",
|
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"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
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"labyrinthian",
|
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"labyrinthine",
|
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"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": complex , intricate":[],
|
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": conduplicate":[],
|
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": to combine especially in an involved or inextricable manner":[],
|
|
": to make complex or difficult":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"Changing jobs now would complicate her life.",
|
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"a disease complicated by infection",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The company that plans to merge with former president Donald Trump\u2019s social media company has received subpoenas from a federal grand jury, a setback that could complicate Trump\u2019s plans to bring his company to the public markets. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
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"One thing that can complicate things in Wauwatosa is the library uses an automatic book sorter that empties into bins in a workroom. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
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"However, there might be two problems with the widget that might complicate iOS functionality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The film doesn\u2019t explore the possibility that such superdrugs could be the next step in antidepressants, or any angles that might complicate the simple goals of a one-hour, 47-minute pseudo-thriller. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The result is an occasional flattening of ideas that could complicate the justifications provided throughout the film by those close to Onfroy. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Laurie Gill, Cabinet secretary for the Department of Social Services in South Dakota, said the state faces infrastructure issues that can complicate access to mental healthcare. \u2014 Kelly Livingston, ABC News , 18 May 2022",
|
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"To further complicate things, a positive Lyme disease test also isn\u2019t proof of an active infection (one that is present during the time of the blood test). \u2014 Carley Millhone, SELF , 17 June 2022",
|
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"High diesel prices further complicate farmers\u2019 financial picture, Verleger said. \u2014 Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But the many other benefits of forests further complicate assessments, says biogeochemist William Schlesinger, professor emeritus at Duke University. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Bring extra masks in case this happens, since a wet mask can be less effective and complicate breathing, according to the CDC. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Spelling errors and the language barrier complicate matters too. \u2014 Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer , 20 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin complicatus , past participle of complicare to fold together, from com- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pli-k\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complexify",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicate matters":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make a situation more complicated":[
|
|
"To (further) complicate matters , they both have the same name."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncomplex",
|
|
"noncomplicated",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uncomplicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of parts intricately combined":[
|
|
"a complicated recipe",
|
|
"complicated machinery"
|
|
],
|
|
": difficult to analyze, understand, or explain":[
|
|
"a complicated issue",
|
|
"his absurdly complicated life"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The game's rules are too complicated .",
|
|
"The machine has a complicated design.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But her relationship with their biological mother was more complicated . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But in the upper stretches of the system, the picture is more complicated : aquatic plants are thriving and water clarity has improved despite higher discharge. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Drinking water regulations are more complicated , Kim said, because state law requires the agency to prove cost-effective, technically feasible treatment methods are available. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Some conditions can be easily resolved with one treatment while others are more complicated and require a multi-pronged approach. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Relations with his father, Vernon (Richard Roxburgh), are more complicated . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But in comics, the matter of artistic attribution is a bit more complicated . \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The path to women's voting rights in the United Kingdom is a little more complicated . \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But legislative elections on the weekend ensured his second term will be far more complicated . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see complicate entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complicated complex , complicated , intricate , involved , knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. a complex recipe complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining. complicated legal procedures intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately. an intricate web of deceit involved implies extreme complication and often disorder. a rambling, involved explanation knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable. knotty ethical questions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065628",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicatedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncomplex",
|
|
"noncomplicated",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uncomplicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting of parts intricately combined":[
|
|
"a complicated recipe",
|
|
"complicated machinery"
|
|
],
|
|
": difficult to analyze, understand, or explain":[
|
|
"a complicated issue",
|
|
"his absurdly complicated life"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The game's rules are too complicated .",
|
|
"The machine has a complicated design.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But her relationship with their biological mother was more complicated . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But in the upper stretches of the system, the picture is more complicated : aquatic plants are thriving and water clarity has improved despite higher discharge. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Drinking water regulations are more complicated , Kim said, because state law requires the agency to prove cost-effective, technically feasible treatment methods are available. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Some conditions can be easily resolved with one treatment while others are more complicated and require a multi-pronged approach. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Relations with his father, Vernon (Richard Roxburgh), are more complicated . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But in comics, the matter of artistic attribution is a bit more complicated . \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The path to women's voting rights in the United Kingdom is a little more complicated . \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But legislative elections on the weekend ensured his second term will be far more complicated . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see complicate entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for complicated complex , complicated , intricate , involved , knotty mean having confusingly interrelated parts. complex suggests the unavoidable result of a necessary combining and does not imply a fault or failure. a complex recipe complicated applies to what offers great difficulty in understanding, solving, or explaining. complicated legal procedures intricate suggests such interlacing of parts as to make it nearly impossible to follow or grasp them separately. an intricate web of deceit involved implies extreme complication and often disorder. a rambling, involved explanation knotty suggests complication and entanglement that make solution or understanding improbable. knotty ethical questions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083056",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicateness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": complicacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complication":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complex or intricate feature or element":[],
|
|
": a difficult factor or issue often appearing unexpectedly and changing existing plans, methods, or attitudes":[],
|
|
": a making difficult, involved, or intricate":[],
|
|
": a secondary disease or condition developing in the course of a primary disease or condition":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The negotiations stalled when complications arose.",
|
|
"Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS.",
|
|
"She experienced complications during her pregnancy.",
|
|
"The patient died of complications from surgery.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Using clinical studies reported by Roche, the available evidence showed that Tamiflu reduced the risk of pneumonia, a common and significant complication of influenza. \u2014 Paul Fenyves, STAT , 19 May 2022",
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"People with no spleens who are bitten by a dog need immediate medical attention, as sepsis, a life-threatening complication of severe infection, can result. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Health department data shows 741 people remained hospitalized statewide Thursday with complication from the coronavirus. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"The perpetual calendar displays are harmoniously arranged, with a moon phase complication at 6 o\u2019clock. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
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"Sheltering tens of thousands of Russians on the run from the Putin regime would count as a complication . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"In some cases, viral respiratory infections lead to the complication of a bacterial infection. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Padma Lakshmi recently talked publicly about her experience with a pregnancy complication called placenta previa that left her on bed rest for months before having daughter Krishna Thea in 2010. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"Why do Black children suffer more with a life-threatening complication of Type 1 diabetes, ketoacidosis? \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 6 Dec. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"complexity",
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"complicacy",
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"convolution",
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"difficulty",
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"intricacy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213807",
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"type":[
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},
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"compliment":{
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"antonyms":[
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"congratulate",
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"felicitate",
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"hug"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": best wishes : regards":[
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"accept my compliments",
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"compliments of the season"
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],
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": formal and respectful recognition : honor":[],
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": to express esteem, respect, affection, or admiration to : to pay a compliment to":[
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"complimented the pianist on his performance"
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],
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": to present with a token of esteem":[
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"complimented her with an honorary degree"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"\"The warden said he wouldn't let just anybody have a young swan, but he'd let you have one because you understand about birds, and he trusts you. That's quite a compliment , son.\" Mr. Beaver looked pleased. \u2014 E. B. White , The Trumpet Of The Swan , (1970) 2000",
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"Boys in the Midwest grow up without a word of praise, their parents fearful that a compliment might make them vain \u2026 \u2014 Garrison Keillor , WLT: A Radio Romance , 1991",
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"Mallard scowled at him. He had never learned to receive compliment or expressions of gratitude gracefully. \u2014 Dorothy Simpson , The Night She Died , 1981",
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"The first presentation of Falstaff I ever saw was yours \u2026 Perhaps the best compliment I can pay is to say, as I truly can, I am very anxious to see it again. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , letter , 17 Aug. 1863",
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"He told her he admired her paintings and she returned the compliment by saying that she was a fan of his sculptures.",
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"When customers recommend our company to friends and family members, we consider that to be the highest compliment we can get.",
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"Verb",
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"She was forever complimenting Ziba's exotic appearance and asking for her viewpoint on various international issues. \u2014 Anne Tyler , Digging to America , 2006",
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"\u2026 she had gotten a three-and-a-half-star review in the Nut County Reporter , complimenting her especially on her cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e and her pork medallions \u2026 \u2014 Jane Smiley , Good Faith , 2003",
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"What a day. She had been winked at, complimented , given a gift, and now mistaken for the mysterious Alyce \u2026 \u2014 Karen Cushman , The Midwife's Apprentice , 1995",
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"Wilde would compliment him later: 'I have always regarded you as the best critic of my plays.' 'But I have never criticised your plays,' said Tree. 'That's why,' said Wilde. \u2014 Richard Ellmann , Oscar Wilde , (1984) 1988",
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"complimented her on her election victory",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Modest by nature, Butler can't help but offer one self- compliment . \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"Kate Middleton had a heartfelt reaction when a fan paid her a meaningful compliment during an outing in Wales earlier this month. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Glossy, golden brass finishes are a great compliment as well, partnering nicely with the cool undertones found in greens. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
|
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"But the Tesla founder\u2019s latest compliment is facing some challenge in China. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
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"To be respected by your peers is a great compliment . \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 27 May 2022",
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"Nobody does body horror like David Cronenberg, which is either a compliment or a complaint, depending on your point of view. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
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"In a funny way, the film presents that as a high compliment . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 12 May 2022",
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"But hopefully no one was taking Vettel\u2019s words as anything other than a compliment or the idea as anything more than an enjoyable dream. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Access to art, child development interactions, free resources for pre-education, hands-on activities - all of these offerings compliment and reenforce our future leaders and customers. \u2014 Paige Francis, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"It's bound to be the perfect pop of color to compliment your festival style and keep the sun off your face. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
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"As with past searches, committee members are planning to compliment their interviews with others conducted by panels of students, teachers, parents, and community members that have not been selected. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Keep scrolling to find 24 of the best headbands to compliment every look imaginable. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
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"The soft texture is balanced by the staccato of the salty nuts, which compliment the sweet and tart flavors of the orange frosting that offers a lingering brightness with every bite. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
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"Layer developed an interchangeable nose bridge that allows the eyewear to compliment a range of face shapes. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The Secretary of State\u2019s Office, which isn\u2019t quick to compliment Fulton, did not respond to requests for comment. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 26 May 2022",
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"After years of this happening \u2014 despite my best attempts to make small talk, compliment her cooking, ask her about her interests, etc. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French, from Italian complimento , from Spanish cumplimiento , from cumplir to be courteous \u2014 more at comply":"Noun and Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02ccment",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bouquet",
|
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"kudo"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080944",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"complimentary":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adverse",
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"depreciative",
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"depreciatory",
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"derogatory",
|
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"disapproving",
|
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"inappreciative",
|
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"negative",
|
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"unappreciative",
|
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"uncomplimentary",
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"unfavorable",
|
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"unflattering",
|
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"unfriendly"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": expressing praise or admiration : expressing or containing a compliment":[
|
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"a complimentary remark"
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],
|
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": favorable":[
|
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"the novel received complimentary reviews"
|
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],
|
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": given free as a courtesy or favor":[
|
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"complimentary tickets"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Furtado is as complimentary about Elliott's manicure \u2026 as she is about Elliott's business acumen. \u2014 David A. Keeps , Rolling Stone , 16 Aug. 2001",
|
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"In the bar that evening I at last had the Holiday Inn's complimentary drink, \"Tropical Aura.\" \u2014 V. S. Naipaul , Among the Believers , 1981",
|
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"Wilbur had been feeling dizzier and dizzier through this long, complimentary speech. When he heard the crowd begin to cheer and clap again, he suddenly fainted away. \u2014 E. B. White , Charlotte's Web , 1952",
|
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"She made complimentary remarks about his work.",
|
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"They handed out complimentary brochures.",
|
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"The restaurant offers valet parking as a complimentary service.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Starting then, one month of complimentary access will be provided with purchase of a Bala product, and subscriptions will start at $12.99 per month or $99 per year. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Last month, Hawaiian Airlines became the first to announce a deal with Starlink to provide complimentary internet access to passengers on flights between the islands and the continental U.S. \u2014 as well as Asia and Australia. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Several different credit cards come with complimentary airport lounge access. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Tweets and Instagram posts about Wiseman, decidedly complimentary at the start of the season, had turned negative. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Amenities include parking your car at your campsite, Porto pots (with hand washing stations), water bottle filling locations, a complimentary breakfast bar, and showers. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Finish in Covent Garden piazza, with a complimentary glass of bubbles from Floral By Lima and sushi rolls from Sushisamba. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Tickets: $50 (general admission unreserved seating), $100 (premium seating) per concert and includes a complimentary glass of wine for each attendee over the age of 21. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Each meal comes with a complimentary glass of rose bubbles. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see compliment entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8men-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8men-tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"appreciative",
|
|
"approbatory",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"commendatory",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"positive"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complimentary close":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the words (such as sincerely yours ) that conventionally come immediately before the signature of a letter and express the sender's regard for the receiver":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114240",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compline":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the seventh and last of the canonical hours":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The day ends with a prayer at 9 P.M., called compline , after which followers are encouraged to rest until the morning. \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compline, complie , from Anglo-French cumplie , modification of Late Latin completa , from Latin, feminine of completus complete":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccpl\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plot":[],
|
|
": plot , conspiracy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French complot crowd, plot":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4m-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpl\u00e4t",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034111",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"complainant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compluvium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a square opening in the roof of the ancient Roman atrium toward which the roof sloped and through which the rain fell into the impluvium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from compluere to flow together, from com- + pluere to rain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-",
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8pl\u00fcv\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071233",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comply":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be ceremoniously courteous":[],
|
|
": to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested":[
|
|
"comply with federal law",
|
|
"the devices comply with industry standards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied .",
|
|
"There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And when the officials refused to comply , Mr. Trump embraced a plan to remove the acting attorney general and install a loyalist, Jeffrey Clark, to do his bidding. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Others like Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro simply refused to comply with lawful subpoenas, and they have been indicted. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s attempts to persuade the Department of Justice to claim fraud occurred in the election and to install a supporter as acting attorney general when those leading the agency refused to comply with his demands. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But many European companies, including Shell Energy, have refused to comply , prompting Gazprom to shut off its natural gas supplies to Shell's German customers in June. \u2014 Inke Kappeler And Tara John, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The driver refused to comply with sobriety testing. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Meadows, Scavino, Navarro and Bannon were all summoned to appear before House investigators as part of its examination of the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, though all four refused to comply with subpoenas for testimony. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"On Saturday, female news anchors briefly refused to comply . \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The Mavs have refused to comply , increasing the league\u2019s frustration. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian complire , from Spanish cumplir to complete, perform what is due, be courteous, modification of Latin compl\u0113re to complete":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhere (to)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035626",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comply (with)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to act according to the commands of the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders",
|
|
"to do what is required by the terms of were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complying":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be ceremoniously courteous":[],
|
|
": to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes) as required or requested":[
|
|
"comply with federal law",
|
|
"the devices comply with industry standards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily complied .",
|
|
"There will be penalties against individuals who fail to comply .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And when the officials refused to comply , Mr. Trump embraced a plan to remove the acting attorney general and install a loyalist, Jeffrey Clark, to do his bidding. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Others like Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro simply refused to comply with lawful subpoenas, and they have been indicted. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s attempts to persuade the Department of Justice to claim fraud occurred in the election and to install a supporter as acting attorney general when those leading the agency refused to comply with his demands. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But many European companies, including Shell Energy, have refused to comply , prompting Gazprom to shut off its natural gas supplies to Shell's German customers in June. \u2014 Inke Kappeler And Tara John, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The driver refused to comply with sobriety testing. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Meadows, Scavino, Navarro and Bannon were all summoned to appear before House investigators as part of its examination of the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, though all four refused to comply with subpoenas for testimony. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"On Saturday, female news anchors briefly refused to comply . \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The Mavs have refused to comply , increasing the league\u2019s frustration. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian complire , from Spanish cumplir to complete, perform what is due, be courteous, modification of Latin compl\u0113re to complete":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u012b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adhere (to)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
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"follow",
|
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"goose-step (to)",
|
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"mind",
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"obey",
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"observe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091352",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"compo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various composition materials":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for composition":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-(\u02cc)p\u014d"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163046",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"componency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": component quality":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"componen t + -cy":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m\u02ccp-",
|
|
"k\u00e4m\u02c8p-",
|
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"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u014dn\u0259ns\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164008",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"component":{
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"antonyms":[
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"whole"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a constituent part : ingredient":[
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"an important component of the program",
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"stereo components"
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],
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": any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant":[],
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": serving or helping to constitute : constituent":[
|
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"component parts"
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],
|
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": split into multiple channels each carrying one particular set of data (such as one channel for black and white and one for color)":[
|
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"component input"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare composite entry 1 sense 4":[
|
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"component input"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
|
"the components of an electric circuit",
|
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"He sells spare computer components .",
|
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"The interview is a key component in the hiring process.",
|
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"Hard work has been a major component of his success.",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"the component parts of a machine",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Demonstrating one's ability to the team is a critical component for success. \u2014 Dave Hart, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Gilbert's real estate firm, Bedrock, has said the abatement is a critical component of its debt financing for its Hudson's site project. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
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"Gasoline, a critical component of the American household budget, costs $5 a gallon on average nationwide, according to the AAA motor club, and hit a record earlier this month. \u2014 Josh Wingrove, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Student voice is a critical component in communicating mental health needs. \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
|
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"This lightweight substance is a critical component in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used in most personal electronics and electric vehicles. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Nickel, a critical component of most lithium-ion batteries, has seen a huge price surge in the first few months of 2022. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah re-signing with the Miami Dolphins, the critical component of the team\u2019s defensive front that was potentially in flux this offseason was instead solidified. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Cytokines are a critical component of the normal healing process, but for people with diabetes and underlying chronic inflammation, all those cytokines can damage healthy tissue. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The layout by Oakland design studio Open Daily is clean; even more complicated recipes, like Henry Hsu\u2019s multi- component cornerstone rice cakes, are easy to follow. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
|
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"By the '70s, motorists could buy component parts to convert older models into unique classics. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY , 21 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Once Cerar stepped down as prime minister earlier this year and the squabbling of coalition partners disappeared from the headlines, his image as a decent and component prime minister returned. \u2014 Tim Haughton, Washington Post , 5 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin component-, componens , present participle of componere to put together \u2014 more at compound":"Noun and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt, \u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc, k\u00e4m-\u02c8",
|
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8p\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for component Noun element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"building block",
|
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"constituent",
|
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"element",
|
|
"factor",
|
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"ingredient",
|
|
"member"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215743",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comport":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compote sense 2":[],
|
|
": to be fitting : accord":[
|
|
"actions that comport with policy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days",
|
|
"the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don\u2019t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don\u2019t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors. \u2014 Mark Brnovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity \u2014 as well as with Judaism and Islam. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The fact that Biden received a small bump would comport with previous studies on the rally-around-the-flag effect. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In Anker\u2019s conception, freedom would comport seamlessly with the progressive Left\u2019s ambitions. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That theory seems to comport with the way Felton framed the project in his Business Builders interview. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it). \u2014 Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate\u2019s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn\u2019t comport with reconciliation\u2019s rules. \u2014 Eric Morath, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff? \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1771, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry \u2014 more at fare":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u022frt",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comport Verb behave , conduct , deport , comport , acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180145",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comportment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compote sense 2":[],
|
|
": to be fitting : accord":[
|
|
"actions that comport with policy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days",
|
|
"the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Her rulings in this sensitive area of the law generally comport with decisions by many federal judges. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Ohio Supreme Court -- led by a courageous Republican chief justice -- has rejected multiple maps for failing to comport with the new nonpartisan criteria. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All this amounts to an unprecedented assault on narratives that don\u2019t comport with the message Moscow desperately wants to convey to the world, both about the new war and about its mounting internal dysfunction. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The activism can include pushing climate goals at shareholder meetings and voting against directors and proposals that don\u2019t comport with the agenda, even if other decisions may benefit investors. \u2014 Mark Brnovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"These are clear, consistent positions that comport with tenets of orthodox Christianity \u2014 as well as with Judaism and Islam. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The fact that Biden received a small bump would comport with previous studies on the rally-around-the-flag effect. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In Anker\u2019s conception, freedom would comport seamlessly with the progressive Left\u2019s ambitions. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That theory seems to comport with the way Felton framed the project in his Business Builders interview. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"No more than acceptance of subordination is an argument in favor of patriarchy or slavery can shunting political choice away from openly political forums comport with our ideal of collective self-government (let alone be required by it). \u2014 Ryan D. Doerfler, The New Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Susanka's ideas comport with like-minded design enthusiasts gleaned from their Uruguayan backgrounds. \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"But reconciliation also limits what provisions lawmakers can approve, and the Senate\u2019s nonpartisan parliamentarian found that raising the minimum wage didn\u2019t comport with reconciliation\u2019s rules. \u2014 Eric Morath, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"As an abattoir of reason, the ad at least comports with the spirit of this bailout. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Trump has authored Twitter posts before about sanctions that didn\u2019t comport with U.S. policy and that aides struggled to explain. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Mercury News , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Does that comport with your own experience with the violent crime increase, sheriff? \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1771, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French comporter to bear, conduct, from Latin comportare to bring together, from com- + portare to carry \u2014 more at fare":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u022frt",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for comport Verb behave , conduct , deport , comport , acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. the children behaved in church conduct implies action or behavior that shows the extent of one's power to control or direct oneself. conducted herself with unfailing good humor deport implies behaving so as to show how far one conforms to conventional rules of discipline or propriety. the hero deported himself in accord with the code of chivalry comport suggests conduct measured by what is expected or required of one in a certain class or position. comported themselves as gentlemen acquit applies to action under stress that deserves praise or meets expectations. acquitted herself well in her first assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compos mentis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brainsick",
|
|
"crazed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"demented",
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"maniacal",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"mental",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"unsound"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of sound mind, memory, and understanding":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"went to court to prove that her grandmother was no longer compos mentis and needed a legal guardian"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1616, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, literally, having mastery of one's mind":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8sment-\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259s-\u02c8men-t\u0259s, \u02c8k\u022fm-p\u022fs-\u02c8men-tis",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259s-\u02c8men-t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"clearheaded",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"stable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071815",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to arrange in proper or orderly form":[
|
|
"The two men had laid him on the bed, and composed his limbs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu"
|
|
],
|
|
": to compose music for":[],
|
|
": to create by mental or artistic labor : produce":[
|
|
"compose a sonnet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum":[
|
|
"compose their differences"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form by putting together : fashion":[
|
|
"a committee composed of three representatives",
|
|
"\u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form the substance of : constitute":[
|
|
"composed of many ingredients"
|
|
],
|
|
": to formulate and write (a piece of music)":[
|
|
"composed a symphony"
|
|
],
|
|
": to free from agitation : calm , settle":[
|
|
"composed himself",
|
|
"Life moves on, \u2026 and one must compose oneself to meet it \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Rose Macaulay"
|
|
],
|
|
": to practice composition (as of literary, musical, or typographical work)":[
|
|
"At the age of 10, he was composing at the piano."
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce (columns, pages of type, etc.) by composition":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She composed a letter to her sister.",
|
|
"He is in his studio composing .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even artists who compose and arrange alone usually then work with a producer and engineer, or bring in studio musicians to flesh out their ideas. \u2014 Gary Smith, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The latest development in the science of fragrance creation appears in the form of AI programs that will compose scents under specific parameters. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Interestingly, though, of 30 large stocks that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Ensign Peak has never invested in Coca-Cola. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Simon, the former Cancer Moonshot director, went further, calling for Collins to recuse himself from the search entirely, and for many directors of the 27 institutes that compose the NIH to join him in retirement. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some will hire an agency, while others look for a dedicated person in the shape of a head of eCommerce or an analyst to look through the data, find those optimization opportunities and compose a plan. \u2014 Mike Bugembe, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In reading aloud the terms of the agreement from his Washington, D.C., courtroom, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta twice stopped to give Ulrich time to compose himself. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The officer was hit once but was able to compose herself and shoot McLeod, killing him, police said. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, Joe Sutton And Lucy Kafanov, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The film is perhaps better suited to young audiences, who will appreciate scenes in which Marie-Jos\u00e8phe draws inspiration from the mermaid\u2019s song to compose a cantata. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French composer , from Latin componere (perfect indicative composui ) \u2014 more at compound":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"draw up",
|
|
"formulate",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"prepare"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231426",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"composed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"He had told us he felt nervous about the performance, but he seemed perfectly composed when he walked onto the stage.",
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"They tried to remain composed throughout the ordeal.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite sharing the same basic architecture as the 370Z, this new Z is noticeably more composed on the road. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
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"There are crystal-clear, composed portraits but also hazy, haphazard landscapes and interiors. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
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"But Anna Lunina \u2013 with her three youngest children playing around her \u2013 is determined to remain composed . \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
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"And he looked composed enough last night to give fits to all the other candidates. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"So, Curry will try to get under his skin during workouts to help him learn how to remain composed . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"But the way Judge Jackson navigated complex and sometimes unfair questions and remained composed and articulate was astounding. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see compose":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for composed cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"cool",
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"coolheaded",
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"equal",
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"level",
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"limpid",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
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"possessed",
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"recollected",
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"sedate",
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"self-composed",
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"self-possessed",
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"serene",
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"smooth",
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"together",
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"tranquil",
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"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
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"untroubled",
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"unworried"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080858",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"composedness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
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"perturbed",
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"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"He had told us he felt nervous about the performance, but he seemed perfectly composed when he walked onto the stage.",
|
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"They tried to remain composed throughout the ordeal.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite sharing the same basic architecture as the 370Z, this new Z is noticeably more composed on the road. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
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"However, Wednesday night, Marriotts Ridge was the more methodical and composed unit, patiently working the ball around for the right shot. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
|
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"There are crystal-clear, composed portraits but also hazy, haphazard landscapes and interiors. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
|
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"But Anna Lunina \u2013 with her three youngest children playing around her \u2013 is determined to remain composed . \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
|
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"And he looked composed enough last night to give fits to all the other candidates. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"So, Curry will try to get under his skin during workouts to help him learn how to remain composed . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The people around you may even play with your emotions to try and get a rise out of you, but do your best to stay composed and give them something to think about with your response. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"But the way Judge Jackson navigated complex and sometimes unfair questions and remained composed and articulate was astounding. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 27 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see compose":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dzd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for composed cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"cool",
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"coolheaded",
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"equal",
|
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"level",
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"limpid",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
|
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"possessed",
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"recollected",
|
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"sedate",
|
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"self-composed",
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"self-possessed",
|
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"serene",
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"smooth",
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"together",
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"tranquil",
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"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
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"untroubled",
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"unworried"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083523",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"composite":{
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"antonyms":[
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"admixture",
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"alloy",
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"amalgam",
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"amalgamation",
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"blend",
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"cocktail",
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"combination",
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"compound",
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"conflation",
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"emulsion",
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"fusion",
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"intermixture",
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"meld",
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"mix",
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"mixture",
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"synthesis"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a composite (see composite entry 1 sense 1b ) plant":[
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"daisies, dandelions, and other composites"
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],
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": an artist's sketch or digitally generated image of a criminal suspect usually created from witnesses' descriptions and used to help police identify and apprehend the suspect":[
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"a police composite",
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"Police have released a composite of the suspect based on a description from the victim of the April 4 robbery.",
|
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"\u2014 Jim Jaworski"
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],
|
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": combining the typical or essential characteristics of individuals making up a group":[
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"\u2026 the composite man called the Poet \u2026",
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"\u2014 Richard Poirier",
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"\u2026 the knight was a composite portrait of men whom Chaucer personally knew.",
|
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"\u2014 John Livingston Lowes"
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],
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": composite function":[],
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": factorable into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself":[
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"8 is a positive composite integer."
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],
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": having two signal components (such as chrominance and luminance ) combined in a single channel":[
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"For years, commercial television equipment has relied upon composite video cabling, which carries both brightness (luminance) and color (chroma) in a single cable. Problem is, before your television can produce a picture from this signal, it must be heavily filtered, resulting in serious degradation of image quality.",
|
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"\u2014 Home Theater Buyer's Guide"
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],
|
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": made up of distinct parts or elements":[
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"a composite photograph",
|
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"composite materials"
|
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],
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": of or relating to a very large family ( Compositae synonym Asteraceae ) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees often considered to be the most highly evolved plants and characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers":[],
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": relating to or being a modification of the Corinthian order combining angular Ionic volutes with the acanthus -circled bell of the Corinthian":[],
|
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": something composite : compound":[
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"a composite of two images"
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],
|
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": specifying a range of values for one or more statistical parameters \u2014 compare simple sense 10":[],
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": such as":[
|
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"a composite photograph",
|
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"composite materials"
|
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],
|
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": to make composite or into something composite":[
|
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"composited four soil samples",
|
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"composite the images"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare component entry 2 sense 2":[
|
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"For years, commercial television equipment has relied upon composite video cabling, which carries both brightness (luminance) and color (chroma) in a single cable. Problem is, before your television can produce a picture from this signal, it must be heavily filtered, resulting in serious degradation of image quality.",
|
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"\u2014 Home Theater Buyer's Guide"
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"the movie's special effects included the use of many composite photographs",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"a composite of diverse communities",
|
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"He spotted a man who resembled the police composite .",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The composite carbon fiber materials are completely recyclable. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"He is ranked No. 18 among senior recruits in the state, according to the 247 composite ratings. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Instead, it will be powered by an 1,100 hp V-8 hybrid engine bolted to an exceptionally light and stiff Formula 1\u2013style carbon- composite tub. \u2014 Ben Oliver, Robb Report , 28 June 2022",
|
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"McWilliams is rated as the No. 15 in-state prospect on the 247sports composite list. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
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"In fact, this ocean is only water in the loosest sense: broken into its composite hydrogen and oxygen atoms and chemically bound to the surrounding rock, this ocean is in storage. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The 6-foot-2, 185-pound receiver is ranked as the No. 3 receiver and No. 28 overall player in the 247sports composite ratings. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The photo eerily resembles a composite sketch of the thieves. \u2014 Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Also worth seeing its yesterday\u2019s Astronomy Picture of the Day, which featured a composite image of 48 photos of the Moon in different colors taken by astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The Standard & Poor\u2019s 500 rose about 1.5% to 3,789.99, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite beat the other indexes with a 2.5% gain to 11,099.15. \u2014 Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite , which has been in a bear market for months, fell 3.2 percent. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The character isn\u2019t based on a real person like the other leads, instead being a composite of many producers who worked at the station. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Barry is a composite of a bunch of different people. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, Google\u2019s parent company, are down more than 10% for the month, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite , which fell 2.5% Friday, is down more than 9%. \u2014 Coral Murphy Marcos, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was up 0.6% after swinging between modest gains and losses. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also set new highs. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Star Tribune , 12 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% higher. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say that today a creator can create a graphic or animation with their phone and composite it into a video with better resolution than what the creators of the 1990s TV show Babylon 5 could do. \u2014 Nathaniel Hunter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Of the 21 Tide players ranked within the top 50 by 247 Sports\u2019 industry composite the past three classes (2020-22), six have been outside linebackers -- two more than any other position group. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq composite all plunged more than 7% on Monday. \u2014 Sean Higgins, Washington Examiner , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Dow Jones industrial average climbed more than 480 points and the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite each hit an all-time high. \u2014 Alex Veiga, SFChronicle.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The senior linebacker also moved up to a four-star prospect in the 247Sports composite ranking. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 31 July 2019",
|
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"Google This feature also taps into a burst of multiple images, and then uses Google\u2019s Pixel Visual Core chip to composite a blur-free photo. \u2014 Jon Phillips, PCWorld , 9 Oct. 2018",
|
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"Smart marvels at the hype around Georgia\u2019s most recent recruiting class, which snapped Alabama\u2019s seven-year stranglehold on the top spot in the 247Sports composite ranking. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
|
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"Facebook's issues have hurt the Nasdaq composite the most. \u2014 Adam Shell, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin compositus , past participle of componere \u2014 see compose":"Adjective and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4m-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t",
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-",
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t",
|
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"especially British \u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-zit"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amalgamated",
|
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"compound"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084932",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"composition":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients":[
|
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"a composition of rubber and cork"
|
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],
|
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": a written piece of music especially of considerable size and complexity":[
|
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"Her composition for piano and flute was played at the recital."
|
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],
|
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": an intellectual creation: such as":[],
|
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": general makeup":[
|
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"the changing ethnic composition of the city's population"
|
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],
|
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": mutual settlement or agreement":[
|
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"The two parties came to a composition ."
|
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],
|
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": the arrangement of type for printing":[
|
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"hand composition"
|
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],
|
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": the manner in which something is composed":[],
|
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": the production of type or typographic characters (as in photocomposition) arranged for printing":[],
|
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": the qualitative and quantitative makeup of a chemical compound":[
|
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"the chemical composition of a polymer"
|
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],
|
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": the quality or state of being compound":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the changing composition of the country's population",
|
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"the composition of a chemical compound",
|
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"The teacher reminded us to hand in our compositions at the end of class.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Fireworks prohibited: Fireworks containing more than two grains of explosive composition , any mail-order fireworks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
|
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"All of these notes are part of the sumptuous composition that is Elvis, in its attempts to truly pay deference to the artists Presley loved. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 June 2022",
|
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"The construction of the composition betrays the tranquility that first greets the viewer. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
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"From analysis of gas composition in ice core samples, scientists can tell that for almost 6,000 years of human history before the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, carbon dioxide levels stayed consistently around 280 ppm. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
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"And there\u2019s a dashing graphic sense of composition and an assertively precise sense of rapid action that owes nothing to the generic jumble with which most Hollywood action scenes are filmed and edited. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
|
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"That tragic final act is elevated by some of the most gorgeous passages in composer Cho\u2019s score and by DP Kim\u2019s consistently arresting sense of composition , with expressive use of low/high angles. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"To encourage others to perform the song, the YouTube video also includes the sheet music of the composition . \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
|
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"What about Graham\u2019s track brought out the best in Long\u2019s passionate vocals and the 6/8 timing of the composition ? \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English composicioun , from Anglo-French composicion , from Latin composition-, compositio , from componere \u2014 see compose":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"number",
|
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"opus",
|
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"piece",
|
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"work"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233951",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compossibility":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ability or possibility of coexisting":[
|
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"the real compossibility of individuals",
|
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"\u2014 Grace De Laguna"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin compossibil is + English -ity":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-",
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u00e4m\u02ccp\u00e4s\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124850",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compossible":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able or possible to coexist with another":[
|
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"a theory compossible with other theories",
|
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"contradictory but compossible statements"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin compossibilis , from Latin com- + possibilis possible":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8p-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p\u00e4s\u0259b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183719",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"compost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land":[],
|
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": mixture , compound":[],
|
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": to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"We compost leaves in our backyard.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"When composting and recycling became mandatory in 2009, the city\u2019s waste management company, Recology, offered compost pails, labels, signs, tool kits, and training to residents and businesses. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Black Earth Compost, an organic-waste collection and compost -processing company in Manchester, Mass., with 78 employees, starts drivers at $18 an hour. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Reduce Organic Waste and Green Your Yard, visit www.cuyahogarecycles.org for composting tips and upcoming compost seminars or call 216-443-3749. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
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"These microbes are what make compost so good for the soil. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The soil should be well drained and amended with compost . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost , and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
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"Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Organic fertilizers such as compost (breaks down very slowly but usually does not attract dogs) will help the plant. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The extra probiotics give the Lomi compost a nutrient-rich boost. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The Arboretum uses leaf mulch in all its garden beds, after the leaves have been allowed to compost for a few months. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"In my experience, people who really want to compost will find a method that suits their physical capabilities and life style. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
|
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"The Fallbrook Action Climate Team will talk about planting appropriate for the climate, using mulch and compost to conserve water, and managing irrigation efficiently, as well as soil types and gardening styles. \u2014 Rose Wojnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Many residents want to compost , supporters say, but the program is either not available in their districts or in their building. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The bag is sturdy and odorless, so there\u2019s no need to worry about any worms or compost seeping out. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Such a shift can mean that people recycle and compost more, so the total volume of the waste stream remains relatively stable. \u2014 Lily Baum Pollans, The Conversation , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Residents in Hamilton County can compost their Christmas trees and other holiday greenery through one of the county's three yard trimming drop-off sites. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 27 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin compostum , from Latin, neuter of compositus, compostus , past participle of componere":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dst",
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"especially British -\u02ccp\u00e4st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184020",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"compost heap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pile of plant materials that are allowed to decay to create compost":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184319",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"compost?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=compo03v":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land":[],
|
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": mixture , compound":[],
|
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": to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"We compost leaves in our backyard.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"When composting and recycling became mandatory in 2009, the city\u2019s waste management company, Recology, offered compost pails, labels, signs, tool kits, and training to residents and businesses. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Black Earth Compost, an organic-waste collection and compost -processing company in Manchester, Mass., with 78 employees, starts drivers at $18 an hour. \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Reduce Organic Waste and Green Your Yard, visit www.cuyahogarecycles.org for composting tips and upcoming compost seminars or call 216-443-3749. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"These microbes are what make compost so good for the soil. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The soil should be well drained and amended with compost . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The members grabbed their backpacks, gathered up half-empty bags of chips and some clementine peels to use as compost , and alighted into a blare of car horns and the blithe clamor of a midtown Saturday night. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Residents in the program received a brochure and a compost kitchen pail from the city. \u2014 Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Organic fertilizers such as compost (breaks down very slowly but usually does not attract dogs) will help the plant. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The extra probiotics give the Lomi compost a nutrient-rich boost. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The Arboretum uses leaf mulch in all its garden beds, after the leaves have been allowed to compost for a few months. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"In my experience, people who really want to compost will find a method that suits their physical capabilities and life style. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fallbrook Action Climate Team will talk about planting appropriate for the climate, using mulch and compost to conserve water, and managing irrigation efficiently, as well as soil types and gardening styles. \u2014 Rose Wojnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many residents want to compost , supporters say, but the program is either not available in their districts or in their building. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The bag is sturdy and odorless, so there\u2019s no need to worry about any worms or compost seeping out. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Such a shift can mean that people recycle and compost more, so the total volume of the waste stream remains relatively stable. \u2014 Lily Baum Pollans, The Conversation , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Residents in Hamilton County can compost their Christmas trees and other holiday greenery through one of the county's three yard trimming drop-off sites. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin compostum , from Latin, neuter of compositus, compostus , past participle of componere":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dst",
|
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"especially British -\u02ccp\u00e4st"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185915",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"composure":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"agitation",
|
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"discomposure",
|
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"perturbation"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession":[
|
|
"The witness started to break down, then paused and regained her composure ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"After the initial shock she regained her composure .",
|
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"kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two of the team's players, Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith, lost their composure with each other on the bench. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
|
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"My biggest concern was keeping my composure during the whole time. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Marks brought his teammates to the mound for a meeting after Service tied the game and shared some encouraging words that inspired them to calm their nerves and keep their collective composure . \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
|
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"When things get tough, his composure provides a calming influence. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Feeding off the energy of their fans and head coach Bill Ferris, the Bombers found their composure to tie the set at 18 and eventually take a slim lead. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"While Summerhays has played in just eight tournaments this season and earned ASU's third-highest stroke average (74.85), her composure on the course has impressed the Sun Devils and demonstrated a fit in the team\u2019s championship culture. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"After the attack, Chappelle's publicist, Carla Sims, praised the comedian for keeping his composure . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Isobel Yeung has maintained her composure while reporting on atrocities that some people can hardly stomach. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1647, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see compose":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014d-zh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for composure equanimity , composure , sangfroid mean evenness of mind under stress. equanimity suggests a habit of mind that is only rarely disturbed under great strain. accepted her troubles with equanimity composure implies the controlling of emotional or mental agitation by an effort of will or as a matter of habit. maintaining his composure even under hostile questioning sangfroid implies great coolness and steadiness under strain. handled the situation with professional sangfroid",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
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"collectedness",
|
|
"composedness",
|
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"cool",
|
|
"coolness",
|
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"countenance",
|
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"equanimity",
|
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"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
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"placidity",
|
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"repose",
|
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"sangfroid",
|
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"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
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"tranquility",
|
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"tranquilness"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081827",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"compotation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a drinking or tippling together : carouse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin compotation-, compotatio (translation of Greek symposion drinking party), from com- + potatio potation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4mp\u014d\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080750",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compotator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who drinks with another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Latin com- + potator drinker, from potatus , (past participle of potare to drink) + -or":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4mp\u014d\u02cct\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043857",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compote":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bowl of glass, porcelain, or metal usually with a base and stem from which compotes , fruits, nuts, or sweets are served":[],
|
|
": a dessert of fruit cooked in syrup":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Choose from a generous list of fresh toppings, like mixed berry compote , syrup, powdered sugar, and wheat germ to make this sweet brunch even more filling. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Beguiling cherry-berry aromas combine with scents of cranberry compote and something intriguingly savory. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Gluten-free hazelnut cake topped with ganache and lingonberry compote . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"My favorite way to serve them is with dollops of sour cream, cherry compote , heaping spoonfuls of cinnamon sugar, and a generous pour of maple syrup. \u2014 Chaya Rappoport, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Serve with fresh berries, cherry compote , banana slices, honey, maple syrup, sour cream or yogurt. \u2014 Chaya Rappoport, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"High-toned aromatics mingle purple flowers with crushed rock, strawberry and black raspberry compote with forest underbrush. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While compote is a term that most 13-year-olds wouldn't use, Andrew called it a fancy name for jam or jelly. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Simple desserts will also draw on market produce, like rum cake topped with blackberries and plum compote . \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French composte , from Latin composta , feminine of compostus , past participle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccp\u014dt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193011",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compotier":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compote sense 2a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from compote + -ier -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4mp\u014d\u2027\u00a6ty\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030441",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compotus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of compotus variant of computus 2"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080605",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"compound":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"pump up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"stoke",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and especially residences":[
|
|
"a prison compound",
|
|
"an embassy compound"
|
|
],
|
|
": a word (such as anthropology, kilocycle, builder ) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes":[],
|
|
": a word consisting of components that are words (such as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care )":[],
|
|
": composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: such as":[],
|
|
": composed of united similar elements especially of a kind usually independent":[
|
|
"a compound plant ovary"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the blade divided to the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis":[
|
|
"a compound leaf"
|
|
],
|
|
": having two or more main clauses":[],
|
|
": involving or used in a combination":[],
|
|
": made by combining two or more words : constituting a compound (see compound entry 1 sense 2 )":[
|
|
"\"Steamboat\" is a compound noun."
|
|
],
|
|
": to add to : augment":[
|
|
"compound an error",
|
|
"\u2026 had several other medical complications that compounded his condition.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeffrey S. Hollis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense)":[
|
|
"compound a felony"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become joined in a compound":[],
|
|
": to come to terms of agreement":[
|
|
"compounded with the enemy for peace"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form by combining parts":[
|
|
"compound a medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal":[],
|
|
": to put together (parts) so as to form a whole : combine":[
|
|
"compound ingredients",
|
|
"\u2026 a thick sauce compounded of chilies, garlic, and ginger.",
|
|
"\u2014 Andy Birsh"
|
|
],
|
|
": to settle amicably : adjust by agreement":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The interest is compounded at regular intervals.",
|
|
"we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"\u201cSteamboat\u201d is a compound noun.",
|
|
"\u201cI told him to leave and he left\u201d is a compound sentence."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
|
|
"1679, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compouned , past participle of compounen \u2014 see compound entry 2":"Adjective and Noun",
|
|
"Middle English compounen , from Anglo-French *cumpundre , from Latin componere , from com- + ponere to put \u2014 more at position":"Verb",
|
|
"by folk etymology from Malay kampung group of buildings, village":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
|
|
"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd, k\u0259m-\u02c8, \u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02cc",
|
|
"k\u00e4m-\u02c8pau\u0307nd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd, k\u00e4m-\u02c8, k\u0259m-\u02c8",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpau\u0307nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101741",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compregnate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to compress with heat (thin sheets of wood impregnated with a solution of phenol and formaldehyde) into a dense hard homogeneous substance \u2014 compare compreg":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"blend of compress + impregnate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4m\u02c8preg\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u0259m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comprehend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
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"The lawyers also tried to demonstrate that the sisters did not comprehend that they had been sterilized, and still dreamed of bearing children someday. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"There is still an immense amount of work to be done in making machines that truly can comprehend and reason about the world around them. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Scientific American , 6 June 2022",
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"People who do not speak English can now learn, comprehend , and use Bitcoin in their native language. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"That tack, however, wasn\u2019t available to Branagh with Death on the Nile, and anyone who sees the film will instantly comprehend why. \u2014 Nick Schager, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Three days pass as the siblings comprehend the passing of their father, until the sister takes on the responsibility of going to town, revealing a part of their past. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Yet five Pennsylvanians who apparently can\u2019t comprehend basic instructions sued in federal court after their undated ballots were rejected in last year\u2019s judicial elections. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"There were balloons, cheerleaders, the school drum line and then an announcement that some students couldn\u2019t quite comprehend or believe. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For a moment, the world was small and comprehensible . \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
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"So introducing reliable, comprehensible , and globally comparable disclosure requirements is important, for both the economy and the financial sector. \u2014 Irene Heemskerk, Time , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Denis Villeneuve, credited with making a book thought to be un-adaptable into something cinematic and comprehensible , returns as director. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Hood by Air was more comprehensible as one thing: The industry called it streetwear. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"The depth of the loss Kanye felt since Donda\u2019s death in 2007 is for a moment made comprehensible . \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Start by releasing a concise but comprehensible disclosure on your website regarding how and why your AI is being used, as well as how it is trained and monitored. \u2014 Hikari Senju, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"In a live broadcast, analysts and shoutcasters will be tasked with making what\u2019s on screen comprehensible for a likely audience of hundreds of thousands. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 May 2021",
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"Definitions, boundaries, measurement and performance against targets needs to be comprehensible to all. \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"This model provides the audience with familiarity and can aid in their comprehension . \u2014 Jaime Hunt, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Cell biologists know that the rewards for comprehension are substantial. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Given that the European colonizers are long gone, while Indigenous people are still around, take this as a strike in favor of the enduring power of comprehension over money. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"Now is not the time to be valuing speed at the cost of comprehension . \u2014 Lauren M. Singer Trakhman, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
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"This increased my speed-reading rate but not my comprehension of the sad state of the rattan side table on which a beautiful Dorothy Thorpe collins glass was carelessly placed. \u2014 Michelle Slatalla, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
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"There is sometimes a lack of comprehension of the reality of poverty. \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Can some kind of real comprehension of the world emerge through that prison house of language? \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Its meanings dance at the edge of comprehension , but with infectious improvisatory rhythms. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Natalie's every move was photographed, a documentation of a happy childhood as comprehensive as it was false. \u2014 John Gregory Dunne , New York Review of Books , 15 Jan. 2004",
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"Inevitably, though, in so comprehensive an account, some important events and themes are cursorily checked off \u2026 \u2014 Isabel Fonseca , Times Literary Supplement , 29 Jan. 1993",
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"Walcott proceeded to misinterpret these fossils in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Wonderful Life , 1989",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the battle for comprehensive gun reform isn't won yet. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
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"The clinic expanded its program that helps senior patients by bringing comprehensive care from their doctor\u2019s office to their home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s executive order would instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to release new sample policies for states on how to expand access to comprehensive health care for LGBTQ patients. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
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"That does not help bring us together for comprehensive immigration reform. \u2014 ABC News , 22 May 2022",
|
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"The comedian George Carlin remains a fixture in American cultural discourse more than a decade after his death, and this two-part documentary provides a comprehensive if diffuse exploration of his life and work. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"For example, the maintenance industry uses digital twins to help fix machines and gain a comprehensive overview of different parts or components. \u2014 Daniel Fallmann, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"Helpfully, a new analysis that leverages the cancellation of the comprehensive care for joint replacements program demonstrates exactly why randomized evaluations are so important. \u2014 Jesse Gubb, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Under the title Opening The Gates, the 13th edition of PhotoIreland Festival presents the most comprehensive overview on the History and Practice of Photography in Ireland to date. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"global",
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"inclusive",
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": having or exhibiting wide mental grasp":[
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"examples":[
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"Natalie's every move was photographed, a documentation of a happy childhood as comprehensive as it was false. \u2014 John Gregory Dunne , New York Review of Books , 15 Jan. 2004",
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"Inevitably, though, in so comprehensive an account, some important events and themes are cursorily checked off \u2026 \u2014 Isabel Fonseca , Times Literary Supplement , 29 Jan. 1993",
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"Walcott proceeded to misinterpret these fossils in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Wonderful Life , 1989",
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"a comprehensive overview of European history since the French Revolution",
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"a comprehensive listing of all the paintings generally attributed to the Dutch artist Rembrandt",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the battle for comprehensive gun reform isn't won yet. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
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"The clinic expanded its program that helps senior patients by bringing comprehensive care from their doctor\u2019s office to their home. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s executive order would instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to release new sample policies for states on how to expand access to comprehensive health care for LGBTQ patients. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
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"That does not help bring us together for comprehensive immigration reform. \u2014 ABC News , 22 May 2022",
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"The comedian George Carlin remains a fixture in American cultural discourse more than a decade after his death, and this two-part documentary provides a comprehensive if diffuse exploration of his life and work. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"For example, the maintenance industry uses digital twins to help fix machines and gain a comprehensive overview of different parts or components. \u2014 Daniel Fallmann, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"Helpfully, a new analysis that leverages the cancellation of the comprehensive care for joint replacements program demonstrates exactly why randomized evaluations are so important. \u2014 Jesse Gubb, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Under the title Opening The Gates, the 13th edition of PhotoIreland Festival presents the most comprehensive overview on the History and Practice of Photography in Ireland to date. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"compress":{
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": to reduce in size, quantity, or volume as if by squeezing":[
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"compress a computer file"
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": to undergo compression":[]
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"compress the air in a closed chamber",
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"Her lips compressed into a frown.",
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"a material that compresses easily",
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"This type of file compresses easily.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Sonia Yanes focused on adaptive design, paying attention to details that were both functional and fashionable, like buttonhole pleats that compress and release. \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
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"Beyond the near term, the likelihood is that valuations will compress when the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy. \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"The Dances compress a tight pack of varied moods and emotions \u2014 almost all of them smuggled through the last century into various corners of culture. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"The Wall Street veteran, who made a name betting successfully against corporate frauds like Enron, expects Coinbase\u2019s fees to compress from their current levels as competition from rivals including Binance, Kraken, Gemini and FTX intensify. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
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"Instead, the bands are adjusted to modesty compress the upper arms or legs by approximately 70%. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
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"Clayton points to cell phone records that would further compress the window of opportunity to commit the murders. \u2014 Joseph Diaz, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
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"Plus, the folder helps compress workwear and keep it winkle-free for easy business travel. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
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"The movie stacks one montage after another, alternating between obvious and unexpected jokes along the way, to compress the kind of physical training that would normally take a decade or more. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Apply a cold compress for 10 minutes to reduce the swelling and itching. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
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"The welcoming staff greets me with a cold compress and tea elixir, both seeped in star anise, as a sensory pick-me-up after the hour-long drive from Cancun airport. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 11 May 2022",
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"Other ways to treat morning headaches caused by tension include a warm or cold compress to ease the pain, a warm shower to relax tense muscles, or a massage to loosen trigger points. \u2014 Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Apply a cold compress or ice pack to your head or neck. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The man\u2019s son, his primary caregiver, puts drops in his mouth, then dips a cold compress in water, placing it on his forehead. \u2014 Ken Budd, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Applying a cool compress can help numb the pain in your head, Dr. Csere says. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Finally, a cool compress could provide some immediate relief if the aforementioned remedies aren\u2019t working. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"Lincoln\u2019s father, Mike, ran the family\u2019s cotton compress and warehouse in the nearby town of Sudan, putting Lincoln and his younger brother, Garrett, to work hauling bales of cotton via forklift in the hot Texas sun. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Late Latin compressare to press hard, frequentative of Latin comprimere to compress, from com- + premere to press \u2014 more at press":"Verb",
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"Middle French compresse , from compresser to compress, from Late Latin compressare":"Noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for compress Verb contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The athletic-fitting, compressible , and durable hoodie serves equally well as a midlayer for cold-weather and stop-and-go sports or as an outer layer for high-output days under friendly skies. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Goose or duck down provides the warmest, lightest, most compressible insulation. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
|
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"This compressible , 600-fill down blanket will keep you warm on your next stargazing outing. \u2014 Johanna Flashman, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Many sleeping bags are labeled by the minimum temperature an average sleeper will be comfortable; a compressible 20-degree bag will work for many people for three seasons. \u2014 Kathryn Miles, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Like sleeping on a cloud, the Mountain Classic Camp Sleeping bag is filled with warm, compressible and high-lofting polyester insulation. \u2014 Dan Q. Dao, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"This light, compressible , water-resistant find is fully insulated with premium 850-fill-power goose down, offering the brand\u2019s best warmth-to-weight ratio to stave off those late night chills and keep you sleeping peacefully through the night. \u2014 Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY , 27 May 2021",
|
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"By using a fungus to remove a material called lignin from the cell walls of a small piece of balsa wood, the team of university scientists made the wood vastly more compressible , with a piezoelectric output more than 50 times greater than normal. \u2014 Scott Carpenter, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Though still very compact compared to a household pillow, compressible travel pillows are the bulkiest type of camping pillow. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 25 Aug. 2019"
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"circa 1691, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014205",
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|
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"compressingly":{
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},
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"compression":{
|
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|
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": the compressed remains of a fossil plant":[],
|
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": the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine (as in an automobile)":[],
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": the state of being compressed":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This is not only stretching budgets but also leading to pay compression . \u2014 Lisa Shuster, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Urbody\u2019s compression tops are designed to be worn all day long, providing affirmation without presenting a health risk. \u2014 Lindsay Lee Wallace, refinery29.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Jonah, who suffered 12 compression fractures in his spine and other broken bones, is getting stronger every day, his father said. \u2014 Kelsy Kershaw, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside, there\u2019s a compression board and straps, a removable accessories pouch, and two zippered pockets on the top. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The boy spent five days in the hospital, suffering from compression fractures in his back, and was in a brace for two months. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The seats are designed with compression padding for the kids, and the extra-large UPF 50+ canopies feature peek-through windows. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Up until Wednesday, there were few signs that fee compression was on the immediate horizon in crypto. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"For starters, the giant dive club comes complete with its own dedicated compression chamber and garage for a 59-foot dive boat, as reported by SuperYacht Times. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8presh-\u0259n"
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],
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"compaction",
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"condensation",
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"condensing",
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"constriction",
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"contracting",
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"contraction",
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"telescoping"
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an oil cup or grease cup in which the grease or oil is forced to the bearing surface by compression (as by screwing down the top)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180651",
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|
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]
|
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},
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"compression failure":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a collapse or buckling of wood fibers resulting from compression along the grain (as that caused by bending or strain)":[]
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125819",
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"compressional wave":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a longitudinal wave (such as a sound wave) propagated by the elastic compression of the medium":[]
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|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123636",
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|
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"comprise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": compose , constitute":[
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"\u2026 a misconception as to what comprises a literary generation.",
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"\u2014 William Styron",
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"\u2026 about 8 percent of our military forces are comprised of women.",
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"\u2014 Jimmy Carter"
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],
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": to be made up of":[
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"The factory was to be a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings.",
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"\u2014 Jane Jacobs",
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"The play comprises three acts."
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": to include especially within a particular scope":[
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"\u2026 civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have comprised the changes that are now associated in our minds with \"developed\" rather than \"developing\" states.",
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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"examples":[
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"Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.",
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"The play comprises three acts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Smoothie bowls, avocado toast, bagels, omelettes, and a whole lot more comprise a menu that boasts arguably the most savory, fresh ingredients in town. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
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"Proof sold nearly 266,000 in traditional album sales \u2013 of which digital albums comprise 6,500. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
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"This trend will expand with the emergence of synthetic data, which Gartner predicts will comprise 60% of all AI and analytics models by 2024. \u2014 Clayton Nicholas, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Some of this penny-pinching behavior isn\u2019t such a bad thing for Kroger, for which private-label products comprise more than a fifth of sales excluding fuel. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Committee members also asked follow-up questions of individual applicants, and these more specific lines of inquiry will comprise the bulk of the next round of interviews. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"The new show, whose first season will comprise 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, will be aimed at a pre-school audiences. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 14 June 2022",
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"His research, which received no government funding, has been published in 50 of what will ultimately comprise close to 100 volumes. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
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"Students of color comprise the majority, as there are 253 Hispanic/Latino students and 220 Black/African American students enrolled, in comparison to 90 white students and four Asian American students. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French compris , past participle of comprendre , from Latin comprehendere \u2014 see comprehend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8pr\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"consist (of)",
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"contain",
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"muster"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111654",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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": made up of":[
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"The play is comprised of three acts."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112112",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"compromis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a formal agreement between nations submitting a dispute to arbitration and defining the terms of the submission, the powers of the tribunal to serve as arbitrator, and the procedure to be followed":[],
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": an agreement in Roman civil law between private persons referring a dispute between them to a designated third person for decision":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, compromise":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6k\u00e4mpr\u0259\u00a6m\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"compromise":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adventure",
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"endanger",
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"gamble (with)",
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"hazard",
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"imperil",
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"jeopard",
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"jeopardize",
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"menace",
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"peril",
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"risk",
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"venture"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial":[
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"a compromise of principles"
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],
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": settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions":[],
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": something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things":[],
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": to adjust or settle by mutual concessions":[
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"An arbiter was brought in to compromise their differences."
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],
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": to bind by mutual agreement":[],
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": to cause the impairment of":[
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"illnesses that can seriously compromise the immune system",
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"If you don't acknowledge the parent at all, you risk seeming unnecessarily hostile or dismissive but if you allow the parent to govern decisions you could compromise the patient.",
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"\u2014 Ranjana Srivastava"
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],
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": to come to agreement by mutual concession":[
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"The two sides were unwilling to compromise .",
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"The union and employer agreed to compromise ."
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],
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": to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief":[
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"His reputation has been compromised ."
|
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],
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": to find or follow a way between extremes":[],
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": to make a shameful or disreputable concession":[
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"wouldn't compromise with their principles"
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],
|
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": to reveal or expose to an unauthorized person and especially to an enemy":[
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"Confidential information was compromised ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"\"You can't always come up with the optimal solution, but you can usually come up with a better solution,\" he [Barack Obama] said over lunch one afternoon. \"A good compromise , a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence.\" \u2014 William Finnegan , New Yorker , 31 May 2004",
|
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"I therefore proposed a \u2026 strategy that raised the possibility of compromise \u2026 \u2014 Robert S. McNamara , In Retrospect , 1995",
|
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"I've had other films that were successful, but I'm aware of the compromises I made\u2014and they were tremendous. \u2014 Woody Allen , Rolling Stone , 16 Sept. 1993",
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"In his promotion of burgeoning black writers, however, Hughes made no compromises . \u2014 Rita Dove , New York Times Book Review , 9 Oct. 1988",
|
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"the art of political compromise",
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"To avoid an argument, always be ready to seek compromise .",
|
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"a director who will not tolerate artistic compromise",
|
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"She says that accepting their proposal would be a compromise of her principles.",
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"Verb",
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"You don't make deals that compromise yourself or your team, of course, but you help other riders if you can, so they might return the favor. \u2014 Lance Armstrong , It's Not About the Bike , (2000) 2001",
|
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"The book is compromised by the author's lack of selectivity. \u2014 Amy Hempel , Ms. , October/November 1999",
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"Our plan had been to pass a good balanced budget without compromising its essential components \u2026 \u2014 Tony Blankley , George , September 1997",
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"Lieutenant Charon would get a pat on the back from his captain \u2026 not to mention congratulations for running such a quiet and effective operation that had not compromised his informants \u2026 \u2014 Tom Clancy , Without Remorse , 1994",
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"Finally, the two sides compromised and a treaty was signed \u2026 \u2014 Alfredo Quarto , Cultural Survival Quarterly , 1990",
|
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"The two sides were unwilling to compromise .",
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"We can't reveal that information without compromising national security.",
|
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"a dangerous drug that can further compromise an already weakened immune system",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Now even that compromise bill is being held up by the politics of immigration. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"The compromise legislation under consideration would, for the first time, open up access to juvenile crime and mental health records for purchasers ages 18 to 21. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The compromise legislation under consideration would, for the first time, open up access to juvenile crime and mental health records for purchasers ages 18 to 21. \u2014 Glenn Thrush, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Any legislation this year probably requires a Senate compromise bill to hit the floor by the beginning of September at the latest. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Senate left Washington on Thursday, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., indicating a short turnaround for the compromise legislation -- members would vote upon a June 6 return to the chamber. \u2014 Isabella Murray, ABC News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"There is little evidence that the sort of sprawling compromise bill that won approval in Florida could come together on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
|
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"According to the Associated Press, while Congress is taking a break, Schumer will give bipartisan negotiations in the Senate two weeks to reach a compromise bill. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The General Assembly returns to Richmond on Wednesday to vote on a compromise budget bill \u2014 too late for Memorial Day motorists. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ousting managers is the strongest measure shareholders can take to hold companies accountable, and the threat of a board seat battle could make managers more willing to compromise with shareholders on climate issues in advance. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Indeed, the worst fear many lawmakers have is losing a primary to someone in their party who is even more hard-line, on guns among other issues, thus removing any incentive whatsoever to compromise . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"The real question is what the company will be willing to compromise on to make this device a reality. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Ivy is the only single-serve option for wine lovers who refuse to compromise on quality and sustainability. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By operating outside your control, hackers can intrude and compromise these targets\u2014which will often go undetected for a long time\u2014all the while reaping the rewards for their hacking efforts. \u2014 Ran Nahmias, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"In the case of the FCC, the agency not only advocated for the interests of the telecommunications industry but adopted its worldview, scorning evidence of risk and making cooperation and compromise nearly impossible. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The problem won\u2019t be solved until firearms owners finally understand that it must be solved and compromise with gun control advocates \u2014 then give the politicians permission to act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Rivals also charged that his dual citizenship with Turkey would compromise his loyalties to the United States. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, mutual promise to abide by an arbiter's decision, from Anglo-French compromisse , from Latin compromissum , from neuter of compromissus , past participle of compromittere to promise mutually, from com- + promittere to promise \u2014 more at promise":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-pr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodation",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"negotiation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091059",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compulsory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete compulse to compel (from Middle English compulsen , from Latin compulsus , past participle of compellere ) + -ative":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0259ls\u0259tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104820",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsatory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compulsory":[
|
|
"compulsatory taxes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete compulse + -ate + -ory":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0259ls\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a force that compels":[],
|
|
": an act of compelling":[
|
|
"tried to get them to cooperate without using compulsion",
|
|
"He was acting under compulsion ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the state of being compelled":[
|
|
"tried to get them to cooperate without using compulsion",
|
|
"He was acting under compulsion ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.",
|
|
"We should be able to get them to cooperate without using compulsion .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The key is to use encouragement, consultation and support, rather than compulsion . \u2014 Robert Sher, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But even these glitches evince Price\u2019s compulsion to risk all manner of painterly tropes. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"That meant a social support system which could have played a part in helping keep an exercise compulsion in check likely disappeared or dissipated. \u2014 Kate Willsky, SELF , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The second season makes more use of Einbinder\u2019s physical awkwardness and makes more sense of the repetition compulsion that forces Ava to stay with Deborah. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"But the compulsion to improve the aesthetic and functionality of our homes goes beyond seasonality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Or perhaps Cohen\u2019s almost instinctual urge to go to Israel was also driven by a different kind of compulsion . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The compulsion to explain away a death is so strong that although Rekha\u2019s mother was thriving, beyond having high blood pressure, even people who knew her were quick to retrofit poor health onto their memories. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Royal Hotel\u2019 will get under the skin of audiences, bringing a sense of adrenalin and edge of seat compulsion to watch. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English compulsion, compulsioun \"coercion,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French compulsion, borrowed from Latin compulsi\u014dn-, compulsi\u014d, derivative, with the suffix of verbal action -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, of compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)\" (with -s- from past participle compulsus ); (sense 2) translation of German Zwang \u2014 more at compel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259l-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm-twisting",
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103141",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsion neurosis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": obsessive-compulsive disorder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsitor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compulsory agent or means (as a mandate)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"compulsit- (irregular from compulsatory ) + -or":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0259ls\u0259\u0307t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having power to compel":[
|
|
"forced to resort to compulsive measures"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, caused by, or suggestive of psychological compulsion or obsession":[
|
|
"compulsive actions",
|
|
"a compulsive gambler",
|
|
"compulsive eating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his compulsive clowning around can sometimes be annoying",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder are just a few of the mental health disorders that can affect us. \u2014 Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Dr Mahen Jhugroo is a chartered clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in treating patients suffering from depression, trauma, anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"That is what fires the spectacle, what has turned these springtime school nights into compulsive viewing, what has made the knockout rounds of the Champions League soccer\u2019s most reliable forge of wonder. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and had a compulsive eating disorder that compelled him to eat nonfood items. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During the interview, Hanson\u2019s mother said her son had been diagnosed with Asperger\u2019s syndrome, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kaspernick, 56, had worked as a teacher and in warehouses and restaurants, but said his bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder made holding the jobs difficult. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While interviewing Smith's victims, the directors decided to throw Showtime's resources behind the search for the on-the-run criminal, making for some compulsive viewing. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The next steps, said Morrill, would be digging more into compulsive behaviors in dogs, and connections to human obsessive-compulsive disorder. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin compuls\u012bvus, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere \"to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at compel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8p\u0259l-siv",
|
|
"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259l-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"besetting",
|
|
"driven",
|
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"impulsive",
|
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"obsessional",
|
|
"obsessive"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133709",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"compulsory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"optional",
|
|
"voluntary"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coercive , compelling":[
|
|
"compulsory measures"
|
|
],
|
|
": mandatory , enforced":[
|
|
"compulsory retirement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"To free the mind and the heart from compulsory religious confession and observance was good for all three interested parties: the state, the church and the people. \u2014 Jon Meacham , Newsweek , 27 Jan. 2009",
|
|
"So he wants a private life and no photographs and nobody to know his home address. I can dig it, I can relate to that (but, like he should try it when it's compulsory instead of a free-choice option). \u2014 Salman Rushdie , New York Times Book Review , 14 Jan. 1990",
|
|
"He began to resent the compulsory attendance at the boring factory meetings. \u2014 James Reston, Jr. , Time , 28 Nov. 1988",
|
|
"compulsory retirement at age 70",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The existing intellectual-property rule on pharmaceuticals includes a provision allowing companies to manufacture, for a fee, a patented product without the patent holder\u2019s agreement under an arrangement known as compulsory licensing. \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In contrast to such provocateurs as Lars von Trier or Nicolas Winding Refn, who bracket their cinematic endurance tests in compulsory irony, Cronenberg is in some senses a peculiarly earnest filmmaker. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Google Maps business are revolting against a compulsory return to office work in Seattle. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"And in a country where compulsory voting has been suppressing polarization since 1924, Australia\u2019s leaders chose to avoid partisanship. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Others have relied only on the compulsory criminal investigation for certain cases, and did not initiate an internal review process. \u2014 Sam Stecklow, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The city abandoned its indoor mask mandate Friday, just days after becoming the first U.S. metropolis to reimpose compulsory masking in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Unsurprisingly, the proposal went nowhere \u2014 compulsory voting is, and has long been, unpalatable to Americans. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"By 1880, free compulsory schooling had raised the literacy rate to nearly 40 percent. \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022"
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": a twinge of misgiving : scruple":[
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"\u2026 he had no compunction about brushing aside legal technicalities.",
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"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
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": anxiety arising from awareness of guilt":[
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],
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": distress of mind over an anticipated action or result":[
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"\u2026 showed no compunction in planning devilish engines of \u2026 destruction.",
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"\u2014 Havelock Ellis"
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},
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"examples":[
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"a brutal murderer who killed without compunction",
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"He feels no compunction about his crimes.",
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"He has no compunctions about his crimes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Biden administration still has the opportunity to determine definitively who killed Shireen Abu Akleh and turn her case into a deterrent for those who might otherwise have little compunction about murdering members of the press. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
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"The man who had no compunction whatsoever about slaughtering children left a woman who just tried to kill him alive. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"For me, reciting the compunction statement became a prayerful reckoning with herself. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 4 June 2022",
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"Their love had cooled, and Ms. Smart showed little compunction in letting someone take her place. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Salazar, as Win at All Costs reminds us, had no compunction about gaming therapeutic-use-exemption rules to get his runners on medication for the specific purpose of performance enhancement. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Most of Russia\u2019s biggest companies, though, remain unsanctioned, meaning there isn\u2019t a legal compunction for their foreign directors to resign. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald And Ben Dummett, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Biden defenders such as Paul Krugman, who have no compunction blaming Republican governors for seasonal variances in the spread of viruses, contend that Biden has no control over gas prices. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"One more thing: my wife has no compunction about accepting the large gifts. \u2014 Liana Finck, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English compunccioun , from Anglo-French compunction , from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio , from Latin compungere to prick hard, sting, from com- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent":""
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|
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|
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"cheated without compunction",
|
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"\u2026 he had no compunction about brushing aside legal technicalities.",
|
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"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
|
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],
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": anxiety arising from awareness of guilt":[
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": distress of mind over an anticipated action or result":[
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"\u2026 showed no compunction in planning devilish engines of \u2026 destruction.",
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"\u2014 Havelock Ellis"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a brutal murderer who killed without compunction",
|
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"He feels no compunction about his crimes.",
|
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"He has no compunctions about his crimes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Biden administration still has the opportunity to determine definitively who killed Shireen Abu Akleh and turn her case into a deterrent for those who might otherwise have little compunction about murdering members of the press. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The man who had no compunction whatsoever about slaughtering children left a woman who just tried to kill him alive. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"For me, reciting the compunction statement became a prayerful reckoning with herself. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Their love had cooled, and Ms. Smart showed little compunction in letting someone take her place. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Salazar, as Win at All Costs reminds us, had no compunction about gaming therapeutic-use-exemption rules to get his runners on medication for the specific purpose of performance enhancement. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Most of Russia\u2019s biggest companies, though, remain unsanctioned, meaning there isn\u2019t a legal compunction for their foreign directors to resign. \u2014 Alistair Macdonald And Ben Dummett, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Biden defenders such as Paul Krugman, who have no compunction blaming Republican governors for seasonal variances in the spread of viruses, contend that Biden has no control over gas prices. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
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"One more thing: my wife has no compunction about accepting the large gifts. \u2014 Liana Finck, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021"
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"Middle English compunccioun , from Anglo-French compunction , from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio , from Latin compungere to prick hard, sting, from com- + pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent":""
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
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"circa 1658, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"Late Latin compurgation-, compurgatio , from Latin compurgare to clear completely, from com- + purgare to purge":""
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|
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"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u00a6k\u00e4m\u02ccp-",
|
|
"k\u0259m\u00a6p\u0259rg\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l",
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"k\u00e4m\u00a6p-"
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],
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4m\u00a6p-",
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"k\u0259m\u02c8p\u0259rg\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
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|
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},
|
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"computable":{
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on the Dean\u2019s List at the college. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Imagine all of the information ever created by humanity fitting in the volume of an RV, lasting a hundred thousand years and always being computable . \u2014 Hyunjun Park, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Some problems just aren\u2019t computable , according to Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, chief information officer of Michigan Medicine, a health system affiliated with the University of Michigan. \u2014 John Mccormick, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"People faced issues of non- computable names long after the table was released -- one problem being the limited character database in computer systems across institutions and government agencies, which had forced Zhong Weihua to change his name. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 16 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"This was a hypothetical device that could come up with a solution to any problem that is computable . \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 15 July 2019",
|
|
"Underlying all of these trends is a single idea: the belief that quantitative data can provide a coherent model of the world, and the efficacy of computable information to provide us with ways of acting within it. \u2014 cleveland.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Starting with a basic set of operations, even the simplest Turing machine can be used to compute anything that is computable , Turing proved. \u2014 Dylan Tweney, WIRED , 23 June 2010"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1610, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8py\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225228",
|
|
"type":[
|
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},
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"computation":{
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": the use or operation of a computer":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"methods used for the computation of taxes",
|
|
"The solution required a series of computations .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Put simply, statistics is philosophy more than mathematical computation . \u2014 Yasin Kakande, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"So, M2-based computers are expected to be 18% faster for computation and 35% faster for graphics than M1 machines, but not necessarily faster than something based on the M1 Pro or M1 Ultra. \u2014 Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers programmed the processor to perform cycles of 45 minutes of computation work followed by 15 minutes of standby. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Shifting the storage and computation responsibilities to the edge can mitigate the risk to both nation-state security and the individual privacy of citizens. \u2014 Robert Napoli, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Machines constructed this way could disengage their operations from the inputs of electronic sensors and create novel forms of computation that resemble internal cognitive processes. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The reasonable compensation issue plays a role in the QBI computation because S corporation shareholders are allocated a pro rata share of the S corporation\u2019s QBI and such amount is determined after the deduction of reasonable compensation. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the foundation of the search tool also relies on a lot of rote computation , unsexy work done in great big data centers that use lots of energy. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Rather than requiring computation , machines using soft logic have simple reactions based directly on changes in electrical resistance across the grid. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"\u02cck\u00e4m-pyu\u0307-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-py\u00fc-",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4m-py\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"calculation",
|
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"calculus",
|
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"ciphering",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"math",
|
|
"mathematics",
|
|
"number crunching",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"reckoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022303",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"computational linguistics":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": linguistic research carried out by means of a computer":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125155",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"compute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make calculation : reckon":[
|
|
"They compute by weight in selling grain."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make sense":[
|
|
"No matter how you do the math, it will not work \u2026 . It simply does not compute .",
|
|
"\u2014 Chuck Finder"
|
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],
|
|
": to use a computer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just does not compute in my mind of what that looks like. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Even a supercomputer that can perform over 500,000 trillion floating point operations per second will not compute a precise solution. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The equations could not effectively be used to compute the forecast until much later, because people solving them by hand would not be able to do the computations fast enough. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Any of these can be in local hardware or take advantage of cloud compute from Azure. \u2014 Michael Muchmore, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Success in politics is often difficult to compute and Trump was a persistent failure in one key metric: His approval rating was often in record-low territory. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Unfortunately, Statman's article does not show how to compute what amount of spending is safe or how much is too much. \u2014 David John Marotta, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Down here in Alabama, such a combination of words doesn\u2019t compute in this college football-crazy part of the country. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The barometer crunches traditional economic-performance metrics such as unemployment rate and GDP, and then benchmarks those figures against costs of living\u2014healthcare, housing, schooling and childcare\u2014to compute a sustainability score. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin computare \u2014 more at count":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259m-\u02c8py\u00fct"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"calculate",
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063647",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comrade":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fellow soldier":[
|
|
"comrades in battle"
|
|
],
|
|
": an intimate friend or associate : companion":[
|
|
"\" \u2026 reflecting upon all my comrades that were drowned \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
|
|
],
|
|
": communist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades .",
|
|
"the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades , are wanted for questioning by the police",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Buchanan and a comrade , John Heise, were standing just a few feet apart inside the building, Heise later told a reporter. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Their target, known as Cruxy O\u2019Connor, was a former comrade who switched sides repeatedly in Ireland\u2019s fight for independence from Britain. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the film, due to release on Apr. 29, Chiranjeevi plays a social reformer who fights against corruption while Ram Charan plays a new comrade who looks up to him. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As logic and a developing taste for blood demand, Macbeth now kills his comrade Banquo (Amber Gray). \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On each of the firetrucks parked at the high school, a black line, signaling the death of a comrade , sat symbolically on each vehicle's crest. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 1926, Mussolini had his old comrade Gramsci arrested at his lodgings in Rome. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kolumbet, wearing camouflage, spoke into his walkie-talkie to a comrade in the Ukrainian army\u2019s 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Task Force Coyote. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As in that 1973 movie, a semi-functional military man must reluctantly turn over an outcast comrade to the Man, but not without some partying along the way. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada , from c\u00e1mara room, from Late Latin camera, camara \u2014 more at chamber":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
|
|
"especially British -\u02ccr\u0101d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035140",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comradely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fellow soldier":[
|
|
"comrades in battle"
|
|
],
|
|
": an intimate friend or associate : companion":[
|
|
"\" \u2026 reflecting upon all my comrades that were drowned \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
|
|
],
|
|
": communist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades .",
|
|
"the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades , are wanted for questioning by the police",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Buchanan and a comrade , John Heise, were standing just a few feet apart inside the building, Heise later told a reporter. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Their target, known as Cruxy O\u2019Connor, was a former comrade who switched sides repeatedly in Ireland\u2019s fight for independence from Britain. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the film, due to release on Apr. 29, Chiranjeevi plays a social reformer who fights against corruption while Ram Charan plays a new comrade who looks up to him. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As logic and a developing taste for blood demand, Macbeth now kills his comrade Banquo (Amber Gray). \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On each of the firetrucks parked at the high school, a black line, signaling the death of a comrade , sat symbolically on each vehicle's crest. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 1926, Mussolini had his old comrade Gramsci arrested at his lodgings in Rome. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Kolumbet, wearing camouflage, spoke into his walkie-talkie to a comrade in the Ukrainian army\u2019s 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Task Force Coyote. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As in that 1973 movie, a semi-functional military man must reluctantly turn over an outcast comrade to the Man, but not without some partying along the way. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada , from c\u00e1mara room, from Late Latin camera, camara \u2014 more at chamber":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccrad",
|
|
"especially British -\u02ccr\u0101d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090904",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"com\u00e9die humaine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": human comedy : the whole variety of human life":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022f-m\u0101-d\u0113-\u1d6b-men"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"French noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"com\u00e9die larmoyante":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tearful comedy : sentimental drama":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022f-m\u0101-d\u0113-l\u00e4r-mw\u00e4-y\u00e4\u207ft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201532",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"French noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"con":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an argument or evidence in opposition":[],
|
|
": confidence":[
|
|
"a con artist",
|
|
"a con game"
|
|
],
|
|
": convention sense 2b":[
|
|
"a comic book con",
|
|
"Now, such gatherings as the Further Confusion convention in San Jose, California, and Anthrocon in Philadelphia, attract more than 1,000 furry hobbyists apiece. (The Midwest FurFest is a smaller \" con ,\" with about 400 attending.)",
|
|
"\u2014 George Gurley"
|
|
],
|
|
": convict":[],
|
|
": manipulate sense 2b":[
|
|
"He conned his way into the job."
|
|
],
|
|
": on the negative side : in opposition":[
|
|
"so much has been written pro and con"
|
|
],
|
|
": persuade , cajole":[
|
|
"conned her into volunteering"
|
|
],
|
|
": swindle":[
|
|
"accused of conning retirees out of their savings"
|
|
],
|
|
": the negative position or one holding it":[
|
|
"an appraisal of the pros and cons"
|
|
],
|
|
": to commit to memory":[
|
|
"conned the poem"
|
|
],
|
|
": to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)":[],
|
|
": to study or examine closely":[
|
|
"Clare regarded her attentively, conned the characters of her face as if they had been hieroglyphics.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
"consolidated":[],
|
|
"consort":[],
|
|
"consul":[],
|
|
"continued":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see com-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1893, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1901, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English connen to know, learn, study, alteration of cunnen to know, infinitive of can \u2014 more at can entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"by shortening":"Adjective",
|
|
"derivative of con entry 1 or con entry 7":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of con entry 6":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of con entry 7":"Noun",
|
|
"short for Latin contr\u0101 \"opposite, against,\" in the phrase pro and contra \u2014 more at counter entry 3":"Adverb",
|
|
"short for consumption":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convict",
|
|
"jailbird"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"con game":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dishonest trick that is done to get someone's money":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133327",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": linked together":[],
|
|
": to link together in a series or chain":[
|
|
"\u2026 a theory is useful to concatenate facts \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Pinkerton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file",
|
|
"the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1598, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin concatenatus , past participle of concatenare to link together, from Latin com- + catena chain":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-t\u0259-n\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8kat-\u0259-n\u0259t, k\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"interconnect",
|
|
"interlink",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of things linked together or occurring together in a way that produces a particular result or effect":[
|
|
"an unusual concatenation of circumstances",
|
|
"George McGovern was the beneficiary, in 1972, of a unique concatenation of party reform and political accident.",
|
|
"\u2014 Garry Wills",
|
|
"All the present activity has been made possible by a concatenation of relevant technologies.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Gwynne",
|
|
"The coast is a concatenation of steep and high headlands dropping to beaches strewn with stone from boulders to pebbles \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Least Heat-Moon"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of concatenating things or the state of being concatenated : union in a linked series":[
|
|
"Mannering by this time was aware that one thought linked strangely on to another in the concatenation of worthy Mr. Bertram's ideas.",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Scott"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-",
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catena",
|
|
"catenation",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"consecution",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"cambered",
|
|
"convex",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"protrusive",
|
|
"protuberant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a concave line or surface":[],
|
|
": arched in : curving in":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of the side of a curve or surface on which neighboring normals to the curve or surface converge and on which lies the chord joining two neighboring points of the curve or surface"
|
|
],
|
|
": hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl":[
|
|
"a concave lens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Sonos also built the end caps on the speaker to be concave , resulting in a more durable overall structure while reducing the chance that users will accidentally push one of the buttons during transport. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"At the top is a concave portion of the tower riddled with holes and punctuated by a bright green \u2014 that\u2019s the Xbox branding coming through. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, CNN Underscored , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Gently form the mixture into patties 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick, making the patties completely flat or even slightly concave . \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2020",
|
|
"Most important, the K380\u2019s rounded, mildly concave keys are fast and comfortable, with ample but not too much space between them. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 19 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"The interiors of both look great, with soft touch materials on nearly every surface, ambient lighting and attractive concave trim panels with unusual trim that looked like three-dimensional pieces of metal. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2018",
|
|
"The Canaday brothers revolutionized snowboarding by combining the two traditional board shapes\u2014convex (better for hard, fast turns) and concave (better on powder)\u2014into one that's good at everything. \u2014 Michael Stilwell, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2017",
|
|
"Its concave east and west sides would be adorned with vertical fins. \u2014 Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The right side of his chest was ever so slightly concave , as if missing a bone or two. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 2 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This one is a prime example of Muller\u2019s early, more traditional work, and features Breguet-style hands and numerals as well as a polished case with a concave bezel. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Working one side at a time, use the concave side of your roller tool to press the screen into the groove in the frame, using your free hand to hold the screen taut to prevent bunching. \u2014 Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Tunnel concave bases curve inward toward the center, giving more contact area with the bottom of the ski while carving. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The board\u2019s deep double concave creates lift, which, along with the construction, gives the sensation of floating above the water. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The concave side of the fountain is enclosed by a pedimented arcade that serves as the entrance to the interior section, which is an excellent location to cool off in the mist on hot summer days. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There were concave dents between the incisors and canines where a pipe would fit. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With each infusion his withered legs grow strong, and his concave chest turns to Men's Health marble. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The concave grille appears to be different and is partially closed off, and there are also interesting-looking wheels and Folgore badges on the fenders. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin concavus , from com- + cavus hollow \u2014 more at cave":"Adjective and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101v",
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"k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101v, \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u0101v"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dented",
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"depressed",
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"dished",
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"hollow",
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"indented",
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"recessed",
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"sunken"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080502",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concave polygon":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a polygon with one angle larger than a straight angle":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115318",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concaver":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that shapes or forms a concave surface or edge":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6k\u0101v\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093723",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"concavity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"bulge",
|
|
"camber",
|
|
"convexity",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"projection",
|
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"protrusion",
|
|
"protuberance"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a concave line, surface, or space : hollow":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being concave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concavity of the lens",
|
|
"The lower back forms a concavity .",
|
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"The large concavities along the wall of the restaurant are like private rooms.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, toward the edges, the concavity flattens out, allowing a flat surface for riding straight. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"For those with gender dysphoria who are considering surgery, top surgery is often more in line with their aesthetic goals, as the technique prevents the side concavity and leaves some tissue that fills out the shadow or little fold in that area. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"The technique of this particular surgery leaves thinner skin flaps and a concavity on the lateral chest and can mean the total removal of the areola, which some people replace with tattoos. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"To serve labneh fresh, envision its cousins, hummus and baba ganoush, and schmear it on a platter into a round of attractive concavity , like an inverted Frisbee. \u2014 James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"As the migraine attack ended, the swelling would recede and return to a concavity . \u2014 Katherine Foxhall, Time , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"Volume loss under the eye and concavity is the usual cause of dark circles. \u2014 Crystal Martin, New York Times , 1 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"It\u2019s backlit (though leaky), and the island-style keys have a gentle concavity to them, making touch typing fairly easy. \u2014 Christopher Null, WIRED , 23 Oct. 2012"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8kav-\u0259t-\u0113",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8ka-v\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dint",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"pit",
|
|
"recess"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concavo-convex":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": concave on one side and convex on the other":[],
|
|
": having the concave side curved more than the convex":[
|
|
"a concavo-convex lens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0101-v\u014d-k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"display",
|
|
"exhibit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to place out of sight":[
|
|
"concealed himself behind the door",
|
|
"The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prevent disclosure or recognition of":[
|
|
"conceal the truth",
|
|
"She could barely conceal her anger."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sunglasses conceal her eyes.",
|
|
"The controls are concealed behind a panel.",
|
|
"The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.",
|
|
"The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.",
|
|
"She could barely conceal her anger.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Banners on the eight-foot fence cleverly conceal the fact that her lot backs up to a parking lot on Detroit. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Does self-awareness, when used in this way, conceal something deeper? \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Consequently, authorities conceal most war damage from non-participants to avoid eliciting negative reactions. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Then in June 2020, investigators uncovered her children\u2019s remains, and prosecutors brought new charges alleging Vallow and her husband had conspired to conceal or destroy their bodies. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Surveillance video showed a male suspect conceal the phone and then leave the store without paying. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Workplace relationships tend to become problematic when people either try to conceal or overtly flaunt them. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The new law allows people 21 or older, who are legally allowed to own a gun, permission to conceal that weapon without training or a permit. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin conc\u0113l\u0101re, from con- con- + c\u0113l\u0101re \"to hide, keep secret,\" probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal,\" whence Latin occulere \"to hide from view, keep secret\" (from *ob-cel- ), Old Irish ceilid \"(s/he) hides,\" Welsh celaf \"(I) hide,\" Germanic *hel-a- \"hide\" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan \"to hide, keep secret\")":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conceal hide , conceal , screen , secrete , bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent. hide in the closet a house hidden in the woods conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge. concealed the weapon screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery. a house screened by trees secrete suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others. secreted the amulet inside his shirt bury implies covering up so as to hide completely. buried the treasure",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"ensconce",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"secrete"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200651",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kept out of sight or hidden from view":[
|
|
"carrying a concealed weapon",
|
|
"\u2026 displayed a critical tone toward the justices of their era that combined theoretical dismay with barely concealed contempt.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeffrey Rosen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113ld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121811",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"display",
|
|
"exhibit"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to place out of sight":[
|
|
"concealed himself behind the door",
|
|
"The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prevent disclosure or recognition of":[
|
|
"conceal the truth",
|
|
"She could barely conceal her anger."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sunglasses conceal her eyes.",
|
|
"The controls are concealed behind a panel.",
|
|
"The defendant is accused of attempting to conceal evidence.",
|
|
"The editorial accused the government of concealing the truth.",
|
|
"She could barely conceal her anger.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Banners on the eight-foot fence cleverly conceal the fact that her lot backs up to a parking lot on Detroit. \u2014 Susan Brownstein, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Does self-awareness, when used in this way, conceal something deeper? \u2014 Oliver Munday, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Consequently, authorities conceal most war damage from non-participants to avoid eliciting negative reactions. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Then in June 2020, investigators uncovered her children\u2019s remains, and prosecutors brought new charges alleging Vallow and her husband had conspired to conceal or destroy their bodies. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Surveillance video showed a male suspect conceal the phone and then leave the store without paying. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Workplace relationships tend to become problematic when people either try to conceal or overtly flaunt them. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The new law allows people 21 or older, who are legally allowed to own a gun, permission to conceal that weapon without training or a permit. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English concelen, borrowed from Anglo-French conceler, borrowed from Latin conc\u0113l\u0101re, from con- con- + c\u0113l\u0101re \"to hide, keep secret,\" probably derivative of an unattested lengthened-grade noun formed from the Indo-European verb base *\u1e31el- \"cover, conceal,\" whence Latin occulere \"to hide from view, keep secret\" (from *ob-cel- ), Old Irish ceilid \"(s/he) hides,\" Welsh celaf \"(I) hide,\" Germanic *hel-a- \"hide\" (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German helan \"to hide, keep secret\")":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conceal hide , conceal , screen , secrete , bury mean to withhold or withdraw from sight. hide may or may not suggest intent. hide in the closet a house hidden in the woods conceal usually does imply intent and often specifically implies a refusal to divulge. concealed the weapon screen implies an interposing of something that prevents discovery. a house screened by trees secrete suggests a depositing in a place unknown to others. secreted the amulet inside his shirt bury implies covering up so as to hide completely. buried the treasure",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"ensconce",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"secrete"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111459",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concede":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to accept as true, valid, or accurate":[
|
|
"The right of the state to tax is generally conceded."
|
|
],
|
|
": to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly":[
|
|
"conceded that it might be a good idea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to grant as a right or privilege":[
|
|
"Britain conceded the independence of the colonies."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make concession : yield":[],
|
|
": to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly":[
|
|
"concede power"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 he conceded that with six kids, something like this was bound to happen. At least one of them had to be a bad egg. \u2014 Markus Zusak , The Book Thief , 2005",
|
|
"\u2026 it was generally conceded that Caepio, if and when tried for treason under the present system, would be acquitted. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , (1990) 1991",
|
|
"\u2026 after listening to Tom, he conceded that there were some conspicuous advantages about a life of crime, and so he consented to be a pirate. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
|
|
"I concede that the work has been slow so far, but it should speed up soon.",
|
|
"\u201cYour plan might work,\u201d she conceded , \u201cbut I still think mine is better.\u201d",
|
|
"Although it seems clear that he has lost the election, he still refuses to concede .",
|
|
"He's not ready to concede the election.",
|
|
"The former ruler was forced to concede power to a new government.",
|
|
"The company says that workers are not conceding enough in negotiations.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At the time, the gatherings seemed a slapdash, desperate attempt to mimic President Donald Trump's refusal to concede . \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, Trump refuses to concede the contest nearly two months after Election Day. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 2 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Abrams was asked if her refusal to concede emboldened former President Donald Trump and his supporters who continue to question the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Hanna Panreck, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Abrams lost the 2018 contest for governor against Republican Brian Kemp by less than 2% and refused to concede in the ensuing months, citing voter suppression. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Ghani insisted that the vote proceed, but the result was so close that Abdullah refused to concede and threatened to form a parallel government. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Le Pen has done her own version of a face-lift, de-emphasizing the harsher elements of her platform, while refusing to concede the underlying ideology that her party pioneered over the past 30 years. \u2014 Rim-sarah Alouane, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And at first, Booker didn't want to concede , according to his memoir. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After all his work, Ferchichi does not want to concede defeat. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French or Latin; French conc\u00e9der , from Latin concedere , from com- + cedere to yield":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concede grant , concede , vouchsafe , accord , award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. granted them a new hearing concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim. even her critics concede she can be charming vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension. vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples accord implies giving to another what is due or proper. accorded all the honors befitting a head of state award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors. awarded the company a huge defense contract",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120348",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"conjure (up)",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"ideate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fanciful idea":[],
|
|
": a fancy item or trifle":[
|
|
"Conceits were fancy desserts, made either of sugar \u2026 or pastry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Francie Owen"
|
|
],
|
|
": a result of mental activity : thought":[],
|
|
": an elaborate or strained metaphor":[
|
|
"The poem abounds in metaphysical conceits ."
|
|
],
|
|
": an organizing theme or concept":[
|
|
"\u2026 found his conceit for the film early \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Wilkinson",
|
|
"\u2026 the historian's conceit that the past is forever prologue \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Leon V. Sigal"
|
|
],
|
|
": conceive , understand":[],
|
|
": imagine":[],
|
|
": individual opinion":[],
|
|
": to take a fancy to":[],
|
|
": use or presence of such conceits in poetry":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"His conceit has earned him many enemies.",
|
|
"the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Directed by Hopper, the conceit sprang directly from all the biker films that the actor-director had either been in or offered. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The downside of extending this empathy so far beyond the central trio is that the main stylistic conceit of the series gets a little lost. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Thankfully, Cage and Pascal demonstrate infectious chemistry because both performers go for broke and embrace the silliness of the conceit . \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There are few things more American than simultaneously beholding the skill of the bakers and the stupidity of the conceit . \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In fact, the metaverse was literally born out of a criminal conceit . \u2014 Timothy Lloyd, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Perhaps that conceit served a deeper purpose, helping spur on some of her most playful and satisfying material. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit , but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Not a symbol or conceit , but a living, malign intelligence that transcends the material plane and reacquaints us with our first language: fear. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b(1)":"Noun",
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"1557, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
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"\u2026 a person may hold to conceited fantasies which falsify a discouraging reality.",
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"\u2014 Derek Russell Davis"
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"a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Overall, the talk-show clips suggest an amiably conceited artist who, for instance, refused to let others perform before or after him because his own act was more than enough. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
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"Now Emma shows a sassy, if slightly conceited , side to her personality. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite her impressive talents, Kruger is never boastful or conceited . \u2014 Greg Wolff, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Because at some point, caring about someone who doesn\u2019t care about you (or who is too conceited to admit caring about you) gets a little sad. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2020",
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"Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, CNN , 2 July 2019",
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"Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
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"As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another\u2019s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. \u2014 Colin Covert, kansascity , 18 Jan. 2018",
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"The masher, young or old, was described as arrogant and conceited , overconfident in his flirting abilities. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Jan. 2018"
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"self-opinionated",
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"self-satisfied",
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"smug",
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"stuck-up",
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"swellheaded",
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"humble",
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": having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself":[
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"a brilliant but conceited musician"
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],
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": ingeniously contrived : fanciful":[
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"\u2026 a person may hold to conceited fantasies which falsify a discouraging reality.",
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"\u2014 Derek Russell Davis"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"a conceited basketball player who was always too busy even to sign autographs",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Overall, the talk-show clips suggest an amiably conceited artist who, for instance, refused to let others perform before or after him because his own act was more than enough. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Now Emma shows a sassy, if slightly conceited , side to her personality. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Despite her impressive talents, Kruger is never boastful or conceited . \u2014 Greg Wolff, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Because at some point, caring about someone who doesn\u2019t care about you (or who is too conceited to admit caring about you) gets a little sad. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Season 2 also introduced the skateboarding tomboy Max (Sadie Sink) and the conceited Kiefer Sutherland wanna-be Billy (Dacre Montgomery): step-siblings who are new to the town and whose stories evolve this season. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, CNN , 2 July 2019",
|
|
"Phares also sings strongly as Gasparo, a strutting and conceited male chauvinist and wife beater who gets his comeuppance with a pie in the face at the end. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"As shy, shrinking Elio and cool, conceited Oliver take one another\u2019s measure, a sense of uncertainty edges the frame of the film. \u2014 Colin Covert, kansascity , 18 Jan. 2018",
|
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"The masher, young or old, was described as arrogant and conceited , overconfident in his flirting abilities. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Jan. 2018"
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"consequential",
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"egoistic",
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"egotistic",
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"egotistical",
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"important",
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"prideful",
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"proud",
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"self-conceited",
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"self-important",
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"self-opinionated",
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"self-satisfied",
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"smug",
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"stuck-up",
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"swellheaded",
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"vain",
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"vainglorious"
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],
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},
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"definitions":{
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": hard to please":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"conceit entry 1 + -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0113t\u0113",
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"-s\u0101t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045541",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"conceivable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being conceived : imaginable":[
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"every conceivable combination"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.",
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"It is conceivable that she will refuse to go.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Painted in every conceivable way as the New Orleans native confidently carves out a foothold in the genre. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"That's conceivable : Its operating margin would grow from under 4% to 19%, well below Facebook's in the high-30s. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Despite the championship game loss, the Wolverines raced through the NAHL playoffs, outperforming nearly every conceivable expectation for a first-year franchise. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Twitter employees are feeling every conceivable emotion -- exhaustion, defensiveness, protectiveness, and all the rest. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"There is one conceivable thread, though, that could draw together all of Phase Four: The Young Avengers. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Four years ago, a group of employees at the Oregon State Treasury sat down and compiled a list of every conceivable disaster that could befall a government building. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s still conceivable for Willis, with openings at Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans and Seattle. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In this environment the Fed has two conceivable ways of approaching inflation. \u2014 Raul Elizalde, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115313",
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"noun"
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},
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": it may be conceived : possibly":[
|
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"we could conceivably finish next week"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"we could conceivably finish the project next week",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Emmy category for competition series should conceivably be the most dynamic one out there. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"So, then, Season 3 would conceivably have some new sort of plot device at its center. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That means a bettor can conceivably win $200 on any MLB team to win its game. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With these popular vote percentages, Trump or Pence could conceivably win the Electoral College and therefore the election. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Players could conceivably wager on any NBA or NHL playoff game, MLB or MLS regular season game, UFC 274 bout, F1 Grand Prix race, or the Canelo Alvarez fight. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"But while producers in the Middle East and the U.S. could conceivably increase their LNG shipments to Europe significantly, infrastructure remains a major hurdle. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Holland died in 2018, but Blinks is a member of K.K.\u2019s Priest and could conceivably perform with the band at the induction for the first time in several decades. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Gardner, considered by many draft experts as one of the top-two cornerbacks available, could conceivably be selected anywhere in the top four. \u2014 Enquirer Sports, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-v\u0259-bl\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"maybe",
|
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"mayhap",
|
|
"perchance",
|
|
"perhaps",
|
|
"possibly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212437",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conceive":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to apprehend by reason or imagination : understand":[
|
|
"unable to conceive his reasons",
|
|
"It is easy enough to conceive the notion that your island is a sort of fortress.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Theroux"
|
|
],
|
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": to become pregnant":[],
|
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": to become pregnant with (young)":[
|
|
"conceive a child"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to begin : originate":[
|
|
"a project conceived by the company's founder"
|
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],
|
|
": to form a conception of : imagine":[
|
|
"a badly conceived design",
|
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"cleverly conceived teleplays"
|
|
],
|
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": to have a conception":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with of conceives of death as emptiness It is hard to conceive of all the work that must have been involved in starting off from scratch. \u2014 Harold Fromm"
|
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],
|
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": to have as an opinion":[
|
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"I cannot conceive that he acted alone."
|
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],
|
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": to take into one's mind":[
|
|
"conceive a prejudice"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part.",
|
|
"As conceived by the committee, the bill did not raise taxes.",
|
|
"a woman who has been unable to conceive",
|
|
"a woman who has been unable to conceive a child",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Murgatroyd, who had started thinking about fertility treatments as an option to conceive , anxiously awaited her husband's return home. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But this has, ironically, led most people to conceive of Disney adults as female and to bring their accompanying stereotypes along with it, even though the fandom is pretty evenly split gender-wise. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
|
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"But, as Delrahim and Menashe realized after their own individual struggles to conceive , despite all the we, much of the burden of fertility optimization continues to fall on women. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Commission members will also have the ability to conceive their own possible changes. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
|
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"That plunge in physical activity has now pushed many of us to conceive of exercise not as a dreaded addition to our busy schedule, but as an integral part of our life. \u2014 Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
|
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"This book explains why that is, thankfully, a myopic way to conceive of today's reality \u2014 or tomorrow's future. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"When the Oppenheimers are unable to conceive , Johanna and Salo turn to IVF. \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Many require a medical diagnosis of infertility, defined in heterosexual terms, or proof that the individual/couple is unable to conceive children through intercourse. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre , from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conceive think , conceive , imagine , fancy , realize , envisage , envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. I just thought of a good joke conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design. conceived of a new marketing approach imagine stresses a visualization. imagine you're at the beach fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires. fancied himself a super athlete realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined. realized the enormity of the task ahead envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed. envisaged a totally computerized operation envisioned a cure for the disease",
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|
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"conjure (up)",
|
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"dream",
|
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"envisage",
|
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"envision",
|
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"fancy",
|
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"fantasize",
|
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"fantasy",
|
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"feature",
|
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"ideate",
|
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"image",
|
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"imagine",
|
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"picture",
|
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"see",
|
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|
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"visualize"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095931",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[
|
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|
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"deconcentrate",
|
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"spread (out)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to draw or direct to a common center : concentrate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write",
|
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"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French concentrer , from com- + centre center":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sen-t\u0259r",
|
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"k\u00e4n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"center",
|
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"centralize",
|
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"compact",
|
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"concentrate",
|
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"consolidate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041124",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"concentrate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"dilute",
|
|
"water (down)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a feedstuff (such as grains) relatively rich in digestible nutrients \u2014 compare fiber":[],
|
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": a food reduced in bulk by elimination of fluid":[
|
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"orange juice concentrate"
|
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],
|
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": a mineral-rich product obtained after an initial processing of ore":[],
|
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": gather , collect":[
|
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"Cuban immigrants who concentrate in Florida"
|
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],
|
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": something concentrated : such as":[],
|
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": to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues":[
|
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"Fish concentrate mercury."
|
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],
|
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": to bring or direct toward a common center or objective : focus":[
|
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"concentrate one's efforts",
|
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"The lenses concentrate sunlight."
|
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],
|
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": to draw toward or meet in a common center":[],
|
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": to express or exhibit in condensed form":[],
|
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": to focus one's powers, efforts, or attention":[
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"concentrate on a problem",
|
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|
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],
|
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": to gather into one body, mass, or force":[
|
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"Power was concentrated in a few able hands.",
|
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"concentrate the energy of a sound wave"
|
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],
|
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": to make less dilute":[
|
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"concentrate syrup"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"All that noise makes it hard to concentrate .",
|
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"The student has difficulty concentrating .",
|
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"The sauce should be simmered for a few minutes to concentrate its flavors.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"a frozen orange juice concentrate",
|
|
"Is this orange juice fresh or is it made from concentrate ?",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Instead, growth marketers concentrate on the customer base. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
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"That will concentrate congestion both on the ones that remain open, and on nearby public lands. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Freed of the mine mission, the Virginias can concentrate their payloads on torpedoes and missiles. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
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"While European history is reserved for a senior elective, all the grades concentrate on the rights of women and LGBTQ people. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Not all players at the high school level concentrate on both ends of the floor. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
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"Powder formula accounted for the majority of the trashed formula (11,724 containers) followed by ready-to-use (3,000) and concentrate (1,735). \u2014 Lautaro Grinspan, ajc , 20 May 2022",
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"Especially at the end of the second episode, Apatow and Bonfiglio concentrate on Carlin\u2019s prescience without delving all that deeply into his subsequent appropriation by both sides of the political spectrum. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
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"Better to concentrate on nailing a good ride-and-handling balance than setting a new N\u00fcrburgring lap record. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Streamline your skincare regimen with this silky, luxurious concentrate of transformative ingredients, formulated for all types of skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"All soups, sauces and dressings are house-made, and smoothies only contain whole foods, no concentrate or fillers. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
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"Parents who use the program may be able to buy different sizes and types of infant formula, including powder, ready-to-use or concentrate . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
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"The amount of concentrate your hair will need is determined by hair length. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"There's also lime tea concentrate in the mix to protect your skin against free radicals. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 24 May 2022",
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"That said, the sprayer has an impressive 14 dilution settings to adjust the flow of concentrate to get the right chemical-to-water ratio. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
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"Each batch is derived from a refined broad-spectrum concentrate . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
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"Other helpful choices include ginger, turmeric, green tea, and cherry juice concentrate . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"com- + Latin centrum center":"Verb and Noun"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101t, -\u02ccsen-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101t",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccsen-"
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"verb"
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"concentrated":{
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"delicate",
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"light",
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"mild",
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"thin",
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"thinned",
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"weak",
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"weakened"
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],
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": contained or existing or happening together in a small or narrow space or area : not spread out":[
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"a highly concentrated beam of light"
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],
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": intense , intensive":[
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"a job requiring hours of concentrated effort"
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": rich in respect to a particular or essential element : made less dilute or diffuse":[
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"concentrated sulfuric acid",
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"concentrated orange juice"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101-t\u0259d",
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"-\u02ccsen-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"big",
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"full",
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"full-bodied",
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"heady",
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"lusty",
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"muscular",
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"plush",
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"potent",
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"rich",
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"robust",
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"strong"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071543",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"concentration":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inattention"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a concentrated mass or thing":[
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"a concentration of wealth in the merchant class"
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],
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": an academic major or area of focus within a major":[
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"The student chose law as his concentration ."
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],
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": the amount of a component in a given area or volume":[
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"The ozone concentration in the lower stratosphere has declined."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"All that noise is disturbing my concentration .",
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"The job required her full concentration .",
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"When you're tired it's easy to lose your concentration .",
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"There was a concentration on ethics within the agency.",
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"There is a concentration of wealth in the cities.",
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"He objects to the concentration of power in the hands of a few rich men.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One is that Germany's highest criminal court ruled this year that people who worked as guards at concentration camps could still be convicted, even if no specific crimes can be proven. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"Ernst Landauer, a Jewish journalist who survived several Nazi concentration camps including Auschwitz, wrote about marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Elmau in a text published in 1946. \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"The files were held in the Secretariat of State's archives and contain requests for papal intervention to avoid Nazi deportation, to obtain liberation from concentration camps or help finding family members. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Eighty three years ago, most of his family died in Nazi concentration camps. \u2014 Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"The images that emerged from concentration camps at the end of the Second World War horrified a global audience that, despite six years of conflict, was now introduced, through the lens of a camera, to a new tier of human depravity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
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"The largest concentration of hoodoos (columns of rock jutting out of the ground) can be found in Bryce Canyon National Park. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
|
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"This potent cleanser does double duty thanks to its high concentration of alpha hydroxy acids, including lactic, glycolic, citric and malic acids, as well as salicylic acid, a beta-hydroxy acid that helps exfoliate skin and clear clogged pores. \u2014 Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
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"These very real and sometimes debilitating experiences include difficulties with concentration and focus, forgetfulness, restlessness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, which show up in very different ways for different people. \u2014 Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see concentrate entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccsen-",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02ccsen-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"absorption",
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"attention",
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"engrossment",
|
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"enthrallment",
|
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"immersion"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104527",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concept":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances":[
|
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"the basic concepts of psychology",
|
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"the concept of gravity"
|
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],
|
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": created to illustrate a concept":[
|
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"a concept car"
|
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],
|
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": organized around a main idea or theme":[
|
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"a concept album"
|
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],
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": something conceived in the mind : thought , notion":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She is familiar with basic concepts of psychology.",
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"a concept borrowed from computer programming",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"But Lightyear intends the Zero to be a proof of concept . \u2014 John Voelcker, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The creator of this concept is Jamais Cascio, an American anthropologist, futurist, and author. \u2014 Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The researchers devised a proof-of- concept attack that hijacks a login session with a secret probe that comes in the form of a session ID token that has been modified from the one the client app was expecting. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
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"My father had no concept of the entertainment business or acting. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The core of the concept of political order is that eventually the dominant idea and party succumb to hubris and other human foibles, people lose faith, and the out-party sees its chance to strike. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Wheeler pointed to the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, won by Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, as a proof of concept heading into 2022. \u2014 Will Steakin, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
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"But the groundbreaking proof of concept , detailed in a study published today in Matter, raises some incredible possibilities. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Henry\u2019s newer location in Leon Valley is bigger and more polished than its mom-and-pop original, kind of like if Chili\u2019s had a puffy taco concept at an outlet mall. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The approach is no different for the team behind Oceanside\u2019s just-opened The Lab Collaborative (TLC), a multi- concept food and drink destination that opened Jan. 5 in downtown Oceanside. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"From March 25-27, Frame, a multi- concept restaurant in Hazel Park, will host Slavic Solidarity, an immersive dinner experience, featuring five courses of Ukrainian staples. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Supper Club is the final piece of the 400-seat, three-story, multi- concept Twelve Thirty Club to open. \u2014 Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure , 25 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The vast, multi- concept Italian dining destination closed in 2018, one of many restaurants that had tried and failed in the neighborhood over the past decade. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2021",
|
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"This pre- concept -of-war GEM has somehow STILL never been lived in! \u2014 Isabella Giovannini, The New Yorker , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, HWD , 14 July 2017",
|
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"Concept art showed a mystical, face-having tree looming over a parking lot full of ordinary looking sedans. \u2014 Joanna Robinson, vanityfair.com , 14 July 2017",
|
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"Concept cars are built to introduce bold ideas, practical and otherwise. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 10 Jan. 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conceptum , neuter of conceptus , past participle of concipere to conceive \u2014 more at conceive":"Noun and Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsept"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concept Noun idea , concept , conception , thought , notion , impression mean what exists in the mind as a representation (as of something comprehended) or as a formulation (as of a plan). idea may apply to a mental image or formulation of something seen or known or imagined, to a pure abstraction, or to something assumed or vaguely sensed. innovative ideas my idea of paradise concept may apply to the idea formed by consideration of instances of a species or genus or, more broadly, to any idea of what a thing ought to be. a society with no concept of private property conception is often interchangeable with concept ; it may stress the process of imagining or formulating rather than the result. our changing conception of what constitutes art thought is likely to suggest the result of reflecting, reasoning, or meditating rather than of imagining. commit your thoughts to paper notion suggests an idea not much resolved by analysis or reflection and may suggest the capricious or accidental. you have the oddest notions impression applies to an idea or notion resulting immediately from some stimulation of the senses. the first impression is of soaring height",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conception",
|
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"generality",
|
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"generalization",
|
|
"notion",
|
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"stereotype"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095522",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complex product of abstract or reflective thinking":[
|
|
"the philosopher's conception of reality"
|
|
],
|
|
": a general idea : concept":[
|
|
"We get the conception of an animal \u2026 by comparing different animals \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Stuart Mill"
|
|
],
|
|
": beginning":[
|
|
"\"Joy had the like conception in our eyes \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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],
|
|
": embryo , fetus":[],
|
|
": the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols":[
|
|
"He directed the project from conception to completion."
|
|
],
|
|
": the originating of something in the mind":[
|
|
"an artist's conception of how the city would look a hundred years from now"
|
|
],
|
|
": the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both":[],
|
|
": the sum of a person's ideas and beliefs concerning something":[
|
|
"his conception of the American dream"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He directed the project from conception to production.",
|
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"the conception of a new device",
|
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"They have a clear conception of how the process works.",
|
|
"a child's conception of responsibility",
|
|
"They have very different conceptions of the proper role of government.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Instead, there will be a greater focus on the delicious homemade meals that underpinned the show's conception 12 years ago. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Apart from altering the eggs and sperm that encapsulate our genetic inheritance, sometimes decades before conception , trauma also seems to influence the uterine environment. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
|
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"From the April 1899 issue: Growth of the British colonial conception For Mauritius, asserting a claim to Chagos was a main reason for this expedition. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"And Big Thief is an unusual band\u2014because while Ms. Lenker\u2019s voice and songs are the principal attraction, its method, as evinced by Mr. Krivchenia\u2019s conception for this LP, is highly collaborative. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Uranus, who was both the son and consort of Gaea, is not the only product of immaculate conception cited by the director. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The notion simply didn\u2019t accord with Angelyne\u2019s conception of herself. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Ono\u2019s conception of the audience for her work changed, too. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The Michigan Supreme Court ultimately rejected that conception . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English concepcioun , from Anglo-French concepcion , from Latin conception-, conceptio , from concipere \u2014 see concept entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conception idea , concept , conception , thought , notion , impression mean what exists in the mind as a representation (as of something comprehended) or as a formulation (as of a plan). idea may apply to a mental image or formulation of something seen or known or imagined, to a pure abstraction, or to something assumed or vaguely sensed. innovative ideas my idea of paradise concept may apply to the idea formed by consideration of instances of a species or genus or, more broadly, to any idea of what a thing ought to be. a society with no concept of private property conception is often interchangeable with concept ; it may stress the process of imagining or formulating rather than the result. our changing conception of what constitutes art thought is likely to suggest the result of reflecting, reasoning, or meditating rather than of imagining. commit your thoughts to paper notion suggests an idea not much resolved by analysis or reflection and may suggest the capricious or accidental. you have the oddest notions impression applies to an idea or notion resulting immediately from some stimulation of the senses. the first impression is of soaring height",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"concept",
|
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"generality",
|
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"generalization",
|
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"notion",
|
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"stereotype"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204537",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"conceptual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"concrete",
|
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"nonabstract"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or consisting of concepts":[
|
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"conceptual thinking",
|
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"the project's conceptual and technical hurdles",
|
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"conceptual designs"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The plans have both conceptual and practical difficulties.",
|
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"conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The conceptual design was by Populous and the final plans by Gensler, architectural firms that are responsible for the majority of MLS\u2019s current stadiums. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
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"There is no conceptual difference when flipping from positive to negative earnings yields as there is with traditional P/E ratios. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Despite the political calamity, Janowski started programming conceptual pieces and performances \u2014 vivencias \u2014 that were at times audacious experiments in contemporary art. \u2014 Kriston Capps, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The current conceptual configuration of experimental German synth-rock pioneers Kraftwerk is the immersive multimedia musical/visual experience Kraftwerk 3-D. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, which is spearheading the mural effort on the blank wall overlooking Public Square and Old Stone Church, on Thursday outlined plans for conceptual approval at the commission meeting. \u2014 Megan Sims, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"But that conceptual idea \u2014 part of a new Milwaukee County Board proposal \u2014 is a long way from reality, a Brewers executive said Tuesday. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
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"But the song also excels on a deeper conceptual level, achieving a unique symbiosis between saxophone (Binker Golding), drums (Moses Boyd), and electronics (Max Luthert). \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Is that the next big conceptual thing in our story? \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin conceptualis of thought, from Late Latin conceptus act of conceiving, thought, from Latin concipere \u2014 see concept entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-ch\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-ch\u0259(-w\u0259)l, k\u00e4n-, -\u02c8sepsh-w\u0259l",
|
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"-shw\u0259l",
|
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"-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
|
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"k\u00e4n-",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sep-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abstract",
|
|
"ideal",
|
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"ideational",
|
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"metaphysical",
|
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"notional",
|
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"theoretical",
|
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"theoretic"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041526",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concern":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"business",
|
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"company",
|
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"enterprise",
|
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"establishment",
|
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"firm",
|
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"house",
|
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"interest",
|
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"outfit"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a matter that causes feelings of unease, uncertainty, or apprehension":[
|
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"health/safety concerns",
|
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"\"Just throw it into the sun!\" That phrase has long been the seemingly easy answer to \u2026 very serious concerns about what to do with nuclear waste.",
|
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"\u2014 Dave Trumbore"
|
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],
|
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": an organization or establishment for business or manufacture":[
|
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"a banking concern",
|
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"a commercial concern"
|
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],
|
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": an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension":[
|
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"The actor's sudden collapse on stage caused concern ."
|
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],
|
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": contrivance , gadget":[],
|
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": engage entry 1 , occupy":[
|
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"He concerns himself with trivia.",
|
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"She refused to concern herself with such gossip."
|
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],
|
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": marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship":[
|
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"Their friend's health is a constant cause of concern ."
|
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],
|
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": matter for consideration":[
|
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"Immigration had become a concern to Congress."
|
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],
|
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": something that relates or belongs to one : affair":[
|
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"It's no concern of yours."
|
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],
|
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": to be a care, trouble, or distress to":[
|
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"Her ill health concerns me.",
|
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"Her son's frequent tantrums concerned her."
|
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],
|
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": to be of importance : matter":[],
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": to bear on":[],
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": to relate to : be about":[
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"The novel concerns three soldiers.",
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"The report concerns global warming."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The novel concerns three soldiers.",
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"This study concerns the noise levels in cities.",
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"This conversation doesn't concern you.",
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"Our mother's illness concerns us.",
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"Noun",
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"They have expressed concern about the cost of the project.",
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"There is some concern that the economy might worsen.",
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"I share your concern about these problems.",
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"Their friend's health is a constant source of concern .",
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"The governor needs to address voters' concerns about the economy.",
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"They have raised concerns about the cost of the project.",
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"Their friend's health is a constant concern .",
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"His concern with the well-being of his family is obvious.",
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"She has always shown genuine concern for the poor.",
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"I appreciate your concern , but there's really nothing you can do to help.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In addition to the AAFCO, Dr. Simpson points to global nutritional guidelines from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA), which specifically concern the quality of pet food manufacturers. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 13 June 2022",
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"But the technical aspects of the Merge aren\u2019t the only ones that stakeholders should concern themselves with. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"However, critics on both sides of the immigration debate say the program raises several big questions about privacy and funding that should concern every American. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
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"Disney\u2019s failure \u2014 or refusal \u2014 to proactively resolve its creators\u2019 royalty claims should concern every creative artist. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Duterte\u2019s daughter, southern Davao city Mayor Sara Duterte, has topped surveys as Marcos Jr.\u2019s vice-presidential running mate in an alliance of the scions of two authoritarian leaders who concern human rights groups. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
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"Some of Biden's lowest job approval ratings concern his handling of immigration. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Her joke reflected her incredulity at his first two novels, which concern themselves exclusively with the circumstances of women\u2019s lives. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2021",
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"These violations concern the integrity of the scientific process and should face academic discipline. \u2014 Yangyang Cheng, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Clearly, William has passed his concern for environmental issues down to his eldest son. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
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"Blue alerts also are used when an officer goes missing while on duty and the circumstances around their disappearance cause concern for the officer's safety. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
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"Giulietti said while these options are still on the table, his immediate concern is bringing the existing system up to a state of good repair and, by doing so, getting as much speed out of it as is safely possible. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
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"Their biggest concern could end up being boring old red tape. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"If that\u2019s your concern , then do the kind of academic work that does change people\u2019s lives. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
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"However, Shingo Nishida, Zipair's president, revealed at the press conference that Zipair clients had already been in touch with the airline, expressing their concern over the airline's existing logo, which had been in use since 2018. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 17 June 2022",
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"Kallas said her concern is that any peace talks that take place before Russian troops are defeated would entrench Russian gains, handing President Vladimir Putin a win that could embolden him to embark on fresh conquests in the future. \u2014 Liz Sly, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"If skin redness is your primary concern , some CC creams come in one sheer green shade, which acts to neutralize the red color. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French concerner , from Medieval Latin concernere , from Late Latin, to sift together, mingle, from Latin com- + cernere to sift \u2014 more at certain":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concern Noun care , concern , solicitude , anxiety , worry mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. care implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension. a face worn by years of care concern implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection. crimes caused concern in the neighborhood solicitude implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another. acted with typical maternal solicitude anxiety stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure. plagued by anxiety and self-doubt worry suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety. financial worries",
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"synonyms":[
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"cover",
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"deal (with)",
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"pertain (to)",
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"treat (of)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221423",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"concerned":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": anxious , worried":[
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"concerned for their safety",
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"Concerned citizens protested the mayor's proposal."
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],
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": culpably involved : implicated":[
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"arrested all concerned"
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],
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": interested":[
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"concerned to prove the point",
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"She was concerned to show that she could do the job."
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],
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": interestedly engaged":[
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"concerned with books and music"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The school's decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents.",
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"Her family was very concerned for her safety.",
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"Voters are deeply concerned about the economy.",
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"a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned",
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"The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In total, the 12 new tracks stand as bold testimony that Eldredge is now less concerned with chasing hits than chasing great music \u2014 not that the two are mutually exclusive, of course. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
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"At the moment, McIlroy isn\u2019t concerned with his strong stance against LIV Golf. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"At the moment, McIlroy isn\u2019t concerned with his strong stance against LIV Golf. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"Taylor Dollard isn't particularly concerned with his stats. \u2014 Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
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"Given her previous experience, de Vibe is particularly concerned about the risk of renewable projects becoming susceptible to money laundering. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"But experts are particularly concerned about close contacts who are children, older adults or who have weak immune systems for other reasons. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Some Russians are particularly concerned that Rosaviatsiya, Russia\u2019s aviation regulator, has loosened rules on who can conduct aircraft maintenance now that Western companies are no longer able or willing to do it. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
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"Those allies are particularly concerned that Beijing may take military action against Taiwan. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see concern entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rnd"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111423",
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"type":[
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"concerning":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": causing concern or worry : creating reason for concern : troubling":[
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"found the latest reports very concerning",
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"\"It's extremely concerning that drivers still choose to give their attention to things other than the road when they're behind the wheel,\" said [Texas Department of Transportation] Executive Director James Bass.",
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"\u2014 The Nueces County Record Star",
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"\u2026 carbapenems should not be administered to patients with positive penicillin skin test results or a concerning history of a type I allergic response to penicillin.",
|
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"\u2014 Alan R. Salkind et al."
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],
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": relating to : regarding":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Preposition",
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"we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
|
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"1740, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-ni\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"about",
|
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"apropos",
|
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"apropos of",
|
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"as far as",
|
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"as for",
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"as regards",
|
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"as respects",
|
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"as to",
|
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"of",
|
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"on",
|
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"regarding",
|
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"respecting",
|
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"touching",
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"toward",
|
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"towards"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190227",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concernment":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unconcern"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": importance , consequence":[],
|
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": involvement , participation":[],
|
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": solicitude , anxiety":[],
|
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": something in which one is concerned":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"as my layoff from work grew longer and longer, how I was going to pay my bills became a matter of concernment"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn-m\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agita",
|
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"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
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"anxiousness",
|
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"apprehension",
|
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"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
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"concern",
|
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"disquiet",
|
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"disquietude",
|
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"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
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"nervousness",
|
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"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
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"sweat",
|
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"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201709",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"concert":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"negotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a public performance (as of music or dancing)":[],
|
|
": agreement in design or plan : union formed by mutual communication of opinion and views":[],
|
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": musical harmony : concord":[],
|
|
": to act in harmony or conjunction":[],
|
|
": to make a plan for":[
|
|
"concert measures for aiding the poor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to settle or adjust by conferring and reaching an agreement":[
|
|
"concerted their differences"
|
|
],
|
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": together":[
|
|
"acting in concert with others"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The orchestra will be giving a free concert .",
|
|
"during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence",
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Live concert , food vendors, face painting and fireworks. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"One night, at a Willie Nelson concert , the future mayor of Salt Lake City, Jackie Biskupski, a Democrat, approached Urquhart and his friends. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Monday\u2019s concert , which is technically one of two pre-season shows, will also include works by women. \u2014 Beth Woodcontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Miss Alabama has marked the anniversary in a variety of ways this year, including a concert in March, luncheons in April and a gala in May. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Another heady lineup punctuated Saturday\u2019s concert , with the elegant vibe of Swedish native Snoh Aalegra and visceral rap stylings of Lil Uzi Vert among the notable performances. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The expo, along with a parade, bus tours of historic sites in Waukegan, North Chicago and Gurnee; a gospel concert ; a prayer breakfast and more are all part of a three-day celebration of Juneteenth Saturday, Sunday and Monday around the county. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Later, the schools\u2019 bands and the free Faith, Family & Football gospel concert with Grammy award-winning artist Fred Hammond will be held. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Many of these performers will also perform at the first Taylor Hawkins tribute concert , which will occur in London on September 3 at Wembley Stadium. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s sold-out May concert at The Shell \u2014 which drew a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd of 8,500 \u2014 was booked by Goldenvoice/AEG Presents. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Went to concert but will never go back to that stadium. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The city borrows $183 million to build a hockey and concert arena near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue, in an area of farm fields. \u2014 Carrie Watters, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead of Grand Dukes and Prussian officers, Schwerin Castle now houses the State Parliament, as well as a museum, porcelain collection, and concert venue. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Increases in the cost of food, electricity and shelter were expected to keep pushing inflation higher, along with everything from household furnishings to medical care to concert tickets. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The report examined each city's music events, venues, concert ticket affordability and more factors before listing them. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tickets are on sale for the May 5 concert at feinsteinshc.com. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, table service will be available to concert attendees who purchase tickets for Terrace B seating. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"1652, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Italian concerto , from concertare":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle French concerter , from Old Italian concertare , perhaps from com- + certo certain, decided, from Latin certus \u2014 more at certain":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259rt",
|
|
"-\u02ccs\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259rt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"musicale"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223141",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"concert band":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a band that is made capable of playing symphonic music by the addition of instruments (as the string bass and harp) not adapted to marching":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165443",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concert border":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": first border":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041344",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concert dance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ballet characterized by seriousness and a minimum of theatrical effects":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193327",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concert grand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a grand piano of the largest size adapted in volume, timbre, and brilliance of tone to concert use":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Matt Savage, himself autistic, played a wonderful jazz set on a stunning Steinway model D concert grand piano. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The clubhouse features a concert grand piano, two baby grand pianos, and an upright performance piano. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The bar, which opened last year, is a veritable dreamscape, graced by floor-to-ceiling murals featuring gargantuan breadfruit trees and tropical birds the size of concert grand pianos. \u2014 John Wray, Travel + Leisure , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Steinway has long held a contract to provide and maintain concert grand pianos for Carnegie Hall. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Dinur led the piano concerto that opened the program seated at a concert grand (lid removed) with his back to the audience, as is typical when someone is conducting from a keyboard instrument. \u2014 Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Bach, Bones and Blues \u2014 East High is celebrating its acquisition of a concert grand piano. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"You may be tempted to do the same: The villa has a Steinway concert grand . \u2014 Wendy Perrin, Town & Country , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"That\u2019s more than twice the width of a concert grand piano, and wider than the Statue of Liberty\u2019s face. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 18 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101721",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concert \u00e9tude":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a particularly brilliant instrumental composition evolved from a single technical motive":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004645",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concertante":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a 17th or 18th century musical composition for orchestra with parts for solo instruments or for several solo instruments without orchestra \u2014 compare concerto grosso":[],
|
|
": concertino sense 1":[],
|
|
": displaying or affording opportunity to display brilliancy in a solo part in an instrumental composition":[
|
|
"a concertante passage for violin"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian":"Adjective",
|
|
"concertante from Italian, noun & adjective, from present participle of concertare to form or perform a concert, from concerto concert; concertato from Italian, noun & adjective, from past participle of concertare":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00e4n-t\u0113",
|
|
"-sh\u0259r-",
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u00a6t\u00e4nt",
|
|
"-\u02cct\u0101"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"concerted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"exclusive",
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"individual",
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"one-man",
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"one-sided",
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"one-way",
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"single",
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"sole",
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"solitary",
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"unilateral"
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"definitions":{
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": arranged in parts for several voices or instruments":[
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"The concerted pieces were interspersed with solos."
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],
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": mutually contrived or agreed on":[
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"a concerted effort",
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"a concerted agreement"
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],
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": performed in unison":[
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"concerted artillery fire",
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"The slowdown was a concerted action by the workers."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.",
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"a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Beyond the traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs) and wellness centers, a real and concerted support structure is needed. \u2014 Ederick Stander, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"Caruso\u2019s campaign appears to be taking a concerted strategy to discuss his Republican history as little as possible, largely declining to offer further clarity on his past views. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
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"The middle pedal requires a concerted shove, and overall stopping power wouldn\u2019t trouble one modern carbon-ceramic disc. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
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"Both Allam and Smith were also subject to an expensive and concerted push by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, among other groups. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
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"Money from subscriptions can be trivial compared with the profits earned by selling custom videos, sexting sessions and other forms of fan interaction that require more concerted engagement than simply posting to a feed. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
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"Balancing the scales will require a concerted and sustained effort. \u2014 Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
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"And there\u2019s a too- concerted feel to the way the comedy periodically fills out each character\u2019s anxieties and backstory. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The concerted media blitz was a blatant effort to paint the brothers not only as homophobic, racist, and violent, but guilty of the attack in the first place, the suit alleged. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see concert entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"collaborative",
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"collective",
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"combined",
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"common",
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"communal",
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"conjoint",
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"conjunct",
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"cooperative",
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"joint",
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"multiple",
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"mutual",
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"pooled",
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"public",
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"shared",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022446",
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"type":[
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},
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"concertgoer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who often attends concerts":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a large crowd of concertgoers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The fan, whose own hair is shaded a pleasing soft pink, giggled at the memory of one concertgoer who came dressed as a tangerine, a reference to SUGA\u2019s love of the fruit. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
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"And at Sunday's night show at Wembley Stadium in London, Harry helped one concertgoer come out. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Each concertgoer \u2019s phone at his San Diego concert will be secured in an individual Yondr pouch, which will be opened at the end of the show. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In a video tweeted by a concertgoer , Taylor could be heard calming down the crowd and making sure the fan received medical attention. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Fans snapped photos of the duo looking cozy together, and a concertgoer told PEOPLE they were seen kissing at the event. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Romeo Reyes, a concertgoer who traveled to Bogot\u00e1 from El Salvador, told CNN the performance was canceled as fans gathered around 11 p.m. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Marry Me also stars Maluma as Lopez\u2019s pop superstar character Kat Valdez\u2019s fiance Bastian, as well as Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a concertgoer who marries Valdez on stage during the film\u2019s live broadcast scene. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Billie asked while pointing to the concertgoer in the crowd. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259rt-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259rt-\u02ccg\u014d(-\u0259)r"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074714",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun or adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concertina":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a musical instrument of the accordion family":[],
|
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": concertina wire":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is why, when on March 22, as concertina rolls were strung across roads in Jammu & Kashmir\u2019s capital Srinagar, and police vehicles issued stay-at-home orders, people effortlessly adhered. \u2014 Riyaz Wani, Quartz India , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Each Lad is a multi-instrumentalist, and the combined lineup includes fiddle, button accordion, tenor banjo, flute, whistle, guitar, bouzouki, Uilleann pipes, 5-string banjo, concertina , and bodhran. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"During the meal, prizes were distributed to the winners of the day\u2019s events, and the evening concluded with concertina and violin music and singing. \u2014 Buddy Levy, Time , 23 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Members of the band include Joe Lemeris, banjo; Bill Reveley, mandolin and fiddle; Marilyn Toback-Reveley, rhythm guitar; Joe Delillo, upright bass, and Tim St. Jean, mandolin, guitar, fiddle and concertina . \u2014 courant.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The white cloth, once freshly ironed, bears the trace of a concertina of folds. \u2014 The Economist , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Having multiple people on-ship provides more hands to drop anchor on a dime, navigate from the map room, man the cannons, look out from the crow\u2019s nest, or even just play a concertina to pass the time. \u2014 Steven Strom, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Now 78, O'Donnell is a concertina player, too, and fondly recalls playing with Concertina Millie. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"Millie met her husband while playing her concertina in a Milwaukee tavern right after World War II. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from concert entry 1 + Italian -ina , diminutive suffix":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113-n\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105158",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concession":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a grant of land or property especially by a government in return for services or for a particular use":[],
|
|
": a right to undertake and profit by a specified activity":[
|
|
"a concession to drill for oil"
|
|
],
|
|
": a small business or shop where things are sold in a public place (such as a sports stadium or theater)":[
|
|
"The theater had real Raisinets at the concession , so I got some of those, too.",
|
|
"\u2014 Neal Fandek",
|
|
"\u2026 Billie's visiting with her father, and I'm standing alone at the concession stand , buying my butterless corn.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carrie Fisher"
|
|
],
|
|
": acknowledgment , admission":[],
|
|
": something conceded or granted:":[],
|
|
": something done or agreed to usually grudgingly in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation":[
|
|
"The ending of the movie was changed as a concession to the American audience's sensibilities."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)":[
|
|
"The union will seek further concessions before accepting the contract."
|
|
],
|
|
": the admitting of a point claimed in argument":[],
|
|
": things sold at such a business":[
|
|
"Spectators spend an average of $5 per game on concessions .",
|
|
"\u2014 Jack Gallagher"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In the big pristine forests of the Congo Basin, governments are selling logging and mining concessions to get money \u2026 \u2014 Jeff Goodell , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
|
|
"With him he carried a secret mandate from Prince Gauda, promising all sorts of concessions in Numidia once he was its king. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , (1990) 1991",
|
|
"We sang exactly in the same range. There was never a concession that had to be made musically because our ranges were so totally compatible. \u2014 Rosemary Clooney , quoted by Joe Smith in Off the Record , 1988",
|
|
"As a concession to her debility she lay on an aluminum chaise longue \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 23 May 1988",
|
|
"We are waiting for his concession of the election.",
|
|
"The candidate made an emotional concession speech when it was clear that he had lost.",
|
|
"The strikers have won some important concessions from the company.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But in its first such concession , Amazon agreed to drop its exclusivity for the night, allowing anyone in France to watch it. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The location filming looks incredible, though there are occasionally odd sequences where McClarnon or Gordon are clearly standing in front of a green-screen image of Monument Valley (a concession to the realities of Covid-era production?). \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"After a bitter campaign that blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads, McCormick issued a gracious concession Friday, vowing to help unite the party behind Oz. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The inflation picture leading to a major concession this week by the Biden administration. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"After a bitter campaign that blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads, McCormick issued a gracious concession Friday, vowing to help unite the party behind Oz. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Just hours earlier, Brian Deese, the president\u2019s top economic advisor, refused to make a similar concession . \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The thinner ranks are in keeping with a longtime strategy by Prince Charles to reduce the number of working royals \u2014 a concession to changing times and growing public resistance to the cost of supporting the royals. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Beijing won\u2019t achieve its goal of 5.5% growth in gross domestic product this year, and that target already represented a grudging concession to economic gravity when it was announced. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English concessyon , from Anglo-French concessioun , from Latin concession-, concessio , from concedere to concede":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8se-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodation",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"negotiation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113811",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concessionaire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In doing so, Blue Mesa\u2019s Elk Creek Marina\u2014the largest on the lake\u2014was left too high to operate and had to be closed by federal officials, crippling the business of a concessionaire that runs it. \u2014 Jim Carlton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"London Heathrow Airport\u2019s main retail concessionaire is set to get a strong sales boost over the summer thanks to high consumer demand for travel getaways, despite looming inflation and living costs. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The state\u2019s cost of a broader agreement for a private concessionaire to build, operate and maintain the line for several decades would climb from $5.6 billion to $9.3 billion. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Inclusive ticket through official concessionaire Alcatraz CityCruises includes entry and ferry fare. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Her husband is general counsel of Delaware North, the chief concessionaire at Highmark Stadium, the Bills\u2019 current home in suburban Orchard Park. \u2014 Peter Warren, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The stadium\u2019s concessionaire is Legends, a company co-founded and co-owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Xanterra isn\u2019t the only concessionaire sizing up its National Park holdings. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2015",
|
|
"If trademarks were to be granted to Xanterra or another concessionaire , future park contractors that operated the hotels would have to pay whoever holds the rights to the iconic lodge names. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French concessionnaire , from concession":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccse-sh\u0259-\u02c8ner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130148",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or issued by a council":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1677, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin concilium council":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140153",
|
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliarism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the theory of church government that places final ecclesiastical authority in representative church councils instead of in a papacy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194841",
|
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliarist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an advocate of conciliarism":[
|
|
"15th century conciliarists opened the first great modern debate of constitutionalism against absolutism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070511",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliarity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the principle of government found in Eastern Orthodox churches that places final authority in representative councils \u2014 compare sobornost":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02ccsil\u0113\u02c8ar\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162402",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": appease":[
|
|
"\u2026 urgently counseled conciliating the peasants \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Taubman"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become friendly or agreeable":[],
|
|
": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts":[],
|
|
": to make compatible : reconcile":[
|
|
"It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
|
|
"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
|
|
"Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
|
|
"There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
|
|
"On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conciliatus , past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council \u2014 more at council":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conciliate pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"reconcile"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192916",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliating":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": appease":[
|
|
"\u2026 urgently counseled conciliating the peasants \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Taubman"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become friendly or agreeable":[],
|
|
": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts":[],
|
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": to make compatible : reconcile":[
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"It is hard to conciliate the views of labor and management on this point."
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"The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
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"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
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"Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
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"Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
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"Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
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"Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
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"There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
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"On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
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},
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|
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|
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"disharmonize"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 William Taubman"
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": to gain (something, such as goodwill) by pleasing acts":[],
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": to make compatible : reconcile":[
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"examples":[
|
|
"The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.",
|
|
"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Biden\u2019s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Refusing either to conciliate or coerce Southern states rushing headlong into secession, Lincoln maintained... \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 15 May 2020",
|
|
"Rather than jousting with citizen groups at zoning-board meetings, Mr. Traurig tried to conciliate them in advance. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 27 July 2018",
|
|
"Trump\u2019s determination to conciliate Putin can\u2019t be dismissed as casual trolling or some idle attraction to a friendly face. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 8 July 2018",
|
|
"Bickering over cabin choices and roommates until the older children brought in the authorities, in the form of parents, to conciliate . \u2014 Oddur Thorisson, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 June 2018",
|
|
"Attorney General Jeff Sessions has proclaimed the end of Obama-era reforms which conciliated between civil-rights activists and police to yield a wave of law-enforcement reforms. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 24 May 2018",
|
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"There are no complexities, no ambiguities, no conflicting views to consider or conciliate . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 8 May 2018",
|
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"On the left, many liberals still wanted to conciliate rather than to confront our wartime ally Stalin. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 July 2017"
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conciliate pacify , appease , placate , mollify , propitiate , conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations",
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"accommodate",
|
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"attune",
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"conform",
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"coordinate",
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"harmonize",
|
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"key",
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"reconcile"
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"k\u0259n\u00a6sily\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0259l\u0113",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"But while the conference call might have been seen as a conciliatory gesture, an olive branch to his critics after weeks of bitter back-and-forth, the meeting seemed anything but.",
|
|
"\u2014 Colin Deppen",
|
|
"He was self-assured, aggressive, combative, at times willing to offend and at times trying to sound conciliatory .",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan Balz"
|
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]
|
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},
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"1576, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
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|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8sil\u0113\u0259m"
|
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|
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|
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|
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": put together with neat propriety : of elegant style":[],
|
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": to place fitly together : arrange in good order : adjust , trim":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"Latin concinnatus , past participle of concinnare , from com- + -cinnare (from cinnus , a kind of mixed drink)":"Transitive verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8sin\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)s\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021417",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
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"disunity",
|
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"imbalance",
|
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"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": harmony or elegance of design especially of literary style in adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a choral work admired for its seamless concinnity of music and dance",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Novak was delighted by this concinnity , and even more delighted by the treatments on offer that day at the storefront franchise spa concept. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
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|
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"1531, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"Latin concinnitas , from concinnus skillfully put together":""
|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"coherence",
|
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"consonance",
|
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"consonancy",
|
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"harmony",
|
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"orchestration",
|
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"proportion",
|
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"symmetry",
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"unity"
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"-n\u0259s"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"concionate":{
|
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|
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|
|
": harangue , preach":[]
|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"concipient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conceptive , conceiving":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin concipient-, concipiens , present participle of concipere to conceive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8sip\u0113\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034443",
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail":[
|
|
"a concise report",
|
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"a concise definition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
|
|
"Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
|
|
"\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
|
|
"a clear and concise account of the accident",
|
|
"a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
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"As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
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"circa 1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"Latin concisus , from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike":""
|
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},
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|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concise concise , terse , succinct , laconic , summary , pithy , compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative. a concise description terse implies pointed conciseness. a terse reply succinct implies the greatest possible compression. a succinct letter of resignation laconic implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious. an aloof and laconic stranger summary suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation. a summary listing of the year's main events pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance. a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. a compendious dictionary",
|
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|
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"aphoristic",
|
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"apothegmatic",
|
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"brief",
|
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"capsule",
|
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"compact",
|
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"compendious",
|
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"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
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"epigrammatic",
|
|
"laconic",
|
|
"monosyllabic",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"sententious",
|
|
"succinct",
|
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"summary",
|
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"telegraphic",
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"terse",
|
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"thumbnail"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231606",
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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"examples":[
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"That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
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"Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
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"\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
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"a clear and concise account of the accident",
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"a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
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"The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
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"Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
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"circa 1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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"compact",
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"compendious",
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"crisp",
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"curt",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"epigrammatic",
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"laconic",
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"monosyllabic",
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"pithy",
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"sententious",
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"succinct",
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"summary",
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"telegraphic",
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"conciseness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"circuitous",
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"circumlocutory",
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"diffuse",
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"long-winded",
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"prolix",
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"examples":[
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"That is as clean and concise a summation of a profound and complicated truth as I have come across \u2026 \u2014 David Noonan , Newsweek , 10 Nov. 2008",
|
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"Frye's wit was concise and dry, his erudition compendious. \u2014 Robert M. Adams , New York Times Book Review , 31 Mar. 1991",
|
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"\"I am glad, Mrs. Butler,\" was the neighbour's concise answer. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Midlothian , 1818",
|
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"a clear and concise account of the accident",
|
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"a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"So creating that clear and concise narrative between mundane phone conversations took a long time and a lot of patience to find the key emotions. \u2014 Emiliano Granada, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Along with having a clear and concise plan, having a vision and strategy is vital to success. \u2014 Udi Dorner, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Having that information in a clear and concise way is helpful, Owen said. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The manual is clear and concise , and the jar is dishwasher safe and easy for both righties and lefties to maneuver. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Sciorra\u2019s testimony had engaged the jury, and her answers had been concise , offering limited targets for rebuttal. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"In their novels, as in those of the Japanese writer Mieko Kawakami, who wrote songs and poems before turning to fiction, the attention to sensory experience is particularly keen, concise , and meaningful. \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Another mandatory requirement for securing your dream job is having the ability to transfer your life\u2019s work into clear, concise , and crisp verbal communication. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"As a thematic sequel to Everything Now, the new LP \u2014 named for Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin\u2019s 1921 dystopian novel about people living under perpetual surveillance \u2014 is more thoughtful and concise about the proverbial end of the world. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin concisus , from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com- + caedere to cut, strike":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concise concise , terse , succinct , laconic , summary , pithy , compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative. a concise description terse implies pointed conciseness. a terse reply succinct implies the greatest possible compression. a succinct letter of resignation laconic implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious. an aloof and laconic stranger summary suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation. a summary listing of the year's main events pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance. a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. a compendious dictionary",
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"apothegmatic",
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"compendious",
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"crisp",
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"curt",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"epigrammatic",
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"laconic",
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"monosyllabic",
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"pithy",
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"sententious",
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"succinct",
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"summary",
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"telegraphic",
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"concision":{
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"antonyms":[
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"diffuseness",
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"long-windedness",
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"prolixity",
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},
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"examples":[
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"the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"These interviews have been edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 20 June 2022",
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"These interviews have been edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 10 May 2022",
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"These interviews have been lightly edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Brendan O'meara, Longreads , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Perhaps the one thing Scott didn\u2019t borrow from his predecessors was their concision . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"This is an intensely technical book and a work of extreme concision , in which complicated feelings have been pared down to their minimum and a life\u2019s worth of experience reduced to strange, sometimes tender and sometimes ominous detail. \u2014 Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"The poem is that lightest and least likely of triumphs: a masterpiece of concision . \u2014 Brad Leithauser, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Some comments have been edited for clarity and concision . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The rest of the poem is a masterpiece of guilelessness, comedy and concision . \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"Middle English, from Latin concision-, concisio , from concidere":""
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},
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],
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},
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02cck\u00e4nch\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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},
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"-lam-",
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6kl\u0101m\u0259nt"
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},
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|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At least 16 of the new cardinals will be younger than 80 and thus eligible to vote for the next pontiff in secret conclave . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"After the next consistory, the number of voting-age cardinals from Asia and Africa will have nearly doubled, compared with the conclave that elected Francis. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
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"If Francis chooses to resign during the August consistory, that consistory would automatically become a conclave , with the cardinal-electors locked in the Sistine Chapel until a new pope has been chosen. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
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"Sixteen of those cardinals are under age 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect Francis\u2019 successor. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Sixteen of those cardinals are under age 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect Francis' successor. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Vatican analysts reported that Cardinal Sodano used his influence to benefit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected in that conclave and took the name Francis. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
|
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"The Russian War Crimes House is the centerpiece of a determined campaign by Ukraine to keep the war at the top of the agenda at this annual conclave of politicians and corporate chieftains. \u2014 Mark Landler And Matina Stevis-gridneff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
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"According to Vatican statistics, Francis has elevated 58 percent of the cardinals who would enter a conclave were it held today, with 72 voting cardinals, compared with 39 by Benedict XVI and 13 by Pope John Paul II. \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2021"
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],
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"1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, room that can be locked up, from com- + clavis key \u2014 more at clavicle":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckl\u0101v"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105201",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conclude":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"begin",
|
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"commence",
|
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"inaugurate",
|
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"open",
|
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"start"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": end":[
|
|
"The festivities concluded at midnight."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring about as a result : complete":[],
|
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": to bring to an end especially in a particular way or with a particular action":[
|
|
"conclude a meeting"
|
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],
|
|
": to come to an agreement on : effect":[
|
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"conclude a sale",
|
|
"concluded a peace treaty"
|
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],
|
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": to form a final judgment":[],
|
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": to make a decision about : decide":[
|
|
"concluded he would wait a little longer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reach a decision or agreement":[],
|
|
": to reach as a logically necessary end by reasoning : infer on the basis of evidence":[
|
|
"concluded that her argument was sound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shut up : enclose":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The investigation has not yet concluded .",
|
|
"The meeting concluded at noon.",
|
|
"The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
|
|
"We concluded the meeting on a happy note.",
|
|
"The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
|
|
"We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right.",
|
|
"Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous.",
|
|
"The speech, many historians concluded , was the most important of his career.",
|
|
"Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, must conclude whether the 25-year-old Smith is indispensable or merely the best young player on a declining defense. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers conclude , in a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that rhythmic whisker movements play the primary role in sensing prey. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This, the scientists conclude , is the most likely outcome for our southern Atlantic anomaly. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Half of them have come from just two families, leading the researchers to conclude that such cases are not all that rare. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Of course, Fellowes couldn\u2019t conclude Violet\u2019s story without one final zinger. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The judge ordered that bunting be hung from the defense tables to conceal the defendants' leg restraints after their lawyers said the sight of the restraints could lead jurors' to conclude the men are dangerous and influence the verdict. \u2014 Michael Tarm, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The decision from the FDA could come relatively quickly, especially if officials conclude the data are straightforward and do not have to be reviewed by a panel of outside vaccine experts. \u2014 Tyler Pager, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, vets have discovered plentiful COVID-19 cases in pets, gathering enough data to conclude that cats are more susceptible than dogs. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conclude close , end , conclude , finish , complete , terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit. close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished. close a debate end conveys a strong sense of finality. ended his life conclude may imply a formal closing (as of a meeting). the service concluded with a blessing finish may stress completion of a final step in a process. after it is painted, the house will be finished complete implies the removal of all deficiencies or a successful finishing of what has been undertaken. the resolving of this last issue completes the agreement terminate implies the setting of a limit in time or space. your employment terminates after three months infer , deduce , conclude , judge , gather mean to arrive at a mental conclusion. infer implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to surmise . from that remark, I inferred that they knew each other deduce often adds to infer the special implication of drawing a particular inference from a generalization. denied we could deduce anything important from human mortality conclude implies arriving at a necessary inference at the end of a chain of reasoning. concluded that only the accused could be guilty judge stresses a weighing of the evidence on which a conclusion is based. judge people by their actions gather suggests an intuitive forming of a conclusion from implications. gathered their desire to be alone without a word",
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"verb"
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"open",
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"examples":[
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"The investigation has not yet concluded .",
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"The meeting concluded at noon.",
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"The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
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"We concluded the meeting on a happy note.",
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"The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
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"We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right.",
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"Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous.",
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"The speech, many historians concluded , was the most important of his career.",
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"Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, must conclude whether the 25-year-old Smith is indispensable or merely the best young player on a declining defense. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"The researchers conclude , in a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that rhythmic whisker movements play the primary role in sensing prey. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
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"This, the scientists conclude , is the most likely outcome for our southern Atlantic anomaly. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
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"Half of them have come from just two families, leading the researchers to conclude that such cases are not all that rare. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"Of course, Fellowes couldn\u2019t conclude Violet\u2019s story without one final zinger. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"The judge ordered that bunting be hung from the defense tables to conceal the defendants' leg restraints after their lawyers said the sight of the restraints could lead jurors' to conclude the men are dangerous and influence the verdict. \u2014 Michael Tarm, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The decision from the FDA could come relatively quickly, especially if officials conclude the data are straightforward and do not have to be reviewed by a panel of outside vaccine experts. \u2014 Tyler Pager, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, vets have discovered plentiful COVID-19 cases in pets, gathering enough data to conclude that cats are more susceptible than dogs. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
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"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
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"end",
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"terminate",
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"wind up",
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"wrap up"
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"verb"
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"commence",
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"conclude a meeting"
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"conclude a sale",
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"concluded a peace treaty"
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": to make a decision about : decide":[
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"concluded that her argument was sound"
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"examples":[
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"The investigation has not yet concluded .",
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"The meeting concluded at noon.",
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"The chairman concluded by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
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"We concluded the meeting on a happy note.",
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"The chairman concluded his speech by wishing us all a happy holiday.",
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"We conclude from our review of the evidence that they are right.",
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"Many studies have concluded that smoking is dangerous.",
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"The speech, many historians concluded , was the most important of his career.",
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"Their effort to conclude an agreement was a success.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, must conclude whether the 25-year-old Smith is indispensable or merely the best young player on a declining defense. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The researchers conclude , in a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that rhythmic whisker movements play the primary role in sensing prey. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
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"This, the scientists conclude , is the most likely outcome for our southern Atlantic anomaly. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Half of them have come from just two families, leading the researchers to conclude that such cases are not all that rare. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Of course, Fellowes couldn\u2019t conclude Violet\u2019s story without one final zinger. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The judge ordered that bunting be hung from the defense tables to conceal the defendants' leg restraints after their lawyers said the sight of the restraints could lead jurors' to conclude the men are dangerous and influence the verdict. \u2014 Michael Tarm, ajc , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The decision from the FDA could come relatively quickly, especially if officials conclude the data are straightforward and do not have to be reviewed by a panel of outside vaccine experts. \u2014 Tyler Pager, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, vets have discovered plentiful COVID-19 cases in pets, gathering enough data to conclude that cats are more susceptible than dogs. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
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},
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"Middle English, from Latin concludere to shut up, end, infer, from com- + claudere to shut \u2014 more at close entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcd"
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],
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"close",
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"close out",
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"end",
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"finish",
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"round (off ",
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"terminate",
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"wind up",
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"wrap up"
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conclusion":{
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"definitions":{
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": a final summation":[
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"the counsel's conclusion to the jury"
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],
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": a reasoned judgment : inference":[
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"The obvious conclusion is that she was negligent."
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],
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": an act or instance of concluding":[
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"hoped for a quick conclusion to the war"
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],
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": result , outcome":[
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"The peace talks came to a successful conclusion ."
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],
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": such as":[
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"The team was exhausted at the conclusion of the game."
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],
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": the final decision in a law case":[],
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": the final part of a pleading in law":[],
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": the last part of something":[
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"The team was exhausted at the conclusion of the game."
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],
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": trial of strength or skill":[
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"\u2014 used in the phrase try conclusions"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The evidence does not support the report's conclusions .",
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"The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that she was negligent.",
|
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"The logical conclusion is that she was negligent.",
|
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"What led you to that conclusion ?",
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"They haven't yet arrived at a conclusion .",
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"the conclusion of a business deal",
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"The case was finally brought to conclusion last week.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The first human landing on the Moon, Artemis III, will probably happen a year or two after the successful conclusion of Artemis II. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The final phase in the selection of 12 jurors who will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should receive the death sentence got underway Tuesday, the conclusion of a nearly three-month effort that began with 1,800 candidates. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The Santa Fe Country Sheriff's Department has been investigating the incident for months but authorities have yet to come to an official conclusion . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Rodrigo Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s costumes are appropriately lavish, and Karin Graybash\u2019s sound design elevates the play\u2019s unsettling conclusion . \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Depp has been palling around with Beck in Europe since the conclusion of his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard earlier this month. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 23 June 2022",
|
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"This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Gun-rights supporters cheered the conclusion to a yearslong legal battle. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"As the General Assembly rushed toward the conclusion of this year\u2019s legislative session Thursday night, House Republicans uncorked a late-night surprise, announcing that House Minority Leader Blake A. Filippi won\u2019t seek re-election. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"And the conclusion seemed to be that has a big chance of ruining Star Wars forever. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conclusion-, conclusio , from concludere \u2014 see conclude":""
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},
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"consequence",
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"deduction",
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"determination",
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"eduction",
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"induction",
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"inference",
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"sequitur"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111135",
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from conclusioun + -al":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-zh\u0259n\u1d4al",
|
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"-zhn\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081528",
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"conclusionary":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": conclusory":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But Waltraute\u2019s story is very much live, as is Br\u00fcnnhilde\u2019s intransigence and spectacular conclusionary self-sacrifice, following the death of her lover Siegfried (Sean Panikkar), an evisceration here involving a car, naturally enough. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-zh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091950",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"conclusive":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
|
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"indecisive",
|
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"unclear"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability":[
|
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"The results were not conclusive ."
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the archeological discovery was conclusive proof that the Vikings had indeed settled in North America around 1000 A.D.",
|
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"a conclusive argument for allowing the students to put on a play of their own choosing",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Abbott maintains there is no conclusive evidence that its products contributed to infants' illness or death. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"While the latest increase in passengers has given Metro more clarity about the effects of telework on its finances, agency leaders say the train shortage continues to hinder them from gathering conclusive data on rail ridership. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"While firmer treatment protocols are under review, at this time, there are no conclusive data or recommendations regarding the use of supplements in the treatment of long-COVID. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, citing a lack of conclusive data, the V.A. was denying the vast majority of burn-pit-exposure claims. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That, says Shaw, is too personal for conclusive data. \u2014 Christina Cacouris, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s no conclusive data yet about whether Omicron is a vaccine resistant, but experts say it\u2019s only a matter of time before such a strain appears. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While conclusive data is sparse, studies are underway to determine the variant\u2019s rate of transmission and the level of protection offered by current Covid-19 vaccines. \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Israel claimed that the building had housed equipment used by the militant group Hamas to interfere with Israel\u2019s Iron Dome missile-defense system, but no conclusive investigation followed. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022"
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|
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"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see conclude":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
|
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"-ziv"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conclusive conclusive , decisive , determinative , definitive mean bringing to an end. conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning. conclusive evidence decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty. a decisive battle determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction. the determinative factor in the court's decision definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent. the definitive biography",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"absolute",
|
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"clear",
|
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"deciding",
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"decisive",
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"definitive",
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"last"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183455",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"conclusiveness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
|
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"indecisive",
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"unclear"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or being a conclusion":[],
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": putting an end to debate or question especially by reason of irrefutability":[
|
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"The results were not conclusive ."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the archeological discovery was conclusive proof that the Vikings had indeed settled in North America around 1000 A.D.",
|
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"a conclusive argument for allowing the students to put on a play of their own choosing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Abbott maintains there is no conclusive evidence that its products contributed to infants' illness or death. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"While the latest increase in passengers has given Metro more clarity about the effects of telework on its finances, agency leaders say the train shortage continues to hinder them from gathering conclusive data on rail ridership. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"While firmer treatment protocols are under review, at this time, there are no conclusive data or recommendations regarding the use of supplements in the treatment of long-COVID. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the same time, citing a lack of conclusive data, the V.A. was denying the vast majority of burn-pit-exposure claims. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That, says Shaw, is too personal for conclusive data. \u2014 Christina Cacouris, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s no conclusive data yet about whether Omicron is a vaccine resistant, but experts say it\u2019s only a matter of time before such a strain appears. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While conclusive data is sparse, studies are underway to determine the variant\u2019s rate of transmission and the level of protection offered by current Covid-19 vaccines. \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Israel claimed that the building had housed equipment used by the militant group Hamas to interfere with Israel\u2019s Iron Dome missile-defense system, but no conclusive investigation followed. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see conclude":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-siv",
|
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"-ziv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conclusive conclusive , decisive , determinative , definitive mean bringing to an end. conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning. conclusive evidence decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty. a decisive battle determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction. the determinative factor in the court's decision definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent. the definitive biography",
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"absolute",
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"clear",
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"deciding",
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"decisive",
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"definitive",
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"last"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052402",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conclusory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": consisting of or relating to a conclusion or assertion for which no supporting evidence is offered":[
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"conclusory allegations"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any conclusory evaluation of Green is entirely premature. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"In its view, Domen\u2019s allegations of bad faith were too conclusory to survive a motion to dismiss. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 17 Mar. 2021",
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"Plaintiffs offer nothing more than conclusory allegations that the ballot initiative statutes were applied based on content. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see conclude":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8kl\u00fc-s\u0259-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fc-s\u0259-r\u0113",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00fcs-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115546",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"concoct":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": devise , fabricate":[
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"concoct an explanation",
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"concocted a strategy to take control of the company"
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],
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": to prepare by combining raw materials":[
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"concoct a recipe",
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"concocted a tropical fruit smoothie"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The drink was first concocted by a bartender in New York.",
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"She concocted a stew from the leftovers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Unfettered by the weight of the symbolism embedded in Juneteenth, creative imaginations can concoct a million ways to commodify and monetize its recent arrival on the federal calendar. \u2014 Aronte Bennett, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Exact plot details for the sequel weren\u2019t given, though Reiner, McKean, Shearer, and Guest will concoct the story together. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
|
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"The chefs concoct salty-and-sweet desserts that could serve as the basis of a Talenti gelato flavor, and use the lives of the most influential women in Texas history to inspire their elimination challenge dishes. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Romy and Michelle\u2019s High School Reunion \u2013 Two dim-witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool\u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"The filings also included emails from Jacob to Eastman in which Jacob slammed the attorney for trying to concoct ways for Pence to overturn the election on January 6. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"This is a concatenation of digital effects dedicated to the proposition that Newton got his laws of motion all wrong, and that physical objects, including human beings, can perform whatever gyrations a computer can concoct . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"After her grandmother dies, a woman struggles to run her bakery and concoct the secret recipe for the titular cake, but a visit from a celebrity chef sparks inspiration and romance. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin concoctus , past participle of concoquere to cook together, from com- + coquere to cook \u2014 more at cook":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4kt",
|
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"k\u00e4n-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"construct",
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"contrive",
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"cook (up)",
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"devise",
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"drum up",
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"excogitate",
|
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"fabricate",
|
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"invent",
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"make up",
|
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"manufacture",
|
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"think (up)",
|
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"trump up",
|
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"vamp (up)"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080955",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
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},
|
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"concoction":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients":[
|
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"an elaborate concoction",
|
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"This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from cr\u00e8me de menthe.",
|
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"\u2014 Kim Steckler",
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"\u2026 the disc offers quite an unusual concoction of old and new songs that are surprisingly cohesive.",
|
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"\u2014 Jon Hetman"
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],
|
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": the act of process of concocting something":[
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"One of these young men had a rare faculty in the concoction of gin-cocktails.",
|
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4k-sh\u0259n",
|
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"k\u00e4n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"brainchild",
|
|
"coinage",
|
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"contrivance",
|
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"creation",
|
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"innovation",
|
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"invention",
|
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"wrinkle"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002252",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concomitant":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"accompaniment",
|
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"attendant",
|
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"companion",
|
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"corollary",
|
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"incident",
|
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"obbligato"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way":[],
|
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": something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else : accompaniment":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"\u2026 Christopher Walken delivers his customary edge without any of his clich\u00e9d, concomitant weirdness. \u2014 Stephen Whitty , Entertainment Weekly , 12 Feb. 1999",
|
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"The Lincoln and Johnson plans for settling the problems of peace and freedom never seriously touched on the concomitant problem of equality. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Two Worlds of Race,\" 1965 , in Race and History , 1989",
|
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"But it was observed that this pill would be peculiarly bitter to the Southern States, and that some concomitant measure should be adopted to sweeten it a little to them. \u2014 Thomas Jefferson 4 Feb. 1818 , in Thomas Jefferson: Writings , 1984",
|
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"The drug's risks increase with the concomitant use of alcohol.",
|
|
"an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"In the local bickering which was a concomitant of the grand campaigns of the wars, there may have been considerable fighting around fortifications, even if on a relatively small and brief scale. \u2014 Anthony Goodman , The War of the Roses , (1981) 1996",
|
|
"\u2026 there is a demand for schools, professional services, and such other concomitants of a full society as courthouses and jails. \u2014 Anthony Bailey , New Yorker , 25 May 1987",
|
|
"hunger, a lack of education, and other concomitants of poverty",
|
|
"disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This allows the car's onboard computers to instantly recognize its rubber, as well as read the concomitant air pressure and tire temperature. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And of course, this occurs against a background of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the concomitant energy crisis, which has seen the usual political finger-pointing (much of it valid but much off-target). \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Unless Western nations expand mining in friendly countries\u2014swiftly and without concomitant increases in emissions and pollution\u2014electrification will hinge on China. \u2014 Wal Van Lierop, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When New York City\u2019s second COVID wave arrived, in late 2020, there was no concomitant wave of decarceration. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The question is whether the agency will collapse under the growing weight of its concomitant processing and administrative problems. \u2014 Daniel J. Pilla, National Review , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There is a whimsical kind of comfort to be found in this simplicity, and the concomitant sense that, in those pre-Internet days, bare facts, plainly told, were enough to fire up the imagination. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"China is currently expanding government dominance of its economy and suffering a concomitant reduction in economic growth, tech-stock valuations and employment. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Digital music is a rare example of service sector disintermediation with concomitant price declines. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The consequence, as noted above, was cities, and the inevitable concomitant of cities was states. \u2014 George Scialabba, The New Republic , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, occupation forces committed scores of atrocities in both countries \u2014 some the typical concomitants of war, some simply gratuitous crimes, as in the torture dungeon at Abu Ghraib and the Nisour Square massacre. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 7 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin concomitant-, concomitans , present participle of concomitari to accompany, from com- + comitari to accompany, from comit-, comes companion \u2014 more at count":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259nt",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
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"coexisting",
|
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"coincident",
|
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"coincidental",
|
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"concurrent"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190523",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"concord":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"variance"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bluish-black grape that is a cultivar of the fox grape developed in the northeastern U.S. and used often to make juice and jellies":[
|
|
"Most of the Concords used for juice come from Washington state, where grape growing areas are primarily hot and dry.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rae Burchfiel"
|
|
],
|
|
": a simultaneous occurrence of two or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener \u2014 compare discord":[],
|
|
": a state of agreement : harmony":[],
|
|
": agreement by stipulation, compact, or covenant":[],
|
|
": grammatical agreement":[],
|
|
"city and capital of New Hampshire on the Merrimack River population 42,695":[],
|
|
"city in western California northeast of Oakland population 122,067":[],
|
|
"city northeast of Charlotte in south central North Carolina population 79,066":[],
|
|
"town in eastern Massachusetts northwest of Boston population 17,668":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"living in concord with people of different races and religions"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1852, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French concorde , from Latin concordia , from concord-, concors agreeing, from com- + cord-, cor heart \u2014 more at heart":"Noun",
|
|
"after concord , Massachusetts, near where the cultivar was first grown":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts":[],
|
|
": concord , agreement":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There is little concordance between the two studies.",
|
|
"a concordance of Shakespeare's plays",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In many cases, mathematicians resort to a less stringent concept called concordance . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Placing the two books side by side displays an arching concordance . \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Four decades ago, Gordon suggested a way to compare two knots by complexity, based on concordance . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The second is the concordance , which also dates from the 13th century and is a listing of all the occurrences of individual words in a text\u2014originally the text of the Bible. \u2014 Ben Yagoda, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When the vaccines were first introduced in December, studies demonstrated that racial/ethnic concordance led Black patients to seek more information about the vaccine. \u2014 David E. Velasquez, Scientific American , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"In truth, that\u2019s a payoff for Nelson, who imposes no unifying aesthetic beyond a general concordance with modernism. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"The concordance shows the old result was neither a statistical fluke nor the product of some undetected flaw in the experiment, says Chris Polly, a Fermilab physicist and co-spokesperson for the g-2 team. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Additionally, racial concordance in clinician-patient interactions has been shown to improve health outcomes, particularly among black patients. \u2014 Uche Blackstock, Twin Cities , 28 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin concordantia , from Latin concordant-, concordans , present participle of concordare to agree, from concord-, concors":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084455",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consonant , agreeing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"All three tests have concordant results.",
|
|
"the movie's opening-weekend gross was fairly concordant with box-office returns for that genre",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two knots are concordant when they can be connected by a smooth cylinder in four-dimensional space. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Numerous studies have found that patients of color experience better health care outcomes and higher satisfaction when cared for by racially and ethnically concordant physicians. \u2014 Shenelle Wilson, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Providers who are not racially/ethnically concordant with their patients\u2014that is, both come from different racial or ethnic background\u2014may incorrectly conflate race, ethnicity and ancestry. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"Occasionally histrionic descriptions of his life and most famous paintings are thus entirely concordant . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concordant-, concordans":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4ant",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with ",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063505",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordia discors":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inharmonious harmony : harmony of discordant elements \u2014 compare discordia concors":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fn-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0113-\u00e4-\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183255",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"Latin noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or belonging to grammatical agreement":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin concordialis , from Latin concordia harmony + -alis -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u00e4n\u00a6-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u014b\u00a6k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174731",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concorporate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to coalesce into one mass or body":[],
|
|
": to unite (diverse elements) into a single unit : make part of a whole":[],
|
|
": united in one body":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin concorporatus":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English concorporat , from Latin concorporatus , past participle of concorporare to unite in one body, from com- + corporare to make into a body":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n",
|
|
"k\u0259n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081914",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concours":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a public competition : contest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, concourse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d\u207f\u02c8ku\u0307(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183901",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"concours d'elegance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a show or contest of vehicles and accessories in which the entries are judged chiefly on excellence of appearance and turnout":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French concours d'\u00e9l\u00e9gance , literally, competition of elegance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d\u207f-\u02ccku\u0307r-\u02ccd\u0101-l\u0101-\u02c8g\u00e4\u207fs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071112",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"concourse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a meeting produced by voluntary or spontaneous coming together":[],
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": an act or process of coming together and merging":[],
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": an open space or hall (as in a railroad or airport terminal) where crowds gather":[],
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": an open space where roads or paths meet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the concourse of the bus terminal",
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"airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The authority completed a $1 billion package of upgrades at Reagan National Airport last year, including a 14-gate concourse to replace the infamous Gate 35X, which required travelers to be bused to their aircraft. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Manaea trudged through the stadium\u2019s main concourse under the grandstands, past the hot-dog stands and souvenir shop selling his jerseys, as the first-arriving fans stared at him curiously. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Tasting tables will be set up on the concourse as fans will have a chance to sample and vote on Akron\u2019s best JoJos. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Jack Daniel's also has a bar on the upper concourse . \u2014 Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Walking through the gates and through the darkened concourse . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The completion of Terminal C comes more than two years after Delta remodeled the first Terminal C concourse in October 2019. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
|
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"At Movement\u2019s official merchandise tent, which offers apparel and other branded items, business was bustling, with lines often stretching far down the plaza concourse . \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Another fan evaded stewards and was seen sprinting through the concourse and into the bottom level of the stadium. \u2014 Steve Douglas, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English concours, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin concursus \"gathering of a crowd, coming together,\" noun of action from concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers\" \u2014 more at concur":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cck\u022frs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"corridor",
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"gallery",
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"hall",
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"hallway",
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"passageway"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202915",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concreate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to create together":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin concreatus , past participle of concreare , from Latin com- + creare to create":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u00e4nkr\u0113\u00a6\u0101t"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031437",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concredit":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": commit , entrust":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin concreditus , past participle of concredere , from com- + credere to entrust, believe":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083207",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"concremation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin concremation-, concrematio , from Latin concrematus (past participle of concremare to burn up, from com- + cremare to burn) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)k\u00e4n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185923",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concresce":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to grow together : coalesce":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin concrescere":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8kres",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6k-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170047",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concrescence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a growing together : coalescence":[],
|
|
": increase by the addition of particles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin concr\u0113scentia \"coagulation, solidification,\" noun derivative of concr\u0113scent-, concr\u0113scens, present participle of concr\u0113scere \"to coalesce, condense, solidify, harden,\" from con- con- + cr\u0113scere \"to come into existence, increase in size or numbers\" \u2014 more at crescent entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8kre-s\u1d4an(t)s",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8kres-\u1d4an(t)s, k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125222",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concrete":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"firm (up)",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material (such as Portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (such as sand and gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass":[],
|
|
": a mass formed by concretion or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body":[],
|
|
": a waxy essence of flowers prepared by extraction and evaporation and used in perfumery":[],
|
|
": characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events":[],
|
|
": combine , blend":[],
|
|
": formed by coalition of particles into one solid mass":[],
|
|
": naming a real thing or class of things":[
|
|
"the word poem is concrete , poetry is abstract"
|
|
],
|
|
": real , tangible":[
|
|
"concrete evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to or made of concrete":[
|
|
"a concrete wall"
|
|
],
|
|
": specific , particular":[
|
|
"a concrete proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become concreted":[],
|
|
": to cover with, form of, or set in concrete":[
|
|
"The statues were concreted to the ground."
|
|
],
|
|
": to form into a solid mass : solidify":[],
|
|
": to make actual or real : cause to take on the qualities of reality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"It's helpful to have concrete examples of how words are used in context.",
|
|
"We hope the meetings will produce concrete results.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the mortar slowly concreted in the mold",
|
|
"a choral work that concretes music and dance into a stunning theatrical experience",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Cooper had chalked out the outline of a discus circle on the concrete floor. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Plywood sheets can make a sturdy base when lifting vehicles on surfaces like dirt, but a hard concrete floor is always preferable. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Lauren outfitted the lower-level family room with a desk for homework and a soft rug and floor pillows on the concrete floor for playtime. \u2014 Kerstin Czarra, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"He was made to sleep on the concrete floor and the jail did not have proper COVID-19 protocols, according to the complaint. \u2014 Amanda Maile, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The 44-year-old is sleeping on the concrete floor of a crowded shelter with no mattresses in increasingly unhygienic conditions while her children stay at a friend\u2019s home. \u2014 Evens Sanon And D\u00e1nica Coto, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Aiming at having a concrete impact on the unfolding war, the purchase of the book made directly from www.gostbooks.com will include a donation of 20% of the proceeds from sales or pre-orders addressed to the charity Monstrov in Odesa. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Dylan Murray, a general contractor and co-owner of Murray Craft Builders in Westchester, N.Y., covered the concrete floor of his basement with patio paint. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Since then, the amount of awareness has really taken off and had concrete impact on policy, which was amazing. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Rigolon acknowledged that having a large area of irrigated turf is preferable to asphalt or concrete . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"Even as the White House tried to play down expectations beforehand, intense focus will continue on whether there will concrete results out of the summit. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Aside from not trying to drill concrete with a bit made for wood, here are some factors for purchasing a set of quality bits that will last you more than one job. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"How could concrete contort that much without exploding into dust? \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 27 June 2020",
|
|
"The Kwai\u2019s crew of 11, sailors accustomed to unloading anything from cars to concrete on isolated islands, uses winches and sweat to hoist the heavy nets from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where swirling currents gather floating debris. \u2014 Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 June 2020",
|
|
"That is, if the information gathered by investigators leads to concrete results within the church and the criminal justice system. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The location will also serve local brews and frozen custard concretes with mix-ins by Chicago bakeries like Hot Chocolate Bakery and Bang Bang Pie. \u2014 Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Small fish peer out from the necks of the jugs, which the passage of time has concreted into the seabed. \u2014 Elena Becatoros, The Seattle Times , 2 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Workers laid 24,000 tons of asphalt and used 1,130 tons of concrete across the site, according to organizers. \u2014 USA Today , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Other workers scraped muck and the gunk off of the concrete with heavy machines and what smelled like bleach. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The instructor takes Kunce aside to teach him how to tie rebar with wire \u2014 a step in the manufacture of concrete \u2014 and as Kunce bends over the rebar, he is intently focused. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"City personnel will be evaluating sidewalks over the next several weeks, marking blocks of concrete that fail their inspection. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Like many Western rivers, the Los Angeles has been reshaped by large amounts of concrete . \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"About 1,500 cubic yards of concrete were estimated to have been poured last week, according to a Wednesday update from Chris Kabala, principal civil engineer of the City of Tempe. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The area that used to be home to the Tongva and Acjachemen became farmland as colonial powers settled in, planting lots of orange groves and pepper fields, and then with urban development and the pouring of concrete , even that was lost. \u2014 Dw Gibson, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Finally, at about 11 a.m, the circular piece of concrete that sat atop the smokestack came crashing 210 feet to the ground. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English concret \"(of words) denoting a quality as adherent in a substance rather than in isolation,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin concr\u0113tus \"composite, solidified, (of words) denoting a quality adherent in a substance rather than in isolation,\" going back to Latin, \"formed, composite, condensed, solid,\" from past participle of concr\u0113scere \"to coalesce, condense, solidify, harden\" \u2014 more at concrescence":"Adjective",
|
|
"borrowed from Latin concr\u0113tus, past participle of concr\u0113scere \"to coalesce, condense, solidify, harden\" \u2014 more at concrescence":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of concrete entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckr\u0113t",
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8kr\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"de facto",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"sure-enough",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"very"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080720",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concrete block":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hollow building unit of concrete":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192004",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concubine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman with whom a man cohabits without being married: such as":[],
|
|
": mistress sense 4a":[],
|
|
": one having a recognized social status in a household below that of a wife":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent an exorbitant sum on furnishing living quarters for his concubine",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Trixie\u2019s bold move backfires thanks to Seth, who (in a moment of petty, surly retribution over being kicked out of his own store by the lovebirds) tells Al that his concubine has been visiting Sol. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Or maybe the porcupine knows about the skunk and the concubine and just doesn\u2019t care? \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"So when the Arabian princess Hind (Hart) refuses to become Kisra\u2019s concubine , the stage is set for an epic confrontation. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For Ferguson the masks, veils, and bejeweled finery that Jessica wears during the film\u2019s first half illustrate her position as a concubine , not a noble. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ferguson even compares her character in Dune, concubine Lady Jessica, to her star-marking turn as Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen, noting the ways in which women wield power through alliances and behind doors dealing. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Duke Leto\u2019s official concubine , a wife in all but title, and mother of his only son. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Same with Chani, the Fremen who becomes his concubine . \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Despite rumors of having a male harem, Al-Hakam did marry a Basque concubine named Subh, but reportedly gave her the masculine nickname Jafar. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin concubina , from com- + cubare to lie":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-kyu\u0307-\u02ccb\u012bn",
|
|
"-ky\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doxy",
|
|
"doxie",
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"other woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085658",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conculcate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to tread or trample underfoot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conculcatus , past participle of conculcare , from com- + calcare to trample, from calc-, calx heel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 9 June 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin concupiscentia , from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens , present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8ky\u00fc-p\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"hots",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"lech",
|
|
"letch",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"lustihood",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"salaciousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182256",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence . \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 9 June 2020"
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin concupiscibilis , from Latin concupiscere":""
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"examples":[
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"In Washington, Robert B. Zoellick, president of the World Bank, concurs that only a multinational solution can really work. \u2014 Peter Gumbel , Time , 20 Oct. 2008",
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"\"I'm fine for money, Dmitri,\" he responded casually. \"My needs are very simple.\" \"Yes,\" the Soviet concurred , a tinge of mystery in his voice, \"you seem to lack for nothing \u2026 \" \u2014 Erich Segal , The Class , (1985) 1986",
|
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"For New York, to Mrs. Archer's mind, never changed without changing for the worse; and in this view Miss Sophy Jackson heartily concurred . \u2014 Edith Wharton , The Age of Innocence , 1920",
|
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"We concur that more money should be spent on education.",
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"\u201cI think more time is needed.\u201d \u201cI concur .\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The House vote on the budget came after three days of delays as Stutes held marathon meetings with majority caucus members \u2014 most of whom are Democrats \u2014 in an attempt to ensure the House would not concur with the Senate spending plan. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
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"The computer forecast models are beginning to concur that a tropical storm or depression will form and hit southern Florida. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The Pat Bowlen Trust has run the franchise for several years and last year put the club up for sale after Hall of Famer Pat Bowlen's children couldn't concur on a successor to their father. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The vote on whether to concur with the Senate budget failed in a 22-18 split. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Often these frustrated Muslims didn\u2019t like the idea that all of us couldn\u2019t concur . \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The House voted unanimously to concur with the changes to the bill. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
|
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"The vote to concur with the Senate package failed, with 18 members in favor of accepting the Senate plan and 22 against. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Consumer Reports, Popular Science, Lifehacker and others concur . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022"
|
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"Middle English concurren \"to operate in concert, agree,\" borrowed from Latin concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement,\" from con- con- + currere \"to run, flow\" \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r",
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"k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concur agree , concur , coincide mean to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion. agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences. on some points we all can agree concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision. if my wife concurs , it's a deal coincide , used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement. their wishes coincide exactly with my desire",
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"agree",
|
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"coincide"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235815",
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"intransitive verb",
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161922",
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"verb"
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": consent":[
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"obtained the written concurrence of the attorney general"
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],
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": the meeting of concurrent lines in a point":[],
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": the simultaneous occurrence of events or circumstances":[
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"The concurrence of heavy rain and strong winds delayed the plane's departure."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite rock band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious",
|
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"looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But after the hearing American Airlines walked back Parker's remarks, saying that his concurrence with Kelly was on the point about the quality of the air in the aircraft cabin, not mask requirements. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Back during the resolution of concurrence proceedings, Shaker approved its legislation last Sept. 27. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This concurrence of maladies presents central bankers\u2014now, as then\u2014with a Hobson\u2019s choice. \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to the Alabama Legislative Services Agency on Monday the bill goes back to the Senate for concurrence with the House amendment or to a conference committee. \u2014 al , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After the bill was sent back to the House for a concurrence vote, the amendment was adopted Thursday night following a 70-26 vote. \u2014 Steve Almasy And Amanda Musa, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Senate Bill 47 passed a Senate concurrence vote by a party-line 25-8 vote, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against the measure. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The concurrence of trends on the runway and la rue, as documented for us by Phil Oh, suggest that the trickle-up/ trickle-down binary has become more of a two-way street, much as gender has become a more fluid concept. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The full majority didn't explain its reasoning, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, wrote a concurrence that touted a legal principle of avoiding court actions that could cause confusion among voters. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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},
|
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|
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"Middle English, \"concentration,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin concurrentia \"coming together, simultaneous occurrence,\" noun derivative of Latin concurrent-, concurrens \"running together, concurrent \"":""
|
|
},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0259n(t)s",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0259ns",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coexistence",
|
|
"coincidence",
|
|
"concurrency"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062718",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center",
|
|
"there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads). \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"And Tennessee is actually favorable to concurrency . \u2014 Tasha Lemley, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Suppose your company\u2019s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Air Force intentionally introduced concurrency with the F-35 fighter to make planes available to pilots sooner, with the idea that the service would eventually update the early production jets to match the final hardware and software standard. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"The service is concerned that speeding things up could introduce concurrency issues. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Under a concept known as concurrency , Lockheed Martin started producing planes prior to the design being finalized in order to get them into the hands of pilots faster. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Under a system known as concurrency , Lockheed Martin and the U.S. military agreed to order smaller batches of jets while still finalizing the design. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Tina Landau \u2014 who directed the show on Broadway, on tour and on-screen with seasoned awards show helmer Glenn Weiss \u2014 is OK with the concurrency , as long as the show is being seen in some way. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 the last two Mysore Wars in the 1790s, like the concurrent European wars against Revolutionary France, demonstrated Britain's capacity to reassert and reconfigure itself in the wake of crushing global defeats. \u2014 Linda Colley , Captives , 2002",
|
|
"Concurrent with the party conventions, an assortment of activists, professional pols and show-biz celebrities with populist pretensions \u2026 will gather for four days of speechifying, seminar giving and satirical merrymaking \u2026 \u2014 Andrew Ferguson , Time , 31 July 2000",
|
|
"Added to other evidence, this led to Cooke's conviction and a sentence of two concurrent twenty-year terms. \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
|
|
"the concurrent use of two medications",
|
|
"He's currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The dual-national, bicultural executive director of the Smart Border Coalition, Gustavo de la Fuente, assumed a concurrent role as director of international projects with the State of Baja California administration. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But at the time, just 22 concurrent viewers tuned in. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The city expects to issue building permits, concurrent with the financing, sometime between Tuesday and May 26, according to city spokesperson Anne Steinberger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The still-incomplete game demolished the series\u2019 prior all-time Twitch viewership peak, hitting 1.4 million concurrent viewers on Thursday (compared to a previous high of 461,000 back in 2018). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Catholic Bishops held concurrent prayer services throughout the world. \u2014 al , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hugging the shores of Lake Superior, this Minnesota midsummer classic on the second half of the concurrent Grandma\u2019s Marathon provides great views while producing fast times, followed by a rowdy party in Duluth\u2019s Canal Park. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The concurrent projects are expected to last until spring 2023. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"No point of contention is more conspicuous than the brightly colored shipping containers that since the start of the pandemic and the concurrent hiccup in the global supply chain, have swept into Wilmington like a fast-moving tide. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
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|
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|
|
"Middle English concurant, concurrent, borrowed from Latin concurrent-, concurrens, present participle of concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement\" \u2014 more at concur":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"\u2026 the last two Mysore Wars in the 1790s, like the concurrent European wars against Revolutionary France, demonstrated Britain's capacity to reassert and reconfigure itself in the wake of crushing global defeats. \u2014 Linda Colley , Captives , 2002",
|
|
"Concurrent with the party conventions, an assortment of activists, professional pols and show-biz celebrities with populist pretensions \u2026 will gather for four days of speechifying, seminar giving and satirical merrymaking \u2026 \u2014 Andrew Ferguson , Time , 31 July 2000",
|
|
"Added to other evidence, this led to Cooke's conviction and a sentence of two concurrent twenty-year terms. \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
|
|
"the concurrent use of two medications",
|
|
"He's currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The dual-national, bicultural executive director of the Smart Border Coalition, Gustavo de la Fuente, assumed a concurrent role as director of international projects with the State of Baja California administration. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But at the time, just 22 concurrent viewers tuned in. \u2014 Nathan Grayson, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The city expects to issue building permits, concurrent with the financing, sometime between Tuesday and May 26, according to city spokesperson Anne Steinberger. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The still-incomplete game demolished the series\u2019 prior all-time Twitch viewership peak, hitting 1.4 million concurrent viewers on Thursday (compared to a previous high of 461,000 back in 2018). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Catholic Bishops held concurrent prayer services throughout the world. \u2014 al , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hugging the shores of Lake Superior, this Minnesota midsummer classic on the second half of the concurrent Grandma\u2019s Marathon provides great views while producing fast times, followed by a rowdy party in Duluth\u2019s Canal Park. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The concurrent projects are expected to last until spring 2023. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"No point of contention is more conspicuous than the brightly colored shipping containers that since the start of the pandemic and the concurrent hiccup in the global supply chain, have swept into Wilmington like a fast-moving tide. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
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|
"Middle English concurant, concurrent, borrowed from Latin concurrent-, concurrens, present participle of concurrere \"to assemble in haste, resort to in large numbers, collide, exist simultaneously, be in agreement\" \u2014 more at concur":""
|
|
},
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"k\u00e4n-",
|
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|
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|
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|
"coincidental",
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|
"contemporaneous",
|
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"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
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"simultaneous",
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"concussion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hard blow or collision":[],
|
|
": agitation , shaking":[
|
|
"The concussion from the explosion was felt 12 miles away."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She suffered a severe concussion after falling on the ice.",
|
|
"He went to hospital with concussion .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wolf, 33, was hospitalized for a concussion and lung damage, Linthorst said. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Wolf, now 33, was hospitalized for a concussion and lung damage, Linthorst said. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Jonathan Deters was hospitalized after the attack with a concussion and injuries to his arms, legs and face, according to reports at the time. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Crystol had a concussion and a broken hip. Sabrina, arriving in acute mental distress, would be hospitalized for 44 days. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The school tried to cover up the student\u2019s injuries, which included a concussion and a broken nose, by not calling paramedics and not contacting his family for 90 minutes, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"After a pipe fell on the head of a former employee, causing a concussion and later seizures, Amy\u2019s didn\u2019t honor accommodations recommended by a doctor, according to the complaint. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Gugino suffered a concussion and fractured skull, and remained hospital for nearly a month before being released, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed against the officers. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Bushman hit his face on a wooden guardrail post and suffered severe facial injuries, a concussion and abrasions, the suit said. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English concussioun , from Latin concussion-, concussio , from concutere to shake violently, from com- + quatere to shake":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259-sh\u0259n",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259sh-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concussion impact , collision , shock , concussion mean a forceful, even violent contact between two or more things. impact may be used to imply contact between two things, at least one of which is impelled toward the other. the glass shattered on impact with the floor collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded. the collision damaged the vehicle shock often denotes the effect produced by a collision and carries the suggestion of something that strikes or hits with force. the shock of falling rocks concussion when not in technical use, often suggests the shattering, disrupting, or weakening effects of a collision, explosion, or blow. bystanders felt the concussion of the blast",
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"synonyms":[
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"bump",
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"collision",
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"crash",
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"impact",
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"impingement",
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"jar",
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"jolt",
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"jounce",
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"kick",
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"shock",
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"slam",
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"smash",
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"strike",
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"wallop"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064526",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"condemn":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bless"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": sentence , doom":[
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"condemn a prisoner to die"
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],
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": to adjudge unfit for use or consumption":[
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"condemn an old apartment building"
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],
|
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": to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain":[],
|
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": to declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation":[
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"a policy widely condemned as racist"
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],
|
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": to pronounce guilty : convict":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We strongly condemn this attack against our allies.",
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"The government condemns all acts of terrorism.",
|
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"The country condemns the use of violence on prisoners.",
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"The school condemns cheating, and any student caught cheating will be expelled.",
|
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"City officials condemned our apartment building and forced us to leave.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cele went on to condemn the owners of the East London nightclub for allowing minors into the venue and apparently serving them alcohol. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"That day Sterling gave an impassioned plea at a press conference pleading with Trump to condemn the threats against election workers. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Many conservative lawmakers have asked Democrats to condemn the incidents and for the Justice Department to investigate. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
|
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"In a separate commemoration effort Friday, more than 1,300 faith leaders signed a petition urging Congress to condemn white Christian nationalism. \u2014 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
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"At the United Nations, 140 countries voted to condemn the Russian invasion; India abstained not once but a dozen times. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Israel voted to condemn Russia\u2019s invasion and has supplied Ukraine with humanitarian aid, medical assistance and small amounts of military gear, including helmets, and flak jackets. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Members of the United Nations General Assembly twice voted to condemn the Russian invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Nigeria and Egypt were among the 28 African nations that voted to condemn Russia, while eight others didn't submit a vote. \u2014 Stephanie Busari, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French condempner , from Latin condemnare , from com- + damnare to condemn \u2014 more at damn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8dem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for condemn criticize , reprehend , censure , reprobate , condemn , denounce mean to find fault with openly. criticize implies finding fault especially with methods or policies or intentions. criticized the police for using violence reprehend implies both criticism and severe rebuking. reprehends the self-centeredness of today's students censure carries a strong suggestion of authority and of reprimanding. a Senator formally censured by his peers reprobate implies strong disapproval or firm refusal to sanction. reprobated his son's unconventional lifestyle condemn usually suggests an unqualified and final unfavorable judgment. condemned the government's racial policies denounce adds to condemn the implication of a public declaration. a pastoral letter denouncing abortion",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"anathematize",
|
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"censure",
|
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"damn",
|
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"decry",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202749",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemnation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a reason for condemning":[
|
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"His conduct was sufficient condemnation ."
|
|
],
|
|
": censure , blame":[
|
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"\u2026 the Quakers, in their uncompromising condemnation of war \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Ralph Inge"
|
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],
|
|
": the act of judicially condemning":[],
|
|
": the state of being condemned":[
|
|
"\u2026 in the hopeless hour of condemnation \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Washington Irving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The plan has drawn condemnation from both sides.",
|
|
"The government's statement was a condemnation of all acts of terrorism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The shooting also quickly drew condemnation from activists and other police reform advocates after initial reports of the man having a gun proved false. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The French president's remarks drew swift condemnation from Ukraine. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"While there has been widespread condemnation of the attacks on Ukrainian civilians and their own citizens fleeing the warzone -- from countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya -- there has been a much more muted response from some key African nations. \u2014 Stephanie Busari, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The report is not a condemnation of crypto and NFTs, said NCRI lead intelligence analyst Alex Goldenberg, but rather a warning to investors attracted by the recent advertising related to both assets. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There was near-universal condemnation of the war, but also unease about the potential for escalation. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The lawyers for the plaintiffs said that the verdict was a condemnation of what happened in 2017 in Charlottesville. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"By Ally Financial Owens\u2019 rant is the latest condemnation of Australia\u2019s COVID-19 measures by U.S. conservatives. \u2014 Time , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"There was also condemnation from Jewish groups, which felt the curriculum emphasized Palestinian oppression while barely mentioning the Holocaust, as well as other ethnic groups that felt excluded. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see condemn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccdem-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-d\u0259m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"commination",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"objurgation",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"riot act",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015555",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condensation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chemical reaction involving union between molecules often with elimination of a simple molecule (such as water) to form a new more complex compound of often greater molecular weight":[],
|
|
": a product of condensing":[
|
|
"read a condensation of the long novel"
|
|
],
|
|
": compression of a written or spoken work into more concise form":[
|
|
"an essay greatly in need of condensation"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or process of condensing : such as":[],
|
|
": the conversion of a substance (such as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being condensed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When we heat the house in the winter, condensation forms on the windows.",
|
|
"Condensation dripped from the air conditioner.",
|
|
"the processes of evaporation and condensation",
|
|
"The editor found condensation of the play very difficult.",
|
|
"a condensation of one of Shakespeare's plays",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Propane heaters are also notorious for creating lots of condensation , whereas diesel versions put out a dry heat and work well at high altitudes. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This is a perfect condensation of what\u2019s wrong with the immigration conversation in our country because the truth is that the border itself was drawn after a war of aggression. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Take condensation trails, or contrails, for example. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"That can be in a P-trap under a drain, a condensation pan under a refrigerator or even a saucer under a houseplant that\u2019s watered frequently. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"There was also a lot of moisture in the atmosphere on Thursday morning, which can lead to condensation trails developing, Zingone said. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These calculations also do not factor in the warming effect of other greenhouse gas emissions or the flights' condensation trains. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hertz designed them to funnel rainwater and condensation into underground cisterns that double as foundations, providing a stylish way for the buildings to collect their own water. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see condense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccden-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccden-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n, -d\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"bowdlerization",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to undergo condensation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.",
|
|
"The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.",
|
|
"Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.",
|
|
"Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To have to condense who your character was into a short letter. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the next few years, there are plans to close four more \u2014 two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school \u2014 to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The lid\u2019s conical shape allows moisture to condense and return to the pot, keeping the dish moist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To achieve all of this, Delaney and Br\u00fchlmann elected to cut and condense several elements of the book. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This interview has been edited and condense for clarity. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin condensare , from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8dens",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8den(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for condense contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condensing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to undergo condensation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form.",
|
|
"The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid.",
|
|
"Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water.",
|
|
"Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To have to condense who your character was into a short letter. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the next few years, there are plans to close four more \u2014 two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school \u2014 to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The lid\u2019s conical shape allows moisture to condense and return to the pot, keeping the dish moist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To achieve all of this, Delaney and Br\u00fchlmann elected to cut and condense several elements of the book. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This interview has been edited and condense for clarity. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The snow line is the line of demarcation where a planetary system is cold enough for volatile compounds such as water, ammonia, and methane to condense into solid ice grains. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin condensare , from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8dens",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8den(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for condense contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055432",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to assume an air of superiority":[
|
|
"The writer treats her readers as equals and never condescends to them."
|
|
],
|
|
": to descend to a less formal or dignified level : unbend":[
|
|
"would not condescend to respond to such a crass remark"
|
|
],
|
|
": to waive the privileges of rank":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race.",
|
|
"wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The monsters, wildly imaginative, don\u2019t condescend to a 10-year-old\u2019s sensibilities \u2014 or a 24-year-old\u2019s. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As on MasterChef Junior, none of the judges, even in their critiques, condescend to their participants. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"Little Sheldon is an easily anxious fellow who tattles and condescends . \u2014 Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com , 22 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"There\u2019s a sharpness to her writing, an edge that comes from her understanding of human nature and her absolute refusal to pander or condescend to her young readers. \u2014 Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times , 21 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French condescendre , from Late Latin condescendere , from Latin com- + descendere to descend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-di-\u02c8send"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deign",
|
|
"stoop"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173020",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condign":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeserved",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unfair",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unjustified",
|
|
"unmerited",
|
|
"unwarranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deserved , appropriate":[
|
|
"condign punishment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company's code of business ethics",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His sickness is condign affirmation of his manifold failures, arrogance and incompetence. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"That means reversal of Scruton\u2019s ritual humiliation \u2014 and equally condign sanctions against the man who willfully deceived his readers and the public about Scruton\u2019s views. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 17 July 2019",
|
|
"Here\u2019s the problem: There is no satisfying, condign punishment for boorish behavior like Ansari\u2019s. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 16 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Journalism\u2019s year of travails, stumbles, goofs, errors, retractions, suspensions, and firings is nemesis of the most vengeful, condign sort. \u2014 Varad Mehta, National Review , 15 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English condigne , from Anglo-French, from Latin condignus , from com- + dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u012bn",
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"competent",
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"deserved",
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"due",
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"fair",
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"just",
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"justified",
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"merited",
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"season",
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": a state of being":[
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"the human condition"
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": a state of physical fitness or readiness for use":[
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"The car was in good condition .",
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"exercising to get into condition"
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],
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": a usually defective state of health":[
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"a serious heart condition"
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],
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": air-condition":[],
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": an environmental requirement":[
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"Available oxygen is an essential condition for animal life."
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],
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": an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work":[],
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": attendant circumstances":[
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"poor living conditions",
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"safe working conditions"
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],
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": covenant":[],
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": something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : prerequisite : such as":[],
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": temper of mind":[],
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": the clause of a conditional sentence":[],
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": to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture":[
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"traditional beliefs conditioning a child's attitude"
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],
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": to agree by stipulating":[],
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": to give a grade of condition to":[],
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": to make conditional":[],
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": to make stipulations":[],
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": to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another":[],
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": to put into a proper state for work or use":[],
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": trait":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.",
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"Their weakened condition makes them more likely to get sick.",
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"Verb",
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"the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon",
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"an immigrant family that must condition its traditional attitudes regarding child rearing to the realities of modern American life",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The person spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity. \u2014 Eric Olson, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"During a Wednesday briefing on annual royal finances, a palace official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told reporters that the details would remain confidential to protect the privacy of those who gave testimony about their experiences. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"The employees spoke on condition of anonymity because some still work at Chelsea, or in soccer, and feared retaliation or damage to their professional reputations by detailing their experiences publicly. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the situation. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
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"In all, 48 people were dead at the scene and two died later at hospitals, said a federal law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn\u2019t been announced. \u2014 Pat Graham, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
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"The person familiar with the committee's plans to call Hutchinson could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Chron , 28 June 2022",
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"The hearing will continue Wednesday, and Watson is scheduled to be there for the duration, according to one person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the hearing isn\u2019t public. \u2014 Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Houthis also condition crucial food aid on children attending the training camps, some say. \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"The hair benefits from this product with the use of beeswax and lanolin to trap and preserve moisture, cetyl palmitate to nourish the hair from the root up, and ceteareth-20 to condition . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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"And governments can always choose to condition new funding on implementing new industry consensus standards and best practices. \u2014 Bart Ziegler, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"The coconut derivative in this body wash is an emollient that helps condition the skin and heal any rough, dry areas of the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"Milky Oil is a gentle makeover that comes in a mess-free squeeze bottle and is formulated with comfrey root extract and pro-vitamin B5 to condition and soothe your skin. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
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"Hops extract has been shown to add shine, condition the scalp, control dandruff, and even reduce hair loss. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
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"Together, these components soothe and condition the skin, leaving it free of irritation and with a light, refreshing scent. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Facial oils are oil-based and are used to soften and condition the skin. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 28 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English condicion , from Anglo-French, from Latin condicion-, condicio terms of agreement, condition, from condicere to agree, from com- + dicere to say, determine \u2014 more at diction":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"estate",
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"fettle",
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"form",
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"health",
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"keeping",
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"kilter",
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"nick",
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"order",
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"repair",
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"shape",
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"trim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034831",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conditional":{
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"antonyms":[
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"independent",
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"unconditional"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a conditional word, clause, verb form, or morpheme":[],
|
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": conditioned sense 2":[
|
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"conditional reflex",
|
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"conditional response"
|
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],
|
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": established by conditioning as the stimulus eliciting a conditional response":[],
|
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": expressing, containing, or implying a supposition":[
|
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"the conditional clause if he speaks"
|
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],
|
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": implication sense 3b":[],
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": stating the case when one or more random variables are fixed or one or more events are known":[
|
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"conditional frequency distribution"
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],
|
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": subject to, implying, or dependent upon a condition":[
|
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"a conditional promise"
|
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],
|
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": true only for certain values of the variables or symbols involved":[
|
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"conditional equations"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"\u201cIf she speaks, you must listen\u201d is a conditional sentence.",
|
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"The sentence contains the conditional clause \u201cif she speaks.\u201d",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The clause \u201cif she speaks\u201d is a conditional .",
|
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"The conditional is often marked by the word \u201cif.\u201d",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"His confinement conditions have been gradually eased since his 2016 conditional release from a psychiatric institution. \u2014 Major Garrett, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Earlier this month, Geyser petitioned for conditional release from the hospital to continue her care in the community. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The next year, his conditional release was revoked and he was sent back to Coalinga State Hospital. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"California\u2019s statewide conditional release system began in 1986, in the wake of aheadline-making crime. \u2014 Christie Thompson, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"In February, the Florida commission granted conditional medical release to Connolly, who was serving a 40-year sentence for his role in Callahan\u2019s murder. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Under the new policy, a pregnant incarcerated woman would apply for the conditional release, which Schnell\u2019s office would consider case by case. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Weier petitioned the court for her conditional release in March. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"The company has secured an agreement with United Airlines for the conditional purchase of up to $1 billion worth of the aircraft. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Jamey Dubose said on social media his conditional already was improving. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
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"All this storytelling can give the agitated mind something to churn on, but obsessing over conditionals can also add to the moment-to-moment burden of preventing sickness and death, and tending to the sick and dying. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
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"All of those conditionals , again, stem from the fact that these materials don't yet exist, at least not in quantity, and even 2030 might not be a long enough timeline to find and mass-produce them. \u2014 Brian Barrett, WIRED , 11 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Batuman writes; Nina\u2019s reality remains untroubled by conditionals and subjunctives. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 20 Mar. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-n\u0259l, -\u0259n-\u1d4al",
|
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"-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-n\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"contingent (on ",
|
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"dependent",
|
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"subject (to)",
|
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"tentative"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112300",
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conditional baptism":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": Christian baptism administered when there is doubt whether a person was ever baptized or whether a former baptism is valid":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183603",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conditional complex":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a conditional sentence":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175408",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"conditionalism":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the doctrine that divine grace and immortality are conditional":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccliz\u0259m"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125524",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conditioning":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a simple form of learning involving the formation, strengthening, or weakening of an association between a stimulus and a response":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the team's excellent physical conditioning",
|
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"With the proper conditioning , the horse will learn to trust and obey its handler.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Scientists say these emissions are causing global warming, which is, in part, driving higher demand for air conditioning . \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
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"As an alternative to air conditioning , the city will use deep water sea cooling, which involves pumping cold water from the deep sea into the lagoon, helping to save energy. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Estimates of access to air conditioning are much lower to the northeast. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
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"For those without access to air conditioning , text or call Michigan 211 or contact your local health department to find out if there is a cooling center nearby. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
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"The agency received more than 40 calls for broken air conditioning last week, Lewis said. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
|
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"This summer is also expected to be hotter than normal, which would create higher demand for air conditioning and strain the power grid further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Every new school needs to have solar panels to reduce electric bills and then use the money for air conditioning and heat ducting. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Stellar Shave Cream is filled with natural goodness, containing shea for hydration, aloe for soothing, willow bark for conditioning , and birch sap for toning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8di-sh(\u0259-)ni\u014b",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8dish-(\u0259-)ni\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"activity",
|
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"exercise",
|
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"exertion"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065535",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"condo":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a building containing condominiums":[
|
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"Pastel condos dot the hills, and chili stores and sweet \"shoppes\" line the main drag.",
|
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"\u2014 Ted Fishman"
|
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],
|
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": a unit in a multiunit structure (such as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (such as a town house complex)":[
|
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"He lives with his wife \u2026 in a really great condo with a really great view of Boston Harbor.",
|
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"\u2014 Wendy Wasserstein"
|
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],
|
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": condominium sense 3 : such as":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Florida has passed some condo safety reforms, but there are doubts about how effectively they can be implemented. \u2014 Luis Velarde, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Another $400 million or so would be paid by insurers for the developers of a condo project next door. \u2014 Jared Kofsky, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Rosen proceeded to take a massive risk, helping to strike a deal with owners and heirs of the condo units to guarantee them $83 million \u2014 half of the existing pot, max \u2014 and release them from liability. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Each has a deluxe condo vibe and a private aft-facing balcony. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, which already offers condo -style rooms with full kitchens, washers and dryers, just introduced a Stay Longer and Save rate of up to 20% on stays of four nights or more. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Approved Ocean Park, a $65 million condo and hotel project that will be built on Sunrise Boulevard across from Birch State Park near the beach. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Smoke billowed from the third floor of a unit at the Huckleberry Hill condo complex in Plainville on Tuesday. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The 3,541 square-foot condo is being sold for $2.4 million. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-d\u014d",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
|
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"condole":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": grieve":[],
|
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": lament , grieve":[],
|
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": to express sympathetic sorrow":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Despite nationwide protests, the prime minister has not yet condemned Lankesh\u2019s murder or condoled with her family. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 12 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin condol\u0113re , from Latin com- + dol\u0113re to feel pain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ache (for)",
|
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"bleed (for)",
|
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"commiserate (with)",
|
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"compassionate",
|
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"feel (for)",
|
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"pity",
|
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"sympathize (with)",
|
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"yearn (over)"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124537",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"condole (with)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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"to have sympathy for condole with them in their hour of grief"
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183728",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"condonable":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy ) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless":[
|
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"a government accused of condoning racism",
|
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"condone corruption in politics"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"\"I don't condone violence, and I think 'gangsta rap' should be outlawed,\" says [designer Tommy] Hilfiger \u2026 \u2014 Joshua Levine , Forbes , 21 Apr. 1997",
|
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"Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
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"And then she told him all\u2014told him the truth word by word, without attempting to shield herself or condone her error. \u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs , Tarzan of the Apes , 1912",
|
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"a government that has been accused of condoning racism",
|
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"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While some do and generally they\u2019re not penalized, the church doesn\u2019t officially condone it. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"The Court correctly identified the restrictions as efforts to stall or change a woman\u2019s decision to end her pregnancy\u2014in other words, as efforts to protect fetal life, which Roe did not condone before viability. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
|
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"On the flip side, Almeida does not condone players or parents berating referees. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
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"And to be clear, most don't condone it on the left or right. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
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"San Jose police Chief Anthony Mata said his department does not condone drug use and is cooperating with the Milpitas investigation. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
|
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"On Sunday, the Academy released a statement saying the organization does not condone violence. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"My wife does not condone my reasons for finding our guest's statement irritating. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donare to give \u2014 more at donation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for condone excuse , condone , pardon , forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress. excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these. excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances. injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it. a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense. pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings. could not forgive their rudeness",
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"synonyms":[
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"blink (at)",
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"brush (aside ",
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"discount",
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"disregard",
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"excuse",
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"forgive",
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"gloss (over)",
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"gloze (over)",
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"ignore",
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"overlook",
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"overpass",
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"paper over",
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"pardon",
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"pass over",
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"remit",
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"shrug off",
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"whitewash",
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"wink (at)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032151",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"condone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy ) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless":[
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"a government accused of condoning racism",
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"condone corruption in politics"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\"I don't condone violence, and I think 'gangsta rap' should be outlawed,\" says [designer Tommy] Hilfiger \u2026 \u2014 Joshua Levine , Forbes , 21 Apr. 1997",
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"Without waiting for Momma's thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned . \u2014 Maya Angelou , I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , 1969",
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"And then she told him all\u2014told him the truth word by word, without attempting to shield herself or condone her error. \u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs , Tarzan of the Apes , 1912",
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"a government that has been accused of condoning racism",
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"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While some do and generally they\u2019re not penalized, the church doesn\u2019t officially condone it. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"The Court correctly identified the restrictions as efforts to stall or change a woman\u2019s decision to end her pregnancy\u2014in other words, as efforts to protect fetal life, which Roe did not condone before viability. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
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"On the flip side, Almeida does not condone players or parents berating referees. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"And to be clear, most don't condone it on the left or right. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, CBS News , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"San Jose police Chief Anthony Mata said his department does not condone drug use and is cooperating with the Milpitas investigation. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
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"On Sunday, the Academy released a statement saying the organization does not condone violence. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"My wife does not condone my reasons for finding our guest's statement irritating. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donare to give \u2014 more at donation":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u014dn"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for condone excuse , condone , pardon , forgive mean to exact neither punishment nor redress. excuse may refer to specific acts especially in social or conventional situations or the person responsible for these. excuse an interruption excused them for interrupting Often the term implies extenuating circumstances. injustice excuses strong responses condone implies that one overlooks without censure behavior (such as dishonesty or violence) that involves a serious breach of a moral, ethical, or legal code, and the term may refer to the behavior or to the agent responsible for it. a society that condones alcohol but not narcotics pardon implies that one remits a penalty due for an admitted or established offense. pardon a criminal forgive implies that one gives up all claim to requital and to resentment or vengeful feelings. could not forgive their rudeness",
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"synonyms":[
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"blink (at)",
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"brush (aside ",
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"discount",
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"disregard",
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"excuse",
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"forgive",
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"gloss (over)",
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"gloze (over)",
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"ignore",
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"overlook",
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"overpass",
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"paper over",
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"pardon",
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"pass over",
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"remit",
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"shrug off",
|
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"whitewash",
|
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"wink (at)"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173816",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conducive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": tending to promote or assist":[
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"an atmosphere conducive to education"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 air-conditioner cooling towers on the roof provided a conducive summertime abode, from which the germs circulated throughout the edifice in a fine infectious mist. \u2014 Wayne Biddle , A Field Guide to Germs , 1995",
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"To the extent to which the political realm is more conducive to rational choice, compared with the social realm which is governed by material and economic concerns, it is in politics that the potentiality for freedom lies. \u2014 Gertrude Himmelfarb , The New History and the Old , 1987",
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"It was a hard time, and not conducive to obedience and warmth, and fairly soon I was tucked into a kindly concentration camp for budding Christians \u2026 \u2014 M. F. K. Fisher , Journal of Gastronomy , Summer 1984",
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"The small hat of woven green plastic raffia, the jazzy short-sleeved shirt (fundamentally orange), the pale blue shorts, were not garments conducive to dignity. \u2014 A. N. Wilson , Scandal or Priscilla's Kindness , 1983",
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"the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship",
|
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"the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The layout is not conducive to adaptive reuse for offices or apartments, said Bobbi Reichtell, a former director of Campus District Inc., who tried three times between 2012 and 2018 to market the property. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
|
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"While the economic conditions over the last few years have been conducive to creating a seller\u2019s market, rising interest rates may provide a challenge for investors considering selling their properties right now. \u2014 David Wieland, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"This surface, when placed over a blowtorchlike backpacking stove, was not conducive to producing breakfast delicacies. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 30 May 2022",
|
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"La Ni\u00f1a, a climactic pattern that has been in place on and off since 2020, and is expected to persist through the entire hurricane season, maintaining conditions conducive to hurricane formation. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The modeling also incorporates how climate change is driving weather conditions conducive to dirty air, for example, increasing air stagnation and smoke transport. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Much as ambitious executives are motivated by advancement, success often spawns opportunities to continue climbing under conditions more conducive to work/life balance. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Record warm temperatures in the 70s and 80s combined with low humidity will lay the conditions conducive to wildfires. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"African countries are undeniably blessed with friendlier climates and conducive economic conditions to be a breadbasket for the cannabis industry, much like Zimbabwe was for Tobacco, Kenya for flowers, and Ethiopia for coffee. \u2014 Yaw Okyere Thompson, Quartz , 22 Oct. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"conduce + -ive":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-siv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"facilitative"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195739",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conduct":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"administration",
|
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"care",
|
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"charge",
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"control",
|
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"direction",
|
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"governance",
|
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"government",
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"guidance",
|
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"handling",
|
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"intendance",
|
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"management",
|
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"operation",
|
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"oversight",
|
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"presidency",
|
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"regulation",
|
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"running",
|
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"stewardship",
|
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"superintendence",
|
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"superintendency",
|
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"supervision"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles":[
|
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"questionable conduct"
|
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],
|
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": escort , guide":[],
|
|
": the act, manner, or process of carrying on : management":[
|
|
"praised for his conduct of the campaign"
|
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],
|
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": to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting":[
|
|
"Metals conduct electricity well."
|
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],
|
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": to act as leader or director":[],
|
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": to bring by or as if by leading : guide":[
|
|
"conduct tourists through a museum"
|
|
],
|
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": to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner":[
|
|
"conducted herself in a professional manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to convey in a channel":[],
|
|
": to direct or take part in the operation or management of":[
|
|
"conduct an experiment",
|
|
"conduct a business",
|
|
"conduct an investigation"
|
|
],
|
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": to direct the performance of":[
|
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"conduct an orchestra",
|
|
"conduct an opera"
|
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],
|
|
": to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity":[],
|
|
": to lead from a position of command":[
|
|
"conduct a siege",
|
|
"conduct a class"
|
|
],
|
|
": to show the way : lead":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"The police are conducting an investigation into last week's robbery.",
|
|
"I like the way the company conducts business.",
|
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"The magazine conducted a survey.",
|
|
"Who will be conducting the meeting?",
|
|
"The committee is expected to conduct hearings in May.",
|
|
"He conducts the choir with great skill and emotion.",
|
|
"conducting the music of Mozart",
|
|
"Our guide slowly conducted us through the museum.",
|
|
"Our guide conducted us along the path.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"A panel investigated her conduct and she was subsequently fired.",
|
|
"the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The regulator said at the time that the company didn\u2019t conduct proper due diligence before entering into relationships with overseas partners, helping JLT secure business. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Binance launched after raising an equivalent of $15 million in an ICO; KuCoin didn\u2019t conduct an ICO. \u2014 Oluwaseun Adeyanju, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In terms of timing, a club cannot conduct a head coach interview with a candidate from another team until three days after the season ends for that candidate\u2019s team. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The far-out technology submerges computers into a special liquid that doesn\u2019t conduct electricity but absorbs heat generated by the machines. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Part of the reason that the issue of fake accounts has come to the forefront now is that Mr. Musk did not conduct due diligence on Twitter before agreeing to buy the company. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Worcester Fire Department couldn't conduct a full search of the three floors of the residence on Saturday due to the intense flames and because the home's integrity was called into question. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Enter uranium oxide, an insoluble and thermally stable source of uranium that doesn\u2019t conduct electricity. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Their front office doesn\u2019t conduct press conferences. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Progressive insurance also terminated its relationship with the agency in recent days for violating its code of conduct , CNBC reported. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Influencers that violate the code of conduct could also be banned from livestreaming permanently, as Beijing plans to name and shame wayward influencers by publishing a regular blacklist of hosts that regulators expect broadcasters to boycott. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The agency is also asking the court to order Starbucks to halt a range of conduct , including refusing to negotiate with stores that have voted to unionize and temporarily or permanently shuttering those stores. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"They were utilized in the course of action, in the course of conduct , by the defendant. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"According to The Times, USC officials decided Christon had seven violations of the student code of conduct . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"All youth golfers starting in the organization begin at the PLAYer rank to learn about First Tee\u2019s code of conduct and the basics of golf. \u2014 Chloe Peterson, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In many of these cases, the Texans provided the opportunity for this conduct to occur. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Watson offered no apology or explanation for this conduct . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conduct, conducte \"act of escorting,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin conductus \"leadership, escort, retinue, hire, water channel,\" going back to Late Latin, \"contract,\" from Latin cond\u016bcere \"to bring together, join, hire, accept a contract for\" (Medieval Latin also \"to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at conduce":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English conducten \"to guide, direct,\" borrowed from Latin conductus, past participle of cond\u016bcere \"to bring together, join, hire, be of advantage, be conducive (to)\" (Medieval Latin also \"to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]\") \u2014 more at conduce":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259kt also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u0259kt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u0259kt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conduct Verb conduct , manage , control , direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group. conducted negotiations manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result. manages a meat market control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course. controlling his appetite direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation. directs the store's day-to-day business synonyms see in addition behave",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060240",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a means of transmitting or distributing":[
|
|
"a conduit for illicit payments",
|
|
"a conduit of information"
|
|
],
|
|
": a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed":[
|
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"a conduit for rainwater"
|
|
],
|
|
": a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables":[],
|
|
": fountain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the major conduit for carrying water to the military base",
|
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"water flowed along the conduit to the fountain",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nord Stream, which shuttles gas beneath the Baltic Sea to Germany, is the main conduit for the power-generation, heating and industrial fuel into Europe. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Bubbles, the heartbreakingly gentle heroin addict \u2014 were the conduit for a larger message. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The committees are the conduit for the state budget legislation and play a prominent role in much of the Legislature\u2019s business. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"When Zuckerberg and Chan decided to donate money to help with the fall elections, CTCL was well positioned to be the main conduit . \u2014 Nick Tabor, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Instead, the legislation charges California's EPA for the naming and categorizing of the heat waves, but the NWS would provide the raw weather data to the EPA and would be the conduit for any of their warnings or messaging. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Oscar Isaac plays Steven Grant/Marc Spector, who becomes the conduit for an Egyptian god in Moon Knight. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In other words, litzchok is the conduit through which litz\u2019ok can be translated into liz\u2019ok. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The rower just happens to be the conduit to do that. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conduyt, condyt, cundyte \"channel or pipe for conveying water, act of escorting for protection\" borrowed from Anglo-French conduit, condet \"channel for water, guide, escort party,\" (also continental Old French), noun derivative from conduit, past participle of conduire \"to guide, escort,\" going back to Latin cond\u016bcere \"to bring together, join, hire, accept a contract for\" (Medieval Latin also \"to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]\") \u2014 more at conduce":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also -dw\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02ccdy\u00fc-",
|
|
"-d\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u00fc-\u0259t"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"duct",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"penstock",
|
|
"pipe",
|
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"trough",
|
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"tube"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110102",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"confab":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": chat sense 1":[],
|
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": discussion , conference":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a little confab about the merits of the plan",
|
|
"after the requisite confab , we got down to business",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now in its seventh year, the confab combines two days of live events at London\u2019s Business Design Centre, and four more days of online streaming. \u2014 Nick Holdsworth, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On a blistering afternoon earlier this month, Jessay Martin, 68, headed across the street for the usual poolside confab , stopping to grab a Bud Light Seltzer Pineapple from the fridge on his way out to the patio. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Imagine if some prominent liberal group decided to hold a confab in Daniel Ortega\u2019s Nicaragua, or Victor Maduro\u2019s Venezuela. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"There are those, of course, who view these interactions as a cozy confab of elites; the New York Times stopped buying tables for the dinner in 2008, although the paper\u2019s reporters and columnists are regulars at before- and after-parties. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The prestigious award will be handed out Feb. 2 during G\u00f6teborg\u2019s two-day TV Drama Vision confab . \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The confab , taking place this year as parts of the world still battle Covid and the Russia-Ukraine war continues, is bringing together more than 2,000 attendees in a new atmosphere. \u2014 Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
|
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"The story also includes hints of why the FDA might be less and less keen to convene these experts \u2013 fresh with some pretty spicy criticisms of the process that were lobbed by FDA Commissioner Robert Califf during this week\u2019s AHCJ confab . \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 4 May 2022",
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"Because a few weeks ago, Washington played host to a similar gala called the Gridiron Dinner, a slightly more exclusive confab between Beltway reporters and politicians, who get together to spend a night telling bad jokes to one another. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfab",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fab"
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],
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"colloquy",
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"confabulation",
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"conference",
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"consult",
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"consultation",
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"council",
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"counsel",
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"debate",
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"deliberation",
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"dialogue",
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"dialog",
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"discussion",
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication":[
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"A major characteristic of brain-damaged patients is the tendency to confabulate \u2014to hide and dissemble about their damage.",
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"\u2014 Peter R. Breggin"
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],
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": to hold a discussion : confer":[],
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": to talk informally : chat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Consider Samuel and Miranda in their hotel\u2019s breakfast area: The personnel dressed in white jackets the next morning were busy confabulating and joking with one another while cheesy loud music was playing in the background. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Then Michael confabulated much longer and more fruitfully. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, latimes.com , 9 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin confabulatus , past participle of confabulari , from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story \u2014 more at fable":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fa-by\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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": to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication":[
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"A major characteristic of brain-damaged patients is the tendency to confabulate \u2014to hide and dissemble about their damage.",
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"\u2014 Peter R. Breggin"
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],
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": to hold a discussion : confer":[],
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": to talk informally : chat":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Consider Samuel and Miranda in their hotel\u2019s breakfast area: The personnel dressed in white jackets the next morning were busy confabulating and joking with one another while cheesy loud music was playing in the background. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Then Michael confabulated much longer and more fruitfully. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, latimes.com , 9 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin confabulatus , past participle of confabulari , from com- + fabulari to talk, from fabula story \u2014 more at fable":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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|
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],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195329",
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"noun",
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]
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},
|
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"confect":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"demount",
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"disassemble",
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"dismantle",
|
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"dismember",
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"knock down",
|
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"strike",
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"take down",
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"tear down"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": preserve":[],
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": to put together from varied material":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Shooting on film, the imaginative directors confect a realm of tactile magic, with Kafkaesque flourishes, through the ingenious handcraftsmanship of practical elements and low-fi effects. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The name H\u00e4agen-Dazs was confected to suggest European sophistication (the firm is American). \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2019",
|
|
"But the outrage of rivals is shamelessly confected . \u2014 The Economist , 7 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"In a swirl of nimble, pale brushwork, the artist conjures up a figure from behind, gazing in the mirror, confecting herself. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2018",
|
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"The other, infinitely more famous outcome was Mary\u2019s tale of a scientist who confects a humanoid out of body parts. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Feb. 2018",
|
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"But in recent years, Indian con artists are confecting English accents and Americanized names, often used in call centers, for a different reason: to cheat unsuspecting foreigners. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 8 Feb. 2018",
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"Their mutual admiration is a refreshing change in a league that feeds on conflict and confected rancor. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English confecten \"to prepare by combining ingredients, blend, spice or sweeten,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin confectus, past participle of conficere \"to bring together, compose, compound (a drug or medication),\" going back to Latin, \"to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion,\" from con- con- + facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" \u2014 more at fact":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fekt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assemble",
|
|
"build",
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"construct",
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"erect",
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"fabricate",
|
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"make",
|
|
"make up",
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"piece",
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"put up",
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"raise",
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"rear",
|
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"set up"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195942",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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|
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"confection":{
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"definitions":{
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": a light but entertaining theatrical, cinematic, or literary work":[],
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": a medicinal preparation usually made with sugar, syrup, or honey":[],
|
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": a work of fine or elaborate craftsmanship":[],
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": something confected : such as":[],
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": the act or process of confecting":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"an assortment of delicious cakes and other confections",
|
|
"following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The feminine confection , complete with puff sleeves, a shawl, and gloves, is by British designer Richard Quinn. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The look began with Kravitz's confection of a Saint Laurent gown, its pale pink hue and pleated details reminiscent of the season's more delicate blooms. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The look began with Kravitz's confection of a Saint Laurent gown, its pale pink hue and pleated details reminiscent of the season's more delicate blooms. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Glamour , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ditch the white wedding gown in favor of a soft pink or a baby blue confection . \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As the party raged on, the Russian Doll star made one last outfit change, opting for a lacy bridal confection by Mugler's Casey Cadwallader. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Who needs steak when there\u2019s a confection as metaphorically meaty as the Baked Alaska for Two? \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The surface of the pleasantly grainy confection pops with crimson pomegranate seeds. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The custom Prabal Gurung confection was inspired by a dress worn by Diahann Carroll in 1968, which seemed fitting as this is in the same decade in which the play is set. \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confeccioun \"preparation by mixing ingredients, something prepared by mixing, as a medicine or dish of food,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confectiun, confeccion, borrowed from Medieval Latin confecti\u014dn-, confecti\u014d, going back to Latin, \"making ready for use, preparation,\" from conficere \"to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confect":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"sweetmeat"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174541",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederacy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an entity (see entity sense 3 ) formed by a confederacy of nations, states, etc.":[
|
|
"\"Bush Runner\" is not an easy book to read \u2026 , but it offers many rewards, especially to a reader keen to know more about early Canadian history. \u2026 it focuses on the early days of European contact with the Indigenous peoples and tribal confederacies along the St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Great Lakes and Hudson's Bay regions.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Peterman"
|
|
],
|
|
": the 11 southern states of the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and later also the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia) during their secession from the United States between 1860 and 1865":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confederacy of native tribes",
|
|
"the last state to join the Confederacy",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For Rose, monuments and reenactments honoring the confederacy are not a way to represent history. \u2014 Steve Osunsami, ABC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By definition, support of the confederacy is anti-American. \u2014 Essence , 1 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Control of the Powhatan confederacy passed to his brother Opitchapam (also known as Itoyhatin), who worked closely with another brother, Opechancanough. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When the Georgia Historical Society took over the marker program from the state in 1998, Groce said 2,000 markers were already up, most of them connected to the confederacy and the Civil War. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Despite campaign promises to heal the deep political divisions in the country, President Biden went on the attack this week, comparing those opposing his voting rights bill to segregationists and icons of the confederacy . \u2014 ABC News , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the Post-Classic Period (900 to 1540 C.E.), Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1 joined the cities of Uxmal and Mayap\u00e1n in a confederacy called the League of Mayap\u00e1n. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This year\u2019s exhibition features 47 artists and collectives, and the boundaries extend to the Haudenosaunee, the confederacy of Native American nations that encompasses what is now New York State. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"There is strength in numbers and a confederacy of these agencies would provide drug manufacturers with a formidable opponent at the negotiating table. \u2014 Jeffrey R. Lewis, STAT , 10 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-r\u0259-s\u0113",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d(\u0259-)r\u0259-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"axis",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ally , accomplice":[],
|
|
": an adherent of the Confederate States of America or their cause":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Confederate States of America":[],
|
|
": to band together":[],
|
|
": to unite in a confederacy":[],
|
|
": united in a league : allied":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the Yankees and the Confederates",
|
|
"the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to historian Adam Goodheart, confederate statues were meant to be symbols of white supremacy and were mostly built during a time that upheld racist ideals. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Crews at Dixie State University installed a new bigger-than-life statue of a bison on campus, right in the spot where a controversial statue depicting confederate soldiers once stood, the Spectrum reported. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Black Lives Matter movement's resurgence raised awareness of police brutality in the US, inspired legislation at federal and state levels and initiated confederate monument removals. \u2014 Giselle Rhoden And Kaanita Iyer, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Lafayette County Sheriff\u2019s office is defending an employee who wore a confederate flag dress to her senior prom. \u2014 Ashlee Banks, Essence , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Rioters rampaging, waving for the first time inside this Capitol, the confederate flag that symbolizes the cause to destroy America, to rip us apart. \u2014 Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"City council approved the name change from Stonewall Jackson Road \u2014 a confederate general \u2014 to Roberto Clemente Road, following a decision by the school board last year to make the same change to the school. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Ross was a Texas governor and A&M president who served as a confederate general in the Civil War. \u2014 Dallas News , 27 June 2020",
|
|
"In July, a bust was removed from the Tennessee Capitol and relocated to a nearby museum after years of debate, part of a long stream of confederate memorabilia and monuments that have fallen in recent years. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"How much time will a chief confederate of the criminal former Cleveland city councilman Ken Johnson serve in prison? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Set slightly before that moment and focusing on the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, the series follows a former confederate soldier turned leader of a cross continental voyage. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The bombastic Mayor Shinn of Jefferson Mays and overdecorated Mrs. Shinn of Jayne Houdyshell are turned into veritable sight gags; Shuler Hensley\u2019s Marcellus, Hill\u2019s confederate , is made to appear a witless errand boy. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Summer-blooming confederate rose plants are not a rose at all but a member of the hibiscus genus. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Taliban proclaimed the return of its Islamic confederate - meaning that the militants who harbored the terrorists who planned the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will be back in control on the 20th anniversary of that event. \u2014 Author: Anne Gearan, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"One theory is that the gunmen mistook V\u00e1zquez for a confederate of the dismembered victim. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Timberlake is one of many celebrities weighing on the controversial confederate symbol, which has been slammed by critics as racist and hailed by supporters as a part of their heritage. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"He is also noted by the TSHA to have contributed to the confederate a safe passage of Texas cotton along the Rio Grande to Matamoros during the Union Occupation of Brownsville in 1864. \u2014 Christian Alejandro Ocampo, Houston Chronicle , 13 July 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The holiday celebrates confederate soldiers such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Early Thursday, the administration became aware of racist and confederate symbols of hate through a flag near a stairwell and defacing of a sidewalk, Principal David Travis said. \u2014 Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"As other cities have taken down monuments to confederate leaders, debate has arisen about what McKinney should do with the Throckmorton statue. \u2014 Jon Arnold, Dallas News , 29 July 2020",
|
|
"By Tuesday morning, the cornerstone of the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument was removed, punctuating the city\u2019s long legal fight to remove a monument dedicated to confederate veterans. \u2014 al , 3 June 2020",
|
|
"Former Birmingham Mayor William Bell ordered a monument to confederate veterans covered in August 2017. \u2014 Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Should confederate monuments be preserved or destroyed? \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 4 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"The Warren County monument is one of four memorials to confederate soldiers in Ohio. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 22 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"The jury would not be allowed to know about Tensing\u2019s Great Smoky Mountains confederate flag T-shirt. \u2014 Brandon Harris, New Republic , 20 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1531, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confederat , from Late Latin confoederatus , past participle of confoederare to unite by a league, from Latin com- + foeder-, foedus compact \u2014 more at federal":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-d\u0259-r\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
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"accomplice",
|
|
"cohort"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110904",
|
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|
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"noun",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"confederation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance":[],
|
|
": league":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense",
|
|
"the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This occurred as the pirate confederation was showing cracks in solidarity: the leader of the Black Flag Fleet, Guo Podai, openly fought Bao in late 1808 and surrendered to Chinese authorities shortly thereafter. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The FIFA Bureau was set to only require the six regional confederation presidents to confirm the decision in writing. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, ajc , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"During a royal visit in 2017 to mark the sesquicentennial of Canadian confederation , Charles and Camilla drew criticism for bursting into laughter during a performance by Inuit throat singers in Iqaluit. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
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"The unanimous ruling by the FIFA Bureau, featuring the six regional football confederation presidents, was also that the Russian flag and anthem can\u2019t be associated with the team. \u2014 Rob Harris, chicagotribune.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"Magee is a member of a small but staunch confederation of hostel owners along the Southern half of the Appalachian Trail who have rebelled against conventional coronavirus wisdom. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 May 2020",
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"When Zheng Yi died in November 1807 at age 42\u2014he fell overboard during a gale, which seems an ignominious end for a pirate\u2014Madame Ching took over the entire confederation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Madame Ching proved to be a valuable asset, using her diplomatic skills to help her husband consolidate the various pirate fleets into a loose confederation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"By then a respected producer, his arrival on the West Coast had been noted by a rising confederation of admirers. \u2014 Randall Roberts Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022"
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": to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority":[
|
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"knowing how to read was a gift conferred with manhood",
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"\u2014 Murray Kempton"
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": to compare views or take counsel : consult":[],
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": to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something":[
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"a reputation for power will confer power",
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"\u2014 John Spanier"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The cameleers \u2026 conferred with each other about the safest path across. \u2014 Greg Child , Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child , 1993",
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"He liked the ease and glitter of the life, and the lustre conferred on him by being a member of this group of rich and conspicuous people. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
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"It was a traditional compliment to be whinged at by an Englishman. It was his way of saying he trusted you, he was conferring upon you the privilege of getting to know the real him. \u2014 Margaret Atwood , New Yorker , 5 Mar.1990",
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"The lawyer and judge conferred about the ruling.",
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"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Judge Koeltl granted a request from Mr. Hayes\u2019s defense team that he be allowed to confer with Messrs. Delo and Reed. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
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"After taking a couple of minutes to confer with his lawyer, Walter agreed to a higher sentence. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
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"Ping used to stop by his parents\u2019 home every morning to confer with Ming about the discrepancies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s not uncommon for senators to confer with staff during hearings or to read prepared statements and questions. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Smith's publicist Meredith O'Sullivan also came over to confer with the actor privately for about 30 seconds. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At least eighteen states allow a pregnant person to confer with a doctor by video and receive pills through the mail or from a pharmacy. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"They are scheduled to confer Wednesday with Griggsby in a teleconference. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Instead of filling out a paper referral, the county\u2019s primary care doctors use eConsult, a system much like email, to confer with specialists about their patient\u2019s condition and to set up a face-to-face appointment. \u2014 Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"borrowed from Latin confer\u014d, conferre \"to bring or take, convey, bestow, bring together, unite,\" from con- con- + fer\u014d, ferre \"to carry, bear\" \u2014 more at bear entry 2":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confer give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Once the tax piece is decided and budget negotiators know how much money will be available for various programs, the rest will easily fall into place, said Del. Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax), a budget conferee . \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Bohacek, the Senate Republican conferee , did not respond to request for comment. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate choose what are known as conferees . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2019",
|
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"After the Senate narrowly defeated it, House-Senate conferees included it in a compromise that involved creating a new military Space Force, as President Donald Trump sought. \u2014 Eric Yoder, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"House Interior Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, and House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-New York, sent the letter this week to a House-Senate panel of appropriation conferees considering a compromise version. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The letter urges conferees working to reconcile the House-Senate differences to limit any spending on the pilot program to $6 million. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"As with rest of the country, that jolt to the conferees was compounded by the subsequent shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine and injured 27. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Our budget conferees and staff are working extra-long hours to bring home the budget. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com , 9 July 2019"
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|
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"national conferences on women's health",
|
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"a conference of foreign ministers",
|
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"Our boss called a conference to discuss the new changes.",
|
|
"He spent an hour in conference with the president.",
|
|
"the champions of the American Football Conference",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unless a playoff team trades to the top of the selections, the draft rarely changes a conference playoff race. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, those candidates, who come from all over to visit him, pour money from campaign donors into Trump\u2019s properties, paying for food, lodging and conference space. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Porter went on to play at Boston College and enjoyed immediate success, becoming the Big East Rookie of the Year in 1994 after setting seven conference freshman records. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Nash, a sophomore, won the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races at the GNAC conference meet. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Mars conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, using the emotional trauma of the ongoing pandemic and grief to sell interest. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Uncles Peyton and Eli set school and conference records at Tennessee and Ole Miss, respectively. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In its first decade, VidCon, a conference for social media creators and their fans, was a celebration of all things YouTube. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The selection process is based on standardized scoring average, though other factors such as state tournament finish, all- conference honors and placement at regionals and sectionals are also considered. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hours after Abbott issued his directive, Janet joined an emergency conference call , hosted by Equality Texas, in which legal experts gave advice on how to prepare for an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The request, which White House and other administration officials described to congressional aides in a conference call Friday, provides an early look at the costs American taxpayers could bear as a result of Russia\u2019s attack on its western neighbor. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Which leads back to Santa Clara and that unexpected conference call , which occurred just five days before the teams were scheduled to play. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday morning, Rich Lowry spoke with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on an exclusive, members-only NRPLUS conference call . \u2014 Nr Staff, National Review , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"When a major event is occurring, all of the technology players will (or should) be together on a 24-hour open conference call , Slack channel or both. \u2014 Namita Dhallan, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Chief Executive Johan Lundgren said in a conference call to discuss earnings that the discounter is seeing customers pushing back flights and holidays instead of outright cancellations. \u2014 Benjamin Katz, WSJ , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Ozy Media collapsed last month after the New York Times reported that executive Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube executive during a conference call with Goldman Sachs, during which the bank was considering a $40 million investment. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Danish documentary also revealed Ben Embarek had spoken about different conclusions in a conference call as early as January. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 14 Aug. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"The organization held its annual conference in New York this year.",
|
|
"national conferences on women's health",
|
|
"a conference of foreign ministers",
|
|
"Our boss called a conference to discuss the new changes.",
|
|
"He spent an hour in conference with the president.",
|
|
"the champions of the American Football Conference",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unless a playoff team trades to the top of the selections, the draft rarely changes a conference playoff race. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, those candidates, who come from all over to visit him, pour money from campaign donors into Trump\u2019s properties, paying for food, lodging and conference space. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Porter went on to play at Boston College and enjoyed immediate success, becoming the Big East Rookie of the Year in 1994 after setting seven conference freshman records. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Nash, a sophomore, won the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races at the GNAC conference meet. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Mars conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, using the emotional trauma of the ongoing pandemic and grief to sell interest. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Uncles Peyton and Eli set school and conference records at Tennessee and Ole Miss, respectively. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In its first decade, VidCon, a conference for social media creators and their fans, was a celebration of all things YouTube. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The selection process is based on standardized scoring average, though other factors such as state tournament finish, all- conference honors and placement at regionals and sectionals are also considered. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022"
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the holding of conferences especially by means of an electronic communications system":[
|
|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Salesroom comes into the market amid a video conferencing industry that took off at the start of the pandemic \u2014 daily meeting participants on Zoom, for example, jumped from 10 million at the end of 2019 to 300 million in April 2020. \u2014 Phoebe Liu, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The ball appeared to hit the yellow line signaling a home run atop the fence before bouncing back into play, but after conferencing , umpires kept Sanders at second. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"But that study also found that video conferencing was as effective as in-person meetings for choosing which ideas to pursue. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In this case, Avanan noted the attackers will pretend to send fake meeting invites for the Zoom video- conferencing software. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"People who frequently use video conferencing software should be aware of it the camera issues. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Today, through video conferencing software, the Queen met with ambassadors to the U.K. from Estonia and Spain. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Collaboration on a creative brief or whiteboarding and brainstorming sessions were immediately and severely impacted as team members have tried to find ways to adapt to connections on video conferencing software. \u2014 Todd Juneau, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Samantha Bigelow, the chief clerk of the court\u2019s civil division, says the program provides renters more flexibility during the pandemic by adding an extra hearing availability for renters over the video conferencing software Zoom. \u2014 Eric Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)-si\u014b",
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"-f\u0259rn(t)-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"conferruminate from Latin conferruminatus , past participle of conferruminare to solder, glue, from com- + ferruminare to solder, join, from ferrumin-, ferrumen solder, glue; conferruminated from Latin conferruminatus + English -ed":""
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"\u00a6k\u00e4nf\u0259\u00a6r\u00fcm\u0259n\u0259\u0307t"
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"confess to a crime"
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": to declare faith in or adherence to : profess":[],
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": to give evidence of":[
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"Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour \u2026",
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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],
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": to hear a confession":[],
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": to receive the confession of (a penitent)":[],
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": to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit":[
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"he confessed his guilt"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He confessed after being questioned for many hours.",
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"He willingly confessed his crime.",
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"I have to confess that I was afraid at first.",
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"I confessed my sins to the priest.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While Tekoh ultimately did confess to the crime, he was tried and acquitted \u2013 even after the introduction of his confession at trial. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 27 June 2022",
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"The orderly then sued Vega in federal court, accusing the deputy of violating his rights by not advising him of his rights and forcing him to confess to a crime. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Among many other threats and instances of harassment, a woman claiming to be Kanye West\u2019s publicist came to Freeman\u2019s house to encourage her to confess to voter fraud. \u2014 Julie Coleman, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Toward the end of the video, Johnny, who in real life is gay, decides to confess his love to his fellow male classmate. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
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"After the police ignore his report, Cousineau confronts Barry at the climax of the episode, intending to force him to confess his crime to the cops. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Kutti and Freeman reportedly then talked in private, with Kutti putting a man on the phone identified as Harrison Ford (not to be confused with the actor) and pressured her to confess to the false voter fraud claims. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"So the writers were tipping their hat off to that, and trying to find a creative way of how this guy would confess his love for this woman. \u2014 Ramin Setoodeh, Variety , 10 June 2022",
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"The Netflix series comes to mind as well in the film\u2019s most riveting sequences, which are not action set-pieces but rather long interrogation scenes where Yohan and Marceau try to get one of their many suspects to confess . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English confessen \"to admit, confess, (of a priest) hear a confession,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confesser (also continental Old French), derivative of conf\u00e9s \"confessed, shriven,\" going back to Latin confessus, past participle of confiteor, confit\u0113r\u012b \"to admit (a fact, the truth of a statement or charge), reveal,\" from con- con- + fateor, fat\u0113r\u012b \"to accept as true, acknowledge, profess,\" probably a verbal derivative based on Indo-European *b h h 2 -to- \"spoken\" or *b h h 2 -t- \"who speaks,\" from the verbal base *b h eh 2 - \"speak, say,\" whence also Latin for, f\u0101r\u012b \"to speak, say\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1":""
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},
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fes"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confess acknowledge , admit , own , avow , confess mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed. acknowledged an earlier peccadillo admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications. admitted the project was over budget own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself. must own I know little about computers avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about. avowed that he was a revolutionary confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt. confessed a weakness for sweets",
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"synonyms":[
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"admit",
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"cop (to)",
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"fess (up)",
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"own (up)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072314",
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"adjective",
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"confessarius":{
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"Medieval Latin, from Latin confessus + -arius":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4n\u02ccfe\u02c8sa(a)r\u0113\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134508",
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"noun"
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},
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"1634, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"confessed (past participle of confess ) + -ly entry 2":""
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},
|
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"-\u02c8fest-l\u0113",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-s\u0259d-l\u0113"
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],
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]
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},
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"confessingly":{
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"testimony confessingly intimate in tone"
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]
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},
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]
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},
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"confessio":{
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, tomb of a martyr, from Latin, confession":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8fes(h)\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025501",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"confessio fidei":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": confession of faith":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fn-\u02c8fe-s\u0113-\u014d-\u02c8fi-d\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164100",
|
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"type":[
|
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"Latin noun phrase"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confession":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowal",
|
|
"nonadmission"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a formal statement of religious beliefs : creed":[
|
|
"the Augsburg Confession of the Lutheran Church"
|
|
],
|
|
": a session for the confessing of sins":[
|
|
"go to confession"
|
|
],
|
|
": a statement of what is confessed : such as":[],
|
|
": a written or oral acknowledgment of guilt by a party accused of an offense":[],
|
|
": an organized religious body having a common creed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She went to the police station and made a full confession .",
|
|
"I have a confession to make: I have never done this before.",
|
|
"The priest will hear confessions after mass today.",
|
|
"I haven't gone to confession in three years.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lee absorbed the confession quietly, neither challenging it nor affirming it. \u2014 Emma Green, The New Yorker , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Behringer argued the testimony was a confession that Knight clearly saw Carter. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But the optics of him being tried during wartime by a detaining authority engaged in conflict raises questions over the confession . \u2014 Robert Goldman, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Devine said then that the confession corroborated the evidence from the murder scene and that Taylor divulged the details within three hours of his arrest for the killings in December 1992. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The police\u2019s coercive interrogation tactics are likely what led to Lucio\u2019s confession , Kassin says. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Candice Hurst, the green plastic bin's previous owner, a former backup singer and hairdresser for Brown who shared with Hollander what Hollander believed was a confession about Brown's death. \u2014 Thomas Lake, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the 21st woke cultural nihilism is the dominant confession , and a fanatical one. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Kim said in confession that the hardest part for Khlo\u00e9 will be losing her best friend. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confessioun, borrowed from Anglo-French confession, borrowed from Latin confessi\u014dn-, confessi\u014d, from confiteor, confit\u0113r\u012b \"to admit (a fact, the truth of a statement or charge)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confess":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"avowal",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"self-confession"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023307",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confession of faith":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confession sense 4b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030811",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessional":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place where a priest hears confessions":[],
|
|
": characterized by unguarded openness or self-revelation":[
|
|
"We live in a confessional culture, provoked by social media and the internet and the warmth of the human impulse to share and \u2026 commiserate.",
|
|
"\u2014 Megan Garber"
|
|
],
|
|
": intimately autobiographical":[
|
|
"confessional fiction"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a confession especially of faith":[],
|
|
": the practice of confessing to a priest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"confessional interviews of famous actors",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Kardashian had more kind things to say about Davidson during a confessional in the episode. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The Pentagon leaders\u2019 testimony this week\u2014which at times bordered on being a confessional \u2014was striking, but may not be enough, Michael O\u2019Hanlon, a military expert at the Brookings Institution, told me. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In a confessional , June contrasts Stroud to her past partners. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The ethical will, it must be said, is not meant as a confessional . \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In a culture soaked in the confessional , Macdonald could have profited from the sympathy and inevitable publicity that would come from talking about his cancer battle. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The success of Crawford\u2019s book, Flanagan noted, spawned something of a micro-genre: the nanny confessional . \u2014 Mary Stachyra Lopez, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In a separate confessional , Kim is filmed texting with a big grin on her face. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Carisi\u2019s only evidence in a case was found in a church confessional ; Benson tries to mend ties with an old friend. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And a bit on things people love became the basis for cast members\u2019 true confessional raps that ranged from amusing to melancholy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Contributions from John\u2019s children and his wife Patty Smyth provide a level of intimacy that takes the film beyond a sports biopic and into the realms of something deeply confessional . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Taylor Swift\u2019s catalog and perhaps of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s last two albums\u2014plus the influence of social media\u2014led the way for stars to become more confessional , more knowable. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Between the album\u2019s many attempts at confessional music is a sprinkling of the indistinct pop that Post has been refining over the years, clearly meant to keep things from getting too morose. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Various factions come together to form a coalition government, dividing key portfolios along sectarian and confessional lines. \u2014 Nazih Osseiran, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Eilish\u2019s latest album is a confessional and introspective Bildungsroman. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Instagram, this means barraging people\u2019s feeds with seemingly indiscriminate content, often accompanied by humorous or confessional commentary. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"For fans of powerful, confessional tracks, this slow ballad from gay singer Sam Smith follows a man coming out and professing that sexuality should be accepted, period. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin confessi\u014dn\u0101lis \"constituting or used for a confession\" \u2014 more at confessional entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"probably borrowed from French confessional (short for chaire confessionale, si\u00e8ge confessional, literally, \"confessional seat\"), noun derivative of confessional, adjective, \"constituting or used for a confession,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin confessi\u014dn\u0101lis, from Latin confessi\u014dn-, confessi\u014d confession + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":"Noun"
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},
|
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|
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"-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l"
|
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],
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confessionary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confessional":[],
|
|
": of or relating to confession":[
|
|
"a confessionary litany"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin confessionarium , from Latin confession-, confessio + -arium -ary":"Noun",
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin confessionarius , from Latin confession-, confessio + -arius -ary":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\"",
|
|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessionist":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
": an adherent of a particular confession of faith":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin confessionista , from Latin confession-, confessio + -ista -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041457",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a priest who hears confessions":[],
|
|
": a priest who is one's regular spiritual guide":[],
|
|
": one that confesses":[],
|
|
": one who gives heroic evidence of faith but does not suffer martyrdom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Take for example this delicious little bit from matriarch Trudy, salon owner, hair washer and chief confessor to all who walk through her doors with their problems. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"One of Esther\u2019s clients, Mrs. Van Buren (Rebecca Spence), looks to Esther as intimate confessor for her own misery, yet the relationship is doomed by inequity. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"But for three decades her music has also served as a sort of open-source support network, with Blige at the center as therapist and confessor , self-esteem coach and cold-truth teller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This is certainly true, but any confessor will tell you that doing better today does not absolve you from confessing past sins. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"She was likened at times to fellow Californian Joan Didion \u2014 although Babitz often found magic where Didion saw ruin \u2014 and to the French author-sage- confessor Collette. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The costumer- confessor and actress-penitent were in a state of hope. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"The reason for his laughter is nearly always the documentary\u2019s subject, Robert Lloyd, who takes palpable pleasure in causing his friend and (for the purposes of the film) confessor to absolutely lose it. \u2014 Mark O\u2019connell, The New York Review of Books , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the cases of Grassi and Zanchetta, Bergoglio was a confessor to both men, suggesting he may have been swayed in his judgment by his role as their spiritual father. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Nov. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English confessour, borrowed from Anglo-French confessur, borrowed from Medieval Latin confessor, going back to Late Latin, \"one professing a religious faith, one confessing sins,\" from confit\u0113r\u012b \"to profess faith\" (going back to Latin, \"to admit [a fact, the truth of a statement or charge], reveal\") + Latin -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at confess":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"senses 1 & 3 also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfe-s\u0259r",
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"sense 3 also \u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fr",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-s\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073703",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confetti":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because the human body sheds about 50 million cells each minute, rafts fall from the body like a shower of confetti . \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
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"The Philadelphia Flyers were defeated, the horn blew, the pounds of confetti fell to the ice, the fireworks went off \u2014 startling Wings coach Scotty Bowman, already wearing his Stanley Cup champions cap. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
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"But someday, all of them will turn into the sweetest of confetti . \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The event took place Thursday, March 17, with Clinton receiving a warm welcome full of confetti and rousing cheers from students and teachers. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"When the trappers\u2019 harvest proves fruitful, they can be seen celebrating, throwing shredded grasses in the air like confetti . \u2014 Michelle Coomber, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Auburn\u2019s season didn\u2019t end with confetti falling in New Orleans, as the Tigers had long dreamt. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Tuscan kale can dress up a cauliflower soup or pot of beans like confetti on a vanilla cake. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The show ended with the customary running bow that Wang is known for, minus the cartwheels, and a cannon of confetti that spinkled the stage and the guests in red -- the color of good luck and prosperity in the Chinese culture. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, plural of confetto sweetmeat, from Medieval Latin confectum , from Latin, neuter of confectus , past participle of conficere to prepare \u2014 more at comfit":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fe-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114757",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confidant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"enemy",
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"foe"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"He is a trusted confidant of the president.",
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"she's my confidant ; I tell her everything without reservation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Kelli was a great listener and a confidant to many. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Anita, a Puerto Rican immigrant, is the girlfriend of Sharks leader Bernardo and a confidant to his younger sister, Maria. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"With his sinking approval rating at an all-time low, Raddatz pressed Clyburn, a close confidant to Biden, on how the president can turn the current political tide ahead of the midterms this year. \u2014 Gabriel Pietrorazio, ABC News , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The contacts seemed to confirm longstanding worries that the agency is more a confidant to the drug industry than a regulator. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"More than a conduit, Mr. Newbold is a confidant and caretaker to Mr. Jacobs. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Isidore Dockweiler was a Los Angeles native, born in 1867 at First and Broadway in downtown L.A., a leading lawyer and Democratic politician and confidant of President Woodrow Wilson. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
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"The site was entirely hand-powered, using no fossil fuels, and became Mr. Morales\u2019s outdoor classroom, and Mr. Buckel his teacher and confidant . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Schmidt took aim Sunday at the family and Rick Davis, McCain's 2008 national campaign manager and the senator's longtime confidant . \u2014 Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French confident, borrowed from Italian confidente, noun derivative of confidente \"trusting, having trust in,\" borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdent-, conf\u012bdens, present participle of conf\u012bdere \"to put one's trust in, have confidence in\" \u2014 more at confide":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also -\u02ccdant",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
|
|
"-d\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"alter ego",
|
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"amigo",
|
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"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
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"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidante",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211651",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"confidante":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"enemy",
|
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"foe"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She was her closest friend and confidante .",
|
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"only her closest confidantes know what she's going through",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Arsema Thomas plays the young Lady Danbury who, similar to her role in the original series, is a loyal confidante to the queen. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Robert Durst will live out the rest of his days in a California prison for killing his longtime confidante , Susan Berman, inside her Los Angeles home in 2000, a judge ordered Thursday. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Dorothy Babino-Dixon was a confidante , a co-worker and a friend. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"Pearl is creative confidante to high-profile CEOs and their teams across the globe and his most recent book, Wanderful, explores our innate internal guidance system to help people find inspiration and fresh direction in a complex world. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"No player on this year\u2019s team has a closer relationship with Popovich than All-Star Dejounte Murray, who considers the coach a mentor and a confidante and a friend. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And for 25 years, Jordan was mentor, confidante and adviser to Pacers players. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"People like the son of a worldly tavernkeeper named Berlin, a confidante of Mattan\u2019s who developed into a significant character. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Longtime Izzo confidante Mike Garland also shifted his role from coaching to special assistant before the season. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French confidente, feminine of confident confidant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"also -\u02ccdant",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4nt",
|
|
"-d\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
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"amigo",
|
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"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
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"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053751",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give to the care or protection of another : entrust":[
|
|
"\u2026 do not confide your children to strangers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mavis Gallant"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have confidence : trust":[
|
|
"We cannot confide wholly in our own powers."
|
|
],
|
|
": to show confidence by imparting secrets":[
|
|
"confide in a friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tell confidentially":[
|
|
"He dared not confide the secret to his family."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He confided that he was very unhappy with his job.",
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"And men are less likely to have women confide in them about their abortions. \u2014 Glamour , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Those who set their dating app location to Ukraine have used the app to donate funds, provide housing to refugees, and serve as someone Ukrainians can confide in during this challenging time. \u2014 Amanda Florian, ELLE , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Sister Catherine Cesnik of the Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore is someone students often confide in. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The desire to confide , to be seen, is a universal human one; personal narrative is a way of reaping art from that desire. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the meantime Zhytelna, who speaks English as a third language, continues to confide and confess and cry with the teammate whose country is waging war on hers. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Arizona bill has the potential to upend the common reality that a teacher is often a person students choose to confide in. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Leyla\u2019s gentle insistence that her lifelong friend can confide in her begins to ring false, and Taroon can\u2019t bear to have a keeper, so old habits of rebellion against a know-it-all sister may doom him. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"early Scots, borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdere \"to put trust in, have confidence in,\" from con- con- + f\u012bdere \"to trust (in), rely (on)\" going back to Indo-European *b h ei\u032fd h - \"trust, entrust\" \u2014 more at faith entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confide commit , entrust , confide , consign , relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confide in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to tell personal and private things to (someone)":[
|
|
"She often confides in me.",
|
|
"He had no one to confide in ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"insecurity",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a communication made in confidence : secret":[
|
|
"accused him of betraying a confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances":[
|
|
"had perfect confidence in her ability to succeed",
|
|
"met the risk with brash confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": a relation of trust or intimacy":[
|
|
"took his friend into his confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way":[
|
|
"have confidence in a leader"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or adept at swindling by false promises":[
|
|
"a confidence game",
|
|
"a confidence man"
|
|
],
|
|
": reliance on another's discretion":[
|
|
"Their story was told in strictest confidence ."
|
|
],
|
|
": support especially in a legislative body":[
|
|
"vote of confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being certain : certitude":[
|
|
"they had every confidence of success"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The class gave me more confidence .",
|
|
"He lacked the confidence to succeed.",
|
|
"The experience gave her the confidence to start her own business.",
|
|
"Good grades boosted her confidence .",
|
|
"It takes time to build confidence when you are learning a new skill.",
|
|
"They have an air of confidence about them.",
|
|
"She has done little to gain their confidence .",
|
|
"School officials express confidence that the problem will soon be resolved.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The data company's monthly index which \u2018checks the temperature\u2019 of consumer confidence decreased by one point , to -41, in June and a record low. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"That kind of confidence that someone can have in you? \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"United\u2019s order alone represents a bigger vote of confidence than Concorde got, Scholl argued at a press conference after his talk. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, the University of Michigan reported that its index of consumer confidence fell to a record low in early June. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Measures of consumer confidence , retail sales, manufacturing activity and housing are all slowing sharply while inflation is high, the chief executive officer of Roubini Macro Associates said on Bloomberg Television. \u2014 Enda Curran, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee\u2019s vote of confidence briefly lifted Bluebird\u2019s struggling stock, but had little immediate impact on the value of other gene therapy firms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"That led to his PGA Tour card, and gave him the boost of confidence . \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Just having the freedom to explore more styles and techniques, combined with the boost of confidence the first game gave me, made the whole process very exciting. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1849, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confydence, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French confidence, borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdentia, from conf\u012bdent-, conf\u012bdens \"trusting in oneself, confident \" + -ia -ia entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"from attributive use of confidence entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259ns",
|
|
"-\u02ccden(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confidence Noun confidence , assurance , self-possession , aplomb mean a state of mind or a manner marked by easy coolness and freedom from uncertainty, diffidence, or embarrassment. confidence stresses faith in oneself and one's powers without any suggestion of conceit or arrogance. the confidence that comes from long experience assurance carries a stronger implication of certainty and may suggest arrogance or lack of objectivity in assessing one's own powers. handled the cross-examination with complete assurance self-possession implies an ease or coolness under stress that reflects perfect self-control and command of one's powers. answered the insolent question with complete self-possession aplomb implies a manifest self-possession in trying or challenging situations. handled the reporters with great aplomb",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074524",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidence man":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who tricks other people in order to get their money : con artist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confident":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"self-distrustful",
|
|
"self-doubting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": full of conviction : certain":[
|
|
"confident of success",
|
|
"confident that conditions will improve"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or showing assurance and self-reliance":[
|
|
"a confident young businessman",
|
|
"a confident manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": trustful , confiding":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I am confident about my ability to do the job.",
|
|
"The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.",
|
|
"He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.",
|
|
"They have a confident air about them.",
|
|
"We are confident that conditions will improve soon.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Following the Pre Fall collection launched earlier this month, the new season emanates an air that\u2019s nonchalantly cool yet stylishly confident . \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Brielle is a confident , polished engineer with big dreams of surpassing her humble beginnings. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"These are ideal for riders who feel confident riding clipless on more moderate terrain, but want the safety of riding flats on downhills or more technical rides. \u2014 Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Such a scenario isn\u2019t likely for U.S.-listed cruise lines which, thanks to significant pandemic fundraising, seem confident in their multibillion-dollar liquidity positions. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Miller was confident afterward that the club can wipe away the last three games and focus on facing the Twins, who come to town with a two-game lead in the AL Central Division. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Obi-Wan in the prequels is a confident Jedi master who is bestowed the title General in the Army of the Republic. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And with the spotlight finally burning, MUNA landed their first knee-buckling knockout, by far the most confident work of their young career. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"When asked if that\u2019s going to be a bigger part of his game this season, Bateman\u2019s response seemed joking, but confident . \u2014 Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun , 19 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin conf\u012bdent-, conf\u012bdens \"trusting in oneself, assured, presumptuous,\" from present participle of conf\u012bdere \"to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure\" \u2014 more at confide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-f\u0259-d\u0259nt",
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"-\u02ccdent"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assured",
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"secure",
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"self-asserting",
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"self-assured",
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"self-confident"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195624",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"confidential":{
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"antonyms":[
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"common",
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"open",
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"public"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest \u2014 compare secret , top secret":[],
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": entrusted with confidences":[
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"a confidential clerk"
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],
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": marked by intimacy or willingness to confide":[
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"a confidential tone"
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],
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": private , secret":[
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"confidential information"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"These documents are completely confidential .",
|
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"\u201cI have something to tell you,\u201d John said in a confidential tone.",
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"Her voice was quiet and confidential .",
|
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"She worked as a confidential secretary to the mayor for many years.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The final thing the technician was supposed to do after a shift last week was clear the USB sticks of their confidential information. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Also Leonard notes, the employer\u2019s confidential information could be at risk. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
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"In each Tesla case, details of the crash circumstances were redacted, citing confidential business information. \u2014 Ryan Felton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
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"In its indictment, the DOJ accused Chastain of using confidential information about which NFTs were going to be featured on OpenSea\u2019s homepage to buy them at a discount before selling them for two to five times as much. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Sidhu, then the city\u2019s mayor, had slipped confidential city information to the Angels \u2014 at a time the city was negotiating against them \u2014 in the hope of securing a million-dollar campaign contribution from the team. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"The crux of the charge is that Chastain used confidential information misappropriated from his employer, OpenSea, to make money. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Chastain allegedly used OpenSea's confidential business information to secretly purchase dozens of NFTs shortly before they were featured. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Call the national helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for confidential , free, 24-hour information about available treatment options. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 17 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conf\u012bdentia, taken as base of confidence entry 1 + -al entry 1 (perhaps after French confidentiel )":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-fi-\u02c8den-ch\u0259l",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den-sh\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"behind-the-scenes",
|
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"esoteric",
|
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"hush-hush",
|
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"hushed",
|
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"inside",
|
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"intimate",
|
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"nonpublic",
|
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"private",
|
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"privy",
|
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"secret"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070802",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confidential employee":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an employee whose duties involve access to confidential information on the employer's labor relations and who is consequently excludable from union membership":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211720",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidentiality agreement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": nondisclosure agreement":[
|
|
"The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.",
|
|
"In Houston this month, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders\u2014all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement .",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Corliss"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidentially":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"public"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest \u2014 compare secret , top secret":[],
|
|
": entrusted with confidences":[
|
|
"a confidential clerk"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by intimacy or willingness to confide":[
|
|
"a confidential tone"
|
|
],
|
|
": private , secret":[
|
|
"confidential information"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"These documents are completely confidential .",
|
|
"\u201cI have something to tell you,\u201d John said in a confidential tone.",
|
|
"Her voice was quiet and confidential .",
|
|
"She worked as a confidential secretary to the mayor for many years.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The final thing the technician was supposed to do after a shift last week was clear the USB sticks of their confidential information. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Also Leonard notes, the employer\u2019s confidential information could be at risk. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In each Tesla case, details of the crash circumstances were redacted, citing confidential business information. \u2014 Ryan Felton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In its indictment, the DOJ accused Chastain of using confidential information about which NFTs were going to be featured on OpenSea\u2019s homepage to buy them at a discount before selling them for two to five times as much. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Sidhu, then the city\u2019s mayor, had slipped confidential city information to the Angels \u2014 at a time the city was negotiating against them \u2014 in the hope of securing a million-dollar campaign contribution from the team. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The crux of the charge is that Chastain used confidential information misappropriated from his employer, OpenSea, to make money. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Chastain allegedly used OpenSea's confidential business information to secretly purchase dozens of NFTs shortly before they were featured. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Call the national helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for confidential , free, 24-hour information about available treatment options. \u2014 Carly Vandergriendt, SELF , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conf\u012bdentia, taken as base of confidence entry 1 + -al entry 1 (perhaps after French confidentiel )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den(t)-sh\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-fi-\u02c8den-ch\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259-\u02c8den-sh\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behind-the-scenes",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"hush-hush",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"nonpublic",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"privy",
|
|
"secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203940",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"confidentialness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being confidential : confidentiality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ch\u0259ln\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115750",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidentness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confidence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074538",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"trustless",
|
|
"untrusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tending to confide : trustful":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He spoke in a confiding voice.",
|
|
"They've developed a very confiding relationship over the years."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from present participle of confide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012b-di\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011821",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configural":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a configuration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"configur ation + -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8figy\u0259r\u0259l",
|
|
"\u00f7 -g\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010448",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configurate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give or assign a form to : fashion , shape , form":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin configuratus , past participle of configurare to form from or after, from com- + figurare to form, from figura figure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"usually -\u0101t+V"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174600",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configurated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": associated in a configuration":[],
|
|
": having an irregularly patterned surface":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from past participle of configurate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configuration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contour of land":[
|
|
"configuration of the mountains"
|
|
],
|
|
": functional arrangement":[
|
|
"a small business computer system in its simplest configuration"
|
|
],
|
|
": gestalt":[
|
|
"personality configuration"
|
|
],
|
|
": relative arrangement of parts or elements: such as":[],
|
|
": shape":[],
|
|
": something (such as a figure, contour, pattern, or apparatus) that results from a particular arrangement of parts or components":[],
|
|
": the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We'll have to change the configuration of the system to accommodate the new server.",
|
|
"the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This may involve configuration changes or development and will always require planning for data migration. \u2014 Peter Karlson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The new chip also has a 10-core GPU, up from eight GPU cores in the M1 configuration found in the prior model. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Here, then, is a summary of the differences in configuration of the base models... \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The existing Defender 110 came with the option of a part-time third row, but the Defender 130 is much more spacious, offering eight seats in a two-three-three configuration . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead, the rear-most bench has more than enough room for three full-sized adults and increases the total seating capacity to eight (in a 2+3+3 configuration ), which is actually one more than the three-row Discovery. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"One is plain, just rough wood in the classic basement workbench configuration . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"And in this configuration , what happens is that as that planet is passing in front of the star, that starlight gets filtered through any atmosphere that the planet may have. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"These can be used either for transport or in a gunship configuration . \u2014 Patrick Galey, NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier, \"relative position of the planets,\" borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, \"form, relative position of the planets,\" borrowed from Late Latin config\u016br\u0101ti\u014dn-, config\u016br\u0101ti\u014d \"comparison, shaping,\" from Latin config\u016br\u0101re \"to shape, mold\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at configure":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccfi-gy\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccfig-(y)\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02cck\u00e4n-",
|
|
"-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architecture",
|
|
"armature",
|
|
"cadre",
|
|
"edifice",
|
|
"fabric",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"framework",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"infrastructure",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skeleton",
|
|
"structure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"hold down",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": border":[],
|
|
": imprison":[],
|
|
": prison":[],
|
|
": restriction":[],
|
|
": scope sense 3":[
|
|
"work within the confines of a small group",
|
|
"\u2014 Frank Newman"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hold within a location":[
|
|
"Dikes confined the floodwaters."
|
|
],
|
|
": to keep within limits":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to one subject"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss",
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The lockdown of China\u2019s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine , control and hide the human breast! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last season's schedule was constricted to intra-division games in an effort to confine teams geographically. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"To confine Luna Rossa Sport to exercise sessions, though, would be a great injustice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Hall thrusters, by contrast, use a simpler design, with a magnetic field to confine the flow of propellant. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Humans could easily be the weak link in an effort to confine AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The works do not solely confine themselves to questions of gender but are also a celebration of creativity, openness, curiosity and the diversity of human existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Even those American trainers who manage multiple strings in various states typically confine their operations to the racetrack, too busy to bother with breeding, breaking horses, etc. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Actress and comedienne Jessica Williams, however, has never been one to confine herself to the tedium of convention. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confynyes, borrowed from Latin conf\u012bnia, plural of conf\u012bnium \"common boundary, limit, border,\" from conf\u012bnis \"having a common boundary\" (from con- con- + -f\u012bnis, adjective derivative of f\u012bnis \"boundary, limit, ending\") + -ium, suffix of compounded nouns \u2014 more at final entry 1":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French confiner \"to be adjacent, restrain within limits,\" probably borrowed from Italian confinare, derivative of confine \"boundary line, limit,\" noun derivative from neuter of Latin conf\u012bnis \"having a common boundary\" \u2014 more at confine entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012bn",
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"also k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confine Verb limit , restrict , circumscribe , confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go. visits are limited to 30 minutes restrict suggests a narrowing or tightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary. laws intended to restrict the freedom of the press circumscribe stresses a restriction on all sides and by clearly defined boundaries. the work of the investigating committee was carefully circumscribed confine suggests severe restraint and a resulting cramping, fettering, or hampering. our choices were confined by finances",
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"synonyms":[
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"bound",
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"boundary",
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"cap",
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"ceiling",
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"end",
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"extent",
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"limit",
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"limitation",
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"line",
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"termination"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050347",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"confined":{
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"antonyms":[
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"free"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": held captive":[
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"confined prisoners"
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],
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": kept within confines : such as":[],
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": limited to a particular location":[
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"confined to bed"
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],
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": undergoing childbirth":[
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"In Scotland, the Countess of Athole, who was lying-in at Edinburgh Castle near the similarly confined Mary, Queen of Scots, is reported to have cast her own birth pangs onto a waiting-woman in the queen's chamber.",
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"\u2014 Michael Olmert"
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],
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": very small":[
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"confined spaces",
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"a confined compartment"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She gets uncomfortable in confined spaces.",
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"confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Maybe the human opens an electronic network portal and the AI transmits itself out to other non- confined computers elsewhere. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"Large humidifiers that are best for the whole house, like AIRCARE Whole-House Humidifier can cover up to 2,400 square feet\u2014while smaller, portable options and single room humidifiers are great for more confined spaces, like the car or your bedroom. \u2014 Health.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"The moves are a recognition that the US military has to be prepared for the contingencies that the biggest land war in Europe since World War II may not remain confined to Ukraine\u2019s borders. \u2014 Barbara Starr, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"More confined voters live in counties won by Trump than Biden, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel review found last year. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Aug. 2021",
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"Today, many of us are less confined to our homes, or at least have figured out better uses of our time since the extraordinary circumstances of last spring became rather more ordinary. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"The outbreak of Covid-19 in Europe in February of 2020 cut short the winter season with ski resorts seen as virus hotspots as people from all over the world mixed in confined spaces such as ski lifts, bars, restaurants and chalets. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Nov. 2021",
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"Radiation, lack of gravity, and living in confined spaces each take their tolls. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Wired , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"At its start, its protagonist, Claire, is feeling very confined indeed. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 19 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of confine entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bnd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apprehended",
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"arrested",
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"captive",
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"captured",
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"caught",
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"imprisoned",
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"incarcerated",
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"interned",
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"jailed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180221",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"confinement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.",
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"He remained with his wife during her confinement .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Phillips\u2019s subjects have their moments of monstrosity, making desperate decisions, picking fights, raging against their confinement . \u2014 Joanna Scutts, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
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"Schulte has filed more than sixty official challenges to the conditions of his confinement . \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Packed into their crowded dorms with little to do except await test results, employees smoked, played video games, complained about their confinement while exchanging stories about colleagues cracking under pressure. \u2014 Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"Due to the Cheez-Its confinement in the same room as other low-rent stuff like the TV and romance novels, my father and I developed sneaky rituals around them. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Dixon's lawyers also filed a federal lawsuit protesting several conditions of his confinement since the execution warrant was issued and he was moved to another cell where he is observed around the clock and has limited access to personal property. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The drama of their confinement eventually leads to an epic climax that will change the family forever. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Rendered in white marble, the sculpture portrays a woman tied up with ropes, straining against her confinement . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Images of the flowers grown in her garden\u2014which supporters brought to her daily during her confinement , sometimes wrapped in the day\u2019s newspaper to sneak news to her\u2014were projected across the American Florentine villa. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French, from confiner \"to confine entry 2 \" + -ment -ment":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"captivity",
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"immurement",
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"impoundment",
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"imprisonment",
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"incarceration",
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"internment",
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"prison"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113904",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confinement system":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any system of raising poultry or other livestock in which the animals are kept from contact with the ground primarily as a sanitary measure":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082812",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confines":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cap",
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"circumscribe",
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"hold down",
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"limit",
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"restrict"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": border":[],
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": imprison":[],
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": prison":[],
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": restriction":[],
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": scope sense 3":[
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"work within the confines of a small group",
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"\u2014 Frank Newman"
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],
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": to hold within a location":[
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"Dikes confined the floodwaters."
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],
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": to keep within limits":[
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"will confine my remarks to one subject"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss",
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"the accused was confined until the trial could take place",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
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"In one adventure, Gerard is penned within Dartmoor prison, an institution opened in 1809 to confine soldiers and sailors captured by Britain in a war with France that had already lasted 16 years. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"First the eastern and then the western halves of the city were to close businesses, suspend public transportation and confine residents in their buildings so that mass testing could be carried out. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The lockdown of China\u2019s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Finding smart ways to control and confine that plasma will be key to unlocking the potential of nuclear fusion, which has been mooted as the clean energy source of the future for decades. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Organization papers filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission confine the PAC to independent spending on races for governor and the five other statewide constitutional offices. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Imagine never having to wear a brassiere, a garment designed to confine , control and hide the human breast! \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Last season's schedule was constricted to intra-division games in an effort to confine teams geographically. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"To confine Luna Rossa Sport to exercise sessions, though, would be a great injustice. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Hall thrusters, by contrast, use a simpler design, with a magnetic field to confine the flow of propellant. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Vogel insists that the compassionate solution is to confine these women in the village compound, where her staff offers the best of care, recreational activities and the benefits of honest labor (through which the women earn their keep). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Humans could easily be the weak link in an effort to confine AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
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"The works do not solely confine themselves to questions of gender but are also a celebration of creativity, openness, curiosity and the diversity of human existence. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Don\u2019t confine yourself to furniture designed specifically for small spaces. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Even those American trainers who manage multiple strings in various states typically confine their operations to the racetrack, too busy to bother with breeding, breaking horses, etc. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Actress and comedienne Jessica Williams, however, has never been one to confine herself to the tedium of convention. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confynyes, borrowed from Latin conf\u012bnia, plural of conf\u012bnium \"common boundary, limit, border,\" from conf\u012bnis \"having a common boundary\" (from con- con- + -f\u012bnis, adjective derivative of f\u012bnis \"boundary, limit, ending\") + -ium, suffix of compounded nouns \u2014 more at final entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French confiner \"to be adjacent, restrain within limits,\" probably borrowed from Italian confinare, derivative of confine \"boundary line, limit,\" noun derivative from neuter of Latin conf\u012bnis \"having a common boundary\" \u2014 more at confine entry 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccf\u012bn",
|
|
"also k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confine Verb limit , restrict , circumscribe , confine mean to set bounds for. limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond which something cannot or is not permitted to go. visits are limited to 30 minutes restrict suggests a narrowing or tightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary. laws intended to restrict the freedom of the press circumscribe stresses a restriction on all sides and by clearly defined boundaries. the work of the investigating committee was carefully circumscribed confine suggests severe restraint and a resulting cramping, fettering, or hampering. our choices were confined by finances",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"cap",
|
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"ceiling",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"limitation",
|
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"line",
|
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"termination"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063624",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"confining bed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a comparatively impervious stratum directly above or below one bearing water or petroleum":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203859",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"confinity":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": community of limits : contiguity , adjacency":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French confinit\u00e9 , from confin adjacent, neighboring + -it\u00e9 -ity":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8fin\u0259t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190214",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to administer the rite of confirmation to":[],
|
|
": to give approval to : ratify":[
|
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"confirm a treaty"
|
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],
|
|
": to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact":[
|
|
"confirm a rumor",
|
|
"confirm an order"
|
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],
|
|
": to make firm or firmer : strengthen":[
|
|
"confirm one's resolve"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.",
|
|
"The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.",
|
|
"The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.",
|
|
"The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.",
|
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"We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wasn\u2019t able to confirm with the state agency on Sunday whether his body has been recovered. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Reuters was not able to independently confirm the various reports. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
|
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"That may be the most clever way Luhrmann is able to confirm Presley\u2019s immense influence on culture. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
|
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"John Kirby, national security spokesperson for the White House, said the administration hasn\u2019t been able to confirm the men were captured. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The police, who did not confirm nor deny the existence of the letter, said that the driver was being treated in a hospital. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Organizers would neither confirm nor deny that the Mitchell brothers were part of the negotiating team, but from there, the race got off to a relatively smooth start. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"NBC News has not been able to independently confirm the reports. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The Marshall County Parks Department posted about the incident on its Facebook page, but neither the staff of the park, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Sherriff's Department have been able to confirm the gator's presence. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer , from Latin confirmare , from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confirm confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
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"synonyms":[
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"argue",
|
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"attest",
|
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"authenticate",
|
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"bear out",
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"certify",
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"corroborate",
|
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"substantiate",
|
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"support",
|
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"validate",
|
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"verify",
|
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"vindicate"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071003",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
|
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]
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},
|
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"confirmability theory":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a modification of the verifiability principle according to which a requirement or criterion for the meaningfulness of a factual statement is its susceptibility to the possibility of being either theoretically or actually supported by reference to empirical facts":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"confirmability from confirmable + -ity":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112546",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"confirmand":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a candidate for religious confirmation":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin confirmandus , gerundive of confirmare":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8mand"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034611",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confirmation":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disproof"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership":[],
|
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": a ceremony especially of Reform Judaism confirming youths in their faith":[],
|
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": an act or process of confirming : such as":[],
|
|
": confirming proof : corroboration":[
|
|
"found confirmation of a theory",
|
|
"The report needed confirmation ."
|
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],
|
|
": the process of supporting a statement by evidence":[],
|
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": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body":[
|
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"the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Reporters awaited confirmation from the army about the battle.",
|
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"We don't have independent confirmation of the facts.",
|
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"Final confirmation came only after the investigation was completed.",
|
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"You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order.",
|
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"You will receive confirmation of your order by e-mail.",
|
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"Many senators are opposed to his confirmation as a federal judge.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Robinson was nominated in October 1991, the same month that Anita Hill testified at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of then-U.S Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In the runup to the nation\u2019s last midterm elections, Brett Kavanaugh faced contentious confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite testimony under oath of the unassailable precedent of Roe v. Wade by several justices during their confirmation hearings, a political, not legal decision was made. \u2014 Peter Krull, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Perhaps the most unfortunate claim is that the Justices in the Dobbs majority lied during confirmation hearings. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"Statements by Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, and to a lesser extent Barrett, in their confirmation hearings that appeared to acknowledge Roe vs. Wade as a precedent might have caused some Democrats to hold off in changing their mind about the court. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Barnhill shares that the book\u2019s kernel came to her while listening to the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings with her middle-school daughter. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Pildes, who happens to also be Arcana\u2019s sister, and Lessin began collaborating on the film after Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
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"The network also pointed to its past coverage, in full, of other sessions from Capitol Hill, such as Supreme Court confirmation hearings. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see confirm":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"attestation",
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"corroboration",
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"documentation",
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"evidence",
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"proof",
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"substantiation",
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"testament",
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"testimonial",
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"testimony",
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"validation",
|
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"voucher",
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"witness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183341",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confirmation class":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001512",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confirmational":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disproof"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Christian rite conferring the gift of the Holy Spirit and among Protestants full church membership":[],
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": a ceremony especially of Reform Judaism confirming youths in their faith":[],
|
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": an act or process of confirming : such as":[],
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": confirming proof : corroboration":[
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"found confirmation of a theory",
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"The report needed confirmation ."
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],
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": the process of supporting a statement by evidence":[],
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": the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body":[
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"the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Reporters awaited confirmation from the army about the battle.",
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"We don't have independent confirmation of the facts.",
|
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"Final confirmation came only after the investigation was completed.",
|
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"You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your order.",
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"You will receive confirmation of your order by e-mail.",
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"Many senators are opposed to his confirmation as a federal judge.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Robinson was nominated in October 1991, the same month that Anita Hill testified at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of then-U.S Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
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"In the runup to the nation\u2019s last midterm elections, Brett Kavanaugh faced contentious confirmation hearings for the US Supreme Court. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Despite testimony under oath of the unassailable precedent of Roe v. Wade by several justices during their confirmation hearings, a political, not legal decision was made. \u2014 Peter Krull, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Perhaps the most unfortunate claim is that the Justices in the Dobbs majority lied during confirmation hearings. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Statements by Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, and to a lesser extent Barrett, in their confirmation hearings that appeared to acknowledge Roe vs. Wade as a precedent might have caused some Democrats to hold off in changing their mind about the court. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
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"In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Barnhill shares that the book\u2019s kernel came to her while listening to the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings with her middle-school daughter. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Pildes, who happens to also be Arcana\u2019s sister, and Lessin began collaborating on the film after Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
|
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"The network also pointed to its past coverage, in full, of other sessions from Capitol Hill, such as Supreme Court confirmation hearings. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see confirm":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attestation",
|
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"corroboration",
|
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"documentation",
|
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"evidence",
|
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"proof",
|
|
"substantiation",
|
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"testament",
|
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"testimonial",
|
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"testimony",
|
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"validation",
|
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"voucher",
|
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"witness"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111738",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confirmative":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": tending to confirm or establish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin confirmativus , from Latin confirmatus + -ivus -ive":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-m\u0259t| also |\u0259v",
|
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"-f\u0259im-",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8f\u0259rm\u0259t|iv",
|
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"-f\u0259\u0304m-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182807",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confirmatory":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"confuting",
|
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"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": serving to confirm : corroborative":[
|
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"a confirmatory test"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a confirmatory test for pregnancy",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"If positive, then a confirmatory Western blot test should be performed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Out of 360 Abbott test results checked through Friday, one negative test came back positive during confirmatory testing, Jilly said. \u2014 USA TODAY , 28 May 2020",
|
|
"Despite the existing tests for diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, few patients in the U.S. have been tested with these confirmatory tests because of cost and access restrictions. \u2014 Howard M. Fillit, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"The first assay is Rs1,500 ($20) and subsequent, confirmatory assays can cost another Rs3,000. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 17 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The White House is aware of public reports that a member of the Brazilian delegation\u2018s visit to Mar-a-Lago last weekend tested positive for COVID-19; confirmatory testing is pending. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Although a dozen states are capable of testing for coronavirus infection, confirmatory tests must still be done by the C.D.C., a process that can take days. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The presumptive positive result came from a sample tested by the New Jersey Department of Health and is now being submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing. \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Pro-actively seeks feedback from peers and managers 1 The Performance Review almost always ignores cognitive traps that may be coloring an evaluator\u2019s judgment of a direct report, including recency, halo, and confirmatory biases. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work , 11 Feb. 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1636, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmational",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fixed in habit and unlikely to change":[
|
|
"a confirmed do-gooder"
|
|
],
|
|
": having received the rite of confirmation":[],
|
|
": marked by long continuance and likely to persist":[
|
|
"a confirmed habit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile",
|
|
"a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Authorities made the determination based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians by Myanmar\u2019s military in a widespread and systematic campaign against the ethnic minority, Blinken said in a speech at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. \u2014 Ben Fox, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Now, with more confirmed cases than the U.S. or anywhere in Europe, the U.K. is facing Omicron. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Maricopa County reported 31 more confirmed cases since last week. \u2014 Mackenzie Brower, The Arizona Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The seven-day rolling average of confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths on Monday in Georgia stood at 87 as measured by date of report. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The nearly two-year-old pandemic has devastated the state, with 9,442 deaths and over 600,000 confirmed and probable cases. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The seven-day average of confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases in the city stood at 34,295 on Saturday, up 28% from the week before. \u2014 Kimberlee Speakman, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The company says its confirmed show count through February is up 30% relative to 2019 across our large venue shows, for stadium, amphitheater, arena and festival events. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The city mandates government isolation and hospitalization for confirmed infections. \u2014 Natasha Khan, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rmd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confirmed inveterate , confirmed , chronic mean firmly established. inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable. an inveterate smoker confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform. a confirmed bachelor chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome. a chronic complainer",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bred-in-the-bone",
|
|
"chronic",
|
|
"dyed-in-the-wool",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"inveterate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110840",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirming":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to administer the rite of confirmation to":[],
|
|
": to give approval to : ratify":[
|
|
"confirm a treaty"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact":[
|
|
"confirm a rumor",
|
|
"confirm an order"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make firm or firmer : strengthen":[
|
|
"confirm one's resolve"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.",
|
|
"The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.",
|
|
"The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.",
|
|
"The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.",
|
|
"We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wasn\u2019t able to confirm with the state agency on Sunday whether his body has been recovered. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Reuters was not able to independently confirm the various reports. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"That may be the most clever way Luhrmann is able to confirm Presley\u2019s immense influence on culture. \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"John Kirby, national security spokesperson for the White House, said the administration hasn\u2019t been able to confirm the men were captured. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The police, who did not confirm nor deny the existence of the letter, said that the driver was being treated in a hospital. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Organizers would neither confirm nor deny that the Mitchell brothers were part of the negotiating team, but from there, the race got off to a relatively smooth start. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"NBC News has not been able to independently confirm the reports. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Marshall County Parks Department posted about the incident on its Facebook page, but neither the staff of the park, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Sherriff's Department have been able to confirm the gator's presence. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer , from Latin confirmare , from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confirm confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflagrant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": burning , blazing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Burkes was at Burning Man, the conflagrant annual confab in Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"In celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town of Tultepec, Mexico for ten days. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conflagrant-, conflagrans , present participle of conflagrare to burn, from com- + flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u0101-gr\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"afire",
|
|
"aflame",
|
|
"alight",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045337",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflagration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conflict , war":[
|
|
"The conflagration between the two countries lasted for ten years."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration .",
|
|
"the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The conflagration is also abetted by a corn tortilla (made off-site for the taqueria) dipped in chorizo oil before hitting the griddle. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"More recently, the blockbuster turned critical conflagration American Dirt (a novel about migrant trauma, for which its white author was paid a seven-figure advance) set off months of heated articles. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The combination of dry brush and dense timber whipped the conflagration into a high-severity crown fire, in which flames run across the treetops, gaining speed and spitting out embers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"When the current conflagration began, Alyosha, as the older brother, reached out to Anton. \u2014 Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Now, the conflagration of Mr. Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine has threatened to strip them of everything again. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The April 6 start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service in early April to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The April 6 start of the conflagration has been traced in part to a preventive fire initiated by the U.S. Forest Service to reduce flammable vegetation. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conflagration-, conflagratio , from conflagrare \u2014 see conflagrant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-fl\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"holocaust",
|
|
"inferno"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084939",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confuse":[
|
|
"Given its name, St. Thomas in Houston has on occasion been conflated with St. Thomas in Minnesota \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 David Barron"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring together : blend":[
|
|
"Even more often, outsiders conflate the couple, and credit them with each other's characteristics.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alison Lurie",
|
|
"This unsettling book\u2014 conflating journalism, personal reportage, sociology and philosophical inquiry \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Rosemary Mahoney"
|
|
],
|
|
": to combine (things, such as two versions of a text) into a composite whole":[
|
|
"For there are two substantive texts, the quarto published in 1597 and the folio in 1623. Modern editions usually conflate the pair to produce what the editor judges to be the best and most plausible hybrid.",
|
|
"\u2014 Bill Overton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news",
|
|
"the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Don\u2019t conflate giving up your body on the court with a selfless, self-effacing demeanor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Many people conflate the concepts of perfectionism with someone who simply has a high attention to detail. \u2014 Danielle Cheek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"These categories are easy to conflate with racial categories. \u2014 Anna C. F. Lewis, STAT , 4 May 2022",
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"Nonetheless, the four glorious days that marked the return of Major League Baseball still offered its viewers myriad chances to freak out over suboptimal performance or conflate a nice couple of games with greatness. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"This is the generation that will populate and direct academic freedom committees\u2014and the same signs that worry free-speech absolutists and those who conflate free speech with academic freedom are the ones that give us hope. \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"There are hundreds of other Jazz Age relics that conflate the flapper and the crossword as icons of the Zeitgeist. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"Advocates conflate feeling offended with having their rights violated, then steamroll the rights of others in response. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Russia wouldn\u2019t be the first nation to conflate economic ruin with an act of war. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"The conflation of lie and lay is an old problem and, admittedly, an understandable one.",
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"\u2014 Cullen Murphy",
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"Clearly the dominant American culture confuses us Mennonites with the Amish, who in fact began as an insurgent faction rebelling from the Mennonites. America's conflation is reasonable, since the Mennonites and the Amish have historically overlapped in many lifestyle choices.",
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"\u2014 Rhoda Janzen"
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"the word \u201crobustious\u201d is probably a conflation of \u201crobust\u201d and \u201cboisterous\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Even putting aside the inaccurate and dangerous conflation of genetic ancestry and race, the shooter\u2019s argument is just bad, utterly invalid science. \u2014 Robbee Wedow, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
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"Ignorant of local condiations, American policymakers have made disastrous assumptions\u2014the conflation of Al Qaeda with Saddam Hussein comes to mind\u2014and leapt into war. \u2014 Dexter Fergie, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"This conflation of judge and policy-maker is, with respect, difficult to reconcile with the judicial function. \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"This conflation is what propelled the art dealers Vanessa Guo and Jean-Mathieu Martini to open Galerie Marguo in the fall of 2020. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
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"The conflation of movement and meaning is deeply embedded in Western culture and in science. \u2014 Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with a personal ruler. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The special\u2019s title is a reference to his real one, a conflation of two of the names of his grandfathers. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Potholes are actually caused, for the most part, by the conflation of water absorption, freeze-thaw cycles, heat, and good old wear and tear, which makes every city, county, and state in America ripe for their development. \u2014 al , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"meld",
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"The conflict in the play is between the king and the archbishop."
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": to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord":[
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"Noun",
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"In great wars\u2014the American Civil War, the First and Second World Wars\u2014the largest casualties are suffered just before the conflicts end. \u2014 Steve Forbes , Forbes , 19 Oct. 2009",
|
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"At a moment when the country was still in the throes of the conflict over Vietnam, it was refreshing to see the best of America. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
|
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"\u2026 for work-family conflicts to disappear, two rock-ribbed institutions must change: the whole concept of children's care, and the way the workplace works. \u2014 Letty Cottin Pogrebin , Family Politics , 1983",
|
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"The basic conflict in the novel is, of course, between the life on the river, where Huck finds innocence, brotherhood with man, and communion with nature, and life ashore, where, stage by stage, he discovers the corruption of society \u2026 \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Democracy and Poetry , (1975) 1976",
|
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"a conflict between two gangs",
|
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"recent violent conflict in the region",
|
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"Everyone in my family always tries to avoid conflict .",
|
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"There was inevitable conflict over what to name the group.",
|
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"They're having serious conflicts over the budget.",
|
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"I don't see any conflicts between the theories.",
|
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"You'll need to resolve the conflict between your parents' plans for you and your own ambitions.",
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"Verb",
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"Mr. van Wolferen says the U.S. must do more: It has to openly explain to Japan that it wants a managed-trade deal in order to end the bickering between the two nations, a move that would conflict with America's free-trade rhetoric. \u2014 David P. Hamilton , Wall Street Journal , 8 June 1995",
|
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"The expectations about motherhood as full-time job that this situation created conflicted with the philosophy of the women's movement of the l960's. \u2014 Anita Shreve , New York Times Magazine , 2l Nov. 1982",
|
|
"Lily smiled faintly at the injunction to take her tea strong. It was the temptation she was always struggling to resist. Her craving for the keen stimulant was forever conflicting with that other craving for sleep \u2026 \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
|
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"Reports conflicted on how many people were involved.",
|
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"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The only shame comes from an inability to take responsibility for your actions, or worse, project your mistakes onto others in a feeble attempt to avoid conflict . \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainian officials have also warned that Russia could carry out a false flag operation in Belarus and blame it on Kyiv in an attempt to instigate Minsk and drag it into the deadly conflict . \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And rather than doubling down on unconditional military support for Israel \u2013 slated to reach $37 billion or more over the next decade \u2013 the administration should press for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . \u2014 William Hartung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The New York that Baldwin gives us, wrapped in racial and erotic conflict , is kinetic, nonstop, isolating, gorgeous and, finally, cruel. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The sale ends a long saga that had angered ice cream fans on every side of the Israel-Palestine conflict . \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"But in the Duttons' world of corruption, greed and conflict with various parties, their legacy is at risk. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"India, which is roughly 80 percent Hindu and 15 percent Muslim, has a long history of religious conflict . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Their role models are thinkers like Dickens, Steinbeck, and Austen\u2013\u2013hardly salacious by 21st-century standards, but containing far more conflict than your average Amish romance novel or inspirational Christian text. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Astute viewers might note this will likely conflict with red carpet arrivals, as that show will be airing live on ABC concurrently with the categories being pre-recorded. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"However, the chemistry between the two leads appears to conflict with the expectations of Kendall\u2019s mother, Emma, who has worked hard to protect her daughter from things like heartbreak. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Seven Members have been found by the Defendants themselves to hold genuine religious beliefs, practices, or observances within the meaning of state and federal law which conflict with vaccination. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Equally, opinions can differ on the relative weightings to be given to E, S, and G, and there are occasions where, say, the E and the S may conflict . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Also, some Bay Area users have had trouble finding their properties or noted that the results seem to conflict with their experience of wildfire risk in their area. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Vance reportedly owns a nearly $1 million home in Washington, D.C. that may conflict with his residence in Ohio. \u2014 Fox News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, leaders in Europe and the United States have taken short-term measures to lower fuel prices and boost oil and gas supplies that conflict with their lofty, long-term climate aspirations. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"For years, the company resisted changes to its content rules that would seemingly conflict with that value, often declining to remove threats, and racist and sexist tweets from the platform. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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"Middle English conflicte, conflyte \"battle, struggle, assault,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French conflykte, conflict, borrowed from Latin confl\u012bctus \"striking together, clash,\" from confl\u012bgere \"to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend\" (from con- con- + fl\u012bgere \"to strike, dash down\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at profligate entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English conflicten \"to engage in battle, fight,\" borrowed from Latin confl\u012bctus, past participle of confl\u012bgere \"to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend\" \u2014 more at conflict entry 1":"Verb"
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|
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|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conflict Noun discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
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|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now a big part of my work revolves around helping people reconcile conflicting feelings about their cultural identities. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The city said the move is designed to save time and money \u2014 and to avoid potentially conflicting decisions. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Belying its claims of de-escalation, Russia increased bomb and artillery attacks in Ukraine on Wednesday and sent conflicting signals about the prospects for peace, suggesting new tensions in the Kremlin hierarchy about the course of the war. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 policies, particularly its conflicting guidance on quarantine, came under fire in a Senate hearing on Tuesday. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkorn Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The girl was taken to a hospital for a swollen lip, but neither were charged due to conflicting statements. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the two parties had conflicting stories, a witness did say the aggressive dog was unleashed. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In The Afterparty, Danner, whom Haddish invests with equal parts weariness and zeal, channels the upshot of the Rashomon-style narrative: the disorientation of looking for truth among conflicting stories. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Applegate also acknowledged the conflicting feelings people may have been experiencing that day. \u2014 al , 27 Nov. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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": the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction":[
|
|
"The conflict in the play is between the king and the archbishop."
|
|
],
|
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": to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord":[
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"In great wars\u2014the American Civil War, the First and Second World Wars\u2014the largest casualties are suffered just before the conflicts end. \u2014 Steve Forbes , Forbes , 19 Oct. 2009",
|
|
"At a moment when the country was still in the throes of the conflict over Vietnam, it was refreshing to see the best of America. \u2014 Al Gore , An Inconvenient Truth , 2006",
|
|
"\u2026 for work-family conflicts to disappear, two rock-ribbed institutions must change: the whole concept of children's care, and the way the workplace works. \u2014 Letty Cottin Pogrebin , Family Politics , 1983",
|
|
"The basic conflict in the novel is, of course, between the life on the river, where Huck finds innocence, brotherhood with man, and communion with nature, and life ashore, where, stage by stage, he discovers the corruption of society \u2026 \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Democracy and Poetry , (1975) 1976",
|
|
"a conflict between two gangs",
|
|
"recent violent conflict in the region",
|
|
"Everyone in my family always tries to avoid conflict .",
|
|
"There was inevitable conflict over what to name the group.",
|
|
"They're having serious conflicts over the budget.",
|
|
"I don't see any conflicts between the theories.",
|
|
"You'll need to resolve the conflict between your parents' plans for you and your own ambitions.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Mr. van Wolferen says the U.S. must do more: It has to openly explain to Japan that it wants a managed-trade deal in order to end the bickering between the two nations, a move that would conflict with America's free-trade rhetoric. \u2014 David P. Hamilton , Wall Street Journal , 8 June 1995",
|
|
"The expectations about motherhood as full-time job that this situation created conflicted with the philosophy of the women's movement of the l960's. \u2014 Anita Shreve , New York Times Magazine , 2l Nov. 1982",
|
|
"Lily smiled faintly at the injunction to take her tea strong. It was the temptation she was always struggling to resist. Her craving for the keen stimulant was forever conflicting with that other craving for sleep \u2026 \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
|
|
"Reports conflicted on how many people were involved.",
|
|
"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The only shame comes from an inability to take responsibility for your actions, or worse, project your mistakes onto others in a feeble attempt to avoid conflict . \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Ukrainian officials have also warned that Russia could carry out a false flag operation in Belarus and blame it on Kyiv in an attempt to instigate Minsk and drag it into the deadly conflict . \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And rather than doubling down on unconditional military support for Israel \u2013 slated to reach $37 billion or more over the next decade \u2013 the administration should press for a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . \u2014 William Hartung, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The New York that Baldwin gives us, wrapped in racial and erotic conflict , is kinetic, nonstop, isolating, gorgeous and, finally, cruel. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The sale ends a long saga that had angered ice cream fans on every side of the Israel-Palestine conflict . \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"But in the Duttons' world of corruption, greed and conflict with various parties, their legacy is at risk. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"India, which is roughly 80 percent Hindu and 15 percent Muslim, has a long history of religious conflict . \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Their role models are thinkers like Dickens, Steinbeck, and Austen\u2013\u2013hardly salacious by 21st-century standards, but containing far more conflict than your average Amish romance novel or inspirational Christian text. \u2014 Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Astute viewers might note this will likely conflict with red carpet arrivals, as that show will be airing live on ABC concurrently with the categories being pre-recorded. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, the chemistry between the two leads appears to conflict with the expectations of Kendall\u2019s mother, Emma, who has worked hard to protect her daughter from things like heartbreak. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Seven Members have been found by the Defendants themselves to hold genuine religious beliefs, practices, or observances within the meaning of state and federal law which conflict with vaccination. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Equally, opinions can differ on the relative weightings to be given to E, S, and G, and there are occasions where, say, the E and the S may conflict . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
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"Also, some Bay Area users have had trouble finding their properties or noted that the results seem to conflict with their experience of wildfire risk in their area. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
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"Vance reportedly owns a nearly $1 million home in Washington, D.C. that may conflict with his residence in Ohio. \u2014 Fox News , 8 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, leaders in Europe and the United States have taken short-term measures to lower fuel prices and boost oil and gas supplies that conflict with their lofty, long-term climate aspirations. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"For years, the company resisted changes to its content rules that would seemingly conflict with that value, often declining to remove threats, and racist and sexist tweets from the platform. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English conflicte, conflyte \"battle, struggle, assault,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French conflykte, conflict, borrowed from Latin confl\u012bctus \"striking together, clash,\" from confl\u012bgere \"to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend\" (from con- con- + fl\u012bgere \"to strike, dash down\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at profligate entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English conflicten \"to engage in battle, fight,\" borrowed from Latin confl\u012bctus, past participle of confl\u012bgere \"to strike together, bring into collision, do battle, contend\" \u2014 more at conflict entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8flikt",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccflikt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conflict Noun discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
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"synonyms":[
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"disaccord",
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"discord",
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"discordance",
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"discordancy",
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"disharmony",
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"dissension",
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"dissention",
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"dissent",
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"dissidence",
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"dissonance",
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"disunion",
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"disunity",
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"division",
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"friction",
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"infighting",
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"inharmony",
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"schism",
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"strife",
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"variance",
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"war",
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"warfare"
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],
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conflow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to flow together":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"com- + flow":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8fl\u014d",
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"k\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001831",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"confluction":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": confluence":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of Medieval Latin confluxion-, confluxio , from Late Latin, abundant flow, from Latin confluxus (past participle of confluere ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230734",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"confluence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"divergence"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point":[
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"At the confluence of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures, Santa Fe is the symbolic heart of the Southwest.",
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"\u2014 Jeffrey Steingarten",
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"A hip urban confluence of tasting rooms, galleries, and surfboard designers, it's a place where wine, art and beach culture coalesce.",
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"\u2014 Wine Enthusiast Magazine",
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"Every once in a while in pop music there is a magical confluence : the right performers doing the right music with the right support.",
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"\u2014 Ralph Novak",
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"Italian influences have marked not only the style of architecture in Passau but also the way of life. Then, of course, Eastern Europe is next door. There are many confluences , it seems.",
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"\u2014 N. Scott Momaday"
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],
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": the flowing together of two or more streams":[
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"A complex lacework of waterways formed by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, the delta is the state's major water source \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert B. Gunnison",
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"Confluences are a basic building block of river networks on all scales.",
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"\u2014 Chris Paola"
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],
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": the place of meeting of two streams":[
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"\u2026 quaint Carbondale is set at the confluence of the Crystal and Roaring Fork Rivers.",
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"\u2014 National Geographic"
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],
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": the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams : a combined flood":[
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"\u2026 and eventually chose, disastrously, the only place in Assam where it was impossible for tea to thrive, being regularly drowned by the confluence of two huge rivers, a more suitable terrain for rice.",
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"\u2014 Christian Lamb"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River",
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"a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Never mind that colonization occurred as part of a confluence of factors that included conflict between warring city-states and the unchecked spread of European diseases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Whatever your perspective on blockchain and NFTs, they are destined to be part of a confluence of factors that influence the lives of many in the years ahead. \u2014 Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The city of West Alton, Missouri \u2014 a community of more than 500 at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers \u2014 turned down a potential $106,341 in federal aid. \u2014 David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
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"At the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, Winnipeg was central to HBC operations, and that had a profound effect on the province\u2019s course of history. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
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"Asheville sits near the southeastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
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"At the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo Bayou, a hike-and-bike trail was completed in 2018 connecting Houston residents to downtown neighborhoods, transit centers and parks. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Dos Rios Ranch Preserve, at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, is California\u2019s largest floodplain restoration project. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"To retrace Karstens\u2019 1922 trip, Tomeo and his team started in downtown Nenana, a small Interior village that was the location of the park\u2019s first headquarters, situated at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana rivers. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see confluent entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u00fc-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conjunction",
|
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"convergence",
|
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"convergency",
|
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"meeting"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195157",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confluent":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"distributary",
|
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"effluent"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by lesions or skin eruptions that have run or grown together":[
|
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"On physical examination, patient A developed confluent urticaria that initially appeared on the thorax \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Thomas B. Casale et al."
|
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],
|
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": covering the culture substrate completely or nearly completely":[
|
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"As the epithelial cell cultures become more confluent , they take on a cobblestone like appearance as the cells pack together.",
|
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"\u2014 Yvonne A. Reid",
|
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"When a confluent culture of 3T3 cells is wounded, new growth occurs at the wound margins.",
|
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"\u2014 Graham A. Dunn et al."
|
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],
|
|
": flowing or coming together":[
|
|
"confluent streams/rivers",
|
|
"You can hear the sound from the beach at a distance, before you see the people. It is that most extraordinary noise, half-shout, half-song, made by confluent , simultaneously raised human voices, explaining things to each other.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lewis Thomas",
|
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"He fought the swaying, jiggling motion, which was mixed with the warm confluent smells of rubber floor mat and petroleum combustion \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Updike"
|
|
],
|
|
": having run or grown together and so no longer discrete":[
|
|
"The lesions begin as 1 to 3 mm macules that gradually become confluent assuming a reticulated lacelike pattern.",
|
|
"\u2014 Pearl E. Grimes"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or exhibiting confluence : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Those journeys were confluent with growing upheaval at home; the civil rights movement, racial conflict, and growing protests against the Vietnam War had thrust the country into a fractious moment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"Turrell studied perceptual psychology as well as art, which for him seems confluent . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The graphics were visual testament to the passage of Black Americans through the trauma of displacement and bondage into the massive and confluent upheavals of the modern world. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Scholars have proposed different culprits, including malignant confluent smallpox whose symptoms include not only the headache, spots, and sores but also the yellowing of the skin. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin confluent-, confluens , present participle of confluere to flow together, from com- + fluere to flow \u2014 more at fluid":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259nt, k\u0259n-\u02c8",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fl\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"bayou",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"feeder",
|
|
"influent",
|
|
"tributary"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015911",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs":[
|
|
"the pressure to conform"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be obedient or compliant":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to conform to another's wishes The building doesn't conform to local regulations."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord":[
|
|
"conform furrows to the slope of the land"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Indexing capital gains for inflation would also provide state level tax relief, since states conform to the federal definition of income. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The designer adds that because series creator Robert King enjoys working in tiny spaces, the experimentation room needed to conform to those specifications. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking with The Cut this past February, the Uncut Gems star opened up about the pressures to conform to certain style norms and conventions when in Hollywood. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conform adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043112",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform (to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094956",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform (to ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151044",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to act according to the commands of an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corresponding or consistent in form or character":[
|
|
"conduct conformable to their principles"
|
|
],
|
|
": following in unbroken sequence":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of geologic strata formed under uniform conditions"
|
|
],
|
|
": submissive , compliant":[
|
|
"be patient and conformable to my directions",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one of the more conformable inmates in a prison that's filled with unruly ones",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith? \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Parker details that after a few meetings and sample swapping with the agency, Macy\u2019s picked up her collection and the pair have dedicated its mission to approach size inclusive fashion in a fun yet conformable way. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Everyone is conformable being near other people, because no one is groping anyone or looking for anything other than to maintain their own space and enjoy the music. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 25 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044137",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformable (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict student conduct must be at all times conformable to the principles and values of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150901",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
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"examples":[
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"behavior found to be not in conformance with all company policies regarding sexual harassment",
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"a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In March, the governing bodies announced their intention to review how balls are tested for conformance and how clubs are tested for springiness of the face. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
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"The trust framework to verify, validate, and certify airborne systems is a series of laws, orders, and best-practice guidelines used to demonstrate conformance with airworthiness standards. \u2014 Rahul Razdan, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The committee was given sign ordinance violations and told to change the signs, which were allegedly not in conformance with city code. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"The offenses include: submitting certification of conformance signed by unauthorized persons; breaches of the mandatory waiting period; and failing to report a new location and new facilities used for operations. \u2014 Tanya Mohn, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"Similar types of standards (or other rules of the road) and conformance protocols are needed to create momentum toward a safer and more transparent cyberspace. \u2014 Andy Purdy, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"So, conformance to the latest web accessibility guidelines should be at the top of the list when deciding which property technology solution should be your next partner. \u2014 Matt Weirich, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
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"On the Ursuline\u2019s property stood a 150-unit mother house, torn down last year and, at the time it was built in conformance with the city\u2019s 1950s building code. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"Entities wanting to drill or operate wells in Michigan must apply for permits and post conformance bonds with the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division of EGLE, the release said. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
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"accord",
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"accordance",
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"agreement",
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"conformity",
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"congruence",
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"congruency",
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"congruity",
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"consonance",
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"harmony",
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"tune"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073637",
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"type":[
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},
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"conformation":{
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": any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond":[],
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": correspondence especially to a model or plan":[],
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": formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole":[
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"the gradual conformation of the embryo"
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],
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": structure":[],
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": the act of conforming or producing conformity : adaptation":[],
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": the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The dogs will be judged on conformation tomorrow.",
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"an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In fact, the pores in the cell membrane get so large that the speck conformation of the adapter protein can leave as well, along with other key particles necessary for cell survival. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"To protect the breed for the future, the public must demand future English bulldogs that are much more moderate in conformation , such as a longer muzzle, a lower jaw that does not protrude, flatter skin and a longer tail, O'Neill said over email. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
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"To stabilize the pre-F conformation , McLellan and his team analyzed the structure of pre-F for mutations that would be maintain the structure maximizing antibody neutralization. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"During the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, canines will compete in tests of agility, obedience, dock diving, conformation and more. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Still pending Senate conformation is Biden\u2019s nomination of Gigi Sohn, a former FCC staff member and a longtime advocate for open and affordable telecom services, to fill the fifth vacant commissioner seat \u2014 which would give Democrats a 3-2 majority. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"The researchers\u2019 follow-up experiments showed that tRNAs could persist in a stable conformation outside both cells and exosomes2. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
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"Binding to this site alters the conformation of the nearby GDP binding site, fixing the GDP in place and permanently locking KRAS in the inactivated position. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
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"Westminster is the nation\u2019s second-longest-running sporting event after the Kentucky Derby, and like the sport of dog conformation itself, it is known for its commitment to tradition. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 June 2021"
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"1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n, -f\u0259r-",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"-f\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cast",
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"configuration",
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"fashion",
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"figure",
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"form",
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"geometry",
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"shape"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212841",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conformer":{
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"antonyms":[
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"differ (from)",
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"disagree (with)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs":[
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"the pressure to conform"
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],
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": to be obedient or compliant":[
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"\u2014 usually used with to conform to another's wishes The building doesn't conform to local regulations."
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],
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": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord":[
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"conform furrows to the slope of the land"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
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"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Indexing capital gains for inflation would also provide state level tax relief, since states conform to the federal definition of income. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"The designer adds that because series creator Robert King enjoys working in tiny spaces, the experimentation room needed to conform to those specifications. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"Speaking with The Cut this past February, the Uncut Gems star opened up about the pressures to conform to certain style norms and conventions when in Hollywood. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conform adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
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"agree",
|
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"answer",
|
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"check",
|
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"chord",
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"cohere",
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"coincide",
|
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"comport",
|
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"consist",
|
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"correspond",
|
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"dovetail",
|
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"fit",
|
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"go",
|
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"harmonize",
|
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"jibe",
|
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"rhyme",
|
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"rime",
|
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"sort",
|
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"square",
|
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"tally"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214518",
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conforming":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"differ (from)",
|
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"disagree (with)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to act in accordance with prevailing standards or customs":[
|
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"the pressure to conform"
|
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],
|
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": to be obedient or compliant":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with to conform to another's wishes The building doesn't conform to local regulations."
|
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],
|
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": to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord":[
|
|
"conform furrows to the slope of the land"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Most teenagers feel pressure to conform .",
|
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"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Indexing capital gains for inflation would also provide state level tax relief, since states conform to the federal definition of income. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The designer adds that because series creator Robert King enjoys working in tiny spaces, the experimentation room needed to conform to those specifications. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking with The Cut this past February, the Uncut Gems star opened up about the pressures to conform to certain style norms and conventions when in Hollywood. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Some argued that Tesla could end up sacrificing too many brains among its 110,000-strong staff as people quit rather than conform to his orders. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Memory foam feels softer, quickly responds to pressure and will easily conform to the shape of your head to promote alignment. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Former tributaries of the Middle Kingdom are once again expected to pay deference to China\u2019s rulers and conform to Chinese interests. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Cultural products and consumer habits alike increasingly conform to the structures of digital spaces. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Industries must conform to the demands of the global community and their shareholders and customers. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conformer , from Latin conformare , from com- + formare to form, from forma form":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frm"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conform adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
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"consist",
|
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"correspond",
|
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"dovetail",
|
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"fit",
|
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"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
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"jibe",
|
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"rhyme",
|
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"rime",
|
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"sort",
|
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"square",
|
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"tally"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181307",
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conformist":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": following or seeking to enforce prevailing standards or customs : opposing or avoiding unconventional thinking and behavior":[
|
|
"The Franks were pious, conformist , and warlike; the Occitans, fun-loving and free-thinking.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joan Acocella",
|
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"\u2026 offering two visions of a future based on choosing a less conformist society.",
|
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"\u2014 Tracie Richardson",
|
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"In eight essays, some previously published \u2026 Harper argues that conformist demands for so-called proper gender identities for the race have limited cultural images and life itself.",
|
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"\u2014 Thomas Davis",
|
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"The original Beats rebelled against a postwar society they saw as staid, conformist and commercial.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeff Giles and Michael Rubiner"
|
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],
|
|
": one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior":[
|
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"I'm running with the herd and swimming with the tide and being a good little conformist .",
|
|
"\u2014 Florence King",
|
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"If most people you know are following a certain course, you may want to do the same\u2014not because you are a conformist , but because so many people are unlikely to be wrong.",
|
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"\u2014 Cass R. Sunstein",
|
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"\u2026 the problem that many big-media journalists are now cautious, well-paid conformists distant from their audiences \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 James Poniewozik"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1677, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-mist"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162840",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conformity":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
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"disagreement",
|
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"incongruence",
|
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"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": action in accordance with some specified standard or authority":[
|
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"conformity to social custom",
|
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"conformity with the federal law and state insurance codes"
|
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],
|
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": an act or instance of conforming":[
|
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"her conformity with the latest fashions"
|
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],
|
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": correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement":[
|
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"behaved in conformity with her beliefs"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The corporate culture demands a certain conformity of appearance.",
|
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"the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In each case, the Court recognized, allowing private citizens to choose their own religious faith in the public square is the antithesis of requiring conformity to a state church. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Two recent books turn to the fluidity and endurance of marine life for respite from a world that expects conformity . \u2014 Alana Mohamed, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
|
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"That would be greatly facilitated by repealing the awkward LIFO conformity rule. \u2014 Martin Sullivan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Outfits for early modeling castings needed to telegraph trend awareness more than personal style, while dressing for a fashion magazine's HQ came with some professional conformity . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
|
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"To avoid conformity bias, have team members write separate and independent reviews of a candidate/colleague to ensure impartial opinions. \u2014 Avani Desai, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cliburn has also taken steps to ensure some degree of political conformity , warning competitors that any statements in support of Putin or the invasion of Ukraine could result in disqualification or the revocation of awards. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Two types of conformity are especially prevalent in the workplace: informational and normative. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The $44 billion purchase of Twitter is a gamble that could break Silicon Valley\u2019s culture of progressive conformity . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
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"accordance",
|
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"agreement",
|
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"conformance",
|
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"congruence",
|
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"congruency",
|
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"congruity",
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"consonance",
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"harmony",
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"tune"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020745",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"confound":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": baffle , frustrate":[
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"Conferences \u2026 are not for accomplishment but to confound knavish tricks.",
|
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"\u2014 John Kenneth Galbraith"
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],
|
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": consume , waste":[],
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": damn":[],
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": refute":[
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"sought to confound his arguments"
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],
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": to bring to ruin : destroy":[],
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": to fail to discern differences between : mix up":[
|
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"They implored Charles not to confound the innocent with the guilty \u2026",
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"\u2014 T. B. Macaulay"
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],
|
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": to increase the confusion of":[],
|
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": to put to shame : discomfit":[
|
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"a performance that confounded the critics"
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],
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": to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity":[
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"tactics to confound the enemy"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"The strategy confounded our opponents.",
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"The murder case has confounded investigators.",
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"The school's team confounded all predictions and won the game.",
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"The success of the show confounded critics.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Do not confound today\u2019s AI with an unknown and fantastical kind of future AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Sixty percent of Americans, including 75 percent of children, had been infected with the coronavirus by February, federal health officials reported on Tuesday \u2014 another remarkable milestone in a pandemic that continues to confound expectations. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Batman's Harley Quinn arrives with some cool toys and surprise moves, like a dash-and-punch-back special attack that puts players into position to confound opponents. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
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"To confound the problem, Mars is currently getting farther from the Sun during its two Earth-year orbit. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"His spot at the top of the current government is his third, and is testament to his ability to confound rivals. \u2014 Jan Bratanic, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"God uses the broken and lowly to confound the strong and powerful. \u2014 Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Baseball is complex enough to confound its most learned devotees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"By contrast, many hospital campuses confound patients. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5b":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English confounden \"to defeat, destroy, frustrate, bewilder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French confondre, going back to Latin confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert,\" from con- con- + fundere \"to pour, shed\" \u2014 more at found entry 5":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4n-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confound puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"mystify",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221236",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"confounded":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": confused , perplexed":[],
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": damned":[
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"I can't close this confounded window."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I can't close this confounded window!",
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"that confounded dog chewed up my shoe",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The displeasure of it gave way to absurdity, out of which emerged a mutual, confounded glee. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2020",
|
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"And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
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"And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
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"The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 June 2019",
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"Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com , 9 Mar. 2018",
|
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"For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition. \u2014 Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine , 22 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English confunded, confounded, from past participle of confounden \"to confound \"":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259d",
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u00e4n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccfau\u0307n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accursed",
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"accurst",
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"blasted",
|
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"cursed",
|
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"curst",
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"cussed",
|
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"damnable",
|
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"dang",
|
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"danged",
|
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"darn",
|
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"durn",
|
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"darned",
|
|
"durned",
|
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"deuced",
|
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"doggone",
|
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"doggoned",
|
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"freaking",
|
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"infernal"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063327",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"confoundedness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being confounded":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044357",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"confraction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a breaking in pieces":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French confraction , from Late Latin confraction-, confractio , from Latin confractus (past participle of confringere to break in pieces, from com- + -fringere , from frangere to break) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210100",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrairy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": confraternity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French confrarie , from Medieval Latin confratria , from confratr-, confrater + Latin -ia -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084121",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrater":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a confraternity":[],
|
|
": an associate of a monastery or monastic group who received certain privileges (as a share in prayers) without corresponding responsibilities (as rigorous life or restrictive vows)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin, from Latin com- + frater brother":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6f-",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8fr\u00e4t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135628",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrication":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rubbing together : friction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confricatioun , from Late Latin confrication-, confricatio , from Latin confricatus (past participle of confricare to rub vigorously, from com- + fricare to rub) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4nfr\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confront":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"sidestep"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to meet : bring face-to-face":[
|
|
"confront a reader with statistics",
|
|
"confronted her with the evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
": to face especially in challenge : oppose":[
|
|
"confront an enemy",
|
|
"The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters."
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet face-to-face : encounter":[
|
|
"confronted the possibility of failure"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They confronted the invaders at the shore.",
|
|
"She confronted him about his smoking.",
|
|
"The country is reluctant to confront its violent past.",
|
|
"The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty.",
|
|
"I confronted her with the evidence.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Procrastination, multitasking and distractions are real issues that leaders must confront as the work world transitions back to the office. \u2014 Max Hansen, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the fate of efforts to confront climate change at the moment. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"One dollar of each ticket sale will go to PLUS1, which supports non-profits working to secure social justice, ensure mental health care for all, and confront the climate crisis. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"While Vicki has helped Megan understand and confront the underlying physical health problem, my own job has been to try to help with spirit and morale. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Then there\u2019s the ick factor, which peecycling supporters confront head on. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Barry shows up and rips a gun out of Cousineau\u2019s hands, resolving to go into the house and confront Jim himself. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"People experiencing homelessness often shelter in vacant properties, an issue firefighters confront regularly in Baltimore, where nearly 40% of the state\u2019s homeless population lives. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Jean-Pierre left, but later returned to confront Williams again, ultimately shooting her multiple times, according to police. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fr\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beard",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"outbrave",
|
|
"outface"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a face-to-face meeting":[
|
|
"a confrontation between the suspect and the victim"
|
|
],
|
|
": comparison":[
|
|
"The flashbacks bring into meaningful confrontation present and past, near and far.",
|
|
"\u2014 R. J. Clements"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of confronting : the state of being confronted : such as":[],
|
|
": the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict":[
|
|
"a violent confrontation between rival gangs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There were several violent confrontations between rival gangs.",
|
|
"He would prefer not to have a confrontation with the authorities.",
|
|
"a series of confrontations between residents and police",
|
|
"We want cooperation, not confrontation .",
|
|
"We seek to avoid military confrontation at all costs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The principles used to deal with a frightened child are the same for all relationships when belligerent confrontation , sharp differences, and uproar are involved. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on saving lives from gun violence, a heated confrontation between me and Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, went viral. \u2014 Amy Swearer, National Review , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearly a million viewers have witnessed what happened next in that May 22 confrontation , captured on video and posted on Facebook. \u2014 Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearly a million viewers have witnessed what happened next in that May 22 confrontation , captured on video and posted on Facebook. \u2014 Peter Smith, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Investigators believe Gillio Calais Repetto shot and wounded the 34-year-old victim during the confrontation , which was partially captured on cellphone footage, around 10 a.m. near Otay Ranch Town Center, Chula Vista police Capt. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The visual confrontation between their black and blue Islamic garments and the raging sea of saffron -- a color closely associated with Hinduism -- is symbolic of deepening divisions in the country caused, in part, by the rise of Hindu nationalism. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ripley begins trying on Greenleaf\u2019s clothes and adopting his mannerisms, which disconcerts him and eventually leads to an explosive confrontation in which\u2014spoiler alert\u2014Greenleaf is killed. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If Putin\u2019s forces continue to be bogged down fighting a Ukrainian army that is outgunned and outnumbered, some experts worry the danger of a wider, more catastrophic confrontation will only rise. \u2014 W.j. Hennigan, Time , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see confront":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)fr\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210941",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontational":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a face-to-face meeting":[
|
|
"a confrontation between the suspect and the victim"
|
|
],
|
|
": comparison":[
|
|
"The flashbacks bring into meaningful confrontation present and past, near and far.",
|
|
"\u2014 R. J. Clements"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of confronting : the state of being confronted : such as":[],
|
|
": the clashing of forces or ideas : conflict":[
|
|
"a violent confrontation between rival gangs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There were several violent confrontations between rival gangs.",
|
|
"He would prefer not to have a confrontation with the authorities.",
|
|
"a series of confrontations between residents and police",
|
|
"We want cooperation, not confrontation .",
|
|
"We seek to avoid military confrontation at all costs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The principles used to deal with a frightened child are the same for all relationships when belligerent confrontation , sharp differences, and uproar are involved. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on saving lives from gun violence, a heated confrontation between me and Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, went viral. \u2014 Amy Swearer, National Review , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearly a million viewers have witnessed what happened next in that May 22 confrontation , captured on video and posted on Facebook. \u2014 Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearly a million viewers have witnessed what happened next in that May 22 confrontation , captured on video and posted on Facebook. \u2014 Peter Smith, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Investigators believe Gillio Calais Repetto shot and wounded the 34-year-old victim during the confrontation , which was partially captured on cellphone footage, around 10 a.m. near Otay Ranch Town Center, Chula Vista police Capt. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The visual confrontation between their black and blue Islamic garments and the raging sea of saffron -- a color closely associated with Hinduism -- is symbolic of deepening divisions in the country caused, in part, by the rise of Hindu nationalism. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ripley begins trying on Greenleaf\u2019s clothes and adopting his mannerisms, which disconcerts him and eventually leads to an explosive confrontation in which\u2014spoiler alert\u2014Greenleaf is killed. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If Putin\u2019s forces continue to be bogged down fighting a Ukrainian army that is outgunned and outnumbered, some experts worry the danger of a wider, more catastrophic confrontation will only rise. \u2014 W.j. Hennigan, Time , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see confront":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)fr\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confuse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring to ruin":[],
|
|
": to disturb in mind or purpose : throw off":[
|
|
"The directions she gave confused us."
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to differentiate from an often similar or related other":[
|
|
"confuse money with comfort",
|
|
"Do not confuse the words \"flaunt\" and \"flout\"."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make embarrassed : abash":[],
|
|
": to make indistinct : blur":[
|
|
"Stop confusing the issue."
|
|
],
|
|
": to mix indiscriminately : jumble":[
|
|
"Their arms, legs, and bodies were confused together, till they resembled \u2026 two serpents interlaced.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Medwin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The general was trying to confuse the enemy.",
|
|
"The new evidence only confused matters further.",
|
|
"You must be confusing me with someone else.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Don't confuse this with cassava flour, which is more fibrous and made using the whole root. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Although people-pleasers may confuse or justify their behavior as altruism, experts emphasize that there is a difference. \u2014 Allyson Chiu, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But the move also would confuse customers, lessen demand for standard models and wreck their resale value just like the Lighting port did to older iPhones using the Dock Connector when it was introduced with the iPhone 5 in 2012. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Irma Vep, perhaps the most meta show currently on TV, has the kind of high-concept premise that would confuse even its own characters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"On the other hand, having people confuse the Pixel 7 Pro prototype with the Pixel 6 Pro might be good news. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Natural sunlight is encouraged during the day, but light from a TV monitor at night can confuse your circadian rhythm and delay relaxation and entry into the downstate repair period. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Mark Werksman, his defense lawyer, argued Wednesday that the witnesses would confuse the jury and serve merely to blacken his reputation. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English confusen, back-formation from confused \"frustrated, ruined,\" participle based on Anglo-French confus, borrowed from Latin conf\u016bsus, past participle of confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert\" \u2014 more at confound":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"befuddle",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"bewilder",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"discombobulate",
|
|
"disorient",
|
|
"flummox",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"fuddle",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"gravel",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"mystify",
|
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"perplex",
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"the confused students"
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": disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity":[
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"The patient became confused ."
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],
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": indistinguishable":[
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"a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail",
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"\u2014 Harry Hervey"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I've never been so confused .",
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"We're confused about what to do next.",
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"He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Heinz said voters are often confused about the difference between municipal and statewide elections, especially when the two are held in quick succession. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"Many people are confused about the two and for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"Vaid was so confused that the man had to repeat his claim. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
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"Because of its symptoms, monkeypox can sometimes get confused with chickenpox, syphilis or herpes. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
|
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"People might tend to get confused , or maybe overthink the right order in which to watch these movies; when the chronological order is all jumbled, that's pretty natural. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Anyone who has trouble keeping the late-night Jimmys straight is about to get even more confused . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Politicians and policymakers in Utah, and elsewhere, sometimes get confused about this. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Many people get confused about how gift taxes work. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"Middle English \u2014 more at confuse":""
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},
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],
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"disarrayed",
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"disordered",
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"disorderly",
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"higgledy-piggledy",
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"hugger-mugger",
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"littered",
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"mussy",
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"pell-mell",
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"rumpled",
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"sloppy",
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"topsy-turvy",
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"tousled",
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"tumbled",
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"unkempt",
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"untidy",
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"upside-down"
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"crisp",
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"neat",
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"neatened",
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"shipshape",
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"tidy",
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"uncluttered",
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"the confused students"
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],
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": disoriented with regard to one's sense of time, place, or identity":[
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"The patient became confused ."
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],
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": indistinguishable":[
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"a zigzag, crisscross, confused trail",
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"\u2014 Harry Hervey"
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]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
|
|
"I've never been so confused .",
|
|
"We're confused about what to do next.",
|
|
"He gave a confused speech denying the accusations.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Heinz said voters are often confused about the difference between municipal and statewide elections, especially when the two are held in quick succession. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Many people are confused about the two and for good reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Vaid was so confused that the man had to repeat his claim. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Because of its symptoms, monkeypox can sometimes get confused with chickenpox, syphilis or herpes. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"People might tend to get confused , or maybe overthink the right order in which to watch these movies; when the chronological order is all jumbled, that's pretty natural. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Anyone who has trouble keeping the late-night Jimmys straight is about to get even more confused . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Politicians and policymakers in Utah, and elsewhere, sometimes get confused about this. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many people get confused about how gift taxes work. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English \u2014 more at confuse":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fczd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chaotic",
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"cluttered",
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"disordered",
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"disorderly",
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"higgledy-piggledy",
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"jumbled",
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"littered",
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"pell-mell",
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"rumpled",
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"sloppy",
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"topsy-turvy",
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"tousled",
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"tumbled",
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"unkempt",
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"untidy",
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"upside-down"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062233",
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|
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},
|
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"confusion":{
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a confused mass or mixture":[
|
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"a confusion of voices"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act or instance of confusing":[
|
|
"confusion of the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being confused":[
|
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"Try to relieve their confusion .",
|
|
"mental confusion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.",
|
|
"There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.",
|
|
"the anxieties and confusions of teenage life",
|
|
"He stared in confusion and disbelief.",
|
|
"There was total confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Take the time to not just define who does what but also to clarify any areas of potential confusion . \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Butler said Wednesday that issues raised over election integrity since the 2020 presidential election makes this confusion a concern that needs to be remedied. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Much of that confusion , though, involved a super late change in the tax rules relating to how unemployment benefits would be taxed. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The man born David Jones adopted the stage name David Bowie in 1966, avoiding confusion with The Monkees\u2019 Davy Jones. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"All properties were sold as is, which generated some confusion among bidders. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"But confusion abounded, as none of the locations giving shots to the newly-eligible age group give them to children under 3, according to search results as of Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Others say the changes will only breed more confusion in a region where the same highway can have three different names as commuters pass from one jurisdiction to another. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Most people who are aware of me now have that confusion . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"Middle English confusioun \"ruin, disgrace, disorder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French confusiun, borrowed from Latin conf\u016bsi\u014dn-, conf\u016bsi\u014d \"mixing, combining, disorder, consternation,\" from confud-, variant stem of confundere \"to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at confound":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
"bamboozlement",
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162606",
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|
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|
|
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},
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|
"\u02c8k\u00e4nfy\u00fc\u02cct\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090518",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"establish",
|
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"prove",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Elijah \u2026 confuted the prophets of Baal",
|
|
"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them. \u2014 Justin Jones, Quartz India , 15 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"Latin confutare to check, silence":""
|
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|
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|
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"establish",
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"validate",
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"verify"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them. \u2014 Justin Jones, Quartz India , 15 Sep. 2019"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112948",
|
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cong":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102017",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"conga":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Cuban dance of African origin involving three steps followed by a kick and performed by a group usually in single file":[],
|
|
": a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His number in the show largely introduced and popularized the conga in America. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The conga is now a familiar sight and sound in urban parks, on recordings and on stage. \u2014 John Edward Hasse, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The way their heads crest and fall, while shaking their flightless bodies to do the conga ! \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 17 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Trousers with enough give for the conga , for going loco in Acapulco. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The artist\u2019s new EP opens with a set of interlocking rhythms connecting a four-on-the-floor bass drum, vibraphone-suggestive mid-range loops, a conga in the background and some crazy high-hat action. \u2014 Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2019",
|
|
"My eighth notes provided urgency, a racing pulse under the whole thing rather than the original\u2019s sleepy conga . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 22 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"The Last Poets emerged in Harlem at the end of the 1960s, reciting rhythmic verses over conga drumming and speaking directly to the disenfranchised youth of New York City\u2019s black community. \u2014 Giovanni Russonello, New York Times , 13 June 2018",
|
|
"Other orchestra members are conga player and percussionist Willie Vazquez, drum and timbales player Rob Castaneda, bassist Art Lopez and keyboardist Jimmy Hernandez. \u2014 Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune , 12 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"American Spanish, probably from feminine of congo black person, from Congo , region in Africa":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082611",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conga line":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": snake dance sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Social trails have disappeared, as has the perpetual conga line , and the wildlife has returned. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Stop the incessant conga line of concocted deadlines that come and go. Create a national deadline for the achievement of true self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The boys make all the girls iced coffees one last time, and a text announces that tonight\u2019s the Love Island 2021 Summer Ball (to which the islanders do a conga line ). \u2014 Charlotte Walsh, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"When Gonsolin walked Cabrera to put two on, Roberts pulled him in favor of Phil Bickford, starting a conga line of eight relievers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"The prohibition means no line dancing, no father-daughter dance and no mingling at cocktail hour, leaving a conga line of brides, grooms and assorted guests of honor in limbo. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021",
|
|
"On the afternoon of November 8, 1918, a celebratory conga line wound through a three-mile-long throng on Manhattan\u2019s Fifth Avenue. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"The conga line of Michigan State football players heading for the NCAA transfer portal paused Tuesday. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 28 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Vickie Paladino, one of the revelers seen leading the conga line , is running for office in New York City's borough of Queens, a region that continues to suffer from the pandemic. \u2014 Christopher Brito, CBS News , 22 Dec. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"liquefy",
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"liquify",
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"soften"
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": to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold":[
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"examples":[
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"The gravy began to congeal in the pan.",
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"the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As the deals congeal , there are also loose impersonations of the on-screen talent, including principals Shaw (Hans Altwies), Richard Dreyfuss (Ramzi Khalaf) and Roy Scheider (Geoff Packard). \u2014 Misha Berson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
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"What is striking now, long after the parody seemed to congeal , is that the wider food community stands ready to believe him. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
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"The cheese of the triple-protein stack was beginning to congeal into a raft of safety-orange wax. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Just as oil droplets can form in even a well-mixed vinaigrette, droplets of protein, DNA and polyphosphate can congeal in bacterial cells\u2014and this blocks parts of the genome from transcription. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Group biographies sometimes fail to congeal , but the members of this cohort did in fact have deeply enmeshed lives. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"But what sounds good on paper doesn\u2019t always congeal in real life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"And aggregated lies can congeal into a counterfeit history of their own\u2014the old Southern myths of the Lost Cause flutter the Confederate flags of today. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"Talking points began to congeal : The Fox News website led with Vice President Kamala Harris' comparison of Jan. 6 to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and on Sept. 11, 2001, a hint that she'd soon be criticized for it. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English congelen , from Middle French congeler , from Latin congelare , from com- + gelare to freeze \u2014 more at cold":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113(\u0259)l",
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],
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"concrete",
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"freeze",
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"harden",
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"set",
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"solidify"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190742",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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},
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"congee":{
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": porridge made from rice":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And at one restaurant in Los Angeles, there\u2019s congee pot pie. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
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"But like any home cooking, there are no real rules with congee . \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"The incredible congee pot pie, its chicken porridge hinting of ginger and its pastry cap reminiscent of crackling youtiao snipped into pieces and stirred into the soup. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Watch this movie with your favorite comfort foods ( congee , for me), because there will be tears. \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The ultimate Filipino comfort food, lugaw is a savory rice porridge that likely made its way to the Philippines via Chinese congee . \u2014 Dorothy Hernandez, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Most of the work for the congee can be done ahead, like making the porridge base. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"This might look like instant ramen tossed in a miso, butter and Vegemite sauce, or a bowl of congee -esque savory oatmeal topped with creamy avocado. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Mannur said Taylor wrongly positioned herself as a congee pioneer, ignoring its centuries-long history. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 23 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Tamil ka\u00f1ci water from cooked rice":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205503",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"congenial":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disagreeable",
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"pleasureless",
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"unpalatable",
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"unpleasant",
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"unwelcome"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": existing or associated together harmoniously":[],
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": having the same nature, disposition , or tastes : kindred":[
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"congenial companions"
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],
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": sociable , genial":[
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"a congenial host"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She moved on, leaving behind the world of politics for the more congenial sphere of the arts. \u2014 Amy Fine Collins , Vanity Fair , March 2001",
|
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"Jackson may walk up to home plate with the cool strut of a superstar, but off the field he is warm and congenial . \u2014 Peter Gammons , Sports Illustrated , 12 June 1989",
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"It turned out to be, for me, one of the most congenial and, in a way, lustrous gatherings that I have ever had in the White House. \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 4 May 1965 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
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"The town is a congenial place for raising children.",
|
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"We studied in the congenial atmosphere of the library.",
|
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"He found the work to be congenial .",
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"She was congenial and easygoing.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Protective Stadium had lots of staffers on hand to answer questions on Saturday, and the Garth crowd -- which ranged from kids to seniors -- seemed pretty darn congenial . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Brown was friendly, outgoing and congenial , with a personality fueled by social interactions and connections with others. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
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"Maxy, among the game\u2019s most congenial characters, did not go north for Games 3-4 in Edmonton. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
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"Americans stand to lose more than a congenial place to jaw with one another while buying food and hardware, said Audrey Yoder, who co-owns the Yoder Store with her husband Paul off South Kropf Road near Molalla. \u2014 Tom Henderson | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Stratton\u2019s show looks like a congenial environment for cartoon characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Their work relationship was congenial up until last month, when Townsend ripped Rogers for praising Nick Fuentes, an activist who has espoused antisemitic and white nationalist views. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"City and police union officials credited the quick deal to the congenial tone of the negotiations. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The traditional showbiz entertainer is a disappearing breed, but Bubl\u00e9, an exceptionally congenial singer who can seamlessly slot himself into any song, room or situation, is built in this classical mode. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"com- + genius":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-ny\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259l",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agreeable",
|
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"blessed",
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"blest",
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"darling",
|
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"delectable",
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"delicious",
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"delightful",
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"delightsome",
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"dreamy",
|
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"dulcet",
|
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"enjoyable",
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"felicitous",
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"good",
|
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"grateful",
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"gratifying",
|
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"heavenly",
|
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"jolly",
|
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"luscious",
|
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"nice",
|
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"palatable",
|
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"pleasant",
|
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"pleasing",
|
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"pleasurable",
|
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"pretty",
|
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"satisfying",
|
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"savory",
|
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"savoury",
|
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"sweet",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"welcome"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002144",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"congeniality":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": friendly concern, interest, and support : the quality or state of being congenial":[
|
|
"a workplace atmosphere of respect and congeniality",
|
|
"In the mind of the voter, compromise and congeniality between the left and the right is as much a strategic choice as a genuine flourishing of good feelings \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shervin Malekzadeh",
|
|
"Her enthusiasm, originality, congeniality , and effective leadership have served to expand the library's value to the community and its public outreach.",
|
|
"\u2014 Vincent Andrunas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1620, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccj\u0113-n\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccj\u0113n-\u02c8ya-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115815",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenialness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": congeniality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenital":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity":[
|
|
"Antiparasitic treatment is recommended in acute or congenital infection, in children with chronic infection, and in immunosuppressed patients.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric M. Isselbacher et al.",
|
|
"PCBs pass through the placenta, cause congenital poisoning, and remain in human tissues for long intervals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scientific American Medicine Bulletin"
|
|
],
|
|
": being such by nature":[
|
|
"a congenital liar",
|
|
"The truth was that Ward was a congenital name-dropper and snob who\u2014though he was undoubtedly treated unfairly\u2014largely brought his troubles upon himself.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Howard"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting an essential characteristic : inherent":[
|
|
"A congenital taste for Greco-Roman themes, which had once found expression in his own paintings, now took the form of a pronounced weakness for buying up statuettes and medallions depicting gods and heroes of classical times.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Powell",
|
|
"At each roll, the ship favored its congenital list, easing farther and farther toward that soft starboard side \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Stone"
|
|
],
|
|
": existing at or dating from birth":[
|
|
"congenital deafness",
|
|
"\u2026 a congenital neuromuscular disease that stiffens joints and weakens muscles.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lara Cerri",
|
|
"\u2026 scientists hope to also understand more common malformations that are congenital but not inherited.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lee Siegel",
|
|
"The skin markings are a benign congenital developmental condition and, on palpation, feel no different to normal skin.",
|
|
"\u2014 Elizabeth Symes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital .",
|
|
"a congenital liar who couldn't speak the truth if his life depended on it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Last week, Wharton announced his daughter's birth and revealed that she had been diagnosed with tricuspid atresia, a congenital heart defect requiring open-heart surgery. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But their son was born with a serious congenital heart condition, pulmonary hypertension. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Sammi has a rare congenital heart condition that had previously limited her diet. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Dixon was born with inadequate oxygenation, which led to a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"She was born with a congenital condition called multiple ocular colobomas in her right eye. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Orr transitioned to coaching in Baltimore after retiring in 2017 because of a congenital neck/spine condition. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Court documents say Lucas has a congenital medical condition called bronchomalacia and that wearing a mask compounds his condition while further restricting breathing. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin congenitus , from com- + genitus , past participle of gignere to bring forth \u2014 more at kin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for congenital innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"born",
|
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"natural"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224429",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"congenital adrenal hyperplasia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several disorders that are marked by an inadequate synthesis of cortisol and often aldosterone , are typically characterized by excessive production of androgens , virilization of female external genitalia, and hypertension, and include a severe form resulting in dangerously low levels of sodium and high levels of potassium in the blood shortly after birth":[
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation CAH"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is fierce disagreement among doctors and advocates over whether surgical delays should extend to those with congenital adrenal hyperplasia . \u2014 NBC News , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"One fascinating example comes from the work of neuroscientist Melissa Hines, who studied girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia , a condition in which intersex traits arise in XX females because of unusually high levels of androgens. \u2014 Grace Huckins, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, thalassemia and congenital adrenal hyperplasia , which leads to an overproduction of male hormones, are some of the diseases which can now be predicted by NIPT, according to Lo. \u2014 Julie Zaugg, CNN , 13 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This can also happen with other health conditions like Cushing\u2019s syndrome or congenital adrenal hyperplasia , so doctors will try to rule out other health conditions before assuming excess androgen points to PCOS. \u2014 Mary Claire Lagroue, SELF , 12 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075150",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenital amputation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the prenatal loss or nondevelopment of a projecting body part (as a foot or arm) especially through constriction of the developing structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenitally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity":[
|
|
"Antiparasitic treatment is recommended in acute or congenital infection, in children with chronic infection, and in immunosuppressed patients.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric M. Isselbacher et al.",
|
|
"PCBs pass through the placenta, cause congenital poisoning, and remain in human tissues for long intervals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scientific American Medicine Bulletin"
|
|
],
|
|
": being such by nature":[
|
|
"a congenital liar",
|
|
"The truth was that Ward was a congenital name-dropper and snob who\u2014though he was undoubtedly treated unfairly\u2014largely brought his troubles upon himself.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Howard"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting an essential characteristic : inherent":[
|
|
"A congenital taste for Greco-Roman themes, which had once found expression in his own paintings, now took the form of a pronounced weakness for buying up statuettes and medallions depicting gods and heroes of classical times.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Powell",
|
|
"At each roll, the ship favored its congenital list, easing farther and farther toward that soft starboard side \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Stone"
|
|
],
|
|
": existing at or dating from birth":[
|
|
"congenital deafness",
|
|
"\u2026 a congenital neuromuscular disease that stiffens joints and weakens muscles.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lara Cerri",
|
|
"\u2026 scientists hope to also understand more common malformations that are congenital but not inherited.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lee Siegel",
|
|
"The skin markings are a benign congenital developmental condition and, on palpation, feel no different to normal skin.",
|
|
"\u2014 Elizabeth Symes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The irregularity in my backbone is probably congenital .",
|
|
"a congenital liar who couldn't speak the truth if his life depended on it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Last week, Wharton announced his daughter's birth and revealed that she had been diagnosed with tricuspid atresia, a congenital heart defect requiring open-heart surgery. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But their son was born with a serious congenital heart condition, pulmonary hypertension. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Sammi has a rare congenital heart condition that had previously limited her diet. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Dixon was born with inadequate oxygenation, which led to a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"She was born with a congenital condition called multiple ocular colobomas in her right eye. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Orr transitioned to coaching in Baltimore after retiring in 2017 because of a congenital neck/spine condition. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Court documents say Lucas has a congenital medical condition called bronchomalacia and that wearing a mask compounds his condition while further restricting breathing. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin congenitus , from com- + genitus , past participle of gignere to bring forth \u2014 more at kin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8jen-\u0259-t\u1d4al",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8je-n\u0259-t\u1d4al"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for congenital innate , inborn , inbred , congenital , hereditary mean not acquired after birth. innate applies to qualities or characteristics that are part of one's inner essential nature. an innate sense of fair play inborn suggests a quality or tendency either actually present at birth or so marked and deep-seated as to seem so. her inborn love of nature inbred suggests something either acquired from parents by heredity or so deeply rooted and ingrained as to seem acquired in that way. inbred political loyalties congenital and hereditary refer to what is acquired before or at birth, the former to things acquired during fetal development and the latter to things transmitted from one's ancestors. a congenital heart murmur eye color is hereditary",
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"born",
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"natural"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202913",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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"congenite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": congenital":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin congenitus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115113",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"congest":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"free",
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"open (up)",
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"unblock",
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"unclog",
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"unplug",
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"unstop"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": clog":[
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"traffic congested the highways"
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": to become congested":[],
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": to cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus in (such as an organ or part)":[],
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": to concentrate in a small or narrow space":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The transportation department has previously said that the regular lanes of the rebuilt interstate will still congest at rush hour. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
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"Thousands of vehicles congest its six lanes every day in the south suburbs, where it\u2019s primarily known as 95th Street. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2020",
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"Malaysia, along with neighboring Singapore and Brunei, has banned popular Ramadan bazaars, where food, drinks, and clothing are sold in congested open-air markets or roadside stalls. \u2014 Niniek Karmini, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
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"While crashes have greatly decreased, the survey found drivers on certain California highways were able to travel at higher speeds during times that would have been otherwise congested before the order. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"If your skin is congested , perhaps try exfoliating acids such as glycolic and lactic acid instead. \u2014 Rhea Cartwright, refinery29.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"This competition doesn't exist only in one Wi-Fi network, either\u2014having a different SSID (Wi-Fi network name) and password than your neighbor doesn't keep your devices from congesting with one another. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2020",
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"Souad watches the two-lane road outside her tent congested with desperate people fleeing, crammed into cars, trucks and vans. \u2014 Gul Tuysuz, Arwa Damon And Brice Laine, CNN , 17 Feb. 2020",
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"Always a willing worker, when playing out wide Perez has a tendency to drift inside which can often leave the central half spaces congested . \u2014 SI.com , 10 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin congestus , past participle of congerere to bring together, from com- + gerere to bear":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8jest"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"block",
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"choke",
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"clog",
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"clot",
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"dam",
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"gum (up)",
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"jam",
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"obstruct",
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"occlude",
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"plug (up)",
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"stop (up)",
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"stuff"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193232",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conglaciate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to turn into ice : congeal":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin conglaciatus , past participle of conglaciare , from com- + glaciare to turn into ice, from glacies ice":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184236",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conglobate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to form into a round compact mass":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1635, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin conglobatus , past participle of conglobare , from com- + globus globe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t, k\u0259n-",
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"k\u0259n-",
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"k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014d-\u02ccb\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170812",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conglobe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": conglobate":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-",
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"k\u00e4n-\u02c8gl\u014db"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080359",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conglomerate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"empire"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a widely diversified corporation":[
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"an international conglomerate of some 350 businesses"
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],
|
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": accumulate":[],
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": made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds":[
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"the conglomerate peoples of New England",
|
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"a conglomerate empire"
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],
|
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": to gather into a mass or coherent whole":[
|
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"Infinite numbers of dull people conglomerated round her \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration",
|
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"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river",
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"Noun",
|
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"a news and entertainment conglomerate",
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"Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The need is especially acute in the southern German states, home to industrial giants like BASF chemicals, the automaker Daimler and the conglomerate Siemens. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The major contention behind UMG NA\u2019s spin was allowing it to be valued as per its potential which was lost in the conglomerate nature of VIV FP\u2019s operational structure. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"After all, conglomerate BBK owns both brands, alongside other smartphone companies from China like Vivo and Realme. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
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"In 2018 the stock was tossed out of the Dow Jones Industrial average. Culp \u2014 who previously ran a mini- conglomerate , Danaher \u2014 has spun off or sold many units. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"National Medical was sold to the conglomerate W.R. Grace & Co. and other investors for about $360 million in the mid-1980s and then sold to Fresenius, a German company, a decade later. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Piramal Enterprises by creating a diversified financial services conglomerate and a leading pharma player. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Other critical reviews of the Astro have focused on Amazon\u2019s slow creep into our private spaces with smart devices, or on the banal evilness of the mega- conglomerate behind the product. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Reuters reported this week that the firm sent a letter to investors calling for a potential breakup of the Seven & i Holdings conglomerate or other moves to increase the company\u2019s share price. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"About 373 million people in 45 cities were living under some form of lockdown in China last month, according to an estimate from the Japanese financial services conglomerate Nomura Holdings. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
|
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"It is produced by the LeBron James and Maverick Carter media conglomerate The SpringHill Company in partnership with Marsai Martin and Joshua Martin of Genius Entertainment. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Rakuten is a global e-commerce and internet services conglomerate headquartered in Japan and getting deeper into entertainment content creation, marketing and distribution businesses. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Times Internet, the digital arm of giant Indian media conglomerate the Times Group, operates MX Media Co, the parent company of MX TakaTak and popular streaming platform MX Player. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Shares of Bernard Arnault\u2019s luxury goods conglomerate LVMH actually rose slightly this week, adding $4.5 billion to his fortune and propelling him past Bezos into the ever-fluctuating runner-up position. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"PerSeptive developed leading-edge technology in protein analysis, and grew to $100 million in revenue before Afeyan, sold it to scientific instruments conglomerate Perkin-Elmer for $360 million in 1998. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The pair have traded the title several times this year, as has Bernard Arnault, chief of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, in an unprecedented year of jockeying atop the billionaire rankings. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Then there was Merck, the pharmaceuticals conglomerate whose association with the Nazis may have been the most lurid of them all. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That culminated in the plan announced in November to break up the once-mighty conglomerate . \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Irish Distillers, the conglomerate owned by Pernod Ricard that is in charge of these whiskey brands, announced an investment of more than $50 million to achieve the goal of becoming completely carbon neutral in the next four years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The fragile financialization that propped up the conglomerate was exposed by the financial crisis of 2008, revealing the need for multiple handouts just to survive. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Raytheon Technologies was created in 2019 when Raytheon, then focused almost entirely on military business, acquired the industrial technology conglomerate United Technologies in an all-stock deal worth roughly $74 billion. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, over at LVMH, the conglomerate \u2019s fine-jewelry division ballooned by 167 percent in 2021, over 2020. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"For years, the cosmetics conglomerate has been supplying South Africa with beauty products aimed at celebrating beauty in all of its shades \u2014 to everyone\u2019s knowledge, at least. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Increasing profits in the conglomerate \u2019s railroad, utilities and energy businesses and a turnaround in its insurance-underwriting operations also helped boost results. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1572, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1642, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conglomeratus , past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball \u2014 more at clam":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
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"-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
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"-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-r\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assemble",
|
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"cluster",
|
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"collect",
|
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"concenter",
|
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"concentrate",
|
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"congregate",
|
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"convene",
|
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"converge",
|
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"forgather",
|
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"foregather",
|
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"gather",
|
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"meet",
|
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"rendezvous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033808",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conglomerateur":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who forms or heads a conglomerate : conglomerator":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The leading actor in the campaign to change Glass-Steagall was Sanford Weill, the financial conglomerateur whose insurance company merged with Citicorp and wanted to compete with the investment banks. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"conglomerate entry 3 + -eur (as in entrepreneur )":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8tyu\u0307r",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccgl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r",
|
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"-\u02c8tu\u0307r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135107",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conglomerative":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"empire"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a widely diversified corporation":[
|
|
"an international conglomerate of some 350 businesses"
|
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],
|
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": accumulate":[],
|
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": made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds":[
|
|
"the conglomerate peoples of New England",
|
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"a conglomerate empire"
|
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],
|
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": to gather into a mass or coherent whole":[
|
|
"Infinite numbers of dull people conglomerated round her \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration",
|
|
"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a news and entertainment conglomerate",
|
|
"Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The need is especially acute in the southern German states, home to industrial giants like BASF chemicals, the automaker Daimler and the conglomerate Siemens. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The major contention behind UMG NA\u2019s spin was allowing it to be valued as per its potential which was lost in the conglomerate nature of VIV FP\u2019s operational structure. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"After all, conglomerate BBK owns both brands, alongside other smartphone companies from China like Vivo and Realme. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In 2018 the stock was tossed out of the Dow Jones Industrial average. Culp \u2014 who previously ran a mini- conglomerate , Danaher \u2014 has spun off or sold many units. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"National Medical was sold to the conglomerate W.R. Grace & Co. and other investors for about $360 million in the mid-1980s and then sold to Fresenius, a German company, a decade later. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Piramal Enterprises by creating a diversified financial services conglomerate and a leading pharma player. \u2014 Anu Raghunathan, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Other critical reviews of the Astro have focused on Amazon\u2019s slow creep into our private spaces with smart devices, or on the banal evilness of the mega- conglomerate behind the product. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Reuters reported this week that the firm sent a letter to investors calling for a potential breakup of the Seven & i Holdings conglomerate or other moves to increase the company\u2019s share price. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"About 373 million people in 45 cities were living under some form of lockdown in China last month, according to an estimate from the Japanese financial services conglomerate Nomura Holdings. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"It is produced by the LeBron James and Maverick Carter media conglomerate The SpringHill Company in partnership with Marsai Martin and Joshua Martin of Genius Entertainment. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rakuten is a global e-commerce and internet services conglomerate headquartered in Japan and getting deeper into entertainment content creation, marketing and distribution businesses. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Times Internet, the digital arm of giant Indian media conglomerate the Times Group, operates MX Media Co, the parent company of MX TakaTak and popular streaming platform MX Player. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Shares of Bernard Arnault\u2019s luxury goods conglomerate LVMH actually rose slightly this week, adding $4.5 billion to his fortune and propelling him past Bezos into the ever-fluctuating runner-up position. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"PerSeptive developed leading-edge technology in protein analysis, and grew to $100 million in revenue before Afeyan, sold it to scientific instruments conglomerate Perkin-Elmer for $360 million in 1998. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The pair have traded the title several times this year, as has Bernard Arnault, chief of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, in an unprecedented year of jockeying atop the billionaire rankings. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Then there was Merck, the pharmaceuticals conglomerate whose association with the Nazis may have been the most lurid of them all. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That culminated in the plan announced in November to break up the once-mighty conglomerate . \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Irish Distillers, the conglomerate owned by Pernod Ricard that is in charge of these whiskey brands, announced an investment of more than $50 million to achieve the goal of becoming completely carbon neutral in the next four years. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The fragile financialization that propped up the conglomerate was exposed by the financial crisis of 2008, revealing the need for multiple handouts just to survive. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Raytheon Technologies was created in 2019 when Raytheon, then focused almost entirely on military business, acquired the industrial technology conglomerate United Technologies in an all-stock deal worth roughly $74 billion. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, over at LVMH, the conglomerate \u2019s fine-jewelry division ballooned by 167 percent in 2021, over 2020. \u2014 Indya Brown, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"For years, the cosmetics conglomerate has been supplying South Africa with beauty products aimed at celebrating beauty in all of its shades \u2014 to everyone\u2019s knowledge, at least. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Increasing profits in the conglomerate \u2019s railroad, utilities and energy businesses and a turnaround in its insurance-underwriting operations also helped boost results. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1572, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1642, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
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"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conglomeratus , past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball \u2014 more at clam":"Adjective"
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},
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|
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"-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
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"-(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-r\u0259t",
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"-\u02c8gl\u00e4-m\u0259-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00e4m-r\u0259t"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assemble",
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"cluster",
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"collect",
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"concenter",
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"concentrate",
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"congregate",
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"convene",
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"converge",
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"forgather",
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"foregather",
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"gather",
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"meet",
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"rendezvous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033655",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"congratulate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": salute , greet":[],
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": to express sympathetic pleasure at (an event)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'd like to congratulate you on your success.",
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"She congratulated us on our test results.",
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"She congratulated herself for getting the best grade in her class.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Davis confirmed Wednesday that DelGrosso called to congratulate the incumbent on the win. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
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"Henson went on to congratulate Diddy, her fellow Howard University graduate who is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 June 2022",
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"Oz later said that his opponent had called to congratulate him. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 4 June 2022",
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"In the morning, several of Twitter\u2019s board members took to the platform to congratulate Musk on his decision to join their ranks. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"While fans on the internet were in uproar, Gaga gracefully took to Instagram to congratulate her longtime hairstylist Frederic Aspiras for emerging as the only nominee. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"After becoming youngest recipient ever of the CFDA's Fashion Icon award, Z's Spiderman co-star Tom Holland took to Instagram to congratulate the fashionista. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Following the news that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together, Nicki Minaj immediately took to Instagram to congratulate the happy couple. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Both Djokovic and Roger Federer took to social media to congratulate Nadal on his historic achievement. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin congratulatus , past participle of congratulari to wish joy, from com- + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing \u2014 more at grace":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8gra-j\u0259-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"compliment",
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"felicitate",
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"hug"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044210",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"congregate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dispel",
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"disperse",
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"dissipate",
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"scatter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": providing or being group services or facilities designed especially for elderly persons requiring supportive services":[
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"congregate housing"
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],
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": to collect into a group or crowd : assemble":[
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"The king congregated his knights."
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],
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": to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly":[
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"Students congregated in the auditorium."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"It's a place where the homeless congregate .",
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"Skiers congregated around the lodge's fireplace.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Though the game is in Boston, thousands of fans often congregate downtown to watch on big-screen TVs in the Deer District \u2014 an entertainment area with numerous bars and restaurants where large crowds often assemble to watch major sporting events. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
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"Though the game is in Boston, thousands of fans often congregate downtown to watch on big-screen TVs in the Deer District. \u2014 CBS News , 14 May 2022",
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"Generals naturally congregate at headquarters, and if the Ukrainians strike enough of them, the toll of dead generals will eventually add up. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
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"Musicians and industry professionals from Florida, Nashville and beyond will congregate at Ace Cafe this weekend as the Florida Music Conference lands in Orlando. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"The Chicano civil rights movement grew from the famous 1965 grape strike in California\u2019s rural Central Valley, where Mexican migrants joined forces with protesting Filipino workers, but artists congregate in cities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"Warblers and other small species congregate within the light at up to 150 times their normal density levels. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
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"On the interior veranda, which was previously the garden and is now a focal point of the 19-room property, guests congregate throughout the day. \u2014 Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
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"Each day hundreds of thousands of viewers congregate on YouTube livestreams, like the one hosted by the Law & Crime Network, and type comments into a racing sidebar chat. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"That, the judge noted, would result in more migrants being processed in congregate settings where contagious disease can be spread. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 15 June 2022",
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"During the pandemic, many adult children couldn't visit their aging parents living in congregate settings, such as continuing-care communities, assisted living centers and nursing homes. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"Engelthaler said public health officials should also continue to focus attention on groups that are at highest risk of severe disease or death, including elderly people who live in congregate care settings. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
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"Mike Feuer, acknowledge that the scale of the need means the city can\u2019t totally discount congregate settings. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
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"As of this week, outbreaks at those congregate settings have not significantly increased, said Sean O\u2019Donnell, the county\u2019s emergency preparedness manager. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Free student meals or flexibility of the program during the pandemic, because during the pandemic of the national school lunch program only serves the lunches in congregate settings, meaning in a school or a cafeteria. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Workers already required to get vaccinated\u2014including employees in congregate healthcare settings, schools and the governor\u2019s office\u2014are required to get booster shots by Jan. 17. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"The state will continue to offer COVID-19 testing in prisons and other high-risk congregate settings, officials said. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin congregatus , past participle of congregare , from com- + greg-, grex flock":"Verb and Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gri-g\u0259t",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for congregate Verb gather , collect , assemble , congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. a crowd quickly gathered collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. collected books on gardening assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose. experts assembled for a conference congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle. congregating under a shelter",
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"synonyms":[
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"accumulate",
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"amass",
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"assemble",
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"bulk (up)",
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"collect",
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"concentrate",
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"constellate",
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"corral",
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"garner",
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"gather",
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"group",
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"lump",
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"pick up",
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"round up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201915",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"congregation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Roman Catholic religious institute with only simple vows":[
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"a congregation of nuns"
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],
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": a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia":[],
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": a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order":[],
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": a religious community: such as":[],
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": an organized body of believers in a particular locality":[
|
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"The pastor delivered a lengthy sermon to the congregation ."
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],
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": the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The priest addressed the congregation .",
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"She is a member of a small congregation .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The public is invited, along with members of the congregation . \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
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"In recent years, the church has adapted to fit the needs of the congregation . \u2014 Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Father Augustine Ikwu, communications director for the diocese of Ondo, denied reports that the attackers had kidnapped a priest and members of the congregation , and said Nigerian security forces have been deployed to Owo. \u2014 Lesley Wroughton, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"Authorities received multiple 911 calls shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday about how a man had shot two young members of the congregation while a program was going on inside the church, according to the Story County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u2014 Timothy Bella, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"Members of the congregation gathered May 12 to discuss the topic. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Her voice cracking, Estelle Dubose, 86, a member of the congregation , spoke of the children, teachers and families affected by Tuesday\u2019s massacre. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2022",
|
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"More important than ensuring the safety of our schools, our stores, our churches, our places of congregation . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Several members of the congregation then came forward and surrounded Lowe while another man prayed. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 24 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see congregate entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assembly",
|
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"church"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044453",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"congregational":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to a body of Protestant churches deriving from the English Independents of the 17th century and affirming the essential importance and the autonomy of the local congregation":[],
|
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": of or relating to a congregation":[],
|
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": of or relating to church government placing final authority in the assembly of the local congregation":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The internal conflict between desiring to seek religious guidance and not feeling safe enough to return to in-person worship has further affected congregational membership. \u2014 George Negron, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"This prayer from the Reverend Sterling Morse, coordinator for African American intercultural congregational support for the Presbyterian Church, is particularly powerful. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
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"At the time of the funeral last year, no congregational singing was allowed, and only 30 guests could be invited. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The group is always looking for new congregational partners that can provide temporary shelter for clients. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"At the ward, or congregational , level, Nelson has promoted greater parity with more women serving on ward councils. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"More broadly, various other surveys and reports show a mixed picture on congregational giving nationwide. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"An appeals court ruled Friday that a local historical society cannot try to impose its conservation rules on a congregational church that dates back to 1700 and is located on the celebrated Lebanon Town Green. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"East contemplate both its congregational and civic missions before selecting a permanent senior pastor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Sep. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4\u014b-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-shn\u0259l",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055340",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun or adjective,",
|
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"noun,"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"congregative":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": tending to gather into or appeal to a group":[
|
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"congregative salesmen",
|
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"congregative piety"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin congregativus , from Latin congregatus + -ivus -ive":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131819",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"congress":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question":[
|
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"the Congress of Vienna"
|
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],
|
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": a single meeting or session of a group":[],
|
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": an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations":[
|
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"the World Energy Congress"
|
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],
|
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": coitus":[],
|
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": the act or action of coming together and meeting":[],
|
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": the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic":[
|
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"the Congress of the United States"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She was recently elected to the country's congress .",
|
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"the congresses of Mexico and Chile",
|
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"The bill easily passed both houses of Congress .",
|
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"Congress is not currently in session.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Both images show Giselle Arellano, who was running for a spot on the ballot as a conservative National Action Party candidate representing migrants in the local congress of Mexico\u2019s Zacatecas state. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As a matter of fact, King Sr. was instrumental in bringing the sixth congress of the Baptist World Alliance, in 1939, to Atlanta. \u2014 Jim Beckerman, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Security officials have vowed to root out any political opposition ahead of a party congress later in 2022, when Mr. Xi is poised to gain another five-year term as top leader. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The annual congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is usually a staid affair, but this year\u2019s was rocked by controversy. \u2014 Coco Fusco, The New York Review of Books , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Xi is sure to be preoccupied then with the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and a Communist Party congress in November that is expected to extend his rule. \u2014 David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Xi is about to enter a particularly sensitive political period: A year from now, at a Communist Party congress , Xi will almost certainly attempt to break with modern precedent and stay in charge for a third five-year term. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"At China\u2019s national congress next fall, Xi is expected to retain his title as general secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a move that would upset a decades-old system of term limits and leadership succession. \u2014 Lily Kuo, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But in Norway on Sunday, an extraordinary congress of the country\u2019s soccer federation voted against boycotting the World Cup if the national team qualifies. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 20 June 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin congressus , from congredi to come together, from com- + gradi to go \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"British usually \u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-\u02ccgres",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259s",
|
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"also -r\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u0259s also -r\u0259s, British usually \u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-\u02ccgres"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"parliament"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031201",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"congruence":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conflict",
|
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"disagreement",
|
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"incongruence",
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"incongruity",
|
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"incongruousness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a statement that two numbers or geometric figures are congruent":[],
|
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": the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent":[
|
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"\u2026 the happy congruence of nature and reason \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Gertrude Himmelfarb"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"little apparent congruence between her professed concern for the poor and her own extravagant lifestyle",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The story of our evolutionary congruence with primates is perhaps our most powerful collective origin myth. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
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"One of the most important factors for success is complete congruence between you and your company\u2019s mission. \u2014 Ross Franklin, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"The poll found a surprising congruence of views between residents of the two states on most issues. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"The first solution of the first congruence is 3, because 5 goes into 3 zero times and leaves a remainder of 3. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Such congruence is likely meaningful to MacDonnell, a meditation teacher whose show is unified by visual style and local musician Mark Cisneros\u2019s ambient score. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
|
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"Wealth is a congruence between your health, financial prosperity, and fulfillment throughout all facets of your life, and deserves to be treated as such. \u2014 Celinne Da Costa, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Jenq says the best possible surgical outcome is based on finding aesthetic and functional congruence in the patient\u2019s preferences. \u2014 Allure , 29 June 2021",
|
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"The new segment had virtually no congruence with the rest of the company, and as a result, that lack of integration caused the initiative to languish despite large investments. \u2014 Omri Kohl, Forbes , 22 June 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
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"accordance",
|
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"agreement",
|
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"conformance",
|
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"conformity",
|
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"congruency",
|
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"congruity",
|
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"consonance",
|
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"harmony",
|
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"tune"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065202",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"congruency":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conflict",
|
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"disagreement",
|
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"incongruence",
|
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"incongruity",
|
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"incongruousness"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": congruence":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"at least he acts in congruency with his avowed beliefs and values",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, unless your values are aligned with theirs, existing and potential customers will be able to see the lack of congruency . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"This calls for adopting new levels of reporting congruency and transparency in non-financial reporting. \u2014 Manav Garg, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Anyone who listened and watched the way Cristobal and Sewell played off each other understood in an instant that there\u2019s a congruency of vision. \u2014 John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Give the Titans credit -- there\u2019s total congruency in the franchise. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Oct. 2019",
|
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"And then your periods are also bound to slide back out of congruency . \u2014 Seventeen , 11 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-gr\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"Their goals are not congruent with the goals of the team.",
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"a theory congruent with the known facts of the case",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The metric to track is how often your leaders are planning team-building events that are congruent with your company\u2019s core values. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Regardless of the reporting structure for social media teams in an organization, there needs to be a congruent approach between marketing, communications and sales teams to tie it all together. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Local school boards within the state and across the country are wrestling with how to format instruction related to race and gender that is both age-appropriate and congruent with family values. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, Hartford Courant , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"In ways congruent with this accident of geography, the two have slightly different sympathies. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Others noted that 38 Republicans in the Senate supported, and Trump himself signed, the First Step Act in 2018, a criminal justice reform bill that included reductions in sentencing guidelines broadly congruent with Jackson's actions on the bench. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Being congruent also shows a brand\u2019s long-term authenticity. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"If companies, because of cost constraints and internal capabilities, don\u2019t integrate their cloud systems, the result is often redundant master data islands and costly challenges in maintaining systems and keeping them congruent . \u2014 Richard Simone, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"For this response to pack a punch, the senses have to be flawlessly congruent , says Jackson. \u2014 Lucy Alexander, Robb Report , 15 Oct. 2021"
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"the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated",
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"there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Uncanny forms\u2014semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat\u2014assumed an unlikely congruity . \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn\u2019t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"Women still have to work harder to overcome role- congruity bias. \u2014 Shaheena Janjuha-jivraj, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
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"Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values. \u2014 Ross Levin, Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
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"This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety \u2014 the treatments weren\u2019t working. \u2014 Tr\u00e9sor Prijs, Teen Vogue , 1 June 2018",
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"At the time, there weren\u2019t a ton of slam-dunk options, especially for a league that has historically had a high standard of basketball and values geographic congruity . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2018",
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"Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale \u2014 proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions. \u2014 Anna Hezel, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017",
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"This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety \u2014 the treatments weren\u2019t working. \u2014 Tr\u00e9sor Prijs, Teen Vogue , 13 July 2017"
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"\u2026 a congruous room to work in \u2026",
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"\u2014 George Bernard Shaw"
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": marked or enhanced by harmonious agreement among constituent elements":[
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"examples":[
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"the congruous layout of the mansion's formal gardens conveys a sense of both grandeur and intimacy",
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"when performing his official duties, the president must be dressed in clothes that are congruous with his high position",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Women organize into efficient and congruous guilds. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
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"To speak of the Los Angeles riots, therefore, is to speak of dozens of events involving multiple cities and counties, an overlapping but not always congruous set of memories and perspectives that do not neatly map onto one another. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"These capabilities may have served those departments well in the moment, but not in a congruous way with other parts of the organization. \u2014 Omri Kohl, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
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"To be fully embedded in the DNA and fabric of the organization, the tone at the top must be consistent and congruous with what is going on in the rest of the organization. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
|
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"This describes a state in which everyone is following the strategy and moving as one congruous unit. \u2014 Ira Gostin, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
|
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"Vattamala suspects that many Asian Americans vote on specific issues like health care, education and immigration, casting votes for the candidate congruous with their needs and concerns, rather than remaining with one party. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The point is that the incentives for the persons involved in the decision were not necessarily congruous . \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 17 June 2019"
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|
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"with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Putin\u2019s thinking has been so far removed from public scrutiny that any answer to that question is very conjectural . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the nineteenth century, greater empirical rigor was brought to the conjectural history that Rousseau had unfolded. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
|
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"But a few stressed that his arguments are conjectural . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Forecasts about the path to normality and its timing are almost entirely conjectural . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"One reason that companies with conjectural futures gravitate toward SPACs is that financial regulators give SPAC mergers much lighter scrutiny than conventional initial public offerings. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The dross is the part where Jesus turns to address the poor man directly, like a real person instead of a prop for conjectural argument, and heals his hand. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Well into the 2010s, technological carbon removal seemed completely conjectural , a nice-to-have but still very notional idea. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The same conjectural specificity applies to San Francisco Ballet, which plans to resume performances on Jan. 19. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2020"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"Whether Columbus brought syphilis to the New World\u2014or to the Old World\u2014has been the subject of conjecture for at least 500 years. \u2014 Carl Zimmer , Science , 11 May 2001",
|
|
"\u2026 their voices rose in a chorus of conjecture and alarm, repeating the selfsame remark: \"What is she going to do? I mean, is Betty going to faint?\" \u2014 Edna O'Brien , New Yorker , 1 Jan. 1990",
|
|
"The reason why the French with superior man-power and American resources were doing so poorly was not beyond all conjecture . \u2014 Barbara W. Tuchman , The March of Folly , 1984",
|
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"Peculiar features of early maps, which may have been nothing but a draftsman's whimsy, have inspired pages of vain conjecture . \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1971",
|
|
"The biography includes conjectures about the writer's earliest ambitions.",
|
|
"a conjecture about the extent of the injury",
|
|
"Most of the book is conjecture , not fact.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"It is fashionable now to conjecture that the Big Bang was caused by a random quantum fluctuation in a vacuum devoid of space and time. \u2014 Martin Gardner , Skeptical Inquirer , November/December 1998",
|
|
"\u2026 their traces left for future archaeologists to rediscover and perhaps to wonder or conjecture over. \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , 1984",
|
|
"I am anxious to conjecture beforehand what may be expected from the sowing turneps [sic] in jaded ground, how much from the acre, & how large they will be? \u2014 Thomas Jefferson , letter , 29 Dec. 1794",
|
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"Some have conjectured that the distant planet could sustain life.",
|
|
"We only conjecture about his motives.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The study of Holocaust offspring supported this conjecture . \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"His conjecture was presented to but not substantiated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the months before the 2020 election, the Washington Post reported. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"There reports that tire wear might be excessive because of the huge weight of the batteries, but this currently is only conjecture and needs to be confirmed. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"True-crime podcasts steeped in rumor and conjecture aren't much use for police, but a podcast about the cold case of Kristin Smart helped investigators gain a new perspective on the case. \u2014 Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Although united in their conjecture , each observer offered separate lines of reasoning. \u2014 Tamarra Kemsley, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead of celebrating, his family and friends in Ireland have been left in limbo with no closure, only conjecture as to what might have happened to the young hiker traveling solo. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That was conjecture , based on consumer sentiment statistics that haven\u2019t been reflected in spending patterns. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Though the new paper resolves van der Waerden\u2019s conjecture , there are countless ways forward. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"It\u2019s not unreasonable to conjecture that some families have shifted their protein choices in response. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Rather than allow the mind to reel and conjecture , provide information to support a valid response. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Some economists conjecture that savings from the higher unemployment benefits are giving these workers some breathing room to look for better work. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Anyone who might conjecture that Stahl is getting ready to step away from the program would be mistaken. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, researchers conjecture , fluvoxamine reduces inflammation. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Cam Newton, Sam Darnold and Dak Prescott have all declined to discuss their vax status, leading to conjecture that they are not vaccinated. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Naturally, such a shocking death provoked rumor and conjecture about suicide or murder, which Kanigel duly reviews. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
|
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"In fact, linguists now conjecture that language first arose among hominids to fulfill that most fundamental of impulses: the need to lie. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 13 Dec. 2020"
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjectura , from conjectus , past participle of conicere , literally, to throw together, from com- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun and Verb"
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|
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"dissever",
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"section",
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|
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"The two rivers eventually conjoin .",
|
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"their attempts to conjoin two very different concepts",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"To stay competitive, retailers will have to conjoin the systems of customer data with the systems of customer experience. \u2014 Tom Treanor, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The lawsuit came as yet more residents were forced to evacuate their homes after being overwhelmed by flooding along the Tittabawassee River and conjoining waterways. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2020",
|
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"Famed neurosurgeon James Goodrich, who separated conjoined twins, died from coronavirus. \u2014 Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Meanwhile, euthanasia and organ-harvesting have already been conjoined in the country \u2014 a utilitarian plum to society, celebrated and promoted in the media. \u2014 Wesley J. Smith, National Review , 24 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Syria, which in the past was used as a transshipment point for Iranian supplies intended for Lebanese Hezbollah, has evolved into something like a second front conjoined with the long-standing Lebanese one. \u2014 Steven Simon, The New York Review of Books , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Because of the two nations\u2019 closely shared geography and conjoined histories, Haitians have historically looked to the United States for refuge. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Mid-day and into the evening is when the weekend celebration climaxes with Non-Mariner\u2019s Water Raft-Up, a conjoining boat party at Mangrove Bay located on the west end of the island. \u2014 Shiona Turini, Essence , 9 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The odalisque, an image of a reclining nude, conjoins two distinct categories of the commodity: the slave and the prostitute. \u2014 Longreads , 20 July 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conjoindre , from Latin conjungere , from com- + jungere to join \u2014 more at yoke":""
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},
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"k\u00e4n-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u022fin"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"coalesce",
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"combine",
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"conjugate",
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"connect",
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"couple",
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"fuse",
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"interfuse",
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"join",
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"link (up)",
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"marry",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211630",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conjoint":{
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"antonyms":[
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"exclusive",
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"individual",
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"one-man",
|
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"one-sided",
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"one-way",
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"single",
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"sole",
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"solitary",
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"unilateral"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": related to, made up of, or carried on by two or more in combination : joint":[],
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": united , conjoined":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"only through the conjoint effort of the entire department could we have finished this project on time"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, past participle of conjoinen , from Anglo-French, past participle of conjoindre":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u022fint",
|
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"k\u00e4n-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"collaborative",
|
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"collective",
|
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"combined",
|
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"common",
|
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"communal",
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"concerted",
|
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"conjunct",
|
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"cooperative",
|
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"joint",
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"multiple",
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"mutual",
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"pooled",
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"public",
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"shared",
|
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"united"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081304",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"conjugal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial":[
|
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"conjugal happiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"When Lilly gets pregnant after a conjugal visit, and the gang embarks on a course of escalating violence, Taylor is forced to question his choices, and to make the hardest one. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Chaylla is fighting to free herself from a violent conjugal relationship. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For all its reputation as a nation of romance, gallantry and love, France has one of the highest rates of conjugal killings in Western Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Each partner turned out to have strongly different views about the course their conjugal life would take, says Schiller. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Most concerning to the judge and prosecutors was the conjugal visit allowed by one of the agents. \u2014 Scott Glover, CNN , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Married women were rewarded for good behavior with conjugal visits from their husbands, along with showers, towels, and two hours in a bedroom. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 1 July 2020",
|
|
"There were regular conjugal visits, and a steady flow of dinner parties among the S.S. officers and their wives. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
|
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"The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis , from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l, k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
|
|
"also k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"connubial",
|
|
"marital",
|
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"married",
|
|
"matrimonial",
|
|
"nuptial",
|
|
"wedded"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002909",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"conjugality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial":[
|
|
"conjugal happiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When Lilly gets pregnant after a conjugal visit, and the gang embarks on a course of escalating violence, Taylor is forced to question his choices, and to make the hardest one. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Chaylla is fighting to free herself from a violent conjugal relationship. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For all its reputation as a nation of romance, gallantry and love, France has one of the highest rates of conjugal killings in Western Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Each partner turned out to have strongly different views about the course their conjugal life would take, says Schiller. \u2014 Joshua Levine, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Most concerning to the judge and prosecutors was the conjugal visit allowed by one of the agents. \u2014 Scott Glover, CNN , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Married women were rewarded for good behavior with conjugal visits from their husbands, along with showers, towels, and two hours in a bedroom. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 1 July 2020",
|
|
"There were regular conjugal visits, and a steady flow of dinner parties among the S.S. officers and their wives. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2020",
|
|
"The winning team gets to have their wives tested, and then essentially a conjugal visit. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin conjugalis , from conjug-, conjux husband, wife, from conjungere to join, unite in marriage":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l, k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
|
|
"also k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connubial",
|
|
"marital",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"matrimonial",
|
|
"nuptial",
|
|
"wedded"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063310",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acting or operating as if joined":[],
|
|
": an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element":[],
|
|
": conjugate complex number":[],
|
|
": forming a single piece":[],
|
|
": having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular":[],
|
|
": having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning":[
|
|
"conjugate words"
|
|
],
|
|
": joined together especially in pairs : coupled":[
|
|
"a conjugate relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
": related by the difference of a proton":[
|
|
"The acid NH 4 + and the base NH 3 are conjugate to each other."
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to or being conjugate complex numbers":[
|
|
"complex roots occurring in conjugate pairs"
|
|
],
|
|
": something conjugate : a product of conjugating":[],
|
|
": to become joined together":[],
|
|
": to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of a verb"
|
|
],
|
|
": to join together":[],
|
|
": to pair and fuse in conjugation (see conjugation sense 3a )":[],
|
|
": to pair in synapsis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Can you conjugate the verb \u201cto go\u201d?",
|
|
"biological cells conjugating under a microscope",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The two most popular styles of training in powerlifting are conjugate and linear. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There are two meningococcal vaccines: meningococcal conjugate vaccines (MenACWY) and serogroup B meningococcal vaccines (MenB). \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Gambling was a hard no and celibacy was expected, except for married couples who were permitted to conjugate for purposes of procreation \u2014 but only after chanting for five hours. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The examples that conjugate that three abound, but a couple spring to mind. \u2014 Hec Paris Insights, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"With nouns that are masculine, feminine and neutral, verbs that conjugate heavily and an extremely strict syntax, German may appear insurmountable to start with. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Authentic versions possess more nutrients than the alternative, particularly more vitamin A, D and K2, as well as five times the beneficial fatty acid CLA ( conjugated linoleic acid). \u2014 Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post , 21 June 2019",
|
|
"One of the distinguishing fats is conjugated linoleic acid or CLA, which some regard as the clearest indicator of grass-feeding. \u2014 Peter Whoriskey, kansascity.com , 8 May 2017",
|
|
"Those mind-numbing exercises in high school\u2014factoring polynomials, conjugating verbs, memorizing the periodic table\u2014were possibly the opposite: mind-sensitizing. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"For many, decoding Trump is like conjugating irregular verbs in Latin. \u2014 William D. Cohan, The Hive , 16 May 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There are two vaccines available for meningococcal disease in the U.S.: the meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) vaccine, and the serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Simmons especially latched on to a Soviet method that became known as conjugate training, a regimen based on rotating variations of the primary competition lifts, to build strength and to stave off stasis. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcal conjugate , and Hepatitis B. \u2014 Tommy Beer, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Starting in the 2021-22 school year, all students entering grades 7, 8, 11, and 12 will need a meningococcal conjugate vaccine as well. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Already before the pandemic, the school required vaccines \u2014 such as the tetanus shot and the meningococcal conjugate vaccine \u2014 that the other BYU campuses don\u2019t. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 July 2021",
|
|
"The other, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, protects against 13 types (PCV-13 or Prevnar). \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Pfizer\u2019s application for its latest pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the backbone of its huge vaccine business, received priority review from the FDA for a potential approval for adults by June. \u2014 Nathan Vardi, Forbes , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Similarly, to trigger more robust protection in the elderly, a shot of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is boosted by one that contains a pneumococcal polysaccharide. \u2014 Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS , 12 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conjugat , from Latin conjugatus , past participle of conjugare to unite, from com- + jugare to join, from jugum yoke \u2014 more at yoke":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259t, -j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
|
"-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ji-g\u0259t",
|
|
"-ji-g\u0259t, -j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075624",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugate alphabet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a pair of alphabets in cryptography consisting of an enciphering alphabet and its equivalent deciphering alphabet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121859",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an adverb or adverbial (such as so, in addition, however, secondly ) that indicates the speaker's or writer's assessment of the connection between linguistic units (such as clauses)":[],
|
|
": joint":[],
|
|
": relating to melodic progression by intervals of no more than a major second \u2014 compare disjunct":[],
|
|
": united , joined":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the supreme commander of the conjunct operations of the allied armies",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This Moon is conjunct with rebellious Uranus in retrograde, creating electric energy. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 25 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Finally, the Sun is conjunct with Mercury retrograde in sentimental Cancer, which may imbue the day with a sense of nostalgia. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 28 June 2020",
|
|
"Speaking of advantageous conjunctions, Markle's Pluto is conjunct Prince Harry's Venus. \u2014 refinery29.com , 14 May 2018",
|
|
"Tripp notes that Prince Harry's sun and Markle's Venus are conjunct , or located in the same sign. \u2014 refinery29.com , 14 May 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Another date to look out for is 3rd March, when Mars, Venus, and Pluto conjunct in Capricorn. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The pensive Moon and tenacious Mars conjunct in your 2nd House of Income this afternoon to create some powerful energy. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This opposition is followed by two more in- conjunct aspects, Mars in Leo quincunx Pluto in Capricorn and Sun in Leo quincunx Jupiter in Pisces. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"Also on Sunday, practical Saturn conjuncts with transformative Pluto, allowing us to see what no longer serves us. \u2014 Venus Australis, refinery29.com , 13 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The gaseous Jupiter and Earth\u2019s red neighbor Mars conjunct in the morning heavens this weekend. \u2014 Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The gaseous Jupiter and Earth\u2019s red neighbor Mars conjunct in the morning heavens this weekend. \u2014 Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"These planetary companions conjunct within the first few days of March. \u2014 Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Venus and Jupiter conjunct Nov. 13, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. \u2014 Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin conjunctus , past participle of conjungere":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)t",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043534",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergence"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complex sentence in logic true if and only if each of its components is true \u2014 see Truth Table":[],
|
|
": a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation":[
|
|
"a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter"
|
|
],
|
|
": an uninflected linguistic form that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words":[
|
|
"Some common conjunctions are \"and,\" \"but,\" and \"although.\""
|
|
],
|
|
": occurrence together in time or space : concurrence":[
|
|
"a conjunction of events"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of conjoining : the state of being conjoined : combination":[
|
|
"working in conjunction with state and local authorities"
|
|
],
|
|
": the apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Some common conjunctions are \u201cand,\u201d \u201cbut,\u201d and \u201calthough.\u201d",
|
|
"the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When our satellite does emerge from its New Moon conjunction with the Sun expect lush views of a slender crescent Moon. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Mary Taylor, president of Pro-Life Utah addresses the hundreds attending Saturday's March for Life at the Utah Capitol, in conjunction with the national March for Life in D.C., Jan. 22, 2022. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Mars and Saturn have spread out after their April 4-5 conjunction while Venus shines all month with them in the pre-dawn skies. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Expect the energy before our Jupiter-Neptune conjunction to be more balanced and allowing, giving the perfect gear up for such a magical and lucky day. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Neptune's loose conjunction to the Sun and sextile to both Pluto in Capricorn and The North Node in Taurus only serves to stretch time farther, into many worlds and countless iterations. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The primal Sun in your 7th House of Partnerships is making its yearly conjunction to bountiful Jupiter. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Most travelers who still buy print books, though, now seem to read them in conjunction with, not instead of, online resources. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Such a significant increase in total object volume raises concern regarding a potential impact to on-orbit tracking and conjunction screening. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 10 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"see conjunct entry 1":""
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},
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"confluence",
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"convergence",
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"convergency",
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"meeting"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084002",
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"adjective",
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": the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over the forepart of the eyeball \u2014 see eye illustration":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is called allergic conjunctivitis because allergens cause the protective covering of the eye and eyelid\u2014the conjunctiva \u2014to swell. \u2014 Lauren Krouse, SELF , 1 June 2022",
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"Many viruses\u2014most notably, adenovirus, which is a group of viruses that causes cold-like symptoms, herpes virus, and others\u2014can affect the conjunctiva , Dr. Nguyen says. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The surface of the eye is covered by a mucus membrane, called the conjunctiva , which technically can be susceptible to the virus. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, happens when your conjunctiva (the thin, clear tissue lining your eyelids and the whites of your eyes) becomes inflamed. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, happens when your conjunctiva (the thin, clear tissue lining your eyelids and the whites of your eyes) becomes inflamed. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Conjunctivitis, a highly contagious condition when caused by a virus, is an inflammation of the thin, transparent layer of tissue, called conjunctiva , that covers the white part of the eye and the inside of the eyelid. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"Even having a deficiency in vitamin A, a nutrient that is essential for the health of your conjunctiva and cornea, can decrease your tear production, the Mayo Clinic explains. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 14 Aug. 2018",
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"The eye model, shown in the GIF above, uses cells from a human cornea (dyed yellow) and conjunctiva (dyed red), two of the eye\u2019s outermost layers. \u2014 Scientific American , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of conjunctivus conjoining, from Latin conjunctus":""
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"k\u0259n-",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)-\u02c8t\u012b-v\u0259, k\u0259n-",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)-\u02c8t\u012b-v\u0259"
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],
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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": conjunct , conjoined":[],
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": connective":[],
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": copulative sense 1a":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Scientists captured the shots as part of a conjunctive project called the Physics at High Angular Resolutions in Nearby Galaxies Survey, or PHANGS. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Napa and Bordeaux have both been very diligent in requiring appellation labeling on their wines, whereas Sonoma just adopted conjunctive labeling in 2014. \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-tiv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070714",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"conjunctive legacy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a legacy awarding under Roman law the same thing to two or more persons in one dispositive clause and allowing for each colegatee's share to be increased proportionately if the share of any other colegatee lapses or becomes vacant before it vests":[
|
|
"\u2014 distinguished from disjunctive legacy"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112407",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a combination of circumstances or events usually producing a crisis : juncture":[],
|
|
": conjunction , union":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unfortunate conjuncture of events\u2014peak demand at a time of reduced output from hurricane-ravished refineries\u2014resulted in skyrocketing gas prices",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Elsewhere Gold gained on more stimulus conjuncture . \u2014 Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The new marketing materials come after 18 months of work led by Jenny Dexter, the city\u2019s former communications manager in conjuncture with consultants and surveys. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"In conjuncture with this, A Bola (via Sport Witness) have reported that Spurs have requested a new meeting, meaning further developments could be imminent. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259\u014b(k)-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"boiling point",
|
|
"breaking point",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"crisis",
|
|
"crossroad(s)",
|
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"crunch",
|
|
"crunch time",
|
|
"Dunkirk",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"exigency",
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"flash point",
|
|
"head",
|
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"juncture",
|
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"tinderbox",
|
|
"zero hour"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070722",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conjuration":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a solemn appeal : adjuration":[],
|
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": an expression or trick used in conjuring":[],
|
|
": the act or process of conjuring : incantation":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration",
|
|
"a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"King pointed me to his conjuration of Haures, Duke of Hell and commander of thirty-six legions, known better as the Egyptian deity Horus. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Perhaps the devil could be cornered during some secret ceremony of conjuration after the show on the tour bus . . . \u2014 Bob Larsen, SPIN , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the precision and control of the tales has given way in these pages to a shaggy-dog approach that\u2019s part stream-of-consciousness, part apocalyptic conjuration , part analogy-laden metafiction. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2016"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u0259n-",
|
|
"-j\u0259r-\u02c8\u0101-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-ju\u0307-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"invocation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"whammy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": imagine , contrive":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up We conjure up our own metaphors for our own needs \u2026 \u2014 R. J. Kaufmann conjured up a clever plan to raise the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": to affect or effect by or as if by magic":[],
|
|
": to bring to mind":[
|
|
"words that conjure pleasant images",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up conjure up memories"
|
|
],
|
|
": to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly":[
|
|
"\"I conjure you \u2026 to weigh my case well \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheridan Le Fanu"
|
|
],
|
|
": to practice magical arts":[
|
|
"\u2026 prayed and conjured , but all was useless \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
],
|
|
": to summon a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation":[],
|
|
": to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation":[],
|
|
": to treat or regard as important":[
|
|
"Victor Hugo is a name to conjure with \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter France"
|
|
],
|
|
": to use a conjurer's tricks : juggle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a magician who conjures live doves from silk scarves",
|
|
"The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are rules designed to block clever traders from using offsetting bets to conjure tax savings, and the IRS argues Susquehanna broke them. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Chapters that delve into her childhood were more difficult to conjure . \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to conjure box office magic at third place, earning an additional $4.8 million. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The plot doesn't totally come together yet the music and eye-popping visuals combine to conjure a wowing cosmic fever dream. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Davies crafts simple and startling effects to conjure the relentless presence of Sassoon\u2019s traumatic memories in the course of his daily life and amid its intimate dramas and creative furies. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In Portugal, some recent California expats have taken it upon themselves to make the pitch for how to conjure a bit of their home state while living abroad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Bieker writes to make sense of her characters\u2019 worst inclinations, to conjure empathy even for unforgivable choices. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French conjurer , from Latin conjurare to join in taking an oath, from com- + jurare to swear \u2014 more at jury":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259n-j\u0259r",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u0259n-",
|
|
"transitive sense 2 & intransitive senses \u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r",
|
|
"transitive sense 1 k\u0259n-\u02c8ju\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeal (to)",
|
|
"beg",
|
|
"beseech",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"impetrate",
|
|
"implore",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plead (to)",
|
|
"pray",
|
|
"solicit",
|
|
"supplicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161812",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjure (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to form a mental picture of with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon",
|
|
"to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140125",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjurer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion : magician , juggler":[],
|
|
": one that practices magic arts : wizard":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman",
|
|
"a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn\u2019t sit around and think \u2018does this contradict Christianity?\u2019 says Coleman. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"While Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, that conjurer of literary magic, lay dying, a freshly deceased bird was discovered precisely at the spot on the sofa where the Nobel Prize winner always sat in his Mexico City home. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"His dog was more than a conjurer of great anecdotes, though. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As these examples show, Smil is a conjurer with numbers. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"With a conjurer \u2019s legerdemain, Swift slides Jack into the shadows and pushes Ronnie into the spotlight. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"It has been suggested that as a conjurer of mental images, Mabuse was a sort of alter ego for the domineering director. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"Born in New York in 1861, Robinson modeled his persona after Ching Ling Foo, a conjurer who did in fact hail from China. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"mage",
|
|
"Magian",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"magus",
|
|
"necromancer",
|
|
"sorcerer",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooist",
|
|
"witch",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjuring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": imagine , contrive":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up We conjure up our own metaphors for our own needs \u2026 \u2014 R. J. Kaufmann conjured up a clever plan to raise the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": to affect or effect by or as if by magic":[],
|
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": to bring to mind":[
|
|
"words that conjure pleasant images",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up conjure up memories"
|
|
],
|
|
": to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly":[
|
|
"\"I conjure you \u2026 to weigh my case well \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheridan Le Fanu"
|
|
],
|
|
": to practice magical arts":[
|
|
"\u2026 prayed and conjured , but all was useless \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
|
|
],
|
|
": to summon a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation":[],
|
|
": to summon by or as if by invocation or incantation":[],
|
|
": to treat or regard as important":[
|
|
"Victor Hugo is a name to conjure with \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter France"
|
|
],
|
|
": to use a conjurer's tricks : juggle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a magician who conjures live doves from silk scarves",
|
|
"The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are rules designed to block clever traders from using offsetting bets to conjure tax savings, and the IRS argues Susquehanna broke them. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Chapters that delve into her childhood were more difficult to conjure . \u2014 Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to conjure box office magic at third place, earning an additional $4.8 million. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The plot doesn't totally come together yet the music and eye-popping visuals combine to conjure a wowing cosmic fever dream. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Davies crafts simple and startling effects to conjure the relentless presence of Sassoon\u2019s traumatic memories in the course of his daily life and amid its intimate dramas and creative furies. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In Portugal, some recent California expats have taken it upon themselves to make the pitch for how to conjure a bit of their home state while living abroad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Bieker writes to make sense of her characters\u2019 worst inclinations, to conjure empathy even for unforgivable choices. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conjurer , from Latin conjurare to join in taking an oath, from com- + jurare to swear \u2014 more at jury":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259n-j\u0259r",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u0259n-",
|
|
"transitive sense 2 & intransitive senses \u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r",
|
|
"transitive sense 1 k\u0259n-\u02c8ju\u0307r",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"entreat",
|
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"impetrate",
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"implore",
|
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"importune",
|
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"petition",
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"solicit",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman",
|
|
"a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn\u2019t sit around and think \u2018does this contradict Christianity?\u2019 says Coleman. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
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"While Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, that conjurer of literary magic, lay dying, a freshly deceased bird was discovered precisely at the spot on the sofa where the Nobel Prize winner always sat in his Mexico City home. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
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"His dog was more than a conjurer of great anecdotes, though. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
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"As these examples show, Smil is a conjurer with numbers. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2021",
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"With a conjurer \u2019s legerdemain, Swift slides Jack into the shadows and pushes Ronnie into the spotlight. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"It has been suggested that as a conjurer of mental images, Mabuse was a sort of alter ego for the domineering director. \u2014 J. Hoberman, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
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"Born in New York in 1861, Robinson modeled his persona after Ching Ling Foo, a conjurer who did in fact hail from China. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259n-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259r-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"charmer",
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"enchanter",
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"mage",
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"Magian",
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"magician",
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"magus",
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"necromancer",
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"sorcerer",
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"voodoo",
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"voodooist",
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"witch",
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"wizard"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081251",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conjury":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the practice of magic : conjuring":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"conjure + -y":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4nj(\u0259)r\u0113",
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"-ri also \u02c8k\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085257",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"conk":{
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"antonyms":[
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"black out",
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"faint",
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"keel (over)",
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"pass out",
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"swoon"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hairstyle in which the hair is straightened out and flattened down or lightly waved":[],
|
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": die":[
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"I caught pneumonia. I almost conked",
|
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"\u2014 Truman Capote"
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],
|
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": faint":[],
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": nose":[],
|
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": to go to sleep":[
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"\u2014 usually used with off or out conked out for a while after lunch"
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],
|
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": to hit especially on the head : knock out":[],
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": to straighten out (hair) usually by the use of chemicals":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"English slang conk head":"Verb",
|
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"perhaps from conch":"Noun",
|
|
"probably alteration of conch":"Noun",
|
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"probably by shortening & alteration from congolene preparation used for straightening hair":"Verb",
|
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"probably imitative":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022f\u014bk",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014bk"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"beak",
|
|
"honker",
|
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"neb",
|
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"nose",
|
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"nozzle",
|
|
"proboscis",
|
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"schnoz",
|
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"schnozz",
|
|
"schnozzle",
|
|
"smeller",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snout"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215038",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conk (out)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fall asleep":[
|
|
"I conked out on the sofa last night."
|
|
],
|
|
": to stop working properly":[
|
|
"My car's engine conked out this morning."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conk out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to fall asleep":[
|
|
"I conked out on the sofa last night."
|
|
],
|
|
": to stop working properly":[
|
|
"My car's engine conked out this morning."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224603",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conkanee hemp":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sunn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably irregular from Konkan , coast region of Bombay state, India":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014bk\u0259n\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084900",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game in which each player swings a horse chestnut on a string to try to break one held by the opponent":[],
|
|
": a horse chestnut especially when used in conkers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"conch + -er entry 2 , from the original use of a snail shell on a string in the game":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003836",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conlang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an invented language intended for human communication that has planned and cohesive phonological, grammatical, and syntactical systems":[
|
|
"Celebrated with a cult-following across the globe, Elvish, a constructed language or ' conlang ,' is more than a code, like Pig Latin, \u2026 . Constructed languages like Elvish are real languages, made-up of thousands of words created by fantasy writers, linguists and fans, with real language rules.",
|
|
"\u2014 John McWhorter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"con structed lang uage":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccla\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115109",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the control exercised by one who conns a ship":[],
|
|
": to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)":[],
|
|
"Connecticut":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1626, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of cond , probably alteration of Middle English condien, conduen to conduct, from Anglo-French cunduire \u2014 more at conduit":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helm",
|
|
"navigate",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135252",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connatal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": congenital":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"connate + -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8n-",
|
|
"-\u0101t\u1d4al",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101t\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": akin , congenial":[],
|
|
": born or originated together":[],
|
|
": entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition":[
|
|
"connate water"
|
|
],
|
|
": innate , inborn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin connatus , past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born \u2014 more at nation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4-\u02c8n\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": congenital union":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8n-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": connate sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8n-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4\u00a6n\u0101tiv",
|
|
"-\u0101tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connatural":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": connected by nature : inborn":[],
|
|
": of the same nature":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin connaturalis , from Latin com- + naturalis natural":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u00e4-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become joined":[
|
|
"The two rooms connect by a hallway.",
|
|
"ideas that connect easily to form a theory"
|
|
],
|
|
": to establish a communications connection":[
|
|
"connect to the Internet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have or establish a rapport":[
|
|
"tried to connect with the younger generation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to join or fasten together usually by something intervening":[
|
|
"A highway connects the two towns."
|
|
],
|
|
": to link together logically related elements in order to draw a conclusion":[
|
|
"trying to connect the dots in the investigation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a successful hit, shot, or throw":[
|
|
"connected for a home run",
|
|
"He connected on 60 percent of his shots."
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet for the transference of passengers":[
|
|
"connecting flights"
|
|
],
|
|
": to place or establish in relationship":[
|
|
"Police were unable to connect her to the crime."
|
|
],
|
|
": to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination":[
|
|
"passengers connecting with international flights"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Can you connect the hose to the sprinkler?",
|
|
"Connect the cable to the battery.",
|
|
"A hallway connects the two rooms.",
|
|
"It's the major highway connecting the two towns.",
|
|
"A common theme connects the stories.",
|
|
"The two bones connect at the elbow.",
|
|
"The hose connects easily to the sprinkler.",
|
|
"The bedroom connects to the kitchen.",
|
|
"I never connected you with that group of people.",
|
|
"There's no evidence connecting the company directly to the scandal.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Holistic pictures like these can help providers connect with a multidisciplinary care community to collaborate and devise \u2014 and act on \u2014 an appropriate care plan. \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"This month you are being called to connect your mind, body, and spirit to become impenetrable to other people\u2019s negativity. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"These communities are made up of consumers who are immersed in the metaverse and likely willing to connect virtually with beauty and fashion brands. \u2014 Alison Bring\u00e9, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"While the ad appears to be attacking Cox, running it in the midst of party primaries reflects the kind of messaging that could help Cox connect with the more conservative electorate that typically votes in a GOP pprimary. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"According to The Associated Press, the phone line meant to connect the two was not staffed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that day. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"There are plans for a path along the former Highway 12 to connect these so a longer hike can be taken through the riparian habitat, according to the release. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"These meetings often take place in churches or other community spaces and can connect families to other resources including referrals to rehab centers, monetary aid and mental health services. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Bombshell testimony from the Jan. 6 committee looked to connect former President Trump with the attack on the Capitol. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere , from com- + nectere to bind":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for connect join , combine , unite , connect , link , associate , relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"concatenate",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
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"hitch",
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"hook",
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"join",
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"connected":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": having social, professional, or commercial relationships":[
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"a well- connected lawyer"
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": having the parts or elements logically linked together":[
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"presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem"
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": joined or linked together":[],
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": related by blood or marriage":[]
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"examples":[
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"a series of connected rooms",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Morrison changed the court's old liberal commerce analysis -- where Congress could legislate on anything even vaguely connected to commerce -- and barred Congress from addressing local, non-economic activity. \u2014 Victoria Nourse, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"Of the federal government\u2019s three branches \u2013 legislative, judicial and executive \u2013 Congress is the most closely connected to the American people. \u2014 Claire Leavitt, The Conversation , 28 June 2022",
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"Only a small percentage of those who receive referrals will ultimately end up connected to services such as shelter or housing. \u2014 Chasity Hale, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
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"Presley was the first artist even remotely connected to rock and roll to receive a lifetime achievement award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
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"Obi-Wan is wise, contemplative and highly connected to the Force. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
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"But, in the end, football has formed a bond that keeps them connected to their sons. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
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"This energy was part of the reason Stewart felt connected to her costar. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
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"There are also those who remain connected to the grid but try to power their homes independent of it. \u2014 Katherine Roth, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022"
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"1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201612",
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"adverb",
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"connected load":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the total electric power-consuming rating of all devices (as lamps or motors) connected to a distribution system":[]
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"connected surface":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a surface from any point of which a continuous path can be drawn to any other point of it without crossing its boundary":[]
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182244",
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]
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"connecting":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disconnect",
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"disjoin",
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"disjoint",
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"dissever",
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"disunite",
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"separate",
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"unchain",
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"uncouple",
|
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"unhitch",
|
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"unlink",
|
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"unyoke"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to become joined":[
|
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"The two rooms connect by a hallway.",
|
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"ideas that connect easily to form a theory"
|
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],
|
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": to establish a communications connection":[
|
|
"connect to the Internet"
|
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],
|
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": to have or establish a rapport":[
|
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"tried to connect with the younger generation"
|
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],
|
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": to join or fasten together usually by something intervening":[
|
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"A highway connects the two towns."
|
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],
|
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": to link together logically related elements in order to draw a conclusion":[
|
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"trying to connect the dots in the investigation"
|
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],
|
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": to make a successful hit, shot, or throw":[
|
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"connected for a home run",
|
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"He connected on 60 percent of his shots."
|
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],
|
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": to meet for the transference of passengers":[
|
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"connecting flights"
|
|
],
|
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": to place or establish in relationship":[
|
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"Police were unable to connect her to the crime."
|
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],
|
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": to transfer (as from one airplane to another) as a step in traveling to a final destination":[
|
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"passengers connecting with international flights"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Can you connect the hose to the sprinkler?",
|
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"Connect the cable to the battery.",
|
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"A hallway connects the two rooms.",
|
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"It's the major highway connecting the two towns.",
|
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"A common theme connects the stories.",
|
|
"The two bones connect at the elbow.",
|
|
"The hose connects easily to the sprinkler.",
|
|
"The bedroom connects to the kitchen.",
|
|
"I never connected you with that group of people.",
|
|
"There's no evidence connecting the company directly to the scandal.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Holistic pictures like these can help providers connect with a multidisciplinary care community to collaborate and devise \u2014 and act on \u2014 an appropriate care plan. \u2014 John Mulder, STAT , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"This month you are being called to connect your mind, body, and spirit to become impenetrable to other people\u2019s negativity. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"These communities are made up of consumers who are immersed in the metaverse and likely willing to connect virtually with beauty and fashion brands. \u2014 Alison Bring\u00e9, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"While the ad appears to be attacking Cox, running it in the midst of party primaries reflects the kind of messaging that could help Cox connect with the more conservative electorate that typically votes in a GOP pprimary. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
|
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"According to The Associated Press, the phone line meant to connect the two was not staffed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow that day. \u2014 Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
|
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"There are plans for a path along the former Highway 12 to connect these so a longer hike can be taken through the riparian habitat, according to the release. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
|
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"These meetings often take place in churches or other community spaces and can connect families to other resources including referrals to rehab centers, monetary aid and mental health services. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Bombshell testimony from the Jan. 6 committee looked to connect former President Trump with the attack on the Capitol. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin conectere, connectere , from com- + nectere to bind":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for connect join , combine , unite , connect , link , associate , relate mean to bring or come together into some manner of union. join implies a bringing into contact or conjunction of any degree of closeness. joined forces in an effort to win combine implies some merging or mingling with corresponding loss of identity of each unit. combined jazz and rock to create a new music unite implies somewhat greater loss of separate identity. the colonies united to form a republic connect suggests a loose or external attachment with little or no loss of identity. a mutual defense treaty connected the two nations link may imply strong connection or inseparability of elements still retaining identity. a name forever linked with liberty associate stresses the mere fact of frequent occurrence or existence together in space or in logical relation. opera is popularly associated with high society relate suggests the existence of a real or presumed logical connection. related what he observed to what he already knew",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"catenate",
|
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"chain",
|
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"compound",
|
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"concatenate",
|
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"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
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"hitch",
|
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"hook",
|
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"interconnect",
|
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"interlink",
|
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"join",
|
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"link",
|
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"yoke"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105642",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"connection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a means of communication or transport":[
|
|
"a telephone connection"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest":[
|
|
"has powerful connections"
|
|
],
|
|
": a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship":[
|
|
"The school has no connection with the museum."
|
|
],
|
|
": a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties)":[
|
|
"Family connections can make getting a job much easier."
|
|
],
|
|
": a set of persons associated together: such as":[],
|
|
": a source of contraband (such as illegal drugs)":[],
|
|
": an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another":[
|
|
"a firm's foreign connections"
|
|
],
|
|
": causal or logical relation or sequence":[
|
|
"the connection between two ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
": clan":[],
|
|
": coherence , continuity":[
|
|
"\u2026 a confused multitude without order or connection .",
|
|
"\u2014 John Locke"
|
|
],
|
|
": contextual relation or association":[
|
|
"In this connection the word has a different meaning."
|
|
],
|
|
": denomination":[],
|
|
": position , job":[],
|
|
": relationship in fact":[
|
|
"wanted in connection with a robbery"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that connects : link":[
|
|
"a loose connection in the wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"The school has no connection with the museum."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of connecting : the state of being connected : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.",
|
|
"There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.",
|
|
"All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.",
|
|
"connections between thought and language",
|
|
"Investigators found no connection between the two fires.",
|
|
"The school has no connection with the museum.",
|
|
"Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.",
|
|
"I'm not sure I see the connection .",
|
|
"Our family feels a deep connection to the land.",
|
|
"the connection between smoking and lung cancer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, when poor diet and a lack of exercise were taken in account, some of the connection between social stress levels and an aging immune system disappeared. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Talk soon fizzled, as did, any sign of the pair's connection . \u2014 Logan Sykes, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Since her 2013 eponymous album, some artists have recreated the attempt, but faltered without the same level of connection with their fanbase or anticipation over new music to build from. \u2014 Jaelani Turner-williams, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The resulting dance is an expression of love and sorrow, a testament to the ephemeral nature of living, and to the possibility\u2014despite or because of that ephemerality\u2014of true connection . \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The occasion to take photos of his family, to pose them in his grandparents\u2019 living room in Memphis, Tenn., presented an opening to explore the points of connection that had been neglected over time. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the film, Hallgren, who followed Crump from 2020 to 2021, captures tender moments of connection between the attorney and some of his clients, between Crump and his family or community. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"While those forms of connection are still important today (especially in a post-pandemic world), professional networks like LinkedIn can approximate traditional networking and empower people to reach brand-new audiences worldwide. \u2014 Nancy Marshall, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Balanchine is at his most persuasive here on the values of human connection , gentle tolerance and the great balm of love. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin connexion-, connexio , from conectere \u2014 see connect":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8nek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"linkage",
|
|
"relation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040503",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conspire , intrigue":[
|
|
"accused his opponents of conniving to defeat the proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : wink":[
|
|
"The captain connived at the smuggling of goods aboard his ship."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding":[
|
|
"officials who connive with drug dealers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose":[
|
|
"The government connived in the rebels' military buildup."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory",
|
|
"suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Foremost among the opera\u2019s ironies is Agrippina herself (Joyce DiDonato), domineering and conniving throughout the span of this opera, but in real life destined, in the years that would follow, to be hoist by her own petard. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Depictions of female candidates as calculating or conniving are political mainstays. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Actor Mehcad Brooks recently shook up our worlds in the recent Tyler Perry Netflix drama A Fall From Grace as the outwardly charming yet conniving heartthrob Shannon. \u2014 Jasmine Grant, Essence , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The Musical: The Series, Grabeel doesn't miss a beat from his old character Ryan Evans, Sharpay Evans' (Ashley Tisdale) enthusiastic, conniving twin brother. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 27 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"An evil lair for out-of-touch bureaucrats, striving and conniving politicos and entitled elites. \u2014 Joe Heim, Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"At the end of You season two, fans discovered that Love Quinn was (almost) as conniving , manipulative, and murderous as her lover Joe Goldberg, (sometimes known as Will Bettleheim). \u2014 Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Ultimately she was fired from the show but never lost her cunning, conniving and treacherously deceitful ways. \u2014 Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root , 29 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"By contrast, there is no evidence to support the president\u2019s vague suggestion that Ukraine, not Russia, might be responsible for the hacking, or that CrowdStrike somehow connived in it. \u2014 Scott Shane, New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French or Latin; French conniver , from Latin coniv\u0113re, conniv\u0113re to close the eyes, connive, from com- + -niv\u0113re (akin to nictare to wink); akin to Old English & Old High German hn\u012bgan to bow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u012bv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"wink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212606",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connoisseur":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who enjoys with discrimination and appreciation of subtleties":[
|
|
"a connoisseur of fine wines"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Sean \"P. Diddy\" Combs, now starring in Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun , takes his grooming rituals seriously. \"I take a bath around 3 a.m. when I get home to wind down. I'm a bath connoisseur ,\" says Combs, 34. \"I have bath salts, bath beads\u2014I can make you the best bath in the world.\" \u2014 Ann Marie Cruz , People , 14 June 2004",
|
|
"Police reporting had made me a connoisseur of auto accidents. Some people could tell a fake Rembrandt from the real thing; I could tell a run-of-the-mill fender bender from a real accident. \u2014 Russell Baker , The Good Times , 1989",
|
|
"It was apple juice. Ortiz watched him drink it with all the delicacy of a wine connoisseur sampling new bordeaux. \u2014 Tom Clancy , The Cardinal of the Kremlin , (1988) 1989",
|
|
"He was a voracious reader, a strong critic, an art connoisseur in certain directions, a collector of books, but above all he was a man of the world by profession, and loved the contacts\u2014perhaps the collisions\u2014of society. \u2014 Henry Adams , The Education of Henry Adams , 1907",
|
|
"She is a connoisseur of African art.",
|
|
"a forthcoming exhibit at the art museum that is eagerly awaited by connoisseurs of ancient Greek pottery",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Representing 7,000 years of art, antiques, and antiquities, with modern and contemporary art just a tiny sliver of it, TEFAF has long held a reputation as the true connoisseur 's fair. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Maybe your dad's been a cannabis connoisseur since his days following the Grateful Dead. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Anthony credits his time with the New York Knicks as a catalyst for becoming a wine connoisseur . \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 8 Aug. 2012",
|
|
"From the gourmet grilling connoisseur to the lazy cook to the guy who loves grilling but burns everything, here is something perfect for every father who cooks with gas, fire or smoke, at many different price points. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Haynie, a bearded 38-year-old cannabis connoisseur who tattooed his thumbs with green ink, is no horticulture amateur. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s my conversation with breakbeat connoisseur DJ about food, the band\u2019s provenance, spirituality as an influence on the band\u2019s tunes, and his role as a drummer in a group that emphasizes feeling over power. \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Doubling down on its commitment to Islamic art, the museum tapped celebrated designer and textile connoisseur Madeline Weinrib to curate a selection of modern-day craftspeople from throughout the Islamic world. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The collector behind that special piece of jewelry is Kerry Bonnell, the longtime vintage connoisseur and founder of Archive vintage. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 3 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"obsolete French (now connaisseur ), from Old French connoisseor , from connoistre to know, from Latin cognoscere \u2014 more at cognition":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259r",
|
|
"also -\u02c8su\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cognoscente",
|
|
"dilettante"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114313",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connotation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an essential property or group of properties of a thing named by a term in logic \u2014 compare denotation":[],
|
|
": something suggested by a word or thing : implication":[
|
|
"the connotations of comfort that surrounded that old chair"
|
|
],
|
|
": the signification of something":[
|
|
"\u2026 that abuse of logic which consists in moving counters about as if they were known entities with a fixed connotation .",
|
|
"\u2014 William Ralph Inge"
|
|
],
|
|
": the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Miuccia Prada, a connoisseur of vintage jewelry, has a collection of tiaras and subverts their formal connotations by wearing them for the day. \u2014 Hamish Bowles , Vogue , March 1997",
|
|
"Suddenly, Hsun-ching brightened. \"So this is propaganda?\" Alison did not know that, in Chinese, the word for propaganda literally means to spread information, and does not carry any negative connotations . \u2014 Mark Salzman , The Laughing Sutra , 1991",
|
|
"The word \"evolution,\" with its connotation of unrolling, of progressive development, was not favored by Darwin; he preferred the bleak phrase \"descent with modification\" for his theory. \u2014 John Updike , New Yorker , 30 Dec. 1985",
|
|
"a word with negative connotations",
|
|
"For many people, the word \u201cfat\u201d has negative connotations .",
|
|
"The word \u201cchildlike\u201d has connotations of innocence.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The modern connotation is slang for a fierce woman. \u2014 Lucas Villa, Allure , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The burgeoning high rises of Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Flagler Village are taking on a botanical connotation , including fighting each other to reach the sun. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Nowadays, the word still refers to a temporary place to live, but the connotation is far grander. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"This just makes sense to me, and has absolutely no political connotation to it. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
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"That stands to be the only connotation of the phrase going forward, because Game 163 isn't going to happen under the new format. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Although the play\u2019s characters examine every connotation of its provocative one-word-title, its vivid ride comes explicitly from its emotions, ideas and language \u2014 but never its action. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"And despite the diversity of the lyrics and the artists, Evans said the genre still carries the same violent connotation in the media and for law enforcement. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Mood lighting, which often carries a connotation around creating a romantic environment, can also impact purchasing decisions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see connote":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082713",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"connotative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": connoting or tending to connote":[],
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": relating to connotation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That may be because the connotative force of the word is outstripping the academic meaning of the word. \u2014 Kory Stamper, The Cut , 9 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020347",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"connotative definition":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a statement of the equivalence of connotation between the defined term and another expression":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"connote":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be associated with or inseparable from as a consequence or concomitant":[
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"the remorse so often connoted by guilt"
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],
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": to convey in addition to exact explicit meaning":[
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"all the misery that poverty connotes",
|
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"For her, the word \"family\" connotes love and comfort."
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],
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": to imply as a logical connotation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The word \u201cchildlike\u201d connotes innocence.",
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"For her, the word \u201cfamily\u201d connotes love and comfort.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Russian tanks, missiles and armored vehicles on parade were painted with an orange and black stripe to connote the St George\u2019s ribbon. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Bike companies aren\u2019t quite there yet, but there are certain sounds that have come to connote high performance, such as the whooshing of carbon wheels and the aggressive snarl of a tightly-sprung set of freewheel pawls. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"To those unfamiliar, pickleball doesn\u2019t sound like the paragon of elegance\u2014its name fails to connote the cach\u00e9 of lavish golf fairways, or the social hierarchy of tennis. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Last night on Madison Avenue, two families whose names connote aesthetic excellence hosted a glittering celebration. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"At the same time, Astrid & Lilly\u2018s chipperness does not connote shallowness of feeling. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Rodolitz likened NFTs to traditional status symbols, like designer handbags or sneakers, that people use to connote their tastes and means. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The designer says that Paola\u2019s blond hair helped connote poshness. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"The apr\u00e8s-ski standby, whose familiar patterns connote instant coziness, has been migrating to runways of late, popping up in myriad fall collections. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin connotare , from Latin com- + notare to note":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u014dt",
|
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"k\u00e4-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114755",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"connubial":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the married state : conjugal":[
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"connubial relations"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"a happy couple celebrating half a century of connubial bliss",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Relyea was like an Old Testament prophet in the saturnine power of his recitatives, lightening his deep dark basso timbre for the evocation of Adam and Eve\u2019s connubial bliss in his duets with Sierra in Part 3. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 9 Aug. 2017",
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"The Maldivians have the highest divorce rate in the world, a fact which to my mind uniquely qualifies them to officiate over the interment by water of the connubial myth. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 2 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conubialis , from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry \u2014 more at nuptial":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-b\u0113-\u0259l",
|
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"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conjugal",
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"marital",
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"married",
|
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"matrimonial",
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"nuptial",
|
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"wedded"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175825",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"connubiality":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to the married state : conjugal":[
|
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"connubial relations"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a happy couple celebrating half a century of connubial bliss",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Relyea was like an Old Testament prophet in the saturnine power of his recitatives, lightening his deep dark basso timbre for the evocation of Adam and Eve\u2019s connubial bliss in his duets with Sierra in Part 3. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 9 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"The Maldivians have the highest divorce rate in the world, a fact which to my mind uniquely qualifies them to officiate over the interment by water of the connubial myth. \u2014 Rachel Cusk, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 2 Feb. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conubialis , from conubium, connubium marriage, from com- + nubere to marry \u2014 more at nuptial":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-b\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conjugal",
|
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"marital",
|
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"married",
|
|
"matrimonial",
|
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"nuptial",
|
|
"wedded"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201523",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"connubium":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lawful marriage":[],
|
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": the right to intermarry":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005837",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conny":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of conny dialectal English variant of canny"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n\u0113",
|
|
"-ni"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085021",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"conny boy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a worker who removes sludge and incrustations from refining pans and vats":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001418",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cono-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see con- entry 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005157",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be victorious":[],
|
|
": to gain mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition":[
|
|
"conquered the mountain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to gain or acquire by force of arms : subjugate":[
|
|
"conquer territory"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overcome by force of arms : vanquish":[
|
|
"conquered the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overcome by mental or moral power : surmount":[
|
|
"conquered her fear"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"And my girlfriends are really strong, feminine women\u2014yet we can all be girls together. Some days we just have to go out and shop, get a massage \u2026 . The next day we want to conquer the world and start our own company. \u2014 Sandra Bullock , quoted in Playboy , September 1995",
|
|
"After her initial passionate prayer of thanks for the strength to conquer her vast disappointment, she stayed on her knees, the hassock comfortable \u2026 \u2014 James Clavell , Gai-Jin , (1993) 1994",
|
|
"It used to be that men \" conquered \" mountains in a cacophony of gratuitous chest-thumping. \u2014 Tim Cahill , New York Times Book Review , 10 June 1990",
|
|
"But however vile the movie, the sentiments it embodies are (as they say) American as apple pie: the west was something to be conquered and claimed. \u2014 Margaret Atwood , Survival , 1972",
|
|
"The city was conquered by the ancient Romans.",
|
|
"They conquered all their enemies.",
|
|
"He finally conquered his drug habit.",
|
|
"Scientists believe the disease can be conquered .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"All the while, a dangerous force from the mainland is preparing to invade and conquer Helgoland. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Ever since the Industrial Revolution, science and technology have been used to analyze, conquer and control. \u2014 Richard Lea, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The cloud also helped Prom conquer another major challenge for his team. \u2014 Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"This is the environment Dan McDonnell's Louisville baseball team that is 8-9-1 on the road must conquer if the Cardinals want to reach the College World Series for the sixth time in program history. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The goal this season is to see if someone will conquer all four stages in Las Vegas and take home the title. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s how to conquer your spring allergies when pollen season hits full swing. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"No Way Home didn't just conquer the box office: After raking in a pandemic-best record of $1.87 billion worldwide, Marvel's multiversal extravaganza also webbed up an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arabs didn\u2019t invade and conquer the Levant until over 600 years after the Romans killed Jesus. \u2014 Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, to acquire, conquer, from Anglo-French conquerre , from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere , alteration of Latin conquirere to search for, collect, from com- + quaerere to ask, search":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conquer conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominate",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"subjugate",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"vanquish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110928",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conqueringly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a conquering manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164330",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conqueror":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loser"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who conquers : one who wins a country in war, subdues or subjugates a people, or overcomes an adversary":[
|
|
"The year 1570 brought yet another conqueror , the Ottoman Empire.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan Weisman",
|
|
"In Cleopatra \u2026 the Roman conqueror met his equal, at least for proud independence and clear-eyed ruthlessness.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland",
|
|
"William the Conqueror"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0259r-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beater",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"subduer",
|
|
"trimmer",
|
|
"vanquisher",
|
|
"victor",
|
|
"whipper",
|
|
"winner"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person whose favor or hand has been won":[],
|
|
": the act or process of conquering":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tales of the ancient army's conquests",
|
|
"She was one of his many conquests .",
|
|
"people who boast about their sexual conquests",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even as Russia has struggled on other battlefronts, the surrender at Mariupol solidified one of Russia\u2019s few significant territorial achievements \u2014 the conquest of a once-thriving southeast port. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The evil of the human being comes from this, from this capacity of self-destruction and of conquest and of wanting to conquer new territories and economic interests. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Such horrifying stories are frequent during warfare, as soldiers violate women's bodies as a sign of conquest . \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine early Thursday marks the failure of Western deterrence and a return to the age of authoritarian conquest . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The virus surged through human populations in waves in the Old World and then in the New World following the era of European conquest . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The book is written in Spanish and Nahuatl, its side-by-side columns concluding with a detailed account of the conquest . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Odesa appears to remain an object of conquest for Russia. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The artwork reflects an integration of cultures instead of outright conquest . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 10 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *conquaesitus , alteration of Latin conquisitus , past participle of conquirere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cckwest",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-kw\u0259st",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"subjection",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"subjugation",
|
|
"vanquishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquest state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state formed by or based upon the subjugation of the original inhabitants":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044236",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conquian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a card game for two played with 40 cards from which all games of rummy developed":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish conqui\u00e1n \u2014 more at cooncan":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4\u014b-k\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014420",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conquinamine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline alkaloid C 19 H 24 N 2 O 2 found with quinamine in cinchona barks":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary com- + quinamine ; originally formed as German konquinamin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n\u02c8k-",
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u00a6kwin\u0259\u02ccm\u0113n",
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"-m\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141039",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consanguinity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a close relation or connection":[
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"the consanguinity of monotheistic religions"
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],
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": the quality or state of being consanguineous":[
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"persons related by consanguinity"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although no one discusses it, consanguinity appears to be a given. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"The risk of unintentional consanguinity \u2014the technical term for relatives hooking up\u2014remains small, but looms large in the minds of those conceived via anonymous sperm donation. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 30 July 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see consanguineous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccsa\u014b-",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccsan-\u02c8gwi-n\u0259-t\u0113, -\u02ccsa\u014b-",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccsan-\u02c8gwi-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130924",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conscientious":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cutthroat",
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"dishonest",
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"dishonorable",
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"immoral",
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"unconscionable",
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"unethical",
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"unjust",
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"unprincipled",
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"unscrupulous"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience : scrupulous":[
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"a conscientious public servant"
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],
|
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": meticulous , careful":[
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"a conscientious listener"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was a good friend to his comrades, a conscientious leader mindful of his men's needs; an upright family man with strong, bright, proud children \u2026 \u2014 Tom Clancy , Without Remorse , 1994",
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"Because Puckett was a conscientious lieutenant \u2026 his men did not have to stint on their fire. He had made sure that every man was carrying a basic load of ammunition and then some to spare \u2026 \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
|
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"He was shifty about money matters, not conscientious about returning advances, fulfilling contracts, reading manuscripts. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
|
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"She has always been a very conscientious worker.",
|
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"He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The longer this pandemic drags on, the more this question comes up \u2014 especially among people who\u2019ve been conscientious about evading the coronavirus for nearly 2\u00bd years and fear their luck is bound to run out. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Be conscientious of your usage, and choose lodging and outfitters who are as well. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 30 Jan. 2020",
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"This might include the research indicating that sons of working mothers are more conscientious , while daughters of working mothers are more likely to build higher-achieving careers of their own. \u2014 Lydia Vargo, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable, and more conscientious . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Hughes urged pet owners to be conscientious when deciding whether to buy one of these creatures. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
|
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"So Riles often told those battling drug and alcohol dependency about the wonders of Minnesota, a state that long prided itself on being conscientious and progressive. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Given reasonable conditions and plenty of love, there are many ways in which kids can have happy childhoods and emerge as healthy, conscientious , successful adults. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
|
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"That was always my mum\u2019s advice to me, her overly conscientious child. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 8 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see conscience":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-sh\u0113-\u02c8en-sh\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conscientious upright , honest , just , conscientious , scrupulous , honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles. a stern and upright minister honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness. known for being honest in business dealings just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable. workers given just compensation conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. conscientious in the completion of her assignments scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. a difficult but honorable decision",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"conscionable",
|
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"ethical",
|
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"honest",
|
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"honorable",
|
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"just",
|
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"moral",
|
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"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194047",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscientiousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heedlessness",
|
|
"inattentiveness",
|
|
"negligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the condition or quality of being conscientious":[
|
|
"Apparently, the secret to a happy, healthy adulthood is learning early on to deal with disappointment and developing character traits\u2014persistence, curiosity, conscientiousness , optimism, and self-control\u2014to surmount it.",
|
|
"\u2014 Deanna Pan",
|
|
"Not surprisingly, they have found that people blessed with innate conscientiousness , meaning that they are organized and predictable, typically eat better and live longer than people who are disorderly.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gretchen Reynolds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0113-\u02c8en(t)-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"heedfulness",
|
|
"meticulosity",
|
|
"meticulousness",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"scrupulousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscionable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conscientious":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rejecting the title of hero, he insisted that any conscionable person would have done the same thing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Banning Trump was the only conscionable response to January 6 \u2013 and de-platforming is proven to quash provocateurs. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Of course, this was exactly why the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund was created fifteen years ago: to make the American fashion community more caring, more creative, more conscionable . \u2014 Sally Singer, Vogue , 16 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"With the issue of guns and your stock portfolio (or just your 401(k) for that matter), the question is a conscionable one, but there's not a simple fix for most investors. \u2014 refinery29.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"irregular from conscience":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094905",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being concerned or interested":[
|
|
"a budget- conscious businessman"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception":[],
|
|
": consciousness sense 5":[],
|
|
": done or acting with critical awareness":[
|
|
"a conscious effort to do better"
|
|
],
|
|
": having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake":[
|
|
"became conscious after the anesthesia wore off"
|
|
],
|
|
": likely to notice, consider, or appraise":[
|
|
"a bargain- conscious shopper"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by strong feelings or notions":[
|
|
"a race- conscious society"
|
|
],
|
|
": perceiving, apprehending , or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation":[
|
|
"conscious of having succeeded",
|
|
"was conscious that someone was watching"
|
|
],
|
|
": personally felt":[
|
|
"conscious guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
": self-conscious":[],
|
|
": sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The chances of being admitted conscious to a hospital without being pressed to produce a living will, have become virtually nil \u2026 \u2014 Joan Didion , New York Review of Books , 9 June 2005",
|
|
"\"Was she good-looking?\" \"Actually, my conscious mind no longer remembers anything about her physical appearance. She went the way of my seventh-grade French.\" \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , Finnegan's Week , 1994",
|
|
"Incidentally, neither my mother nor I was conscious of any rudeness. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
|
|
"Bilbo bowed. He had no hat to take off, and was painfully conscious of his many missing buttons. \u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien , The Hobbit , 1937",
|
|
"Is the patient conscious yet?",
|
|
"He was fully conscious when we found him.",
|
|
"the capacity for conscious thought",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"For myself, ever since 1922, when I saw my first picture, films have been barreling through my conscious to my unconscious, but insofar as they remain in my conscious , they get themselves arranged in hierarchies of value and, more important, affection. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , Before My Eyes , (1974) 1980",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The rooms have coffeemakers, hair dryers, and eco- conscious shampoo \u2013 but no shower caps. \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In the photo series captioned with a simple sun and white heart emoji, Hailey wears a sleek, black Spin Crop Tank from the eco- conscious brand Thrive Soci\u00e9t\u00e9. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The actress stars in the company\u2019s new campaign celebrating its new eco- conscious Tree Flyer running sneakers, which are available in women\u2019s and men\u2019s sizes and now come in a limited edition Lux Pink colorway. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Mount Logan EcoLodge, Haines Junction Eco- conscious travelers can get close to Mother Nature at the remote and all-inclusive B&B-style Mount Logan EcoLodge. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The aim is to reduce the stores\u2019 supply chain and in-store waste while running a profitable business to meet the needs of eco- conscious shoppers. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Our sustainability experts call out one other selling point for eco- conscious shoppers: The company\u2019s 125,000-square-foot headquarters generates 85% of its annual power through solar energy. \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"These are also an eco- conscious option, made with an anti-microbial Tencel with temperature regulation for a cool feel. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Sustainability is tricky for brands to nail, especially since the best way to be eco- conscious is to, well, stop buying things. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"My friends who are in-the-know and value- conscious have sung praises of the chain for years, and my frugal-shopping mom has been a regular since ALDI opened in my hometown in the 1990s. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conscius , from com- + scire to know":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conscious Adjective aware , cognizant , conscious , sensible , alive , awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"cognizant",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"witting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consciously":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being concerned or interested":[
|
|
"a budget- conscious businessman"
|
|
],
|
|
": capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception":[],
|
|
": consciousness sense 5":[],
|
|
": done or acting with critical awareness":[
|
|
"a conscious effort to do better"
|
|
],
|
|
": having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor : awake":[
|
|
"became conscious after the anesthesia wore off"
|
|
],
|
|
": likely to notice, consider, or appraise":[
|
|
"a bargain- conscious shopper"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by strong feelings or notions":[
|
|
"a race- conscious society"
|
|
],
|
|
": perceiving, apprehending , or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation":[
|
|
"conscious of having succeeded",
|
|
"was conscious that someone was watching"
|
|
],
|
|
": personally felt":[
|
|
"conscious guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
": self-conscious":[],
|
|
": sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The chances of being admitted conscious to a hospital without being pressed to produce a living will, have become virtually nil \u2026 \u2014 Joan Didion , New York Review of Books , 9 June 2005",
|
|
"\"Was she good-looking?\" \"Actually, my conscious mind no longer remembers anything about her physical appearance. She went the way of my seventh-grade French.\" \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , Finnegan's Week , 1994",
|
|
"Incidentally, neither my mother nor I was conscious of any rudeness. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
|
|
"Bilbo bowed. He had no hat to take off, and was painfully conscious of his many missing buttons. \u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien , The Hobbit , 1937",
|
|
"Is the patient conscious yet?",
|
|
"He was fully conscious when we found him.",
|
|
"the capacity for conscious thought",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"For myself, ever since 1922, when I saw my first picture, films have been barreling through my conscious to my unconscious, but insofar as they remain in my conscious , they get themselves arranged in hierarchies of value and, more important, affection. \u2014 Stanley Kauffmann , Before My Eyes , (1974) 1980",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The rooms have coffeemakers, hair dryers, and eco- conscious shampoo \u2013 but no shower caps. \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In the photo series captioned with a simple sun and white heart emoji, Hailey wears a sleek, black Spin Crop Tank from the eco- conscious brand Thrive Soci\u00e9t\u00e9. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The actress stars in the company\u2019s new campaign celebrating its new eco- conscious Tree Flyer running sneakers, which are available in women\u2019s and men\u2019s sizes and now come in a limited edition Lux Pink colorway. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Mount Logan EcoLodge, Haines Junction Eco- conscious travelers can get close to Mother Nature at the remote and all-inclusive B&B-style Mount Logan EcoLodge. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The aim is to reduce the stores\u2019 supply chain and in-store waste while running a profitable business to meet the needs of eco- conscious shoppers. \u2014 Kristine De Leon, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Our sustainability experts call out one other selling point for eco- conscious shoppers: The company\u2019s 125,000-square-foot headquarters generates 85% of its annual power through solar energy. \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"These are also an eco- conscious option, made with an anti-microbial Tencel with temperature regulation for a cool feel. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Sustainability is tricky for brands to nail, especially since the best way to be eco- conscious is to, well, stop buying things. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"My friends who are in-the-know and value- conscious have sung praises of the chain for years, and my frugal-shopping mom has been a regular since ALDI opened in my hometown in the 1990s. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conscius , from com- + scire to know":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conscious Adjective aware , cognizant , conscious , sensible , alive , awake mean having knowledge of something. aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences. aware of changes in climate cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources. not fully cognizant of the facts conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it. conscious that my heart was pounding sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities. sensible of a teacher's influence alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something. alive to the thrill of danger awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert. a country always awake to the threat of invasion",
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"synonyms":[
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"alive",
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"apprehensive",
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"aware",
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"cognizant",
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"mindful",
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"sensible",
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"sentient",
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"ware",
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"witting"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111102",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consciousness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the normal state of conscious life":[
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"regained consciousness"
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],
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": the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself":[],
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": the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought : mind":[],
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": the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact":[],
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": the totality of conscious states of an individual":[],
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": the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The medication caused her to enter an altered state of consciousness .",
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"The events have become part of the national consciousness .",
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"He hopes that he can raise public consciousness of the disease.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The latter often presents as dizziness, lightheadedness, or loss of consciousness . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 June 2022",
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"Signs of heat exhaustion include dizziness, thirst and nausea, while signs of heatstroke include high body temperatures; hot, red skin; rapid pulse; and loss of consciousness , according to the weather service. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"The soldier with the head injury was drifting in and out of consciousness . \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"When Todd Benzinger squeezed a pop-up for the final out, Eric Davis was in intensive care, heavily sedated and floating in and out of consciousness . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 June 2022",
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"There is a lot of angst about the meaning of sentience and the meaning of consciousness . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"His tweets were often streams of consciousness , reflective of a carefree, oversharing Gen Zer. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
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"The man, who also appeared intoxicated, was in and out of consciousness . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"Signs include nausea and vomiting, flushed skin, rapid breathing, racing heart rate and possibly loss of consciousness . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see conscious entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259-sn\u0259s",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"advertence",
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"advertency",
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"attention",
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"awareness",
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"cognizance",
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"ear",
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"eye",
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"heed",
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"knowledge",
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"mindfulness",
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"note",
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"notice",
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"observance",
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"observation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172233",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conscribe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": conscript":[],
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": limit , circumscribe":[
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"ill-health \u2026 conscribed the force of his intentions",
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin conscribere":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conscript",
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"draft",
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"levy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061153",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conscript":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conscribe",
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"draft",
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"levy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a conscripted person (such as a military recruit)":[],
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": enrolled into service by compulsion : drafted":[],
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": made up of conscripted persons":[],
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": to enroll into service by compulsion : draft":[
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"was conscripted into the army"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts",
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"Verb",
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"The government is conscripting men for the army.",
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"He was conscripted into the army.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Begersky was a conscript from a small town near Russia\u2019s Pacific coast, Agentstvo reported. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"On Sunday, a user of the social-media platform VKontakte said the ship\u2019s commanders told him that his son Yegor, a conscript , was among those missing in the tragedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"In combat, there is a major difference between a military driver with three years of training and an 18-year-old conscript with a driver\u2019s license. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Others among the dead Russian soldiers were a captain found in a nearby building, and an 18-year-old conscript in the garden of a house who had been shot, Sergeant Soroka said. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Russia\u2019s failure to secure a quick victory supports research showing that conscript armies are worse at fighting wars than professional militaries staffed with volunteers. \u2014 Max Z. Margulies And Laura Resnick Samotin, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"Zelensky, in an overnight address over the weekend, accused the Kremlin of cynically preparing conscript soldiers as cannon fodder for the next phase of fighting in the east. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
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"Opposition to the first war in Chechnya in the mid-1990s was spurred by Russian families angry that their conscript sons were being used as cannon fodder. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"History records tales of undersupplied Russian conscript soldiers, high inflation and industrial breakdowns during wartime, and tyrants surrounded by flatterers. \u2014 Peter Landers And Alastair Gale, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Largely composed of conscript soldiers who were ignorant of what to expect, the force drove long columns of tanks and armor into the city in what was intended to be a swift overthrow of the Chechen leadership. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"For him, recovering Ukraine may be worth losing conscript battalions, delaying some oil sales, enduring economic boycotts, and letting the world seize other oligarchs\u2019 yachts. \u2014 Lewis Libby, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russian conscript soldiers are being captured in his country and some are refusing to return to Russia. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Family members of conscript soldiers, too, are a key demographic for resisting the war from within Russia, much like the grieving American mothers whose children were sent off to die in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 Saoirse Gowan, The Week , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Russia is also conducting its spring draft, which seeks to conscript about 130,000 men between 18 and 27 by mid-July. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Pro-Russian separatists stop buses filled with fleeing citizens and either steal their food, conscript them into fighting or worse. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his government was trying to verify the exact number of citizens who had been forcibly deported, alleging that Russia was trying to forcibly conscript many into its army. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In his first extended remarks since the war began, Putin claimed Russia would not need to conscript soldiers to help fight in the invasion, nor would the country need to impose martial law. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In last week\u2019s installment, Custer tried to conscript his girlfriend Faye (Chloe Cherry) in his plan to set up Fez. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The business groups and the states, nearly all led by Republican attorneys general, argue that Congress never clearly gave OSHA the power to conscript businesses into implementing a vaccine-and-testing mandate. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The bus was stopped by a soldier, looking to conscript his young countrymen into the army. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
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"For shepherd leaders, these principles are the standard bill of fare to orchestrate and conscript long term success: 1. \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1813, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of French conscrit , from Latin conscriptus , past participle of conscribere to enroll, enlist, from com- + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccskript",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8skript"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"draftee",
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
"selectee"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190828",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscription":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service : draft":[
|
|
"During the war the armed forces were heavily dependent on conscription ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young people who face conscription into the army",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those without assets could be granted assistance on par with other refugees fleeing genocidal regimes to maximize emigration, in particular from the working-age population, including young adults now subject to conscription . \u2014 Alex Garcia, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The island\u2019s leaders have been seeking to phase out conscription in favor of a professional all-volunteer force. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Lawmakers have extended the training period for some military reservists from several days to two weeks, and are contemplating extending conscription from four months to one year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The cornerstone of Finland\u2019s defense force is its policy of mandatory conscription for men, says General Lindberg. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Notably, the decree signed by Putin also grants IT workers an exemption from conscription into military service, something many young Russians have sought to avoid by fleeing the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Banks aren\u2019t welcoming their conscription into the unprecedented effort, said a person in the Canadian banking industry familiar with the matter, describing an early period of confusion about the order. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Political groups on the island have raised the idea of expanding Taiwan\u2019s reserve forces and conscription , Dr. Templeman says. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Western media has paid the most attention to how conscription might shape battlefield outcomes. \u2014 Max Z. Margulies And Laura Resnick Samotin, WSJ , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see conscript entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8skrip-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050439",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscriptionist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who favors or advocates military conscription":[
|
|
"a conscriptionist point of view"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102938",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"give up (to)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
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"save",
|
|
"set by"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dedicated to a sacred purpose":[],
|
|
": to devote to a purpose with or as if with deep solemnity or dedication":[],
|
|
": to effect the liturgical transubstantiation of (eucharistic bread and wine)":[],
|
|
": to make inviolable or venerable":[
|
|
"principles consecrated by the weight of history"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the consecrate gold tablets which Joseph Smith claimed to have found",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes",
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Stories about soldiers finding ways to consecrate and celebrate their vows resonated with the team. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Cascading from the table\u2019s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The museum would help consecrate Kenya\u2019s place as both the ancient cradle of humankind and a leader in current wildlife-conservation efforts. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Let his countrymen consecrate the memory of the heroic general, the patriotic statesman, and the virtuous sage. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In many cultures throughout history, people have stacked stones to mark paths, to consecrate sacred places or as meditative acts. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"An epiclesis is a prayer calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine used in the Eucharist. \u2014 al , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
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"An epiclesis is a prayer calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine used in the Eucharist. \u2014 al , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
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"This was a phalanx of protection, a way to consecrate and protect the place he was raised. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin consecratus , past participle of consecrare , from com- + sacrare to consecrate \u2014 more at sacred":"Verb and Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for consecrate Verb devote , dedicate , consecrate , hallow mean to set apart for a special and often higher end. devote is likely to imply compelling motives and often attachment to an objective. devoted his evenings to study dedicate implies solemn and exclusive devotion to a sacred or serious use or purpose. dedicated her life to medical research consecrate stresses investment with a solemn or sacred quality. consecrate a church to the worship of God hallow , often differing little from dedicate or consecrate , may distinctively imply an attribution of intrinsic sanctity. battlegrounds hallowed by the blood of patriots",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blessed",
|
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"blest",
|
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"consecrated",
|
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"hallowed",
|
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"holy",
|
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"sacral",
|
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"sacred",
|
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"sacrosanct",
|
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"sanctified"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185112",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consecrate oneself":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to officially promise to give one's time and attention to something (especially a religion)":[
|
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"They consecrated themselves to the church."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040148",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consecrated":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having been consecrated : such as":[],
|
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": transubstantiated by liturgical rite":[
|
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"the consecrated host",
|
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"Foremost among them, from the orthodox point of view, was the tradition of the Eucharist, the sacramental bread and wine, each consecrated particle and drop of which, according to the doctrine of concomitance, contained within it the whole body and blood of Christ \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Mitchell B. Merback"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055448",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consecratedness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": consecration sense 1d":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175547",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consecration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the act or ceremony of consecrating":[],
|
|
": the part of a Communion rite in which the bread and wine are consecrated":[],
|
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": the state of being consecrated":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the consecration of the Host during Communion",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"According to the Moscow City News Agency, the image shows a ritual blessing of the participants in the Victory Parade and the consecration of launches on the Khodynka field. \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration . \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Even the fiercest of skeptics were suddenly silenced upon hearing Rosal\u00eda\u2019s third LP, MOTOMAMI, which showcases her consecration by deviating from pure flamenco into more experimental territory. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Following a prayer of consecration , the priests were clothed in chasubles (the large sleeveless outer garments worn when celebrating Mass) and stoles (a strip of cloth vaguely resembling a scarf). \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Before William presented the new flag that is decorated with the regiment's achievements and honors, there was a consecration of the colors by chaplains from the household division of the army. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
|
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"For most chefs, opening a full-fledged restaurant in New York is a dream come true, a consecration of sorts. \u2014 Sylvie Bigar, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"To many Russian Orthodox Christians, the consecration was chauvinistic; to ecumenical-minded Catholics, imprudent. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"According to one of the visionaries, the consecration specifically of Russia performed by the pope would usher in a period of world peace. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blessing",
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"hallowing",
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"sanctification"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203602",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consectary":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": consequence , corollary":[
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"a consectary drawn from careful observations"
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],
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": following by consequence : consequent":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin consectarium , from neuter of consectarius logically following, from consectari to follow after, from com- + sectari to follow, accompany, from secta sect":"Noun",
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"Latin consectarius":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n\u02c8sekt\u0259r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203551",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consecution":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": sequence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin consecution-, consecutio , from consequi to follow along \u2014 more at consequent":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"catena",
|
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"catenation",
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"chain",
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"concatenation",
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"nexus",
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"progression",
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"sequence",
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"string",
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"train"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044223",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"consecutive":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconsecutive",
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"inconsequent",
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"nonconsecutive",
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"nonsequential"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": following one after the other in order : successive":[
|
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"served four consecutive terms in office"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With the win, Colorado ended Tampa Bay's bid to win three consecutive Stanley Cups, a feat only achieved by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and the New York Islanders, and well before the current salary cap era. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
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"Liggett believes 23-year-old Slovenian rider Tadej Poga\u010dar is a shoo-in for his third consecutive Tour de France victory, elevating him to one of the Tour greats. \u2014 Carlton Reid, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"The Bruins hold the NCAA men's basketball record for most consecutive wins (88), a streak that spanned from 1971-74. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Against Italy on Friday, Teckla Jackson made her second consecutive start of the tournament at attack, while Kj\u00e4lla came off the bench as a defender. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Of course, what determines a recession is not quite as airtight as just two consecutive down quarters. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Trump has long hinted at a third consecutive White House bid and has campaigned for much of the past year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Team USA is vying for its sixth consecutive gold medal in the tournament and will play its first game at 2:45 p.m. EDT against Lebanon. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022",
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"Bryson Stott hit a three-run home run off Herget, making Iglesias the loser and resulting in the Angels\u2019 11th consecutive defeat. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see consecution":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8se-ky\u0259-tiv",
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"-k\u0259-tiv"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"back-to-back",
|
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"sequent",
|
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"sequential",
|
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"straight",
|
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"succeeding",
|
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"successional",
|
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"successive"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112445",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consensus":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"conflict",
|
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"disagreement",
|
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"dissensus"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": general agreement : unanimity":[
|
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"the consensus of their opinion, based on reports \u2026 from the border",
|
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"\u2014 John Hersey"
|
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],
|
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": group solidarity in sentiment and belief":[],
|
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": the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned":[
|
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"the consensus was to go ahead"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Yet despite this and other dust-ups during the convention, the general consensus is that Episcopalians weathered this one with their customary civility intact. \u2014 Antonio Ramirez , Commonweal , 12 Sept. 1997",
|
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"Despite years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged. \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 30 Nov. 1995",
|
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"Beyond the general goal of sustainability, there was little consensus at the conference on how to get from here to there. \u2014 Constance Holden , Science , 6 July 1990",
|
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"\u2026 it is the consensus of opinion that the Iceni in their geographic isolation remained 'Celtic' \u2026 \u2014 Antonia Fraser , The Warrior Queens , 1988",
|
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"Everyone on the council seems to understand the need for consensus .",
|
|
"There is a lack of consensus among the citizens.",
|
|
"The decision was made by consensus .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Biden also suggested there was consensus on providing tax credits for winterizing homes, which would help lower utility bills, and to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing to address supply chain issues that have driven up prices. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Cunningham finished third in Rookie of the Year voting, was a consensus All-Rookie first-team selection and looks the part of a franchise player. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Be clear on how decisions will be made and what would happen if there weren\u2019t a consensus . \u2014 Mindy Diamond, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
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"There was a consensus that those things were unconstitutional, but that was the low-hanging fruit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"There will be no consensus on the B.Q.E., said Samuel I. Schwartz, a transportation engineer who has worked on the highway. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Science suggests this might not be the best idea for young brains and bodies, though there is no clear consensus . \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But as people trickled out of the famed hotel, there wasn\u2019t a clear consensus for later stops. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Even so, this isn\u2019t the consensus that Democrats are trying to project, especially if the result depends so much on the wording of the question. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from consentire \u2014 see consent entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190202",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"green light",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another : acquiescence":[
|
|
"he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties",
|
|
"\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be in concord in opinion or sentiment":[],
|
|
": to give assent or approval : agree":[
|
|
"consent to being tested",
|
|
"She consented to our request."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He was reluctant at first but finally consented .",
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He did not give his consent for the use of his name in the advertisement.",
|
|
"No one may use the vehicle without the consent of the owner.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Minnesota court rules normally bar audio and video coverage of a criminal trial unless all parties consent and the defense in this case has objected. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Lisa Herring, superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, told CNN twice-weekly mandatory testing for teachers has been extended to students whose parents consent to testing. \u2014 Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Our survey makes clear that there will be several rounds of prequalification before volunteers could formally consent to a challenge trial. \u2014 Carl Elliott, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Gamble determined in March that both officers raped the girl, who was 15 years old at the time and unable to consent . \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"But most of them hadn\u2019t expected anything like the facial recognition monitoring they\u2019ve been asked to consent to. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The second is that the Northern Ireland that exists is a strange, unfair, and largely dysfunctional place that works only when both its nationalist and unionist communities consent to the system governing it. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"In its view, pushing a button manifests assent only if the user is explicitly advised that doing so manifests consent to the terms. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"By encouraging website visitors to authenticate and consent to specific data collection, marketers create trust between brands and consumers. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Individuals reveal very personal information on social networks and IoT devices, often unconsciously and without their knowledge or consent . \u2014 Ken Knapton, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"First there is Jacoba Ballard's grisly discovery that she was secretly fathered by her mother\u2019s fertility doctor, who impregnated patients without their knowledge or consent throughout the 1980s. \u2014 Maybelle Morgan, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In the complaint, federal officials accuse Napleton of adding products and services such as GAP (guaranteed asset protection) insurance, or paint protection to customers' car purchase, oftentimes without their knowledge or consent . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Without the 31-year-old mother\u2019s knowledge or consent , doctors took cancer cells during a diagnostic procedure and used them for medical research. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Without her knowledge or consent , the NYPD collected the cup, took a sample of her DNA and sent it to the OCME, which created a suspect profile in its DNA database, the suit states. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Without the young mother\u2019s knowledge or consent , doctors took the then-31-year-old\u2019s cancer cells during a diagnostic procedure and used them for medical research. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Lee and Terry obtained names and personal identifying information for individuals without their knowledge and consent . \u2014 Liset Cruz, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Having a tracker in a teen\u2019s car, with their knowledge and consent , can provide peace of mind to a parent. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French consentir , from Latin consentire , from com- + sentire to feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8sent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for consent Verb assent , consent , accede , acquiesce , agree , subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions. voters assented to the proposal consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired. consented to their daughter's going accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent. officials acceded to the prisoners' demands acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition. acquiesced to his boss's wishes agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion. finally agreed to come along subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support. subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accede",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"causation",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a conclusion derived through logic : inference":[
|
|
"\u2026 we can deduce \u2026 many consequences each of which can be tested by experiment.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Bryant Conant"
|
|
],
|
|
": as a result":[],
|
|
": importance with respect to power to produce an effect":[
|
|
"a mistake of no consequence",
|
|
"a problem of grave international consequence"
|
|
],
|
|
": social importance":[
|
|
"a person of some consequence"
|
|
],
|
|
": something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions":[
|
|
"the economic consequences of the war",
|
|
"This refined taste is the consequence of education and habit.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joshua Reynolds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The slightest error can have serious consequences .",
|
|
"What were the economic consequences of the war?",
|
|
"The decrease in sales was a consequence of some bad publicity about the company.",
|
|
"Some say many jobs will be lost as a consequence of the trade agreement.",
|
|
"He weighed the consequences of making a career change.",
|
|
"The style you choose is of no consequence .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And of greater consequence , machines have even proven better than humans at detecting early-stage lung cancer. \u2014 Glenn Hopper, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Wake me up when someone currently of consequence abandons the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Jordan Poole, the Splash Brother in training, continued to shoot without worry of consequence , the kind of freedom and confidence that has thrived under Kerr. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"In Georgia, partial settlement of a suit by two election workers has forced the right-wing One America News Network to admit that there was no fraud of consequence in the state\u2019s election. \u2014 Jim Sleeper, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"These types of infrastructure measures reduce instances of human error, experts say, which decreases the risk of a tragic consequence for anyone using the road. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Few accidents were reported, and those of no consequence . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s also widespread belief that substantial roster change is necessary, but with the aforementioned shortage of both draft assets and cap space, the only viable route to that change is for Ainge and Zanik to trade away players of consequence . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday night, a political hearing may prove to be as big a draw as a major sports event or series finale \u2014 even if what\u2019s at stake is of more consequence than either of those two types of programming. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see consequent entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckwens",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckwen(t)s",
|
|
"-kw\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for consequence importance , consequence , moment , weight , significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone. a region with no cities of importance consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects. the style you choose is of little consequence moment implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence. a decision of great moment weight implies a judgment of the immediate relative importance of something. the argument carried no weight with the judge significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be recognized. the treaty's significance",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"child",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consequence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin consequentia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"inconsequent",
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deduction sense 2b":[],
|
|
": following as a result or effect":[
|
|
"her new job and consequent relocation"
|
|
],
|
|
": observing logical sequence : rational":[],
|
|
": the conclusion of a conditional sentence":[],
|
|
": the second term of a ratio":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Weather forecasters predict heavy rains and consequent flooding.",
|
|
"Falling sales and a consequent loss of profits forced the company to lay off more workers.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The 1957 Price-Anderson Act, which shields the industry from almost all financial liability consequent of a major accident, is up for renewal in 2025. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Previous inequities in the U.S. education system have contributed to the health gaps in U.S. society that COVID-19 exploited, and the evidence suggests these inequities are growing consequent to school closures. \u2014 Nason Maani, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Another set of ideas posits that the spin occurs after scission consequent to forces such as repulsion between the protons in the fragments. \u2014 Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The complete definition must also include the signals giving rise to fear (antecedents) and objectively observable behaviors ( consequents ). \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"For decades, the more common practice has been to play those six-bar consequents twice as fast. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"For executive producer Jenny Han, who also authored the 2009 titular book and consequent trilogy, and 19-year-old Tung, that feeling or awareness of the way you\u2019re perceived as a young woman is something familiar \u2014 and kind of scary. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 19 June 2022",
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"The archipelago of hog manure lagoons and consequent runoff when used as fertilizer are also directly associated with a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico the size of New Jersey. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"The consequent production budget rises are affecting the independent sector most acutely, the review found. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 June 2022",
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"The consequent price increases on every other product that travels to ... \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 10 June 2022",
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"The growing popularity of the genre and consequent slew of productions has been credited with contributing to a rejuvenation of the film industry in Taiwan. \u2014 Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
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"All terrorism poses a threat, no matter what political agenda, ideological perversion, or mental instability inspires the consequent violence. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
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"This has brought great uncertainty and consequent price-volatility to markets for these essential supplies. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"But China\u2019s rapid economic development, and consequent naval buildup, is tipping the scales in Beijing\u2019s favor. \u2014 Chris Horton, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin consequent-, consequens , present participle of consequi to follow along, from com- + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue":"Noun and Adjective"
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-si-kw\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-kw\u0259nt",
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"-\u02cckwent"
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],
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"analytic",
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"coherent",
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"good",
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"logical",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"sensible",
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"sound",
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"valid",
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"well-founded",
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"well-grounded"
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"antonyms":[],
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": any one of the magnetic poles that appear in a nonuniformly magnetized body excepting those poles near its ends":[]
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": consequent":[
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"oversupply and the consequential plummeting prices"
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],
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": having significant consequences : important":[
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"a grave and consequential event",
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"consequential decisions"
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],
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": of the nature of a secondary result : indirect":[
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"insurance against consequential loss"
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],
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": self-important":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software.",
|
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"The change to the schedule is not consequential .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the time being, though, Facebook parent Meta remains the biggest, and most consequential , social media platform and company globally. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 26 June 2022",
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"Harini can now retire from spelling thousands of words that get no Google hits other than dictionary definitions, and direct toward something relevant and consequential her extraordinary powers of absorbing and recalling material. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"The deal, which forced the company to take on substantial debt, might have been a less consequential mistake, had the industry not almost immediately begun a dramatic shift. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
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"There's no such thing as an unimportant offseason, but this one feels especially consequential for the Detroit Pistons. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Private company boards are legitimate and consequential responsibilities with expectations of time spent and attention given. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Mainly set in the kind of tavern where much cultural exchange occurred, the story seems to make dance central and consequential . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Alphabet took a smaller\u2014but still consequential \u2014first-quarter spanking from its equities investments, registering losses of about $1 billion. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Brooke loathed Dennis, Dennis fell in love, and\u2014once Brooke came around\u2014one of the more colorful and consequential alliances of the \u201960s was born. \u2014 Matthew Specktor, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see consequent entry 1":""
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},
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8kwen(t)-sh\u0259l",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-si-\u02c8kwen-ch\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"attendant",
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"consequent",
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"due (to)",
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"resultant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065838",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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},
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"consequently":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": as a result : in view of the foregoing : accordingly":[
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"The words are often confused and are consequently misused."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Labor economists also question the narrative that higher wages are driving inflation, and consequently that bringing wages down through higher unemployment makes sense as a policy approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"This product comes with less of a footprint than typical car covers, but consequently offers less area of coverage. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Rising global temperatures have resulted in longer summers and shorter winters, which consequently are enabling ticks to become more abundant and widespread. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"To achieve that, employees must feel well-served by management: getting the support needed to effectively perform their job and, consequently , serve customers with distinction. \u2014 Jon Picoult, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Low tire pressure can increase friction between your vehicle and the road, forcing the vehicle to do more work\u2014 consequently burning more gasoline and nullifying other fuel-saving measures, Mr. Drury said. \u2014 J.j. Mccorvey And Veronica Dagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"La Ni\u00f1a is a natural ocean-atmospheric phenomenon marked by cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, near the equator, which consequently affects weather across the world. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
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"And without that desire to be together, your love and deeper connection consequently begin to wane. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Further, high water subsidy services under governmental control have led to water being an underpriced commodity, and consequently , the community consistently perceives that water is free. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see consequent entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckwent-l\u0113",
|
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"-si-kw\u0259nt-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02cckwent-l\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accordingly",
|
|
"ergo",
|
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"hence",
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"so",
|
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"therefore",
|
|
"thereupon",
|
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"thus",
|
|
"wherefore"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233141",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consertal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of a texture in which the irregularly shaped crystals interlock : sutured":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin consert us (past participle of conserere to connect, from com- + serere to bind together) + English -al":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259rt\u1d4al"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033052",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"conservacy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conservation sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Anglo-French conservacie , from Medieval Latin conservatia , from Latin conservatus + -ia -y":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025415",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"conservancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a board regulating fisheries and navigation in a river or port":[],
|
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": an organization or area designated to conserve and protect natural resources":[],
|
|
": conservation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The land was recently donated to a local conservancy .",
|
|
"raising money for the conservancy of natural resources",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Produced in collaboration with the National Parks Project, 5% of each sale benefits forest conservancy . \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 28 May 2021",
|
|
"But officials said the park\u2019s conservancy has secured other equipment to keep the low-voltage fence charged and protect the goats that are clearing excess brush in a seven-acre area of the park. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The conservancy has been celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the park all year long and the day of free kites was the final event -- a callback to similar events that marked the park\u2019s opening and its 10th anniversary. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The tribe\u2019s contract with the conservancy gave the nation rights over any intellectual property created. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Seneca Park, 3151 Pee Wee Reese Road, was the last park in Louisville designed by Olmsted's firm in 1928, according to the conservancy . \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"During the past decade, El Cajon alone has experienced 174 vegetation fires, according to the conservancy . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 2018, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation pledged $50 million to the conservancy for the future Centennial Park. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Additional funding also came from a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through Walmart's Acres for America Program, according to the conservancy . \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of obsolete conservacy conservation, from Anglo-French conservacie , from Medieval Latin conservatia , from Latin conservare \u2014 see conserve entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"sustentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conserving , preserving":[
|
|
"the procreant and conservant cause",
|
|
"\u2014 Abraham Fraunce"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conservant-, conservans , present participle of conservare to preserve":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224618",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservation":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the preservation of a physical quantity during transformations or reactions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They are trying to raise money for conservation .",
|
|
"the conservation of the environment",
|
|
"She specializes in the conservation of furniture.",
|
|
"the conservation of religious shrines",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Local conservation organization Urban Corps of San Diego County has been awarded two grants from Cal Fire totaling $1.5 million to fund a program to plant more than 1,500 trees across the region, officials announced Wednesday. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Big, expensive, and sometimes corruption-laden water management plans have come and gone, but a lack of long-term planning or conservation remains. \u2014 Marcos Mart\u00ednez Chac\u00f3n, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In a news release, the Shedd said this information can help with modern conservation planning and management approaches. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Another workshop, presented in partnership with the educational association Cinemathesis, taught kids about environmental conservation and sustainability and culminated in the creation of a stop-motion animated short. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Stingrays in particular have been vulnerable to these changes, with mass death events, despite conservation measures in place including fishing restrictions and river guards, according to Wonders of the Mekong. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Hogan said the Cambodian government has expressed interest in developing a conservation plan for the giant freshwater stingrays. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"This was not one of those situations, said Drew Martin, conservation chair for the Loxahatchee Group of the Sierra Club. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The legislation would put an end to fraudulent, syndicated conservation easements. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin conservation-, conservatio , from conservare \u2014 see conserve entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservancy",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"sustentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023951",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-mindedness",
|
|
"liberalism",
|
|
"liberalness",
|
|
"open-mindedness",
|
|
"progressivism"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": disposition in politics to preserve what is established":[],
|
|
": the Conservative party":[],
|
|
": the principles and policies of a Conservative party":[],
|
|
": the tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change":[
|
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"religious conservatism",
|
|
"cultural conservatism"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That\u2019s a reasonable conservatism that slows efforts at making greener cement, Davis said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"But prosperity came during his presidency only because Mr. Clinton capitulated to Ronald Reagan\u2019s common-sense conservatism . \u2014 WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
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"But in recent years, some politicians, civic leaders and real estate agents have boasted about northern Idaho\u2019s conservatism to draw like-minded people. \u2014 Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Deep down, there\u2019s something about sport that reveals people\u2019s natural conservatism . \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Performative anti-political correctness sits uneasily alongside hopes of a new multiracial working-class conservatism . \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Those changes, and the capitulation of the Republican Party to Trump, have defined conservatism ever since. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Ho and Ta are both Republicans who are stressing fiscal conservatism in their bids for the Assembly. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Le Pen's right-wing National Rally shares some issue space with the left, like granting French citizens the right to make new laws via referendum, but her group's rigid anti-immigration stance and social conservatism have limited its broader appeal. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 10 June 2022"
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|
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|
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"1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see conserve entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
|
"die-hardism",
|
|
"reactionaryism",
|
|
"traditionalism",
|
|
"ultraconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072951",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"rightist",
|
|
"right-winger",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"traditionalist"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cautious or discreet person":[],
|
|
": a member or supporter of a conservative political party":[],
|
|
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|
|
": marked by moderation or caution":[
|
|
"a conservative estimate"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners":[
|
|
"a conservative suit",
|
|
"a conservative architectural style"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions":[],
|
|
": of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: such as":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism":[],
|
|
": one who adheres to traditional methods or views":[],
|
|
": preservative":[],
|
|
": progressive conservative":[],
|
|
": tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional":[
|
|
"conservative policies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
|
|
"She's more conservative now than she was in college.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"His message is being well received by conservatives .",
|
|
"proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But another former Trump appointee, who now runs a conservative advocacy group where Clark works, confirmed the search and said federal agents also searched Clark\u2019s electronic devices. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"An Instagram post shared June 9 by conservative group Turning Point USA shows a screenshot of a June 8 tweet from Gun Owners of America, a pro-Second Amendment lobbying group. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Clark, an environmental lawyer, now works at the Center for Renewing America, a conservative advocacy group. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"For the third time in as many days, the conservative group Project Veritas has published an undercover video of a Utah Republican congressional candidate. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, filed on behalf of cisgender athletes who raced against two transgender female sprinters at the Connecticut state high school championships. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"However, one conservative Catholic group, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, commended the bishop\u2019s decision. \u2014 Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Members include former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway; former director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow; former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos; and David McIntosh, president of the conservative group Club for Growth. \u2014 Alex Leary And John Mccormick, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Three months after leaving the White House in early 2021, Pence founded a political advocacy group called Advancing American Freedom, a conservative policy group that was seen as an early indicator of Pence's future political ambitions. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"An outspoken conservative of the 1970s, Martha Mitchell was characterized as a brash, crazy drunk with a wild imagination. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The Walt Disney Company\u2019s namesake founder, after all, was an anti-union conservative . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"In 2010, Delaware Republicans opted for an unknown conservative named Christine O'Donnell rather than longtime GOP politician Mike Castle as their nominee. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Gaetz, an outspoken conservative , said Rittenhouse deserves a not-guilty verdict. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"He is best understood as an old-school conservative . \u2014 Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"In many ways, this Social Justice Mom is a cautionary tale of what can happen to the child of a conservative if allowed free rein in the library. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"Musk isn't really a conservative in any meaningful sense. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative . \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022"
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|
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"She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.",
|
|
"She's more conservative now than she was in college.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"His message is being well received by conservatives .",
|
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"proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"But another former Trump appointee, who now runs a conservative advocacy group where Clark works, confirmed the search and said federal agents also searched Clark\u2019s electronic devices. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"An Instagram post shared June 9 by conservative group Turning Point USA shows a screenshot of a June 8 tweet from Gun Owners of America, a pro-Second Amendment lobbying group. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Clark, an environmental lawyer, now works at the Center for Renewing America, a conservative advocacy group. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"For the third time in as many days, the conservative group Project Veritas has published an undercover video of a Utah Republican congressional candidate. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, filed on behalf of cisgender athletes who raced against two transgender female sprinters at the Connecticut state high school championships. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"However, one conservative Catholic group, the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, commended the bishop\u2019s decision. \u2014 Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Members include former counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway; former director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow; former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos; and David McIntosh, president of the conservative group Club for Growth. \u2014 Alex Leary And John Mccormick, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Three months after leaving the White House in early 2021, Pence founded a political advocacy group called Advancing American Freedom, a conservative policy group that was seen as an early indicator of Pence's future political ambitions. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"An outspoken conservative of the 1970s, Martha Mitchell was characterized as a brash, crazy drunk with a wild imagination. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Walt Disney Company\u2019s namesake founder, after all, was an anti-union conservative . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In 2010, Delaware Republicans opted for an unknown conservative named Christine O'Donnell rather than longtime GOP politician Mike Castle as their nominee. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Gaetz, an outspoken conservative , said Rittenhouse deserves a not-guilty verdict. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"He is best understood as an old-school conservative . \u2014 Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In many ways, this Social Justice Mom is a cautionary tale of what can happen to the child of a conservative if allowed free rein in the library. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Musk isn't really a conservative in any meaningful sense. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Two television ads from a super PAC called Pennsylvania Conservative Fund try to portray Oz as a phony who is merely pretending to be a conservative . \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dining at juice bars, surf lessons, and experiencing the butterfly conservatory are among the popular activities for girlfriends to engage during a getaway to magical Costa Rica. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Her ambitions changed thanks to a teacher who marveled at her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory . \u2014 Tim Page, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The cafe offers a solid dinner menu, but for a more proper dining experience, book a table at the adjacent restaurant housed in a beautiful glass conservatory . \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Danielle, 29, is now studying at an acting conservatory and her mother, 57, is working as a program representative for the Center for Community College Partnerships, which helped prepare them for UCLA. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"McEathron, who has been volunteering at Showhouses for 21 years, designed the first floor conservatory with designers Marilynn Dal Porto, Lisa Hanseter and Wendy Williams, all from Ethan Allen Brookfield. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Also the conservatory adjacent to the river-facing terrace has been restored. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Her ambitions changed thanks to a teacher who marveled at her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory . \u2014 Tim Page, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Her ambitions changed thanks to a teacher who marveled at her singing talent, which earned her first place in a contest sponsored by the conservatory . \u2014 Tim Page, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"With so little rain, everyone had to conserve water.",
|
|
"We need to conserve our natural resources.",
|
|
"Don't run around too much\u2014you need to conserve your strength.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This means that teams must closely monitor energy consumption and find ways to conserve or recuperate it. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"But the Colorado River is also facing a major shortage, and officials in those areas are similarly working on ways to conserve . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The idea of changing the clocks gained traction during World War I, when Germany, England and other countries involved in the conflict sought ways to conserve energy. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 10-year-old from New York uses social media to share eco-friendly tips on everything from ways to conserve energy and water to best gardening practices. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"More ways to conserve water Water-efficient irrigation techniques can reduce water usage by up to 15%, according to the EPA. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"With rents and energy costs on the rise, consumers will seek ways to conserve dollars. \u2014 Nancy Tengler, USA TODAY , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"In the face of additional drought challenges, people may have to look for ways to conserve that may not be obvious to the eye, including transitioning to low-flow fixtures and searching for inefficiencies or leaks and addressing them. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"With fossil fuels more expensive, families and businesses will either find ways to conserve or switch to cheaper, cleaner energy alternatives. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The limited-edition yogurt, which is mixed with a strawberry-champagne conserve , features a small, tiara-like design drawing, similar to illustrations of crowns on Heinz\u2019s sauce labels. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"To maximize the damage and conserve resources, DDoSers often increase the firepower of their attacks through amplification vectors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Exactly what is the scientific foundation for the company\u2019s claims that dredging the lake will fix its ecology and conserve water, however, is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"According to xeriscaping guidance from Salt Lake City officials, incorporating native species can increase the biodiversity of your garden, conserve water, improve soil health and lessen the need for fertilizer and pesticides. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As extreme heat bears down on much of California, including parts of the Bay Area, the state\u2019s power grid operator asked residents to voluntary conserve energy Friday to lessen the risk of outages. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 July 2021",
|
|
"Encouraging more people to use public transit is widely seen as a way to reduce freeway traffic, conserve fuel, and lessen air pollution. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"These include measures to promote renewable energy development, conserve water, and manage natural and working lands more sustainably. \u2014 Brandi Mckuin, The Conversation , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Lebo helpfully educates readers on the differences between, for example, a jelly, a jam, a preserve, and a conserve . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"With so little rain, everyone had to conserve water.",
|
|
"We need to conserve our natural resources.",
|
|
"Don't run around too much\u2014you need to conserve your strength.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This means that teams must closely monitor energy consumption and find ways to conserve or recuperate it. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"But the Colorado River is also facing a major shortage, and officials in those areas are similarly working on ways to conserve . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The idea of changing the clocks gained traction during World War I, when Germany, England and other countries involved in the conflict sought ways to conserve energy. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 10-year-old from New York uses social media to share eco-friendly tips on everything from ways to conserve energy and water to best gardening practices. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"More ways to conserve water Water-efficient irrigation techniques can reduce water usage by up to 15%, according to the EPA. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"With rents and energy costs on the rise, consumers will seek ways to conserve dollars. \u2014 Nancy Tengler, USA TODAY , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"In the face of additional drought challenges, people may have to look for ways to conserve that may not be obvious to the eye, including transitioning to low-flow fixtures and searching for inefficiencies or leaks and addressing them. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"With fossil fuels more expensive, families and businesses will either find ways to conserve or switch to cheaper, cleaner energy alternatives. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The limited-edition yogurt, which is mixed with a strawberry-champagne conserve , features a small, tiara-like design drawing, similar to illustrations of crowns on Heinz\u2019s sauce labels. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"To maximize the damage and conserve resources, DDoSers often increase the firepower of their attacks through amplification vectors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Exactly what is the scientific foundation for the company\u2019s claims that dredging the lake will fix its ecology and conserve water, however, is anybody\u2019s guess. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"According to xeriscaping guidance from Salt Lake City officials, incorporating native species can increase the biodiversity of your garden, conserve water, improve soil health and lessen the need for fertilizer and pesticides. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As extreme heat bears down on much of California, including parts of the Bay Area, the state\u2019s power grid operator asked residents to voluntary conserve energy Friday to lessen the risk of outages. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 July 2021",
|
|
"Encouraging more people to use public transit is widely seen as a way to reduce freeway traffic, conserve fuel, and lessen air pollution. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"These include measures to promote renewable energy development, conserve water, and manage natural and working lands more sustainably. \u2014 Brandi Mckuin, The Conversation , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"Lebo helpfully educates readers on the differences between, for example, a jelly, a jam, a preserve, and a conserve . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": regard":[
|
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"His works are well considered abroad."
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
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|
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"The old gentleman considered him attentively.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edith Wharton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regard or treat in an attentive or kindly way":[
|
|
"He considered her every wish."
|
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],
|
|
": to take into account":[
|
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"The defendant's age must be considered ."
|
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],
|
|
": to think about carefully: such as":[],
|
|
": to think of especially with regard to taking some action":[
|
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"is considering you for the job",
|
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"considered moving to the city"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We are considering you for the job.",
|
|
"She refused to consider my request.",
|
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"He seriously considered changing careers.",
|
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"The jury has considered the evidence and reached a verdict.",
|
|
"The policy was well researched and well considered .",
|
|
"Please consider what I've said.",
|
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"We never considered the possibility that the plan could fail.",
|
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"He paused a moment to consider before responding.",
|
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"You have to consider that he is only three years old.",
|
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"When you consider how long she worked there, it's surprising that she would leave so suddenly.",
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"The Brookfield Police Department is investigating the incident and does not consider the incident an active threat to the community. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
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"While there are still marquee matchups, like that between Ledecky and Titmus, athletes seem more considerate than cutthroat. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 27 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But whether he was contacted out of serious consideration or merely as a courtesy five years after his firing, Jurich\u2019s candidacy failed to create traction. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
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"casual",
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"unadvised",
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"uncalculated",
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"unconsidered",
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"unstudied"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": matured by extended deliberative thought":[
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"a considered opinion"
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],
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": viewed with respect or esteem":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"It's my considered opinion that she was not guilty of the crime.",
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"Their actions were a considered response to the violence.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, for most companies, this is a costly endeavor that results in losing market share to one of their more considered rivals. \u2014 Mike Bugembe, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"If anything, the upcycling of materials is the most considered , rational choice for us. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Polarized reactions at festival screenings have since given way to more considered debate upon the movie's general release. \u2014 CNN , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"In a comparative historical sense, the work is being done in a more regulated \u2014 and probably more considered \u2014 manner. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"That may be why this season\u2019s homage to the \u201980s feels less like costume and more like a considered reassessment of the era\u2019s sartorial contributions. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"Art works by a number of upcoming British artists add to the considered and hand-crafted feel. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"If the answers to these three questions are clear, considered and valid, the financial and strategic elements of a business plan will also hold water. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"The varied points of reference make for a considered , cohesive and iconic experience, but the true goal of the space is to make anyone who enters\u2014regardless of their background\u2014entirely welcome. \u2014 Camille Okhio, Vogue , 17 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"advised",
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"calculated",
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"deliberate",
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"knowing",
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"measured",
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"reasoned",
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"studied",
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"thought-out",
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"thoughtful",
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"weighed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225226",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"considering":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in view of : taking into account":[
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"he did well considering his limitations"
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],
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": inasmuch as":[
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"considering he was new at the job, he did quite well"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Conjunction",
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"considering the police have almost nothing to go on, I wouldn't expect the case to be solved anytime soon"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d\u0259-ri\u014b",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-d(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"'cause",
|
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"as",
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"as long as",
|
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"because",
|
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"being (as ",
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"for",
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"inasmuch as",
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"now",
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"seeing",
|
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"since",
|
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"whereas"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190621",
|
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"type":[
|
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"conjunction",
|
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"preposition"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consigliere":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
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"the President's trusted consigliere and chief political strategist",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That adrenaline boost from the critical American marketplace was accompanied by savvy programming picks from Asia, a special interest of the late, long-behind-the-Cannes scenes film pro/cinema consigliere Pierre Rissient. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Hilary, their eldest daughter, is a food influencer, and Geoffrey, previously the family\u2019s butler, is now a mysterious consigliere to Uncle Phil. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Sandra Yi Sencindiver joins as Enjoiner Rue, a former courtesan who became the politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"THE NEXT FEW years may be hard for Willy, my friend and street-motorsport consigliere . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"His work over the course of the Trump presidency, though dressed in the trappings of cable news, was indistinguishable from that of a White House consigliere or propagandist. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Soon enough Maurizio is back in the mix, with Patrizia as his loyal consigliere and Lady Macbeth. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"The best attorneys are not only your legal eagle, but also your consigliere . \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"When Steven Van Zandt played Tony\u2019s consigliere , Silvio Dante, on the original series, the costume department fitted him with a towering, shiny pompadour. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 5 Oct. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, from consiglio advice, counsel, from Latin consilium \u2014 more at counsel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014dn-(\u02cc)sil-\u02c8ye-re",
|
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"k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)si-gl\u0113-\u02c8ye-r\u0101",
|
|
"-\u02c8yer-\u0113",
|
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"-\u02c8yer",
|
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"-r\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adviser",
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"advisor",
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"consultant",
|
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"counsel",
|
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"counselor",
|
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"counsellor"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195443",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consign":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"accept",
|
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"receive"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": agree , submit":[],
|
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": to give over to another's care":[
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"\u2026 consign her single daughters to the care of their sister \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
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],
|
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": to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold":[
|
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"consigned the paintings for sale"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She consigned the painting to an auction house.",
|
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"The goods were consigned to him.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Save your fingers by saving the scrap for broth or consign it to the compost. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
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"As played by the generally insufferable Jared Leto, who again emerges as eminently slappable, Michael Morbius is a crippled super-scientist lamed by a DNA defect that will consign him to an early grave. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To lump these movies together under a giant frown emoji, in other words, would be as reductive as trying to consign them to a single style or subject. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What\u2019s curious about the brutality that fuels Internet shaming frenzies is that in real life\u2014that is, IRL, in the usual online parlance\u2014most of us would hesitate to consign a normal nobody to nationwide notoriety and several years of unemployment. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Eradicate any and all signs of the less egalitarian past, consign them to the memory hole. \u2014 Michael Washburn, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson joins web editor Violet Lucca to discuss her article in the March 2022 issue on the Right to Repair movement, which seeks to empower users to fix ailing devices rather than consign them to the trash heap. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Constantly putting sales pitches front and center in your emails is anathema to zoomers and can consign your emails to an eternity of poor open rates. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cherish the players, the games, the bouncing RFK Stadium, but consign the name to the dustbin of history. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1528, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French consigner , from Latin consignare , from com- + signum sign, mark, seal \u2014 more at sign":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for consign commit , entrust , confide , consign , relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"pack (off)",
|
|
"send",
|
|
"ship",
|
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"shoot",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060154",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignatary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"consignat ion + -ary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ri",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8sign\u0259\u02ccter\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054627",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one to whom something is consigned or shipped":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Another air waybill from a few days later, November 13, has the same shipper and consignee . \u2014 CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In one auction in 2006, Kurniawan sold $24.7 million of wine, a record for a single consignee . \u2014 Robert Jablon, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Department of Justice, which was listed as a consignee to the cargo discharged at the end of September, declined to comment when asked about the arrival of the tankers. \u2014 Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg.com , 12 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The co-op, which has been in existence for nearly 40 years, has about 30 members and consignees . \u2014 Deborah Hornblow, courant.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency also seized 100 kilograms (220 pounds) from another warehouse of a consignee on Saturday. \u2014 The Associated Press, The Seattle Times , 29 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1773, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8n\u0113; \u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u012b-\u02c8n\u0113, k\u0259n-, -s\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u012b-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u012b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072221",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignificant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": syncategorematic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin consignificant-, consignificans , present participle of consignificare to consignify":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignification":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": connotative or contextual meaning : joint signification":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin consignification-, consignificatio , from consignificatus (past participle of consignificare ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183041",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to signify in combination with something else":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin consignificare , from Latin com- + significare to signify":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n+",
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132547",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exist , be":[],
|
|
": lie , reside":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with in Liberty consists in the absence of obstructions \u2026 \u2014 A. E. Housman \"In her consists my happiness \u2026 \" \u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement":[],
|
|
": to be capable of existing":[],
|
|
": to be composed or made up":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with of Breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit. The team consists of five players."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be consistent":[
|
|
"it consists with the facts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"that account consists with the information in the other reports",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The 18th and 19th centuries were full of wars, too, but no one concluded from them that music should consist largely of dissonant harmonies, inhuman rhythms and charmless sound patterns. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Apple Music\u2019s pre-add function reveals the project will consist of 16 tracks. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"What one paper published in 2019 in the journal Monsoons and Climate did suggest, after compiling results from recent studies, is that future monsoons may consist of sparser, more sporadic and stronger storms over Arizona. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The tournament will take place Aug. 17-20 at Portland\u2019s Providence Park and will consist of four matches played as two doubleheaders. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"During his transformation, Schumacher would often workout early in the morning, so breakfast afterwards would usually consist of eggs, spinach, chicken and toast. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The anthology will stretch across three CDs and consist of 48 tracks. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The bill will likely include definitions of which coins are commodities versus securities, regulations for stablecoins and non-fungible tokens (NFT) and could consist of a framework for central bank digital currencies (CBDC). \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Lukashenko did not give details, but battalion tactical groups typically consist of mechanized infantry including tanks. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"What does a typical day consist of for you up there? \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The caliber consist of 191 individually hand-finished pieces that work together seamlessly. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These particles always appear as left-handed, whereas all other particles in the universe consist of both left and right-handed varieties. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Converter switches, which are often the size of a coin and consist of three parts, are mostly manufactured overseas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Without Simmons being ready, the Cubs\u2019 middle-infield options consist of Nico Hoerner, Nick Madrigal and Jonathan Villar. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If an attack were unsuccessful, the Iranian response would probably be fairly measured, and consist of asymmetric warfare aimed primarily at Israel. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Villanueva\u2019s dyeing materials for Himaya consist of vegetable scraps collected from market vendors or foraged plants from her neighborhood. \u2014 Eunica Escalante, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For 30 years, the artist James Nares, now known as Jamie, has made paintings that each consist of a single, giant brushstroke, minimalist and maximalist at once. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French consister \"to lie, reside (in), stay permanently, comprise,\" borrowed from Latin consistere \"to stop moving, come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed (of), be established (in a given state), come into existence,\" from con- con- + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of consist entry 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sist",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccsist"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
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"agree",
|
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"answer",
|
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"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
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"cohere",
|
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"coincide",
|
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"comport",
|
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"conform",
|
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"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
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"fit",
|
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"go",
|
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"harmonize",
|
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"jibe",
|
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"rhyme",
|
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"rime",
|
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"sort",
|
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"square",
|
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"tally"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000915",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consist (of)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)":[
|
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"Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.",
|
|
"Coal consists mostly of carbon.",
|
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"His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.",
|
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"The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170637",
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consist in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to have (something) as an essential or main part":[
|
|
"Happiness consists in being satisfied with what you have."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041259",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"consist of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)":[
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"Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.",
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"Coal consists mostly of carbon.",
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"His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.",
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"The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190731",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"consistence":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": consistency":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the mixture should have the consistence of pancake batter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"My advice for other families going through something similar is to wait for three things from your child: Insistence, consistence and persistence. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"That reddish-brown substance, which is now about the consistence of cake batter, is turned into a rectangular hole in the ground lined with several layers of more used sheets. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 17 Dec. 2020",
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"Buckner\u2019s eight tackles, sack, fumble recovery and forced fumble reflect his consistence dominance. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 23 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier, \"permanence of form, solidity, mature state before aging begins,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, \"permanence, stability,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin consistentia \"(of matter) soundness, durability, (of a narrative) consistency,\" going back to Late Latin, \"substance,\" noun derivative of Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at {mat|consist:1}":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"consistency",
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"density",
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"thickness",
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"viscidity",
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"viscosity"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000410",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consistency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": condition of adhering together : firmness of material substance":[],
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": degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or resistance to movement or separation of constituent particles":[
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"Boil the juice to the consistency of a thick syrup."
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],
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": firmness of constitution or character : persistency":[
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"\u2026 the rigid consistency with which he had adhered to its principles \u2026",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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],
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": harmony of conduct or practice with profession":[
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"followed her own advice with consistency"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"His statements on this subject have lacked consistency .",
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"Customers expect consistency in the quality of service they receive.",
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"Practice will ensure greater consistency of performance.",
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"The paints vary in consistency .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The challenge is ensuring data consistency and quality, as well as building a robust infrastructure to pull those data from enough vehicles. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 21 June 2022",
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"Moments later, the soy milk is extracted and the room fills with the aroma of Japanese-style tonyu -- known for having a thicker consistency and a lower water-to-soybean ratio. \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 16 June 2022",
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"Buzz: Park\u2019s consistency and mental toughness helped lead the No. 1 line for Horizon (10-3). \u2014 Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
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"Mandating consistency and comparability in these metrics will improve the efficiency of such contracting arrangements. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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"So far, however, the right-hander\u2019s consistency and command have been anything but. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Fuse Group\u2019s model offers financial consistency and administrative support to its companies. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 7 June 2022",
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"For one, the smell, consistency , and color can be off. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 6 June 2022",
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"But even for doubters, the consistency and quality here will be stunning. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 3b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"consist(ence) + -ency":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n-s\u0113",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"consistence",
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"density",
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"thickness",
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"viscidity",
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"viscosity"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203250",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consistent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conflicting",
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"conflictive",
|
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"incompatible",
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"incongruous",
|
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"inconsistent",
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"inharmonious",
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"noncompatible"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by agreement : compatible":[
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"\u2014 usually used with with statements not consistent with the truth"
|
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],
|
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": marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction":[
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"a consistent style in painting"
|
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],
|
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": possessing firmness or coherence":[],
|
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": showing steady conformity to character, profession , belief, or custom":[
|
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"a consistent patriot"
|
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],
|
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": tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large":[
|
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"a consistent statistical estimator"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 the sixty-five-year-old filmmaker continues to practice his craft with consistent artistic aplomb. \u2014 Peter Travers , Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2001",
|
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"I am not consistent about giving vibrancy and other kinds of input to a relationship. \u2026 There are periods when I am the most attentive and thoughtful lover in the world, and periods, too, when I am just unavailable. \u2014 Toni Cade Bambara , \"A Conversation with Claudia Tate,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
|
"One of the strengths of Blake's letters is their consistent readability \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
|
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"The rhythm of the gesture never varied. The paper flew in identically the same arc at each doorway, landed in identically the same spot. It was impossible for anybody to throw with such consistent perfection. \u2014 Madeleine L'Engle , A Wrinkle in Time , (1962) 1976",
|
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"He is a consistent supporter of the museum.",
|
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"We need to be more consistent in handling this problem.",
|
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"Customers expect that the quality of service they receive will be consistent .",
|
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"The pain has been consistent .",
|
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"Your grades have shown consistent improvement this school year.",
|
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"Their descriptions of the accident were consistent .",
|
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"The decision was consistent with the company's policy.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Customers want a consistent and predictable experience. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Open, transparent, and consistent dialogue between managers and workers will ensure not only that expectations are clear, but that employee worries and concerns around return to office are addressed. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
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"For example, the authors pointed to studies that show the ways sufficient and consistent sleep improves sports and academic performance. \u2014 Jodie Sadowsky, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
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"But vaccination provides more powerful and consistent protection even if a child has already been infected, C.D.C. scientists noted on Saturday. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Smith punctuated his high school career with the Broncos in style, helping to lead the team to a regional semifinal with his powerful and consistent hitting. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Parrish wrote Murray's value comes from his size, switchability defensively and consistent shot from the perimeter. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
|
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"With the rotation thinned out, the Dodgers will need each of their other starters to stay healthy and consistent over the next few months \u2014 starting with their future Hall of Fame left-hander. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
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"McDonald's Russia was consistent , reliable, delicious, a thrill of sugar and salt in a gray world. \u2014 Steve Harrigan, Fox News , 12 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at consist entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
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"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with ",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094620",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistent equations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a set of equations possessing a common solution":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191824",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistently":{
|
|
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|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
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"inconsistent",
|
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"inharmonious",
|
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"noncompatible"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by agreement : compatible":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with with statements not consistent with the truth"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity : free from variation or contradiction":[
|
|
"a consistent style in painting"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessing firmness or coherence":[],
|
|
": showing steady conformity to character, profession , belief, or custom":[
|
|
"a consistent patriot"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large":[
|
|
"a consistent statistical estimator"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 the sixty-five-year-old filmmaker continues to practice his craft with consistent artistic aplomb. \u2014 Peter Travers , Rolling Stone , 30 Aug. 2001",
|
|
"I am not consistent about giving vibrancy and other kinds of input to a relationship. \u2026 There are periods when I am the most attentive and thoughtful lover in the world, and periods, too, when I am just unavailable. \u2014 Toni Cade Bambara , \"A Conversation with Claudia Tate,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
|
"One of the strengths of Blake's letters is their consistent readability \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
|
|
"The rhythm of the gesture never varied. The paper flew in identically the same arc at each doorway, landed in identically the same spot. It was impossible for anybody to throw with such consistent perfection. \u2014 Madeleine L'Engle , A Wrinkle in Time , (1962) 1976",
|
|
"He is a consistent supporter of the museum.",
|
|
"We need to be more consistent in handling this problem.",
|
|
"Customers expect that the quality of service they receive will be consistent .",
|
|
"The pain has been consistent .",
|
|
"Your grades have shown consistent improvement this school year.",
|
|
"Their descriptions of the accident were consistent .",
|
|
"The decision was consistent with the company's policy.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Customers want a consistent and predictable experience. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Open, transparent, and consistent dialogue between managers and workers will ensure not only that expectations are clear, but that employee worries and concerns around return to office are addressed. \u2014 Trey Williams, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, the authors pointed to studies that show the ways sufficient and consistent sleep improves sports and academic performance. \u2014 Jodie Sadowsky, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But vaccination provides more powerful and consistent protection even if a child has already been infected, C.D.C. scientists noted on Saturday. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Smith punctuated his high school career with the Broncos in style, helping to lead the team to a regional semifinal with his powerful and consistent hitting. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Parrish wrote Murray's value comes from his size, switchability defensively and consistent shot from the perimeter. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"With the rotation thinned out, the Dodgers will need each of their other starters to stay healthy and consistent over the next few months \u2014 starting with their future Hall of Fame left-hander. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"McDonald's Russia was consistent , reliable, delicious, a thrill of sugar and salt in a gray world. \u2014 Steve Harrigan, Fox News , 12 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, reside, be composed of, be established (in a given state)\" \u2014 more at consist entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with ",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190033",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistometer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for measuring consistency or flow characteristics of a viscous or plastic substance (as a lubricating grease or a starch suspension)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"consist ency + -o- + -meter":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4ns\u0259\u0307\u02c8st\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025844",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistorian":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consistorial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin & Medieval Latin consistorianus , from consistorium + Latin -anus -an":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183452",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistory":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a church session in some Reformed churches":[],
|
|
": a church tribunal or governing body: such as":[],
|
|
": a solemn assembly : council":[],
|
|
": a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After the next consistory , the number of voting-age cardinals from Asia and Africa will have nearly doubled, compared with the conclave that elected Francis. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The next consistory is scheduled for August and will overlap with the pope's visit to Celestine's tomb. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Those rumors gained steam last week when Francis announced a consistory to create 21 new cardinals scheduled for Aug. 27. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"March 24, 2006 - Holds his first consistory and formally elevates 15 men to the level of cardinal. \u2014 CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In Saturday's consistory , Brunei and Rwanda got their first cardinals. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The cardinals were installed in a ceremony, known as a consistory , that was markedly slimmed down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English consistorie \"diocesan court, tribunal, session of a tribunal, council chamber,\" borrowed from Anglo-French consistorie, consistoire \"court of law, diocesan court, convocation of cardinals,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin consist\u014drium \"place of assembly, council, ecclesiastical court,\" going back to Late Latin, \"place of assembly, habitation, privy council of the emperor,\" from Latin consistere \"to come to a halt, remain at the same level, take up a position, continue in a place, reside, live\" + -\u014drium -ory entry 1 \u2014 more at consist entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8si-st(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164213",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to associate especially in fellowship or partnership":[],
|
|
": to bring into association":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin consociatus , past participle of consociare , from com- + socius companion \u2014 more at social":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014d-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
|
|
"-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around ",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063858",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being consoled : comfort":[
|
|
"She found great consolation in all the cards and letters she received."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His kind words were a consolation to me.",
|
|
"the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the other hand, the Truckers find few reassurances and very little consolation in these memories. \u2014 Stephen Deusner, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Though not intentional, the pop-up shares another similarity with the breakfast program at the Golden Arches: a hard cut-off time, except there\u2019s no lunch menu consolation . \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Even a hot spring in a cave, Reza\u2019s nearly metaphysical hideaway for consolation and contemplation, must become a hideout for concocting cold-blooded machinations. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
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"The reality that all twenty-first century presidents have been unpopular provides scant consolation for Democratic candidates who feel saddled with Biden\u2019s mixed record in office. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
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"Brandon Nguyen of Harford Tech placed third in boys singles, winning his consolation match, 6-3, 6-2. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
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"In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Jordyn Listro found Mikayla Cluff in the box to head in what seemed to be a consolation goal to make the score 2-1. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
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"One consolation for Carlson and most of the 34,000 other Americans diagnosed with AGS is that the meat sensitivity does not appear to be permanent and often resolves in four to five years. \u2014 Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American , 23 May 2022",
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"The falcons raised new chicks each spring, and in these difficult years, thousands of fans have found consolation and joy in watching them. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see console entry 2":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"comforting",
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"consoling",
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"reassurance",
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"solace",
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"solacing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062917",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consolation prize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a prize given to a runner-up or a loser in a contest":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Halverson's consolation prize came in the form of a regional title and a return to the state tournament, where the Rams fell last year to eventual champion Fenwick in the semifinals. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
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"Trinity's consolation prize is the No. 2 ranking, while St. Xavier is third. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
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"The award seemed like something of a consolation prize . \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
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"But the opportunity to fail, and once again become a martyr to the depredations of elites, is a decent enough consolation prize . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Cross is no mere consolation prize next to Neal and Ekwonu, and the experienced pass protector would give Los Angeles an outstanding long-term outlook up front opposite 2021 rookie standout Rashawn Slater. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Depending on number of players and money collected, the grand prize is $30-$60 and consolation prize is $15-25. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Aug. 2021",
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"Winning the scoring title would be a consolation prize in every sense, for a team that entered the season with championship hopes and a name-brand roster full of All-Stars and future Hall of Famers. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s no point in denying the Women\u2019s National Invitation Tournament is the consolation prize to 64 teams that didn\u2019t earn an NCAA Tournament berth. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021052",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"consolator":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that consoles":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from consolatus + -or":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233707",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"console":{
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"antonyms":[
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"assure",
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"cheer",
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"comfort",
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"reassure",
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"solace",
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"soothe"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor":[],
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": a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)":[],
|
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": a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile":[],
|
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": an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament":[],
|
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": an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games":[],
|
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": an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played":[],
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": console table":[],
|
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": to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort":[
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"console a widow",
|
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"I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
|
"a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"Nothing could console her after his death.",
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The woman then removed her upper teeth and placed them in the center console . \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
|
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"D\u2019Luna-Bilbao also had a gun in the center console of the truck, the criminal complaint said. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s plenty of front seat storage in the center console . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
|
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"For proper high-speed desert pounding, use the G.O.A.T. dial in the center console to summon Baja mode in the new 12.0-inch digital instrument cluster. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The UXe comes with a seven-inch driver display in the center console as standard with a 10.3-inch screen available on higher-spec models, which feels at odds with the current evolution towards reducing screen size. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Police wrote that officers found a 9mm handgun loaded with a magazine containing 16 rounds in the center console along with another 16-round magazine loaded with 14 bullets nearby. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
|
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"But there is also the rotary dial/selector in the center console , with handwriting recognition built into its shallow, dished surface, like a glass ashtray. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Nealeigh\u2019s wallet, left in the center console concealed under some papers, also snatched. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Church members console each other after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church on June 16, 2022 in Vestavia, Ala. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
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"That leaves the field open to his aspiring successors to stake a claim to being able to console grieving Nigerians in times of pain. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden's second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
|
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"President Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there on Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in mourning after a staggering loss from a shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 29 May 2022",
|
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"President Joe Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French":"Noun",
|
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"French consoler , from Latin consolari , from com- + solari to console":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"buffet",
|
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"cabinet",
|
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"closet",
|
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"cupboard",
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"hutch",
|
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"locker",
|
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"press",
|
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"sideboard"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112551",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"console table":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Joshua Greene also included a console table to dress things up and disguise the fence. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Pieces already in the room included a billiards table custom made in the 1950s for the owner of a billiards table company in Chicago, chairs and a console table . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
|
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"His Southern antiques include a mid-19th-century mirror that reflects light from its perch on a console table , expanding the space, and a French fauteuil chair Mr. Carroll picked up in New Orleans years ago. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Add a narrow console table behind your sofa to showcase decorative table lamps, accessories, an orchid or even a water feature. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Here, in a space by Justina Blakeney, the console table also functions as a fold-out desk. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Poised on a hall console table or the decorative shoe-storage cabinet, this 27.5-inch table lamp adds elegance and warmth. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Wood elements, including a vintage bench and console table , jibe with natural-wood doors in an organic-minded space that connects the front and rear of the house to the outdoors. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s is a large snowman, a tree with poinsettias and red, green and white ornaments, a matching wreath, and a console table filled with holiday pieces that include a vintage truck hauling holiday greenery. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195646",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolette":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a small cabinet containing a radio, television, or record player designed to be placed against a wall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"console entry 2 + -ette":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4ns\u0259\u02c8let"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225202",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralize",
|
|
"deconcentrate",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to form into a compact mass":[
|
|
"The press consolidates the fibers into board."
|
|
],
|
|
": to join together into one whole : unite":[
|
|
"consolidate several small school districts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make firm or secure : strengthen":[
|
|
"consolidate their hold on first place",
|
|
"He consolidated his position as head of the political party."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The two funds will consolidate into one.",
|
|
"The administration hopes that such measures will consolidate its position.",
|
|
"Rebel forces have consolidated their hold on the region.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In recent years, Beijing has moved to militarize a number of manmade islands throughout the vast waterway in an effort to consolidate its claims, which overlap with several other nations, including the Philippines and Vietnam. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Payne is leading an effort by several public lands ranchers in Rich County to consolidate their grazing allotments and operate collectively to emulate Deseret\u2019s rotation practices, which are only possible on a landscape scale. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Anything less would allow Russia to consolidate and rearm, while Ukrainians under occupation suffer. \u2014 Garry Kasparov, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The move is meant not only to benefit from Florida\u2019s business-friendly tax incentives but also to consolidate Disney\u2019s operations in the state and improve collaboration. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In the post-pandemic period, the first priorities for the CIO are to take stock, consolidate gains and address the unforeseen consequences of two years of accelerated transformation. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Somali gunmen had captured me on land, as a luckless journalist, and stowed me on the Naham 3 for safekeeping, probably to consolidate captives and save money. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Last-minute efforts to consolidate a deeply splintered Republican field and unite behind the leading Mastriano alternative in the polls, former Representative Lou Barletta, had mostly flopped even before Mr. Trump issued his endorsement. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Along with reconfiguring the layout to consolidate the utility areas and expand the kitchen and breakfast room, the owners wanted a greenhouse-like place to grow plants. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1512, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin consolidatus , past participle of consolidare to make solid, from com- + solidus solid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232208",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"disconnection",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
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"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pathological alteration of lung tissue from an aerated condition to one of solid consistency":[],
|
|
": the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated":[],
|
|
": the process by which a new memory is converted into a form that is stable and long-lasting":[
|
|
"Initially fragile memories can gain stability via consolidation , but the extent to which sleep contributes to this process is unresolved \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John D. Rudoy et al."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The announcement states that Nexo is planning a mass consolidation of the crypto industry through mergers and acquisitions (\u041c&\u0410). \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The three teams were among the 43 eliminated by MLB in its consolidation of the minor leagues. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The new build represents a further consolidation of their studio power on the Emerald Isle. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"As our reporting shows, January 6th was the beginning of a consolidation of extremist views. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found consolidation of health systems often leads to higher prices for patients. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Because of legislation requiring consolidation of schools, Iowa\u2019s last one-room school closed in 1967; Forest Grove closed 10 years earlier in 1957. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Blank also argued consolidation in the streaming space will continue, but the potential for media giants to acquire other media giants was limited. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Mastriano is leading the nine-person field of Republican candidates, with party officials and conservatives believing that votes for more electable establishment candidates are too splintered to head off his consolidation of far-right voters. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccs\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033234",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consoling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor":[],
|
|
": a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (such as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (such as a computer or dubber)":[],
|
|
": a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile":[],
|
|
": an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament":[],
|
|
": an electronic system that connects to a display (such as a television set) and is used primarily to play video games":[],
|
|
": an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played":[],
|
|
": console table":[],
|
|
": to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of : comfort":[
|
|
"console a widow",
|
|
"I consoled myself with the thought that things could be much worse."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Nothing could console her after his death.",
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The system also had different modes on the helm console that allows the captain to operate the boat at peak efficiency, whether running in silent mode, or spooling up to top end. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The interior images show two large screens on the dashboard and infotainment console . \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Sometimes the discount is relatively small, as with something like the Nintendo Switch Lite gaming console . \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"These can be accessed by punching the V-Mode button on the center console , which also automatically lowers the ride height by 0.8 inch. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
|
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"For the family room, save close to 40 percent on this popular TV console . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft already sells the Xbox gaming console , and owns several popular video game franchises, including Minecraft and Doom. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Now, are there any games that caught your eye that are multi-platform games that maybe play well on more than one console ? \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Police searched Piri\u2019s vehicle, a 2018 Toyota Tundra, and found a magnetic gun holster on the driver\u2019s side console . \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Church members console each other after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church on June 16, 2022 in Vestavia, Ala. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"That leaves the field open to his aspiring successors to stake a claim to being able to console grieving Nigerians in times of pain. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The visit to Uvalde was Biden's second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in loss after a mass shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
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"President Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there on Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The visit to Uvalde was Biden\u2019s second trip in as many weeks to console a community in mourning after a staggering loss from a shooting. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Elliot Spagat, Chron , 29 May 2022",
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"President Joe Biden, the nation\u2019s second Catholic president, prayed there Sunday, attending Mass during a trip to Uvalde to console the community. \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":"Noun",
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"French consoler , from Latin consolari , from com- + solari to console":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u014dl",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"buffet",
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"cabinet",
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"closet",
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"cupboard",
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"hutch",
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"locker",
|
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"press",
|
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"sideboard"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005108",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"consolute temperature":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": critical solution temperature":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112253",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consomm\u00e9":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": clear soup made from well-seasoned stock":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"For example, on the creative vegetarian menu, the mushroom consomme is served with a central mass of crimini mushrooms encircled by strips of parsnip crisps that are arranged like a teepee. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"There is a whole lot of classic inspiration, a French consomme inspired by Paul Bocuse. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The process creates a tender meat and a rich, flavorful consomme . \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2021",
|
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"The queso-birria lunch includes four tacos, consomme and fixings for $12. \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2021",
|
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"His $58 Rosh Hashanah menu is a lighter take on the traditional meal, starting with duck consomme and a salad sweetened with dates and honey vinaigrette. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 9 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Pho is fast food made with considerable care: long-simmered, consomme -clear, fragrant-with-star-anise beef noodle soup. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Here, the consomme was made to be an active participant in the overall spectacle of the meal. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 2 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Started w/ consomme , then roast beef, green bean salad, potatoes, dietetic pie, buttermilk and Sanka. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from past participle of consommer to complete, boil down, from Latin consummare to complete \u2014 more at consummate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consonance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
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"disproportion",
|
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"disunity",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": concord sense 1b":[],
|
|
": harmony or agreement among components":[
|
|
"His beliefs are in consonance with the political party's views."
|
|
],
|
|
": sympathetic vibration , resonance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side",
|
|
"in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance . \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The ending of the first movement makes clear Britten\u2019s awareness of this aesthetic dichotomy, with a cello glissando ascent through the harmonic series, an acoustic phenomenon literally at the core of western ideas of musical consonance and harmony. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As always, Maxo\u2019s syrup-thick voice and consonance -heavy flow detail the wheeling and dealing of a life on the street, with an introspective approach most save for therapy. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English consonance, consonaunce \"fixed relationship, agreement,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French consonance \"musical note, sound,\" borrowed from Latin consonantia \"musical concord, harmony of sounds,\" noun derivative of consonant-, consonans \"sounding in accord, agreeing, fitting\" \u2014 more at consonant entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"coherence",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonancy",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orchestration",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consonancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consonance sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what makes Citizen Kane so great is the consonancy between its larger-than-life subject and its bravura style"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English consonancie, consonancy \"harmony of sounds, perfect musical chord, fixed relationship,\" borrowed from Latin consonantia \"musical concord, harmony of sounds\" \u2014 more at consonance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"coherence",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orchestration",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consonant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonic",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inharmonic",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"unbalanced"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord":[
|
|
"The decision was consonant with the company's usual practice."
|
|
],
|
|
": having similar sounds":[
|
|
"consonant words"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by musical consonances":[
|
|
"consonant chords"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to or exhibiting consonance : resonant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history",
|
|
"his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Homing in assiduously on sexuality and faith as consonant or conflicting forces, the play can be heartbreaking, as when exploring Chris\u2019s trauma. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But if streaming has facilitated the use of the F-word, with its punchy hard- consonant ending, why are artists and listeners increasingly drawn to it in the first place? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But some languages use abjads instead, which are basically consonant alphabets. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The outlawing and expulsion of those who disagree is completely consonant with his concept of freedom. . . . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That was consonant with a 24-fold increase in prescriptions at retail pharmacies, to 88,000 in the week ended Aug. 13 from an average of 3,600 per week in the pre-pandemic period through February 2020. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In ordinary tonal speech, the vocal cords make the pitch modulations that form the tones while the front of the mouth forms much of the vowel and consonant sounds. \u2014 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Surely accompanied by violinist Byungchan Lee, Peterson\u2019s understated language of consonant chords put together in unexpected ways suggested short stories told in a spare style, hiding turbulent emotions beneath. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"This is also consonant with data from the United Kingdom, which, because of its National Health Service, has better data than exists in the U.S. \u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Early players couldn't ascertain how those letters might connect to each other (i.e., trying common consonant and vowel combinations). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In Dutch, it is pronounced Hakhar, using a palatal consonant that exists in Hebrew (though not in the name Hagar) and in Dutch. \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, the contestant in control of the wheel at the time will spin to determine the amount each consonant is worth during the speed up round. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Dr. Chang\u2019s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
|
|
"The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Chang\u2019s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Ryan Ramczyk has signed a $96 million extension, or a little more than $10 million per consonant . \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
|
|
"Their performances, full of squishy, immature consonant sounds and a child\u2019s sometimes-halting speech patterns, help communicate the show\u2019s larger intent: These are real children. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 24 May 2021",
|
|
"The family tried therapy, tongue depressors; Gorman exiled words that used the consonant . \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English consonans, consonaunte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French consonant, borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans (originally as modifying littera \"letter\"), noun derivative from present participle of conson\u0101re \"to sound together\" \u2014 more at consonant entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, \"in conformity with,\" borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans \"sounding in accord, agreeing, fitting,\" from present participle of conson\u0101re \"to sound together, agree, be in harmony,\" from con- con- + son\u0101re \"to make a noise, sound\" \u2014 more at sound entry 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-n\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s(\u0259-)n\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"eurythmic",
|
|
"eurhythmic",
|
|
"harmonic",
|
|
"harmonious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"battery",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"boodle",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"constellation",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"passel"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together":[],
|
|
": a set of musical instruments of the same family":[],
|
|
": a ship accompanying another":[
|
|
"\u2026 he could see the brown sail and the red sail of their consorts \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 C. S. Forester"
|
|
],
|
|
": accord , harmonize":[
|
|
"The illustrations consort admirably with the text.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": associate":[
|
|
"the criminal and his consorts"
|
|
],
|
|
": conjunction , association":[
|
|
"He ruled in consort with his father."
|
|
],
|
|
": escort":[],
|
|
": group , assembly":[
|
|
"a consort of specialists"
|
|
],
|
|
": spouse \u2014 compare prince consort , queen consort":[],
|
|
": to keep company":[
|
|
"consorting with criminals"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make harmony : play":[],
|
|
": unite , associate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself",
|
|
"the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin consort-, consors partner, sharer, from com- + sort-, sors lot, share \u2014 more at series":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle French consorte , from consort \u2014 see consort entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u022frt",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u022frt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"better half",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"spouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021347",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consort with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to spend time with (someone)":[
|
|
"There is evidence that he has consorted with criminals."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consortion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": association , alliance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin consortion-, consortio , from consort-, consors partner + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8s\u022frsh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113842",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consortism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": symbiosis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"consort entry 1 + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02ccs\u022frt\u02cciz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194725",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consortium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member":[
|
|
"A consortium of researchers decoded the honeybee genome."
|
|
],
|
|
": association , society":[],
|
|
": the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A Japanese consortium invested millions in the technology.",
|
|
"a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dione Dayola, 49, leads a consortium of about 100 drivers who cruise metropolitan Manila picking up passengers in the minibuses known as jeepneys. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"On the product side, a consortium of industry leaders have given themselves a similar deadline to report the current state of production and labor capability. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
|
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"In a letter to legislators, a consortium of 15 organizations, including the Disability Policy Consortium and the Boston Center for Independent Living, voiced strong support for it. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"A year earlier, a consortium of Finnish companies had ordered the reactor to be built at an existing power plant in Olkiluoto in western Finland. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"Drawing on ice, rock and fossil records, this consortium of more than 200 scientists concluded that the world has not experienced the present levels of CO2 in more than two million years. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
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"Chernin Group led a consortium of investors \u2014 including former Disney CEO Bob Iger \u2014 that paid $263 million to acquire a 25% stake in Funko. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"Doubts were sown even in 1968, when the idea of turning Big Sky into a ski and recreation area was hatched by TV news anchor Chet Huntley, of the NBC Nightly News, and a consortium of corporations. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
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"Sivasubramanian was recently invited to join the US Dept. of Commerce's National AI Advisory Committee, a consortium of representatives from the private sector, research and education and even labor organizations like the AFL-CIO. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors \u2014 see consort entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0113-\u0259m",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-sh(\u0113-)\u0259m",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-sh\u0259m; -sh\u0113-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"association",
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"board",
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"brotherhood",
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"chamber",
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"club",
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"college",
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"congress",
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"council",
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"fellowship",
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"fraternity",
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"guild",
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"gild",
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"institute",
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"institution",
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"league",
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"order",
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"organization",
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"society",
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"sodality"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122211",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conspecies":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a congeneric species":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"com- + species":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n",
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"k\u0259n+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030315",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"conspecific":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of the same species":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-spi-\u02c8sif-ik",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-spi-\u02c8si-fik"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234758",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"conspectus":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a usually brief survey or summary (as of an extensive subject) often providing an overall view":[],
|
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": outline , synopsis":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a book that could serve as a conspectus of the work thus far on the development of artificial intelligence"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, sight, view, from conspicere":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8spek-t\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abstract",
|
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"breviary",
|
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"brief",
|
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"capsule",
|
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"digest",
|
|
"encapsulation",
|
|
"epitome",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"resum\u00e9",
|
|
"roundup",
|
|
"run-through",
|
|
"rundown",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum-up",
|
|
"summa",
|
|
"summarization",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"summing-up",
|
|
"synopsis",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspicuous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unemphatic",
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"unshowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": attracting attention : striking":[
|
|
"a conspicuous success",
|
|
"His absence was conspicuous ."
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by a noticeable violation of good taste":[],
|
|
": obvious to the eye or mind":[
|
|
"conspicuous changes",
|
|
"The bird has a conspicuous red head."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Conspicuous species of large organisms with small populations are vulnerable\u2014and several fishes and marine mammals, including Steller's sea cow, have succumbed. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , June 1991",
|
|
"Its most conspicuous feature was knee breeches, which showed off his well-turned legs and feet. \u2014 Richard Ellmann , Oscar Wilde , 1984",
|
|
"There were a number of conspicuous changes to the building.",
|
|
"The sign was placed in a very conspicuous spot.",
|
|
"The bird has a conspicuous red head.",
|
|
"She felt very conspicuous in her pink coat.",
|
|
"He was uncomfortable about his conspicuous weight gain.",
|
|
"The business was a conspicuous success.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"No point of contention is more conspicuous than the brightly colored shipping containers that since the start of the pandemic and the concurrent hiccup in the global supply chain, have swept into Wilmington like a fast-moving tide. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the split with the golfers born after 1985 could not be more conspicuous . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But because each of the artist\u2019s handmade beeswax lengths hangs the same distance from the ceiling, the incline beneath the geometric grouping becomes more conspicuous . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Larger, more conspicuous animals such as fish migrate later \u2014 roughly 80 minutes after sunset \u2014 than smaller, less visible animals, which begin their migration up to 20 minutes before sunset. \u2014 Hannah Seo, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The ring is almost more conspicuous in its absence from the Bennifer reunion, like Chekhov\u2019s gun waiting to fire. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Parents and teachers sometimes put more faith in conspicuous measures like these than in ventilation improvements that are harder to see. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Case in point: Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor who, after months of conspicuous silence on the issue of her Russia policy, has finally begun fighting to defend her reputation. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet there\u2019s a conspicuous ally who remains unruffled by Johnson\u2019s domestic woes. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conspicuus , from conspicere to get sight of, from com- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8spi-ky\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-ky\u00fc-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conspicuous noticeable , remarkable , prominent , outstanding , conspicuous , salient , striking mean attracting notice or attention. noticeable applies to something unlikely to escape observation. a piano recital with no noticeable errors remarkable applies to something so extraordinary or exceptional as to invite comment. a film of remarkable intelligence and wit prominent applies to something commanding notice by standing out from its surroundings or background. a doctor who occupies a prominent position in the town outstanding applies to something that rises above and excels others of the same kind. honored for her outstanding contributions to science conspicuous applies to something that is obvious and unavoidable to the sight or mind. conspicuous bureaucratic waste salient applies to something of significance that merits the attention given it. the salient points of the speech striking applies to something that impresses itself powerfully and deeply upon the observer's mind or vision. the region's striking poverty",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bodacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"catchy",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"kenspeckle",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiracy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of conspirators":[
|
|
"a conspiracy made up of disgruntled aristocrats"
|
|
],
|
|
": an agreement among conspirators":[
|
|
"uncovered a conspiracy against the government"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of conspiring together":[
|
|
"They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The CIA uncovered a conspiracy against the government.",
|
|
"They were accused of conspiracy to commit murder.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The application for a search warrant listed two possible crimes: conspiracy and wire fraud. \u2014 Roger Simmons, Orlando Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Bloom said conferences like Nations in Action are happening in states like Arizona and Michigan where the 2020 election results have been under constant assault by pro-Trump conspiracy buffs. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Federal authorities originally charged Ravenell with racketeering, drug conspiracy and money laundering for allegedly helping a multistate marijuana operation run by drug kingpin and nightclub owner Richard Byrd. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Post reported in March that Thomas exchanged dozens of conspiracy -laden text messages with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging him to overturn the 2020 election in the weeks after the results. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"She was only sentenced, however, on three counts, after the judge said two of the conspiracy counts were repetitive. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Kamara, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men are facing charges of battery causing substantial bodily harm and conspiracy to commit battery after an incident at a Las Vegas nightclub on Feb. 5. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Brown, 27, and his co-defendant, Corey Sartin, 19 were each charged with conspiracy and willfully dealing firearms without a license. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The warrant indicated that prosecutors are investigating Mr. Clark for charges that include conspiracy to obstruct the certification of the presidential election, the person familiar with the investigation said. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conspiracie , from Latin conspirare \u2014 see conspire":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conspiracy plot , intrigue , machination , conspiracy , cabal mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. plot implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme. an assassination plot intrigue suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity. backstairs intrigue machination implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means. the machinations of a party boss conspiracy implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery. a conspiracy to fix prices cabal typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence. a cabal among powerful senators",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"Mafia",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a joint effort toward a particular end":[],
|
|
": the act or action of plotting or secretly combining":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-(\u02cc)spi-\u02c8r\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113241",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspirative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or having to do with conspiracy or a conspiracy":[
|
|
"the discovery of possible conspirative codes and ciphers",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Barnes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"conspirat ion + -ive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u02c8sp-",
|
|
"k\u0259nz\u02c8pir\u0259tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112646",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspirator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who conspires : plotter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cheryl wasn\u2019t a stage mom so much as a co- conspirator who indulged her daughter\u2019s fondness for singing and acting. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"But one of the charms of this adaptation of the Donald Westlake long-running book character (previously done in Point Blank and Payback) is the interplay between Statham's crafty thief and Lopez's in-over-her-head real estate agent/co- conspirator . \u2014 Elliott Smith, EW.com , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"In explaining the sentence, Castel referred to photographs of Griffith and an unidentified co- conspirator at the conference explaining how to convert North Korean money into cryptocurrency as a way to evade sanctions. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another alleged co- conspirator , Shandarrick Barnes, pleaded guilty in 2017 to attempting to intimidate Mitchell and promised to testify against Bickers. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The plea agreement says Christopher Montalbano obtained the loan proceeds in his personal name, through a shell company, or in the name of a co- conspirator . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The coup was chaotic and unpopular\u2014the main opposition parties condemned it, a conspirator flying a fighter jet dropped a bomb on the Turkish parliament, and Erdo\u011fan was reportedly targeted by an assassination squad sent to his hotel. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"In another alleged incident in December 2019, Mr. Sun tracked down and then met with a Fox Hunt target in Queens, New York in coordination with a co- conspirator whom prosecutors identified as a local U.S. law-enforcement officer. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Starlyn Javier Lara Pimental, 27, of Roxbury, was involved in the scam in 2020 with another person, a co- conspirator who was not identified in a statement from the New Hampshire Attorney General\u2019s office. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083451",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiratorial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or suggestive of a conspiracy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She gave me a conspiratorial smile across the table.",
|
|
"His voice became low and conspiratorial .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The conspiratorial thinking of the Birchers became part of popular culture. \u2014 James Mann, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2019, a researcher at Facebook conducted an experiment to see whether the platform really has a tendency to send users down a rabbit hole of extreme and conspiratorial content. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The rise of the zombie publication, whose former legitimacy is used to launder extreme and conspiratorial ideas. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"In other words, Vecna is the manifestation of conspiratorial thinking gone wrong\u2014a surprising twist for a show that has always rewarded every theory concocted by its characters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The extensive news coverage of Johnny Depp\u2019s lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard has led some to engage in conspiratorial thinking. \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The extremes of Coleman's alleged conspiratorial thinking are detailed in a 30-page application for a search warrant obtained by PEOPLE, which was released on March 28. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Well, this is a conservative activist who went pretty far down the rabbit hole of conspiratorial thinking and apocalyptic thinking, and was encouraged by then President Trump to believe a lot of nonsense about what had happened in the 2020 election. \u2014 ABC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But his statement on vaccines \u2014 that sometimes, medicine is the best medicine \u2014 put him directly at odds with many of his fans, and thrust him into the ugly, conspiratorial fight over vaccination roiling the online worlds of wellness and nutrition. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-\u02c8t\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02ccspir-\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plot , contrive":[],
|
|
": scheme":[],
|
|
": to act in harmony toward a common end":[
|
|
"Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts.",
|
|
"\u2026 the sun and the wind conspired to make splinters out of solid wood.",
|
|
"\u2014 B. J. Oliphant"
|
|
],
|
|
": to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement":[
|
|
"accused of conspiring to overthrow the government",
|
|
"conspired to monopolize and restrict trade"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced",
|
|
"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Events will always conspire to frustrate the inept. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Or will Ken conspire against Barbie and become the villain of her story? \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The proportions of your limbs, the stiffness of your tendons, and your movement history all conspire to make your knees unique. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 5 Jan. 2021",
|
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"The second edition of Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest takes over the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Saturday, where lovers of top-shelf cigars and whiskies will conspire amid a cloud of pricy aromas. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"They\u2019re set to conspire to deliver us a mid-March snow event and a wild ride to get there. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"So our locations team and our construction team had to conspire with Jim Powers, our line producer, and figure out how to get rid of that with the property owner. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
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"Marlene was remembering those evenings when Charlotte had gone round to conspire with the doctor in his bedsit, then come home and let herself into the flat so late, with such a guilty, heated, angry, happy face. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The change led the seven to conspire to kill members of Mexican Mafia and the Sure\u00f1os, according to the indictment. \u2014 Chron , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conspirer , from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, conspire, from com- + spirare to breathe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012br",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"collude",
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"compass",
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"connive",
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"contrive",
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"intrigue",
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"machinate",
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"plot",
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"put up",
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"scheme"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094455",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conspires":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": plot , contrive":[],
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": scheme":[],
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": to act in harmony toward a common end":[
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"Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts.",
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"\u2026 the sun and the wind conspired to make splinters out of solid wood.",
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"\u2014 B. J. Oliphant"
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],
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": to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement":[
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"accused of conspiring to overthrow the government",
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"conspired to monopolize and restrict trade"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced",
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"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Events will always conspire to frustrate the inept. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"Or will Ken conspire against Barbie and become the villain of her story? \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 15 June 2022",
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"The proportions of your limbs, the stiffness of your tendons, and your movement history all conspire to make your knees unique. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 5 Jan. 2021",
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"The second edition of Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest takes over the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Saturday, where lovers of top-shelf cigars and whiskies will conspire amid a cloud of pricy aromas. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"They\u2019re set to conspire to deliver us a mid-March snow event and a wild ride to get there. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"So our locations team and our construction team had to conspire with Jim Powers, our line producer, and figure out how to get rid of that with the property owner. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
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"Marlene was remembering those evenings when Charlotte had gone round to conspire with the doctor in his bedsit, then come home and let herself into the flat so late, with such a guilty, heated, angry, happy face. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The change led the seven to conspire to kill members of Mexican Mafia and the Sure\u00f1os, according to the indictment. \u2014 Chron , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conspirer , from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, conspire, from com- + spirare to breathe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u012br"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"collude",
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"compass",
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"connive",
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"contrive",
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"intrigue",
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"machinate",
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"plot",
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"put up",
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"scheme"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084152",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"constable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a high officer of a royal court or noble household especially in the Middle Ages":[],
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": a public officer usually of a town or township responsible for keeping the peace and for minor judicial duties":[],
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": the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town":[],
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"John 1776\u20131837 English painter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"reported the crime to the local constable",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Sherry Noppe, 63, was announced missing by a constable in Harris County, on Instagram on May 4. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Unamused, the local constable raced to the docks to arrest him. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"With crime against citizens and law enforcement on the rise, a Texas constable is taking action, arguing liberal prosecutors have failed to keep the community safe. \u2014 Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Or last year, when a Kenton County constable tried to repossess furniture. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Anyone with information about the driver is urged to call the constable 's office dispatch at 281-376-3472. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Phoenix awarded DiSaia rental assistance the day a constable was set to remove her from the condo. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Killing and burying cattle is only worth $2 per head to a constable . \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"No suspects have been identified, the constable 's office said. \u2014 Rosa Flores, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English conestable , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin comes stabuli , literally, officer of the stable":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u0259n(t)-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-b\u0259l, \u02c8k\u0259n-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259n(t)-st\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259n-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bobby",
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"bull",
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"cop",
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"copper",
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"flatfoot",
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"fuzz",
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"gendarme",
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"lawman",
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"officer",
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"police officer",
|
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"policeman",
|
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"shamus"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055008",
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"constancy":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"capriciousness",
|
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"changeability",
|
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"changeableness",
|
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"fickleness",
|
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"instability",
|
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"mutability",
|
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"unpredictability",
|
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"unsteadiness",
|
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"variability",
|
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"variableness",
|
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"volatileness",
|
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"volatility"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a state of being constant or unchanging":[],
|
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": fidelity , loyalty":[],
|
|
": steadfastness of mind under duress : fortitude":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the constancy of the Earth's rotation",
|
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"the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language\u2014words do indeed change their meanings over time",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"This constancy occurs because neurons that initiate eye movements to scan sentences also send a corollary signal to the visual system to indicate whether the world or the eyeball is moving, thus stabilizing the perception of your surroundings. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Roxane Gay: For all our cultural obsession with civility, there is nothing more uncivilized than the political establishment\u2019s acceptance of the constancy of mass shootings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Homeostasis says that living systems resist change and desire constancy above all else. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 May 2021",
|
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"What was the public health response to the constancy and intensity of yellow fever outbreaks? \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Science demands constancy , reliability and replicability. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The constancy of purpose and consistency of action builds the connective tissue that brings people together at an emotional level. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Legal experts say the monarchy, because of its longevity and constancy , can have a moderating effect on the most extreme forces in politics. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With that constancy also comes an implicit message of change \u2014 again, the interplay of familiarity and surprise \u2014 new players, coaches, seasons. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259n-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changelessness",
|
|
"fixedness",
|
|
"immutability",
|
|
"immutableness",
|
|
"invariability",
|
|
"stability",
|
|
"steadiness",
|
|
"unchangeableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200443",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"capricious",
|
|
"changeful",
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"mercurial",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unpredictable",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"volatile"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is characteristic of some substance or instrument":[],
|
|
": a number that is assumed not to change value in a given mathematical discussion":[],
|
|
": a term in logic with a fixed designation":[],
|
|
": continually occurring or recurring : regular":[
|
|
"a constant annoyance",
|
|
"suffers from constant headaches"
|
|
],
|
|
": invariable , uniform":[
|
|
"a constant flow",
|
|
"should be stored at a constant temperature"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment":[
|
|
"a constant friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": something invariable or unchanging: such as":[],
|
|
": something or someone that is reliably present or available":[
|
|
"My parents put in me in piano lessons when I was really young, so music has always been a constant in my life.",
|
|
"\u2014 M\u00e9lat",
|
|
"He's my constant for when I seek guidance both on a professional and personal front.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gautam Mehra"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He suffers from constant headaches.",
|
|
"Her constant chatter was a nuisance.",
|
|
"The house is in constant need of repairs.",
|
|
"The scar serves as a constant reminder of the accident.",
|
|
"a problem demanding constant attention",
|
|
"The equipment should be stored at a constant temperature.",
|
|
"He kept the car's speed constant .",
|
|
"She has struggled to maintain a constant weight.",
|
|
"They remained constant friends throughout their lives.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Her job was the one constant in her life.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"After discovering Pride, music became a constant , too. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This has been a constant with him, going back to the campaign, Betsy. \u2014 NBC News , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Comfort is never a constant during major tournaments, and few are at home in Brookline. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"There was one constant in each eradication: Schlossnagle in the winner\u2019s dugout. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"McDonald, who has been with the firm for half its history, says technology, a medium in which change is the only constant , has been critical to keeping pace. \u2014 Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Goodness is not a constant , and the good fight is not always fought, but there is a strength and a resiliency and an eventuality to vox populi. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Vin Scully was a comforting constant through 67 years of Dodgers broadcasts, a unique link from Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Bums to the era of wild-card playoff teams and Twitter tantrums. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Unapologetically low necklines are still a constant in Lopez\u2019s wardrobe. \u2014 Alice Cary, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"One constant , says Lee, is that the hardest part of travel for wheelchair users is flying, especially on long flights. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
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"One constant of spring practices was Kirkwood making at least a play or two each day that trumpeted his arrival as a lockdown cornerback. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One constant of any Bulls game is the sound of Caruso\u2019s voice. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The one constant was Armando Bacot, who produced a double double in all six tournament games, something no other player has done. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rather than a signature material, their constant is invention. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 13 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Bryant, 35, joined the cast at the same time as McKinnon and has been a constant in sketches ever since, getting four Emmy nominations of her own. \u2014 Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Defense is a constant for the Utes in the Kyle Whittingham era. \u2014 Erick Smith, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Dire predictions for its demise have been a constant for Bitcoin since its debut a little more than a decade ago. \u2014 Emily Graffeo, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin constant-, constans , from present participle of constare to stand firm, be consistent, from com- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for constant Adjective faithful , loyal , constant , staunch , steadfast , resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted. faithful to her promise loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray. remained loyal to the czar constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows. constant friends staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it. a staunch defender of free speech steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction. steadfast in their support resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose. a resolute ally continual , continuous , constant , incessant , perpetual , perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence. continual showers the whole weekend continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension. football's oldest continuous rivalry constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence. lived in constant pain incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity. annoyed by the incessant quarreling perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration. a land of perpetual snowfall perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal. a perennial source of controversy",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"changeless",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053516",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": with regular occurrence : incessantly":[
|
|
"constantly complaining",
|
|
"After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ryan D. Wilson",
|
|
"All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home\u2014and especially of the America I had never seen.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Theroux"
|
|
],
|
|
": without variation, deviation, or change : always":[
|
|
"constantly on the alert",
|
|
"constantly improving",
|
|
"a temperature that's constantly maintained",
|
|
"\u2026 the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259nt-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again and again",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"hourly",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"over and over",
|
|
"repeatedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200000",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispel",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cluster":[],
|
|
": to set or adorn with or as if with constellations":[],
|
|
": to unite in a cluster":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To make sense of a correspondence, however complete or incomplete, is to constellate fragmentary evidence, and make surmises about what is missing (including what may not have been apparent to the letter-writers themselves). \u2014 Langdon Hammer, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Kathleen Shafer tells Judd\u2019s story, and constellating stories about art, history, landscape, weather, the mysterious Marfa lights, economics, sociology and, of course, real estate. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1643, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"bulk (up)",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
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"congregate",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
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"lump",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"round up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173858",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an assemblage, collection, or group of usually related persons, qualities, or things":[
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"\u2026 a constellation of \u2026 relatives, friends, and hangers-on \u2026",
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"\u2014 Brendan Gill",
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"a constellation of symptoms"
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],
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": any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations":[
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"the constellation Orion"
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],
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": pattern , arrangement":[
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"\u2026 taking advantage of the shifting constellation of power throughout the known world.",
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"\u2014 H. D. Lasswell"
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],
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": the configuration of stars especially at one's birth":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.",
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"A large constellation of relatives and friends attended the funeral.",
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"The patient presented a constellation of symptoms.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But those methods might be unsuitable for tackling the scale of Starlink\u2019s constellation . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
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"Yet this rising awareness can also flatten a constellation of medical and social phenomena into one blandly ubiquitous buzzword. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Downstairs, to be sure, are the label\u2019s leather goods, including an immersive room featuring a constellation of Artycapucines. \u2014 Erik Maza, Town & Country , 11 June 2022",
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"Even in Biba\u2019s shabby apartment, a cheap neon-green LED light takes on magical properties in one tender scene, its tacky beams skittering across lovers\u2019 faces like a shifting constellation . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 June 2022",
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"This is because a constellation of government agencies, courts and laws together govern how we are surveilled. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
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"These roiling romantic entanglements, brand partnerships, and social media moments formed a compelling constellation of storylines that, until now, fans were forced to piece together on their own. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
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"As SpaceX aspires to operate about 30,000 satellites and Amazon races to launch a constellation of 3,200 units, scientists worry about dangerous collisions in space. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"The new works, commissioned by Delta Air Lines in partnership with the neighboring Queens Museum and part of a $12 million art program in Terminal C, join a constellation of other projects at La Guardia. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English constellacioun , from Anglo-French constellation , from Late Latin constellation-, constellatio , from Latin com- + stella star \u2014 more at star":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"array",
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"assemblage",
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"band",
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"bank",
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"batch",
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"battery",
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"block",
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"bunch",
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"clot",
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"clump",
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"cluster",
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"clutch",
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"collection",
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"group",
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"grouping",
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"huddle",
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"knot",
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"lot",
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"muster",
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"package",
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"parcel",
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"passel",
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"set",
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"suite"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011240",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"constipation":{
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"definitions":{
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": abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of usually dry hardened feces":[],
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": stultification":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A side effect of the drug is constipation .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fiber supplements are best reserved for people who need them for treatment of diarrhea or constipation . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"This item is meant to relieve constipation , diarrhea, cramps, and bloating. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"When that happens, people might experience GI distress, including gas, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation . \u2014 Isadora Baum, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
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"The most common side effects reported were nausea, diarrhea and constipation . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte And Virginia Langmaid, CNN , 6 June 2022",
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"That can be difficult to find while traveling, which can lead to constipation . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"Exercise also normalizes contractions in your large intestine, which can help relieve constipation . \u2014 Natalie Rizzo, SELF , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Probiotics appear to be particularly beneficial for treating IBS symptoms including constipation , according to research. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
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"Zander\u2019s system, known as mechanotherapy, even included a stomach massager for alleviating constipation . \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124606",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"constituent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"whole"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a constituency":[
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"pledged to help her elderly constituents"
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],
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": a structural unit of a definable syntactic, semantic, or phonological category that consists of one or more linguistic elements (such as words, morphemes, or features) and that can occur as a component of a larger construction":[],
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": an essential part : component , element":[
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"The organic constituents of plants, animals, and microorganisms \u2026",
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"\u2014 Harry S. Mosher et al."
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],
|
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": having the power to create a government or frame or amend a constitution":[
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"a constituent assembly"
|
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],
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": one who authorizes another to act as agent : principal":[],
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": serving to form, compose, or make up a unit or whole : component":[
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"constituent parts"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She's pledged to help her elderly constituents .",
|
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"Many senators have received calls from constituents who want them to vote in favor of the law.",
|
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"the chemical constituents of the liquid",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"The company can be separated into several constituent parts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On launching in Selfridges, a scannable swing tag on the couture items revealed where the constituent pieces had originated from. \u2014 Katie Baron, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"On June 1, a constituent of Rep. Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, sued that legislator after being blocked from McCabe\u2019s Facebook page. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"One actor plays four different mayors from Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana and Newport and a constituent from the Democratic Party in the video. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Harris and Czapary also have seized on the issues of constituent concerns. \u2014 Joe Heim, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
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"But Cawthorn also proved terrible\u2014negligent, his critics said\u2014at constituent service. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
|
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"As political civility wanes, congressional staffers and interns answering constituent calls in congressional offices find themselves on the front lines of public anger. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
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"These function by splitting water molecules into their constituent atoms using electricity. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The table shows that, through Tuesday June 8th, all Asbury 6 constituent metrics are positive (green). \u2014 John Kosar, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The world\u2019s northernmost capital, sort of Greenland is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark with a home rule government based in Nuuk. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Lawmakers said a tremendous amount of work has gone into drafting the bill and engaging with a broad array of constituent groups over the last year. \u2014 Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Societies and nations, like their constituent citizens, also have physical needs such as heating, food and water. \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The islands are a constituent country of the Netherlands, part of the EU. \u2014 Max Colchester And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The modern Belarusian state is a creature of 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved into constituent parts. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wang and his colleagues use a very similar process\u2014but instead of completely breaking the battery down to its constituent chemical elements, their technique keeps some of the old cathode\u2019s crucial composition intact. \u2014 Jordan Wilkerson, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"One senses the priority of the public and collective aspects of religion in the pavilion, so that the two buildings present a logical division of spiritual practice into its constituent parts. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the days and weeks after the coup plotters were rousted and Gorbachev returned to power, the constituent republics of the Soviet Union each moved toward independence \u2014 the death of the USSR. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French constituant , from Middle French, from present participle of constituer to constitute, from Latin constituere \u2014 see constitute":"Noun",
|
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"Latin constituent-, constituens , present participle of constituere \u2014 see constituent entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8stich-w\u0259nt",
|
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"-\u02c8sti-ch\u00fc-\u0259nt",
|
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"-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-w\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for constituent Noun element , component , constituent , ingredient mean one of the parts of a compound or complex whole. element applies to any such part and often connotes irreducible simplicity. the basic elements of geometry component and constituent may designate any of the substances (whether elements or compounds) or the qualities that enter into the makeup of a complex product; component stresses its separate entity or distinguishable character. the components of a stereo system constituent stresses its essential and formative character. the constituents of a chemical compound ingredient applies to any of the substances which when combined form a particular mixture. the ingredients of a cocktail",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"building block",
|
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"component",
|
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"element",
|
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"factor",
|
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"ingredient",
|
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"member"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215600",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitute":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": enact":[
|
|
"regulations as are constituted by the government"
|
|
],
|
|
": found":[
|
|
"constitute a provisional government"
|
|
],
|
|
": make up , form , compose":[
|
|
"12 months constitute a year.",
|
|
"\u2026 high school dropouts who constitute a major problem in large city slums.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. B. Conant"
|
|
],
|
|
": set up , establish : such as":[],
|
|
": to appoint to an office, function, or dignity":[
|
|
"Legal authority constitutes all magistrates."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give due or lawful form to":[
|
|
"an agreement constituted by writing"
|
|
],
|
|
": to legally process":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.",
|
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"nine players constitute a baseball team",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Giulietti said that, and the state\u2019s commitment to match federal funds, constitute the largest investment in rail in his more than 50 years in the rail industry. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Experts can readily disagree on what those words constitute . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"While trespassing and suicide incidents constitute some of the causes, rail crossing violations by motorists who try to beat trains across the tracks are another major contributor to fatalities, rail industry and law enforcement officials say. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The head of the U.N. mission in Mali, El Ghassim Wane, condemned Friday\u2019s attack on the U.N. convoy, saying such attacks can constitute war crimes. \u2014 Edith M. Lederer, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The inclusion of such kernels of fact may constitute a deliberate strategy, Kolina Koltai, who studied vaccine-hesitancy as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington, told me. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Apple, whose suppliers in China constitute the country\u2019s largest source of private-sector employment, is pushing its contractors to do more manufacturing elsewhere. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"From the league\u2019s perspective, the conversations do not constitute interviews and the time spent may not be used to set up further interviews. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Whatever that last phrase might mean in this context\u2014can three decades really be said to constitute a single event?\u2014it could describe most of Herzog\u2019s films. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin constitutus , past participle of constituere to set up, constitute, from com- + statuere to set \u2014 more at statute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccty\u00fct",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct, -\u02ccty\u00fct",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"make up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113442",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitution":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization":[],
|
|
": an established law or custom : ordinance":[],
|
|
": the act of establishing, making, or setting up":[
|
|
"before the constitution of civil laws"
|
|
],
|
|
": the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it":[],
|
|
": the physical makeup of the individual especially with respect to the health, strength, and appearance of the body":[
|
|
"a hearty constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
": the structure, composition, physical makeup, or nature of something":[
|
|
"the constitution of society"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The state's constitution has strict rules about what tax money can be used for.",
|
|
"Members of the club have drafted a new constitution .",
|
|
"The state's original constitution is on display at the museum.",
|
|
"He has a robust constitution .",
|
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"Only animals with strong constitutions are able to survive the island's harsh winters.",
|
|
"What is the molecular constitution of the chemical?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The court\u2019s decision could uphold or strike down an anti-gerrymandering amendment to the state constitution enacted by Florida voters in 2010, which required compact districts that do not favor one political party. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The laws are required by Hong Kong\u2019s mini- constitution , the Basic Law, but its leaders have never managed to pass them. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Macron failed in his own bid to change the constitution , a complicated process requiring support from both houses of parliament. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Macron failed in his own bid to change the constitution , a complicated process requiring support from both houses of parliament. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Japan's pacifist constitution , adopted after its defeat in World War II, bans the use of force in international disputes. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Almost 90% of voters approve the changes to the constitution , which include the possibility of a multi-party system. \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That would eventually require an amendment to the Ukrainian constitution , which enshrines NATO membership as a key national goal. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"World War II constitution , there\u2019s an ongoing debate in the country about revising the document to allow Tokyo to come to its allies\u2019 defense. \u2014 Jimmy Quinn, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see constitute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexion",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110345",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutional":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"perambulation",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"wander"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a walk taken for one's health":[],
|
|
": being in accordance with or authorized by the constitution of a state or society":[
|
|
"a constitutional government"
|
|
],
|
|
": loyal to or supporting an established constitution or form of government":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a constitution":[
|
|
"a constitutional crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or entering into the fundamental makeup of something : essential":[],
|
|
": regulated by or ruling according to a constitution":[
|
|
"a constitutional monarchy"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, inherent in, or affecting the constitution of body or mind":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the constitutional guarantee of free speech",
|
|
"a constitutional right to vote",
|
|
"Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.",
|
|
"He has a constitutional dislike of controversy.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She's gone out for her morning constitutional .",
|
|
"went for my evening constitutional in the park",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Striking down Roe then inherently undermined the will of the majority, Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney and a constitutional law lecturer at the University of California, told ABC News. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath to Ketanji Brown Jackson as her husband, Patrick Jackson, held two Bibles at the Supreme Court in Washington on Thursday. \u2014 Annie Karni, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Cameron\u2019s legal team says no such constitutional right exists. \u2014 Bruce Schreiner, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the fourth woman on the Court, leans conservative, and voted in favor of abolishing the constitutional protection of a woman's right to choose. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"His father, Bill Egan, led Alaska\u2019s constitutional convention in the 1950s and, in 1959, became the new state\u2019s first governor. \u2014 Jeremy Hsieh, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"King became Georgia\u2019s first Hispanic statewide constitutional officer following his appointment to the job in 2019 and is running for election this year. \u2014 Lautaro Grinspan, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Jackson takes her place on the bench 125 years after the Supreme Court upheld racial segregation as constitutional in Plessy v. Ferguson. \u2014 CBS News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The court as a whole didn\u2019t adopt that approach, instead relying on a different constitutional provision to rule for Republican George W. Bush and seal his election. \u2014 Greg Stohr And Bloomberg, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Supreme Court justices take two oaths, one judicial, and the other constitutional . \u2014 Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation , 19 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Now more are on the streets, taking morning constitutionals , pushing strollers or riding bicycles wearing yellow kitchen gloves. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
|
|
"If your mom loves to listen to music during her daily constitutionals , but is running out of her cache of CDs, a Spotify subscription will be a revelation. \u2014 Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But the Rabbit kept going, disappearing into the mist long before Herr Doktor finished his constitutionals . \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Among the dissenting Islamist movements is the Saadet Party, a movement made up of ultraconservatives that in some ways is the intellectual predecessor to the AKP, but whose leadership actively campaigned against the April constitutional changes. \u2014 Umar Farooq, latimes.com , 10 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-shn\u0259l, -sh\u0259n-\u1d4al",
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"Ultimately, the legal challenges to the constitutionality of the new state law are likely to end up in the Florida Supreme Court, says Robert Jarvis, who teaches constitutional and contract law at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
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"Jordan was initially summoned to testify last week but responded by challenging the panel\u2019s constitutionality . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
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"The latest order means the governor\u2019s map is reinstated pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the map. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Attorneys for the 57-year-old inmate had sought a stay, citing pending litigation in another court challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina's execution methods, which also include the electric chair. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The ruling was procedural and not related to the law's constitutionality . \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The justices did not agree to consider the constitutionality of the Texas law, known as Senate Bill 8. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"After Trump issued the order in July, around a half dozen lawsuits across the U.S. were filed by states, cities, immigrant advocates and civil rights groups challenging its legality and constitutionality . \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 16 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The states argue that the SALT deduction is constitutionally required. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The 1973 court decision ruled abortions were constitutionally protected up until about 23 weeks, when a fetus could be able to live outside the womb. \u2014 Kyung Lah And Julia Jones, CNN , 19 May 2022",
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"The insurrection left lawmakers scrambling for safety and delayed for several hours the largely ceremonial, but constitutionally required, process. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The nation's presidency is constitutionally required to be made up of a Croat, a Bosniak, and a Serb \u2014 currently Dodik. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Republicans in both chambers also filed bills to change the state House and Senate districts in this year's election, as is constitutionally required every 10 years with the new U.S. Census to account for shifts in population. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Courts are constitutionally limited to resolving the specific cases before them. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Last month\u2019s midterm election in Mexico kicked off talks of possible candidates to succeed Lopez Obrador, who is constitutionally limited to a single term ending in late 2024. \u2014 Maya Averbuch, Bloomberg.com , 13 July 2021"
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"And both suggest that the impulse to cheat, cut corners and get over on chumps, if not inflict harm upon them outright, is far from some aberrant pathology in the American identity but rather a constitutive force. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"The argument that something like PTSD existed prior to industrialization must be sustained with evidence of symptoms constitutive of the modern definition. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"White supremacy has always been a constitutive piece of American national identity, but it cannot be openly claimed in a nation also founded on belief in democracy and freedom. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Her life emblematized the concept of intersectionality, a term coined in 1989 by Kimberl\u00e9 Williams Crenshaw to describe the ways in which distinct social identities, such as race and gender, are mutually constitutive . \u2014 Emily Bernard, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"Alice was shut down because the exercise threatened the most constitutive element of whiteness: white people are the police. \u2014 Frank B. Wilderson Iii, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
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"All of the above suggest some cognitive architecture defined by constitutive and causal relations between processes. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"In education, the neoliberal goal has been to privatize public schools to the extent possible, or, alternatively, to create forms of consumer choice, such as vouchers, that will constrain the public schools. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
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"In addition, the rapidly growing number of new Covid cases in China could constrain global supply chains even further, fueling even more inflation. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Budgets can constrain even the most forward-looking teams. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The justices also could ease the use of public funds for religious schooling and constrain Biden administration efforts to fight climate change. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 7 June 2022",
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"Trump's efforts to constrain North Korea's nuclear program failed, while his erratic diplomacy encouraged Iran's nuclear ambitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
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"The right today is mobilizing state power and using corporate money to attempt to constrain academic freedom in the name of free speech. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
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"In education, the neoliberal goal has been to privatize public schools to the extent possible, or, alternatively, to create forms of consumer choice, such as vouchers, that will constrain the public schools. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
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"In addition, the rapidly growing number of new Covid cases in China could constrain global supply chains even further, fueling even more inflation. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Budgets can constrain even the most forward-looking teams. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The justices also could ease the use of public funds for religious schooling and constrain Biden administration efforts to fight climate change. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 7 June 2022",
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"Trump's efforts to constrain North Korea's nuclear program failed, while his erratic diplomacy encouraged Iran's nuclear ambitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
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"The right today is mobilizing state power and using corporate money to attempt to constrain academic freedom in the name of free speech. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 1 May 2022",
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"Costly signaling explains human aesthetic judgments; complex rhyme schemes constrain rap lyricists, making expert verses that much more impressive. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French constraindre , from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain, from com- + stringere to draw tight \u2014 more at strain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for constrain force , compel , coerce , constrain , oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. forced to flee for their lives compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force. compelled to admit my mistake coerce suggests overcoming resistance or unwillingness by actual or threatened violence or pressure. coerced into signing over the rights constrain suggests the effect of a force or circumstance that limits freedom of action or choice. constrained by conscience oblige implies the constraint of necessity, law, or duty. felt obliged to go",
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"synonyms":[
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"blackjack",
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"coerce",
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"compel",
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"dragoon",
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"drive",
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"force",
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"impel",
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"impress",
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"make",
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"muscle",
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"obligate",
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"oblige",
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"press",
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"pressure",
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"sandbag"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203158",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"constraint":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disinhibition",
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"incontinence",
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"unconstraint"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a constraining condition, agency, or force : check":[
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"put legal constraints on the board's activities",
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"Budget constraints have forced me to revise my travel plans."
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],
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": a sense of being constrained : embarrassment":[
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"\" \u2026 a constraint between us as if we were strangers \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 John P. Marquand"
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],
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": repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions":[
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"emotional constraint"
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],
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": the act of constraining":[],
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": the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action":[
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"\u2026 the constraint and monotony of a monastic life \u2026",
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"\u2014 Matthew Arnold",
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"a life of invalidism and constraint"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design.",
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"They demand freedom from constraint .",
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"They refuse to work under constraint any longer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This constraint is also what led Southwest to the radical idea of unassigned seating. \u2014 Lisa Bodell, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Tesla is making almost a million electric cars per year, and sourcing enough batteries is its biggest constraint , Moores said. \u2014 Tom Bowker, USA TODAY , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"To explain why aggressive government action does not pose a serious risk, some economists on the left have invoked Modern Monetary Theory, the idea that there is no constraint on the Fed or on government borrowing unless inflation clearly reemerges. \u2014 Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"The suite includes demand planning, material constraint planning, order management, capacity planning & supplier collaboration solutions. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"But a lack of manpower poses a significant constraint for Russia. \u2014 Laris Karklis, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"Lawmakers are now admitting that the federal government faces a genuine budget constraint . \u2014 Tom Church, STAT , 4 May 2022",
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"That would create a longer-term constraint on certain foods. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
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"Given a similar constraint , Fain Johnson performed adroitly. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French constrainte , from constraindre \u2014 see constrain":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"continence",
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"discipline",
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"discretion",
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"inhibition",
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"refrainment",
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"repression",
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"reserve",
|
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"restraint",
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"self-command",
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"self-control",
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"self-restraint",
|
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"suppression"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184354",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"constrict":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"balloon",
|
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"expand",
|
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"snowball",
|
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"swell"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": compress , squeeze":[
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"constrict a nerve",
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"These shoes are too small and they constrict my feet."
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],
|
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": to become constricted":[
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"The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict ."
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],
|
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": to make narrow or draw together":[
|
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"Smoking constricts blood vessels."
|
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],
|
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": to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit":[
|
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"The expectation of violence constricts our lives.",
|
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"\u2014 Marge Piercy"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.",
|
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"The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.",
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"a life constricted by poverty and disease",
|
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"He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To do this, blood vessels constrict , and heart rate and blood pressure leap higher. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Florida, led by Republicans, has enacted legislation limiting the kind of social media moderation that sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter can do, with supporters saying that the sites constrict conservative voices. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
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"The traditional men\u2019s suit is designed to constrict and to conform. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Joyland is a family saga, one that Sadiq uses to observe how gender norms constrict , and then asphyxiate, individuals. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
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"DREs are trained to look for physical signs of impairment such as red eyes or pupils that fail to constrict or recover normally. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
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"That new priority often conflicts with his agenda for addressing climate change, which has included promises to constrict oil-and-gas development on federal territory. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek And Timothy Puko, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
|
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"The iris, a muscle, contracts so much that the pupils of victims often constrict into tiny dots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Rather than expanding access to the public square, the powerful progressive activist group regularly seeks to constrict it. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1732, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin constrictus , past participle of constringere \u2014 see constrain":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for constrict contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"compress",
|
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"condense",
|
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"contract",
|
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"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214520",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constricting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": compress , squeeze":[
|
|
"constrict a nerve",
|
|
"These shoes are too small and they constrict my feet."
|
|
],
|
|
": to become constricted":[
|
|
"The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make narrow or draw together":[
|
|
"Smoking constricts blood vessels."
|
|
],
|
|
": to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit":[
|
|
"The expectation of violence constricts our lives.",
|
|
"\u2014 Marge Piercy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.",
|
|
"The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.",
|
|
"a life constricted by poverty and disease",
|
|
"He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To do this, blood vessels constrict , and heart rate and blood pressure leap higher. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Florida, led by Republicans, has enacted legislation limiting the kind of social media moderation that sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter can do, with supporters saying that the sites constrict conservative voices. \u2014 Cecilia Kang, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The traditional men\u2019s suit is designed to constrict and to conform. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Joyland is a family saga, one that Sadiq uses to observe how gender norms constrict , and then asphyxiate, individuals. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"DREs are trained to look for physical signs of impairment such as red eyes or pupils that fail to constrict or recover normally. \u2014 A.j. Herrington, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"That new priority often conflicts with his agenda for addressing climate change, which has included promises to constrict oil-and-gas development on federal territory. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek And Timothy Puko, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The iris, a muscle, contracts so much that the pupils of victims often constrict into tiny dots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Rather than expanding access to the public square, the powerful progressive activist group regularly seeks to constrict it. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1732, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin constrictus , past participle of constringere \u2014 see constrain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8strikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for constrict contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constriction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or product of constricting":[],
|
|
": something that constricts":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being constricted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His music is all about constriction \u2014the feeling of curling up under a weighted blanket sewn by expectations, haters, and ego. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Some people have lipomas in cosmetically important areas, and some might also notice constriction of movement due to the lipoma. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Somehow boas are able to keep breathing, even while their own lungs are tightly squeezed during constriction and unable to get air normally. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But when Capano inflated the cuff around the ribs encircling the lung\u2019s upper half, mimicking the pressure of constriction , the snake\u2019s anatomical priorities shifted. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a physical sense of constriction , a lack of freedom, and horror overtones, which are confirmed by events. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, the government\u2019s purposeful constriction of natural-gas output will have a negative impact on gasoline as well as electricity. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Symptoms include constriction of the airways, swelling of the throat, a severe drop in blood pressure, rapid pulse, dizziness, lightheadedness, or loss of consciousness. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Symptoms for the condition include constriction of the airways, abdominal pain and cramping, rapid pulse, and shock, per the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8strik-sh\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02c8strik-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
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"squeeze",
|
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"squeezing",
|
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"telescoping"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064211",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"constringe":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
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"open",
|
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"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": constrict":[],
|
|
": to cause to shrink":[
|
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"cold constringes the pores"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin constringere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8strinj"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095745",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances":[
|
|
"Privacy is more than a social construct or an idea; it is a condition of the body.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sallie Tisdale"
|
|
],
|
|
": a theoretical entity":[
|
|
"\u2026 the deductive study of abstract constructs \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin"
|
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],
|
|
": a working hypothesis or concept":[
|
|
"The unconscious was a construct that came from the daily effort to understand patients."
|
|
],
|
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": something constructed by the mind: such as":[],
|
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": to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions":[
|
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"Construct a regular hexagon with sides 3 inches long."
|
|
],
|
|
": to set in logical order":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"They plan to construct a barn behind the house.",
|
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"The author constructs all the stories around one theme.",
|
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"Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The projects announced Saturday: Forks in the River, near Sipsey: Expand parking area and construct a dock, pavilion and restroom facility. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
|
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"In Casper, Wyoming, the low bid to rebuild a major intersection and construct a new bridge over the North Platte River came in at $35 million this spring\u201455% over a state engineer's estimate. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Players currently grind to build their teams by trying to acquire the best cards and construct strong lineups. \u2014 Brian Mazique, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"City Council meeting said building a cabin community, or tiny home village, for 1,000 people at the site would cost millions to construct and $22.5 million per year to operate. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
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"For microtia patients today, surgeons often carve into a child\u2019s rib cage to shave off cartilage and then construct an ear. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Cronin\u2019s decision to construct a losing roster and chase a high pick was expected once injuries ravaged the roster. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Park & Market cost about $65 million \u2014 $40 million to construct and roughly $25 million for interior work \u2014 with no money from state funding. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Before the full onset of winter, sailors using that canoe were able to gather timber to build housing and construct new boats. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The cost, however, is a construct of six stages of cost as follows. \u2014 Alexander Lidow, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Luhrmann similarly saw the dynamic as one on a grand scale that defied any simple construct of villainy. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"One is understanding that the idea of home is usually just a mental construct . \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
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"This is a film that rejects capitalism, the gender binary, heteronormativity, extractive exploitation and any social construct that has been used in service of oppression. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Gender used to be viewed as a binary social construct \u2014 male and female \u2014 but most scientists now understand gender as more of a spectrum, said Jacquelyn Smith, a pediatric psychologist at the Gender Health Clinic at Children\u2019s Wisconsin. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Cultural construct of luxury is a litmus test for the achievements and concerns of a society. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
|
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"What questions can be asked, and what things can be seen, beyond the shadow of an entrenched construct ? \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Produced by his mother and his manager, the result is an awkward construct that doesn't overlook his violent behavior but occasionally downplays it. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin constructus , past participle of construere , from com- + struere to build \u2014 more at structure":"Verb and Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259kt",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccstr\u0259kt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"concoct",
|
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"contrive",
|
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"cook (up)",
|
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"devise",
|
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"drum up",
|
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"excogitate",
|
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"fabricate",
|
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"invent",
|
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"make up",
|
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"manufacture",
|
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"think (up)",
|
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"trump up",
|
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"vamp (up)"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122547",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
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"Construction on the bridge will occur daily from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.",
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"Note the similar construction of the buildings.",
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"Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the construction is quite common in English.",
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"That verb is commonly used in passive constructions .",
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"This word is used in positive constructions .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The tragedy led to service being suspended beneath the garage and to a construction stoppage as officials worked to ensure the site was safe. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Problems at the Finnish site began soon after construction , said Tapani Virolainen, deputy director of Finland\u2019s nuclear safety authority. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"The use is proposed for 18 months while construction happens. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
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"The preliminary deal is contingent on Sempra\u2019s Cameron and Port Arthur projects securing the necessary permits, financing, engineering and construction contracts needed to make final investment decisions at both locations. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Champlain Towers South had a long history of maintenance problems and questions have been raised about the quality of its original construction and inspections in the early 1980s. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"Champlain Towers South had a long history of maintenance problems and questions have been raised about the quality of its original construction and inspections in the early 1980s. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"Each will be looking for designs that provide a positive guest experience, sustainable construction , and consideration of the social good. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
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"Construction of the extension began in 2014 with an opening set for 2018, but the project has been delayed multiple times because of construction issues. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 23 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Trump also explained that turning off the lights and putting up blinds or construction paper that rolls down the windows should also be included in standard lockdown drills. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
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"For 25 hours there would be no video games, no television, no coloring with crayons or cutting out construction paper shapes to affix, via glue-stick, onto other shapes. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
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"An array of get well cards made with construction paper , crayons and pencil from students at five Gary schools lined the table behind Fazekas at the police station. \u2014 Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Their bedrooms shared a wall, with a small rectangular vent near the ceiling, which V\u00e9lez covered with a piece of pink construction paper . \u2014 Daniel Alarc\u00f3n, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"My friend provided plenty of construction paper , scissors, glue, glitter, scraps of cool paper, stickers, and pens. \u2014 Lisa Butterworth, SELF , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Then, everyone can spend time decorating and illustrating that quote on a card to send to far away family members, or on construction paper to hang on the fridge at home. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"His participants recently made bowls of clay and sewed log books of construction paper with colored yarn. \u2014 Ron Harris, ajc , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"At the Chinese School of San Diego in Kearny Mesa, young students traditionally are taught to make their own envelopes out of red construction paper at this time of year. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Jan. 2022"
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|
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|
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": one who construes a legal document (such as the U.S. Constitution) in a specific way":[
|
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"a strict constructionist"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In an interview during the run-up to the election, Day, 61, described himself as a strict constructionist who interprets the Constitution as it was originally intended. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Republicans and conservative allies applauded Barrett as a strict constructionist who will interpret the Constitution and not make law from the bench. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Two years ago, in his first season in his current role, Riveron was a letter-of-the-law constructionist in legislating the league\u2019s hard-to-understand catch/no-catch rules. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019",
|
|
"Some of those strict constructionists have not always been predictable. \u2014 Richard Wolf, USA TODAY , 6 May 2018",
|
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"Bychkov even surpassed the strict- constructionist Muti in his faithfulness to the score\u2019s wide dynamic range, in his elastic shaping of pages in which frenzied dramatic statements give way to lush melodies and tender pastoral moods. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2018",
|
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"Miller being a staunch constructionist \u2014and still have no idea what hit you. \u2014 Tony Adler, Chicago Reader , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
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"Thomas is a conservative and a strict constructionist who supports states' rights. \u2014 CNN , 2 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"A strict constructionist , as a general matter, holds that the Constitution\u2019s reach is limited to the document\u2019s literal text as it was written in 1789 or added to in subsequent amendments. \u2014 Michael Doyle, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In an interview during the run-up to the election, Day, 61, described himself as a strict constructionist who interprets the Constitution as it was originally intended. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Republicans and conservative allies applauded Barrett as a strict constructionist who will interpret the Constitution and not make law from the bench. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Two years ago, in his first season in his current role, Riveron was a letter-of-the-law constructionist in legislating the league\u2019s hard-to-understand catch/no-catch rules. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019",
|
|
"Some of those strict constructionists have not always been predictable. \u2014 Richard Wolf, USA TODAY , 6 May 2018",
|
|
"Bychkov even surpassed the strict- constructionist Muti in his faithfulness to the score\u2019s wide dynamic range, in his elastic shaping of pages in which frenzied dramatic statements give way to lush melodies and tender pastoral moods. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2018",
|
|
"Miller being a staunch constructionist \u2014and still have no idea what hit you. \u2014 Tony Adler, Chicago Reader , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Thomas is a conservative and a strict constructionist who supports states' rights. \u2014 CNN , 2 Nov. 2017",
|
|
"A strict constructionist , as a general matter, holds that the Constitution\u2019s reach is limited to the document\u2019s literal text as it was written in 1789 or added to in subsequent amendments. \u2014 Michael Doyle, Orange County Register , 29 Jan. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193708",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constructive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonconstructive",
|
|
"nonproductive",
|
|
"unproductive"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": declared such by judicial construction or interpretation":[
|
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|
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|
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|
|
": promoting improvement or development":[
|
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"constructive criticism"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I tried to offer constructive criticism.",
|
|
"Your feedback was not very constructive .",
|
|
"The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rice supposedly never even received any constructive criticism. \u2014 Claudia Eller, Variety , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"After listening to constructive criticism from fans about her word choice in one of her songs, Lizzo took action and changed the lyrics. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In a number of circumstances, unions are vitally important and constructive . \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Some interactions can be constructive and helpful, but other commenters may have negative feelings and won\u2019t be able to be convinced otherwise. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And for youths who have become seriously violent, treatments teach new, constructive behavioral and communication skills to youths and their caregivers. \u2014 Paul Boxer, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Thurmond also said the recommendations the Government Accountability Office provided sounded vague, but constructive overall. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Shaina Loew-Banayan, now the chef and owner of Caf\u00e9 Mutton, in Hudson, New York, isn\u2019t the first writer to scramble the notion that food obsession can be either professionally constructive or personally destructive. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Realistically, China can achieve this goal only through open and constructive engagement with other stakeholder nations. \u2014 Bin Li, Scientific American , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"formative",
|
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"productive"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053244",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"constructive catabolism":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": catabolic activity that results in the production of new substances other than excretions (as nectar in flowering plants)":[]
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": the obtaining by a prisoner of more liberty than the law allows":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": mileage that is in excess of actual distance covered by freight shipments or passengers and is used in the computation of rates and in giving allowance for expenses":[]
|
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|
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|
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": a nonobjective art movement originating in Russia and concerned with formal organization of planes and expression of volume in terms of modern industrial materials (such as glass and plastic)":[]
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Indignation is not the only element in this series, which takes its style from Russian constructivism and its two-color scheme from the Risograph, a Japanese duplicating machine. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"One output of this research is four strategies for effective engagement\u2014conservatism, opportunism, constructivism , and activism. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Babbel is an interesting language learning platform that combines communicative didactics, cognitivism, behaviorism and constructivism in its lessons for faster learning that will stick with you. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Cognitive dissonance must afflict anyone advocating for social constructivism in today\u2019s rigidly neoliberal corporate environment. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New York Review of Books , 8 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"For young historians like Wallace, this shake-up felt like a changing of the guard that occurred alongside academia\u2019s adoption of a new theory called social constructivism , which placed artifacts in a broader cultural and social context. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 May 2020",
|
|
"That\u2019s also the case with the approach known as constructivism \u2014 the idea that every society\u2019s scientific theories are a social construct, like its political institutions, and have to be understood as coming out of a particular cultural milieu. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Mar. 2015"
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|
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|
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": to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)":[
|
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|
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],
|
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": to construe a sentence or sentence part especially in connection with translating":[],
|
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": to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances":[
|
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"construed my actions as hostile",
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"Verb",
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"The way the court construes various words has changed over time.",
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"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Even in the context of broad Western effort to arm Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin could easily construe jets taking off from a NATO base in Germany to eventually fight Russians as NATO fighting Russians. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This article is intended for informational purposes only and should not construe any such information as investment advice. \u2014 Kathleen Craig, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"So don\u2019t construe McGrath not appearing on After the Altar as a lack of support or disinterest. \u2014 Lia Beck, refinery29.com , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Another way to construe the count is to consider that there are about 700 or so car crashes every hour of every day, somewhere in the United States. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
|
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"Please don't construe this as an argument against diversification. \u2014 Ben Marks And Brett Angel, Star Tribune , 19 June 2021",
|
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"My concern is that MIL will construe any communication from us as an invitation to visit. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
|
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"The ordinance states county officials and employees will not interpret or construe any legislation in any manner that would deny or disparage the Bill of Rights or Declaration of Rights, and will guard against any encroachments on either. \u2014 Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"These Republican attorneys general say that, once the tax penalty has been taken away, there is no longer any choice in the matter, and thus no way to construe the Affordable Care Act to give people that choice. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Late Latin construere , from Latin, to construct":"Verb"
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|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccstr\u00fc",
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"\u2014 W. S. Vucinich"
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],
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"\"Adams, consult your own safety, and don't remain here \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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"consult a lawyer about a business matter",
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"You should not attempt these exercises without first consulting your doctor.",
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"He made the decision without consulting me.",
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"I expect to be consulted on important decisions.",
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"I don't remember that part of the meeting; I'll have to consult my notes.",
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"Noun",
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"it was time for a change of do, which called for a consult with her hairdresser",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Under the current framework, physicians who want a test for an individual suspected to have monkeypox must first consult with a state epidemiologist. \u2014 Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"Under the current framework, physicians who want a test for an individual suspected to have monkeypox must first consult with a state epidemiologist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Under the current framework, physicians who want a test for an individual suspected to have monkeypox must first consult with a state epidemiologist. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"The Supreme Court lessened the impact of its landmark Miranda ruling Thursday, saying that while police must still advise suspects of their right to remain silent and consult a lawyer, they cannot be sued for damages for failing to do so. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
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"Now, whether your next custom commission will be a three-piece suit or a polo shirt, consult the list of makers below. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 23 June 2022",
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"Wong added people should consult with their health professionals to determine if any vitamins and supplements are worth taking. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"And in an litany of other instances, Sharpton has been there to advocate, consult and lend support for Black people. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 19 June 2022",
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"After 20 hospital visits, a heart catheter procedure and many trips to Seattle to consult with specialists, Chaney was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, a rare lung disorder that causes shortness of breath, dizziness and chest pressure. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Details in the 42-page agreement included requirements that Wayne State consult with Ilitch's organization on curriculum and have a display honoring him in a prominent place. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
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"Hey Jane requires patients to be within the accessible state for both consult and treatment. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 7 June 2022",
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"Consider a consult with a dermatologist to explore these more advanced alternatives. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
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"Woohoo and Heartcount consult with psychologists and statisticians to ensure that their assessments focus on people\u2019s emotional, rather than logical, responses to their work. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
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"The tool isn\u2019t meant to be used in isolation; teams would sit down with company DE&I staff to identify existing norms and then discuss, educate, consult , and collaborate on how a character\u2019s representation is expressed beyond those norms. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
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"Interviews with 17 people who represent, consult and tweet for celebrities show that Twitter is viewed as a high-risk, low-reward platform for many A-list entertainers. \u2014 Will Oremus, Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Weapons and military equipment can be clues as to what transpired; reporters consult with military experts on that. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Early on in the production process \u2014 aside from consulting with creator Dustin Lance Black, who grew up Mormon \u2014 the star went to Utah to meet with both current and former members of the church, as well as consult with Mormon police officers. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"1527, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1560, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French consulter , from Latin consultare , frequentative of consulere to deliberate, counsel, consult":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0259lt",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt"
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],
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"counsel",
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"parley",
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"treat"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082430",
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"examples":[
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"They've hired a computer consultant to assess how the company can upgrade its system.",
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"a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Petro asked friends for recommendations, including Phyllis Yale, a longtime management consultant at Bain & Co. who focuses on health care. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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|
"In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, Alan Crooks, a general consultant for Reyes who has served as his campaign manager in the past, confirmed Reyes attended a party with Gobert over the weekend. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Angeline Protogere, a communication consultant with Indiana and Kentucky utility provider Duke Energy, said their company talks with MISO every day. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
|
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"While many talk about leaving, few will actually make the leap, according to Julia Jing, a consultant at Pacific Overseas Group in Beijing, which offers immigration advice. \u2014 Lyric Li, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Vermont\u2019s housing shortage is a Catch-22, said Stephanie T. Clarke, a vice president at White + Burke Real Estate Advisors, a consultant to Killington. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Jim Ross, a consultant for Boudin\u2019s anti-recall campaign, said the recall process puts the D.A. at a disadvantage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
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"The project was the brainchild of Aurel Bacs, senior consultant at Phillips auction house\u2014and the man behind some of the largest hammer prices in history for watches\u2014and Alexandre Ghotbi, head of Continental Europe and the Middle East for Phillips. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
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"Malcolm Stogo, a consultant for ice cream shops, estimated that 60 to 70 percent of the cones sold in food service are Joy\u2019s. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u1d4ant",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259lt-\u1d4ant"
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"k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259lt(\u0259)r\u0113-"
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|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Many accountants offer a free consultation before charging for their work.",
|
|
"After a series of consultations with doctors, a date for the operation was set.",
|
|
"The group had a series of consultations with members of Congress.",
|
|
"The town decided to close the park without any consultation with town residents.",
|
|
"After consultation with the judge, lawyers decided to drop the case.",
|
|
"Consultation of city records confirms that she lived there in the 1950s.",
|
|
"Several dictionaries are available for consultation .",
|
|
"a quick consultation of the city records",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Open Rights Group is one of more than 30 civil society organisations to have expressed deep concerns about the bill, and particularly over the lack of consultation . \u2014 Emma Woollacott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The company also announced Gold Storybook: Gold House, the definitive guide and resource hub on authentic API portrayals in media, based on years of consultation with every major studio, streamer and network. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The roughly 2,000-word document (PDF) reflected a year or so of consultation by Biden administration officials with other governments, as well as with private-sector, academia, and civil-society representatives. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the absence of any international consultation with the public, decisions about what message to send and where to send it are in the hands of a small group of interested scientists. \u2014 Chris Impey, The Conversation , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As if to answer those doubts, Mr. Blinken underscored that the response to Moscow was the result of close consultation with European allies. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bolsonaro and Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga also proposed a period of public consultation before rolling out the shots and that parents present a medical prescription to get their children vaccinated. \u2014 Camilo Rocha And Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Poles also worry about a lack of consultation over White House outreach to Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That\u2019s partly because there was no record of any consultation between developers and the EIA office. \u2014 Maggie Andresen, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
|
"see consult entry 1":""
|
|
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|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259l-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"a consultative document"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sturgeon said Scotland's top law official will ask the U.K. Supreme Court on Tuesday if the Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate for a consultative referendum on independence. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Sturgeon said Scotland\u2019s top law official was to ask the Supreme Court on Tuesday if Scotland had the power to hold a consultative referendum without first getting the green light from the British prime minister. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Cofounder and coach at lucidly, a consultative coaching service helping SMBs build engaged & thriving teams. \u2014 Chris Herndon, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, business sales just tend to be a lot more consultative and less transactional requiring a longer sales process with multiple stakeholders and a much heavier human touch. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"For modern enterprises, true customer centricity means adopting a consultative selling approach, which prioritizes building customer trust and relationships over simple product promotion. \u2014 Mert Yentur, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In this case, look for past experience in consulting (or a consultative mindset). \u2014 Yolanda Lau, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"So much for all that slick American consultative sales jive. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Services include detailed fetal imaging with ultrasound exams and consultative services. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
|
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|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u0259t-iv",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"-ri",
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8s\u0259lt\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to consultation or a consultant":[
|
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"the consulting room of a psychiatrist"
|
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],
|
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": providing professional or expert advice":[
|
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"a consulting architect"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The report also found McKinsey officials used their contract with the government to drum up even more consulting work with private companies. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hobart spent four years in a consulting role at PepsiCo, working across divisions and learning the crucial art of brand-building and business analysis. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This conundrum is true of most consulting , of course. \u2014 Lee Gimpel, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Harrison will continue in a consulting role as Mraz learns the position. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"The 49-year-old Lore will continue to serve in a consulting role as a strategic adviser through September. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"Lore notified Walmart on Jan. 31 of his intent to leave the company and will continue to serve in a consulting role as a strategic adviser through September. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 11 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Epstein, who declared interest in being part of an ownership group, took on a consulting role last month with Major League Baseball to contribute to discussions of on-field issues and potential rule changes. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Herrell, a former state representative, successfully petitioned to impound the 8,577 absentee ballots in one county, Do\u00f1a Ana, for inspection by her legal and consulting team. \u2014 Marisa Schultz, Fox News , 18 Dec. 2020"
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"1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-tiv"
|
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],
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Martin himself was recently named a consultor to the Vatican's communications team. \u2014 Daniel Burke, CNN , 6 July 2017"
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],
|
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|
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"1520, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259l-t\u0259r"
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124913",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"consume":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do away with completely : destroy":[
|
|
"Fire consumed several buildings."
|
|
],
|
|
": to eat or drink especially in great quantity":[
|
|
"consumed several bags of pretzels"
|
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],
|
|
": to engage fully : engross":[
|
|
"consumed with curiosity"
|
|
],
|
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": to enjoy avidly : devour":[
|
|
"\u2026 mysteries, which she consumes for fun \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Eden Ross Lipson"
|
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],
|
|
": to spend wastefully : squander":[
|
|
"consumed his inheritance on luxuries"
|
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],
|
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": to utilize as a customer":[
|
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"consume goods and services"
|
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],
|
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": to utilize economic goods":[],
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": to waste or burn away : perish":[],
|
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": use up":[
|
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"Writing consumed much of his time."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The new lights consume less electricity.",
|
|
"She's making an effort to live more simply and consume less.",
|
|
"Hundreds of books were consumed in the fire.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Even so, always-on screens consume power when displaying that information. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"One of my favorite pre-Vogue fashion week activities was to obsessively consume street style coverage. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
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"Drenik: How does the addition of the second screen play into how consumers view and consume media and advertising? \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"Like many Venetian traditions, the actual cicchetti locals consume have transformed throughout the decades, but the ritual remains the same. \u2014 Cat Bauer, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"It\u2019s the poster child for high-quality probiotics because to its commitment to delivering the optimal quantity of probiotic bacteria in a simple-to- consume capsule. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"The mass shootings are the latest crisis to consume the White House, which has spent the last year-and-a-half dealing with a pandemic, inflation and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Consumers are armed with technology that provides on-demand ability to consume content, skip or avoid ads, engage with the world, and search for information. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"The all-at-once release model that Netflix pioneered gave users the freedom to consume TV at their own pace. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consumer , from Latin consumere , from com- + sumere to take up, take, from sub- up + emere to take \u2014 more at sub- , redeem":""
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"eat (up)"
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": the good feelings that people have about the economy":[
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"There is a recent increase in consumer confidence ."
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"definitions":{
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": credit granted to an individual especially to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to defray personal expenses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In February, Equifax became the first major credit bureau to record buy now, pay later loans on consumer credit files. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent research from the CFPB shows that Americans had racked up $88 billion in medical debt on consumer credit records as of June 2021. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"There's a variety of notable changes included in the overhaul of the medical debt reporting policies just announced by the three consumer credit bureaus. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Health.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Starting July 1, the agencies will no longer include medical debt that went to collections on consumer credit reports once it has been paid off. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"As much as 70% of medical collection debt is being removed from consumer credit reports. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Health.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Nobody is waving a magic wand to make all of those IOUs disappear, but the three big credit-reporting bureaus this month pledged to purge a substantial amount of negative medical-debt information from consumer credit files. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Beginning July 1, paid medical debt will no longer be included on consumer credit reports. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"These changes will erase nearly 70% of medical collection debt from consumer credit reports. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a debt from buying something at a store":[
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"Most of his debts are consumer debts ."
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": products (such as cars and stoves) that usually last a very long time : durable goods":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190826",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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"consuming":{
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"antonyms":[
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"boring",
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"drab",
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"dry",
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"dull",
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"heavy",
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society. \u2014 Jordan Taliha Mcdonald, Vulture , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"Franzen\u2019s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
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"On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 9 July 2021",
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"Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 23 Dec. 2020",
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"In 2010, Ginsburg\u2019s husband, Martin Ginsburg, died after his own battle with cancer, and her focus on her work at the court became even more consuming . \u2014 Emily Bazelon, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"The book\u2019s most consuming relationship is Kate\u2019s with Emily, her fierce, protective love for her daughter intensifying during a stage of life that parallels hers in emotional pain and suffering. \u2014 Alex Witchel, New York Times , 1 June 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-mi\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absorbing",
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"arresting",
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"engaging",
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"engrossing",
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"enthralling",
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"fascinating",
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"gripping",
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"immersing",
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"interesting",
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"intriguing",
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"involving",
|
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"riveting"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192043",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"consummate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"complete",
|
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"finalize",
|
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"finish",
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"perfect",
|
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"polish"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": achieve":[
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"\u2026 his desire of consummating victory and revenge made him cautious \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Edward Bulwer-Lytton"
|
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],
|
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": complete in every detail : perfect":[
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"a consummate model of a clipper ship"
|
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],
|
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": extremely skilled and accomplished":[
|
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"a consummate liar",
|
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"a consummate professional"
|
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],
|
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": finish , complete":[
|
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"consummate a business deal"
|
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],
|
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": of the highest degree":[
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"consummate skill",
|
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"consummate cruelty"
|
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],
|
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": to become perfected":[],
|
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": to make (marital union) complete by sexual intercourse":[
|
|
"consummate a marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make perfect":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"\u2026 Berg, the consummate schmoozer, was the perfect spy for the job. \u2014 Dick Teresi , New York Times Book Review , 24 July 1994",
|
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"To thrive in science, you must be both a consummate collaborator and a relentless competitor. \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times Book Review , 6 Nov. 1988",
|
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"The rest of his life (he lived for a few more years) was one great consummate silence. \u2014 R. K. Narayan , \"Under the Banyan Tree,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
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"\"How dare you!\" Natalie screamed, in consummate frustration \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Black Marble , 1978",
|
|
"He plays the piano with consummate skill.",
|
|
"consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furniture",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"In part she had loved him for that, loved the tender understanding with which he had acquiesced to her wish not to consummate their relationship out of wedlock. \u2014 Dorothy West , The Wedding , 1995",
|
|
"Once the sale was consummated , a thorough housecleaning took place in the advertising department \u2026 \u2014 Brendan Gill , New York Times Book Review , 4 Oct. 1987",
|
|
"By prolonging the suspense and terror, he was needlessly delaying the reconciliation he himself was yearning so dearly to consummate . \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
|
|
"The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated .",
|
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"Their happiness was consummated when their son was born.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Some of the people who had worked with Mara over the years went on social media to remember a colleague described as the consummate professional. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Steve\u2019s a consummate pro and a great lover of Charlie Watts\u2019 style. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Steve\u2019s a consummate pro and a great lover of Charlie Watts\u2019 style. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Leo plays the consummate host, greeting guests, accompanying them to their rooms, and carrying out regular security patrols of the property, which sits right on the main footpath, and has tourists walking by every minute. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Simon Preston, an organist, conductor and composer who was an instrumentalist of consummate , intelligent virtuosity and a force in the early-music movement, died on May 13. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Oelrich described her dad as a champion of the indie bookstore and a consummate people person. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"With so many young pieces, Love has been the consummate professional and veteran, adding a spark off the bench. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Through Friends\u2019 10 seasons, Gunther serves as the consummate supporting character. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"These rust-resistant, stainless steel salad servers make a great gift for the aspiring cooks or consummate hosts in your life. \u2014 Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Cecilia and Robbie\u2014her in that green dress, he in that black tux\u2014 consummate their love for one another, pinned against a stack of books. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"That scene, with the futuristic 1964 World\u2019s Fair structures looming in the background, is among the movie\u2019s most affecting moments, showing Hopkins\u2019 consummate skill at conveying a deep emotional well with impeccable restraint. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The suitors courted females, but made no attempts to mount them and consummate the flirtation. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The merger agreement includes a specific performance provision that allows Twitter to force Musk to consummate the deal, according to the filing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The complaint claims violations of the Securities Exchange Act, which requires the disclosure of certain information to consummate an acquisition. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Eventually \u2014 more than a month into her stay on the island \u2014 Diana and Gabriel consummate their budding relationship. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The plot takes some truly wild twists once Hastings and Daphne marry and consummate their relationship after much flirtatious buildup. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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|
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|
|
"Middle English consummat fulfilled, from Latin consummatus , past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + summa sum":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259-m\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-m\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
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|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
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|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
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|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
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|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"noun",
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the ultimate end : finish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations",
|
|
"the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The letter continued: Twitter is required to provide data and information that Mr. Musk requests in connection with the consummation of the transaction. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The search for consummation , for an ending, only seemed to create the necessity for beginning again. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The second half of Season 6, Episode 7\u2019s title, meanwhile, not only referred to the consummation of Jimmy and Kim\u2019s scam to undermine the Sandpiper mediation. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The garter and bouquet tosses stem from the practice of whisking newlyweds straight from the altar to the consummation bed. \u2014 Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Milan Kundera once said that all great love stories begin and end outside of consummation . \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of it is shockingly beautiful, an artistic consummation for Kerouac. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Yet each of them represents an attempt to visualize the space that is both an obstacle to and a condition of love\u2019s consummation . \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For both of these creatures, consuming and consummation is a sacred pleasure \u2014 and such things are worth waiting for. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"endgame",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"finis",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"grand finale",
|
|
"homestretch",
|
|
"mop-up",
|
|
"windup",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020104",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contact":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"communicate (with)",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"reach"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person serving as a go-between, messenger, connection, or source of special information":[
|
|
"business contacts"
|
|
],
|
|
": a special part made for such a junction":[
|
|
"The camera's flash wasn't working because the electrical contacts needed to be cleaned."
|
|
],
|
|
": an establishing of communication with someone or an observing or receiving of a significant signal from a person or object":[
|
|
"radar contact with Mars"
|
|
],
|
|
": association , relationship":[
|
|
"students and teachers in daily contact"
|
|
],
|
|
": connection , communication":[
|
|
"I lost contact with her years ago."
|
|
],
|
|
": contact lens":[
|
|
"She wears contacts more often than glasses."
|
|
],
|
|
": maintaining, involving, or activated or caused by contact":[
|
|
"contact poisons",
|
|
"contact sports",
|
|
"contact dermatitis"
|
|
],
|
|
": the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation":[],
|
|
": the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes":[],
|
|
": to bring into contact":[],
|
|
": to enter or be in contact with : join":[
|
|
"The spark contacted the gunpowder."
|
|
],
|
|
": to get in communication with":[
|
|
"Contact your local dealer."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make contact":[
|
|
"the point at which the two surfaces contact"
|
|
],
|
|
": union or junction of surfaces":[
|
|
"Cooling begins when the lava makes contact with the air."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Physical contact between a mother and child is very important.",
|
|
"a disease that is spread by sexual contact",
|
|
"Contacts between the two leaders have been frequent in recent weeks.",
|
|
"I applied for a job at that law firm because I have a contact there.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"For more information, contact the city's tourism office.",
|
|
"We were able to contact them by radio.",
|
|
"She contacted everyone on the list.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Ice hockey is a contact sport.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Groups and cities considering expansion bids have also been in contact with the Longs. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Hurley has been in contact with all of them throughout the process. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Moderne doesn\u2019t explain what causes the cups to crack or break while in contact with hot water. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"American officials were in contact with the men\u2019s families, Ukrainian authorities and the International Committee of the Red Cross, a State Department spokesperson said. \u2014 Maham Javaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The department has been in contact with the men\u2019s families, as well as Ukrainian authorities and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the spokesperson said, declining further comment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Sean Penn, who was in the country to film a documentary about the Russian invasion, has been in direct contact with Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelensky for months and repeated advocated for U.S. support of the country. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Bernhardt also rushed for 1,421 yards and 26 touchdowns, impressing the coach with his physical running ability and ability to generate yards after contact . \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"About three days or so after that contact , an infected person will usually develop a fever, sometimes followed by a rash that can look like chickenpox. \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For more information about the Jewish Family Services Holocaust Survivor program, survivors and their families can contact Miriam Brander, state coordinator for Programs for Holocaust Survivors at 860-236-1927, Ext. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"For more information, contact the Westlake Planning and Economic Development Department at 440-617-4305. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"To get a free 2023 calendar, contact your local water agency. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at the Chicago Botanic Garden at plantinfo@chicagobotanic.org. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"For guidance, contact an organization like the Family Caregiver Alliance, which offers support for caregivers. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
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"Owners can contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332, with the recall number 22S43. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
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"To reserve the private ride and surf experience, contact the Montage Los Cabos concierge at mlc-compasscenter@montage.com or dial +52 624 163 2000 Ext. \u2014 Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
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"Instead, customers should contact the company for a replacement or a full refund. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 15 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The offense wears white, defense wears teal and quarterbacks or others who are participating while nursing injuries wear red, non- contact jerseys. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
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"The Ducks inside linebacker has been limited through the first nine spring practices, but did take part in some light non- contact work on Tuesday. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Redshirt freshman linebacker Jaydon Williams injured his knee in non- contact special teams work on Saturday and had to be helped from the field. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"As a disclaimer: Auburn and coach Bryan Harsin have requested that reporters do not mention players who are injured or restricted (i.e. not participating or in non- contact jerseys) or whether a play is missing from practice. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"During the non- contact group workout, Wiseman impressed, picking up concepts quickly and flashing his considerable skill. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Redshirt sophomore linebacker Caleb McCullough participated in light drills but was wearing a green non- contact jersey. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"He has been limited so far this spring due to injury, still participating in 7-on-7 periods and position drills but being held out of live periods while sporting that yellow non- contact jersey. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Last month, Johnson did side work with a non- contact jersey. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1834, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin cont\u0101ctus \"touching, joining of surfaces, association,\" from contag-, variant stem of contingere \"to be in contact with, arrive at, affect, fall to one's lot\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at contingent entry 1":"Noun",
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"derivative of contact entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctakt",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8takt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"connection"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063202",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contagious":{
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"antonyms":[
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"noncommunicable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bearing contagion":[
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"contagious people"
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],
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": exciting similar emotions or conduct in others":[
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"contagious enthusiasm",
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"contagious laughter"
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],
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": transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person":[
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"contagious diseases",
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"contagious intestinal illness",
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"contagious skin rash",
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"contagious viruses"
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],
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": used for contagious diseases":[
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"a contagious ward"
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],
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"\u2014 see also contagious disease":[
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"contagious diseases",
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"contagious intestinal illness",
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"contagious skin rash",
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"contagious viruses"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"It's a highly contagious virus.",
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"I have a cold and I'm still contagious .",
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"I'm sick, but the doctor says I'm not contagious .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Case numbers generally were relatively lower in the past couple of months, and public health experts estimate cases of the highly contagious omicron variant peaked in Arizona around mid-January. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The World Health Organization says there could be an argument for update COVID-19 vaccines as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to spread across the country. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"At the same time, any immunity to the highly contagious variant, either from infection or vaccination, appears to offer significant and lasting protection against serious illness, hospitalization and death, the researchers found. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, the threat of more Covid lockdowns looms, as the highly contagious Omicron variant resurfaced in parts of Shanghai, prompting authorities to order testing this weekend for more than half of the population. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
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"But that timeline was pushed back, in part because the two-dose regimen Pfizer had been studying proved insufficient against the highly contagious Omicron variant. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The lack of a roadmap to exit from an approach that is increasingly challenged by the highly contagious Omicron variant has rattled investors and frustrated businesses. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
|
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"By the time the highly contagious omicron variant took over, researchers said, more older Americans had gone a long time since their last COVID vaccination, weakening their immune defenses. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
|
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"But that approach has been challenged by the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus. \u2014 Alyssa Chen, NBC News , 29 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, \"contaminating, communicable,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin cont\u0101gi\u014dsus, from Latin cont\u0101gi\u014d \"contact, contagion \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
|
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"-j\u0259s"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"catching",
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"communicable",
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"pestilent",
|
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"transmissible",
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"transmittable"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072644",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"contain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": check , halt":[
|
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"contain the spread of a deadly disease",
|
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"Firefighters contained the wildfire."
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],
|
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": comprise , include":[
|
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"The bill contains several new clauses."
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],
|
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": enclose , bound":[],
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": restrain , control":[
|
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"could hardly contain her enthusiasm"
|
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],
|
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": to be divisible by usually without a remainder":[],
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": to follow successfully a policy of containment toward":[
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"efforts to contain Communism"
|
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],
|
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": to have within : hold":[
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"The box contains old letters."
|
|
],
|
|
": to keep within limits: such as":[],
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": to prevent (an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack":[],
|
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": to restrain oneself":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.",
|
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"The book contains over 200 recipes.",
|
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"The article contains information on how to plan your retirement.",
|
|
"foods that contain a high level of fat",
|
|
"The movie contains something for both children and adults.",
|
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"State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The situation wasn\u2019t helped by Pratt\u2019s alleged association with the celebrity church Hillsong, whose official policies contain what can generously be called non-LGBTQ-affirming statements. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Because most poems contain few words, there is no room to waste on tired or cliched language. \u2014 Esther Choy, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Better that bag should contain a burger and fries than nothing at all. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The photo may show a Mexican supermarket, but there's no way the cartons contain baby formula. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"But that breeze was also bringing more humidity, which could help firefighters contain the blazes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While the site does contain ads, they\u2019re featured less prominently. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Sample ballots are not used to vote and contain information on voting locations and a list of candidates that will appear on voters\u2019 actual mail-in or Election Day ballots. \u2014 Daniel Wu, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The University of Arkansas struggled to find a pitcher who could contain hot-hitting Ole Miss in a big winner's bracket game on Monday night at the College World Series. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conteynen, borrowed from Anglo-French cunteign-, cunteyn-, present tense stem of contenir, cuntenir, going back (with conjugation change) to Latin contin\u0113re \"to hold together, restrain, have as contents,\" from con- con- + ten\u0113re \"to hold, occupy, possess\" \u2014 more at tenant entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contain contain , hold , accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something. the can contains a quart of oil hold implies the capacity of containing or the usual or permanent function of containing or keeping. the bookcase will hold all my textbooks accommodate stresses holding without crowding or inconvenience. the hall can accommodate 500 people",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"container port":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Port of Savannah, the third-largest container port in the country, recently expanded to mitigate the congestion. \u2014 Shawn Clark, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"European ports have quadrupled since late March, when China shut down the city of Shanghai, which has the world\u2019s busiest container port . \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"So have Shanghai Port, the world\u2019s largest container port , and Quanta Computer, Inc., which manufactures laptops for Apple. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Shanghai, which has been locked down for more than a month, is the world\u2019s busiest container port , according to the World Shipping Council. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"While China\u2019s tech hub Shenzhen has emerged from its nearly month-long lockdown, China\u2019s biggest city, Shanghai, home to the world\u2019s largest container port , has remained shuttered since March 28. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, authorities shut down Meishan terminal in Ningbo-Zhoushan port \u2014 the world\u2019s third largest container port \u2014 after a dock worker tested positive for Covid, according to the local government. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Shanghai is also the world\u2019s busiest container port . \u2014 Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And covid-lockdown related delays in Shanghai, home to the world\u2019s busiest container port , could extend the high shipping prices and product shortages that plagued the global economy in 2021. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 24 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259r-\u02ccp\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"container ship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What else has started off on a container ship and wound up in the ocean? \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Cornwall owes its dragon population to the Tokio Express, a container ship that sailed from Rotterdam for North America in February of 1997 and ran into foul weather twenty miles off Land\u2019s End. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The Ever Given, a 219,000-ton container ship , lodged itself across the Suez Canal. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Nobody wants to watch a container ship attacked with a bomb, so the Air Force must depict the target as secretly armed. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Coronavirus, war in Ukraine, Brexit, and a container ship wedged in the Suez Canal have combined to delay deliveries of everything from bicycles to pet food. \u2014 Nick Carey, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The pinnacle has been the Ocean series, featuring whiskeys that are stowed onboard a container ship to travel around the world. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the meantime, companies are trying to squeeze more goods onto each container ship . \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Ever Forward, a 1,095-foot container ship , got stuck Sunday night after leaving Baltimore, a spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard said. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259r-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containerize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to pack in containers":[],
|
|
": to ship by containerization":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many nurseries will buy from other nurseries that grow plants and containerize the plants or grow them out for spring shipping. \u2014 Tammy Sons, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Businesses often decide to containerize solutions to speed up their development and release. \u2014 Dennis Turpitka, Forbes , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Whether balled and burlapped (B&B) or containerized , new trees will have excess soil on top of the true ball. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"These wastes should be containerized , labeled, and ultimately sent to a facility that is permitted to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous wastes. \u2014 Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u0259r-\u02cc\u012bz",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits":[
|
|
"the containment of health costs"
|
|
],
|
|
": the policy, process, or result of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company's hazardous waste containment plan is being reviewed.",
|
|
"The government needs to adopt a containment strategy.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fire crews fought to slow its advance, but the inferno\u2019s fast pace and extreme behavior often hampered their containment efforts. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Las Vegas, the most densely populated area in the fire\u2019s vicinity, has seen some evacuation orders lifted as containment efforts have reduced the threats to that city. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Firefighters will work on improving containment efforts made to the north and east Wednesday. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Conditions become more favorable over the past few days for firefighters in their containment efforts, after last week\u2019s dire fire weather. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In Shanghai, the misery continues with officials ramping up containment efforts as cases in the community continue to crop up despite mass isolation, testing and lockdowns. \u2014 Time , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fire officials were optimistic Saturday about containment efforts with both fires, after being challenged by warm weather and high winds the previous day. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Evacuation orders for areas threatened by the Colorado Fire in Monterey County were lifted Wednesday as fire crews continued to make progress on containment efforts, officials said. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Nicole Cheng, who moved to the city from Canada in 2019 to work at a foreign consulate, said she was initially impressed by the city\u2019s containment efforts. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contain + -ment":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contakion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of contakion variant spelling of kontakion"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162819",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that contaminates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Or perhaps a company finds a common water contaminant causes some degree of hair damage \u2014 and then concocts an antioxidant to combat it. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In these situations, the individual may let air from a tire or add a gas tank contaminant , then approach the female to offer help in the form of a battery pack, air compressor or a ride. \u2014 Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Like other similar actions, a contaminant triggered the recall. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"These were in the days prior to masks, distancing, vaccines, and the knowledge that this virus is spread both as a droplet and airborne contaminant . \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The system started testing for the contaminant in 2008. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Verona is also the site of an old toxic waste site that contains dioxin, a contaminant that\u2019s linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers. \u2014 Lisa Song, ProPublica , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The expanded impact zone encompassed Ford\u2019s Flat Rock assembly plant, but Greenberg would not speculate as to whether investigators believe the contaminant could be emanating from the large factory. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 4 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The study provides a physical model describing that relation and could predict, for example, how much contaminant can be retrieved from a chemical site by injecting a solution. \u2014 Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contamin(ate) + -ant entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tam-\u0259-n\u0259nt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-n\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterant",
|
|
"contamination",
|
|
"defilement",
|
|
"impurity",
|
|
"pollutant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decontaminate",
|
|
"purify"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make inferior or impure by admixture":[
|
|
"iron contaminated with phosphorus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements":[
|
|
"water contaminated by sewage"
|
|
],
|
|
": to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association":[
|
|
"Bacteria contaminated the wound."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Be careful not to allow bacteria to contaminate the wound.",
|
|
"Don't touch the microchip or the oil on your hands will contaminate it.",
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"Make sure the white paint is not contaminated by any of the other colors.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This urban food myth contends that if food spends just a few seconds on the floor, dirt and germs won\u2019t have much of a chance to contaminate it. \u2014 Paul Dawson, CNN , 27 May 2022",
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"The fight echoes many others playing out across the country, as chemicals from firefighting foam used on hundreds of military bases and at airports and by fire departments have been found to contaminate drinking water. \u2014 Kris Maher, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Beyond the record funding for Amtrak, the infrastructure bill includes $15 billion to replace lead pipes that contaminate the water in places like Benton Harbor, Michigan, an impoverished city on the president\u2019s route. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"In some cases, the waste would be left in contact with groundwater, which environmental groups and neighbors have warned could contaminate water supplies. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Lithium and other metals used for electric batteries are often mined near indigenous lands, and mining operations contaminate or dry up water, hurt biodiversity and damage sacred land. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
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"But manure is also high in phosphorous which can contaminate water sources if not monitored. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
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"Just don't bring the muckier parts of it inside to build up and contaminate our homes. \u2014 CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Since water runoff from Superfund sites can carry poisonous toxins into drinking water, kill wildlife, and contaminate surrounding soil, flooding and storm damage is a significant threat. \u2014 Alexandra Larkin, CBS News , 18 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contaminaten, borrowed from Latin cont\u0101min\u0101tus, past participle of cont\u0101min\u0101re \"to defile, pollute,\" from con- con- + -t\u0101min\u0101re, verbal derivative of *t\u0101men \"touching, contact,\" going back to *t\u0101g-(s)men, from tag-, variant stem of tangere \"to touch\" + *-(s)men, noun suffix of result \u2014 more at tangent entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tam-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contaminate contaminate , taint , pollute , defile mean to make impure or unclean. contaminate implies intrusion of or contact with dirt or foulness from an outside source. water contaminated by industrial wastes taint stresses the loss of purity or cleanliness that follows contamination. tainted meat a politician's tainted reputation pollute , sometimes interchangeable with contaminate , distinctively may imply that the process which begins with contamination is complete and that what was pure or clean has been made foul, poisoned, or filthy. the polluted waters of the river defile implies befouling of what could or should have been kept clean and pure or held sacred and commonly suggests violation or desecration. defile a hero's memory with slanderous innuendo",
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"synonyms":[
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"befoul",
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"defile",
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"foul",
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"poison",
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"pollute",
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"taint"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222321",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contaminated":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fine",
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"pure",
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"ultrapure",
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"unadulterated",
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"unalloyed",
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"uncontaminated",
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"uncut",
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"undiluted",
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"unmixed",
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"unpolluted",
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"untainted"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements":[
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"Botulinum toxin is a highly lethal substance which causes death, even in developed countries, when contaminated food is improperly canned or stored.",
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"\u2014 John Laffin",
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"\u2026 the material could be used as a filter for cleaning contaminated drinking water.",
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"\u2014 Alexandra Goho"
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],
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": soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association":[
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"a contaminated wound",
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"Urine and feces of infected cats and contaminated clothing, bedding, food bowls or toys are also possible modes of transmission.",
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"\u2014 Cat Fancy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of contaminate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adulterate",
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"adulterated",
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"alloyed",
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"dilute",
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"diluted",
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"impure",
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"polluted",
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"tainted",
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"thinned",
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"weakened"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095925",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"contamination":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated":[],
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": contaminant":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Michigan Supreme Court canceled a lower court judge\u2019s criminal indictments against former officials stemming from their handling of lead contamination in water pipes of the city of Flint that led to illness and death of residents. \u2014 Ben Kesling, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"While the most serious complaints have been about the French lentil and leek crumbles, some people now are also concerned about the flatbreads \u2014 and possible cross- contamination of other products that might be produced in the same facility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Infected animals may shed prions in their urine, feces and saliva \u2014 causing contamination in the soil that can stay infectious for years. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"But aside from legislation, local communities and individuals can do more to help prevent contamination in groundwater. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
|
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"After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
|
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"After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. \u2014 Zeke Miller, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
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"After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
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"After a six-week inspection, FDA investigators published a list of problems in March, including lax safety and sanitary standards and a history of bacterial contamination in several parts of the plant. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English contaminacioun, borrowed from Latin cont\u0101min\u0101ti\u014dn-, cont\u0101min\u0101ti\u014d \"defilement, pollution,\" from cont\u0101min\u0101re \"to defile, pollute\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contaminate":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02cctam-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02ccta-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adulterant",
|
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"contaminant",
|
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"defilement",
|
|
"impurity",
|
|
"pollutant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005012",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contango":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": premium or interest paid on a fixed day on the London stock exchange by a buyer to the seller to be allowed to defer payment until a future settlement \u2014 compare backwardation":[],
|
|
": to allow deferment of payment of the purchase price of stocks in consideration of a contango":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of continue":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8ta\u014bg\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124523",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemn":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to view or treat with contempt : scorn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Consequently, the Sadrists were contemned and discounted by Iraq\u2019s liberal elite who form the core of the ICP. \u2014 Benedict Robin, Washington Post , 7 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contempnen \"to slight, spurn,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contempner \"to despise, disdain,\" borrowed from Latin contemnere \"to look down on , show no respect for, despise,\" from con- con- + temnere \"to scorn, despise,\" of uncertain origin":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemn despise , contemn , scorn , disdain mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration. despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. despises cowards contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious. contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers scorn implies a ready or indignant contempt. scorns the very thought of retirement disdain implies an arrogant or supercilious aversion to what is regarded as unworthy. disdained popular music",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"disrespect",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"look down (on ",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"sniff (at)",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snub"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ponder , meditate":[
|
|
"wanted time to just sit and contemplate"
|
|
],
|
|
": to view as likely or probable or as an end or intention":[
|
|
"contemplate marriage",
|
|
"contemplated a move to Alaska"
|
|
],
|
|
": to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on":[
|
|
"contemplate the vastness of the universe",
|
|
"contemplated the meaning of the poem"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.",
|
|
"I'd like some time to just sit and contemplate .",
|
|
"She stood and quietly contemplated the scene that lay before her.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These findings stretch the imagination and force us to contemplate new ways of experiencing the world. \u2014 Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And any Western response would have to contemplate the presence of over a thousand Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the region. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of them have found it too depressing to contemplate . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Clark\u2019s support led Trump to openly contemplate naming him as acting attorney general in place of Rosen. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Clark's support led Trump to openly contemplate naming him as acting attorney general in place of Rosen. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"My character would like to believe that her friend\u2019s child has been spared the sorrows that drive adults to contemplate suicide. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Recently, some climate activists have begun to openly contemplate the possibility \u2014 in their eyes, the necessity \u2014 of directly sabotaging the infrastructure of the carbon economy. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"And those with access to the medical treatments were 73 percent less likely to contemplate self-harm or suicide. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin contempl\u0101tus, past participle of contempl\u0101re, contempl\u0101r\u012b \"to look at fixedly, observe, notice, ponder,\" from con- con- + -templ\u0101re, -templ\u0101r\u012b, verbal derivative of templum \"space of sky or land delimited orally by an augur, sacred precinct, building consecrated to a deity\" \u2014 more at temple entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101t",
|
|
"-\u02cctem-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemplate consider , study , contemplate , weigh mean to think about in order to arrive at a judgment or decision. consider may suggest giving thought to in order to reach a suitable conclusion, opinion, or decision. refused even to consider my proposal study implies sustained purposeful concentration and attention to details and minutiae. study the plan closely contemplate stresses focusing one's thoughts on something but does not imply coming to a conclusion or decision. contemplate the consequences of refusing weigh implies attempting to reach the truth or arrive at a decision by balancing conflicting claims or evidence. weigh the pros and cons of the case",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"cogitate",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"perpend",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"pore (over)",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"think (about ",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"weigh",
|
|
"wrestle (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplatingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contemplatively":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043751",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state of mystical awareness of God's being":[],
|
|
": an act of considering with attention : study":[
|
|
"made the decision after much contemplation"
|
|
],
|
|
": concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion":[],
|
|
": intention , expectation":[
|
|
"\"A considerable crime is in contemplation .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of regarding steadily":[
|
|
"was lost in quiet contemplation of the scene"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contemplation of the meaning of life",
|
|
"He goes to the forest to spend time in contemplation of nature.",
|
|
"She was lost in quiet contemplation of the scene.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The film is meditative and intentional, slow but purposeful, and at once a rumination on artificial intelligence and a contemplation of humanity. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Laurel Hell, positioned as her comeback after a four-year absence, often feels more like a struggling contemplation of retreat than an easy return. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There were all the conditions for viewing Namibian wildlife, but none for a submission to the elements which would leave him in a state of aesthetic contemplation . \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Will and Kate shared a moment of quiet contemplation during the service. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The grassy area that helped inspire the restaurant\u2019s name is now framed by a patio covering, more suited for contemplation than cartwheels. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The sequence contains Bisschop\u2019s favorite scene in the film, where Stanley, upside down in his spacecraft, stares in contemplation at the void beyond, a streak of sunlight across his face. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"What\u2019s really inspiring me right now is this idea of contemplation . \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Marco learns to see inwardly: the art of contemplation . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contemplacioun \"religious meditation, reflection, consideration,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contemplaciun, borrowed from Latin contempl\u0101ti\u014dn-, contempl\u0101ti\u014d \"act of looking at something, consideration\" (Late Latin, \"religious meditation\"), from contempl\u0101re, contempl\u0101r\u012b \"to look at fixedly, observe, notice, ponder\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contemplate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cctem-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02c8pl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"meditation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unreflective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who practices contemplation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He has lived a quiet, contemplative life.",
|
|
"She joined a contemplative order of nuns.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Charles is contemplative after this turn of events, and a flashback reveals his father might have been the one to visit Rose Cooper before her death. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Saba may be the most versatile emcee from Chicago\u2019s contemplative new wave, joining artists like Chance the Rapper and Noname who came to prominence parallel to the 2010s drill scene. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Godland is many things, not least of them a contemplative correlative to the Viking bloodbath of The Northman. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Others surveying the vehicles were contemplative about what happened on the shoulder of this road. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Millions were tuning in to works that could be as contemplative as a Sofia Coppola movie or as fastidious as a John McPhee book. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The format allows Silano to suggest the brisk rhythm of a movie montage while also slowing the viewer\u2019s experience to a contemplative crawl. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Viewers enter it one by one to ensure a degree of contemplative solitude, and are confronted by a series of workplaces in which the workers seem to have suddenly disappeared. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Visiting a museum can also induce reflection and contemplative states which enable us to think about ourselves and our lives differently, form new connections, and expose ourselves to newer perspectives. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Stolevski treats every frame with a gentle, Terrence Malick\u2013ian touch, creating a contemplative \u2014and spellbinding\u2014study of the human condition through the eyes of an unconventional subject. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Being near the most sacred part of the house made a contemplative out of her. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"The figures are dressed in a contemporary athletic style that emphasizes their strength, but the posturing is casual and timeless, ranging from contemplative to statuesque. \u2014 Danielle Avram, Dallas News , 16 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Harmony is at the heart of plaza life, the communal ties between tables, the whole mishmash crowd in this shifting encampment, taking the sun, contemplatives in the land of commerce. \u2014 Garrison Keillor, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"Regarding cross-checking interpersonal experience, both contemplatives and the texts dealing with the various experiences a meditator might encounter are quite precise in their descriptions. \u2014 Matthieu Ricard, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contemplatif \"devoted to or concerned with spiritual meditation,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contempl\u0101t\u012bvus, going back to Latin, \"theoretical, speculative,\" from contempl\u0101tus, past participle of contempl\u0101re, contempl\u0101r\u012b \"to look at fixedly, observe, notice, ponder\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at contemplate":"Adjective",
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"Middle English contemplatyfe \"person devoted to spiritual meditation,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin contempl\u0101t\u012bvus, noun derivative of contempl\u0101t\u012bvus \"devoted to or concerned with spiritual meditation\" \u2014 more at contemplative entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259m-\u02ccpl\u0101-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-pl\u0259-tiv",
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"-\u02cctem-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"broody",
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"cogitative",
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"meditative",
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"melancholy",
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"musing",
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"pensive",
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"reflective",
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"ruminant",
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"ruminative",
|
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"thoughtful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220820",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"contempo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": contemporary , present-day":[
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"contempo music"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"contemp(orary) entry 1 + -o entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-p\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163423",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contemporanean":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": contemporaneous":[],
|
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": contemporary":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin contemporaneus + English -an":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u00a6temp\u0259\u00a6r\u0101ne\u0259n",
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n-",
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"-ny\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104220",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"contemporaneity":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being contemporaneous or contemporary":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However eroded or caked with volcanic ash, his forms remained immediately recognizable, clinging simultaneously to contemporaneity , a distant past, and the suggestion of the future. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 15 Jan. 2021",
|
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"These finds demonstrate the contemporaneity of these two species at this site with Australopithecus africanus. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Dec. 2020",
|
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"My musical tastes were still developing, sourced entirely from influence and not yet stoked by the siren call of contemporaneity or sharpened by the edge of innovation. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The sitters look out mutely from Nelson\u2019s ark, and scant concession is made to the fact of their contemporaneity . \u2014 Teju Cole, New York Times , 13 June 2017",
|
|
"Few commercial comedies age well, but the best ones can retain their charm long after their contemporaneity has faded. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 16 Feb. 2017"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1644, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"contemporane(ous) + -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u0101-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072257",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporaneous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": existing, occurring, or originating during the same time":[
|
|
"social and political events that were contemporaneous with each other"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contemporaneous publication of the two articles",
|
|
"contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Census records and contemporaneous accounts suggest that Tong was in his twenties or thirties. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Homer backed up the Rocket Boys story in 2000 with, The Coalwood Way, a book that details contemporaneous events not covered in the first book. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Unlike such contemporaneous directorial heroes as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, and Brian De Palma, Cimino didn\u2019t grow up as a cinephile. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Birdsong, current fossil records suggest, is at least 66 million years old, or contemporaneous with the last dinosaurs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even the picture\u2019s frame, contemporaneous but not original, is of a deep black wood with gold embellishments. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Initially, The Girl From Plainville seems to lean into the contemporaneous popular understanding of Michelle as a manipulative monster. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Media scholars like Daniel Czitrom and Jeffrey Sconce have noted how contemporaneous research linked the emergence and prevalence of neurasthenia to the rapid proliferation of telegraphic news in the late 19th century. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Vasquez also asked Heard about the lack of contemporaneous medical records that would document the abuse. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin contempor\u0101neus, from Latin con- con- + tempor-, tempus \"time\" + -\u0101neus, compound suffix formed from -\u0101nus -an entry 2 + -eus -eous \u2014 more at -eous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemporaneous contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005104",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporaneously":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": existing, occurring, or originating during the same time":[
|
|
"social and political events that were contemporaneous with each other"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contemporaneous publication of the two articles",
|
|
"contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Census records and contemporaneous accounts suggest that Tong was in his twenties or thirties. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Homer backed up the Rocket Boys story in 2000 with, The Coalwood Way, a book that details contemporaneous events not covered in the first book. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Unlike such contemporaneous directorial heroes as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, and Brian De Palma, Cimino didn\u2019t grow up as a cinephile. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Birdsong, current fossil records suggest, is at least 66 million years old, or contemporaneous with the last dinosaurs. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Even the picture\u2019s frame, contemporaneous but not original, is of a deep black wood with gold embellishments. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Initially, The Girl From Plainville seems to lean into the contemporaneous popular understanding of Michelle as a manipulative monster. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Media scholars like Daniel Czitrom and Jeffrey Sconce have noted how contemporaneous research linked the emergence and prevalence of neurasthenia to the rapid proliferation of telegraphic news in the late 19th century. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Vasquez also asked Heard about the lack of contemporaneous medical records that would document the abuse. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin contempor\u0101neus, from Latin con- con- + tempor-, tempus \"time\" + -\u0101neus, compound suffix formed from -\u0101nus -an entry 2 + -eus -eous \u2014 more at -eous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02cctem-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemporaneous contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200840",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coeval"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time":[
|
|
"The book is based on contemporary accounts of the war."
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by characteristics of the present period : modern , current":[
|
|
"contemporary American literature",
|
|
"contemporary standards"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the same or nearly the same age as another":[],
|
|
": one that is contemporary with another":[
|
|
"Petrarch and Chaucer were contemporaries ."
|
|
],
|
|
": simultaneous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs",
|
|
"a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He was a contemporary of George Washington.",
|
|
"She is politically very different from most of her contemporaries .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"In the audience sat the leading lights of contemporary art, from Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau to Francis Picabia and Pablo Picasso. \u2014 Stuart Isacoff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Baldwin Gallery, which showcases contemporary art, opened in 1994, long preceding the current pop-up pack. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"By 1982, Freud and Bacon -- two pillars of British contemporary art -- were not on speaking terms. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"With seasonal exhibitions featuring contemporary art from local and visiting artists, admission is always free. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In the sunroom, a framed textile brings in large-scale art at a fraction of what a piece of contemporary art might cost, while cherry red stools enliven the white kitchen. \u2014 Kerstin Czarra, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the political calamity, Janowski started programming conceptual pieces and performances \u2014 vivencias \u2014 that were at times audacious experiments in contemporary art. \u2014 Kriston Capps, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The museum also includes what Ingvild Krogvig, a curator focused on contemporary art, described as the first permanent overview exhibition of postwar Norwegian art in an Oslo museum. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The show features works by some of the most influential Black women in contemporary art, including Renee Cox, Coreen Simpson, Deana Lawson, Carrie Mae Weems, Mickalene Thomas, and Ming Smith. \u2014 Sagal Mohammed, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The nearly 3,000-square-foot contemporary sold within a few months for $8.25 million. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Take the painter Henrietta Shore, a contemporary of O\u2019Keeffe. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It had been gifted in the 1970s to the university's then head-of drama, Rev. Gilbert Hartke, by actress Mercedes McCambridge, a contemporary of Garland's, the university said. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, a contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch in Norway. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tyler, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989, is at heart a 20th-century realist, a younger contemporary of John Updike, Richard Yates and Alice Munro. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Spieth is $70 million back, and not quite $4 million ahead of his contemporary , Justin Thomas. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native was a contemporary of Jerry Wexler, Leonard Chess and other white businessmen-producers who helped bring Black music to a general audience. \u2014 Hillel Italie, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kano Sansetsu was a contemporary of Kano Tan\u2019yu, regarded as the greatest in the centuries-long line of Japan\u2019s canonical Kano School. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"derivative of contemporary entry 1 , or from nominal use of its probable source, New Latin contempor\u0101rius":"Noun",
|
|
"probably borrowed from New Latin contempor\u0101rius \"existing at the same period of time,\" from Latin con- con- + tempor-, tempus \"time\" + -\u0101rius -ary entry 2 \u2014 more at tempo":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem-p\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccre-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemporary Adjective contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contempt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lack of respect or reverence for something":[
|
|
"acting with contempt for public safety"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain":[
|
|
"glared at him in contempt"
|
|
],
|
|
": the state of being despised":[],
|
|
": willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body":[
|
|
"contempt of court"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There, in the tall grass and the jungle, many would fall and the rest would return home to endure the sullen contempt of their fellow citizens, all to no purpose. \u2014 A. J. Bacevich , Commonweal , 12 Sept. 1997",
|
|
"I even read a mild contempt into this first-name business, comparable to the old habit of calling men Mac, Ace, Chief, or Buddy, or calling women Honey, Sweetie, or Doll. \u2014 Aristides , American Scholar , Summer 1996",
|
|
"The same contempt for the poor that suggests kids are better off in orphanages will mobilize resistance to the orphanages themselves. \u2014 Katha Pollitt , Nation , 12 Dec. 1994",
|
|
"\u2026 they looked with contempt at the bloodless gray arthritic hands of the old woman \u2026 \u2014 Alice Walker , In Love & Trouble , 1973",
|
|
"He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor.",
|
|
"He spoke with contempt in his voice.",
|
|
"She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.",
|
|
"She was arrested for contempt of court .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress, but the Justice Department has declined to prosecute him. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Attorney Marilyn Mosby of violating a gag order instituted in the case and asked a judge to hold the Democrat in contempt of court. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"After more than 100 days without being admitted, King County Superior Court Judge Johanna Bender found the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in contempt of court for failing to get Jay treatment, KING5-TV reported. \u2014 Fox News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt of Congress and referred the matter to the Department of Justice. \u2014 Katherine Faulders, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In the civil investigation Mr. Trump was held in contempt of court in April by a state court judge, Arthur F. Engoron, and ordered to pay $10,000 a day until his lawyers filed a number of documents that were sought by the attorney general. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And despite potentially being found in contempt of court for lying under oath, Haddix laughs. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Navarro has refused to cooperate with the committee, and he and Scavino were found in contempt of Congress in April. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Navarro has refused to cooperate with the committee, and he and fellow Trump adviser Dan Scavino were found in contempt of Congress in April. \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin contemptus, from contemnere \"to look down on, show no respect for, despise\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns (with loss of n and intrusive p ) \u2014 more at contemn":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tempt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contemptuousness",
|
|
"despisement",
|
|
"despite",
|
|
"despitefulness",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"misprision",
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204415",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"meritorious",
|
|
"praiseworthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scornful , contemptuous":[],
|
|
": worthy of contempt":[
|
|
"a contemptible snob",
|
|
"contemptible bigots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"examples":[
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"I've never met a more selfish, contemptible person.",
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"the contemptible thieves who stole the Christmas gifts intended for needy children",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Indeed, Don't Look Up takes a scattershot approach to lamenting humanity \u2014 from celebrities and media figures to politicians and ordinary joes \u2014 as by and large contemptible , moronic, and the hastener of its own destruction. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Shocked at the president\u2019s contemptible and brazenly autocratic conduct, fellow Republicans set aside partisanship, fiercely condemned Trump and joined Democrats in voting to impeach the president. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"This discontent increased in the wake of a 1936 ruling known as Tipaldo, after its contemptible protagonist, a slave-driving New York factory owner, overturning a New York minimum wage law. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Affleck, who plays the contemptible Count Pierre d\u2019Alen\u00e7on, an ally of Driver\u2019s depraved character, said there was little to recommend life in the Middle Ages, especially for women, and that posed a problem for the writers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"The same hallowed grounds where over 1 million people were murdered is still the site of despicable and contemptible crimes. \u2014 Alan Goch, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"In the next beat, Larson lays down her trump card, the most contemptible symbol an author can conjure: white-lady tears. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"In the entire pantheon of Disney villains, there is no one quite as fearsome\u2014or as fashionable\u2014as the callous, cold, and downright contemptible Cruella de Vil. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 8 July 2021",
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"One person talks about an alphabet book filled with contemptible Jewish caricatures. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, \"unworthy, despicable,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, \"despicable, worthless,\" borrowed from Latin contemptibilis (Medieval Latin also, \"contemptuous\"), from contemptus, past participle of contemnere \"to look down on, show no respect for, despise\" + -ibilis -ible \u2014 more at contemn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contemptible contemptible , despicable , pitiable , sorry , scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. a contemptible liar despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation. a despicable crime pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity. a pitiable attempt at tragedy sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness. this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust. a scurvy crew of hangers-on",
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"synonyms":[
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"cheap",
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"cruddy",
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"deplorable",
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"despicable",
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"dirty",
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"grubby",
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"lame",
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"lousy",
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"mean",
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"nasty",
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"paltry",
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"pitiable",
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"pitiful",
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"ratty",
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"scabby",
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"scummy",
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"scurvy",
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"sneaking",
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"sorry",
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"wretched"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011703",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"contemptuous":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"admiring",
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"applauding",
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"appreciative",
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"approving"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
|
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"In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
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"He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
|
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"loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
|
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"contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
|
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"What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-shw\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
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"-ch\u0259s",
|
|
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abhorrent",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"scornful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115902",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contemptuously":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"admiring",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"appreciative",
|
|
"approving"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
|
|
"In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
|
|
"He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
|
|
"loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
|
|
"contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-shw\u0259s",
|
|
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-ch\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"scornful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptuousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"appreciative",
|
|
"approving"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He owned a fine Kentucky rifle, with a cherry wood stock, and was contemptuous of the bulky carbines most of the troop had adopted. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
|
|
"In his 1978 Harvard commencement address, Mr. Solzhenitsyn seemed at times contemptuous of American democracy \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Patrick Moynihan , New York Times Book Review , 24 Nov. 1991",
|
|
"He felt familiar enough to indulge in outbursts of rage or contemptuous sarcasm in her presence, and to display the most withering side of his character, lashing out at the people he despised. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New Yorker , 20 Nov. 1989",
|
|
"loutish tourists who are contemptuous of the ways and traditions of their host countries",
|
|
"contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Grandiosity is the sense of being above other people, and contemptuous of the rules. \u2014 Jancee Dunn, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Fiercely protective of his mother (Leslie Mann), who is bipolar, Andrew is openly contemptuous of his stern stepfather, Greg (Brad Garrett), a pharmaceuticals executive. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The South Carolina contests had their own dynamics \u2014 Mr. Rice was defiant and contemptuous of Mr. Trump to the end, while Ms. Mace tried hard to regain the good graces of Trump administration officials if not Mr. Trump himself. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"What happened to the idea that art and culture should be a contemptuous refuge from the mainstream, as opposed to this lickspittle, running dog accommodation to the mainstream? \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"What has emerged publicly, however, shows how dangerous this nearly absolute authority can be in the hands of someone governed by self-interest, contemptuous of the rule of law, and emboldened by a divided and dysfunctional Congress. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The Punjabis were particularly contemptuous of the Bengalis\u2019 skin color, which is a few shades darker than the Punjabi norm. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Your contemptuous , suspicious tone toward this Grandpa was obvious and offensive. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1574, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably borrowed from Medieval Latin contemptu\u014dsus, from Latin contemptu-, stem of contemptus contempt + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8temp-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-shw\u0259s",
|
|
"-ch\u00fc-\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tem(p)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-ch\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"scornful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004106",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptus mundi":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contempt for the world : moral disdain for physical existence in anticipation of an afterlife":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fn-\u02c8tem(p)-tu\u0307s-\u02c8mu\u0307n-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073532",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Latin noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": maintain , assert":[
|
|
"contended that he was right",
|
|
"contends that the new law would help only the wealthy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strive in debate : argue":[],
|
|
": to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle":[
|
|
"contended with the problems of municipal government",
|
|
"will contend for the championship this year"
|
|
],
|
|
": to struggle for : contest":[
|
|
"She contended every point, objected to every request \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Margaret Mead"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"These people contend that they have earned the right to the land.",
|
|
"The team is expected to contend for the championship this year.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What's more, managers themselves have their own personal pressures and mental health strains to contend with. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors have eschewed new deals as markets contend with surging inflation, rising interest rates, Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and China\u2019s regulatory crackdown on homegrown technology companies. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Both factors have bolstered his resume just as House Democrats contend with the likely scenario that this term is Pelosi\u2019s last leading her caucus. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"While many experts contend that the U.S. economy is unlikely to experience the type of recession that was seen in 2008, there are still a number of mounting risks that investors and consumers should consider. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"British intelligence indicated last week that there is dissension in the ranks as the Russians contend with depleted forces, poor tactical coordination, a lack of unit-level skills and inconsistent air support. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The Raptors don't have anyone in their rotation with the size to contend with Embiid, which seems like one of the biggest mismatches in this series. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the veterans contend that, collectively, they\u2019re cheated out of millions of dollars a year, money is not their primary motivation, Professor Sangroula said. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Crowds aren\u2019t really something the LIV Golf players have to contend with; reports out of the series\u2019 first event in London last weekend indicated sparse attendance. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contenden, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French contendre, going back to Latin contendere \"to draw tight, strain, make an effort, strive, compete,\" from con- con- + tendere \"to extend outward, stretch, spread out, aim (at a purpose)\" \u2014 more at tender entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"compete",
|
|
"face off",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"vie"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011951",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contend (with)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)":[
|
|
"Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212920",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contend with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)":[
|
|
"Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contender":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncandidate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There are several contestants, but only two real contenders .",
|
|
"This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the team on paper does not resemble that of a contender . \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"In some cases, three or four people make it, though some may step aside to improve the chances of another contender . \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Not much of a surprise, given the shaky weather forecast and the lack of a Triple Crown contender . \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Turned in a sizzling performance in the Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont on May 14, winning by 10 1/4 lengths, with a Beyer Speed Figure of 103, best of any contender and second fastest among 3-year-olds this year. \u2014 Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s hardly the trait of a Stanley Cup contender . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's Love for Sale is another strong Album of the Year contender . \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Until the six-minute mark of the fourth quarter, Louisville looked the part of a ACC title and Final Four contender . \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While the franchise is still searching for its first championship, expectations have significantly risen this season as the team sits in first place atop the Eastern Conference and have the look of a legitimate Stanley Cup contender . \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1547, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contend + -er entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicant",
|
|
"applier",
|
|
"aspirant",
|
|
"campaigner",
|
|
"candidate",
|
|
"expectant",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"seeker"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033208",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"content":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
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": a part, element, or complex of parts":[],
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": contented , satisfied":[
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"She was content with her life as it was."
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],
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": contentment":[
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"He ate to his heart's content ."
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],
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": meaning , significance":[],
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": something contained":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the jar's contents the drawer's contents"
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],
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": substance , gist":[],
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": the amount of specified material contained : proportion":[
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"the sulfur content in coal"
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],
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": the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art \u2014 compare form sense 10c":[
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"The film was rated R for its violent content ."
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],
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": the matter dealt with in a field of study":[
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"\u2026 the content of sociology is inexhaustible \u2026",
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"\u2014 Franklin H. Giddings"
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],
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": the principal substance (such as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a website":[
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"\u2026 Internet users have evolved an ethos of free content in the Internet.",
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"\u2014 Ben Gerson"
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],
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": the topics or matter treated in a written work":[
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"table of contents"
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],
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": to appease the desires of":[
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"\u2026 he had been betrayed into a position which neither contented his heart nor satisfied his conscience.",
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"\u2014 Edward Bulwer-Lytton"
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],
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": to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions":[
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"The rainy weather spoiled our plans for the beach, so we had to content ourselves with a relaxing day at home."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The baby looks content in her crib.",
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"A fancy hotel is not necessary; I'd be content with a warm meal and a clean place to sleep.",
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"No, I don't want to play. I'm content to watch.",
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"Not content to stay at home, she set off to see the world at the age of 16.",
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"Polls show that voters are growing less and less content with the current administration.",
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"Verb",
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"The toys contented the children, at least for a little while.",
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"a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contenten \"to rest satisfied, satisfy,\" borrowed from Anglo-French contenter \"to satisfy,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin content\u0101re, verbal derivative of Latin contentus \"satisfied\" \u2014 more at content entry 2":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contentum (usually in plural contenta ), noun derivative from neuter past participle of Latin contin\u0113re \"to hold together, restrain, have as contents\" \u2014 more at contain":"Noun",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin contentus \"satisfied,\" from past participle of contin\u0113re \"to hold together, restrain, have as contents\" \u2014 more at contain":"Adjective",
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"noun derivative of content entry 2 or content entry 3":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctent",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"matter",
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"motif",
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"motive",
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"question",
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"subject",
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"theme",
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"topic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165450",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contented":{
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"antonyms":[
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"discontent",
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"discontented",
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"displeased",
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"dissatisfied",
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"malcontent",
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"malcontented",
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"unhappy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation":[
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"a contented smile",
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"They lived a contented life."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She felt peaceful and contented .",
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"having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The wayward queen who had once rebelled against her husband and invaded her own country died a quiet death at the age of 63, an apparently contented woman. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
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"June 14, 2022 Turned on the TV with happy heart, watched with heavy heart and ended with contented heart. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
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"Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented . \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
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"How much contented domesticity can a viewer be subjected to? \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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"His sister, Anne, seems the most contented of the lot. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"And though the monumental journey and confident grandeur Mitski fans crave may not always be visible, the darkness here is delivered not with gritted teeth but with the contented sighs of a life dedicated to the loving self-destruction of art. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The series centers on the Delaneys, who from the outside appear to be an enviably contented family. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from past participle of contenten \"to content entry 3 \"":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"content",
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"gratified",
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"happy",
|
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"pleased",
|
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"satisfied"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184736",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"contentedness":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"discontent",
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"discontented",
|
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"displeased",
|
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"dissatisfied",
|
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"malcontent",
|
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"malcontented",
|
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"unhappy"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": feeling or showing satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation":[
|
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"a contented smile",
|
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"They lived a contented life."
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She felt peaceful and contented .",
|
|
"having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The wayward queen who had once rebelled against her husband and invaded her own country died a quiet death at the age of 63, an apparently contented woman. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"June 14, 2022 Turned on the TV with happy heart, watched with heavy heart and ended with contented heart. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Ads for dairy products often talk about cows being happy or contented . \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"How much contented domesticity can a viewer be subjected to? \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"His sister, Anne, seems the most contented of the lot. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And though the monumental journey and confident grandeur Mitski fans crave may not always be visible, the darkness here is delivered not with gritted teeth but with the contented sighs of a life dedicated to the loving self-destruction of art. \u2014 Lior Phillips, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"All in all, Crumb gave the outward appearance of living a contented life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The series centers on the Delaneys, who from the outside appear to be an enviably contented family. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from past participle of contenten \"to content entry 3 \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
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"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065008",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"contention":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument":[
|
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"It is his contention that allowing a casino to be built would not be in the best interests of the city."
|
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],
|
|
": an act or instance of contending":[
|
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"He has taken himself out of contention for the directorship."
|
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],
|
|
": rivalry , competition":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Tiger Woods splashed his way into contention in the New Zealand Open \u2026 shooting a four under par to close within six strokes of the lead. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2002",
|
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"The issues behind the protest are the usual bones of collective-bargaining contention : pay increases, vacation time, union membership. \u2014 Louis Menand , New Yorker , 17 & 24 June 2002",
|
|
"Science, and academic scholarship in general, the contention these days goes, is too subjective. Some even allege it's entirely subjective, as is, they say, history. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
|
|
"All quotes from QDB.",
|
|
"That has been a source of contention for years.",
|
|
"He is in contention for the Olympic medal.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The determination of appropriate management levels for each HMA is also a point of contention within the wild horse roundup debate. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"But Dikhtyar\u2019s advocacy work on behalf of women is also a source of contention . \u2014 John Hudson, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"New York\u2019s application system for residential treatment facilities has been a subject of contention for a long time. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The $325 million superyacht had become a point of contention over the past month as legal officials in Fiji debated America\u2019s authority to seize the yacht, which is named the Amadea. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"In the current war, electronic warfare has become a furious theater of contention . \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Whether the results of those performances are worthy of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame has been a point of contention among writers, historians, and fans since John's name first appeared on ballots in 1995. \u2014 Lee Igel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"But long before the age of digital immersion, advertising to children was a subject of contention . \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Selecting a state agency to oversee the program is the latest point of contention , a decision that could determine how quickly people receive rebates. \u2014 Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contencioun \"dissension, dispute,\" borrowed from Anglo-French cunten\u00e7un, contencion, borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dn-, contenti\u014d \"exertion, competition, conflict,\" from conten-, variant stem of contendere \"to strain, make an effort, strive, compete\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-ch\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contention discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"thesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224504",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes":[
|
|
"a man of a most contentious nature"
|
|
],
|
|
": likely to cause disagreement or argument":[
|
|
"a contentious issue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In the perpetual skirmish between science and religion, biological evolution is a contentious battle ground. \u2014 Barry A. Palevitz , Skeptical Inquirer , July/August 1999",
|
|
"Creator Jim Davis had spent two years fine-tuning the contentious relationship between the grouchy cat, his milquetoast owner, Jon (Davis' pen-and-ink alter ego), and befuddled dog Odie\u2014in a strip he'd thought would be called Jon. \u2014 Beth Johnson , Entertainment Weekly , 19 June 1998",
|
|
"Historians, admittedly a contentious lot, have failed even to agree on what to call King Philip's War. \u2014 Jill Lepore , The Name of War , 1998",
|
|
"My mental attitude when drinking is both contentious and malicious, and while in this mood and state I was the author of statements which I know to be wholly unfounded. \u2014 Theodore Dreiser , The Titan , 1914",
|
|
"After a contentious debate, members of the committee finally voted to approve the funding.",
|
|
"The dispute involves one of the region's most contentious leaders.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The races for best leading musical performers are especially contentious . \u2014 Michael Paulson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"For Yebri and Yaroslavsky, the debate over Latham has been especially contentious . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Two things to listen to Speaking of problematic, musical artist Liam Gallagher has seen his share of controversy as well, including his contentious relationship with his brother and former group member, Noel. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Netflix and major movie theater chains have long had a contentious relationship \u2014 but that could soon come to an end. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In this climate, the archbishop\u2019s analogy comparing Cuban children from 60 years ago to mostly Central American children now became especially contentious . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The debate over fetal pain is especially contentious as science is still developing on that topic. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Stickers, the photos or animations that flash across the messaging service WhatsApp, have become the language of Colombia\u2019s highly contentious elections this year. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Supreme Court confirmation hearings: The often- contentious Brett Kavanaugh hearings in September 2018 included testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contenciose \"quarrelsome,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contencieux \"subject to disagreement,\" borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dsus \"persistent, obstinate, argumentative, quarrelsome,\" from contenti \u014d \"exertion, competition, contention \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contentious belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. a drunk in a bellicose mood pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. a pugnacious gangster quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. the heat made us all quarrelsome contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. wearied by his contentious disposition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040705",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentiousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes":[
|
|
"a man of a most contentious nature"
|
|
],
|
|
": likely to cause disagreement or argument":[
|
|
"a contentious issue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"In the perpetual skirmish between science and religion, biological evolution is a contentious battle ground. \u2014 Barry A. Palevitz , Skeptical Inquirer , July/August 1999",
|
|
"Creator Jim Davis had spent two years fine-tuning the contentious relationship between the grouchy cat, his milquetoast owner, Jon (Davis' pen-and-ink alter ego), and befuddled dog Odie\u2014in a strip he'd thought would be called Jon. \u2014 Beth Johnson , Entertainment Weekly , 19 June 1998",
|
|
"Historians, admittedly a contentious lot, have failed even to agree on what to call King Philip's War. \u2014 Jill Lepore , The Name of War , 1998",
|
|
"My mental attitude when drinking is both contentious and malicious, and while in this mood and state I was the author of statements which I know to be wholly unfounded. \u2014 Theodore Dreiser , The Titan , 1914",
|
|
"After a contentious debate, members of the committee finally voted to approve the funding.",
|
|
"The dispute involves one of the region's most contentious leaders.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The races for best leading musical performers are especially contentious . \u2014 Michael Paulson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"For Yebri and Yaroslavsky, the debate over Latham has been especially contentious . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Two things to listen to Speaking of problematic, musical artist Liam Gallagher has seen his share of controversy as well, including his contentious relationship with his brother and former group member, Noel. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Netflix and major movie theater chains have long had a contentious relationship \u2014 but that could soon come to an end. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In this climate, the archbishop\u2019s analogy comparing Cuban children from 60 years ago to mostly Central American children now became especially contentious . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The debate over fetal pain is especially contentious as science is still developing on that topic. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Stickers, the photos or animations that flash across the messaging service WhatsApp, have become the language of Colombia\u2019s highly contentious elections this year. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Supreme Court confirmation hearings: The often- contentious Brett Kavanaugh hearings in September 2018 included testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contenciose \"quarrelsome,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contencieux \"subject to disagreement,\" borrowed from Latin contenti\u014dsus \"persistent, obstinate, argumentative, quarrelsome,\" from contenti \u014d \"exertion, competition, contention \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contentious belligerent , bellicose , pugnacious , quarrelsome , contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. belligerent nations bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. a drunk in a bellicose mood pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. a pugnacious gangster quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. the heat made us all quarrelsome contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. wearied by his contentious disposition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
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"feisty",
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"gladiatorial",
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"militant",
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"pugnacious",
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"quarrelsome",
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"scrappy",
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"truculent",
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"warlike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041533",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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]
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},
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"contentment":{
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"antonyms":[
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"discontent",
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"discontentedness",
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"discontentment",
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"displeasure",
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"dissatisfaction",
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"definitions":{
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": something that contents":[
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"\u2026 states that allow their muscles to spoil them and their contentments to enfeeble them.",
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"\u2014 The New Republic"
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],
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": the quality or state of being contented":[
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"There was a look of contentment on her face."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He believes that people can find peace and contentment in living simply.",
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"There was a look of perfect contentment on her face.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In January, the hotel debuted its Happiness Program, which uses an on-property shaman, centuries-old Mayan traditions, and energetic cleansings to help guests achieve lasting contentment . \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
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"If the World Happiness Report is to be believed, Finns are masking a deep contentment built on an appreciation for a society that puts the public good first. \u2014 Kinsey Gidick, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Even being the greatest in the world doesn\u2019t guarantee lasting contentment . \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 29 July 2021",
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"The documentary depicts a peripatetic man seemingly incapable of contentment in his growing worldly success, always inventing, trying new things, and traveling the world. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
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"All told, the singer-songwriter\u2019s latest is a testament to her dedication to songcraft and an impressive mid-career statement on restlessness, contentment and everything in between. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
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"Instead of defining happiness as a feeling of contentment , many of us confuse happiness with a permanently elevated mood (excitement, joy) or even an endless supply of positivity. \u2014 Sara Kuburic, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Drinking pulque produces an effect of contentment or even a philosophical mindset. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Millay was never able to translate her contentment into compelling poetry. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contentement \"satisfaction of a claim or debt,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from contenter \"to satisfy, content entry 3 \" + -ment -ment":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tent-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"content",
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"contentedness",
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"delectation",
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"delight",
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"enjoyment",
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"gladness",
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"gratification",
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"happiness",
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"pleasure",
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"relish",
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"satisfaction"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104841",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nonadjacent",
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"noncontiguous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coterminous":[],
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": enclosed within one common boundary":[
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"the 48 conterminous states"
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],
|
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": having a common boundary":[
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"conterminous countries"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife",
|
|
"the county and the school district are conterminous"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conterminus (from con- con- + -terminus, adjective derivative of terminus \"boundary marker, limit\") + -ous \u2014 more at term entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abutting",
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"adjacent",
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"adjoining",
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"bordering",
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"contiguous",
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"flanking",
|
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"flush",
|
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"fringing",
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"joining",
|
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"juxtaposed",
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"neighboring",
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"skirting",
|
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"touching",
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"verging"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015747",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contessa":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": countess":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, feminine of conte count, from Latin comit-, comes associate, companion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8tes\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123250",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contesseration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the act of contracting friendship or union":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin contesseration-, contesseratio , from contesseratus (past participle of contesserare to contract friendship by means of tesserae, from Latin com- + tessera die, square tablet, token of friendship) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from competitors":[
|
|
"He won the contest for best photograph."
|
|
],
|
|
": a struggle for superiority or victory : competition":[
|
|
"a football contest between rival teams"
|
|
],
|
|
": strive , vie":[
|
|
"contested for power"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.",
|
|
"Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly contested election.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Contest winners receive a cash prize.",
|
|
"Will you enter the contest ?",
|
|
"She hopes to win the contest for mayor.",
|
|
"Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a contest for control of the House of Representatives.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"No one really knows what that burden is, so states bring case after case to contest it. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"If the state had sued to enforce the violation or the city had sued to contest it, Bonta said, the next few years could have been spent on litigation instead of housing construction. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The identities of the teams that will contest it, though, are \u2014 for the most part \u2014 extremely familiar. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent polls show Petro and Hern\u00e1ndez in a virtual tie, raising concerns that the losing candidate or his supporters could contest the results and incite unrest. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Those that do contest the proceedings \u2014 after attorneys\u2019 fees and interest get tacked on \u2014 often end up worse off than those who just don\u2019t bother to show up and get a default judgment. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"While many contest the charges against them, some of them have chosen to plead guilty, a move that could help them gain shorter prison sentences. \u2014 Wenxin Fan And Elaine Yu, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Bark in the Park fundraiser with dog walks, contest , booths and demonstrations is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday March 19 at Live Oak Park, 2746 Reche Road. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This description, which Ms. Didion did not contest , could describe the archetypal heroine of her novels. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In addition to offering the Community Journalism Award, the contest also presents four other special awards. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The fair posted a list of winners on Facebook showing that Skeens dominated the June 13 competition, winning more than 25 of 80 contest categories. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The contest features a climber moving from left to right along an upward-sloping mountain, with a scale of 0 to 25. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The contest has become heated, and a war of words had intensified in recent weeks, with both sides accusing one another of making misleading claims and acting in bad faith. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Rescue dogs of all shapes, sizes, and ages are invited and encouraged to enter the 2022 contest for a chance to win exciting prizes \u2014 for the winning pup and their shelter! \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s a dramatic swing from Quinnipiac\u2019s last poll in the Georgia Senate race, which indicated the contest was basically tied in January. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The contest marks the first of a two-game series that was originally scheduled to begin 2020-21 but was delayed due to COVID-19. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Butler said state law requires that a nominee be certified before an election contest can be brought. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contester \"to debate, make the subject of dispute,\" earlier \"to refuse to recognize a right or claim,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan contestar, borrowed from Latin contest\u0101r\u012b \"to call to witness,\" in the phrase l\u012btem contest\u0101r\u012b (with l\u012bt-, l\u012bs \"dispute at law\") \"to join issue in a legal suit,\" from con- con- + -test\u0101r\u012b, verbal derivative of testis \"witness\" \u2014 more at testament":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of contest entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8test"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"oppugn",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that contests an award or decision":[],
|
|
": one that participates in a contest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The contestant who catches the most fish wins.",
|
|
"The winning contestants will receive a cash prize.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With Brown's knowledge of the ins and outs of the show and Kish's experience as a contestant , giving advice to the talented chefs was easy. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Kaitlyn was first introduced as a contestant on The Bachelor season 19 and the former Canadian spin class instructor went on to be the lead of The Bachelorette season 11. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Hudson is the second American Idol contestant -turned-music superstar to head to daytime television, following Kelly Clarkson. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Some say yes, that following a contestant on a quest to continue winning and amassing more and more cash is exciting. \u2014 Anne Easton, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The second round of auditions begins with the return of the golden buzzer, which instantly whisks a contestant to the live voting rounds. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"According to contestant Sarah Todd, while there is obviously a difference in the level of culinary experience between the 'Favourites' and 'Fans', that doesn't mean the first-timers can't claim victory. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"This is not the first time an Alone contestant has wrestled with these psychological pressures. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contest entry 1 + -ant entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tes-t\u0259nt",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccte-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8te-st\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"corrival",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082315",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"unanimity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": controversy , debate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The first phase was embodied by the direct contestation of the Never Trump Republicans, of Mitt Romney and Bill Kristol and later Liz Cheney, who openly abhorred the former casino billionaire\u2019s authoritarianism. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Democracies have parliaments, judiciaries, parties, political contestation , civil societies, freedom of speech and assembly, and elections. \u2014 Alexander Motyl, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This contestation is manifested in the Native Land map. \u2014 Abby Levene, Outside Online , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There is an unfortunate tendency in this book, and in liberal commentary in general, to overstate the uniqueness of the partisan contestation of election results in this country today. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The passionate rhetoric abandons any pretense to liberal ideals of reasoned deliberation and contestation within a shared constitutional framework. \u2014 Laura Field, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And indeed, given the intense political contestation surrounding Covid-19, a memorial to Covid deaths might even draw vandalism, like the bust of George Floyd in New York City's Union Square. \u2014 Martha Lincoln, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The report highlighted the Arctic as one such likely zone of major international contestation as its ice caps continue to melt, as well as new battles forming over water and waves of climate migrants being forced to leave their homes. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"However, in a democratic society, the use of state power is itself a matter of public contestation . \u2014 Fred Bauer, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1580, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French, \"dispute, debate,\" earlier, \"joinder of issue in law,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan contestacion, borrowed from Latin contest\u0101ti\u014dn-, contest\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin ( l\u012btem ) contest\u0101r\u012b \"to join issue in a legal suit\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at contest entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-\u02ccte-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissensus",
|
|
"firestorm",
|
|
"nonconcurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062241",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
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|
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|
|
": a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from competitors":[
|
|
"He won the contest for best photograph."
|
|
],
|
|
": a struggle for superiority or victory : competition":[
|
|
"a football contest between rival teams"
|
|
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|
|
": strive , vie":[
|
|
"contested for power"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.",
|
|
"Both candidates have agreed to another debate before this hotly contested election.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Contest winners receive a cash prize.",
|
|
"Will you enter the contest ?",
|
|
"She hopes to win the contest for mayor.",
|
|
"Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a contest for control of the House of Representatives.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"No one really knows what that burden is, so states bring case after case to contest it. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"If the state had sued to enforce the violation or the city had sued to contest it, Bonta said, the next few years could have been spent on litigation instead of housing construction. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The identities of the teams that will contest it, though, are \u2014 for the most part \u2014 extremely familiar. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent polls show Petro and Hern\u00e1ndez in a virtual tie, raising concerns that the losing candidate or his supporters could contest the results and incite unrest. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Those that do contest the proceedings \u2014 after attorneys\u2019 fees and interest get tacked on \u2014 often end up worse off than those who just don\u2019t bother to show up and get a default judgment. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"While many contest the charges against them, some of them have chosen to plead guilty, a move that could help them gain shorter prison sentences. \u2014 Wenxin Fan And Elaine Yu, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Bark in the Park fundraiser with dog walks, contest , booths and demonstrations is 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday March 19 at Live Oak Park, 2746 Reche Road. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This description, which Ms. Didion did not contest , could describe the archetypal heroine of her novels. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In addition to offering the Community Journalism Award, the contest also presents four other special awards. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The fair posted a list of winners on Facebook showing that Skeens dominated the June 13 competition, winning more than 25 of 80 contest categories. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The contest features a climber moving from left to right along an upward-sloping mountain, with a scale of 0 to 25. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The contest has become heated, and a war of words had intensified in recent weeks, with both sides accusing one another of making misleading claims and acting in bad faith. \u2014 Alison Sider, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"Rescue dogs of all shapes, sizes, and ages are invited and encouraged to enter the 2022 contest for a chance to win exciting prizes \u2014 for the winning pup and their shelter! \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s a dramatic swing from Quinnipiac\u2019s last poll in the Georgia Senate race, which indicated the contest was basically tied in January. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
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"The contest marks the first of a two-game series that was originally scheduled to begin 2020-21 but was delayed due to COVID-19. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
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"Butler said state law requires that a nominee be certified before an election contest can be brought. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 29 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contester \"to debate, make the subject of dispute,\" earlier \"to refuse to recognize a right or claim,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan contestar, borrowed from Latin contest\u0101r\u012b \"to call to witness,\" in the phrase l\u012btem contest\u0101r\u012b (with l\u012bt-, l\u012bs \"dispute at law\") \"to join issue in a legal suit,\" from con- con- + -test\u0101r\u012b, verbal derivative of testis \"witness\" \u2014 more at testament":"Verb",
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"derivative of contest entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8test",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctest"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"challenge",
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"dispute",
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"impeach",
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"oppugn",
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"query",
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"question"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082731",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"context":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment , setting":[
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"the historical context of the war"
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],
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": the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 it was Dickens who first used the word 'detective' in a literary context \u2026 \u2014 John Mullan , How Novels Work , 2006",
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"Entrepreneurship and civil freedoms depend on a context of civil order, predictability, and individual security. \u2014 Susan L. Woodward , Balkan Tragedy , 1995",
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"\u2026 the old building, its original acre, inside its high outer wall, was immune to change, out of context and out of time. \u2014 Harriet Doerr , The Tiger in the Grass , 1995",
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"We need to look at the event within the larger context of world history.",
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"The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts .",
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"We need to consider these events in context .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the context of his solo career, John Mayer can be a showboating hotshot guitarist, but his leads with Dead & Company were mixed to be part of the patchwork of the arrangement, rather than stand out and above it. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
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"This week, Axios reported that Biden plans to ask the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers\u2019 data privacy specifically in the context of Roe v. Wade being overturned. \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Think about reusability in the context of an organization\u2019s API-first approach. \u2014 Bernadette Nixon, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Now, the ceiling frescoes and prayer room are open as part of a permanent exhibition, which will help visitors see the baths in the context of what came before. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The strikes and organizing actions that have been widely reported are encouraging signs for unionization, but still modest in the context of the overall decline of organized labor. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Instead, spending limits were imposed as Republicans rejected the bulk of the Obama administration\u2019s investment proposals, even in the context of a bipartisan deficit reduction deal. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
|
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"But some of that evidence took on fresh urgency in the context of the hearing. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"And in the context of a pandemic that had, at that point, killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, that sentiment struck many as tone-deaf. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contexte \"text, composition,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin contextus \"sequence, connection, setting,\" going back to Latin, \"action of weaving, connection, coherence, ordered scheme, structure,\" from contexere \"to weave together, connect (words), compose, combine\" (from con- con- + texere \"to weave, construct\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at technical entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctekst"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ambient",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
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"climate",
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"clime",
|
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"contexture",
|
|
"environment",
|
|
"environs",
|
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"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
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"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
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"surround",
|
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"surroundings",
|
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"terrain"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012529",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contextural":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or producing contexture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8teksch\u0259r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141241",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contexture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": context":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the whole contexture of Las Vegas is focused on escapism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"We are all framed of flaps and patches, and of so shapeless and diverse a contexture , that every piece and every moment playeth his part. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 Jan. 2017"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, derivative of contexte context , with -ure after texture texture entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccteks-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8teks-ch\u0259r",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8teks-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"clime",
|
|
"context",
|
|
"environment",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192449",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contg":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"containing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193529",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conticent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": silent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin conticent-, conticens , present participle of contic\u0113re to be silent, from com- + tac\u0113re to be silent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307s\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004759",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contignation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a framing together of timbers : a joining especially of beams and boards":[],
|
|
": floor , story":[],
|
|
": framework , structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contignation-, contignatio , from contignatus (past participle of contignare to join with beams, from com- + -tignare , from tignum beam) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4nt\u0259\u0307g\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130452",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contiguous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": adjacent sense 2":[],
|
|
": being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point":[
|
|
"the 48 contiguous states"
|
|
],
|
|
": next or near in time or sequence":[
|
|
"The fires were contiguous with the earthquake."
|
|
],
|
|
": touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence":[
|
|
"contiguous row houses",
|
|
"contiguous vineyards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia \u2026 \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , Atlantic , February 1993",
|
|
"The Santa Monica Mountains, a sort of foot-note to the big contiguous ranges, stood off to the southwest of us, discrete and small. \u2014 John McPhee , New Yorker , 26 Sept. 1988",
|
|
"'I've had my men looking into the land situation \u2026 and they think they could get us an additional thirty thousand acres, not all of it contiguous but we might make some trades.' \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
|
|
"Connecticut and Massachusetts are contiguous states.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Later considerations include creating contiguous districts, trying to respect community boundaries and drawing districts that are geographically compact. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The state constitution requires contiguous districts that aren\u2019t drawn to favor or harm a political party or incumbent. \u2014 sun-sentinel.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The memorial would also be contiguous , on its southeast corner, with the Peace Monument, erected in 1878 and meant as a Civil War memorial. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The districts had to be geographically contiguous , with a comparable number of residents in each. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"As an example, the complaint points out that although Pulaski and Jefferson counties are geographically contiguous and both have large Black populations, the two have never been drawn together in the same congressional district. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The cheapest states are all contiguous from Wisconsin to Texas. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In San Francisco, the county and the city are contiguous . \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Availability: Sakara Life ships to the contiguous United States. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contiguus \"adjacent, neighboring\" (from contig-, variant stem of contingere \"to be in contact with\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contingent entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tig-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"-gy\u00fc-\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-gy\u0259-w\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contiguous adjacent , adjoining , contiguous , juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. a house with an adjacent garage adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. had adjoining rooms at the hotel contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side. offices in all 48 contiguous states juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast. a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053936",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily":[
|
|
"fecal continence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"argued for a pregnancy-prevention program that did not put so much faith in the continence of teenagers",
|
|
"experiencing a moment of unusual continence , I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But even with the delayed start, most healthy, neurotypical kids achieve at least daytime continence by age three. \u2014 Leah Campbell, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Share prices have soared for large Danish health companies such as Coloplast \u2014 a major player in the market for colostomy pouches, continence and skin and wound care treatments \u2014 and Genmab, a biotech company specializing in cancer treatments. \u2014 Matt Phillips, New York Times , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"This also means that patients experience higher rates of erectile-function recovery and a faster return to urinary continence . \u2014 WSJ , 24 June 2018",
|
|
"Charging by service can include extra fees for help with bathing or showering, dressing, grooming or managing continence . \u2014 Cassie Cope And Fred Clasen-kelly, charlotteobserver , 31 May 2018",
|
|
"Although nearly everyone thinks happiness declines with age\u2014along with our posture, continence and memory\u2014the truth is more interesting. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 31 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contynence, contenence \"moderation, restraint, abstinence (from sexual intercourse),\" borrowed from Anglo-French continence, borrowed from Medieval Latin continentia, going back to Latin, \"restraint, self-control,\" derivative of continent-, continens \"restrained, not indulging in excesses\" \u2014 more at continent entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4nt-\u1d4an-\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"celibacy",
|
|
"chasteness",
|
|
"chastity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005551",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abstemious",
|
|
"abstentious",
|
|
"abstinent",
|
|
"self-abnegating",
|
|
"self-denying",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": container , confines":[],
|
|
": epitome":[],
|
|
": exercising continence":[
|
|
"Most children are continent by the age of three."
|
|
],
|
|
": mainland":[],
|
|
": one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe":[],
|
|
": restrictive":[],
|
|
": the continent of Europe":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with the"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The book provides information on hotels in Britain and on the Continent .",
|
|
"Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent .",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Most children are continent by age three.",
|
|
"a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Still, such obstacles are unlikely to seriously deter would-be migrants across the continent . \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The scene is being repeated at storage facilities across the continent , in a jousting over energy between Europe and Russia that has been escalating since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Across the continent , voters have punished those in power for failing to lift them out of their misery. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Many ordinary Europeans from across the continent \u2014Helsinki, Madrid, Brussels\u2014had driven their own vehicle to the transit center and were offering to take refugee families back home with them and provide free lodging. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But a bumpy and uneven recovery across the continent suggests the theater business isn\u2019t quite out of the woods yet. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Werner Bischof arrived in the United States a year before his death and spent 1953 traveling and photographing across the continent . \u2014 Vogue , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"While the polls are razor-thin between Petro and his populist opponent, Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez, a win for the left will be just the latest of several victories across the continent . \u2014 Fox News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Europe is also bracing for a loss of Russian natural-gas supplies that power factories and households across the continent . \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The 30-year-old Salvadoran cyclist had been on a cross- continent bike journey with her partner, Jake, for almost a year. \u2014 Jessica Diaz-hurtado, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Geoscientists say Earth will be home to one massive supercontinent about 200 million years from now; there are four prominent versions of this mega- continent . \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The Asian Cup finals tournament staged in India is Kerr's first experience of being in the sub- continent . \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The pair coordinated a cross- continent entrepreneurial endeavor driven by art that has helped keep craftswomen employed and businesses afloat. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the space of five years, TV veteran Sameer Nair has built Applause Entertainment into a powerhouse supplier of Indian content that is being hungrily consumed by the sub- continent \u2019s streaming platforms. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"IHS Markit ranked India the third most attractive destination for international investment in solar energy last month, while Ernst & Young considers the sub- continent the primary destination for solar funding. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After officially launching over the spring following nearly a year of beta testing, ScreenHits TV is in the midst of a global rollout throughout Europe, the Indian sub- continent and Latin and North America. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Marmaray, a cross- continent metro line that passes under the Bosphorus Strait, connects the metro system on the European and Asian sides of the city, and has recently expanded to run all the way into the suburbs on both sides of the city. \u2014 Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure , 16 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"(senses 1-2) borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, \"land forming part of a continuous mass (as opposed to an island),\" borrowed from Latin continent-, continens (short for terra continens ), from continent-, continens, adjective, \"uninterrupted, continuous, forming part of a continuous mass,\" from present participle of contin\u0113re \"to hold together, restrain, have as contents\"; (senses 3-4) probably borrowed from Medieval Latin continentia \"container, content, tenor (of a document),\" noun derivative of Latin continent-, continens, present participle of contin\u0113re \u2014 more at contain":"Noun",
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"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders",
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"And the agreement that declared Hawaii the 50th state was written by continental Americans in 1959. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"The cratons of our modern continents - the continental cores with the oldest and thickest crust - formed more than 3.2 billion years ago. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Companies that import goods from the continental bloc have complained that extra red tape is increasing their costs, while economists at the London School of Economics say the divorce with the European Union has pushed food prices up 6 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Though the firm is based in London, Moschino brought international influence and continental flair to Nicholas Haslam. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"During summer in the northern hemisphere, the Tropic of Cancer receives direct rays from the sun, and the continental landmasses in this hemisphere heat up considerably more than the oceans, creating a low-pressure zone over India and Central Asia. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
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"Sustainable seafood company Luke\u2019s Lobster is shipping their popular lobster roll kits straight from the source in Maine to anywhere in the continental United States. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
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"Green Chef delivers almost everywhere in the continental United States. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
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"Hosted by enthusiastic young continentals , songs are scored by a combination of dial-in votes from viewers and jurists representing the participating countries. \u2014 Amy Thomson, Bloomberg.com , 24 Apr. 2020",
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"Kenyatta rejected concerns that a free trade deal with the United States would undermine a new continental free trade agreement in Africa aimed at creating the world\u2019s largest common market. \u2014 Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Feb. 2020",
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"Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross- continental , travel. \u2014 Wired , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra- continental , short-haul flights, which are not included here. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 July 2018",
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"Organizers of the Asian Games\u2014a pan- continental , multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia\u2014have confirmed eSports will be a demonstration event later this year. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 28 June 2018",
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"Goals, fame and second-tier continental , as well as league success, came to the Brazilian, who became only the second man to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday. \u2014 SI.com , 27 May 2018",
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"But the most fun part is spinning the globe itself and watching the unfamiliar continental and oceanic formations of times past. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2018",
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"The Confederations Cup is a trophy competed for by the seven current reigning continental or world champions and a host nation, in every odd year following a round of continental tournaments. \u2014 SI.com , 2 May 2018"
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"On the upper- continental slope , about 80 miles off the coast of Delacroix in the Gulf of Mexico, is a coral reef unlike those found in shallow, tropical waters. \u2014 Sara Sneath, NOLA.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
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"One possibility is that extraction could destabilize the sea floor and send sediment tumbling down the continental slope . \u2014 Natalie Leung, CNN , 31 Oct. 2017"
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"the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The team had a strong veteran contingence , but none of those veterans had anyone to lead them. \u2014 Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press , 24 Sep. 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Nothing was overlooked. There was a fallback position, a fail-safe provision, for any contingency . \u2014 Gary Wills , New York Times Review of Books , 1 Apr. 2001",
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"It is difficult to distinguish all the legitimate and illegitimate kinds and uses of information. Writing laws to regulate all contingencies is like trying to capture broth in a colander. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 2 Mar. 1987",
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"Was it merely the expression of her displeasure at Miss Bart's neglect, or had disquieting rumours reached her? The latter contingency seemed improbable, yet Lily was not without a sense of uneasiness. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
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"In making our business plans, we tried to prepare for any contingency that might hurt sales.",
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"agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company\u2019s counsel, Kirkland & Ellis is advising on the contingency plans, the people said. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"New York manager Buck Showalter said the team is making contingency plans because Peterson\u2019s wife is expected to go into labor within the next few days. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
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"Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606, passed in 2018, required state agencies to establish long-term efficiency standards and to standardize their water shortage contingency plans. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Concerned that China\u2019s strict zero-COVID-19 controls will further encroach on basic freedoms and lead to economic and social stagnation, Carol and many of her peers are exploring contingency plans to move overseas. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
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"Event organizers behind the Special Olympics and Silver Spurs Rodeo are monitoring the forecast and discussing contingency plans in case of inclement weather. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"There needed to be more rescue skis, more reliable contingency plans. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
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"So his budget includes $10 million for the city's contingency fund and $15 million to cover future budget shortfalls. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"The project was originally supposed to be complete by the end of 2018 for a cost of up to $25 million, which included a roughly $4 million contingency fund for cost overruns. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contingency juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait ( or straits ) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events. an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency . come through in a pinch strait , now commonly straits , applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The isolation and co-optation of the capitalist classes in Germany meant that liberty as an ideal had no contingent link with capitalism, as had happened in Western Europe. \u2014 Orlando Patterson , New Republic , 8 Nov. 1999",
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"He knows that the throngs cheering for him today will be cheering for someone else tomorrow, that enthusiasm is fickle, that real support for someone like him always has something completely contingent about it. \u2014 Andrew Sullivan , New Republic , 8 July 1996",
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"Clearly the President was chastened by the sorrow and resentment of the people to whom he spoke, but his words were somehow tentative and contingent , as if they could be withdrawn on a month's notice. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , July 1992",
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"Every undogmatic historian is aware of the multitude of contingent events that entered into the victory of the Bolshevik revolution. \u2014 Sidney Hook , Revolution, Reform & Social Justice , 1975",
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"If the Sovereigns would grant him, contingent on his success, such rank, titles, and property that he and his issue could hold up their heads with the Spanish nobility, well and good \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"Noun",
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"Hollywood, Madison Avenue, the FCC, and a growing contingent in corporate America: It's hard to imagine a more formidable alliance pushing segregated television. \u2014 Tamar Jacoby , New Republic , 24 Jan. 2000",
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"A Maori contingent , unable to face the intensity of the Turkish fire, sought shelter in a nearby gully. \u2014 Martin Gilbert , The First World War , 1994",
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"But just because we banned it [DDT] domestically, under pressure from the bird-watching contingent \u2026 it doesn't necessarily follow that the rest of the world was about to jump on the bandwagon. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , Harper's , April 1993",
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"The group that makes up the largest contingent of voters in this area is the elderly.",
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"A contingent of reporters waited in front of the court for the defendant to appear.",
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"A British contingent was sent to assist the security forces.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Man Mountain was not contingent or theoretical. \u2014 Catherine Lacey, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Every word was painstakingly negotiated and contingent on every other; delegates often compare climate diplomacy to three-dimensional chess. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 14 Nov. 2021",
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"Strout\u2019s prose, unshowy, sparing of metaphor but vivid with both necessary and contingent detail, matches her democracy of subject and theme, and seems agile enough to describe any human situation. \u2014 Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"He was sentenced in that case to 10 days in jail, all suspended, contingent on a year of good behavior. \u2014 Jessica Chasmar, Fox News , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"Homes listed as pending, contingent or to be built are not included. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"The initial plan was to offer Pfizer or Moderna boosters starting Sept. 20, contingent on authorization from U.S. regulators. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"The initial plan was to offer Pfizer or Moderna boosters starting Sept. 20, contingent on authorization from U.S. regulators. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The initial plan was to offer Pfizer or Moderna boosters starting Sept. 20, contingent on authorization from U.S. regulators. \u2014 Lauren Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The talented 17-year-old will now be among a large contingent of South Florida athletes from Broward and Palm Beach counties to compete in the upcoming World Maccabiah Games in Israel from July 12 to 26 this summer. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"Among the contingent was her sister Carmen Jordan-Cox and brother Harold. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"Sutton was among a contingent of wealthy Iowa Republicans who traveled to New Jersey in 2011 in hopes of recruiting then-Gov. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Terpak is among a growing contingent of TikTokers and organizations that is trying to help young people cut through the noise and find the truth on social media. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Ramsey was among a Southern California contingent whom the 37-year-old Weddle surprised that Tuesday afternoon when the Rams asked Weddle, who played for them in 2019 before retiring, to return to help chase a Super Bowl run. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Brunswick and Strongsville are among that contingent from the GCC, which has a 28-13 record outside of its conference. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"Among the large contingent are several athletes who are expected to challenge for gold in one or multiple events. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021",
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"The women ended six years of litigation over equal pay in February in a deal calling for the USSF to pay $24 million, a deal contingent on reaching new collective bargaining agreements. \u2014 Anne M. Peterson And Ronald Blum, Chron , 19 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(sense 1) borrowed from French, \"portion that falls to one as a return, part given or received in a common effort, body of troops contributed by an ally,\" noun derivative of contingent, adjective, \"falling to someone as a share, dependent, contingent entry 1 \"; (sense 2) noun derivative of contingent entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin contingent-, contingens \"dependent on circumstances, occurring by chance,\" going back to Latin, present participle of contingere \"to be in contact with, arrive at, affect, fall to one's lot, come about, happen,\" from con- con- + tangere \"to touch, border on, arrive at, reach\" \u2014 more at tangent entry 2":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-j\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contingent Adjective accidental , fortuitous , casual , contingent mean not amenable to planning or prediction. accidental stresses chance. any resemblance to actual persons is entirely accidental fortuitous so strongly suggests chance that it often connotes entire absence of cause. a series of fortuitous events casual stresses lack of real or apparent premeditation or intent. a casual encounter with a stranger contingent suggests possibility of happening but stresses uncertainty and dependence on other future events for existence or occurrence. the contingent effects of the proposed law",
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"synonyms":[
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"conditional",
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"dependent",
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"subject (to)",
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"tentative"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222546",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"contingent (on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"determined by something else the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-132540",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"contingent (on ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"determined by something else the train's scheduled departure is contingent on the prompt fixing of the mechanical fault"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155259",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"contingent fund":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": contingency fund":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192920",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"contingent symbiosis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": helotism sense 2":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingent truth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": empirical truth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012809",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingent use":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a use to come into operation on a future uncertain event":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": continuing indefinitely in time without interruption":[
|
|
"continual fear"
|
|
],
|
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": recurring in steady usually rapid succession":[
|
|
"a history of continual invasions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"This week we experienced days of continual sunshine.",
|
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"The country has been in a continual state of war since it began fighting for its independence.",
|
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"The continual interruptions by the student were annoying the teacher.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The latter, long-term and continual care, is critical for those experiencing intimate partner violence, defined by exerting perennial control. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"That especially includes Nana Connie, whose declining health proves a continual source of worry and generates the story\u2019s sweetest emotions. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s a continual process of warding off a wandering mind, and putting your attention to the task at hand. \u2014 Paul Christianson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This spring the Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but did support the public release of the APR data. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The three-day event offers three shows of visual art, continual sound-stage entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, and food offerings from regional restaurants from June 17 through June 19. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Riley thinks the answer to these leaders' collective concerns involves continual learning and assessing individuals holistically rather than a bulleted list of experiences. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Health disparities are a continual problem in the United States. \u2014 Richard Fowler, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"Buckthorn is an example of an invasive plant in the Chicago region that requires continual management for native communities to thrive. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English continuel, borrowed from Anglo-French, probably from continu continuous + -el, going back to Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259l",
|
|
"-y\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for continual continual , continuous , constant , incessant , perpetual , perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence. continual showers the whole weekend continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension. football's oldest continuous rivalry constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence. lived in constant pain incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity. annoyed by the incessant quarreling perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration. a land of perpetual snowfall perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal. a perennial source of controversy",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continually":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a constantly repeated manner : over and over":[
|
|
"a security system that runs continually",
|
|
"We had endured a series of dark, gloomy, winter days, during which the sun had been continually hidden behind dense, rain clouds.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Thatcher",
|
|
"\u2026 I was too thoroughly swept away by this richly imagined and continually surprising novel to be concerned with cute comparisons.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edan Lepucki",
|
|
"They bickered continually , ignoring me as I worked around them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paula Fox",
|
|
"being interrupted continually",
|
|
"She would write. I would read and edit, and sometimes shift the wordings, or change phrases or delete things. We would continually refine what was written.",
|
|
"\u2014 Herbie Hancock"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a continual manner : without stopping or interruption":[
|
|
"a security system that runs continually",
|
|
"We had endured a series of dark, gloomy, winter days, during which the sun had been continually hidden behind dense, rain clouds.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Thatcher",
|
|
"\u2026 I was too thoroughly swept away by this richly imagined and continually surprising novel to be concerned with cute comparisons.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edan Lepucki",
|
|
"They bickered continually , ignoring me as I worked around them.",
|
|
"\u2014 Paula Fox",
|
|
"being interrupted continually",
|
|
"She would write. I would read and edit, and sometimes shift the wordings, or change phrases or delete things. We would continually refine what was written.",
|
|
"\u2014 Herbie Hancock"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contynuely, from continuel continual + -ly -ly entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-y\u0259-l\u0113",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again and again",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"hourly",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"over and over",
|
|
"repeatedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110643",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an adjournment of a court case to a future day":[],
|
|
": continuation":[],
|
|
": the extent of continuing : duration":[],
|
|
": the quality of enduring : permanence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"No changes to the property are allowed during the continuance of the lease.",
|
|
"The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 15-year-old girl appeared in court Wednesday and asked for a trial, while her lawyer asked for a continuance , WKMG reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Most recently, Phillips filed a motion of continuance Monday. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Mosby asked for a continuance in April, which Griggsby granted. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Ball said the overtime deficit would be offset by savings from salaries and fringe benefits, as well as additional revenues from the unbudgeted continuance of providing emergency room security for Froedtert Hospital. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday, a judge issued a 30-day continuance for prosecutors to decide if the case needs to be remanded back to a preliminary hearing, the DA's office said. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Eight days ago, a continuance was granted at the request of a state's attorney and the first court proceeding was pushed to Thursday. \u2014 Matt Erickson And Danny Segura, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tuesday was a continuance of the Cavs\u2019 suddenly shriveling defense. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These interactions reflect the proper and professional continuance of the ISA\u2019s mandate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from continuer \"to persist, continue \" + -ance -ance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259ns",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-ny\u0259-w\u0259ns",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"date",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"life span",
|
|
"lifetime",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"time"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": continuance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-si",
|
|
"-w\u0259ns\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a speech sound (such as a fricative or vowel) that is produced without a complete closure of the breath passage \u2014 compare stop":[],
|
|
": something that continues or serves as a continuation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"continue + -ant entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": continuous , uninterrupted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin continu\u0101tus, past participle of continu\u0101re \"to continue \"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030150",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resumption after an interruption":[],
|
|
": something that continues , increases, or adds":[],
|
|
": the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On the right side of the ring, however, a tiny drawer, replete with a golden knob, slides out to reveal a continuation of the mermaid tail painting. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The decision marked the continuation of a political environment in which Republicans have found a way to dominate, even without control of the governor\u2019s office, through their entrenched control of the State Legislature. \u2014 Michael Wines, New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Today, several major news networks will air a continuation of the live broadcast of the committee public hearings regarding the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"And the government is not the one that will decide about the continuation of a pregnancy. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"As with the Blower continuation , production of the reborn Speed Six will be handled by the heritage experts at Bentley Mulliner. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2019, 205 male prairie chickens were counted in the state, the lowest in more than 50 years and the continuation of a long-term trend of declining numbers as well as active leks. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Additional money will also cover a turn lane on Herr Lane at Westport Road, traffic lights on Aiken Road and a continuation of Brentlinger Lane. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"On June 20, Deadline reported that the continuation of the Dutton family\u2019s origin story has officially been renamed from 1932 to 1923. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English continuacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French continuacion, borrowed from Latin continu\u0101ti\u014dn-, continu\u0101ti\u014d, from continu\u0101re \"to make continuous, continue \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-y\u00fc-\u02c8\u0101-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02cctin-y\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011640",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": keep up , maintain":[
|
|
"continues walking"
|
|
],
|
|
": to allow to remain in a place or condition : retain":[
|
|
"The trustees were continued ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to continue":[
|
|
"chose not to continue her subscription"
|
|
],
|
|
": to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action":[
|
|
"The boat continued downstream."
|
|
],
|
|
": to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance":[],
|
|
": to remain in a place or condition : stay":[
|
|
"We cannot continue here much longer."
|
|
],
|
|
": to remain in existence : endure":[
|
|
"The tradition continues to this day."
|
|
],
|
|
": to resume an activity after interruption":[
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"We'll continue after lunch."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The team will continue with their drills until the coach is satisfied with their performance.",
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"The world's population continues to grow.",
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"The traditions will continue only as long as the next generations keep them alive.",
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"The good weather continued for several days.",
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"The lecture continued for another hour after we left.",
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"Exit the highway, take a right off the ramp, then continue down the street until you get to the first traffic light.",
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"Continue along this path until you come to the end.",
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"The plot gets more and more intricate as the story continues .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Retail outlets will no longer accept them starting in October, but banks and the U.K. Post Office may continue to do so. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"My crew took all their classes and will continue to. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 23 June 2022",
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"Taking all of this into account the EBU, with regret, made its decision to move the event to another country and will continue discussions on finding a suitable location for next year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"Although federal programs that pay for tests and vaccines for the uninsured have begun to wind down, COVID-19 vaccines are still being purchased by the federal government and continue to be free, said Rabinowitz. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"Temperatures in a vehicle can increase up to 20 degrees in a span of 10 minutes and will continue to rise, according to Humphreys. \u2014 Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"All of these things have fueled our growth and continue to do so. \u2014 Jill Griffin, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"The Arizona Humane Society also has held and will continue to hold events with reduced adoption fees over the summer. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
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"Public interviews will begin Thursday with Skipper and will continue on Friday with Welch. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English continuen \"to persist, persevere, last, postpone (a hearing or trial),\" borrowed from Anglo-French continuer, borrowed from Latin continu\u0101re \"to make continuous, extend in space, keep on with,\" verbal derivative of continuus \"uninterrupted, continuous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for continue continue , last , endure , abide , persist mean to exist over a period of time or indefinitely. continue applies to a process going on without ending. the search for peace will continue last , especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected. buy shoes that will last endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies. in spite of everything, her faith endured abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability. a love that abides through 40 years of marriage persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness. the sense of guilt persisted",
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"synonyms":[
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"abide",
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"bide",
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"endure",
|
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"hold on",
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"hold up",
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"keep up",
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"last",
|
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"perdure",
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"persist",
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"remain",
|
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"run on"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085029",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"continued":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"discontinuous",
|
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"noncontinuous"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lasting or extending without interruption":[
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"continued success"
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],
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": resumed after interruption":[
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"a continued story"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Please accept our best wishes for your continued success.",
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"The colors of the paint will fade with continued exposure to the sun.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The academy will be renamed the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy of Springdale in recognition of the nonprofit's continued support for the university. \u2014 Benjamin Collins, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Despite the new reshuffling, the stability of Draghi\u2019s broad coalition government was never in doubt and the current 5-Star leadership vowed continued support. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 22 June 2022",
|
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"President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine\u2019s goal is restoring full sovereignty over its territory, and called for continued Western military support to make that possible. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
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"But the labor supply has not kept up with a record wave of job openings as businesses expand to match consumers\u2019 continued willingness to buy a variety of goods and services. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
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"As Tommy\u2019s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
|
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"According to crypto researcher Mika Honkasolo, a continued decline in stETH's price relative to ether would put leveraged yield farmers at risk. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Trump's flip from backing Brooks to Britt shows his disdain toward the congressman, despite Brooks' broader record -- and that his primary-race blessing, which is often influential to conservative voters, is contingent on continued loyalty. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
|
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"No one thinks the Fed will stop there, with markets bracing for a continued series of bigger-than-usual hikes. \u2014 Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from past participle of continuen \"to continue \"":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fcd"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ceaseless",
|
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"continual",
|
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"continuing",
|
|
"continuous",
|
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"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
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"running",
|
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"unbroken",
|
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"unceasing",
|
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"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012126",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
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"noncontinuous"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": continuous , constant":[
|
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"continuing poverty"
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],
|
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": needing no renewal : enduring":[
|
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"continuing fame",
|
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"a continuing contract"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the continuing success of the chain as it opens stores around the country",
|
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"the public's continuing interest in every aspect of the lives of celebrities",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These rapid changes to the nature of work will require continuing education throughout the workforce. \u2014 P.k. Agarwal, The Mercury News , 27 Feb. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English contynuynge , from present participle of continuen \"to continue \"":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
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"continued",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
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"unceasing",
|
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"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205746",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
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"discontinuity",
|
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"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a script or scenario in the performing arts":[],
|
|
": something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: such as":[],
|
|
": the property of being mathematically continuous":[],
|
|
": the story and dialogue of a comic strip":[],
|
|
": transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program":[],
|
|
": uninterrupted connection, succession, or union":[
|
|
"\u2026 its disregard of the continuity between means and ends \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Sidney Hook"
|
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],
|
|
": uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change":[
|
|
"the continuity of the company's management"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The art historian is studying the continuities between the painter's works and those of her followers.",
|
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"There's a problem with the movie's continuity .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And continuity will be provided by Bar Pink\u2019s former managing partner Dang Nguyen, who is staying on as manager. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Help may come at the trade deadline or via the buyout market, but on-court continuity is going to have to wait. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Because the starting point is the continuity of their wealth, that means they cannot really have been held to account. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"On Tuesday, Schantz said there will be more continuity in his formation once some critical players are fully healthy. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The positive effects of Macron\u2019s election will be continuity in policy which will help the French economy, and in particular will add impetus to the drive to build political force at the EU level. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There had to be continuity , and everything on the set would have to be an option in 1950 and an option in 2020. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This sense of continuity has spread to the staff, many of whom have been hurling Hand Grenades at Tropical Isle for years. \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The lack of continuity showed at times, especially on defense. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English continuite, borrowed from Anglo-French continuit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin continuit\u0101t-, continuit\u0101s, from continuus continuous + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4nt-\u1d4an-\u02c8(y)\u00fc-\u0259t-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061320",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuity acceptance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a department of a broadcasting company in which program material and commercials are examined and if necessary edited to assure conformity with government regulations and company policy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130236",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuity girl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a motion-picture crew that is responsible for recording the details of a take in order to avoid discrepancies and to facilitate editing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuity title":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a legend or subtitle inserted into a motion picture to introduce a change of time or place or supply a necessary circumstance to the narrative":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121357",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bass part (as for a keyboard or stringed instrument) used especially in baroque ensemble music and consisting of a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The continuo was judiciously realized by Michael Sponseller on harpsichord and Jacob Street on organ. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"They\u2019re normally performed unaccompanied these days, but in Bach\u2019s day they were supported with discreet continuo . \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This is where soprano Anna Christofaro first emerged, lending soulful gentleness to a pair of arias from Bach cantatas with Merblum and Boehnke laying a continuo foundation beneath her. \u2014 Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Listen out for the slow middle movement without a continuo , solemn and still, set against a charming gavotte to wrap up. \u2014 E.c., The Economist , 21 May 2020",
|
|
"Scored for five voices, five unspecified instrumental parts and basso continuo , the music is reverent and wistful. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Finally, the all-Bach program showcased BCSD\u2019s brand new continuo organ, a small portable pipe organ used to play harmony in Baroque music. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"From the harpsichord, Bezuidenhout deftly carried out the double duties of continuo and conductor, the symmetrical orchestra played with plenty of heart, and as soloists, the eight singers were unassailable. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2019",
|
|
"The conductorless pit orchestra, anchored by an astute continuo section and concertmaster Robert Mealy, served the music with vigor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1724, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Italian, short for basso continuo \"continuous bass\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-\u02ccw\u014d",
|
|
"-\u02c8ti-n\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114438",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough":[],
|
|
": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence":[
|
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"The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.",
|
|
"a continuous line of traffic",
|
|
"The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.",
|
|
"The phrases \u201cam seeing,\u201d \u201chad been seeing,\u201d and \u201cis being seen\u201d are all in continuous tenses.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"More than 80,000 drivers have also been removed from the app to date due to continuous criminal and motor vehicle checks, the report said. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Majidi suggests that potential collaborators might be people who use a prosthetic limb that could be equipped with electronic skin sensors or those who have a chronic illness and might benefit from continuous monitoring via a wearable patch. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The confirmation comes some six hours after reports broke that the Trojans and Bruins were looking to leave the Pac-12 after a century of continuous membership. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
|
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"This is a much less common type of headache in which a person has continuous pain on one side of their head, usually behind the eye and in the temple area, Dr. Sheikh explains. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"But the election between Lauren Book and Barbara Sharief, the most continuous contest of 2022 in Broward County, is far more consequential. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The walkers had a 19% boost in functional capacity versus 13% for those doing the HIIT workouts and 12% for those doing the moderate-to-vigorous continuous training. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Unsurprisingly, the industry is moving slowly to deliver solutions for continuous compliance. \u2014 Eva Pittas, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Like the steady-state run, tempo runs are continuous efforts, prefaced with a thorough warm-up. \u2014 Greg Mcmillan, Outside Online , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin continuus (from contin\u0113re \"to hold together, retain, restrain, have as contents\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for continuous continual , continuous , constant , incessant , perpetual , perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence. continual showers the whole weekend continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension. football's oldest continuous rivalry constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence. lived in constant pain incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity. annoyed by the incessant quarreling perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration. a land of perpetual snowfall perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal. a perennial source of controversy",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"continuing",
|
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"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
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"running",
|
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"unbroken",
|
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"unceasing",
|
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"uninterrupted",
|
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"unremitting"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuous brake":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a train-brake system consisting of a series of brakes attached one to each car and operated on all the cars from one point":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115420",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuously":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a continuous manner : without interruption":[
|
|
"a business that has been operating continuously for more than 50 years",
|
|
"a monitoring system that runs continuously",
|
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"one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world",
|
|
"The pressure was building slowly and continuously for several hours.",
|
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"Editors are continuously updating the dictionary.",
|
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"Saut\u00e9 slowly, about 5 minutes, stirring continuously .",
|
|
"\u2014 Owen Dugan"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"continuous + -ly entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001601",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
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},
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"continuousness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"discontinuous",
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"noncontinuous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough":[],
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": marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence":[
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"The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The album is divided into different tracks, but it is really one continuous song.",
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"a continuous line of traffic",
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"The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use.",
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"The phrases \u201cam seeing,\u201d \u201chad been seeing,\u201d and \u201cis being seen\u201d are all in continuous tenses.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"More than 80,000 drivers have also been removed from the app to date due to continuous criminal and motor vehicle checks, the report said. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Majidi suggests that potential collaborators might be people who use a prosthetic limb that could be equipped with electronic skin sensors or those who have a chronic illness and might benefit from continuous monitoring via a wearable patch. \u2014 Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
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"The confirmation comes some six hours after reports broke that the Trojans and Bruins were looking to leave the Pac-12 after a century of continuous membership. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
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"This is a much less common type of headache in which a person has continuous pain on one side of their head, usually behind the eye and in the temple area, Dr. Sheikh explains. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Men's Health , 30 June 2022",
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"But the election between Lauren Book and Barbara Sharief, the most continuous contest of 2022 in Broward County, is far more consequential. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"The walkers had a 19% boost in functional capacity versus 13% for those doing the HIIT workouts and 12% for those doing the moderate-to-vigorous continuous training. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"Unsurprisingly, the industry is moving slowly to deliver solutions for continuous compliance. \u2014 Eva Pittas, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Like the steady-state run, tempo runs are continuous efforts, prefaced with a thorough warm-up. \u2014 Greg Mcmillan, Outside Online , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin continuus (from contin\u0113re \"to hold together, retain, restrain, have as contents\" + -uus, deverbal adjective suffix) + -ous \u2014 more at contain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc-\u0259s",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for continuous continual , continuous , constant , incessant , perpetual , perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence. continual showers the whole weekend continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension. football's oldest continuous rivalry constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence. lived in constant pain incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity. annoyed by the incessant quarreling perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration. a land of perpetual snowfall perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal. a perennial source of controversy",
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"synonyms":[
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"ceaseless",
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"continual",
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"continued",
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"continuing",
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"incessant",
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"nonstop",
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"perpetual",
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"running",
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"unbroken",
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"unceasing",
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"uninterrupted",
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"unremitting"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011841",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"contorniate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a thin bronze contorniate medallion of the Roman Empire first used about the time of Constantine the Great supposedly in connection with a game like chess":[],
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": encircled by a groove just inside the edge":[
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"a contorniate medal"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian contorniato , from past participle of contorniare to make a circuit or outline, from com- + torniare to surround, measure in circuit, from tornio, torno turning lathe, circuit, from Latin tornus lathe":"Adjective",
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"contorniate from French, from Italian contorniato; contorniato from Italian, from contorniato , adjective":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u02c8t\u022f(r)n\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
|
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"-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t",
|
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"\""
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112833",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contort":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to twist in a violent manner":[
|
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"features contorted with fury"
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],
|
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": to twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression":[
|
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"His face contorted in a grimace of pain."
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"His body contorted with pain.",
|
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"The boy contorted his body to squeeze through the gate.",
|
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"Her face was contorted with rage.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"If a potential solution requires your business to contort its workflows to fit a new product, take the time to reconsider your needs and what your solution does to meet those needs. \u2014 Will Moxley, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"This wasn't a World Cup qualifier, so U.S. Soccer shouldn't need to contort the rules of the ticketing process to ensure a majority, pro-U.S. crowd (which Wednesday still seemed to be, by the way). \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Adults, however, will have to squeeze, bend, squish and contort their arms and legs to sit in some three-row SUVs. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 8 May 2022",
|
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"In 1692, a group of young girls, including Parris\u2019 own daughter, Betty, and his niece, Abigail, began to bark like dogs and contort their bodies after allegedly attempting to divine their future. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Climbing requires you to be able to stretch your arms and legs high and wide, plus contort your body into unusual positions. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Photographers won\u2019t have to contort themselves to point their camera away from an eyesore if the seller prepares the property to look its best. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Democrats contort Congressional districts to protect themselves. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"It\u2019d been forced to contort plenty en route to a record 25 victories this season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin contortus , past participle of contorqu\u0113re , from com- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u022frt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contort 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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"synonyms":[
|
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"deform",
|
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"distort",
|
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"misshape",
|
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"screw",
|
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"squinch",
|
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"torture",
|
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"warp"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104754",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"contortionate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": contortive":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8t\u022f(r)sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contortionist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Joining her husband, Jeff Goldblum, in Hollywood, Livingston has put forth her contortionist and gymnast skills to a number of projects across television, film, and music. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Cortes is a contortionist who thrives on disruption, an oddity among the creatures of habit that baseball breeds. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hair dryer brushes are all the rage these days, owing to their simplicity, powerful motors, and ability to give you that trendy '90s blowout, minus curlers or contortionist skills. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, ELLE , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The artist\u2019s subjects include a squatting woman who\u2019s gutting a fish and another who\u2019s bent into an impossible contortionist \u2019s pose. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"On one wall is a Diane Arbus photograph of a contortionist standing in a room lit by a dangling bulb. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Hunter, a highlight of several seriously magical Complicit\u00e9 stage productions, brings a dazzling contortionist \u2019s range of physicality to bear along with her uniquely penetrating vocal quality. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Imagine the protein as a contortionist folding itself into a pretzel. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Wired , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Elsesser likens the experience to that of a contortionist . \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 17 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u022fr-sh(\u0259-)nist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contour":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech":[],
|
|
": following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them":[
|
|
"contour flooding",
|
|
"contour farming"
|
|
],
|
|
": made to fit the contour of something":[
|
|
"a contour couch",
|
|
"contour sheets"
|
|
],
|
|
": the general form or structure of something : characteristic":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural the contours of a melody \u2026 the contours of political and social theories. \u2014 James G. Paradis"
|
|
],
|
|
": to construct (something, such as a road) in conformity to a contour":[],
|
|
": to shape so as to fit contours":[],
|
|
": to shape the contour of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He loved the sleek contours of the car.",
|
|
"The map showed the contour of the coastline.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There\u2019s even a generous set of golden ornaments arrayed over a contour wall drawing of a human body, which shows an Indigenous burial tradition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Now's the time to stock up on tried-and-trues like Tom Ford's natural-looking contour palette. \u2014 Bella Cacciatore, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Her face contour is sculptural and stunning, with highlighter emphasizing her cheekbones and deeper shades lining her cheeks and jawline. \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 generally requires mined land be returned to its approximate original contour . \u2014 James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fun truly begins with contour applications, winged eyeliners, lashes, and swatches of color with eyeshadow pigments, blushes, highlighters, and lipsticks. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hadid kept her long blonde hair pulled back in a pony and opted for a bold cat-eye, a soft bronzey contour , and a matte mauve lip. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With lavishly soft bristles and an angled shape, the Lune+Aster brush is perfect for contour . \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Brown wore a pink lip, black winged liner, and a bronze contour . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Several of the body-positive lingerie label\u2019s bestselling styles \u2014 including its Leakproof underwear and WingWoman contour bra \u2014 will be available in five different shades. \u2014 Truc Nguyen, refinery29.com , 20 May 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"For a long time, we were left with warm, orangey colors to contour with. \u2014 ELLE , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"So Greg built a frame stiff enough to transfer the load from shoulder straps to a hip belt like an external frame pack, but flexible enough to contour to the body and flex with the hips and torso while climbing. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
|
|
"The sandals' secret to their premium arch support lies in their lightweight EVA soles, which flex and contour to the unique shape of your feet. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Pencils to fill in my recovering '90s eyebrows, powders to contour my face for Zooms, creams to brighten spots. \u2014 Johnson Lui, Allure , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Elite Hybrid features five targeted zones with different firmness levels to contour to your body, providing extra support where your body needs it. \u2014 Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Reid prefers not to contour , instead creating a sculpted wash of color with a Westman Atelier blush and Huda Beauty bronzer. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What it's made of: The all-foam model has layers with varying firmness levels throughout, but the top layer is softest to help contour to the shape of your body. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Whereas a mattress with an innerspring layer is built for overall firmness and support, a pocket coil mattress will contour to your body's shape in order to provide further pressure relief. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 14 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Italian contorno , from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com- + tornare to turn on a lathe \u2014 more at turn entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctu\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctu\u0307(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contour Noun outline , contour , profile , silhouette mean the line that bounds and gives form to something. outline applies to a line marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass. traced the outline of his hand contour stresses the quality of an outline or a bounding surface as being smooth, jagged, curving, or sharply angled. a car with flowing contours profile suggests a varied and sharply defined outline against a lighter background. a portrait of her face in profile silhouette suggests a shape especially of a head or figure with all detail blacked out in shadow leaving only the outline clearly defined. photograph in silhouette against a bright sky",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"silhouette"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contra":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a guerrilla group opposed to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s":[],
|
|
": against":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase pro and contra"
|
|
],
|
|
": against : contrary : contrasting":[
|
|
"contra distinction"
|
|
],
|
|
": in opposition or contrast to":[],
|
|
": pitched below normal bass":[
|
|
"contra bassoon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Use it to guide efficient shopping or relish in your contra -zeitgeist comforts. \u2014 David Yanofsky, Quartz , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"For unnatural acts: for broadcasting old seed, tired seed, seed that does not quicken, contra naturam. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"A year later Cardinal Obando traveled to Washington, condemned the Sandinistas and spoke well of the contras . \u2014 Stephen Kinzer, New York Times , 3 June 2018",
|
|
"Una hermosa mujer, 20 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de presenciar el asesinato de su madre, busca venganza contra el hombre que la mat\u00f3. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"That\u2019s why these health conditions are called contraindications\u2014the vaccine is indicated for the safety of all children, but a child\u2019s condition means their parents should go against that recommendation ( contra ). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Free general admission and live music from Ten Dollar Bet, who plays contras , rags, polkas, swing and Old World classics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"Un ex-convicto participa contra su voluntad en peleas clandestinas para ganar dinero para la operaci\u00f3n de una joven. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The dehumanization and torture of people simply seeking a better way of life, fleeing what climate change and American imperialism have wrought, is contra to every purportedly American value. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 1 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish, short for contrarrevolucionario counterrevolutionary":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin":"Preposition",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from contra against, opposite \u2014 more at counter":"Prefix"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dn-",
|
|
"-\u02cctr\u00e4",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"against",
|
|
"agin",
|
|
"anti"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contra-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a guerrilla group opposed to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s":[],
|
|
": against":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase pro and contra"
|
|
],
|
|
": against : contrary : contrasting":[
|
|
"contra distinction"
|
|
],
|
|
": in opposition or contrast to":[],
|
|
": pitched below normal bass":[
|
|
"contra bassoon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Preposition",
|
|
"a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Use it to guide efficient shopping or relish in your contra -zeitgeist comforts. \u2014 David Yanofsky, Quartz , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"For unnatural acts: for broadcasting old seed, tired seed, seed that does not quicken, contra naturam. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"A year later Cardinal Obando traveled to Washington, condemned the Sandinistas and spoke well of the contras . \u2014 Stephen Kinzer, New York Times , 3 June 2018",
|
|
"Una hermosa mujer, 20 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de presenciar el asesinato de su madre, busca venganza contra el hombre que la mat\u00f3. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"That\u2019s why these health conditions are called contraindications\u2014the vaccine is indicated for the safety of all children, but a child\u2019s condition means their parents should go against that recommendation ( contra ). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Free general admission and live music from Ten Dollar Bet, who plays contras , rags, polkas, swing and Old World classics. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"Un ex-convicto participa contra su voluntad en peleas clandestinas para ganar dinero para la operaci\u00f3n de una joven. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The dehumanization and torture of people simply seeking a better way of life, fleeing what climate change and American imperialism have wrought, is contra to every purportedly American value. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 1 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Preposition",
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish, short for contrarrevolucionario counterrevolutionary":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Latin":"Preposition",
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"Middle English, from Latin, from contra against, opposite \u2014 more at counter":"Prefix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cctr\u00e4",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259",
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"\u02c8k\u014dn-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"against",
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"agin",
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"anti"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135033",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"prefix",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"contraband":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an enslaved person who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines":[],
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": illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling":[
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"\u2026 persons the most bound in duty to prevent contraband \u2026",
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"\u2014 Edmund Burke"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The border police searched the car for drugs and other contraband .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Peto performed many exceptional duties such as the recognition of drugs, apprehension of suspects, searches for contraband , and protection of his handler. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
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"Even though South African officially banned the importation, manufacture and sale of cosmetic skin lighteners in 1990, the production of the products has persisted, and Bhengus are the country\u2019s top producer of the toxic contraband . \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Agents ostensibly searched departing cars for drugs and other contraband . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Its aim is to reduce contraband and smuggling, in addition to taxing cargo properly. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The team also includes a former homicide detective who, the L.A. Times reported, was temporarily banned from county jails for sneaking contraband to an inmate while working on an investigation for the D.A.\u2019s office. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Also in March, Quindarus Reeves, a 27-year-old deputy in the jail, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor promoting prison contraband . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 19 May 2022",
|
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"They\u2019re searched on entry to facilities; even a fork can be considered contraband . \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The interim director of the Department of Corrections, Tom Faust, has conceded that officials have struggled to keep contraband out of the jail. \u2014 Emily Davies, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French & Italian; Middle French contrebande, borrowed from Italian contrabando (later contrabbando ), originally Upper Italian (Venetian) chontrabando (Medieval Latin of Venice contrabannum ), from contra- contra- + bando \"proclamation, edict, law,\" borrowed from Gothic bandwo \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at band entry 3":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccband"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042833",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contraband of war":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": something that according to international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195852",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"contrabandage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": traffic in contraband":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-dij"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080710",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabandist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": smuggler":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish contrabandista, from contrabando \"contraband\" (borrowed from Italian contrabbando ) + -ista -ist entry 1 \u2014 more at contraband":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccban-dist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bootlegger",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"runner",
|
|
"smuggler"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185158",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": double bass":[],
|
|
": pitched lower than a bass instrument of the same type":[
|
|
"a contrabass clarinet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"At the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, a standing ovation for Tijuana composer Andr\u00e9s Mart\u00edn and conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl Consider the contrabass , a loyal servant in the orchestra. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Selections from Two-Part Inventions (arranged for violin and contrabass ), Prokofiev\u2019s Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
|
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"They were greatly assisted by Heather Vorwerck on baroque cello (held between her legs was the practice) and by Shanon Zusman on the violone, the five-stringed predecessor to the contrabass . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The other revelation on this concert was Prokofiev\u2019s 1924 Quintet in G minor, scored for the odd ensemble of oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and contrabass . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"San Diego State University\u2019s Community Music School offers a variety of workshops for strings, contrabass and piano. \u2014 Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com , 13 May 2018",
|
|
"The instrumentation requires extra winds (including a contrabass clarinet) and brass (six horns, four trombones). \u2014 Christian Hertzog, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 May 2018",
|
|
"The deep-sea contrabass clarinet and contrabassoon that Salonen love contribute a strange bottom to the orchestral sound. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Mark Dresser Quintet Expect a night of dazzling aural adventure when San Diego contrabass great Mark Dresser is joined by a stellar band featuring the superb flutist Nicole Mitchell, rising piano phenom Joshua White and trombonist Michael Dessen. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1761, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian contrabbasso , from contra- + basso bass":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccb\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095701",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabass clarinet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clarinet usually pitched an octave below the bass clarinet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051557",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabassoon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The performances also feature long stretches with two bass players and, aside from Coltrane\u2019s saxophones, there are musicians bringing in the unusual-for-jazz timbres of the oboe, bass clarinet and contrabassoon . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"LoPiccolo said, which includes instruments like a contrabassoon and a variety of percussion. \u2014 Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The filigreed serenades of the wind section were in the foreground throughout\u2014the growl of the contrabassoon was delightfully prominent\u2014and the tympani rolled with a primal thunder. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 July 2019",
|
|
"Below the noise and brutally driving rhythms the music seethes with weird effects \u2014 queasy lyricism in the strings, sinister grunts from the contrabassoon , trombones and tuba. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Details stood in high relief against the roiling sound mass, such as the sinister contrabassoon trailed by muted horns, also the strange little duet between flute and horn later on. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 18 May 2018",
|
|
"From the resounding contrabassoon of Jonathan Sherwin to the melodious bow of concertmaster William Preucil, this was a display of orchestra-wide virtuosity and collective eloquence. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"The deep-sea contrabass clarinet and contrabassoon that Salonen love contribute a strange bottom to the orchestral sound. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 16 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ba-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-b\u0259-\u02c8s\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the period before Roe, women had to be married to have access to contraception . \u2014 Lisa Tozzi, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Private insurers do not always cover the full cost of contraception , despite the A.C.A. requirement. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"That prompted the approval of emergency contraception , but with an arbitrary age limit of 18. \u2014 Dana Singiser, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The law also does not apply to the use of morning-after pills such as Plan B or any type of contraception . \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The law also does not apply to the use of morning-after pills such as Plan B or any type of contraception . \u2014 Sean Murphy, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The bill also does not apply to the use of Plan B, other morning-after pills or any type of contraception . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"For a year, the couples relied only on the male side of contraception to avoid pregnancy. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Notably, women who are on hormonal birth control should use other means of contraception while taking the medication and until one menstrual period after the end of the treatment. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contra- + con ception":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective or noun",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraclockwise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": counterclockwise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contra- + clockwise":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00e4ntr\u0259+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contract":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"go down (with)",
|
|
"sicken (with)",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price":[
|
|
"make parts on contract"
|
|
],
|
|
": a document describing the terms of a contract":[
|
|
"Have you signed the contract yet?"
|
|
],
|
|
": an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone":[
|
|
"His enemies put out a contract on him."
|
|
],
|
|
": hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"a contract worker",
|
|
"a contract killer"
|
|
],
|
|
": knit , wrinkle":[
|
|
"A frown contracted his brow."
|
|
],
|
|
": limit , restrict":[
|
|
"contract the scope of their activities"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of marriage or an agreement to marry":[],
|
|
": the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge":[],
|
|
": to become affected with":[
|
|
"contract pneumonia"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : incur":[
|
|
"contracting debts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw together : concentrate":[
|
|
"He contracted his armies into one force"
|
|
],
|
|
": to establish or undertake by contract":[
|
|
"contract a job"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hire by contract":[
|
|
"contract a lawyer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a contract":[
|
|
"The builder contracted with them to build a deck."
|
|
],
|
|
": to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together":[
|
|
"contract a muscle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters":[
|
|
"Contract \"forecastle\" to \"fo'c'sle.\""
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The contract requires him to finish work by the end of the year.",
|
|
"I tore up the contract .",
|
|
"Have you signed the contract yet?",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She contracted her lips into a frown.",
|
|
"The muscle expands and then contracts .",
|
|
"The hot metal contracted as it cooled.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Asked to characterize the contract negotiations between the union and MFA administration, Barnes paused. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Labor protest won't affect service, Delta says A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the company and pilots began contract negotiations earlier this year after talks were halted for two years during the pandemic. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Air Line Pilots Association at Delta has been in contract negotiations for years, and says talks have stalled. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"About three dozen union auto technicians at the Mercedes-Benz of San Diego dealership in Kearny Mesa have walked off the job, amid faltering contract negotiations. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There's a shortage of pilots at many airlines, and pilot unions are demanding higher pay in contract negotiations. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American Airlines pilots picket outside Miami International Airport on March 23 as contract negotiations stretched into their third year, according to the Allied Pilots Association. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"This means that, for example, an anesthesiologist whose contract negotiations break down with an insurance company will still have privileges at a hospital that is in a patient's network. \u2014 Tammy Hawes, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American and Delta pilots are also in contract negotiations and are using this as a negotiating tactic. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"People can contract vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as entering through open wounds while in salt or brackish water. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Like EAPs, employers can contract with companies that provide one-on-one services that focus on specific employee needs and concerns. \u2014 Susan Madsen, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Iowa Democratic Party would contract with vendors or state election officials to tally the results and announce them on caucus night. \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Some supply chains have many layers of specialized suppliers, some of whom may contract out their work to other factories. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that the shade sail will expand and contract slightly (likely no more than a half-inch) depending on weather conditions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To avoid deafening themselves, bats contract the muscles in their ears in time with their calls, desensitizing their hearing with every shout and restoring it in time for the echo. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Washington and Clackamas counties now contract with NaphCare for jail medical services. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to multiple publications, Ball Corporation will now require that non- contract customers order no fewer than five truckloads (roughly one million cans) per each of their beverages starting on January 1. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1 million award in May in a case brought by another ex- contract worker that was similar to Diaz\u2019s. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Throughout the pre- contract process, Pareja said Mueller maintained a professional attitude and a respect for his current club. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"Mueller was eyeing a potential midseason transfer to a Belgian team according to a report from the Athletic, but ultimately settled on the pre- contract process. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"That might sound like a lot of work to put in for a business that\u2019s still only a potential client, but a few hours spent during the pre- contract process would have saved me six months of frustration in the long run. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Township trustees set aside a pool of up to $155,518 for the 2021 raises, which represents about 3.5% of the $5.4 million payroll for non- contract employees. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Also, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said that Kristaps Porzingis was medically cleared to take part in 5-on-0 work and non- contract defensive work on Friday. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The response comes after revelations from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS detailed how contract workers in the country sometimes listen to sensitive audio captured by Google Assistant on accident. \u2014 Nick Statt, The Verge , 11 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contractus , from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw":"Noun and Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French contracter to agree upon, from Latin contractus \u2014 see contract entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"transitive verb sense 2a and intransitive verb sense 1 usually \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"1 is also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"other senses usually k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt"
|
|
],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contract Verb contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
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"synonyms":[
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"bond",
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"covenant",
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"deal",
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"guarantee",
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"guaranty",
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"surety",
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"warranty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105111",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contract bridge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bridge game distinguished by the fact that overtricks do not count toward game or slam bonuses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Finally, Fantun would like to see if an A.I. can handle the bidding phase of contract bridge , which often involves a lot of communication and deception. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"For over a year, the topic of cheating has consumed many players in the highest levels of contract bridge , the card game with a reputation for complex gameplay and clubby community. \u2014 Alan Yuhas, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"The term Grand Slam entered sports in the 20th century via contract bridge , a card game in which a grand slam meant winning the maximum 13 tricks. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"An era with a weekly no-hitter would represent baseball\u2019s full transition from a national pastime to the pursuit of specialists, like contract bridge . \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
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"His prosperous parents filled his childhood with an appreciation of art, music, theater, and contract bridge . \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2019",
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"As a contract bridge player, Dr. Rosenkranz won a dozen North American championships. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times , 23 June 2019",
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"As a contract bridge player, Mr. Rosenkranz won a dozen North American championships. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2019",
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"His prosperous parents filled his childhood with an appreciation of art, music, theater and contract bridge . \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times , 23 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105917",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"contract in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to consent in writing to pay to a trade union a levy for political use \u2014 compare contract out":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02cctrakt-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181810",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"contractable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being contracted":[
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"contractable diseases"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n\u2027\u02c8trakt\u0259b\u0259l",
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u2027\u00a6-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105820",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"contractant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that contracts":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French contractant , from present participle of contracter":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)k\u00e4n\u2027\u00a6-",
|
|
"k\u0259n\u2027\u02c8trakt\u1d4ant"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112408",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"contracted":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"catch",
|
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"come down (with)",
|
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"get",
|
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"go down (with)",
|
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"sicken (with)",
|
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"take"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price":[
|
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"make parts on contract"
|
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],
|
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": a document describing the terms of a contract":[
|
|
"Have you signed the contract yet?"
|
|
],
|
|
": an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone":[
|
|
"His enemies put out a contract on him."
|
|
],
|
|
": hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"a contract worker",
|
|
"a contract killer"
|
|
],
|
|
": knit , wrinkle":[
|
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"A frown contracted his brow."
|
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],
|
|
": limit , restrict":[
|
|
"contract the scope of their activities"
|
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],
|
|
": the act of marriage or an agreement to marry":[],
|
|
": the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge":[],
|
|
": to become affected with":[
|
|
"contract pneumonia"
|
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],
|
|
": to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : incur":[
|
|
"contracting debts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw together : concentrate":[
|
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"He contracted his armies into one force"
|
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],
|
|
": to establish or undertake by contract":[
|
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"contract a job"
|
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],
|
|
": to hire by contract":[
|
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"contract a lawyer"
|
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],
|
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": to make a contract":[
|
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"The builder contracted with them to build a deck."
|
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],
|
|
": to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with out"
|
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],
|
|
": to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together":[
|
|
"contract a muscle"
|
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],
|
|
": to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters":[
|
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"Contract \"forecastle\" to \"fo'c'sle.\""
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The contract requires him to finish work by the end of the year.",
|
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"I tore up the contract .",
|
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"Have you signed the contract yet?",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"She contracted her lips into a frown.",
|
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"The muscle expands and then contracts .",
|
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"The hot metal contracted as it cooled.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Asked to characterize the contract negotiations between the union and MFA administration, Barnes paused. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Labor protest won't affect service, Delta says A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the company and pilots began contract negotiations earlier this year after talks were halted for two years during the pandemic. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Air Line Pilots Association at Delta has been in contract negotiations for years, and says talks have stalled. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"About three dozen union auto technicians at the Mercedes-Benz of San Diego dealership in Kearny Mesa have walked off the job, amid faltering contract negotiations. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There's a shortage of pilots at many airlines, and pilot unions are demanding higher pay in contract negotiations. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American Airlines pilots picket outside Miami International Airport on March 23 as contract negotiations stretched into their third year, according to the Allied Pilots Association. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"This means that, for example, an anesthesiologist whose contract negotiations break down with an insurance company will still have privileges at a hospital that is in a patient's network. \u2014 Tammy Hawes, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American and Delta pilots are also in contract negotiations and are using this as a negotiating tactic. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"People can contract vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as entering through open wounds while in salt or brackish water. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Like EAPs, employers can contract with companies that provide one-on-one services that focus on specific employee needs and concerns. \u2014 Susan Madsen, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Iowa Democratic Party would contract with vendors or state election officials to tally the results and announce them on caucus night. \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Some supply chains have many layers of specialized suppliers, some of whom may contract out their work to other factories. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that the shade sail will expand and contract slightly (likely no more than a half-inch) depending on weather conditions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To avoid deafening themselves, bats contract the muscles in their ears in time with their calls, desensitizing their hearing with every shout and restoring it in time for the echo. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Washington and Clackamas counties now contract with NaphCare for jail medical services. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to multiple publications, Ball Corporation will now require that non- contract customers order no fewer than five truckloads (roughly one million cans) per each of their beverages starting on January 1. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1 million award in May in a case brought by another ex- contract worker that was similar to Diaz\u2019s. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Throughout the pre- contract process, Pareja said Mueller maintained a professional attitude and a respect for his current club. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"Mueller was eyeing a potential midseason transfer to a Belgian team according to a report from the Athletic, but ultimately settled on the pre- contract process. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"That might sound like a lot of work to put in for a business that\u2019s still only a potential client, but a few hours spent during the pre- contract process would have saved me six months of frustration in the long run. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Township trustees set aside a pool of up to $155,518 for the 2021 raises, which represents about 3.5% of the $5.4 million payroll for non- contract employees. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Also, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said that Kristaps Porzingis was medically cleared to take part in 5-on-0 work and non- contract defensive work on Friday. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The response comes after revelations from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS detailed how contract workers in the country sometimes listen to sensitive audio captured by Google Assistant on accident. \u2014 Nick Statt, The Verge , 11 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contractus , from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw":"Noun and Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French contracter to agree upon, from Latin contractus \u2014 see contract entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"transitive verb sense 2a and intransitive verb sense 1 usually \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"1 is also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
|
|
"other senses usually k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contract Verb contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"guaranty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"warranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120649",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contractile vacuole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vacuole in a unicellular organism that contracts regularly to discharge fluid and especially water from the cell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113148",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"go down (with)",
|
|
"sicken (with)",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price":[
|
|
"make parts on contract"
|
|
],
|
|
": a document describing the terms of a contract":[
|
|
"Have you signed the contract yet?"
|
|
],
|
|
": an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone":[
|
|
"His enemies put out a contract on him."
|
|
],
|
|
": hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"a contract worker",
|
|
"a contract killer"
|
|
],
|
|
": knit , wrinkle":[
|
|
"A frown contracted his brow."
|
|
],
|
|
": limit , restrict":[
|
|
"contract the scope of their activities"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of marriage or an agreement to marry":[],
|
|
": the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge":[],
|
|
": to become affected with":[
|
|
"contract pneumonia"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring on oneself especially inadvertently : incur":[
|
|
"contracting debts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw together : concentrate":[
|
|
"He contracted his armies into one force"
|
|
],
|
|
": to establish or undertake by contract":[
|
|
"contract a job"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hire by contract":[
|
|
"contract a lawyer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a contract":[
|
|
"The builder contracted with them to build a deck."
|
|
],
|
|
": to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together":[
|
|
"contract a muscle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters":[
|
|
"Contract \"forecastle\" to \"fo'c'sle.\""
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The contract requires him to finish work by the end of the year.",
|
|
"I tore up the contract .",
|
|
"Have you signed the contract yet?",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She contracted her lips into a frown.",
|
|
"The muscle expands and then contracts .",
|
|
"The hot metal contracted as it cooled.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Asked to characterize the contract negotiations between the union and MFA administration, Barnes paused. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Labor protest won't affect service, Delta says A Delta Air Lines spokesperson said the company and pilots began contract negotiations earlier this year after talks were halted for two years during the pandemic. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The Air Line Pilots Association at Delta has been in contract negotiations for years, and says talks have stalled. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"About three dozen union auto technicians at the Mercedes-Benz of San Diego dealership in Kearny Mesa have walked off the job, amid faltering contract negotiations. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There's a shortage of pilots at many airlines, and pilot unions are demanding higher pay in contract negotiations. \u2014 David Koenig, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American Airlines pilots picket outside Miami International Airport on March 23 as contract negotiations stretched into their third year, according to the Allied Pilots Association. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"This means that, for example, an anesthesiologist whose contract negotiations break down with an insurance company will still have privileges at a hospital that is in a patient's network. \u2014 Tammy Hawes, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"American and Delta pilots are also in contract negotiations and are using this as a negotiating tactic. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"People can contract vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as entering through open wounds while in salt or brackish water. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Like EAPs, employers can contract with companies that provide one-on-one services that focus on specific employee needs and concerns. \u2014 Susan Madsen, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Iowa Democratic Party would contract with vendors or state election officials to tally the results and announce them on caucus night. \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Some supply chains have many layers of specialized suppliers, some of whom may contract out their work to other factories. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that the shade sail will expand and contract slightly (likely no more than a half-inch) depending on weather conditions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To avoid deafening themselves, bats contract the muscles in their ears in time with their calls, desensitizing their hearing with every shout and restoring it in time for the echo. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Washington and Clackamas counties now contract with NaphCare for jail medical services. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"According to multiple publications, Ball Corporation will now require that non- contract customers order no fewer than five truckloads (roughly one million cans) per each of their beverages starting on January 1. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The company almost never loses workplace arbitrations, though it was hit with a $1 million award in May in a case brought by another ex- contract worker that was similar to Diaz\u2019s. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Throughout the pre- contract process, Pareja said Mueller maintained a professional attitude and a respect for his current club. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 31 July 2021",
|
|
"Mueller was eyeing a potential midseason transfer to a Belgian team according to a report from the Athletic, but ultimately settled on the pre- contract process. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"That might sound like a lot of work to put in for a business that\u2019s still only a potential client, but a few hours spent during the pre- contract process would have saved me six months of frustration in the long run. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Township trustees set aside a pool of up to $155,518 for the 2021 raises, which represents about 3.5% of the $5.4 million payroll for non- contract employees. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Also, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said that Kristaps Porzingis was medically cleared to take part in 5-on-0 work and non- contract defensive work on Friday. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 18 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The response comes after revelations from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS detailed how contract workers in the country sometimes listen to sensitive audio captured by Google Assistant on accident. \u2014 Nick Statt, The Verge , 11 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contractus , from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw":"Noun and Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French contracter to agree upon, from Latin contractus \u2014 see contract entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"other senses usually k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt",
|
|
"transitive verb sense 2a and intransitive verb sense 1 usually \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
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"1 is also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contract Verb contract , shrink , condense , compress , constrict , deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume. contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length. caused her muscles to contract shrink implies a contracting or a loss of material and stresses a falling short of original dimensions. the sweater will shrink when washed condense implies a reducing of something homogeneous to greater compactness without significant loss of content. condense the essay into a paragraph compress implies a pressing into a small compass and definite shape usually against resistance. compressed cotton into bales constrict implies a tightening that reduces diameter. the throat is constricted by a tight collar deflate implies a contracting by reducing the internal pressure of contained air or gas. deflate the balloon",
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"synonyms":[
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"bond",
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"covenant",
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"deal",
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"guarantee",
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"guaranty",
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"surety",
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"warranty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021530",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contraction":{
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"antonyms":[
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"decompression",
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"expansion"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a reduction in business activity or growth":[],
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": the act of acquiring or incurring (something, such as a debt) or catching (something, such as an infection)":[
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"contraction of pneumonia"
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],
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": the action or process of contracting":[
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"The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools."
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],
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": the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber":[],
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": the state of being contracted":[
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"The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools.",
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"Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.",
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"She felt contractions every two minutes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"PMIs are diffusion indexes and readings above 50 indicate expansion while readings below 50 indicate contraction . \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"The development, first reported as imminent by Pac-12 Hotline\u2019s Jon Wilner on Thursday afternoon, may also hasten Power 5\u2032s contraction to a smaller number of major college conferences. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
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"That's a slightly deeper contraction than the previous estimate. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"The committee\u2019s letter also solicits information about the way the antitrust exemption affects other aspects of minor league operations, such as movement and contraction of teams and corruption in the international system. \u2014 Chelsea Janes, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"But given the damage already done to the economy and markets, the default is also mostly symbolic for now, and matters little to Russians dealing with double-digit inflation and the worst economic contraction in years. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
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"From here, focus on the contraction and the squeeze\u2014even look down at your chest to watch the squeeze, Samuel advises. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
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"Banks are well capitalized, which gives them a solid buffer against a business contraction . \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"Latin America suffered the world\u2019s biggest economic contraction in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions wreaked havoc on growth and public debt and killed more than 1.6 million people. \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see contract entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"compacting",
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"compaction",
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"compression",
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"condensation",
|
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"constriction",
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"contracting",
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"squeeze",
|
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"squeezing",
|
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"telescoping"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202023",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"contraction joint":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": expansion joint":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105935",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contractionist":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an advocate of contraction especially of the U.S. paper currency":[
|
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"\u2014 opposed to expansionist"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221553",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradict":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"concur (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to assert the contrary of : take issue with":[
|
|
"contradict a rumor",
|
|
"She contradicted her brother's account of what happened."
|
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],
|
|
": to imply the opposite or a denial of":[
|
|
"Your actions contradict your words.",
|
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"The evidence contradicts his testimony."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He contradicted the charges of his critics.",
|
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"My sister doesn't like being contradicted .",
|
|
"The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Polls taken on a nationwide level appear to contradict that idea. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The defense argues that patient's records would contradict the prosecution's case, but O'Brien says those records don't contain exculpatory evidence. \u2014 Kantele Franko, Star Tribune , 4 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Sweeney also seemed to contradict himself by denying that Cassidy had lost the room. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But rather than directly contradict himself with austerity policies, Trump offered a direct rebuke to the country-club conservatism that had cost the base so dearly through the recession. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The stated ban on slavery was far from the only time California seemed to contradict itself on its stance toward Black Americans, according to the report. \u2014 P.r. Lockhart, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The department\u2019s conclusion that Gilbert did not die by homicide appears to contradict the findings of a 2016 private autopsy commissioned by Gilbert\u2019s family. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The information provided by company representatives to an OSHA inspector also appears to contradict the accounts provided by migrant workers about some aspects of the company\u2019s response to COVID-19. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The Princeton findings contradict that prior research. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contradictus , past participle of contradicere , from contra- + dicere to say, speak \u2014 more at diction":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contradict deny , gainsay , contradict , contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of. denied the charges gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said. no one can gainsay her claims contradict implies an open or flat denial. her account contradicts his contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility. laws that contravene tradition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230110",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"concur (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to assert the contrary of : take issue with":[
|
|
"contradict a rumor",
|
|
"She contradicted her brother's account of what happened."
|
|
],
|
|
": to imply the opposite or a denial of":[
|
|
"Your actions contradict your words.",
|
|
"The evidence contradicts his testimony."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He contradicted the charges of his critics.",
|
|
"My sister doesn't like being contradicted .",
|
|
"The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Polls taken on a nationwide level appear to contradict that idea. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The defense argues that patient's records would contradict the prosecution's case, but O'Brien says those records don't contain exculpatory evidence. \u2014 Kantele Franko, Star Tribune , 4 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Sweeney also seemed to contradict himself by denying that Cassidy had lost the room. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But rather than directly contradict himself with austerity policies, Trump offered a direct rebuke to the country-club conservatism that had cost the base so dearly through the recession. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The stated ban on slavery was far from the only time California seemed to contradict itself on its stance toward Black Americans, according to the report. \u2014 P.r. Lockhart, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The department\u2019s conclusion that Gilbert did not die by homicide appears to contradict the findings of a 2016 private autopsy commissioned by Gilbert\u2019s family. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The information provided by company representatives to an OSHA inspector also appears to contradict the accounts provided by migrant workers about some aspects of the company\u2019s response to COVID-19. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The Princeton findings contradict that prior research. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contradictus , past participle of contradicere , from contra- + dicere to say, speak \u2014 more at diction":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contradict deny , gainsay , contradict , contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of. denied the charges gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said. no one can gainsay her claims contradict implies an open or flat denial. her account contradicts his contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility. laws that contravene tradition",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003916",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradiction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a proposition, statement, or phrase that asserts or implies both the truth and falsity of something":[
|
|
"\u2026 both parts of a contradiction cannot possibly be true \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hobbes"
|
|
],
|
|
": a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another":[],
|
|
": a statement or phrase whose parts contradict each other":[
|
|
"a round square is a contradiction in terms"
|
|
],
|
|
": act or an instance of contradicting":[
|
|
"the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations"
|
|
],
|
|
": logical incongruity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.",
|
|
"Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments.",
|
|
"There have been some contradictions in his statements.",
|
|
"There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today.",
|
|
"Her statements are mired in contradiction .",
|
|
"What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Broadly, is there a contradiction between the fact that the liberal-democratic coalition contains homeowners who have a self-interest in homes becoming ever more expensive and renters who need to afford rent? \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Another inherent tension in Austronesian diplomacy is the contradiction between using Indigenous identity to strengthen a state that has yet to undergo decolonization. \u2014 Itamar Waksman, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lee twice brushed past reporters who attempted to ask him about the contradiction between Lee\u2019s public statements and his behind-the-scenes maneuvering. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dueker pointed out the contradiction between the department\u2019s classification of the killing as justifiable and the murder charge against Hampton. \u2014 Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Last week, in a brief sit-down interview \u2014 his first with The Post since he was elected \u2014 Youngkin said there is no contradiction between his promises and actions. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The book\u2019s title expresses the contradiction between the lingua franca of photography and the equally universal language of violence. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But Wanberg sees no contradiction in fighting gadgets with gadgets. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Now, the financial giant is leading an investor group taking a large minority stake in Saudi Aramco's gas pipeline network\u2014and sees no contradiction . \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contradict":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dichotomy",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"paradox"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113640",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncontradictory"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that if either of the two is true the other is false and if either is false the other must be true":[],
|
|
": involving, causing, or constituting a contradiction":[
|
|
"contradictory statements",
|
|
"The witnesses gave contradictory accounts of the accident."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This quality, while seemingly contradictory , is actually an asset that goes on to strengthen your relationship. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Caught in the cross fire, the FDA and CDC issued a series of seemingly contradictory communications about who should be signing up for extra shots and when. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The remainder of his career was a restless exploration of abstract painting of all kinds, in ways that sometimes seemed contradictory but that also reflected a determination to leave no stone unturned in terms of texture, color or technique. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The war might have been over, but in its aftermath, M\u00fcller\u2019s contradictory stance toward the Third Reich remained problematic. \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Working with just 15 slots and a trove of diverse and often contradictory approaches, the NIFFF team looked for titles that could stand on their own while also standing in for larger filmic trends. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The other teenagers provided divergent versions of the robbery to investigators, creating a timeline jumbled by contradictory details. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Take a look at Reddit, where people who care way too much about mattresses file wildly contradictory reports. \u2014 Patricia Marx, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s leading to some very strange, even contradictory , policies. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"For six months, experts have given the American public contradictory and weaponized election-year directives on masks, social distancing, lockdowns, school closures, and workplace policies. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 24 Sep. 2020",
|
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"For a school board that has criticized Foose for a lack of transparency, the secret talks over separation and lining up an interim appear contradictory . \u2014 Howard County Times , 3 May 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1656, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contradict":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-t\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8dik-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contradictory Adjective opposite , contradictory , contrary , antithetical mean being so far apart as to be or seem irreconcilable. opposite applies to things in sharp contrast or in conflict. opposite views on foreign aid contradictory applies to two things that completely negate each other so that if one is true or valid the other must be untrue or invalid. made contradictory predictions about whether the market would rise or fall contrary implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition. contrary assessments of the war situation antithetical stresses clear and unequivocal diametrical opposition. a law that is antithetical to the very idea of democracy",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"antipodal",
|
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"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
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"contrary",
|
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"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
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"opposite",
|
|
"polar"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032832",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contraption":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": device , gadget":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The people wondered how the contraption worked.",
|
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"built a contraption for automatically buttering toast",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In 1817, Baron Karl von Drais, the Master of the Woods and Forests to the Duke of Baden, invented a contraption called the Laufmaschine, or running machine. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The artwork shows a silhouette of a head, rendered in Walker\u2019s stark signature style, wearing a contraption designed to prevent speaking, swallowing or lying down. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Tucked at the center of the exhibition are perhaps the most intimate and revealing images of Kahlo, showing her painting in bed with an inventive supine easel over her, her chin strapped to a contraption that helped elongate her spine. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The extra space allowed Douyin to place two small fans inside the iPhone 13 Pro Max Ultra contraption for even better cooling. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The cavernous rooms are adorned with frescos by Renaissance master Domenico Passignano while in the kitchens downstairs there is a roasting contraption designed by Leonardo da Vinci. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
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"The Life of Antonio Gramsci, Gramsci was buckled for hours each day into a leather harness contraption that hung from the rafters, intended to repair his spine. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Folks from the 5k ThrillSeeker Stunt Run\u2014an obstacle course series that includes a zip line, pole vault, and giant waterslide\u2014took a trip to Utah\u2019s Lake Powell to test out a possible contraption for future races: a human slingshot. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 June 2015",
|
|
"The strange wearable contraption seen above might look like something coming out of a sci-fi movie, perhaps the early days of the Borg hive in Star-Trek. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps blend of contrivance, trap , and invention":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8trap-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"gadget",
|
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"gimmick",
|
|
"gizmo",
|
|
"gismo",
|
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"jigger",
|
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"widget"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170158",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"contrarily":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"antipodal",
|
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"antipodean",
|
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"antithetical",
|
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"contradictory",
|
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"diametric",
|
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"diametrical",
|
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"opposite",
|
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"polar"
|
|
],
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"Noun",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
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"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
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"Other men\u2014a surprising number of them\u2014do not feel anger or blame. On the contrary , they feel a strong blood tie to their fathers, and to them the discipline was a minor thing. \u2014 Robert Bly , Iron John , 1990",
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"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
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"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love",
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"Adjective",
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"Kicking Wolf was a very contrary man\u2014he did as he pleased. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
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"At sunrise 4 January she set sail, and the homeward passage began. Two days later, Columbus sighted Pinta sailing in a contrary direction \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
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"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
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"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
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"Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.",
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"The boat sailed against a contrary wind.",
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"Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"No Georgetown coaches or faculty used racial epithets, despite claims to the contrary by a Roxbury Prep coach on social media. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The partisan audience for altered content often wants desperately to believe its genuine\u2013 despite all indications to the contrary . \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Woodfin said that the homeless will not be forced to move from Linn Park during the World Games, despite rumors to the contrary . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
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"Pratt is so clearly in love with his kids that to let any suggestion to the contrary go by is untenable. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
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"People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. \u2014 Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
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"Recharging will take a maximum of eight hours and, despite rumors to the contrary , is from a regular 110 volt current outlet. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"Indictment, to the contrary , is reserved for private wrongs \u2014 penal crimes \u2014 as to which criminal intent must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt because the penalty is to deprive the accused of liberty, a right, not a privilege. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
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"The government contended that despite statements to the contrary , Griffin has shown a lack of remorse for his actions. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
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"That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
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"-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
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"4 is often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"also k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"sense 4 often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113"
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"contradictory",
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"Noun",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
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"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
|
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"Other men\u2014a surprising number of them\u2014do not feel anger or blame. On the contrary , they feel a strong blood tie to their fathers, and to them the discipline was a minor thing. \u2014 Robert Bly , Iron John , 1990",
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"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
|
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"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love",
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"Adjective",
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"Kicking Wolf was a very contrary man\u2014he did as he pleased. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
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"At sunrise 4 January she set sail, and the homeward passage began. Two days later, Columbus sighted Pinta sailing in a contrary direction \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
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"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
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"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
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"Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.",
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"The boat sailed against a contrary wind.",
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"Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"On the contrary , our globe-trotting, head-of-state-hugging prime minister cares deeply about international opinion. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
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"On the contrary , these hearings appear to be made for social media, given the elements of the presentation. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , Ms. Heard\u2019s beauty was frequently held against her, offered as proof of her capacity to deceive. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , the excitement of the job \u2013 being radio-ready country music's most instantaneously recognizable female name \u2013 felt like her call to arms to slay a live crowd already blown away by Luke Combs' phenomenal set just 90 minutes prior. \u2014 Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , the broadcast portion of the largest-scale investigation in congressional history was a clean, concise production of real substance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , research from the Department of Education has found that having more police in schools criminalizes normal teenage behaviors and is more likely to push Black and brown students into the criminal justice system. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , a decision is often made to settle the matter quietly, rather than risk further exposure of secrets in a public trial. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
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"If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
|
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"That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
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"-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
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"also k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"sense 4 often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
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"4 is often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113"
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"antipodean",
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"antithetical",
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"contradictory",
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"Noun",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
|
|
"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
|
|
"Other men\u2014a surprising number of them\u2014do not feel anger or blame. On the contrary , they feel a strong blood tie to their fathers, and to them the discipline was a minor thing. \u2014 Robert Bly , Iron John , 1990",
|
|
"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
|
|
"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love",
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|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Kicking Wolf was a very contrary man\u2014he did as he pleased. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
|
|
"At sunrise 4 January she set sail, and the homeward passage began. Two days later, Columbus sighted Pinta sailing in a contrary direction \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
|
|
"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
|
|
"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
|
|
"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
|
|
"Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.",
|
|
"The boat sailed against a contrary wind.",
|
|
"Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"On the contrary , our globe-trotting, head-of-state-hugging prime minister cares deeply about international opinion. \u2014 Arundhati Roy, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"On the contrary , seize this moment to dust off your sales hat and pitch some communication tool ideas like a pro. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , these hearings appear to be made for social media, given the elements of the presentation. \u2014 Jessica Maddox, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , Ms. Heard\u2019s beauty was frequently held against her, offered as proof of her capacity to deceive. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , the excitement of the job \u2013 being radio-ready country music's most instantaneously recognizable female name \u2013 felt like her call to arms to slay a live crowd already blown away by Luke Combs' phenomenal set just 90 minutes prior. \u2014 Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , the broadcast portion of the largest-scale investigation in congressional history was a clean, concise production of real substance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , research from the Department of Education has found that having more police in schools criminalizes normal teenage behaviors and is more likely to push Black and brown students into the criminal justice system. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
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"On the contrary , a decision is often made to settle the matter quietly, rather than risk further exposure of secrets in a public trial. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
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"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
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"Other men\u2014a surprising number of them\u2014do not feel anger or blame. On the contrary , they feel a strong blood tie to their fathers, and to them the discipline was a minor thing. \u2014 Robert Bly , Iron John , 1990",
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"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
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"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love",
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"Adjective",
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"Kicking Wolf was a very contrary man\u2014he did as he pleased. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
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"At sunrise 4 January she set sail, and the homeward passage began. Two days later, Columbus sighted Pinta sailing in a contrary direction \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
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"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
|
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"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
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"Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.",
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"The boat sailed against a contrary wind.",
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"Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"No Georgetown coaches or faculty used racial epithets, despite claims to the contrary by a Roxbury Prep coach on social media. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The partisan audience for altered content often wants desperately to believe its genuine\u2013 despite all indications to the contrary . \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Woodfin said that the homeless will not be forced to move from Linn Park during the World Games, despite rumors to the contrary . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Pratt is so clearly in love with his kids that to let any suggestion to the contrary go by is untenable. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. \u2014 Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recharging will take a maximum of eight hours and, despite rumors to the contrary , is from a regular 110 volt current outlet. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Indictment, to the contrary , is reserved for private wrongs \u2014 penal crimes \u2014 as to which criminal intent must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt because the penalty is to deprive the accused of liberty, a right, not a privilege. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The government contended that despite statements to the contrary , Griffin has shown a lack of remorse for his actions. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
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"4 is often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
|
|
"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
|
|
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"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
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"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
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"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
|
|
"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"No Georgetown coaches or faculty used racial epithets, despite claims to the contrary by a Roxbury Prep coach on social media. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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|
"The partisan audience for altered content often wants desperately to believe its genuine\u2013 despite all indications to the contrary . \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Woodfin said that the homeless will not be forced to move from Linn Park during the World Games, despite rumors to the contrary . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Pratt is so clearly in love with his kids that to let any suggestion to the contrary go by is untenable. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. \u2014 Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recharging will take a maximum of eight hours and, despite rumors to the contrary , is from a regular 110 volt current outlet. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Indictment, to the contrary , is reserved for private wrongs \u2014 penal crimes \u2014 as to which criminal intent must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt because the penalty is to deprive the accused of liberty, a right, not a privilege. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The government contended that despite statements to the contrary , Griffin has shown a lack of remorse for his actions. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
|
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"Middle English contrarie , from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie , from Medieval Latin contrarius , from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite":"Noun, Adjective, and Adverb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
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"-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
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"4 is often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"also k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"sense 4 often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contrary Adjective contrary , perverse , restive , balky , wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control. contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice. a contrary child perverse may imply wrongheaded, determined, or cranky opposition to what is reasonable or normal. a perverse , intractable critic restive suggests unwillingness or inability to submit to discipline or follow orders. tired soldiers growing restive balky suggests a refusing to proceed in a desired direction or course of action. a balky witness wayward suggests strong-willed capriciousness and irregularity in behavior. a school for wayward youths synonyms see in addition opposite",
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"synonyms":[
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"antipode",
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"antithesis",
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"counter",
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"negative",
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"obverse",
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"opposite",
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"reverse"
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"contrary?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=contra60":{
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"antipodal",
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"antipodean",
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"antithetical",
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"contradictory",
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"diametric",
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"diametrical",
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"opposite",
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"polar"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite":[
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"\u2014 usually used with the"
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],
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": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 2a ) so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true \u2014 compare subcontrary":[],
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": being not in conformity with what is usual or expected":[
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"actions contrary to company policy",
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"contrary evidence"
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],
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": contrariwise , contrarily":[],
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": either of two terms (such as good and evil ) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject":[],
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": in a manner opposite to what is logical or expected":[],
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": just the opposite":[
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"The test will not be easy; on the contrary , it will be extremely difficult."
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],
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": notwithstanding":[],
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": on the contrary":[],
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": one of a pair of opposites":[],
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": temperamentally unwilling to accept control or advice":[],
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": unfavorable":[
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"\u2014 used of wind or weather"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"As kiss-and-tell books go, \"Opening Arguments\" by Jeffrey Toobin has few, if any, deep and sensuous secrets to reveal\u2014this despite many news stories to the contrary . \u2014 Nina Totenberg , New York Times Book Review , March 31, 1991",
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"He was not, despite the mythology he and his press agents so assiduously manufactured, a risk taker. On the contrary , he was more often timid to the point of fecklessness. \u2014 Christopher Buckley , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 1990",
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"Other men\u2014a surprising number of them\u2014do not feel anger or blame. On the contrary , they feel a strong blood tie to their fathers, and to them the discipline was a minor thing. \u2014 Robert Bly , Iron John , 1990",
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"\"Is this the girl who has moved into Villa Villekulla?\" asked one of the policemen. \"Quite the contrary ,\" said Pippi. \"This is a tiny little auntie who lives on the third floor at the other end of the town.\" \u2014 Astrid Lindgren , Pippi Longstocking , (1950) 1978",
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"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love",
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"Adjective",
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"Kicking Wolf was a very contrary man\u2014he did as he pleased. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , Dead Man's Walk , 1995",
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"At sunrise 4 January she set sail, and the homeward passage began. Two days later, Columbus sighted Pinta sailing in a contrary direction \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Eliot Morison , The European Discovery of America , 1974",
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"Mistress Mary got up from the log at once. She knew she felt contrary again, and obstinate, and she did not care at all. \u2014 Frances Hodgson , The Secret Garden , 1911",
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"The sisters gave contrary answers: one said \u201cyes\u201d and one said \u201cno.\u201d",
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"We had contrary opinions on the issue.",
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"Without contrary evidence, the jury will find her guilty.",
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"The boat sailed against a contrary wind.",
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"Contrary weather impeded the rescue efforts.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"No Georgetown coaches or faculty used racial epithets, despite claims to the contrary by a Roxbury Prep coach on social media. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The partisan audience for altered content often wants desperately to believe its genuine\u2013 despite all indications to the contrary . \u2014 Aayushi Pratap, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Woodfin said that the homeless will not be forced to move from Linn Park during the World Games, despite rumors to the contrary . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
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"Pratt is so clearly in love with his kids that to let any suggestion to the contrary go by is untenable. \u2014 Mickey Rapkin, Men's Health , 28 June 2022",
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"People are so accustomed to assuming that fluent language comes from a thinking, feeling human that evidence to the contrary can be difficult to wrap your head around. \u2014 Kyle Mahowald And Anna A. Ivanova, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
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"Recharging will take a maximum of eight hours and, despite rumors to the contrary , is from a regular 110 volt current outlet. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"Indictment, to the contrary , is reserved for private wrongs \u2014 penal crimes \u2014 as to which criminal intent must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt because the penalty is to deprive the accused of liberty, a right, not a privilege. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
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"The government contended that despite statements to the contrary , Griffin has shown a lack of remorse for his actions. \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, Robert Legare, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary , individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"Despite the administration\u2019s apparent belief to the contrary , new drilling projects do not happen overnight. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
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"In a conversation with ABC News that aired Thursday morning, one of the five male jurors said that despite Heard and her attorney Elaine Bredehoft's claims to the contrary , social media did not play a part in the jury's decision. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"At that point, Sarah could not integrate these two contrary perspectives. \u2014 Silke Glaab, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"There is simply no contrary view of the war to be seen or heard in Russia's mass media. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"If the Alito draft maintains the support of a majority of the justices, the court will be ruling in the face of contrary public opinion. \u2014 Dan Balz, Colby Itkowitz, Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
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"That was the biggest decision, because that was the most contrary . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite the growing evidence to the contrary , many diplomats, officials, and analysts refused to seriously believe the American and British intelligence warnings about the imminence of an attack. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"The suspect was not wearing an explosives-laden belt, Van der Sypt said, contrary to an initial eyewitness account from a railway official. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post , 21 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contrarie , from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie , from Medieval Latin contrarius , from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite":"Noun, Adjective, and Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113",
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"-\u02cctre-r\u0113",
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"4 is often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"also k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113",
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"sense 4 often k\u0259n-\u02c8trer-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contrary Adjective contrary , perverse , restive , balky , wayward mean inclined to resist authority or control. contrary implies a temperamental unwillingness to accept orders or advice. a contrary child perverse may imply wrongheaded, determined, or cranky opposition to what is reasonable or normal. a perverse , intractable critic restive suggests unwillingness or inability to submit to discipline or follow orders. tired soldiers growing restive balky suggests a refusing to proceed in a desired direction or course of action. a balky witness wayward suggests strong-willed capriciousness and irregularity in behavior. a school for wayward youths synonyms see in addition opposite",
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"synonyms":[
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"antipode",
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"antithesis",
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"counter",
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"negative",
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"obverse",
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"opposite",
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"reverse"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184356",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"contraseasonal":{
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"definitions":{
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": contrary or opposite to the normal seasonal trend":[
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"a contraseasonal rise in unemployment"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"contra- + seasonal":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6k\u00e4n\u2027tr\u0259+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193900",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"contrast":{
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"antonyms":[
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"difference",
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"disagreement",
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"discrepancy",
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"disparateness",
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"disparity",
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"dissimilarity",
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"dissimilitude",
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"distance",
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"distinction",
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"distinctiveness",
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"distinctness",
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"diverseness",
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"diversity",
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"otherness",
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"unlikeness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person or thing that exhibits differences when compared with another":[
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"The gentle girl is a contrast to the arrogant woman."
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],
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": comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities":[
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"By contrast with newer models, the computer operates slowly.",
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"In contrast to the other estimates, his was very high."
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],
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": degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a picture":[],
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": juxtaposition of dissimilar elements (such as color, tone, or emotion) in a work of art":[],
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": the difference or degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures":[
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"the contrast between the two forms of government"
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],
|
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": the state of being so compared":[
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"By contrast with newer models, the computer operates slowly.",
|
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"In contrast to the other estimates, his was very high."
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],
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": to form a contrast":[],
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": to set off in contrast : compare or appraise in respect to differences":[
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"Contrast European and American manners.",
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"Contrast the two major characters of the novel.",
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"\u2014 often used with to or with contrasting the painter with her contemporaries"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Her black dress and the white background contrast sharply.",
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"We compared and contrasted the two characters of the story.",
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"Noun",
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"I observed an interesting contrast in the teaching styles of the two women.",
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"Careful contrast of the twins shows some differences.",
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"In contrast to last year's profits, the company is not doing very well.",
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"The queen's wit and humor made the prince seem dull by contrast .",
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"They spent millions of dollars on advertising. By way of contrast , our small company spent under 5,000 dollars.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Again, contrast this with updates on other cryptocurrencies and the difference couldn\u2019t be more stark. \u2014 Pete Rizzo, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"To contrast the darker tones is a whimsical tree consisting of pink and purple flowers that hangs above the bath. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Also included were cropped wigs with geometric cuts to contrast the soft lines of the CJR silhouettes. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 9 June 2022",
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"Typically made with biscuit dough on top, this cobbler instead is covered with strips of frozen pie pastry, giving the final dish plenty of crusty, craggy and crunchy pieces to contrast with the soft, bubbling, sweet fruit beneath. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
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"The crushed green olives should be big and fleshy, like a chunky relish to contrast the icy bite of the fennel. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
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"The large companies\u2019 plans contrast sharply with a wave of spending cuts crashing through the rest of the tech sector. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s an abundance of pop art and hot-pink accents that contrast the traditional fixtures and elegant wood paneling. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
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"Fifteen years ago my lab set about to explore the mechanisms of spatial navigation and memory in the hippocampus to contrast the outside-in and inside-out frameworks. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"By contrast , only about 40% of people took that position in the most strongly antiabortion states, including Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and Idaho. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
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"By contrast , Adeyemi had a much longer, winding path. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
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"By contrast , said Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, a 20-week ban looked reasonable, in keeping with what polls showed Americans wanted. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"By contrast , one year of tuition and fees at a public, four year in-state school cost students $10,740 during the same academic year. \u2014 Robert Farrington, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"By contrast , for Democrats, the most common response is 5%. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"By contrast , buses could not move much more than 1,000 people per hour, less than a third the rate of the gondola. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"The waffle pattern and twist knot detail give it extra style points compared to other tank tops on the market, some of which are plain and look more like an undershirt; by contrast , this top is easy to dress up for various occasions. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Restrainers, by contrast , understand that the American Century is over. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French contraster , from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester , from Vulgar Latin *contrastare , from Latin contra- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8trast",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrast"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contrast Verb compare , contrast , collate mean to set side by side in order to show differences and likenesses. compare implies an aim of showing relative values or excellences by bringing out characteristic qualities whether similar or divergent. compared the convention facilities of the two cities contrast implies an emphasis on differences. contrasted the computerized system with the old filing cards collate implies minute and critical inspection in order to note points of agreement or divergence. data from districts around the country will be collated",
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"synonyms":[
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"differ",
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"vary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224458",
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"adverb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contravene":{
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"antonyms":[
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"comply (with)",
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"conform (to)",
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"follow",
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"mind",
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"obey",
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"observe"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to go or act contrary to : violate":[
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"contravene a law"
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],
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": to oppose in argument : contradict":[
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"contravene a proposition"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The overcrowded dance club contravened safety regulations.",
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"the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As in Akron, all of these restrictions appeared to contravene the trimester framework of Roe. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
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"Defenders of the practice have argued that the bourbon is already matured when it is moved to a cask that previously held other liquids and that the finishing process does not contravene the legal definition of bourbon. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Such a move would contravene sanctions, triggering the yacht\u2019s impoundment. \u2014 Nick Kostov And Giovanni Legorano, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Immediate expulsions clearly contravene that principle, something government lawyers don\u2019t deny. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"National leaders, from German Chancelor Angela Merkel to President Biden condemned Hamas but remained silent about the Israeli military attacks that contravene international law. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, The Week , 2 June 2021",
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"Compassion fatigue can result from exposure to traumatized individuals; moral distress and moral injury are newly ascendent concepts, occurring when workers are forced to act in ways that contravene their values or ideals. \u2014 Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"This would contravene the Constitutional Declaration and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people and is utterly unacceptable. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"This would contravene the Constitutional Declaration and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people and is utterly unacceptable. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French contrevenir , from Late Latin contravenire , from Latin contra- + venire to come \u2014 more at come":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contravene deny , gainsay , contradict , contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid. deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of. denied the charges gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said. no one can gainsay her claims contradict implies an open or flat denial. her account contradicts his contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility. laws that contravene tradition",
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"synonyms":[
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"breach",
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"break",
|
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"fracture",
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"infringe (on ",
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"offend",
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"traduce",
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"transgress",
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"violate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192924",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"contravention":{
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"antonyms":[
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"noninfringement",
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"observance"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act of contravening : violation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While Trump was in office the North Koreans continued producing fissile material and tested short range ballistic missiles in contravention of UN Security Council prohibitions. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
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"The order also allows DOI\u2019s agencies to direct LWCF funds in accordance with a budget established by the president, not Congress, in contravention of how the GAOA is written. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 17 Nov. 2020",
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"Life imprisonment is the prescribed punishment for murder or contravention of the Aviation Security Act 1982. \u2014 CNN , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"Fund managers and financial institutions have relatively specific departmental needs, strict, clearly defined governance requirements and business models that would be decimated by contravention of these. \u2014 Francois Botha, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"That continues to amass nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them in contravention of its global treaty obligations. \u2014 Danielle Pletka, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"The Serbian government has been asked to submit comments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by tomorrow, after extraditing dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali to Bahrain in contravention of an earlier order by the court. \u2014 Dominic Dudley, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The executive had visited the Wimbledon tennis finals in London during that month, in contravention of U.K. COVID regulations at the time, Reuters reported. \u2014 Marion Halftermeyer, Fortune , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"Turkey will continue to assert its interests aggressively, usually in contravention of Russia\u2019s, unless the U.S. gives it a reason to prioritize other issues. \u2014 Ric Grenell And Andrew L. Peek, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French, from Late Latin contravenire":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"breach",
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"infraction",
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"infringement",
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"transgression",
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"trespass",
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"violation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202639",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contretemps":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation":[],
|
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": dispute , argument":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The senator dismissed his disagreement with the President as a minor contretemps .",
|
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"there was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements for the upcoming wedding",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The contretemps at the library started because of some fliers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Elsewhere in Cannes, the ongoing contretemps between the festival and Netflix \u2014 which, protesting its de facto ban from the event\u2019s main competition, hasn\u2019t brought a movie here since 2017 \u2014 may have cooled a little in recent years. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Despite the contretemps two weeks earlier, the collaborative spirit was back in full swing. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Last week, Johnson\u2019s health secretary, Sajid Javid, acknowledged that the contretemps was damaging to Britain\u2019s venerable democratic tradition of policing by consent, which is dependent on most people being willing to abide by rules. \u2014 Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"There were no significant moments of tension or any real contretemps , just the usual pleasantries, mild encouragements and civil interactions accompanying a golf round. \u2014 Brendan Porath, New York Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Paris and talks with French President Emmanuel Macron this week were the culmination of a weeks-long show of contrition by the US for the worst Franco-American diplomatic contretemps in years. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The whole contretemps has left a lingering distrust of his family in the public\u2019s mind. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the previous episode, the final one featuring him alive, he and Jennifer Aniston\u2019s Alex Levy had a long, circular argument that so clearly resolved nothing as to suggest more contretemps between these characters might lie ahead. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4\u207f",
|
|
"k\u014d\u207f-tr\u0259-t\u00e4\u207f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"rhubarb",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"set-to",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
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"wrangle"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042431",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"contribute":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to give or supply (something, such as money or time) as a part or share":[
|
|
"contribute money to a cause",
|
|
"contributed canned goods to the food drive",
|
|
"What percentage of your pay should you contribute to your 401(k) ?",
|
|
"We'd like to thank all who contributed their time and effort.",
|
|
"I'm happy to attend, but I don't have much to contribute to the discussion.",
|
|
"Many people contributed to the fund-raising campaign.",
|
|
"If you are a parent, success is probably defined by how well your children turned out. Are they happy, successful adults? Do they contribute to society in a positive way?",
|
|
"\u2014 Bill Nordbrock"
|
|
],
|
|
": to supply (something, such as an article) for a publication":[
|
|
"He contributed several poems to the magazine.",
|
|
"The following authors contributed to this issue: \u2026"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play a significant part in making something happen":[
|
|
"Many players have contributed to the team's success.",
|
|
"\"We cannot address climate change without looking at all the components that are contributing to the problem of emissions.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Tony de Brum"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-by\u00fct",
|
|
"chiefly British also \u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccby\u00fct",
|
|
"also and especially before -\u200bed or -\u200bing -\u02c8tri-b\u0259t",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-(\u02cc)by\u00fct",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-by\u0259t",
|
|
"-by\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The volunteers contributed their time towards cleaning up the city.",
|
|
"We're trying to raise money for a new school, and we're hoping that everyone will contribute .",
|
|
"He did not contribute to the project.",
|
|
"In order for the team to win, everyone has to contribute .",
|
|
"He contributed many poems to the magazine.",
|
|
"Ten scientists contributed to the special edition of the journal.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To get the money, states would be required to contribute 25% in non-federal matching funds. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Another exciting aspect for Smith is the opportunity to educate festivalgoers about the ways in which Black people can contribute behind the scenes. \u2014 Jordan Ligons, Essence , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Dear Liz: As a county employee of 44 years, I was offered the option to contribute to Social Security in the mid-1970s. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s time for Stevens to supplement the bench with veterans who know roles and can contribute in short stints. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The disconnect was a major drag on earnings this year\u2014Amazon signaled the excess space would contribute to $10 billion in extra costs in the first half of 2022. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Employees invest themselves in great outcomes and organizations exchange these for wages and benefits\u2014but also for the opportunity for employee growth, great relationships and the change to contribute in significant ways. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Indianapolis general manager Chris Ballard has routinely praised Hilton this offseason, for his leadership, savvy and ability to still contribute in his 11th season. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Coho generally live for two summers in the lake and contribute most to the sport fishery in the year after they are stocked. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contributus , past participle of contribuere , from com- + tribuere to grant \u2014 more at tribute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151315"
|
|
},
|
|
"contributing factor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that helps cause a result":[
|
|
"According to the police report of the accident, excessive speed was a contributing factor .",
|
|
"\u2014 often + to/in The coach's positive attitude was a contributing factor to/in the team's success."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102739",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contribution":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a payment (such as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose":[],
|
|
": something (such as an article) that is supplied for a publication":[
|
|
"\u2026 the new magazine, though published mainly in English, will print French contributions in the original, with English abstracts.",
|
|
"\u2014 Quill and Quire"
|
|
],
|
|
": something (such as money or time) that is given or supplied as a part or share":[
|
|
"his $100 contribution to the cancer research fund",
|
|
"401(k) contributions",
|
|
"Give cash. Contributions of food and clothing do not have the immediate impact that money does because they take longer to distribute. Some relief organizations may not have the staff or infrastructure to do that job well.",
|
|
"\u2014 JDNews.com (Jacksonville, North Carolina)",
|
|
"During the 1930's, Dr. [William Henry] Sebrell made many important contributions to our knowledge of the anemias and the role of diet in cirrhosis of the liver.",
|
|
"\u2014 NIH.gov",
|
|
"She wants to make a positive contribution to society."
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is contributed : such as":[],
|
|
": something that plays a significant part in making something happen":[
|
|
"her contribution to the team's victory",
|
|
"He [Zullfigar Ali Quershi] added that Pakistan would nonetheless attempt to limit its contribution to climate change problems as the country developed economically.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Monastersky"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of contributing : such as":[],
|
|
": the giving or supplying of something (such as money or time) as a part or share":[
|
|
"They're collecting donations for contribution to the scholarship fund.",
|
|
"The hundreds of sweets were donated by members of the community in contribution to the center's midday Easter community meal, which will serve about 800 guests, said Phillip Wilson, weekend facility technician at Charlotte Rescue Mission.",
|
|
"\u2014 Brittany Penland"
|
|
],
|
|
": the giving or supplying of something that plays a significant part in making something happen":[
|
|
"Nurses are advised \u2026 to acknowledge each individual's right to choose \u2026 the level of contribution that they may want to make to decisions about their care.",
|
|
"\u2014 Beverley Bostock-Cox"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They thanked him for his contribution of time and money.",
|
|
"He made an important contribution to the debate.",
|
|
"As mayor, he made many positive contributions to the growth of the city.",
|
|
"a book of essays including contributions from several well-known political columnists",
|
|
"The money was raised by voluntary contribution .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Affiliated with Republican billionaire activist Richard Uihlein, a Schlitz beer heir and shipping supply distributor, the Fair Courts' Arkansas effort was funded solely by a $100,000 contribution from Arkansas chicken magnate Ron Cameron. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"First, the connection between contribution and contributor could be re-established. \u2014 Ron Carucci, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Fortenberry received a $30,000 contribution in a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser from Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In Massachusetts, donors can give unlimited contributions to repeal campaigns, meaning a wealthy donor like Green could significantly boost the effort beyond any contribution a candidate or party committee would make. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In North America, in contrast, all present-day wolves are primarily derived from Siberia, with the rest a contribution from interbreeding with coyotes. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, whose campaign has been buoyed by a $50 million contribution from hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin, has seen his numbers drop. \u2014 Mark Guarino, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Auerbach\u2019s biggest contribution may have been a determination not to round off any of the rough edges, and there are plenty. \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Most American workers had pensions, Social Security benefits and defined contribution plans like the 401(k). \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contribute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"philanthropy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223528",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone or something that contributes something or that contributes to something":[
|
|
"charitable contributors",
|
|
"\u2026 have suggested that the fee would hurt the agriculture industry, a sector they claim is the largest contributor to the state economy.",
|
|
"\u2014 Wenonah Hauter",
|
|
"\u2026 was illustrated by Oliver Munday, a frequent contributor to the Book Review \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Williams",
|
|
"These particles, which are known as black carbon and are the major component of soot, are the second most important contributor to global warming, behind only carbon dioxide, wrote the 31 authors of the study \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Elisabeth Rosenthal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Applegate was a key contributor on a dominant Lynx team that won its third title in the last four years and second in a row in 2022. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"In addition to their infrastructure projects, Sycuan is also a contributor to the symphony\u2019s Music Connects program, which aims to increase access to live music. \u2014 Madison Geering, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Homeownership can be a significant contributor to wealth building and can help close the state\u2019s racial wealth gap. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Fisher Jackson is a potential sleeper to be a contributor . \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Just like her time at Mount Notre Dame, Hackney was a contributor from the beginning, playing in every game and graduating with the program record in games played. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The five-star prospect was key contributor to the Panthers juggernaut, averaging nine points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals for the reigning 3A champions. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Lee was a key contributor on that team, averaging 15.9 points per game and helping the Cardinals finish 23-8, and was given a commemorative ring by Louisville on Senior Night. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The Guardian, where Phillips has been a longtime contributor , reported late Tuesday that the Brazilian ambassador to the United Kingdom apologized to Phillips\u2019 family for incorrectly telling them that the bodies of the two men had been found. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1531, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccby\u00fc-",
|
|
"-b\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-by\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105647",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributorial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to contributing or to a contributor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u2027\u00a6triby\u0259\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125834",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitent",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unrepentant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming":[
|
|
"a contrite criminal",
|
|
"a contrite apology",
|
|
"contrite sighs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Allbaugh apologized, though it was clear he was hardly contrite . \u2014 Christopher Cooper &Robert Block , Disaster , 2006",
|
|
"\u2026 Teddy was immediately contrite . \"That was stupid of me. Forgive me.\" \u2014 Jack Higgins , The President's Daughter , 1998",
|
|
"At the airport, the meter registers nine pounds, and of course he had said six or seven. I have a sense now of his feeling somewhat contrite , or perhaps only abashed. \u2014 Renata Adler , Pitch Dark , 1983",
|
|
"\u2026 for days afterward, afraid of himself and worried about his sanity, he would be contrite and terribly ashamed. \u2014 John Nichols , The Milagro Beanfield War , 1974",
|
|
"being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is more contrite than last week, when the IRS said a lack of funds and rampant identity theft left it no choice but to embrace biometrics. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yarrow told me that the past outcries have prompted him to become more introspective, contrite , and make a concerted effort to model better behavior. \u2014 Mike Koshmrl, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In the Financial Times interview, Neumann is reflective though not contrite . \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Zucker appeared to be neither surprised nor contrite . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Google executives disclosed the removal of the app in an internal email whose contrite tone suggests that the decision was not popular with some employees. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In August 2020, after an independent review of the allegations against Philbert, Schlissel was contrite in a statement to the Michigan community. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After facing public backlash, Mr. Johnson, who had previously not admitted his presence at the gathering, issued a contrite apology for attending the event. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By October, a newly semi- contrite HFPA added 21 new members with immediate voting rights; six are Black, six are Latinx, five are Asian, four are Middle Eastern/North African, and 10 are women. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contrit , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin contritus , from Latin, past participle of conterere to grind, bruise, from com- + terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apologetic",
|
|
"compunctious",
|
|
"penitent",
|
|
"regretful",
|
|
"remorseful",
|
|
"repentant",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"sorry"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriteness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitent",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unrepentant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming":[
|
|
"a contrite criminal",
|
|
"a contrite apology",
|
|
"contrite sighs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Allbaugh apologized, though it was clear he was hardly contrite . \u2014 Christopher Cooper &Robert Block , Disaster , 2006",
|
|
"\u2026 Teddy was immediately contrite . \"That was stupid of me. Forgive me.\" \u2014 Jack Higgins , The President's Daughter , 1998",
|
|
"At the airport, the meter registers nine pounds, and of course he had said six or seven. I have a sense now of his feeling somewhat contrite , or perhaps only abashed. \u2014 Renata Adler , Pitch Dark , 1983",
|
|
"\u2026 for days afterward, afraid of himself and worried about his sanity, he would be contrite and terribly ashamed. \u2014 John Nichols , The Milagro Beanfield War , 1974",
|
|
"being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This is more contrite than last week, when the IRS said a lack of funds and rampant identity theft left it no choice but to embrace biometrics. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yarrow told me that the past outcries have prompted him to become more introspective, contrite , and make a concerted effort to model better behavior. \u2014 Mike Koshmrl, Outside Online , 14 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In the Financial Times interview, Neumann is reflective though not contrite . \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Zucker appeared to be neither surprised nor contrite . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Google executives disclosed the removal of the app in an internal email whose contrite tone suggests that the decision was not popular with some employees. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In August 2020, after an independent review of the allegations against Philbert, Schlissel was contrite in a statement to the Michigan community. \u2014 Nick Anderson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"After facing public backlash, Mr. Johnson, who had previously not admitted his presence at the gathering, issued a contrite apology for attending the event. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By October, a newly semi- contrite HFPA added 21 new members with immediate voting rights; six are Black, six are Latinx, five are Asian, four are Middle Eastern/North African, and 10 are women. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contrit , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin contritus , from Latin, past participle of conterere to grind, bruise, from com- + terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bt",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"apologetic",
|
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"compunctious",
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"penitent",
|
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"regretful",
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"remorseful",
|
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"repentant",
|
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"rueful",
|
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"sorry"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203508",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"contrition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the state of being contrite : repentance":[
|
|
"She shed tears of contrition for her sins."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Were her tears a true sign of contrition ?",
|
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"once again she heard her abusive husband's tearful expressions of contrition",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The jury has seen dozens of Depp\u2019s texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The jury has seen dozens of Depp's texts to friends regarding his drinking, drug use and interactions with his then-wife, as well as his notes of contrition to Heard and her father. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Others acknowledged, with contrition , the scope of what happened. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Royal experts said there was a welcome, if overdue, show of contrition in the statement issued by lawyers for the prince. \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Royal experts said there was a welcome, if overdue, show of contrition in the statement issued by lawyers for the prince. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contrite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tri-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for contrition penitence , repentance , contrition , compunction , remorse mean regret for sin or wrongdoing. penitence implies sad and humble realization of and regret for one's misdeeds. absolution is dependent upon sincere penitence repentance adds the implication of a resolve to change. repentance accompanied by a complete change of character contrition stresses the sorrowful regret that constitutes true penitence. tearful expressions of contrition compunction implies a painful sting of conscience especially for contemplated wrongdoing. had no compunctions about taking back what is mine remorse suggests prolonged and insistent self-reproach and mental anguish for past wrongs and especially for those whose consequences cannot be remedied. thieves untroubled by feelings of remorse",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contriteness",
|
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"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
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"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
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"repentance",
|
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"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170006",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrivance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an artificial arrangement or development":[
|
|
"Mistaken identity is used as a plot contrivance in the story."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or faculty of contriving : the state of being contrived":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending.",
|
|
"He told the story honestly and without contrivance .",
|
|
"a contrivance to get out of doing the work",
|
|
"He convinced her to go without using contrivance .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So, in fiction especially, writing a story with an unsolved mystery often depends on a contrivance , some convenient loss of modern technology. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Through a contrivance of angled mirrors and canny lighting, the gap is undetectable from inside the room. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Through a plot contrivance , Marek comes to live with Villiam. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But the audience, of course, recognizes what\u2019s really going on: that the entire situation is the movie\u2019s knowing contrivance , a way of throwing a pop star and a nobody together. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The fact that Pym\u2019s stories sometimes end nowhere can be viewed as verisimilitude, but an awful lot depends on contrivance . \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"One thing Hacks has already established its ability to do interestingly, if not always smoothly, is set itself up for contrived drama and then avoid dragging out the contrivance . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"But what of the people who are not necessarily glued to the news, whose jobs do not require them to track, in detail, every grotesque new contrivance of the Republican Party, every vain counter by the Democrats? \u2014 The New Republic , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Even a middling work of realism inevitably rests on experience, observation, and knowledge, but a mediocre fantasy is a transparent emptiness, a contrivance of parts that aren\u2019t held together by the atmosphere of social life. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contrive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012b-v\u0259ns",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012b-v\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"contraption",
|
|
"gadget",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"gizmo",
|
|
"gismo",
|
|
"jigger",
|
|
"widget"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191909",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrivancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the faculty or means of contriving":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-v\u0259ns\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201233",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": devise , plan":[
|
|
"contrive ways of handling the situation",
|
|
"The prisoners contrived a way to escape."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage":[
|
|
"he contrived to win their support"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner":[
|
|
"contrived household utensils from stone",
|
|
"Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make schemes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The prisoners contrived a way to escape.",
|
|
"He contrived a meeting with the president.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The House may even contrive a reason to impeach the President, if only for the fun of it. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive , as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Unless the Russians contrive a clever reason to desist, the next stage will likely involve the broad deployment of heavy artillery and the beginning of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This time, though, there\u2019s no theme to contrive to fit; just look at the headlines about events and trends of the current day. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Craving heroes, the filmmakers contrive a celebrities-of-color fantasy that\u2019s woke \u2014 and dull. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"That sounds like just the kind of deep strategy \u00b5Zero and Artu\u00b5 would contrive . \u2014 Dr. Will Roper, Popular Mechanics , 19 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"If any of her work were turned into a screenplay, there would be no need to contrive sets or costumes. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"And one of these is the capacity to contrive a unique and dynamic atmospheric security blanket that keeps the system intact. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English controven, contreven , from Anglo-French controver, contrever , from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin com- + Vulgar Latin *tropare to compose, find \u2014 more at troubadour":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213550",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrived":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"uncontrived",
|
|
"unfeigned",
|
|
"unforced"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial , labored":[
|
|
"a contrived plot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 it may remind readers of Christopher Nolan's ingeniously contrived mystery film \"Memento\" \u2026 \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2005",
|
|
"The music industry has become far more image conscious and contrived since her first album affected me so profoundly \u2026 \u2014 Lisa Marie Presley , Time , 18 Apr. 2005",
|
|
"There are some who scorn that sterling art form, the afternoon soap opera, alleging that its characters are unbelievable, its plots contrived and its action negligible. \u2014 Lydel Sims , Assignment: Memphis , 1982",
|
|
"The movie's contrived ending was a big disappointment.",
|
|
"The results of the test seemed somewhat contrived .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At the end of the day, all the contrived bits and prewritten one-offs in the world are no substitute for an actual human being present onstage, particularly one who\u2019s blessed with good comic timing. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Maisie gets to the root of the problem, but this particular subplot, which also has tentacles reaching into other parts of this story, concludes with a revelation that feels a bit too contrived . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Turning Red is spectacularly unlike those last four contrived and misshapen movies because it is grounded in the real world and derives comic energy from legitimate questions about the kinds of problems contemporary families are dealing with. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It is constantly re- contrived generation after generation. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Had grander life aspirations than throwing out stupid opinions about half naked people in a contrived game for a prize that used to literally be a trunk of cash sitting there on a Tribal Council set? \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Although the presence of Offset, who signed with Reservoir in 2017, and a very pregnant Cardi B may have looked like a contrived photo op, Khosrowshahi says the Migos member had asked to attend the ceremony. \u2014 Kristin Robinson, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Team Fetterman\u2019s message began with an air of contrived disappointment. \u2014 Michael Sokolove, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The story of the end of Phat Tuesdays is nebulously told at best and the contrived reconciliation between the Torrys doesn\u2019t feel convincing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contrive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bvd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"factitious",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"mechanical",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"unnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": devise , plan":[
|
|
"contrive ways of handling the situation",
|
|
"The prisoners contrived a way to escape."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : manage":[
|
|
"he contrived to win their support"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner":[
|
|
"contrived household utensils from stone",
|
|
"Native Americans contrived weapons out of stone, wood, and bone."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make schemes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The prisoners contrived a way to escape.",
|
|
"He contrived a meeting with the president.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The House may even contrive a reason to impeach the President, if only for the fun of it. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive , as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Unless the Russians contrive a clever reason to desist, the next stage will likely involve the broad deployment of heavy artillery and the beginning of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This time, though, there\u2019s no theme to contrive to fit; just look at the headlines about events and trends of the current day. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Craving heroes, the filmmakers contrive a celebrities-of-color fantasy that\u2019s woke \u2014 and dull. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"That sounds like just the kind of deep strategy \u00b5Zero and Artu\u00b5 would contrive . \u2014 Dr. Will Roper, Popular Mechanics , 19 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"If any of her work were turned into a screenplay, there would be no need to contrive sets or costumes. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"And one of these is the capacity to contrive a unique and dynamic atmospheric security blanket that keeps the system intact. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English controven, contreven , from Anglo-French controver, contrever , from Medieval Latin contropare to compare, from Latin com- + Vulgar Latin *tropare to compose, find \u2014 more at troubadour":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212410",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"controller",
|
|
"regulator"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system":[
|
|
"the controls of the aircraft"
|
|
],
|
|
": a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium":[],
|
|
": an organization that directs a spaceflight":[
|
|
"mission control"
|
|
],
|
|
": control experiment":[],
|
|
": control key":[],
|
|
": one (such as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control experiment and is used as a standard of comparison":[
|
|
"\u2026 the residents in the experimental group also seemed to have a lower rate of mortality when compared with controls \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Ellen J. Langer and Jerry Avorn",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun Because patients sometimes get better or worse on their own, drug tests also need a control group to compare the new drug with standard treatment or a placebo. \u2014 Marilyn Chase"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that controls: such as":[],
|
|
": restraint , reserve":[
|
|
"exercised control of his passions"
|
|
],
|
|
": skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium":[
|
|
"a singer's control of her voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": the ability of a baseball pitcher to control the location of a pitch within the strike zone":[],
|
|
": the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural price controls rent controls"
|
|
],
|
|
": to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments":[],
|
|
": to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate":[
|
|
"control one's anger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have power over : rule":[
|
|
"A single company controls the industry."
|
|
],
|
|
": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with for control for socioeconomic differences"
|
|
],
|
|
": to incorporate suitable controls in":[
|
|
"a controlled test"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels":[
|
|
"control an insect population",
|
|
"control a disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also controlled experiment":[
|
|
"a controlled test"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The parents could not control their child.",
|
|
"The police controlled the crowd.",
|
|
"The small boy could not control the big dog.",
|
|
"Her family controls the business.",
|
|
"One country controls the whole island.",
|
|
"The rebel army now controls nearly half the country.",
|
|
"The lights on stage are controlled by this computer.",
|
|
"She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.",
|
|
"He controlled the volume by turning the radio's knob.",
|
|
"A thermostat controls the room's temperature.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The city wanted local control of education.",
|
|
"The tribes fought for control over the territory.",
|
|
"He took control of the family farm.",
|
|
"She hired an accountant to take control of her money.",
|
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"He lost all muscle control in his left arm.",
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"The soccer player showed good control of the ball.",
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"a teacher with good control of her students",
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"The farmer used an organic pest control on his crops.",
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"To cut down on competition, the government passed price controls on prescription drugs.",
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"The President wants stricter controls on immigration.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Tuberville, however, says the DOL guidance undermines the ability of retirement plan participants to personally control how their assets are invested through brokerage windows. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
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"The United States will immediately deliver 56,000 additional doses of monkeypox vaccine to states, plus another 240,000 in the coming weeks, as federal health officials ramp up efforts to control the rapidly growing national outbreak. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
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"While never calling the decision out specifically, Petras pointedly called out the powers that be over their desire to control women\u2019s bodies. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
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"Moreover, a through line connects the right to control one\u2019s body with the empowerment and confidence that are currently sparking extraordinary success for women in sports. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"But local environmental organizations have been frustrated with how it\u2019s been operated and its declining ability to control sediments flowing into the bay from the river. \u2014 Ashley Barrientos, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
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"The ethic of noninterference involves our ability to control decisions about our own lives, for good or ill. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Somewhat cooler weather over the weekend in Spain allowed more firefighters to help with efforts to control a massive wildfire in the country\u2019s northwest. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
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"To Control How Data Is Used To be credible, companies must provide users with the ability to control the use of their data. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Meanwhile, as the White House was attempting to seize credit for a price fluctuation beyond his control , the administration\u2019s senior political appointees used the week to take more actions to depress the domestic oil and gas industry. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
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"Rebuilding that has proved difficult, especially as the country faces challenges, some, frustratingly for Biden, outside of his control . \u2014 Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
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"Dystopian novels, even when their plots seem fantastical, simulate a deeply human experience: the feeling of being at the mercy of your circumstances, your personal control slipping away. \u2014 Faith Hill, The Atlantic , 1 July 2022",
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"And Republican legislatures in key battleground states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina have used their control over redistricting to effectively lock in power for a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
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"Beauty becomes more self-assured, which helps her wrest control of her life and stand up to her father. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
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"Biden had sought to reassure Americans that the government, guided by experts, could reassert its control over events, from the pandemic to the crisis in energy supply. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
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"But obviously, there are some situations that are truly out of your control , like losing a loved one. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
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"Their control of tone is unnervingly magnificent, with scenes that freely hopscotch from outlandish action extravaganza to intensive up-close psychodrama and goofy farce. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 27 June 2022"
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": a person whose behavior indicates a powerful need to control people or circumstances in everyday matters":[]
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"examples":[
|
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"My boss is a real control freak .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Oslo\u2019s dark winter days and icy streets mean a lot of workouts are on the treadmill, but control freak \u2014er, detail-oriented\u2014Bersagel likes the treadmill, year round. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 26 May 2015",
|
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"However, questions lingered over or not whether Grohl was simply a control freak who\u2019d never let anyone else drum on his albums. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Oh brings her quick-witted delivery to the key adult role of Ming, leaning into the control freak but tempering the character\u2019s brittle edges with genuine love and concern for her only child Mei\u2019s wellbeing. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The lawsuit portrays Salazar as an angry control freak who was obsessed with Cain\u2019s weight and publicly humiliated her about it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
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"In this age of the Internet, coaches often fit the cartoon sketch of an emotionless control freak focused only on the next drill in practice, or the six inches in front of their face. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"King Richard isn\u2019t saying that Richard is less of a helicoptering control freak . \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Like his theatrical clients, Mr. Zarem could deftly switch roles: from the choleric control freak grappling with the last-minute glitches in staging an event to the chivalrous host greeting every guest like a best friend. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The lawsuit portrays Salazar as an angry control freak who was obsessed with Cain's weight and publicly humiliated her about it. \u2014 CBS News , 13 Oct. 2021"
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193201",
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]
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},
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"control head":{
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": a casinghead for controlling unexpected flows of oil or gas from a well which is being drilled":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051638",
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"type":[
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|
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]
|
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"control key":{
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": a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed in combination with other keys enables special commands or symbols to be accessed":[
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"Pressing \"z\" while holding down the control key often undoes the last action.",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation Ctrl"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare alt key":[
|
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"Pressing \"z\" while holding down the control key often undoes the last action.",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation Ctrl"
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]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035457",
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|
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"controllable":{
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"controller",
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"regulator"
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": a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system":[
|
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"the controls of the aircraft"
|
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],
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": a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium":[],
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": an organization that directs a spaceflight":[
|
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"mission control"
|
|
],
|
|
": control experiment":[],
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": control key":[],
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": one (such as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a control experiment and is used as a standard of comparison":[
|
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"\u2026 the residents in the experimental group also seemed to have a lower rate of mortality when compared with controls \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Ellen J. Langer and Jerry Avorn",
|
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"\u2014 often used before another noun Because patients sometimes get better or worse on their own, drug tests also need a control group to compare the new drug with standard treatment or a placebo. \u2014 Marilyn Chase"
|
|
],
|
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": one that controls: such as":[],
|
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": restraint , reserve":[
|
|
"exercised control of his passions"
|
|
],
|
|
": skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium":[
|
|
"a singer's control of her voice"
|
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],
|
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": the ability of a baseball pitcher to control the location of a pitch within the strike zone":[],
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": the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural price controls rent controls"
|
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],
|
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": to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments":[],
|
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": to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate":[
|
|
"control one's anger"
|
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],
|
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": to have power over : rule":[
|
|
"A single company controls the industry."
|
|
],
|
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": to incorporate controls in an experiment or study":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with for control for socioeconomic differences"
|
|
],
|
|
": to incorporate suitable controls in":[
|
|
"a controlled test"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels":[
|
|
"control an insect population",
|
|
"control a disease"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 see also controlled experiment":[
|
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"a controlled test"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The parents could not control their child.",
|
|
"The police controlled the crowd.",
|
|
"The small boy could not control the big dog.",
|
|
"Her family controls the business.",
|
|
"One country controls the whole island.",
|
|
"The rebel army now controls nearly half the country.",
|
|
"The lights on stage are controlled by this computer.",
|
|
"She struggled to control the cart as it rolled before her down the steep, bumpy road.",
|
|
"He controlled the volume by turning the radio's knob.",
|
|
"A thermostat controls the room's temperature.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The city wanted local control of education.",
|
|
"The tribes fought for control over the territory.",
|
|
"He took control of the family farm.",
|
|
"She hired an accountant to take control of her money.",
|
|
"He lost all muscle control in his left arm.",
|
|
"The soccer player showed good control of the ball.",
|
|
"a teacher with good control of her students",
|
|
"The farmer used an organic pest control on his crops.",
|
|
"To cut down on competition, the government passed price controls on prescription drugs.",
|
|
"The President wants stricter controls on immigration.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Tuberville, however, says the DOL guidance undermines the ability of retirement plan participants to personally control how their assets are invested through brokerage windows. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States will immediately deliver 56,000 additional doses of monkeypox vaccine to states, plus another 240,000 in the coming weeks, as federal health officials ramp up efforts to control the rapidly growing national outbreak. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"While never calling the decision out specifically, Petras pointedly called out the powers that be over their desire to control women\u2019s bodies. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Moreover, a through line connects the right to control one\u2019s body with the empowerment and confidence that are currently sparking extraordinary success for women in sports. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"But local environmental organizations have been frustrated with how it\u2019s been operated and its declining ability to control sediments flowing into the bay from the river. \u2014 Ashley Barrientos, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The ethic of noninterference involves our ability to control decisions about our own lives, for good or ill. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Somewhat cooler weather over the weekend in Spain allowed more firefighters to help with efforts to control a massive wildfire in the country\u2019s northwest. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"To Control How Data Is Used To be credible, companies must provide users with the ability to control the use of their data. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Meanwhile, as the White House was attempting to seize credit for a price fluctuation beyond his control , the administration\u2019s senior political appointees used the week to take more actions to depress the domestic oil and gas industry. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Rebuilding that has proved difficult, especially as the country faces challenges, some, frustratingly for Biden, outside of his control . \u2014 Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Dystopian novels, even when their plots seem fantastical, simulate a deeply human experience: the feeling of being at the mercy of your circumstances, your personal control slipping away. \u2014 Faith Hill, The Atlantic , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And Republican legislatures in key battleground states like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina have used their control over redistricting to effectively lock in power for a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Beauty becomes more self-assured, which helps her wrest control of her life and stand up to her father. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden had sought to reassure Americans that the government, guided by experts, could reassert its control over events, from the pandemic to the crisis in energy supply. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But obviously, there are some situations that are truly out of your control , like losing a loved one. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Their control of tone is unnervingly magnificent, with scenes that freely hopscotch from outlandish action extravaganza to intensive up-close psychodrama and goofy farce. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 27 June 2022"
|
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"check",
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|
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|
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"keep",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"Instead of arguing, they talked in a calm, controlled manner.",
|
|
"The test was done under controlled conditions.",
|
|
"The polar bears at the zoo live in a controlled environment.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When performed correctly, ideally in a slow and controlled manner while in a half-kneeling position, this move targets the core as well as the shoulder. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Hybrid cloud connects both public and private cloud environments to provide orchestration, management and application portability\u2014empowering organizations to create a flexible, customizable and controlled infrastructure. \u2014 Mike Fuhrman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But trials are not movies, shot under controlled conditions and revised in the editing room. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"His office said the legislation accomplishes the priorities of making sure legalization is equitable, controlled and safe. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Immunotherapy involves exposing you to small, controlled amounts of allergens to desensitize your immune system response. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"That reality could lead to controlled outages in Michigan this summer, a step MISO said has never been taken in the state before. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Since stress varies so much in daily life, though, researchers need to find controlled environments to test scientific questions about the effects of stress on the immune system. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony Fauci, President Biden\u2019s chief medical adviser, recently said that the country is transitioning into a more controlled stage of the pandemic. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 17 May 2022"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": an experiment in which all the variable factors in an experimental group and a comparison control group are kept the same except for one variable factor in the experimental group that is changed or altered":[
|
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"\u2026 few controlled experiments have been formally conducted by an impartial organization to prove or disprove the claims.",
|
|
"\u2014 Noel Vietmeyer",
|
|
"In the next few years, non-university researchers will run controlled experiments with the fungi on mosquitoes in Africa and locusts in China.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carrie Wells",
|
|
"\u2026 Bat Conservation International conducted a controlled experiment in which some of the turbines were temporarily shut down during specific wind conditions.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kirk Swauger"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare control experiment":[
|
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"\u2026 few controlled experiments have been formally conducted by an impartial organization to prove or disprove the claims.",
|
|
"\u2014 Noel Vietmeyer",
|
|
"In the next few years, non-university researchers will run controlled experiments with the fungi on mosquitoes in Africa and locusts in China.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carrie Wells",
|
|
"\u2026 Bat Conservation International conducted a controlled experiment in which some of the turbines were temporarily shut down during specific wind conditions.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kirk Swauger"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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"controller":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": comptroller sense 1":[],
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": comptroller sense 2":[],
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": control sense 3a":[],
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": one that controls or has power or authority to control":[
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"air traffic controller"
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],
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": the chief accounting officer of a business enterprise or an institution (such as a college)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company has recruited people with analytical capabilities, including a controller for environmental, social and governance issues, Mr. Ralhan said. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
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"Panasonic promised more details about the controller for the device ahead of the launch later this year. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"Its release is one of a few steps the telescope will complete automatically, but the remainder will be initiated from the Earth \u2014 and more specifically, Baltimore, said Jessica Hart, an operations controller for the mission. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"The Backbone One mobile game controller for iOS with an iPhone 12 mini attached. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The controller for the original Xbox was widely panned for being too big and uncomfortable to hold. \u2014 Michael Dobuski, ABC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Ryan Gilliland, controller for Foundry Commercial, Orlando, was appointed vice chairman of the Central Florida Regional Board of Children\u2019s Home Society of Florida. \u2014 Joe Rassel, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Some data may exist in the controller for the restraint systems, including vehicle speed, acceleration and seatbelt status, and that is being sent to forensic analysis. \u2014 Brad Templeton, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
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"Currently, Chemours is looking for an assistant controller for ESG accounting who will help with ensuring that the company meets stakeholders\u2019 and regulators\u2019 expectations on climate change and other reporting, according to a LinkedIn post. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 10 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English countreroller , from Anglo-French contreroulur , from contreroule":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u014d-",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259r",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259r, \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctr\u014d-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"control",
|
|
"regulator"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194232",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"controversial":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"noncontroversial",
|
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"safe",
|
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"uncontroversial"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": given to controversy : disputatious":[
|
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"a controversial temperament",
|
|
"The controversial biologist caused a ferment among his colleagues."
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or arousing controversy":[
|
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"a controversial policy",
|
|
"a controversial film"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Abortion is a highly controversial subject.",
|
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"a decision that remains controversial",
|
|
"He is a controversial author.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Given that M\u00fcller was neither a member of the Nazi party nor involved in acts of war, his conviction was controversial . \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The bill\u2019s roll-out was controversial , with complaints that businesses were refusing to accept it. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The committee itself has been controversial since the beginning. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Sending customer orders to high-speed trading firms\u2014the way Robinhood makes most of its money\u2014is controversial . \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The mask mandate was not controversial in Thailand and generally obeyed. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Both locations were controversial initially, particularly the second location. \u2014 Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Mandates and quotas have always been controversial in this country and this most recent turn of events demonstrates the need for alternative means and methods to improve board diversity. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The disaster was controversial because the Duke of York, heir to the throne and a former Lord High Admiral, barely made it off the sinking vessel in time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see controversy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-sh\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0113-\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"hot-button",
|
|
"polemical",
|
|
"polemic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controversy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : dispute":[
|
|
"The decision aroused a controversy among the students."
|
|
],
|
|
": quarrel , strife":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The decision aroused much controversy among the students.",
|
|
"The new movie is a subject of controversy .",
|
|
"There is controversy surrounding the team's decision to trade the star pitcher.",
|
|
"The controversy is over whether he should be fired or not.",
|
|
"A controversy arose over the new law.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With lifetime jobs, and no higher court to look over their shoulder, the justices reign supreme --but not above controversy . \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Baldwin has also been the subject of recent controversy . \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"That kind of disingenuous rabble-rousing is no more a substantive reason for its failure than was First Man\u2019s soft box office due to Ted Cruz retweeting a false controversy about the Damien Chazelle flick lacking in onscreen American flags. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Crypto is undergoing a historic bout of volatility, but options traders are seeing positive signs within the market in the wake of the ruckus and controversy that overtook digital-asset lenders and others in the sector. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"In fact, that controversy started not so much with Roe but in state houses, and raged hottest over the last decade. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"There is some controversy though with this look \u2014 is the suiting grey or tan?! \u2014 Seventeen , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Kathrine Braxton, a 26-year-old L.A. County resident with a B.A. in sociology, knows there\u2019s nuance to be found within controversy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2021, Dobrik faced his biggest controversy yet when Insider published an investigation into rape allegations against a former member of the Vlog Squad. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English controversie , from Anglo-French, from Latin controversia , from controversus disputable, literally, turned against, from contro- (akin to contra- ) + versus , past participle of vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259r-s\u0113 Brit also k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00e4-v\u0259r-s\u0113",
|
|
"British also k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00e4-v\u0259-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"rhubarb",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"set-to",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controvert":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dispute or oppose by reasoning":[
|
|
"controvert a point in a discussion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in controversy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations.",
|
|
"ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"controversy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercate",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"argufy",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brabble",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"quibble",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controverted election":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": contested election":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controvertible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to dispute or oppose by reasoning":[
|
|
"controvert a point in a discussion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in controversy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The attorney offered evidence that controverted the plaintiff's allegations.",
|
|
"ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. \u2014 Ben Shpigel, New York Times , 11 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"controversy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02ccv\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercate",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"argufy",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brabble",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"quibble",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184829",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controvertist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": controversialist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-t\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062221",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contubernal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": living together : intimate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin contubernalis tentmate, from com- + -tubernalis (from taberna hut, booth + -alis -al)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t(y)\u00fcb\u0259(r)n\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050957",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contumacious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"ruly",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stubbornly disobedient : rebellious":[
|
|
"She was warned that her contumacious conduct would not be tolerated."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt of court"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see contumacy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259s",
|
|
"-ty\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0101-",
|
|
"-ch\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"recusant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031842",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contumacy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"subordinateness",
|
|
"subordination",
|
|
"tractability",
|
|
"tractableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rogue archbishop who was excommunicated on grounds of contumacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contumacie , from Anglo-French, from Latin contumacia , from contumac-, contumax rebellious":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259-s\u0113, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-; \u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-m\u0259-s\u0113, -ty\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-m\u0259-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u00fc-",
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"-ch\u0259-",
|
|
"-ty\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balkiness",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"frowardness",
|
|
"insubordination",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"obstreperousness",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"rebelliousness",
|
|
"recalcitrance",
|
|
"refractoriness",
|
|
"unruliness",
|
|
"waywardness",
|
|
"willfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163416",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contumelious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": insolently abusive and humiliating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ch\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259s",
|
|
"-ty\u00fc-\u02c8m\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abusive",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"opprobrious",
|
|
"scurrile",
|
|
"scurril",
|
|
"scurrilous",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"vitriolic",
|
|
"vituperative",
|
|
"vituperatory"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201022",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conundrum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a question or problem having only a conjectural answer":[
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"\u2026 the political conundrums involved, particularly the problem of how the richer areas \u2026 can be made to subsidize the poorer.",
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"\u2014 Douglass Cater"
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": a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in \"Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.\")":[],
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": an intricate and difficult problem":[
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"He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience."
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 giving parents a wealth of educational options sometimes presents a familiar inner-city conundrum : What if all your choices are bad ones? \u2014 Katherine Boo , New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2001",
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"Mention of poor eyes and good eyes brings me to the creationist's favorite conundrum . What is the use of half an eye? \u2014 Richard Dawkins , River Out of Eden , 1995",
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"The explanation of this conundrum is to be heard, at this very moment, on certain surreptitious radio waves, on which the voice of the American convert Bilal is \u2026 transmuted into the thunderous speech of the Imam himself. \u2014 Salman Rushdie , Harper's , December 1988",
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"the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Missing Square Puzzle shows our rendition of a popular geometric conundrum . \u2014 Mark Wolfmeyer, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
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"All of which presents Apple fans with something of a conundrum : How much does size matter? \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"But Trump\u2019s absence presents something of a conundrum . \u2014 Pam Segall, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"Four years ago, Krol was on the short end of a similar selection conundrum . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"Corum\u2019s absence placed running backs coach Mike Hart in something of a conundrum . \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"So, once again, a potential conundrum for Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the Heat front office at power forward. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
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"But Nicole\u2019s case was a conundrum from the start \u2014 a child who seemed to defy any attempt to restrain her from a very early age. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"Bourgeois positioned Styles in this same conundrum . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"origin unknown":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259n-dr\u0259m"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"closed book",
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"enigma",
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"head-scratcher",
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"mystery",
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"mystification",
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"puzzle",
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"puzzlement",
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"riddle",
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"secret",
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"why"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182359",
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"type":[
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"convalesce":{
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"definitions":{
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": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness":[
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"He is convalescing from influenza."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He is convalescing from his leg injuries.",
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"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bow soon after entered Glendale Sanitarium to convalesce from the ordeal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Twenty critically endangered juvenile Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtles were flown from New England to the subtropical Florida Keys to convalesce at the Marathon Turtle Hospital after being rescued from Cape Cod Bay\u2019s frigid coastal waters. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
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"Finally, Tanajara was forced to leave the training facility in Riverside, California, and return to San Antonio to convalesce . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin convalescere , from com- + valescere to grow strong, from val\u0113re to be strong, be well \u2014 more at wield":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"come back",
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"gain",
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"heal",
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"mend",
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"pull round",
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"rally",
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"recoup",
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"recover",
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"recuperate",
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"snap back"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072223",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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},
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"convalescence":{
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": to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness":[
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"He is convalescing from influenza."
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He is convalescing from his leg injuries.",
|
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"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Bow soon after entered Glendale Sanitarium to convalesce from the ordeal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Twenty critically endangered juvenile Kemp\u2019s ridley sea turtles were flown from New England to the subtropical Florida Keys to convalesce at the Marathon Turtle Hospital after being rescued from Cape Cod Bay\u2019s frigid coastal waters. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"The rich with mild cases can convalesce at expensive hotels. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2021",
|
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"Finally, Tanajara was forced to leave the training facility in Riverside, California, and return to San Antonio to convalesce . \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin convalescere , from com- + valescere to grow strong, from val\u0113re to be strong, be well \u2014 more at wield":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8les"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"come back",
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"gain",
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"heal",
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"mend",
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"pull round",
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"rally",
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"recoup",
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"recover",
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"recuperate",
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"snap back"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042657",
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"convene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause to assemble":[
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"A world council was convened in Paris."
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],
|
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": to come together in a body":[
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"We convened at the hotel for a seminar."
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],
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": to summon before a tribunal":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We convened at the hotel for a seminar.",
|
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"This class convenes twice a week.",
|
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"A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"New York legislators will convene a special session Thursday to consider new legislation that will protect gun safety while complying with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
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"As in Austin, the satellite conference will convene thought leaders, innovators and creatives from across industries for keynote conversations, panels and demonstrations. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will convene Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public hearing, signaling apparent urgency among members to reveal further findings from their year-long inquiry. \u2014 Katherine Faulders, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The crisis intervention team must then convene a behavior intervention meeting concerning that student to identify resources and supports to address the student\u2019s social, emotional and instructional needs. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Heastie and his fellow lawmakers will likely convene in a special session within a matter of weeks. \u2014 Errol Louis, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The eight quarterfinalists will convene at UD Arena July 28-29. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The House select committee examining the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol will convene Tuesday for its fourth public hearing this month. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside parts of Africa should be considered a global health emergency. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 17 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin convenire , from Latin, to assemble \u2014 more at convenient":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convene summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon . called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke . convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assemble",
|
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"call",
|
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"convoke",
|
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"muster",
|
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"summon"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050858",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"convenience":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"burden",
|
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"millstone",
|
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"weight"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a suitable or convenient time":[
|
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"Call me at your convenience ."
|
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],
|
|
": designed for quick and easy preparation or use":[
|
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"convenience foods"
|
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],
|
|
": fitness or suitability for performing an action or fulfilling a requirement":[],
|
|
": freedom from discomfort : ease":[
|
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"The forms can be filled out online for your convenience ."
|
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],
|
|
": something (such as an appliance, device, or service) conducive to comfort or ease":[
|
|
"modern camping conveniences"
|
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],
|
|
": toilet sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"An elevator was available for the shoppers' convenience .",
|
|
"I enjoy the convenience of living near a post office.",
|
|
"For your convenience , we have added a feature that allows you to pay your bills over the Internet.",
|
|
"Please come to my office at your earliest convenience .",
|
|
"Our hotel room was equipped with all the modern conveniences .",
|
|
"They enjoyed the conveniences of flying first class.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Frozen pizza is a popular convenience food.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"If the convenience and comfort of Little Sleepies doesn't win you over, the astounding range of prints will. \u2014 Laura Fisher, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, the sausage recipes stay true to their Old Wisconsin roots while convenience and options continue to grow. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Sales of canned cocktails have exploded as drinkers look for convenience and new flavors beyond wine and beer. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Even the room itself eschews the modern convenience of air-conditioning in favor of open windows and a brace of ceiling fans. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The Commanders\u2019 lease at FedEx Field, which lacks charm, convenience and many modern amenities despite being less than 30 years old, expires in 2027. \u2014 Sarah Rankin And Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The world\u2019s biggest streamer \u2014 the one that built its brand on the value proposition of binge-it-all-at-once convenience and a staggering volume of content \u2014 is now arguably the Icarus among the top streaming services. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Chewy\u2019s strategy, from the beginning, has been one of winning over customers with online convenience and 24/7 customer service staffed by passionate pet owners, and to make repeat purchases easy with its Autoship feature. \u2014 Joan Verdon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Testers gave the service top scores for portion sizes, satiety of meals, convenience and variety. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Mercury Retail is Russia's largest ultra- convenience retailer, operating a vast network of approximately 13,500 neighborhood stores nationwide. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see convenient":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259ns",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n-y\u0259n(t)s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accommodation",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"comfort",
|
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"creature comfort",
|
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"luxury",
|
|
"mod con",
|
|
"nicety"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080102",
|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"convenience store":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small often franchised market that is open long hours":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Once reaching the convenience store , the suspect opens the door and pulls out a gun from his waistband. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Concerns raised by residents included not wanting development in the area, not wanting a convenience store on that corner of the development and wanting the industrial park pushed back farther in the development. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Since then, Nissan has conducted other vehicle-to-grid experiments, such as powering a convenience store . \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And their American owners make a living not just by selling oil and gas, but by washing cars and running a convenience store , said Jeff Lenard, vice president at the National Association of Convenience Stores. \u2014 Kunyi Yang, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"She and her brother were raised in a middle-class family; her father drove a truck and her mother once owned a small convenience store . \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Canadian drama about a Korean-Canadian family running a Toronto convenience store was a hit for the CBC and gained an international fanbase when it was picked up by Netflix. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Current reports indicated the man had a gun and was threatening to rob a nearby convenience store . \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Police in Philadelphia are looking for the suspect of a robbery who fled from a convenience store after the owner pulled a gun on him. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 16 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"convenient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"inaccessible",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
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"unhandy",
|
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"unreachable",
|
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"untouchable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": affording accommodation or advantage":[
|
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"found it convenient to deal with both problems at the same time"
|
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],
|
|
": being near at hand : close":[
|
|
"a location convenient to the train station"
|
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],
|
|
": suitable , proper":[],
|
|
": suited to a particular situation":[
|
|
"a convenient excuse"
|
|
],
|
|
": suited to personal comfort or to easy performance":[
|
|
"meeting at a convenient time"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"\"You know, you have a very convenient way, Alsi, of forgetting what happened two minutes ago.\" \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , (2000) 2001",
|
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"It was more convenient to take my meals in bed, where all I had to do was push away my tray with its uneaten food and fall back upon my pillows \u2026 \u2014 Stanley Elkin , Harper's , January 1993",
|
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"The Horses I would have you send to some good pasture \u2026 if you can find one convenient . \u2014 George Washington 10 May 1756 , in The Papers of George Washington , 1984",
|
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"\u2026 at last, after a dreadful struggle in a difficult place where there seemed to be no convenient branches at all, he got near the top. \u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien , The Hobbit , 1937",
|
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"When is a convenient time for you to meet?",
|
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"The controls are located in a convenient spot on the dashboard.",
|
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"It might be more convenient to use a calculator, rather than adding the numbers yourself.",
|
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"a convenient method of cleaning windows",
|
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"Schools, churches, and stores are all convenient from here.",
|
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"The power failure was a convenient excuse to leave work early.",
|
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"The economic recession gave lawmakers a convenient pretext for passing the bill.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But, again, real-life narratives are rarely so convenient or tidy. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Caregivers have drawn the opposite conclusion, saying the report shows that an affordable, convenient , and lightly-regulated industry with low up-front costs for entrepreneurs is the shortest path to stamping out unlicensed sales. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
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"However, New York City and other high-density communities have much more extensive and convenient mass transit systems than San Diego does. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"One way cities can better systems and increase ridership is by creating more efficient and convenient public transportation systems and services\u2014including establishing cost-effective and intuitive ticketing solutions. \u2014 Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
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"When you're done using it, just retract the screen into its steel housing unit for subtle and convenient storage. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"These deodorant wipes are also portable and convenient , on top of also being compostable, vegan, paraben-free, and cruelty-free. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Streaming, the cheap and convenient format that came to rule the industry in the past decade, has begun to grate on a diverse range of artists and listeners. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The preset cooking modes are convenient and easy to adjust. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin convenient-, conveniens , from present participle of convenire to assemble, come together, be suitable, from com- + venire to come \u2014 more at come":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113-ny\u0259nt",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0113n-y\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accessible",
|
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"handy",
|
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"reachable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163616",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"convent":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": convene":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Your novel features a crisis of authority about whether the convent should build a wall to keep out the plague. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The land once belonged to the Convent of the Ursuline Sisters, but it was bought by the city in 1919 and\u2014in the grips of canal fever provoked by Panama\u2014local authorities tore down the convent to connect the Mississippi River with Lake Pontchartrain. \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Galleria d'Arte Moderna showcases contemporary work in the Sant'Anna convent . \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Built upon the foundation of a 17th-century convent , the 88-room hotel spans nearly one city block in the historic Casco Antiguo neighborhood, a popular destination for dining, nightlife, and culture. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"After Sister\u2019s convent becomes the target of an arson spree, Sister becomes determined to put her sleuthing skills to the test and works as an amateur investigator, attempting to pinpoint the culprit before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"After Fisher\u2019s residency, the mansion became a convent , and later a halfway house for people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The former 1902 convent of the Episcopal Sisters of Saint Mary's has been reimagined as a boutique hotel with the Apropos farm-to-table restaurant and bar and a spa on-site. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"The land once belonged to the Convent of the Ursuline Sisters, but it was bought by the city in 1919 and\u2014in the grips of canal fever provoked by Panama\u2014local authorities tore down the convent to connect the Mississippi River with Lake Pontchartrain. \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The Galleria d'Arte Moderna showcases contemporary work in the Sant'Anna convent . \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Built upon the foundation of a 17th-century convent , the 88-room hotel spans nearly one city block in the historic Casco Antiguo neighborhood, a popular destination for dining, nightlife, and culture. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"After Sister\u2019s convent becomes the target of an arson spree, Sister becomes determined to put her sleuthing skills to the test and works as an amateur investigator, attempting to pinpoint the culprit before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The former 1902 convent of the Episcopal Sisters of Saint Mary's has been reimagined as a boutique hotel with the Apropos farm-to-table restaurant and bar and a spa on-site. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"The land once belonged to the Convent of the Ursuline Sisters, but it was bought by the city in 1919 and\u2014in the grips of canal fever provoked by Panama\u2014local authorities tore down the convent to connect the Mississippi River with Lake Pontchartrain. \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The Galleria d'Arte Moderna showcases contemporary work in the Sant'Anna convent . \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The archdiocese of New Orleans said the kidnappers vandalized the convent where Tennyson lived before she was taken. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Built upon the foundation of a 17th-century convent , the 88-room hotel spans nearly one city block in the historic Casco Antiguo neighborhood, a popular destination for dining, nightlife, and culture. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"After Sister\u2019s convent becomes the target of an arson spree, Sister becomes determined to put her sleuthing skills to the test and works as an amateur investigator, attempting to pinpoint the culprit before it\u2019s too late. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"After Fisher\u2019s residency, the mansion became a convent , and later a halfway house for people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The former 1902 convent of the Episcopal Sisters of Saint Mary's has been reimagined as a boutique hotel with the Apropos farm-to-table restaurant and bar and a spa on-site. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"We go to the weeklong annual teachers' convention every summer.",
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"He bought some new books at the science fiction convention .",
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"The Democratic National Convention will meet next week to announce their party's candidate for president.",
|
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"It's important to follow the conventions of punctuation in a paper for school.",
|
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"They say school is just as important for teaching children social codes and conventions as for teaching math.",
|
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"Many sports shows have recently adopted the conventions of the talk show.",
|
|
"a poet who rebels against literary convention",
|
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"The award that by convention should have gone to the student with the highest grade went instead to the teacher's favorite.",
|
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"As a matter of convention , the oldest members speak first.",
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"The director's use of the usual romantic conventions made the film boring and predictable.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"He\u2019s heading to Nebraska early next month to deliver the keynote address at the Nebraska Republican Party\u2019s state convention , and to campaign on behalf of GOP gubernatorial nominee Jim Pillen. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 convention will continue some of that element and operate as a hybrid combining in-person and digital components. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Even South Korea\u2019s Asian Film Market, held alongside the Busan Film Festival, is expected to return as a physical, convention center-style confab in 2022. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"VidCon has steadily grown in attendance over its decade-plus history, topping 75,000 attendees in 2019 -- up from just 1,400 at the first convention in 2010. \u2014 Michael Dobuski, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Democratic convention is being held in western Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, which has an open seat this year due to the retirement of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Overall, about 15% of the more than 12,000 metric tons of toothfish caught in the CCAMLR convention area comes from South Georgia. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Democratic convention is being held in western Wisconsin\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, which has an open seat this year due to the retirement of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"But in a sign of the political tension surrounding any Republican who supports a gun measure, Cornyn was loudly booed at his state\u2019s GOP convention over the weekend because of his work on the bill. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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"The number sign is the conventional symbol for labeling something measured in pounds.",
|
|
"While microwaves heat up food more quickly, most food tastes better when it is cooked in a conventional oven .",
|
|
"Most of her books are conventional detective stories.",
|
|
"His views on dating are more conventional than those of some of his friends.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The casting of a female Hamlet\u2014as happened at the Young Vic last year, in the person of Cush Jumbo\u2014is now conventional enough not to raise eyebrows. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The upside of this date turning out to be conventional is that Ethan and Stacy had low expectations going into it. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Many of the essays for the list are conventional and descriptive, celebrating the influencer in a straightforward way. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Because the proposal also included a plan to increase rates for conventional power, it was scrapped in March by the governor. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"At some point, Russia is kind of running out of their conventional military power. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At some point, Russia is kind of running out of their conventional military power. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The possibility of this kind of conventional attack weakens a crucial pillar of U.S. defense policy: nuclear deterrence. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"On r/MakeupAddiction, which has existed since 2010, a one-dimensional definition of conventional beauty is not the only ideal. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 2 June 2022"
|
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|
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"-\u02c8ven(t)-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259-n\u0259l"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When will tourists and conventioneers feel comfortable returning in big numbers to fill our hotels and restaurants? \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 30 May 2020",
|
|
"Agnew spent barely an hour in Portland -- just enough time to helicopter from the Portland Air Base to Memorial Coliseum, give a short speech to 5,000 conventioneers and head right back to the vice-presidential plane. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"It is expected to be completed by the end of the year and is designed to offer conventioneers an approximately one-minute trip in self-driving electric vehicles between three exhibit hall and parking stations. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Before the coronavirus pandemic, Sanchez would make more than $1,000 in a good week, picking up conventioneers , tourists and workers going to their offices. \u2014 Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com , 25 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"With most businesses closed, Smith Cove cruise terminal is cleared of ships while the convention center fountain bubbles to the delight of zero conventioneers . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"For years, however, the mural was mostly hidden in the shadow of the nearby Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, easily seen only by river barge passengers and curious conventioneers . \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Back Bay business community depends on conventioneers to help fill hotels, restaurants, and shops. \u2014 Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"From funky boutique hotels in Fulton Market to the gleaming 1,200-room Marriott Marquis welcoming conventioneers at McCormick Place, Chicago is suddenly brimming with new and diverse places to get a room for millions of annual visitors. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"Economic forces converged to bring the country out of the recession."
|
|
],
|
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": to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The two roads converge in the center of town.",
|
|
"Students converged in the parking lot to say goodbye after graduation.",
|
|
"Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.",
|
|
"Many companies are combining rapidly converging communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Forecasters are most concerned with the Cascades as showers and possible thunderstorms are expected to converge in the higher elevations. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Thousands are expected to converge on the small Pennsylvania town this summer for a three-day event celebrating Ness\u2019s career. \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Khan, who rejects the criticism, has resisted calls to resign, holding large rallies around the country and announcing plans for a million supporters to converge in Islamabad on Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The marches started in different locations, with protesters meant to converge on the presidential palace. \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The mega power of these turbo-twins acting together can completely overhaul the traditional value chain and converge industries. \u2014 Rachel Ooi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The blockade is the latest development in a saga that has seen hundreds of truckers converge on Canada\u2019s capital, blocking city streets, blaring their horns and disrupting daily life in the Canadian capital. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When someone develops myopia, their eye grows incorrectly, which leads the light entering the eyeball to refract incorrectly and converge in front of the retina instead of on it. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Raleigh is a city where opposites delightfully converge . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022"
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"Late Latin convergere , from Latin com- + vergere to bend, incline \u2014 more at wrench":""
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"conglomerate",
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"convene",
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"forgather",
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"definitions":{
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": independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in unrelated or distantly related species or lineages : convergent evolution":[
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"The second mechanism, also well established, is convergence \u2014in which separate organisms, such as birds and bats, independently develop a similar trait or behavior (wings, say) even though they did not inherit that structure from a common ancestor.",
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"\u2014 Ann Gibbons"
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],
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": the independent development of similarities between separate cultures":[
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"Indo-Europeanists often find it difficult to know whether they have to deal with cultural characteristics that have been borrowed or inherited, or are the product merely of a convergence \u2026",
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"\u2014 Boris Oguib\u00e9nine"
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],
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": the merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole":[
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"\u2026 offers a variety of services related to the convergence of the Internet and mobile phones.",
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"\u2014 Rob Walker"
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],
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": the state or property of being convergent":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The monument has some 2,600 archaeological sites across 54 square miles, representing a convergence of cultures on the Colorado Plateau in the Four Corners where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah meet. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
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"The monument has some 2,600 archaeological sites across 54 square miles (141 square kilometers), representing a convergence of cultures on the Colorado Plateau in the Four Corners where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 20 June 2022",
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"But their starting point stems from convergence of two sociopolitical forces: the modern awareness of homosexuality as an identity category and the rise of the American national security state. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s the convergence of all the worlds in the best way possible. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"These dishes consistently prompt me to think about the history of spice routes and the convergence of ingredients. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
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"As with the bitcoin price chart, neither the relative strength indicator (RSI) nor the moving average convergence /divergence indicator suggests a positive look yet. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"The convergence with the Nasdaq has grown over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, driven partly by institutional investors like hedge funds, endowments and family offices that have poured money into the cryptocurrency market. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Despite ongoing redistricting litigation, the geographic convergence of Ohio's 7th, 11th, and 13th congressional districts created a potential microcosm of the national political landscape. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 4 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see converge":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)s"
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"divergence"
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": convergence":[]
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"examples":[
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"the convergency of several trade routes brought the city immense wealth during the Middle Ages"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"confluence",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170220",
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by having the n th term or the sum of the first n terms approach a finite limit":[
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"a convergent sequence",
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"a convergent series"
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],
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": exhibiting convergence in form, function, or development":[
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"\u2026 likenesses reflecting shared habits, such as the convergent aquatic adaptations of whales and fish.",
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"\u2014 Harriet Ritvo"
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],
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": having a value that is a real number":[],
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": tending to move toward one point or to approach each other : converging":[
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"convergent lines",
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"a tropical cyclone characterized by convergent airflow"
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],
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"\u2014 see also convergent evolution":[
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"\u2026 likenesses reflecting shared habits, such as the convergent aquatic adaptations of whales and fish.",
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"\u2014 Harriet Ritvo"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Or did the auditory systems evolve independently to perform the same function, a phenomenon called convergent evolution? \u2014 Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
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"Its hostile currents and depths of more than 700 feet are an incredible natural laboratory for studying convergent evolution, or how diverse species develop similar environmental adaptations. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"Unrelated species sometimes arrive at remarkably similar anatomies through a process called convergent evolution. \u2014 Asher Elbein, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"This study demonstrates convergent evolution, Thomas says, as these creatures are so far off the evolutionary pathway from humans, but are in some ways similar to us. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 9 Jan. 2020",
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"In rodents, defense against predators (interspecies) and alpha males (conspecifics) activates very similar brain structures and behaviors, suggesting that there was substantial convergent evolution of these defenses. \u2014 Dean Mobbs, Scientific American , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"Lacking concrete proof of Turkey\u2019s involvement, prosecutors pointed to convergent falsehoods told by Alptekin, Flynn and Rafiekian as well as the odd evolution of the project. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 23 July 2019",
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"This is an example of what biologists call convergent evolution, when organisms evolve the same traits multiple times in different ways. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2019",
|
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"Se Jin Song, a biologist at the University of California San Diego and the study\u2019s lead author, had previously studied the convergent evolution of gut bacteria. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, New York Times , 8 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see converge":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093119",
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"definitions":{
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": the independent development of similar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in unrelated or distantly related species or lineages that typically occupy similar environments or ecological niches":[
|
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"The remarkable resemblance of these moths to hummingbirds is a case of convergent evolution . Both are after the same thing: nectar deep within tubular flowers that lack \"landing pads.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Dan Gill",
|
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"In some cases, a taxon is composed of the descendants of unrelated ancestors that evolved similar features by convergent evolution and for this reason have been mistaken as relatives.",
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"\u2014 Douglas J. Futuyma",
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"\u2014 compare analogy , divergent evolution , parallel evolution"
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]
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},
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|
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},
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"convergent lady beetle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common North American ladybug ( Hippodamia convergens ) that has red or orange elytra with black spots and feeds on small insects and especially aphids":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from the two converging white lines on its prothorax":""
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073821",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"converging lens":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a lens that causes parallel rays (as of light) to come to a focus":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115721",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"conversant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unacquainted",
|
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"unfamiliar",
|
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"uninformed",
|
|
"unknowledgeable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": concerned , occupied":[],
|
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": having frequent or familiar association":[],
|
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": having knowledge or experience":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with with conversant with modern history is conversant with the operating system of the computer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She's conversant in several languages.",
|
|
"a world traveler who is highly conversant with the customs of foreign cultures",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those stories are all self-enclosed, with conversant themes and beats but no overlapping characters. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Al Qaeda was a relatively minor threat magnified into an existential menace, including by intellectuals conversant in fatuous historical analogies. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Pretty much any woman conversant in American history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Through her editorial work, Yanagihara, who is forty-seven, has become conversant with hundreds of creative people and their work. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Popular perception in the developed world remains that crypto is at best the domain of meme- conversant Wolf of Wall Street-like figures and at worst of drug dealers. \u2014 Boaz Sobrado, Wired , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Hines, like Witt, is Ivy League-educated and focuses his pitch on populist themes but is equally conversant in GOP culture wars. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Executives are conversant with financial risk, competitive risk, and human capital risk\u2014but data risk? \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And that Obama's ability to be conversant on pop culture, not to mention his sarcastic sense of humor, was a good fit for the shows. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see converse entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u00e4n-v\u0259r-s\u0259nt",
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u1d4ant"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"abreast",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"well-informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171928",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"conversation":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an exchange similar to conversation":[
|
|
"We had a conversation by email."
|
|
],
|
|
": an informal discussion of an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or groups":[
|
|
"conversations among the senators"
|
|
],
|
|
": an instance of such exchange : talk":[
|
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"a quiet conversation"
|
|
],
|
|
": conduct , behavior":[],
|
|
": oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas":[
|
|
"\u2026 we had talk enough but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed.",
|
|
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Do you remember our conversation about that new movie?",
|
|
"We got into a long conversation about his behavior.",
|
|
"They were engaged in a lengthy conversation about politics.",
|
|
"The topic came up in conversation .",
|
|
"They were so deep in conversation that they barely noticed me.",
|
|
"He kept trying to engage me in conversation .",
|
|
"She's skilled in the art of conversation .",
|
|
"an interesting topic of conversation",
|
|
"We had a conversation by e-mail.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"No conversation about CPAs and crypto would be complete without mentioning the tax implications of dealing with cryptoassets. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Here is that conversation , edited for length and clarity. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Clayton\u2019s conversation was part of an oral history project marking the then 40th anniversary of King\u2019s death. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking with the race director from Eugene kicked it off, and that conversation was in November of last year. \u2014 Sean Abrams, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, Perry disclosed what that conversation was about while talking to Gayle King during New York City's Tribeca Festival. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The conversation was in Spanish and has been translated by The Times. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
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"There are also moments where the conversation is quite strong on that note. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 13 June 2022"
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English conversacioun , from Anglo-French conversacion , from Latin conversation-, conversatio , from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere to turn around":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"chat",
|
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"colloquy",
|
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"converse",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
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|
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"discourse",
|
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"discussion",
|
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"exchange"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061404",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": an exchange similar to conversation":[
|
|
"We had a conversation by email."
|
|
],
|
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": an informal discussion of an issue by representatives of governments, institutions, or groups":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": conduct , behavior":[],
|
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": oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas":[
|
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"\u2026 we had talk enough but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed.",
|
|
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Do you remember our conversation about that new movie?",
|
|
"We got into a long conversation about his behavior.",
|
|
"They were engaged in a lengthy conversation about politics.",
|
|
"The topic came up in conversation .",
|
|
"They were so deep in conversation that they barely noticed me.",
|
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"He kept trying to engage me in conversation .",
|
|
"She's skilled in the art of conversation .",
|
|
"an interesting topic of conversation",
|
|
"We had a conversation by e-mail.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"No conversation about CPAs and crypto would be complete without mentioning the tax implications of dealing with cryptoassets. \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Here is that conversation , edited for length and clarity. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Clayton\u2019s conversation was part of an oral history project marking the then 40th anniversary of King\u2019s death. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Speaking with the race director from Eugene kicked it off, and that conversation was in November of last year. \u2014 Sean Abrams, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, Perry disclosed what that conversation was about while talking to Gayle King during New York City's Tribeca Festival. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The conversation was in Spanish and has been translated by The Times. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"There are also moments where the conversation is quite strong on that note. \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 13 June 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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|
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|
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"Middle English conversacioun , from Anglo-French conversacion , from Latin conversation-, conversatio , from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere to turn around":""
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who converses a great deal or who excels in conversation":[
|
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"a witty conversationalist"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She's not much of a conversationalist .",
|
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"she was known as a compulsive conversationalist , so much so that it was often impossible to stop her once she got going",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It should perhaps be noted that Charles proved to be a somewhat less robotic conversationalist than some regular human interviewees. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Roy was a very physical, animated conversationalist . \u2014 Nabil Ayers, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Getting cornered by a boring conversationalist at an actual party. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
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"As a conversationalist , Fantano was easygoing, even a bit fawning. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Sorrentino has a brilliant mind and is a great conversationalist . \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dunst, always a fun conversationalist , sat down with EW's The Awardist (via Zoom) to discuss working on the set of Campion's Western. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Much, much easier than replacing the conversationalist . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Exactly the type who would make an ideal conversationalist over a few drinks. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2022"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see conversation":""
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101-shn\u0259-list",
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"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-ist"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babbler",
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"blabber",
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"blabbermouth",
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"blowhard",
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"cackler",
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"chatterbox",
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"chatterer",
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"gabbler",
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"gasbag",
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"jabberer",
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"jay",
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"magpie",
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"motormouth",
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"prattler",
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"talker",
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"windbag"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233301",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"chat",
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"colloquy",
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"conversation",
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"dialogue",
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"dialog",
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"discourse",
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"discussion",
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"exchange"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"\"No P is S \" is the converse of \"no S is P . \""
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],
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": a theorem formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a given theorem":[],
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": being a logical or mathematical converse":[
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"the converse theorem"
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],
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": conversation":[
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"\u2026 Mrs Walker, like many other mothers, was apt to be more free in converse with her daughter than she was with her son.",
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"\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
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"Graham Bretton had dined with us that day; he had shone both in converse and looks.",
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"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
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],
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": reversed in order, relation, or action":[
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"Socrates, while he said that the true tragic writer was also an artist in comedy, did not lay down the converse proposition that the true comic writer is also an artist in tragedy.",
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"\u2014 Samuel Alexander"
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],
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": social interaction":[],
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": something reversed in order, relation, or action: such as":[],
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": to become occupied or engaged":[],
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": to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk":[
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"spent a few minutes conversing about the weather",
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"The leaders were bellowing so loudly that you had to shout to converse with your dinner partner.",
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"\u2014 Christopher Buckley"
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],
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": to have acquaintance or familiarity":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They conversed quietly in the corner of the room.",
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"At home we often converse in Spanish.",
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"Adjective",
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"One must also consider the converse case."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1570, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin conversus , past participle of convertere \u2014 see convert entry 1":"Noun and Adjective",
|
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"Middle English convers , from Anglo-French converse , from converser":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English, to live (with), from Anglo-French converser , from Latin conversari":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babble",
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"blab",
|
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"cackle",
|
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"chaffer",
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"chat",
|
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"chatter",
|
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"chin",
|
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"gab",
|
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"gabble",
|
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"gas",
|
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"jabber",
|
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"jaw",
|
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"kibitz",
|
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"kibbitz",
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"natter",
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"palaver",
|
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"patter",
|
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"prate",
|
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"prattle",
|
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"rap",
|
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"rattle",
|
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"run on",
|
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"schmooze",
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"shmooze",
|
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"talk",
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"twitter",
|
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"visit"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234506",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"conversely":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a contrasting or opposite way":[
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"\u2014 used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement or presents a differing interpretation or possibility The jurors' decision not to ask to rehear the experts' testimony could be an indication that they accepted their opinions at face value or, conversely , that they were unimpressed. \u2014 Manuel Roig-Franzia If this active gene is a mutation that would otherwise have been recessive, it can lead to disease. Conversely , if the silenced gene is harmful in some way, imprinting can be beneficial. \u2014 Michael Reilly"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1730, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rs-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rs-l\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"again",
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"contrariwise"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084104",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conversi":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a lay brother":[],
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": an administrator of episcopal or monastic property":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083610",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conversible":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being converted or transposed":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin conversibilis , from conversus + -ibilis -ible":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n\u02c8v\u0259rs\u0259b\u0259l",
|
|
"-v\u0259is-",
|
|
"-v\u0259\u0304s-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155236",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversion":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a successful attempt for a point or points especially after a touchdown or for a first down":[
|
|
"a 2-point conversion",
|
|
"a third-down conversion"
|
|
],
|
|
": an experience associated with the definite and decisive adoption of a religion":[],
|
|
": gene conversion":[],
|
|
": reduction of a mathematical expression by clearing of fractions":[],
|
|
": something converted from one use to another":[],
|
|
": the act of converting : the process of being converted":[],
|
|
": the operation of finding a converse in logic or mathematics":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company is undergoing a conversion to a new computer system.",
|
|
"They have suggested conversion of the old school into apartments.",
|
|
"Conversion to gas heating will continue over the next few years.",
|
|
"a conversion from Catholicism to Judaism",
|
|
"He is thinking about conversion to Buddhism.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Highlights included a 19-yard run by Newport quarterback Ethan Jefferson for the East team, and later a fourth-down conversion pass for the East by Agee to Bellevue\u2019s Logan Allen for 11 yards. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Alabama was a touchdown and two-point conversion from forcing overtime before Kelee Ringo intercepted Young and ran 79-yards to the book closing touchdown. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The fourth-down conversion was just as good because Roethlisberger put touch on the pass, almost like a shot put. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The most remarkable sections of the score are those in which Malcolm undergoes spiritual transformations: first his conversion to Islam, then his transcendent experience at Mecca. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Act 1 depicts his Midwestern childhood, upended by his father\u2019s violent death and the breakup of his family; his life as a young street hustler in Boston; and his conversion to Islam in prison. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The letter describes his conversion to Islam at age 19 and expresses some ambivalence about his actions, while also justifying brutality as a response to Western foreign policy. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Artem Bespaloff, the chief executive of the crypto mining company Asic Jungle, leaned across the table to describe his personal conversion to the way of the Wolf. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to the movie, his religious conversion started with his love for a devout Hispanic woman (effectively played by Teresa Ruiz), who persuaded him to be baptized. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin conversion-, conversio , from convertere":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changeover",
|
|
"metamorphosis",
|
|
"transfiguration",
|
|
"transformation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164736",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convert":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"proselyte"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that is converted":[
|
|
"a convert to Christianity"
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter for more effective utilization":[
|
|
"convert a coal furnace to oil"
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of especially in manufacturing":[
|
|
"converting starch into dextrose"
|
|
],
|
|
": to appropriate without right":[],
|
|
": to bring about a religious conversion in":[
|
|
"The missionaries converted the native people to Christianity."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another":[
|
|
"They tried to convert us to their way of thinking."
|
|
],
|
|
": to change from one form or function to another":[
|
|
"converted the attic into a bedroom"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exchange for an equivalent":[
|
|
"convert foreign currency into dollars",
|
|
"convert a bond"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make (a spare) in bowling":[],
|
|
": to make a goal after receiving (a pass) from a teammate":[],
|
|
": to score on (an attempt, such as a try for point or free throw)":[],
|
|
": to subject to logical conversion":[],
|
|
": to succeed in an attempt for a point, field goal, or free throw":[],
|
|
": to undergo conversion":[
|
|
"He converted to Islam."
|
|
],
|
|
": turn":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They tried for two points but could not convert .",
|
|
"They had many chances to score but they couldn't convert their opportunities.",
|
|
"They had chances to score but couldn't convert .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I didn't think I'd like paying my bills online, but now I'm a convert .",
|
|
"the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Glencore last month announced a $200 million debt investment in Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. that would convert to equity if certain conditions are met. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The trips will be flown on the hotel group\u2019s new Airbus A321neo-LR with just 48 seats that convert to fully flat sleeper beds. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of the nation's largest dairies are installing anaerobic methane digesters that convert manure gas into fuel to run vehicles like buses and trucks. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Those that convert to a grill typically include a grate. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"There has been progress in regeneration, getting hair cells produced by other cells in the tissue that basically convert into hair cells. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"From there, the duo helps the homeowners make impactful and cost-effective renovations that convert lackluster houses into desirable domains. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"AirCarbon material\u2014a new alternative to leather\u2014involves marine organisms that convert methane and carbon dioxide into a molecule that can then be melted down. \u2014 Emily Chan, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Daimler and Volvo, normally intense rivals, have teamed up to develop fuel cells that convert hydrogen to electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Charles Lummis was a passionate convert to the life and culture of Southern California and one of its most fabulous founding characters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The others include an 18th Century Indian convert known as Devashayam, as well as four priests and four nuns who founded religious orders in Europe, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Fox News , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Compound Prime and Compound Treasury convert investors' dollar deposits into stablecoin USDC to use for their lending project. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Detectors inside each scientific instrument convert infrared heat signals into electrical signals. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Guardians lost, 1-0, in 10 innings, but Plesac came away a PitchCom convert . \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Reyna Aburto was not the first Latina nor the first convert in that celebrated calling. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As Jonathan becomes more fanatical in his quest to be accepted as a convert , Zalmy grows more preoccupied with the profane pleasures of roller disco and musical theater. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In Operation Flex, an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Craig Monteilh, posed as a convert to Islam and sought to ingratiate himself with young congregants interested in physical fitness. \u2014 Jess Bravin, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1561, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French convertir , from Latin convertere to turn around, transform, convert, from com- + vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convert Verb transform , metamorphose , transmute , convert , transmogrify , transfigure mean to change a thing into a different thing. transform implies a major change in form, nature, or function. transformed a small company into a corporate giant metamorphose suggests an abrupt or startling change induced by or as if by magic or a supernatural power. awkward girls metamorphosed into graceful ballerinas transmute implies transforming into a higher element or thing. attempted to transmute lead into gold convert implies a change fitting something for a new or different use or function. converted the study into a nursery transmogrify suggests a strange or preposterous metamorphosis. a story in which a frog is transmogrified into a prince transfigure implies a change that exalts or glorifies. joy transfigured her face",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"proselyte",
|
|
"proselytize"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234824",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convex":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being a continuous function or part of a continuous function with the property that a line joining any two points on its graph lies on or above the graph":[],
|
|
": comprising a convex set when combined with its interior":[
|
|
"a convex polygon"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing all points in a line joining any two constituent points":[],
|
|
": curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The experience was enhanced by the sound of an acoustic guitar and followed by the celestial tones of an instrument called the Hang, a convex steel drum played with the hands or soft mallets. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The inventorying reduces to a finite, though still formidable, task when mathematicians consider only convex polygons: simple, flat-edged shapes like triangles and rectangles whose angles all bend in the same direction. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 July 2017",
|
|
"The original boathouse and shoreline observation tower are still standing and look straight out of early-\u201960s sci-fi: metal structures with convex round windows that were meant to evoke a boat\u2019s (or perhaps a spacecraft\u2019s) portholes. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 27 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"It was built from 756 prefabricated convex oval concrete modules, which give the building its perfectly gridded facade. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 12 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Its legs had been shortened, the shell was gouged and dirty, convex Perspex windows had been removed, and the interior had been flooded by rainwater and slathered in plaster. \u2014 Eve M. Kahn, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Also, the blade has a slightly convex shape to reduce friction, meaning the knife won\u2019t get stuck mid-performance. \u2014 Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Clerics who were reading scholarly manuscripts started using convex pieces of clear glass to magnify the text. \u2014 Joe Bargmann, Popular Mechanics , 15 Oct. 2014",
|
|
"Here, the classic Vans waffle sole design is echoed in the Ultra Range by essentially inverting it, creating a sole with convex rubber ridges that give you additional grip on rugged terrain. \u2014 Jake Woolf, GQ , 23 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French convexe , from Latin convexus vaulted, concave, convex, from com- + -vexus ; perhaps akin to Latin vehere to carry \u2014 more at way":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks; \u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cc",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccveks",
|
|
"k\u00e4n-\u02c8veks",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8veks"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171519",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convexity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"concave",
|
|
"concavity",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dint",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indent",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"pit",
|
|
"recess"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a convex surface or part":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being convex":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the convexity of the lens",
|
|
"the convexities along the surface",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Stirrer bars can tolerate some eccentricity and convexity in the bottom of a container. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 5 July 2019",
|
|
"Exploiting mispricing in the 21st century will depend more on understanding the convexity of outcomes not yet visible. \u2014 Jeff Henriksen, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Add to that a wave of convexity hedgers, and unwinding by big trend-following investors -- such as commodity trading advisers. \u2014 Fortune , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Many singled out one in particular: holders\u2019 effort to protect their investments in mortgage bonds against the climb in yields, a practice known in industry parlance as convexity hedging. \u2014 Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Our octagon exploration exposes the interplay between polygons, convexity , right angles and angle sums. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"A regime shift in volatility will be best captured with long- convexity exposure combined with tactical shorts rather than tail-risk strategies betting on mean-reverting volatility spikes. \u2014 Tanvir Sandhu, Bloomberg.com , 12 May 2017",
|
|
"His Convexity Capital Management LP has lost $1 billion of its clients\u2019 money over the past few years as once reliable options trades backfired. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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": to cause to pass from one place or person to another":[
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": to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance":[
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": to transfer or deliver (something, such as property) to another especially by a sealed writing":[]
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"examples":[
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"To convey sympathy to a bereaved parent by telephone struck him as maladroit \u2026 \u2014 P. D. James , The Private Patient , 2008",
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"\u2026 he conveys so much kindliness and benign authority that he is probably forgiven each time he directs a tuna-fish shopper into the thick of the English muffins. \u2014 Susan Orlean , New Yorker , 22 June 1992",
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"Robyn was well aware that clothes do not merely serve the practical purpose of covering our bodies, but also convey messages about who we are, what we are doing, and how we feel. \u2014 David Lodge , Nice Work , 1990",
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"\u2026 please convey to Mr. & Mrs. Langdon my love &respectful duty. \u2014 Mark Twain 28 Nov. 1868 , in Mark Twain's Letters , 1990",
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"The singer was conveyed from her hotel to the airport by limousine.",
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"They conveyed the goods by ship.",
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"The pipes convey water to the fields.",
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"The message conveyed a sense of urgency.",
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"He conveyed the estate to his son.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Flavor isn\u2019t the only element of baking that\u2019s hard to convey to digital fans. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
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"The intent is to convey a sense that the viewer is almost stuck to the floor or wall and dragged into the scene. \u2014 Catherine Springer, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Stewart said Thursday the purpose of his post was not to convey frustration. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Puts is acute in using the chorus, which will presumably be offstage in a full production, to convey further shadows of these women\u2019s interior lives. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"The highest goal of cinema is: To convey emotional, psychological experiences from one group of human beings to another group of human beings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"That\u2019s why the Georgia Tech team decided to program nonhumanoid machines to appear to convey emotion, through both motion and sound. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"The purpose of the core message is to convey your focus. \u2014 Liana Zavo, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"The task for cinematographer Ari Wegner (Zola) was to convey the deeply human story that existed between both worlds. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin *conviare , from Latin com- + via way \u2014 more at way":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"communicate",
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"conduct",
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"give",
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"impart",
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"spread",
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"transfer",
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"transfuse",
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"transmit"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020725",
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"transitive verb",
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]
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},
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"definitions":{
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": conveyer sense 2a (1)":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of mass production":[
|
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"conveyor-belt uniformity",
|
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"conveyor-belt shoddiness",
|
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"\u2014 Roy Lewis & Angus Maude"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"conveyor belt":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005129",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"conveyorise":{
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|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of conveyorise British spelling of conveyorize"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135000",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"conveyorize":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to equip with a conveyor":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115616",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"convict":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"con",
|
|
"jailbird"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person convicted of and under sentence for a crime":[],
|
|
": a person serving a usually long prison sentence":[],
|
|
": having been convicted":[],
|
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": to convince of error or sinfulness":[],
|
|
": to find a defendant guilty":[
|
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"Remarkably, two of the jurors boldly dug in their heels and pressed to convict .",
|
|
"\u2014 John Grisham"
|
|
],
|
|
": to find or prove to be guilty":[
|
|
"The jury convicted them of fraud."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"There is sufficient evidence to convict .",
|
|
"He was convicted in federal court.",
|
|
"The jury convicted them on three counts of fraud.",
|
|
"Have you ever been convicted of a crime?",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"On one hand, his testimony helped convict those accused in her 18-year-old son\u2019s death, Elijah J. Robinson, no relation. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Neuman said Lee\u2019s opinion was not enough for a jury to convict his client. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Inadmissible evidence can lead juries to wrongfully convict an innocent person. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Inadmissible evidence can lead juries to wrongfully convict an innocent person. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Smart\u2019s disappearance and the subsequent murder investigation have haunted the Central Coast college community for decades, with billboards appealing for evidence to convict her killer. \u2014 Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The appeal also asks if the jury had the suitable amount of evidence necessary to convict and sentence Oberhansley to life without parole. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Defense lawyers tried to paint him as unreliable, given his own participation in the beating, but jurors were sufficiently persuaded to convict three of the seven officers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"This was the local context for the jurors\u2019 reluctance to convict White. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That includes violent rape to brutal whippings, castration, public spectacle lynchings, mob violence, convict leasing, false convictions and socio-economic marginalization, just to name a few. \u2014 Nai Ya Maji, Essence , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The movie stars Jennifer Tilly as a mafioso\u2019s girlfriend, and Gina Gershon as the ex- convict hired to do renovations on their apartment. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Norrell spent years writing and researching about African American soldiers fighting to end slavery, efforts to end convict leasing and the long history of Klan terrorism. \u2014 al , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When Henrietta hires an African-American ex- convict named Allmon Shaughnessy to help prepare their prize mount, Hellsmouth, the result is a multigenerational Southern saga as appealing as the champion thoroughbreds the Forges raise. \u2014 Courtney Maum, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Internet may make such comments about a convict \u2019s appearance feel very low-stakes. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Until the early 1900s, the company participated in the state\u2019s convict leasing program, which forced inmates from state prisons to work at the plant. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 25 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Leaving a stable job for a convict is a major deviation from societal norms, Bourke said. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In the fifth and final season, another Serling script presents a small town whose people eagerly await the hanging of a convict . \u2014 Colin Marshall, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French convicter , from Latin convictus , past participle of convincere to refute, convict":"Verb, Adjective, and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8vikt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccvikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condemn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001946",
|
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convict goods":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": goods produced by convict labor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"convict entry 3":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001939",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convict labor system":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law \u2014 compare contract system , lease system , piece price system , public account system , public works and ways system , state use system":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113847",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conviction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strong persuasion or belief":[],
|
|
": the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth":[],
|
|
": the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law":[],
|
|
": the state of being convinced":[],
|
|
": the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 a perfect example, I told Bobby, \u2026 why Realtors have to be prepared to work holidays. \"Well, yeah,\" he said, utterly without conviction . \u2014 Jane Smiley , Good Faith , 2003",
|
|
"It was his conviction that if the words in the story were blurred because of the author's insensitivity, carelessness, or sentimentality, then the story suffered from a tremendous handicap. \u2014 Raymond Carver , The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
|
"She spoke in \u2026 the voice which people often used to express their deepest convictions \u2026 \u2014 Paula Fox , A Servant's Tale , 1984",
|
|
"Certainly the basis of our democracy is the conviction of the worth of the individual. \u2014 Robert Penn Warren , Democracy and Poetry , (1975) 1976",
|
|
"She hopes to avoid conviction .",
|
|
"In light of the evidence, a conviction seems certain.",
|
|
"He has three prior drunk-driving convictions .",
|
|
"Convictions for shoplifting have made it difficult for her to get a job.",
|
|
"a person of deep convictions",
|
|
"They share my strong conviction that the policy is misguided.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite that bobble, Maxwell\u2019s intent with this delicate phraseology is clear: Post- conviction , Ghislaine Maxwell is now in the process of presenting herself as yet another victim of Jeffrey Epstein. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Given that M\u00fcller was neither a member of the Nazi party nor involved in acts of war, his conviction was controversial. \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Ali remains free while his conviction is on appeal. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Her conviction is that Trump\u2019s re-accession to executive power would itself be an unprecedented constitutional crisis. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Virgil's conviction had been the focus of eight episodes of the second season of Accused, a true-crime podcast reported by The Enquirer. \u2014 Amber Hunt, The Enquirer , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But a conviction is not a prerequisite for a trade. \u2014 Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The conviction was a bittersweet moment in the midst of a tough journey, said Hightower. \u2014 Rebecca Boone, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The program only applies to those with no prior felony convictions unless it was aggravated DUI and the conviction was at least five years before the new offense. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see convict entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8vik-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for conviction certainty , certitude , conviction mean a state of being free from doubt. certainty and certitude are very close; certainty may stress the existence of objective proof claims that cannot be confirmed with scientific certainty , while certitude may emphasize a faith in something not needing or not capable of proof. believes with certitude in an afterlife conviction applies especially to belief strongly held by an individual. holds firm convictions on every issue opinion , view , belief , conviction , persuasion , sentiment mean a judgment one holds as true. opinion implies a conclusion thought out yet open to dispute. each expert seemed to have a different opinion view suggests a subjective opinion. very assertive in stating his views belief implies often deliberate acceptance and intellectual assent. a firm belief in her party's platform conviction applies to a firmly and seriously held belief. the conviction that animal life is as sacred as human persuasion suggests a belief grounded on assurance (as by evidence) of its truth. was of the persuasion that everything changes sentiment suggests a settled opinion reflective of one's feelings. her feminist sentiments are well-known",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073707",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a table companion : commoner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from convictus (past participle of convivere to live with, feast together, from com- + vivere to live) + -or":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convince":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": demonstrate , prove":[],
|
|
": overpower , overcome":[],
|
|
": to bring (as by argument) to belief, consent, or a course of action : persuade":[
|
|
"convinced himself that she was all right",
|
|
"\u2014 William Faulkner",
|
|
"something I could never convince him to read",
|
|
"\u2014 John Lahr"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overcome by argument":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He convinced me that the story was true.",
|
|
"They convinced us of their innocence.",
|
|
"I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.",
|
|
"We convinced them to go along with our scheme.",
|
|
"I was unable to convince her to stay.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Is Blue Cross, for example, able to convince doctors to offer a better price than United Health Care? \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Cranston was able to convince Fischer to get back on, promising no more accidents. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The candidate was excited about the opportunity until his thirteen year old son Googled Birmingham and was able to convince his parents that Birmingham was not a good option. \u2014 David Sher, al , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The contestant has won a significant amount of money answering trivia questions, despite getting a sizable percentage (in some cases, most) of those questions wrong, simply by being able to convince a panel of judges that their answer was right. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Rivers was also able to convince many families to agree to an autopsy in exchange for funeral benefits\u2014a major concern for the project's leaders. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Luciana is almost not able to convince Daniel of her lie. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Victory was possible because Engine No. 1 was able to convince large asset managers like BlackRock, which rarely vote against management. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since founding Hugo Coffee Roasters in Park City, Utah, in 2015, Claudia McMullin hasn\u2019t been able to convince a traditional bank to give her a loan. \u2014 Mae Anderson, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer \u2014 more at victor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8vins",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring around",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"prevail (on ",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"talk (into)",
|
|
"win (over)"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012233",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"convinced himself that she was all right",
|
|
"\u2014 William Faulkner",
|
|
"something I could never convince him to read",
|
|
"\u2014 John Lahr"
|
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|
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": to overcome by argument":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He convinced me that the story was true.",
|
|
"They convinced us of their innocence.",
|
|
"I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.",
|
|
"We convinced them to go along with our scheme.",
|
|
"I was unable to convince her to stay.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Is Blue Cross, for example, able to convince doctors to offer a better price than United Health Care? \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Cranston was able to convince Fischer to get back on, promising no more accidents. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The candidate was excited about the opportunity until his thirteen year old son Googled Birmingham and was able to convince his parents that Birmingham was not a good option. \u2014 David Sher, al , 8 May 2022",
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"The contestant has won a significant amount of money answering trivia questions, despite getting a sizable percentage (in some cases, most) of those questions wrong, simply by being able to convince a panel of judges that their answer was right. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
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"Rivers was also able to convince many families to agree to an autopsy in exchange for funeral benefits\u2014a major concern for the project's leaders. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
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"Luciana is almost not able to convince Daniel of her lie. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Victory was possible because Engine No. 1 was able to convince large asset managers like BlackRock, which rarely vote against management. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Since founding Hugo Coffee Roasters in Park City, Utah, in 2015, Claudia McMullin hasn\u2019t been able to convince a traditional bank to give her a loan. \u2014 Mae Anderson, ajc , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin convincere to refute, convict, prove, from com- + vincere to conquer \u2014 more at victor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)s",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vins"
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],
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"get",
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"move",
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"persuade",
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"satisfy",
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]
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},
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"convincing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
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"indecisive",
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"ineffective",
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"uncompelling",
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"unconvincing",
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"unpersuasive"
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": having power to convince of the truth, rightness, or reality of something : plausible":[
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"told a convincing story"
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],
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": satisfying or assuring by argument or proof":[
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"a convincing test of a new product"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Your argument isn't very convincing .",
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"They make a convincing case for reform.",
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"There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tampa Bay got on the board in the series with a convincing 6-2 win on Monday night in Game 3. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
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"Houston snuck in its first goal near the end of the first half and carried that momentum all the way to a convincing 2-0 win. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
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"In Saturday\u2019s Class 3A state semifinal against No. 9 Catonsville, a rematch of last year\u2019s 4A final, the No. 13 Falcons broke open a close game with a dominating third quarter to claim a convincing 12-7 win at Crofton. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
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"New Orleans pulled off the most surprising result of the weekend with a convincing 118-103 win Sunday over Phoenix that tied their series at 2-2 and raised some alarms for the top-seeded Suns. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With their playoff lives on the line, the Anchorage Wolverines kicked their final regular season series off in dominant fashion with a convincing 7-3 win over the Minnesota Magicians on Thursday night. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Eagles said that one key to the success of the novels was that the stories were convincing . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
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"Chris Hemsworth is convincing as Abnesti the out-of-control biohacker. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"But that line of argument isn\u2019t very convincing to US economists. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 17 June 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin-si\u014b",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)-si\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convincing valid , sound , cogent , convincing , telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance. valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority. a valid reason for being absent a valid marriage sound implies a basis of flawless reasoning or of solid grounds. a sound proposal for reviving the economy cogent may stress either weight of sound argument and evidence or lucidity of presentation. the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury convincing suggests a power to overcome doubt, opposition, or reluctance to accept. a convincing argument for welfare reform telling stresses an immediate and crucial effect striking at the heart of a matter. a telling example of bureaucratic waste",
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"synonyms":[
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"cogent",
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"compelling",
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"conclusive",
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"decisive",
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"effective",
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"forceful",
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"persuasive",
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"satisfying",
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"strong",
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"telling"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051428",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"convincingness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"inconclusive",
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"indecisive",
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"ineffective",
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"uncompelling",
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"unconvincing",
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"unpersuasive"
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],
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": having power to convince of the truth, rightness, or reality of something : plausible":[
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"told a convincing story"
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],
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": satisfying or assuring by argument or proof":[
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"a convincing test of a new product"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Your argument isn't very convincing .",
|
|
"They make a convincing case for reform.",
|
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"There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tampa Bay got on the board in the series with a convincing 6-2 win on Monday night in Game 3. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Houston snuck in its first goal near the end of the first half and carried that momentum all the way to a convincing 2-0 win. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"In Saturday\u2019s Class 3A state semifinal against No. 9 Catonsville, a rematch of last year\u2019s 4A final, the No. 13 Falcons broke open a close game with a dominating third quarter to claim a convincing 12-7 win at Crofton. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"New Orleans pulled off the most surprising result of the weekend with a convincing 118-103 win Sunday over Phoenix that tied their series at 2-2 and raised some alarms for the top-seeded Suns. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With their playoff lives on the line, the Anchorage Wolverines kicked their final regular season series off in dominant fashion with a convincing 7-3 win over the Minnesota Magicians on Thursday night. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eagles said that one key to the success of the novels was that the stories were convincing . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Chris Hemsworth is convincing as Abnesti the out-of-control biohacker. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
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"But that line of argument isn\u2019t very convincing to US economists. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 17 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin-si\u014b",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)-si\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convincing valid , sound , cogent , convincing , telling mean having such force as to compel serious attention and usually acceptance. valid implies being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority. a valid reason for being absent a valid marriage sound implies a basis of flawless reasoning or of solid grounds. a sound proposal for reviving the economy cogent may stress either weight of sound argument and evidence or lucidity of presentation. the prosecutor's cogent summation won over the jury convincing suggests a power to overcome doubt, opposition, or reluctance to accept. a convincing argument for welfare reform telling stresses an immediate and crucial effect striking at the heart of a matter. a telling example of bureaucratic waste",
|
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|
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"cogent",
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"compelling",
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"conclusive",
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"decisive",
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"effective",
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"forceful",
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"persuasive",
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"satisfying",
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"strong",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192910",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"convive":{
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": a fellow banqueter or feaster : a comrade at table":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from Latin conviva one who lives with another, eats with another, from com- + -viva (from vivere to live)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n\u02ccv\u012bv",
|
|
"k\u014d\u207fv\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175217",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convivial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"insociable",
|
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"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
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"reclusive",
|
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"unsociable",
|
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"unsocial"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company":[
|
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"a convivial host",
|
|
"a convivial gathering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dahmen, a popular, convivial presence on the tour known for the bucket hat that rarely comes off his head on the golf course, matched Morikawa with a steady round of 68 after shooting 67 in the first round. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Pat was direct, didn\u2019t mince words, was convivial at times and gruff, when necessary. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The entire floor converses with the animated and inanimate elements that surround it, while a play of steps moves the circulation flow on the platform and turns it into a convivial place that relates to its surroundings. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The mood at the service was convivial but also thoughtful. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Such as raclette, the cheese that's melted in a communal, convivial setting \u2014 among friends and family at home, or served in a restaurant. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial , a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1668, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin convivialis , from Latin convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live \u2014 more at quick entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8vi-v\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8viv-y\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"boon",
|
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"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
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"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable",
|
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"social"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105859",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"conviviality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"insociable",
|
|
"introverted",
|
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"nongregarious",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
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"unsociable",
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company":[
|
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"a convivial host",
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dahmen, a popular, convivial presence on the tour known for the bucket hat that rarely comes off his head on the golf course, matched Morikawa with a steady round of 68 after shooting 67 in the first round. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Pat was direct, didn\u2019t mince words, was convivial at times and gruff, when necessary. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The entire floor converses with the animated and inanimate elements that surround it, while a play of steps moves the circulation flow on the platform and turns it into a convivial place that relates to its surroundings. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The mood at the service was convivial but also thoughtful. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Such as raclette, the cheese that's melted in a communal, convivial setting \u2014 among friends and family at home, or served in a restaurant. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. \u2014 Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In contrast to the vast downtown mothership, the West Hartford branch is cozy and convivial , a stylish room where a blackboard lists bar specials in multicolored chalk. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1668, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin convivialis , from Latin convivium banquet, from com- + vivere to live \u2014 more at quick entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"-\u02c8vi-v\u0113-\u0259l",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8viv-y\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"boon",
|
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"clubbable",
|
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"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
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"companionable",
|
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"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
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"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable",
|
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"social"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171049",
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|
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": a subdivision of a commiscuum comprising a group of organisms that are set apart by characters other than interfertility and are maintained by some isolating mechanism other than intersterility and usually equivalent in scope to a taxonomic subspecies or variety":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-v\u0113\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194544",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"convo":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": conversation":[
|
|
"Finally, he invited me to dinner in his town, and we had a fab meal and hours of great convo .",
|
|
"\u2014 Laura Gilbert",
|
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"Let's continue this conversation some other time\u2014a convo about renewable energy\u2014when I'm sober and you're not my dealer.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joshua Cohen"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"conv(ersation) + -o entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)v\u014d"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170156",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"convocate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to call together : convoke":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin convocatus , past participle of convocare":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4nv\u0259\u02cck\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092209",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"convocation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university":[
|
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"gave a speech at the convocation"
|
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],
|
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": an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England":[],
|
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": an assembly of persons called together to a meeting":[],
|
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": the act or process of calling an assembly of persons to a meeting":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"They called for the immediate convocation of the council.",
|
|
"the first speaker to address the convocation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Traditional trademark questions at a convocation like INTA include, what is a good mark which can be more easily translated \u2013 literally and otherwise \u2013 into different markets? \u2014 Jess Collen, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The victims were taken to a hospital for treatment after gunfire rang out near the convocation center, according to New Orleans police. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The morning of Rice\u2019s doctoral convocation , an associate dean emailed students and professors that more gear had arrived overnight, but some items were still missing, including all-important hoods. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"American University held its graduation ceremonies last weekend and Howard University hosted its convocation May 7. \u2014 Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
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"In a week marked with dramatic demonstrations of how such modern conveniences as the electric toothbrush contribute to pollution, today features a two-hour convocation , and a 7. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The district\u2019s annual staff convocation is being held, but is optional, according to the district. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The service was a precursor to a convocation ceremony Thursday evening at the University of Notre Dame, where Bartholomew was scheduled to give an address and receive an honorary degree. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Two Gurney Elementary School employees were recognized by the Chagrin Falls Schools with special awards at the district\u2019s staff convocation Monday (Aug. 16). \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 18 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin convocation-, convocatio , from convocare \u2014 see convoke":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assemblage",
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"assembly",
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"conference",
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"congregation",
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"gathering",
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"ingathering",
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"meeting",
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"muster"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003243",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"convoke":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to call together to a meeting":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The assembly was convoked for a special session.",
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"They convoked a meeting of the delegates.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Late Friday, politicians both for and against Morales reached an agreement to send to congress a bill to convoke a new presidential election. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2019",
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"Colombian President Ivan Duque convoked the summit to enhance cooperation that began with the 1978 signing of a treaty by eight Amazon nations but which has stalled even as threats from climate change and unchecked development have increased. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Demonstrators are demanding new elections, but Maduro has vowed instead to resolve the crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2017",
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"Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation\u2019s crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela\u2019s constitution. \u2014 Christine Armario, The Seattle Times , 18 May 2017",
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"Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation's crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution. \u2014 Fox News , 18 May 2017",
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"Maduro has vowed to resolve the crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite the nation\u2019s constitution, a proposition that has further infuriated the opposition. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2017",
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"Luis Emilio Rondon, one of five members of the electoral council and the only one who in the past has sided with opposition initiatives, said Maduro's decree alone was not enough to convoke a constitutional assembly. \u2014 Hannah Dreier And Joshua Goodman, chicagotribune.com , 3 May 2017",
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"Ortega Diaz, who was long a government loyalist, has repeatedly challenged Maduro\u2019s request to convoke a constitutional assembly. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French convoquer , from Latin convocare , from com- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice \u2014 more at voice":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u014dk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convoke summon , call , cite , convoke , convene , muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. was summoned to answer charges call may be used less formally for summon . called the legislature into special session cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. cited for drunken driving convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convoked a Vatican council convene is somewhat less formal than convoke . convened the students muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. mustered the troops",
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"synonyms":[
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"assemble",
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"call",
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"convene",
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"muster",
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"summon"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062229",
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"convoluted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"noncomplex",
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"noncomplicated",
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"plain",
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"simple",
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"uncomplicated"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": having convolutions":[
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"a ram with convoluted horns"
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],
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": involved , intricate":[
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"a convoluted argument"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"At base stands a profound respect for the integrity of history and the complex and convoluted relationship between present and the past. \u2014 Ira Berlin , New York Times Book Review , 9 Sept. 2001",
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"They are pictures of convoluted tree trunks on an island of pink wave-smoothed stone \u2026 \u2014 Margaret Atwood , Harper's , August 1990",
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"\u2026 she has been fashioning sequences of plans too convoluted to materialize \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
|
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"To therapists, stepfamilies may present convoluted psychological dilemmas \u2026 \u2014 Letty Cottin Pogrebin , Family Politics , 1983",
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"a convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Students must rely on peers, professors, and career centers to support them through the convoluted recruiting process to overcome these barriers. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Merging Companies High performance and effective cybersecurity culture become even more convoluted when merging two companies. \u2014 Andrew Ellenberg, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Over time, as was probably inevitable given the constant turnover, the series became more and more convoluted , introducing new mythology and complications that never quite gelled. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"So, who knows \u2014 maybe that will guarantee a fifth installment even more convoluted than this one. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Still, Zhao\u2019s delicate examination of her characters outshines Eternals\u2019 duller and more convoluted moments. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"From Milwaukee's point of view the trade worked out well, but in a more convoluted sense, as about six weeks after Arcia departed the Brewers traded for Willy Adames. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"This has to be the most convoluted and cockamamie apology on the books for Stalin\u2019s mass murder. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Despite the former President\u2019s convoluted and faulty logic, he and his supporters might be forgiven for invoking the E.C.A. in contradictory ways. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from past participle of convolute":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccl\u00fc-t\u0259d",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fc-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baroque",
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"byzantine",
|
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"complex",
|
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"complicate",
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"complicated",
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"daedal",
|
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"elaborate",
|
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"intricate",
|
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"involute",
|
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"involved",
|
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"knotty",
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"labyrinthian",
|
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"labyrinthine",
|
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"sophisticated",
|
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"tangled"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090030",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"convolution":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure":[
|
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"\u2026 societies in which the convolutions of power and the caprices of the powerful are ever-present dangers to survival.",
|
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"\u2014 Mary Lee Settle"
|
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],
|
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": a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings":[
|
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"the convolutions of the intestines"
|
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],
|
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": one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I found it hard to follow the convolutions of the book's plot.",
|
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"a plot full of convolution and confusion",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This essence of choice and ambiguity and convolution is what Sondheim gave to theater\u2014the idea that there\u2019s infinitely more contained within the tragicomedy of human experience than can ever be set to music and sung on a stage. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The very nature of a comprehensive chronicle of large-scale geographic, political, financial, religious and lineal conniving and convolution is necessarily complicated and dry, whether as history or counterhistory. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But the plot, though refreshingly free of the convolution and digital clutter that marred several other recent blockbusters, is pretty standard stuff. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The text of the questions is clear and respectful, with no strategy of manipulation by convolution or flattery demeaning to a person as judicious, intelligent, and good-looking as me. \u2014 David Hajdu, The New Yorker , 26 June 2021",
|
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"None of this complexity or convolution would be required if the commission\u2019s mandate was merely to draw Michigan\u2019s legislative districts in a fair-minded, neutral and nonpartisan manner. \u2014 Stephen Markman, WSJ , 25 June 2021",
|
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"This process turns out to be much more computationally straightforward than DeepONet\u2019s and is akin to solving a PDE by performing a hairy mathematical operation called a convolution between the PDE and some other function. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Each NeuronCore implements a high-performance systolic array matrix multiply engine, which massively speeds up typical deep learning operations such as convolution and transformers. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 13 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Each convolution captured different essential features of the image, such as edges. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Oct. 2020"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin convol\u016bti\u014dn-, convol\u016bti\u014d \"a folding,\" from Latin convol\u016b-, variant stem of convolvere \"to roll up, coil, twist\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at convolve":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"complexity",
|
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"complicacy",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"intricacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100135",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in moving":[],
|
|
": the act of convoying":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"The tankers were convoyed by warships.",
|
|
"Police and FBI agents convoyed the President to the White House.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a long convoy of trucks",
|
|
"The President always travels in a convoy .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The message came as thousands of truckers are expected to convoy from various locations to the nation's capital. \u2014 Fox News , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic. \u2014 Emily D'alessandro, CBS News , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There are two types of pieces\u2014armies and fleets\u2014which can typically only do three things: move, hold still, or support another piece to move or hold (fleets can also convoy with armies to move them across bodies of water). \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Causeway police were convoying motorists on the southbound span when the series of crashes began. \u2014 Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com , 11 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The wreck happened while traffic was being convoyed by police because of fog. \u2014 Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com , 11 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"After just over an hour convoying around Riyadh, they were arrested, then were freed to their male guardians within 24 hours. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Washington Post , 3 May 2018",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. \u2014 Phillip Issa, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to send a joint relief agencies convoy with aid for thousands of displaced into another part of eastern Ghouta, the town of Douma, the ICRC said. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig \u2014 when the work was supposed to have been paused \u2014 and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig \u2014 when the work was supposed to have been paused \u2014 and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 Michael Rubinkam, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig \u2014 when the work was supposed to have been paused \u2014 and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The convoy of vehicles, the first to be granted safe passage by Russia in almost two weeks, was meant to include scores of vehicles. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The convoy , seen in satellite imagery, stretches about 8 miles and appears to contain vehicles to command and supply infantry units and possibly helicopters, said the official, who provided intelligence assessments on condition of anonymity. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, a convoy of buses headed to Mariupol in another bid to evacuate people from the besieged port city after the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the area. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The convoy , carrying food, medicine and hygiene products, was stopped Thursday night at the entrance to the city, Fedorov said. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The convoy , which also could offer residents a chance to get out, remains stalled about 50 miles southeast of Mariupol, near Berdyansk, the Mariupol City Council said in its statement. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French convoier , from Old French conveier , from Vulgar Latin *conviare \u2014 more at convey":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u022fi",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02ccv\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"squire"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become affected with convulsions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The patient reacted to the medication and began convulsing .",
|
|
"The country was convulsed by war.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Extraordinarily violent protests convulse Kazakhstan. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After receiving the sedative, Grant began to convulse and throw up. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Kevin saw Zay, his linebacker and one of Davon\u2019s closest friends, convulse in anguish. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Footage from the match showed the 18-year-old Mexican boxer being hit with a flurry of punches near the end of the fourth round, and Zapata appeared to convulse after 31-year-old Houle landed an uppercut that caused her mouthguard to fly out. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"For the 2 million residents of Gaza, last month\u2019s hostilities were just the latest in an endless cycle of war, the fourth to convulse the Palestinian enclave along the Mediterranean in just 13 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 June 2021",
|
|
"Zombro crumbled to the ground, lay motionless for a moment face down, then began to convulse uncontrollably as teammates and a trainer rushed toward the mound. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 5 June 2021",
|
|
"Volcanoes usually twitch and convulse before an eruption, but some dangerous phenomena give no discernible fanfare. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"President Donald Trump will make his case for another four years in the White House tonight, a finale to this week\u2019s Republican National Convention, as a deadly pandemic ebbs and flows in this country and communities convulse over racial injustice. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin convulsus , past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com- + vellere to pluck \u2014 more at vulnerable":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259ls"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convulse shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"agitate",
|
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"bucket",
|
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"jerk",
|
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"jiggle",
|
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"joggle",
|
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"jolt",
|
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"jounce",
|
|
"judder",
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"quiver",
|
|
"shake",
|
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"shudder",
|
|
"vibrate",
|
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"wobble",
|
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"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183718",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulsive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caused by or affected with convulsions":[],
|
|
": constituting or producing a convulsion":[],
|
|
": resembling a convulsion in being violent, sudden, frantic, or spasmodic":[
|
|
"convulsive laughter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s",
|
|
"after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The convulsive and taboo-busting comic has transformed over time into a still bitingly funny and progressive feminist voice. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"McCartney has performed here before, of course, with the Beatles before a convulsive crowd at what was then called the Civic Center in 1964. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In truth, a fractious, convulsive Ethiopia would have a massive impact on the entire continent, and the accompanying reverberations have the potential to set off a chain reaction that could impact us all. \u2014 Isha Sesay, Masai Ujiri, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On the heels of a humbling year, the Oscars \u2014 usually a frothy night of self-congratulation \u2014 this year may feel more like a therapeutic rally for an industry in the midst of convulsive change. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"There are multiple period thrillers, as projects wrestle with key issues \u2013 identity, peace, high-tech, big business, sacrifice, survival \u2013 crucial to these convulsive times. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
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"This has been true since last March, and the convulsive spread of the delta variant shows that deciding how to navigate the social landscape is as volatile as ever. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On the heels of a humbling year, the Oscars \u2014 usually a frothy night of self-congratulation \u2014 this year may feel more like a therapeutic rally for an industry in the midst of convulsive change. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Nonetheless, the transition between the electric motor and gas engine is convulsive , and there's occasional lag when shifting. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 24 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259l-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for convulsive fitful , spasmodic , convulsive mean lacking steadiness or regularity in movement. fitful implies intermittence, a succession of starts and stops or risings and fallings. fitful sleep spasmodic adds to fitful the implication of rapid or violent activity alternating with inactivity. spasmodic growth convulsive suggests the breaking of regularity or quiet by uncontrolled movement. convulsive shocks",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cataclysmal",
|
|
"cataclysmic",
|
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"stormy",
|
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"tempestuous",
|
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"tumultuous",
|
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"turbulent"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193926",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cook":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"bend",
|
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"color",
|
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"distort",
|
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"falsify",
|
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"fudge",
|
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"garble",
|
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"misinterpret",
|
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"misrelate",
|
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"misrepresent",
|
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"misstate",
|
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"pervert",
|
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"slant",
|
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"twist",
|
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"warp"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who prepares food for eating":[],
|
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": concoct , fabricate":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with up cooked up a scheme"
|
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],
|
|
": occur , happen":[
|
|
"She tried to find out what was cooking in the committee."
|
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],
|
|
": to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify , doctor":[
|
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"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
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"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
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"Cook the vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes.",
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"The fish was cooked in a wine sauce.",
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"He cooked dinner for his guests."
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"We're too busy to cook tonight.",
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"I enjoy cooking for friends."
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": to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire during preparation":[
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"Agents discovered a recipe for cooking meth at his lab \u2026",
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"\u2014 Andrew E. Serwer"
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],
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": to undergo the action of being cooked":[
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"The rice is cooking now."
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],
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"James 1728\u20131779 English navigator and explorer":[],
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"\u2014 see also cook the books":[
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"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
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"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
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"Noun",
|
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"the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp",
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"Verb",
|
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"Cook the onions over low heat.",
|
|
"She cooked a great meal.",
|
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"The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce.",
|
|
"Carrots can be cooked , but they are often eaten raw.",
|
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"We're too busy to cook at home.",
|
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"He enjoys cooking on the weekends.",
|
|
"The rice is still cooking , but it will be ready in 10 minutes.",
|
|
"There' s something cooking , but he won't say what.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Cassandra Walton, 41, was a cook at the Festival Head Start center for five months before receiving an email the day before Thanksgiving saying her employment was terminated. \u2014 al , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tom Ye is a cook in his 20s at a nearby restaurant at Asiana Plaza. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Bring the Jeff Ruby Experience to your homes with the cook -at-home Family Meal Kits. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Ditter, who was a line cook at Black Market and ran the kitchen at Rook after chef Carlos Salazar left, has gone with a Chinese takeout theme to complement the cocktail program. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Shawnda Terrell, a cook at Sibley\u2019s Food and Fuel Store, also known as RKM, on nearby Alabama 20, said about 25% of the deli\u2019s business is tied to R.A. Hubbard. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lorico was a cook at David Chang\u2019s Majordomo at the time and is now executive chef at Bakers & Baristas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hess \u2013 who grew up in Geauga County - started as a dishwasher at age 14, was a cook at age 15, helped run mom-and-pop eateries at 18-19, then worked front-of-house duties at 21. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gilberto Monroy, a longtime cook at Berkeley brunch classic Bette\u2019s Oceanview Diner, has branched off to open a Mexican restaurant. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Here are details on five dishes to cook for the holiday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In the reserved stock pot of pork broth, add potatoes and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken registers 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Add the cubed onion and cook for about two minutes, stirring until the onion is translucent. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Since its founding in 2018, the organization has been paying Black trans chefs to go into the homes of other Black trans people and cook for them at no cost. \u2014 Ludwig Hurtado, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Cover the pan and cook the vegetables for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender but not browned. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the meat from the smoker to the grill, and place it in between those hot and cold zones, close the lid and cook for about 5 minutes. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Brush both sides with barbecue sauce and cook for 15 minutes to set the sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022"
|
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|
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"Middle English, from Old English c\u014dc , from Latin coquus , from coquere to cook; akin to Old English \u0101 figen fried, Greek pessein to cook":"Noun"
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|
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|
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"\u02c8ku\u0307k"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation":[
|
|
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|
|
"You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly":[
|
|
"I can cook up some hamburgers.",
|
|
"He cooked this whole meal up in less than 30 minutes."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"cook someone's goose":{
|
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|
|
": to make it certain that someone will fail, lose, etc.":[
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184743",
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to alter official accounting records in order to deceive or mislead":[
|
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"Congress cooked the books with phony spending cuts and accounting gimmickry to appear to reduce the federal deficit.",
|
|
"\u2014 Colleen O'Connor"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly":[
|
|
"I can cook up some hamburgers.",
|
|
"He cooked this whole meal up in less than 30 minutes."
|
|
]
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a wrasse ( Crenilabrus mixtus ) of English waters":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235946",
|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cook-off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": to fire as a result of overheating":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1936, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1945, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02cc\u022ff",
|
|
"-\u02cc\u00e4f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooked":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misrelate",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"misstate",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who prepares food for eating":[],
|
|
": concoct , fabricate":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with up cooked up a scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
": occur , happen":[
|
|
"She tried to find out what was cooking in the committee."
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify , doctor":[
|
|
"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make one's failure or ruin certain":[],
|
|
": to perform, do, or proceed well":[
|
|
"The jazz quartet was cooking along.",
|
|
"The party cooked right through the night."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process":[
|
|
"Cook the vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes.",
|
|
"The fish was cooked in a wine sauce.",
|
|
"He cooked dinner for his guests."
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat":[
|
|
"We're too busy to cook tonight.",
|
|
"I enjoy cooking for friends."
|
|
],
|
|
": to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire during preparation":[
|
|
"Agents discovered a recipe for cooking meth at his lab \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Andrew E. Serwer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo the action of being cooked":[
|
|
"The rice is cooking now."
|
|
],
|
|
"James 1728\u20131779 English navigator and explorer":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see also cook the books":[
|
|
"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Cook the onions over low heat.",
|
|
"She cooked a great meal.",
|
|
"The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce.",
|
|
"Carrots can be cooked , but they are often eaten raw.",
|
|
"We're too busy to cook at home.",
|
|
"He enjoys cooking on the weekends.",
|
|
"The rice is still cooking , but it will be ready in 10 minutes.",
|
|
"There' s something cooking , but he won't say what.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Cassandra Walton, 41, was a cook at the Festival Head Start center for five months before receiving an email the day before Thanksgiving saying her employment was terminated. \u2014 al , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tom Ye is a cook in his 20s at a nearby restaurant at Asiana Plaza. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Bring the Jeff Ruby Experience to your homes with the cook -at-home Family Meal Kits. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Ditter, who was a line cook at Black Market and ran the kitchen at Rook after chef Carlos Salazar left, has gone with a Chinese takeout theme to complement the cocktail program. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Shawnda Terrell, a cook at Sibley\u2019s Food and Fuel Store, also known as RKM, on nearby Alabama 20, said about 25% of the deli\u2019s business is tied to R.A. Hubbard. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lorico was a cook at David Chang\u2019s Majordomo at the time and is now executive chef at Bakers & Baristas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hess \u2013 who grew up in Geauga County - started as a dishwasher at age 14, was a cook at age 15, helped run mom-and-pop eateries at 18-19, then worked front-of-house duties at 21. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gilberto Monroy, a longtime cook at Berkeley brunch classic Bette\u2019s Oceanview Diner, has branched off to open a Mexican restaurant. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Here are details on five dishes to cook for the holiday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In the reserved stock pot of pork broth, add potatoes and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken registers 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Add the cubed onion and cook for about two minutes, stirring until the onion is translucent. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Since its founding in 2018, the organization has been paying Black trans chefs to go into the homes of other Black trans people and cook for them at no cost. \u2014 Ludwig Hurtado, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Cover the pan and cook the vegetables for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender but not browned. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the meat from the smoker to the grill, and place it in between those hot and cold zones, close the lid and cook for about 5 minutes. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Brush both sides with barbecue sauce and cook for 15 minutes to set the sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Middle English, from Old English c\u014dc , from Latin coquus , from coquere to cook; akin to Old English \u0101 figen fried, Greek pessein to cook":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooker":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a person who tends a cooking process : cook":[],
|
|
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|
|
": one that cooks : such as":[],
|
|
": stove":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips",
|
|
"Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thanks to Emily Mariko, a TikTok phenom and creator of the trendy salmon and rice bowl, I was intrigued to buy a rice cooker of my own. \u2014 Laura Jackson, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Outside, a kitchen is outfitted with a pizza oven, a gas grill, and a Big Green Egg charcoal cooker . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Daily stoop sales, where neighbors can barter children\u2019s clothes for soap, or a rice cooker for a fan, are increasingly common. \u2014 Lillian Perlmutter, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In a separate sausage cooker , the restaurant produces Czech-style beef sausage, jalape\u00f1o cheddar pork sausage and black pepper and garlic venison sausage, available daily. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The 65\u2019s kitchen has excellent counter space, with cooker and microwave, and refrigerator/freezer on the starboard side. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Plus, the sous vide cooker is highly versatile, and can be used to make anything from meat and fish to yogurt. \u2014 Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"According to Richie, the pressure- cooker of the competition can be too much for many artists to handle. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lin\u2019s departure was months in the making and offers a glimpse into the kind of high pressure- cooker environment that the movie series, now almost 21 years old, has become. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1780, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cookstove",
|
|
"range"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074506",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)":[],
|
|
": a small flat or slightly raised cake":[],
|
|
": an attractive woman":[
|
|
"a buxom French cookie who haunts the \u2026 colony's one night spot",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": person , guy":[
|
|
"a tough cookie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"This recipe makes about two dozen cookies .",
|
|
"She put a batch of cookies into the oven.",
|
|
"Don't worry about her\u2014she's a tough cookie .",
|
|
"You are one smart cookie .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this case, the affiliate will drop a third-party cookie on the visitor\u2019s browser, without consent, allowing the affiliate to collect a commission if that visitor ends up making a purchase on another site. \u2014 Guy Tytunovich, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In the row ahead of us, a couple who spoke only Japanese nibbled on a cookie stamped with BTS\u2019s logo. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Desserts: Lemon-passionfruit bar and brookie bar, a combination chocolate chip cookie and brown butter brownie with salted caramel. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"All around the internet, food is being given the realist era treatment: a cinnamon bun oozes with icing, a chocolate chip cookie floats on a lavender background, and a box of Cheez-Its winks coquettishly atop a blue tapestry. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Our seven-year-old goal is to feed every single person in this world a cookie . \u2014 Katherine Finnerty, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Desserts could include a brownie ice cream sundae, a cast-iron fruit crumble and a chocolate chip cookie based on Morgenthaler\u2019s own viral recipe. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, get a free chocolate chip cookie with any purchase at participating locations in-store and online with the code TAX. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Each meals serves four or five and comes with a salad, side, cookie and bread. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch koekje , diminutive of koek cake":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
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"cutie",
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"cutey",
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"dolly bird",
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"enchantress",
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"eyeful",
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"fox",
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"goddess",
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"honey",
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"knockout",
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"queen",
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"stunner"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105314",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cookout":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The average cost of a summer cookout for 10 people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The average cost of a summer cookout for 10 people is now $69.68, up about 17% or $10 compared to last year, according to a new survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 28 June 2022",
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"Gather with friends and family for an epic 4th of July cookout , complete with appetizers, salads, drinks, desserts, and homespun patriotic decorations. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
|
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"The most important part of any cookout is the ingredients, and of course, the meats! \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Witnesses told police Smith shot 36-year-old Kendricks at a family cookout . \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"In April 2021, the family decided to travel to South Carolina to celebrate Darrine\u2019s 28th birthday at a family cookout . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mike Kirschner had several of the Warren Central incoming senior football players at his house Monday night for a cookout . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Who doesn't love a cookout with a full spread of your summertime favorites, sparklers that light up the sky, and the thrill of fireworks? \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 26 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111732",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cookroom":{
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|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
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": kitchen , galley":[]
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},
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|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184849",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookshack":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shack used for cooking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccshak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195153",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookshop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shop providing cooked food":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1542, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccsh\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163757",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookstove":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stove for cooking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Bring a cookstove , as no fires are allowed along the ridgeline. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Now back in Seattle, the energetic 76-year-old biologist is ordering a new cookstove and other necessities to stock his plywood refuge on Cooper Island. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The breakfast is cooked on a broad Queen Atlantic cookstove fueled by oak and poplar. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Seals spent over a decade working on clean cookstove programs in the developing world, where pollution from reliance on burning wood, coal, and dung for cooking kills 3.8 million people each year. \u2014 Jonathan Mingle, Quartz , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Projects often involve planting trees, preventing deforestation, installing solar panels or handing out cleaner-burning cookstoves . \u2014 Maxine Joselow, Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The idea is to reduce net global emissions by bolstering charities that promote initiatives like preserving and planing forests or supplying clean cookstoves to families. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"In small kitchen huts, customers light a special stove and insert the briquette\u2014an eco-friendly solution to the demand for wood to fuel cookstoves . \u2014 Nina Strochlic, National Geographic , 17 June 2019",
|
|
"Four of the six people living here are in their tents now, next to their cookstoves , two by two, warming up and preparing their suppers. \u2014 Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccst\u014dv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cooker",
|
|
"range"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162127",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooktop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a built-in cabinet-top cooking apparatus containing usually four heating units":[],
|
|
": the flat top of a range":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Three of the four major companies producing smokeless fire pits\u2014Solo, Breeo, and Blue Sky\u2014offer cooktop accessories. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The kitchen has two large islands with granite countertops and a Viking gas range with an eight-burner cooktop and double ovens. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a full kitchen equipped with a three-burner induction cooktop , microwave convection oven, refrigerator, stainless steel sink, trash compactor and a washer/dryer combo. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The latest systems presented at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show these past three years are offering sensor operation that quietly and efficiently ties the hood operation to the foods cooking on the paired induction cooktop below. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Contrasting the polished stainless steel, also employed on drawers serving the La Cornue cooktop , brushed stainless wraps the vent hood. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The gas cooktop offers her precision cooking control, while the electric oven offers baking accuracy favored by professional chefs. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Three racks and an induction cooktop combine to serve up 880 square inches of cooking space. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Culinary professionals like French are less likely to steer home cooks toward electric ranges because such a cooktop offers reliably less heat control. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02cct\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004558",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookware":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": utensils used in cooking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Home products include kitchen supplies, cookware , small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, bed and bath soft goods. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Customers can find discounts on electronics, small appliances, cookware , toys for kids and so much more. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the 1940s, chemical makers have used the highly durable compounds to make nonstick cookware , moisture-repellent fabrics and flame-retardant equipment. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the 1940s, chemical makers have used the highly durable compounds to make nonstick cookware , moisture-repellent fabrics, and flame-retardant equipment. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Looking for small kitchen appliances and Le Creuset cookware ? \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"There are likely to be discounts on Apple products, robot vacuums, smart cookware , laptops and many other tech items; plus sales on best-selling beauty products, Amazon\u2019s in-house fashion brands and more. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"These chemical are all around us \u2013 they are used in nonstick cookware , greaseproof food packaging, water-resistant clothing, touch screens and plastic molding, as well as firefighting foams and industrial processes. \u2014 Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Our Place combines all three of those things as Instagram\u2019s favorite kitchenware brand by offering reliable, great-looking cookware that stands the test of time. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307k-\u02ccwer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170751",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)":[],
|
|
": a small flat or slightly raised cake":[],
|
|
": an attractive woman":[
|
|
"a buxom French cookie who haunts the \u2026 colony's one night spot",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": person , guy":[
|
|
"a tough cookie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"This recipe makes about two dozen cookies .",
|
|
"She put a batch of cookies into the oven.",
|
|
"Don't worry about her\u2014she's a tough cookie .",
|
|
"You are one smart cookie .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this case, the affiliate will drop a third-party cookie on the visitor\u2019s browser, without consent, allowing the affiliate to collect a commission if that visitor ends up making a purchase on another site. \u2014 Guy Tytunovich, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In the row ahead of us, a couple who spoke only Japanese nibbled on a cookie stamped with BTS\u2019s logo. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Desserts: Lemon-passionfruit bar and brookie bar, a combination chocolate chip cookie and brown butter brownie with salted caramel. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"All around the internet, food is being given the realist era treatment: a cinnamon bun oozes with icing, a chocolate chip cookie floats on a lavender background, and a box of Cheez-Its winks coquettishly atop a blue tapestry. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Our seven-year-old goal is to feed every single person in this world a cookie . \u2014 Katherine Finnerty, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Desserts could include a brownie ice cream sundae, a cast-iron fruit crumble and a chocolate chip cookie based on Morgenthaler\u2019s own viral recipe. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, get a free chocolate chip cookie with any purchase at participating locations in-store and online with the code TAX. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Each meals serves four or five and comes with a salad, side, cookie and bread. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch koekje , diminutive of koek cake":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307-k\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
|
"cutie",
|
|
"cutey",
|
|
"dolly bird",
|
|
"enchantress",
|
|
"eyeful",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"goddess",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"stunner"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192537",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cool":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"refrigerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cool time, place, or situation":[
|
|
"the cool of the evening"
|
|
],
|
|
": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment":[
|
|
"\u2026 must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilfrid Sheed"
|
|
],
|
|
": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat":[
|
|
"a cool dress"
|
|
],
|
|
": fashionable , hip":[
|
|
"\u2026 not happy with the new shoes \u2026 because they were not \" cool .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Celestine Sibley"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from tensions or violence":[
|
|
"We used to fight, but we're cool now."
|
|
],
|
|
": hipness":[],
|
|
": in a casual and nonchalant manner":[
|
|
"play it cool"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking ardor or friendliness":[
|
|
"a cool impersonal manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion":[
|
|
"a cool reply"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint":[],
|
|
": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control":[
|
|
"a cool and calculating businessperson"
|
|
],
|
|
": moderately cold : lacking in warmth":[
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates."
|
|
],
|
|
": poise , composure":[
|
|
"The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee."
|
|
],
|
|
": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )":[],
|
|
": to become cool : lose heat or warmth":[
|
|
"placed the pie in the window to cool",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used with off or down"
|
|
],
|
|
": to calm down : go easy":[
|
|
"The word went out to the young to cool it .",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Young"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lose ardor or passion":[
|
|
"His anger cooled ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to":[
|
|
"cooled the room with a fan",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or down A swim cooled us off a little."
|
|
],
|
|
": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm":[
|
|
"cooled her growing anger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with off or down wants to cool off the economy without freezing it \u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The weather is cool today.",
|
|
"The surface is cool to the touch.",
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates.",
|
|
"I'm feeling a little cool .",
|
|
"We changed into some cooler clothes.",
|
|
"She remained calm, cool, and collected .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The fan cools the engine.",
|
|
"the cooling effect of the breeze",
|
|
"Allow the cake to cool before slicing.",
|
|
"the cooling of the ocean waters",
|
|
"I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool .",
|
|
"His interest in her has cooled somewhat.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial",
|
|
"I envy you your cool .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing, or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And the aroma sprinkles the adjacent holes, which is pretty cool . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Sunday will be cool as well, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So bringing those two things together is very cool . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea is that the world of Peaky Blinders is cool \u2014men with under-buzz haircuts, natty wool suits, West Midlands accents, razor blades sewn into caps. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Electric atmosphere, and planes flying over was cool . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The county said three of its library branches will extend their hours this weekend, remaining open until 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday: Clackamas County list of places to cool down (not all are open weekends; check hours and days). \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool down rising inflation, that\u2019s provided an upside for Bank of Oklahoma\u2019s energy lending business. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Another recession may be in the works if higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation overshoots the mark and chokes off business activity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"If temperatures are high, AC units need to run more often to cool down homes, which in turn requires more energy. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Breakers offers a place for guests ages 21 and up to cool down with adult beverages and a patio. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve is also aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame the worst inflation in four decades \u2014 a move that threatens to cool down the job market further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As Bay Area residents continue to see inflation at the gas pump and checkout registers, the price of buying a home is also going up, even as demand is starting to cool . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But those who flashed the proper credentials could escape the heat of the furious teachers and baking sun and enter the welcoming cool of the N.R.A. convention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The cool won\u2019t stick for long, however, as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s on Saturday, and 80s on Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and some breeze for the Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by the woods, cornfields, and graveyards of Sangamon County, with the cool of night drawing on, the effect was ghostly and deeply moving. \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gustavo Gorriti, one of Peru\u2019s top investigative journalists, who was kidnapped in 1992, a crime for which Alberto Fujimori was found responsible, is known as a cool -headed man. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"This time around, the Good American founder opted for a cool -toned blonde shade with a deeper tone at the roots. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English col, going back to Old English c\u014dl, going back to West Germanic *k\u014dlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele \"moderately cold\" and, from a variant *k\u014dlja-, Old High German kuoli ), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- \"to be cold\" \u2014 more at cold entry 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English colen, going back to Old English c\u014dlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *k\u014dl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon \"to become cool,\" Old High German kuol\u0113n )":"Verb",
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"derivative of cool entry 1":"Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cool Adjective cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
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"synonyms":[
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"aloof",
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"antisocial",
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"asocial",
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"buttoned-up",
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"cold",
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"cold-eyed",
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"detached",
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"distant",
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"dry",
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"frosty",
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"offish",
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"remote",
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"standoff",
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"standoffish",
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"unbending",
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"unclubbable",
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"unsociable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170412",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cool bath":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bath in which the temperature of the water is between 65\u00b0 and 80\u00b0 F":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082127",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cool beans":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1985, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081946",
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"type":[
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"interjection"
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]
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},
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"cool customer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": someone who remains calm and is not easily upset":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082121",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cool/calm head":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an ability to remain calm":[
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"You need a cool/calm head to deal with someone like him."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082015",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coolabah":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several Australian gum trees (as Eucalyptus coolabah, E. microtheca , or E. largiflorens )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"native name in Australia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135203",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coolant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually fluid cooling agent":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That means workers could slip and fall on hazards from oil, coolant , leaks, and spills. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"Broken launch units are repaired by maintenance staff within his command, Anatoliy said, and their battery and coolant supply is healthy. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
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"And for driving enthusiasts, Audi\u2019s Multi-Media Interface (MMI) has been enhanced with an RS monitor to display G-forces, tire pressures, tire temperatures, coolant , engine oil, and transmission oil temperatures. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"Such reactors use heavy water as a coolant and produce plutonium as a waste product, which can be used in nuclear weapons. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"The Breakthrough Institute and others in Silicon Valley, meanwhile, are trying to nurture a new generation of reactors that are more versatile, efficient and safe, using sodium or helium as a coolant instead of water. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
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"The Breakthrough Institute and others in Silicon Valley, meanwhile, are trying to nurture a new generation of reactors that are more versatile, efficient and safe, using sodium or helium as a coolant instead of water. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
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"When your car's on the lift for an oil change, other wear items such as brake pads, coolant , tires, and shocks can also be assessed and possibly replaced. \u2014 Jack Keebler, Car and Driver , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That refrigerant goes to the heat pump where thermal energy is extracted and transferred to the battery coolant . \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cool entry 2 + -ant entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-l\u0259nt"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085329",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cooldown":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exercise":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This overhealth boost will disappear when the ability expires after four seconds (there\u2019s an 11-second cooldown after that). \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"There could be a slight, very slight, cooldown starting on Sunday, when temperatures start to return to more average levels. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 23 June 2022",
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"Monday will see a cooldown to the 70s and 80s along the coast and the mid-80s in the valleys, Stewart said. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The top-6 four-lap runs from that pool will then run once more after a two-lap cooldown period behind a pace car. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 21 May 2022",
|
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"An unusually early streak of warm, sunny weather across Alaska, including in Southcentral, will likely continue through at least the weekend before a slight cooldown beginning next week, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
|
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"May\u2019s increase in for-sale home options combined with softening buyer demand would typically drive a cooldown in home prices, but data shows that is not yet the case. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"That rate fell to 8.3% in April, signaling a possible economic cooldown , but by no means indicating that inflation will end any time soon. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Even the normally bone-dry arroyos are running with water, a welcome cooldown for our sweaty feet. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 10 Mar. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00fcl-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112630",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"refrigerate"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cool time, place, or situation":[
|
|
"the cool of the evening"
|
|
],
|
|
": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment":[
|
|
"\u2026 must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilfrid Sheed"
|
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],
|
|
": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat":[
|
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"a cool dress"
|
|
],
|
|
": fashionable , hip":[
|
|
"\u2026 not happy with the new shoes \u2026 because they were not \" cool .\"",
|
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"\u2014 Celestine Sibley"
|
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],
|
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": free from tensions or violence":[
|
|
"We used to fight, but we're cool now."
|
|
],
|
|
": hipness":[],
|
|
": in a casual and nonchalant manner":[
|
|
"play it cool"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking ardor or friendliness":[
|
|
"a cool impersonal manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion":[
|
|
"a cool reply"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint":[],
|
|
": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control":[
|
|
"a cool and calculating businessperson"
|
|
],
|
|
": moderately cold : lacking in warmth":[
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates."
|
|
],
|
|
": poise , composure":[
|
|
"The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee."
|
|
],
|
|
": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )":[],
|
|
": to become cool : lose heat or warmth":[
|
|
"placed the pie in the window to cool",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used with off or down"
|
|
],
|
|
": to calm down : go easy":[
|
|
"The word went out to the young to cool it .",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Young"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lose ardor or passion":[
|
|
"His anger cooled ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to":[
|
|
"cooled the room with a fan",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or down A swim cooled us off a little."
|
|
],
|
|
": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm":[
|
|
"cooled her growing anger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with off or down wants to cool off the economy without freezing it \u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The weather is cool today.",
|
|
"The surface is cool to the touch.",
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates.",
|
|
"I'm feeling a little cool .",
|
|
"We changed into some cooler clothes.",
|
|
"She remained calm, cool, and collected .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The fan cools the engine.",
|
|
"the cooling effect of the breeze",
|
|
"Allow the cake to cool before slicing.",
|
|
"the cooling of the ocean waters",
|
|
"I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool .",
|
|
"His interest in her has cooled somewhat.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial",
|
|
"I envy you your cool .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing, or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And the aroma sprinkles the adjacent holes, which is pretty cool . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Sunday will be cool as well, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So bringing those two things together is very cool . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea is that the world of Peaky Blinders is cool \u2014men with under-buzz haircuts, natty wool suits, West Midlands accents, razor blades sewn into caps. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Electric atmosphere, and planes flying over was cool . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The county said three of its library branches will extend their hours this weekend, remaining open until 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday: Clackamas County list of places to cool down (not all are open weekends; check hours and days). \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool down rising inflation, that\u2019s provided an upside for Bank of Oklahoma\u2019s energy lending business. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Another recession may be in the works if higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation overshoots the mark and chokes off business activity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"If temperatures are high, AC units need to run more often to cool down homes, which in turn requires more energy. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Breakers offers a place for guests ages 21 and up to cool down with adult beverages and a patio. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve is also aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame the worst inflation in four decades \u2014 a move that threatens to cool down the job market further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As Bay Area residents continue to see inflation at the gas pump and checkout registers, the price of buying a home is also going up, even as demand is starting to cool . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But those who flashed the proper credentials could escape the heat of the furious teachers and baking sun and enter the welcoming cool of the N.R.A. convention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The cool won\u2019t stick for long, however, as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s on Saturday, and 80s on Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and some breeze for the Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Surrounded by the woods, cornfields, and graveyards of Sangamon County, with the cool of night drawing on, the effect was ghostly and deeply moving. \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gustavo Gorriti, one of Peru\u2019s top investigative journalists, who was kidnapped in 1992, a crime for which Alberto Fujimori was found responsible, is known as a cool -headed man. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 June 2021",
|
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"But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"This time around, the Good American founder opted for a cool -toned blonde shade with a deeper tone at the roots. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English col, going back to Old English c\u014dl, going back to West Germanic *k\u014dlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele \"moderately cold\" and, from a variant *k\u014dlja-, Old High German kuoli ), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- \"to be cold\" \u2014 more at cold entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English colen, going back to Old English c\u014dlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *k\u014dl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon \"to become cool,\" Old High German kuol\u0113n )":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of cool entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cool Adjective cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-eyed",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071321",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooler":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a container for cooling liquids":[],
|
|
": an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base":[],
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": one that cools : such as":[],
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": refrigerator":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The sodas are in the cooler .",
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"plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"From golfing talk around the water cooler to practice swings in the corridor to the somewhat bizarre habit of estimating distances in terms of golf clubs. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"Roku suggests that entertainment marketers should increase media for these two streaming cycles to maximize sign-ups, but not forget about the in-between weeks that are crucial to building water cooler conversations. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
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"JBYing, you might be tempted to increase your water cooler time with team members. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"David Peralta and Nick Ahmed grabbed the water cooler , circled their target and emptied their load. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
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"Created by Bryan Watkins, the series quickly became a water- cooler show that balanced family drama with enough tantalizing questions to yield a bevy of fan theories. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
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"Kansas police are investigating allegations that a water cooler was contaminated with a foreign substance during a baseball game between long-standing rivals Kansas Wesleyan University and Bethany College. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"For reference, SkatterBencher used a system running a custom loop water cooler to overclock the 5800X3D to 4.74GHz. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Yes, when workers are in the same physical space, their water cooler chats might plant the seeds of big ideas that never would\u2019ve sprouted on Zoom. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cool entry 2 + -er entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bastille",
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"big house",
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"bridewell",
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"brig",
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"calaboose",
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"can",
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"clink",
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"coop",
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"guardroom",
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"hock",
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"hold",
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"hoosegow",
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"jail",
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"jailhouse",
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"joint",
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"jug",
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"lockup",
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"nick",
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"pen",
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"penitentiary",
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"pokey",
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"prison",
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"quod",
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"slam",
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"slammer",
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"stir",
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"stockade",
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"tolbooth"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210249",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coolheaded":{
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"antonyms":[
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"agitated",
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"discomposed",
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"disturbed",
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"flustered",
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"perturbed",
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"unglued",
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"unhinged",
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"unstrung",
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"upset"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not easily excited":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a coolheaded response to the crisis",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her coolheaded approach \u2014 distilling arguments, weighing the evidence, and then ruling decisively \u2014 was evident in discussions over the Cohen case and is typical for Strauss, according to lawyers who have worked with her for decades. \u2014 Benjamin Weiser, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2020",
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"Colleagues say that on the campaign and in the White House, Ms. Grisham has been a coolheaded , encouraging presence. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"And Pelosi, as the speaker of the House Representatives, appeared characteristically coolheaded throughout the voting process. \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Dec. 2019",
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"At the end of each challenge, the regular judge (Katherine Gray, a coolheaded glass artist and a professor) and a guest judge evaluate the contestants\u2019 work. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 31 July 2019",
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"That\u2019s why a buyer should be represented by a buyer\u2019s agent who provides coolheaded , arm\u2019s length expertise. \u2014 Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News , 11 July 2019",
|
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"Beijing should be very coolheaded because does a new Cold War serve China\u2019s interests? \u2014 Jeremy Page, WSJ , 13 Oct. 2018",
|
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"The movie weaves two stories, that of Anote Tong, the former president who calls on world leaders to help save his people, and that of Sermery, a coolheaded mother of six who reluctantly emigrates to New Zealand. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2018",
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"Graceful and coolheaded , the artist is prone to speaking in elliptical phrases that build on one another, in a way that echoes her artwork. \u2014 Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times , 3 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1777, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00fcl-\u02cche-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"calm",
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"collected",
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"composed",
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"cool",
|
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"equal",
|
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"level",
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"limpid",
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"peaceful",
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"placid",
|
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"possessed",
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"recollected",
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"sedate",
|
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"self-composed",
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"self-possessed",
|
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"serene",
|
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"smooth",
|
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"together",
|
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"tranquil",
|
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"undisturbed",
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"unperturbed",
|
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"unruffled",
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"unshaken",
|
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"untroubled",
|
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"unworried"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073000",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coolish":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"chill",
|
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"refrigerate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cool time, place, or situation":[
|
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"the cool of the evening"
|
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],
|
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": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment":[
|
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"\u2026 must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Wilfrid Sheed"
|
|
],
|
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": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat":[
|
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"a cool dress"
|
|
],
|
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": fashionable , hip":[
|
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"\u2026 not happy with the new shoes \u2026 because they were not \" cool .\"",
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"\u2014 Celestine Sibley"
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],
|
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": free from tensions or violence":[
|
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"We used to fight, but we're cool now."
|
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],
|
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": hipness":[],
|
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": in a casual and nonchalant manner":[
|
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"play it cool"
|
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],
|
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": lacking ardor or friendliness":[
|
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"a cool impersonal manner"
|
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],
|
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": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion":[
|
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"a cool reply"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint":[],
|
|
": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control":[
|
|
"a cool and calculating businessperson"
|
|
],
|
|
": moderately cold : lacking in warmth":[
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates."
|
|
],
|
|
": poise , composure":[
|
|
"The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee."
|
|
],
|
|
": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )":[],
|
|
": to become cool : lose heat or warmth":[
|
|
"placed the pie in the window to cool",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used with off or down"
|
|
],
|
|
": to calm down : go easy":[
|
|
"The word went out to the young to cool it .",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Young"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lose ardor or passion":[
|
|
"His anger cooled ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to":[
|
|
"cooled the room with a fan",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or down A swim cooled us off a little."
|
|
],
|
|
": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm":[
|
|
"cooled her growing anger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with off or down wants to cool off the economy without freezing it \u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The weather is cool today.",
|
|
"The surface is cool to the touch.",
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates.",
|
|
"I'm feeling a little cool .",
|
|
"We changed into some cooler clothes.",
|
|
"She remained calm, cool, and collected .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The fan cools the engine.",
|
|
"the cooling effect of the breeze",
|
|
"Allow the cake to cool before slicing.",
|
|
"the cooling of the ocean waters",
|
|
"I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool .",
|
|
"His interest in her has cooled somewhat.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial",
|
|
"I envy you your cool .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing, or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And the aroma sprinkles the adjacent holes, which is pretty cool . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Sunday will be cool as well, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So bringing those two things together is very cool . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea is that the world of Peaky Blinders is cool \u2014men with under-buzz haircuts, natty wool suits, West Midlands accents, razor blades sewn into caps. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Electric atmosphere, and planes flying over was cool . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The county said three of its library branches will extend their hours this weekend, remaining open until 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday: Clackamas County list of places to cool down (not all are open weekends; check hours and days). \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool down rising inflation, that\u2019s provided an upside for Bank of Oklahoma\u2019s energy lending business. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Another recession may be in the works if higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation overshoots the mark and chokes off business activity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"If temperatures are high, AC units need to run more often to cool down homes, which in turn requires more energy. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Breakers offers a place for guests ages 21 and up to cool down with adult beverages and a patio. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve is also aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame the worst inflation in four decades \u2014 a move that threatens to cool down the job market further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As Bay Area residents continue to see inflation at the gas pump and checkout registers, the price of buying a home is also going up, even as demand is starting to cool . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But those who flashed the proper credentials could escape the heat of the furious teachers and baking sun and enter the welcoming cool of the N.R.A. convention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The cool won\u2019t stick for long, however, as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s on Saturday, and 80s on Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and some breeze for the Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by the woods, cornfields, and graveyards of Sangamon County, with the cool of night drawing on, the effect was ghostly and deeply moving. \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gustavo Gorriti, one of Peru\u2019s top investigative journalists, who was kidnapped in 1992, a crime for which Alberto Fujimori was found responsible, is known as a cool -headed man. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"This time around, the Good American founder opted for a cool -toned blonde shade with a deeper tone at the roots. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English col, going back to Old English c\u014dl, going back to West Germanic *k\u014dlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele \"moderately cold\" and, from a variant *k\u014dlja-, Old High German kuoli ), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- \"to be cold\" \u2014 more at cold entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English colen, going back to Old English c\u014dlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *k\u014dl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon \"to become cool,\" Old High German kuol\u0113n )":"Verb",
|
|
"derivative of cool entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cool Adjective cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-eyed",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coolness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"refrigerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cool time, place, or situation":[
|
|
"the cool of the evening"
|
|
],
|
|
": absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment":[
|
|
"\u2026 must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilfrid Sheed"
|
|
],
|
|
": facilitating or suggesting relief from heat":[
|
|
"a cool dress"
|
|
],
|
|
": fashionable , hip":[
|
|
"\u2026 not happy with the new shoes \u2026 because they were not \" cool .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Celestine Sibley"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from tensions or violence":[
|
|
"We used to fight, but we're cool now."
|
|
],
|
|
": hipness":[],
|
|
": in a casual and nonchalant manner":[
|
|
"play it cool"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking ardor or friendliness":[
|
|
"a cool impersonal manner"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion":[
|
|
"a cool reply"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint":[],
|
|
": marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control":[
|
|
"a cool and calculating businessperson"
|
|
],
|
|
": moderately cold : lacking in warmth":[
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates."
|
|
],
|
|
": poise , composure":[
|
|
"The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee."
|
|
],
|
|
": relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a )":[],
|
|
": to become cool : lose heat or warmth":[
|
|
"placed the pie in the window to cool",
|
|
"\u2014 sometimes used with off or down"
|
|
],
|
|
": to calm down : go easy":[
|
|
"The word went out to the young to cool it .",
|
|
"\u2014 W. M. Young"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lose ardor or passion":[
|
|
"His anger cooled ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to":[
|
|
"cooled the room with a fan",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or down A swim cooled us off a little."
|
|
],
|
|
": to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm":[
|
|
"cooled her growing anger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slow or lessen the growth or activity of":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with off or down wants to cool off the economy without freezing it \u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The weather is cool today.",
|
|
"The surface is cool to the touch.",
|
|
"The plant grows best in cool climates.",
|
|
"I'm feeling a little cool .",
|
|
"We changed into some cooler clothes.",
|
|
"She remained calm, cool, and collected .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The fan cools the engine.",
|
|
"the cooling effect of the breeze",
|
|
"Allow the cake to cool before slicing.",
|
|
"the cooling of the ocean waters",
|
|
"I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool .",
|
|
"His interest in her has cooled somewhat.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial",
|
|
"I envy you your cool .",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Imagine a Brad Pitt who could also sing, or a Jimmy Fallon who could act, or a Hugh Jackman with his own talk show, back when talk shows were cool . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And the aroma sprinkles the adjacent holes, which is pretty cool . \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Sunday will be cool as well, with highs in the low 70s and sunny skies. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So bringing those two things together is very cool . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea is that the world of Peaky Blinders is cool \u2014men with under-buzz haircuts, natty wool suits, West Midlands accents, razor blades sewn into caps. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Electric atmosphere, and planes flying over was cool . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
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"The sound of the truck rumbling down your street is another sure sign that a cool and creamy treat is in your future. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The county said three of its library branches will extend their hours this weekend, remaining open until 8 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday: Clackamas County list of places to cool down (not all are open weekends; check hours and days). \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
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"As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool down rising inflation, that\u2019s provided an upside for Bank of Oklahoma\u2019s energy lending business. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Another recession may be in the works if higher interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation overshoots the mark and chokes off business activity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
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"Westinghouse said the reactor would be safer because of passive systems that rely on gravity and other natural forces to cool the core in case of an accident. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"If temperatures are high, AC units need to run more often to cool down homes, which in turn requires more energy. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 23 June 2022",
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"Breakers offers a place for guests ages 21 and up to cool down with adult beverages and a patio. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
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"The Federal Reserve is also aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to tame the worst inflation in four decades \u2014 a move that threatens to cool down the job market further. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"As Bay Area residents continue to see inflation at the gas pump and checkout registers, the price of buying a home is also going up, even as demand is starting to cool . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But those who flashed the proper credentials could escape the heat of the furious teachers and baking sun and enter the welcoming cool of the N.R.A. convention. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"The cool won\u2019t stick for long, however, as temperatures will warm back up into the 70s on Saturday, and 80s on Sunday, with mostly sunny skies and some breeze for the Memorial Day weekend. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
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"Surrounded by the woods, cornfields, and graveyards of Sangamon County, with the cool of night drawing on, the effect was ghostly and deeply moving. \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Gustavo Gorriti, one of Peru\u2019s top investigative journalists, who was kidnapped in 1992, a crime for which Alberto Fujimori was found responsible, is known as a cool -headed man. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 4 June 2021",
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"But using walkie-talkies is retro- cool and something your father will surely appreciate. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Kevin Hart is giving props to his fellow comedian Dave Chappelle for keeping his cool after being attacked onstage. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
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"Thomas portrays a man with clear morals and solid trust in the legal system but also one who can lose his cool , his rigid sense of justice, and even control of his tongue. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"In the open letter, signed by academy president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson, the organization thanked Rock for keeping his cool immediately after he was slapped. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"This time around, the Good American founder opted for a cool -toned blonde shade with a deeper tone at the roots. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 17 June 2022",
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"Or the cool -looking and fashionable trenchcoats and newsboy caps that the Peaky Blinders wear. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 11 June 2022",
|
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"When warm weather rolls around, staying cool not only outdoors but also indoors can be a challenge. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Hyundai has revealed a camper version of the cool -looking Staria van. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"For my medium skin with gold undertones, my favorite Dew Blush shade is Chilly (a cool -toned mauve). \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Note again that cool -looking helicopter cutout on the pedal arms. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"But later occupants might not realize the necessity of using cool -running bulbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Then in 2010, Andre Balazs\u2014the other hotelier synonymous with the ability to concoct cool \u2014poached Bowd to become chief operating officer at his Andre Balazs Properties, including Chiltern Firehouse and the Chateau Marmont. \u2014 Fortune , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English col, going back to Old English c\u014dl, going back to West Germanic *k\u014dlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele \"moderately cold\" and, from a variant *k\u014dlja-, Old High German kuoli ), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- \"to be cold\" \u2014 more at cold entry 1":"Adjective",
|
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"Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English colen, going back to Old English c\u014dlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *k\u014dl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon \"to become cool,\" Old High German kuol\u0113n )":"Verb",
|
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"derivative of cool entry 1":"Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cool Adjective cool , composed , collected , unruffled , imperturbable , nonchalant mean free from agitation or excitement. cool may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness. kept a cool head composed implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition. the composed pianist gave a flawless concert collected implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis. the nurse stayed calm and collected unruffled suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement. harried but unruffled imperturbable implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation. the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling nonchalant stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern. a nonchalant driver",
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"synonyms":[
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"aloof",
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"antisocial",
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"asocial",
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"buttoned-up",
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"cold",
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"cold-eyed",
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"detached",
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"distant",
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"dry",
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"frosty",
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"offish",
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"remote",
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"standoff",
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"standoffish",
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"unbending",
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"unclubbable",
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"unsociable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081708",
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"adverb",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coon's age":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": a long while":[
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"haven't seen him in a coon's age"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I haven't seen you in a coon's age !"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aeon",
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"eon",
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"age",
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"blue moon",
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"cycle",
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"donkey's years",
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"eternity",
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"forever",
|
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"long",
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"months",
|
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"moon"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234439",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"coop":{
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"antonyms":[
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"box (in)",
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"cage",
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"closet",
|
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"corral",
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"encage",
|
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"encase",
|
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"enclose",
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"inclose",
|
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"envelop",
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"fence (in)",
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"hedge",
|
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"hem (in)",
|
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"house",
|
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"immure",
|
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"include",
|
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"mew (up)",
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"pen",
|
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"wall (in)"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a confined area":[],
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": cooperative":[],
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": jail":[],
|
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": to confine in a restricted and often crowded area":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with up children cooped up in the house all day"
|
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],
|
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": to place or keep in a coop : pen":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with up"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The coop is using software from Texas A&M that monitors its high-risk distribution lines and can pinpoint specific issues, such as a cracked insulator that could bleed electricity onto a pole and start a fire. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
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"There is the chicken coop painted pink and green to match the Beverly Hills Hotel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Both of the Bullets\u2019 stellar guards had flown the coop . \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At a time when so much YA literature focuses on high schoolers (which is not a criticism), exploring the issues that arise for slightly older young adults, who have flown the coop but not yet stabilized their wings, is a refreshing change of pace. \u2014 Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Mie Yaginuma, a parent who worked on the chicken coop , is grateful the project is finished. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2022",
|
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"Forrest slept in a bunkhouse inside the chicken coop . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And the new $13,000 chicken coop , where the resident rooster starts crowing at 4 a.m., is at the far edge of the spacious property. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The monthly rent paid by a tenant for a condo or coop in Manhattan was $3,870 in April, up 39% from a year earlier, according to a report from the brokerage firm Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"In fact, with the rise in the number and dollar value of luxury transactions in 2021, the ratio of resale condo sales to coop sales over $4 million rose to the highest since 2008. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Play it coop with up to 4 friends, or go alone in an adventure of hack\u2019n\u2019slash rampage, with a pinch of rogue-lite, and some permadeath. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Three relative strangers cooped up underground indefinitely to avoid an unseen danger, who don't entirely trust each other? \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2020",
|
|
"Considering most of us were away from our homes for the majority of the day, the transformation to now being cooped up with all of our family members comes with its pros and cons. \u2014 Nandi Howard, Essence , 27 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Ana Cristina Blumenkron/Netflix Like most of you, I've been cooped up in my house letting the background noise of one Netflix show after another fill the void in my humble abode. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1861, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cupe ; akin to Old English c\u0233pe basket":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcp",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4p",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4p",
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastille",
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111436",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coop (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space especially for a long period of time":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used as (be) cooped up The children were cranky after being cooped up in the house all day. The dog is cooped up in a cage."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coop up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space especially for a long period of time":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used as (be) cooped up The children were cranky after being cooped up in the house all day. The dog is cooped up in a cage."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cooper's place of business":[],
|
|
": a cooper's work or products":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Similarly, Beringer Wine Estates launched a cooperage in 2000. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Campbell Brown, chair of the Board of Directors at Brown\u2011Forman Corporation, told the Courier Journal when the distillery opened that creating the cooperage was an important feature to former Brown-Forman CEO Paul Varga, who retired in 2018. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Designed by Arik Levy, the ornate chest comprises 25 layers of oak sourced from the Hennessy cooperage that each symbolizes 10 years of the Maison\u2019s history. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What most other people will taste is a rich and robust malt that leverages the best of both French Oak and ex-Madeira cooperage forming its finish. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"In 2019, TN Coopers, a cooperage in Chile, brought a team of dogs on board to hunt down TCA, TBA and other compounds potentially contaminating the wood in wine barrels. \u2014 Leslie Wu, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"The house dates to 1868, and the location of the cooperage where Heisman\u2019s father worked is three doors down. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Being under the same umbrella as Jack Daniel\u2019s and Old Forester bourbon, and having access to Brown-Forman\u2019s in-house cooperage means Herradura can do some interesting things with barrel aging that other tequila brands can\u2019t. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Kentucky is known as the home of the bourbon industry, but what Ohio city is home to a cooperage that produced its 1 millionth bourbon barrel in 2020? \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fc-p(\u0259-)rij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023011",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": working in cooperation":[
|
|
"man and nature intimately cooperant",
|
|
"\u2014 John Collier, born 1884"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin cooperant-, cooperans , present participle of cooperari":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)k\u014d\u00a6\u00e4p(\u0259)r\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111852",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to act or work with another or others : act together or in compliance":[
|
|
"refused to cooperate with the police"
|
|
],
|
|
": to associate with another or others for mutual benefit":[
|
|
"nations cooperating to fight terrorism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It will be much easier if everyone cooperates .",
|
|
"Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.",
|
|
"The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.",
|
|
"The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate .",
|
|
"Witnesses were willing to cooperate .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The trouble with this plan was, simply, that the dead woman might not cooperate . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials said that Adams did not cooperate with Mexican investigators before entering the U.S., where he has been wanted since 2019 on an escape charge. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"As a result of their decision not to cooperate , the full House voted to hold all four in criminal contempt of Congress. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Watson also continues to cooperate fully in the civil proceedings, and will provide two depositions a day from June 21-23. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Papini also refused to fully cooperate with investigators upon her return, Wallace and Jackson said. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To be deemed competent to stand trial, a defendant must be able to cooperate with defense attorneys and understand what happens during the proceedings. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Do Kwon at the Mainnet Conference last year in New York was legitimate, and the company must cooperate with the commission\u2019s investigation, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. \u2014 Sam Reynolds, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"How did the committee get Trump allies to cooperate ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin cooperatus , past participle of cooperari , from Latin co- + operari to work \u2014 more at operate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224101",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliation",
|
|
"dissociation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": association of persons for common benefit":[
|
|
"established trade and economic cooperations"
|
|
],
|
|
": the actions of someone who is being helpful by doing what is wanted or asked for : common effort":[
|
|
"We are asking for your full cooperation ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The report cited a lack of cooperation between state and local officials.",
|
|
"Thank you for your cooperation .",
|
|
"We are asking for your full cooperation .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Reacting to the shelling from the Russian bombers, Zelenskyy appealed to the people of Belarus to resist cooperation with the Russian military. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2022",
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"Turkish media said that Erdogan and Mohammed would discuss cooperation in trade, tourism, health care and security matters. \u2014 Zeynep Karatas, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
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"China has remained a key supporter in the months since, with Xi offering to deepen cooperation in a phone call last week with Putin. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"But the mayor said he was encouraged by the cooperation between Baltimore and Washington over the bid. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
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"Egypt\u2019s petroleum minister, Tarek El-Molla, said the agreement was an important step toward achieving more energy cooperation between the main producers, consumers and transit countries in the eastern Mediterranean, including with the EU. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
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"If the negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal collapse and Iran accelerates its nuclear activities or further reduces cooperation with U.N. monitors, the covert war with Israel risks blowing up into an open conflict. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
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"Austin pledged to deepen American security cooperation with Japan and South Korea in response to North Korean provocations in an address that same day. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Heather Chen, CNN , 12 June 2022",
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"The defence minister of Japan, one of Washington\u2019s closest allies in Asia, told the meeting that military cooperation between China and Russia had sharpened security concerns in the region. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 11 June 2022"
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"The witness was very cooperative .",
|
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"a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The innovative cooperative event between the two Eastern European capitals called for an end to war and solidarity with LGBTQ Ukrainians. \u2014 Dan Allen, NBC News , 25 June 2022",
|
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"That changed on Saturday when top federal land managers sat down with tribal representatives at White Mesa to sign the cooperative agreement for the lands encircling the monument\u2019s namesake Bears Ears Buttes. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"In particular, the region has not succeeded in engaging U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a fully cooperative partner with the communities so drastically affected by its actions. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"According to the North American Drought Monitor, a cooperative effort between drought experts in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, 56% of Mexico is experiencing some level of drought. \u2014 Marcos Mart\u00ednez Chac\u00f3n, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Clearly, trust in the network is a crucial factor for organizations participating in this new cooperative model. \u2014 Niall Murphy, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Its four Turtle characters made upping cooperative play to four a natural, fitting evolution for the genre. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The research team formed from a cooperative agreement between Beijing Normal University, the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of California, Berkeley. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The improvement in accessibility has been a relatively recent development, a cooperative effort between Alaska Trails, Chugach Park Fund and Chugach State Park. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Raul Rodriguez, left, pours milk from his farm into a large community vessel, which Yosbel Bello Hernandez will deliver to the local cooperative . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
|
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"For Parbuono, the refocusing on the lake's traditions has saved them, taking the number of fishermen from a handful left 20 years ago to the thriving cooperative today. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
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"In this future scenario, there is a regional cooperative between employers in the region and all of those producing learners, or potential employees. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The largest of those entities, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, uses most of the energy generated, with the rest going to other members of the cooperative or sold to other power cooperatives. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The story of the Bbindauko Banakazi cooperative started off as the opportunity of a lifetime. \u2014 Farai Shawn Matiashe, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the eastern Chinese city of Tai\u2019an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that raises wheat and corn said fertilizer prices have jumped 40% since the start of the year. \u2014 Geoffrey Kaviti, Chinedu Asadu And Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In the eastern Chinese city of Tai\u2019an, the manager of a 35-family cooperative that raises wheat and corn said fertilizer prices have jumped 40% since the start of the year. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The cooperative is currently hosting info sessions for those interested in learning more. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022"
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
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],
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|
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"common",
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"communal",
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"concerted",
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"conjoint",
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"conjunct",
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"joint",
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"multiple",
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"mutual",
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"pooled",
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"public",
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"shared",
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"united"
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"adverb",
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"coequal",
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"compeer",
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"counterpart",
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"equal",
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"equivalent",
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"fellow",
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"like",
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"match",
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"parallel",
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"peer",
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"rival"
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"latitude and longitude coordinates"
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|
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": being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses":[],
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": being of equal rank in a sentence":[
|
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|
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],
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": being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university":[],
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": equal in rank, quality, or significance":[
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"keeping the branches of government coordinate"
|
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|
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": of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms":[],
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|
|
": relating to or marked by coordination":[],
|
|
": to attach so as to form a coordination complex":[],
|
|
": to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well":[],
|
|
": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize":[
|
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"coordinate schedules",
|
|
"She'll be coordinating the relief effort."
|
|
],
|
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": to combine by means of a coordinate bond":[],
|
|
": to put in the same order or rank":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"She'll be coordinating the relief effort.",
|
|
"You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.",
|
|
"National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.",
|
|
"We need to coordinate our schedules.",
|
|
"Dancers need to coordinate their moves.",
|
|
"Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We calculated its exact coordinates .",
|
|
"the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Cedarburg City Administrator Mikko Hilvo said his Ozaukee County community has been hearing from citizens about the city's coordinate address system, too. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Doyle, who formerly served as the coordinate mayor of Cork County, Ireland, was due to visit for 2020's parade before its last-minute cancellation. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Today, almost 40% of the addresses in Waukesha County are coordinate addresses, said Jim Landwehr, land information systems supervisor in Waukesha County's Parks & Land Use Department. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But as there\u2019s no evidence that humans can actually influence a random coordinate generator with their intentions, a proportion of Randonautica users will continue to be disappointed. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Several impact moments from one another, indicating a coordinate attack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The district also removed some math topics that would be covered in a typical year, such as identifying symmetry and geometric patterns from the fourth grade standards, and work with coordinate planes in the fifth grade. \u2014 al , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Around any point in the coordinate plane there are infinitely many rational points close by. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"Given game or practice footage, Slants co-founder and Maryland native Omar Ajmeri explained in an interview, Slant\u2019s technology can identify players and derive coordinate positions on the field. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Marina Dimitrijevic also helped coordinate the effort. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Both men will be arraigned in New Bedford District Court Monday and will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Shawn Guilderson, who helped coordinate the investigation, the district attorney\u2019s office said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The New York Times suggested that Hannity could have helped to coordinate messaging between Trump and Manfort. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is the first recount Braatz has helped coordinate as city clerk, as the Common Council appointed him to the position in May. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Her group has helped coordinate several lawsuits that have attempted to stop the implementation of such requirements. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The consulting firm also helped coordinate op-eds and letters to the editor that were placed in local and regional newspapers, including ones that were markedly similar that ran in The Denver Post and the Des Moines Register. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Court Berry-Tripp, Guardians director of communications and player relations and himself a rock music aficionado, helped coordinate the project between Getz, Weaver and the club. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Health and Human Services\u2019 Department\u2019s Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, which largely regulates interoperability, helped coordinate the vignette featuring Donnie. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Invent a coordinate system where the ship\u2019s bow\u2014the single most important reference point in this Seussian landscape\u2014serves as the axis around which everything else is oriented. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's also a GPS coordinate that forecasters watch closely with nor'easters called the benchmark. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In the paper, Sneppen says that photons orbiting above a certain radial coordinate circle the black hole outwards to infinity. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Defensive tackles coach Ricky Logo, assistant head coach and cornerback coach John Richardson, co-offensive coordinate and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann and offensive line coach Mark Weber were also fired, CBS Sports report. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Most ships are 200 yards to 400 yards long, and the Marine Exchange, which stays in touch with the captain during anchoring operations, gives ships a 100-yard leeway in hitting their coordinate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And social media users, from every conceivable coordinate on the political spectrum, seek to cast inconvenient news as a psyop. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Inherent in the vector space approach is the idea that our coordinate system is based on straight lines, and the space is flat. \u2014 Ian Stewart, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
|
|
"-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": able to use more than one set of muscle movements to a single end":[
|
|
"a well- coordinated athlete"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Now, the quick response by many nations to impose tough, coordinated sanctions on Russia after its attack on Ukraine, and the willingness to supply Ukraine with high-tech weaponry could make Mr. Xi rethink his approach to Taiwan, Mr. Fravel said. \u2014 David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Twitter currently bans many types of content, including spam, threats of violence, the sharing of private information and coordinated disinformation campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since Russia launched its attacks against Ukraine in late February, the U.S. and its European allies have united to launch coordinated sanctions intended to cut Russia off from the global economy. \u2014 Sara Cook, Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Beijing also sanctioned some European Union lawmakers last year after the EU, Britain, Canada and the United States launched coordinated sanctions against officials in China over human rights abuses in the far western Xinjiang region. \u2014 Ken Moritsugu, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Harsh coordinated sanctions already imposed by the West have not stopped Putin\u2019s invasion, which is entering its second month. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"President Biden said the U.S. will join Western allies in a coordinated action to further punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine. \u2014 William Mauldin And Catherine Lucey, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Twitter and TikTok said the accounts engaged in coordinated behavior or other activity that violated platform policies. \u2014 Craig Silverman, ProPublica , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The multinational partnerships that Trump repeatedly undermined, meanwhile, have allowed the West to quickly band together to hobble Russia's economy with coordinated sanctions. \u2014 Jill Colvin, ajc , 5 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": being of equal rank in a sentence":[
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another":[],
|
|
": relating to or marked by coordination":[],
|
|
": to attach so as to form a coordination complex":[],
|
|
": to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well":[],
|
|
": to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize":[
|
|
"coordinate schedules",
|
|
"She'll be coordinating the relief effort."
|
|
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|
|
": to combine by means of a coordinate bond":[],
|
|
": to put in the same order or rank":[]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She'll be coordinating the relief effort.",
|
|
"You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.",
|
|
"National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.",
|
|
"We need to coordinate our schedules.",
|
|
"Dancers need to coordinate their moves.",
|
|
"Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We calculated its exact coordinates .",
|
|
"the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Cedarburg City Administrator Mikko Hilvo said his Ozaukee County community has been hearing from citizens about the city's coordinate address system, too. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Doyle, who formerly served as the coordinate mayor of Cork County, Ireland, was due to visit for 2020's parade before its last-minute cancellation. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Today, almost 40% of the addresses in Waukesha County are coordinate addresses, said Jim Landwehr, land information systems supervisor in Waukesha County's Parks & Land Use Department. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"But as there\u2019s no evidence that humans can actually influence a random coordinate generator with their intentions, a proportion of Randonautica users will continue to be disappointed. \u2014 Amelia Tait, Wired , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Several impact moments from one another, indicating a coordinate attack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"The district also removed some math topics that would be covered in a typical year, such as identifying symmetry and geometric patterns from the fourth grade standards, and work with coordinate planes in the fifth grade. \u2014 al , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"Around any point in the coordinate plane there are infinitely many rational points close by. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 July 2021",
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"Given game or practice footage, Slants co-founder and Maryland native Omar Ajmeri explained in an interview, Slant\u2019s technology can identify players and derive coordinate positions on the field. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Welcome to Politics 2022, where candidates don't coordinate with super PACs while definitely coordinating with them. \u2014 Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
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"Instead of rallying construction workers in hard hats, the government has produced blueprints to link databases, coordinate traffic flows and inhabit space. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"Canter, whose BlueLine Classics buys and sells vintage cars and trucks, helped plan and coordinate the car show last year. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
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"SpaceX has fired employees who helped coordinate an open letter critical of chief executive Elon Musk\u2019s behavior on Twitter and other public forums. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Rivals from other parties tend to coordinate or step aside to boost the chances of defeating far-right candidates in the second round. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Rivals from other parties tend to coordinate or step aside to boost the chances of defeating far-right candidates in the second round. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 June 2022",
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"Most snakebites are reported to the Alabama Poison Information Center, where a nurse practitioner at the center helps coordinate follow-up care. \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
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"The report urges greater collaboration between law enforcement, retails and financial institutions to share information and coordinate actions. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Guest can partake in on-site mixology classes, yoga sessions, and movie nights, or have the concierge coordinate surf lessons, horseback riding in Mal Pais, and excursions to the Montezuma Waterfalls. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
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"Invent a coordinate system where the ship\u2019s bow\u2014the single most important reference point in this Seussian landscape\u2014serves as the axis around which everything else is oriented. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
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"Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn\u2019t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"There's also a GPS coordinate that forecasters watch closely with nor'easters called the benchmark. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"In the paper, Sneppen says that photons orbiting above a certain radial coordinate circle the black hole outwards to infinity. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Defensive tackles coach Ricky Logo, assistant head coach and cornerback coach John Richardson, co-offensive coordinate and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann and offensive line coach Mark Weber were also fired, CBS Sports report. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Most ships are 200 yards to 400 yards long, and the Marine Exchange, which stays in touch with the captain during anchoring operations, gives ships a 100-yard leeway in hitting their coordinate . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"And social media users, from every conceivable coordinate on the political spectrum, seek to cast inconvenient news as a psyop. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"probably back-formation from coordination":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
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"-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
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"-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
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"k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"accommodate",
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"attune",
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"conciliate",
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"conform",
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"harmonize",
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"key",
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"reconcile"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124432",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coordination":{
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"antonyms":[
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"noncooperation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the harmonious functioning of parts for effective results":[
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"The game requires excellent hand-eye coordination ."
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],
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": the process of organizing people or groups so that they work together properly and well":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The new agency will oversee the coordination of the various departments.",
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"The manager is in charge of project coordination .",
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"There needs to be better coordination between departments.",
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"the coordination of our schedules",
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"better coordination of the dancers' moves",
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"Playing sports improves strength and coordination .",
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"The illness causes a loss of coordination .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The commission would have the following responsibilities: Support efforts to organize, educate and mobilize the LGBTQIA+ community through coalition building and coordination with allied individuals, groups and organizations. \u2014 Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
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"The coordination will be an intricate dance going forward because the show and Infinite do not follow the chronological timeline in Halo lore. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 21 June 2022",
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"Keep in mind that every approach requires input and coordination with multiple departments within your organization, including finance, purchasing, IT, legal, communications and investor relations. \u2014 Jim Wetekamp, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"The formal coordination hasn\u2019t been previously reported, and the secrecy surrounding it shows how Washington has sought to support its Israeli ally without being drawn into Israel\u2019s shadow war against Iran. \u2014 Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"He's promoted younger officers with field experience and created a central coordination unit for military operations. \u2014 Sam Mednick, ajc , 13 June 2022",
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"But in 2012, the government restructured the system into nine coordination zones that public health experts say no longer follow a geographical logic. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
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"Jason Monteiro will head an Integrated Marketing team across INSEAK in addition to his coordination role for streaming services. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
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"Bernstein\u2019s ability to work flat out, with little rest, and in uncanny coordination under Sussman\u2019s imaginative, constantly theorizing direction that put them well in front of everyone else. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin coordination-, coordinatio , from Latin co- + ordination-, ordinatio arrangement, from ordinare to arrange \u2014 more at ordain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"k\u014d-\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02cc\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"collaboration",
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"cooperation",
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"teamwork"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133823",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cop":{
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"antonyms":[
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"buy",
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"pick up",
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"purchase",
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"take"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": admit sense 2b":[
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"\u2014 used with to these small-timers would \u2026 cop to the smallest offense their attorney could negotiate \u2014 Tom Clancy"
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],
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": adopt sense 2":[
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"cop an attitude"
|
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],
|
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": police officer":[],
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": steal , swipe":[],
|
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": top , crest":[],
|
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"copper":[],
|
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"copulative":[],
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"copy":[],
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"copyright":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
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"I managed to cop an invitation.",
|
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"He copped the idea from me.",
|
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"They expected me to cop all the blame!",
|
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"He copped the full force of the blow."
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1704, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English copp":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from Dutch kapen to steal, from Frisian k\u0101pia to buy; akin to Old High German kouf trade \u2014 more at cheap entry 3":"Verb",
|
|
"short for copper entry 3":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bobby",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"constable",
|
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"copper",
|
|
"flatfoot",
|
|
"fuzz",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"lawman",
|
|
"officer",
|
|
"police officer",
|
|
"policeman",
|
|
"shamus"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024326",
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cop (to)":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to admit to doing (something)":[
|
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"He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001058",
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cop out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"back down",
|
|
"back off",
|
|
"back out",
|
|
"fink out",
|
|
"renege"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a person who cops out":[],
|
|
": an excuse or means for copping out : pretext":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of copping out":[],
|
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": to avoid or neglect problems, responsibilities, or commitments":[
|
|
"accused the mayor of copping out on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
": to back out (as of an unwanted responsibility)":[
|
|
"cop out on jury duty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4p-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
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],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"elusion",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evasion",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cop shop":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place where local police officers work : police station":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cop to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to admit to doing (something)":[
|
|
"He agreed to cop to a misdemeanor."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042902",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cop-out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"back down",
|
|
"back off",
|
|
"back out",
|
|
"fink out",
|
|
"renege"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who cops out":[],
|
|
": an excuse or means for copping out : pretext":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of copping out":[],
|
|
": to avoid or neglect problems, responsibilities, or commitments":[
|
|
"accused the mayor of copping out on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
": to back out (as of an unwanted responsibility)":[
|
|
"cop out on jury duty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4p-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"elusion",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evasion",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copacetic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very satisfactory":[
|
|
"And his smile told him that everything was copacetic .",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Bloch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of obscure origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"ducky",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hunky-dory",
|
|
"jake",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031625",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copasetic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": very satisfactory":[
|
|
"And his smile told him that everything was copacetic .",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Bloch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
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|
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of obscure origin":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"agreeable",
|
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"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"ducky",
|
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"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hunky-dory",
|
|
"jake",
|
|
"OK",
|
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"okay",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161703",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"cope":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blanket",
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"cloak",
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"cover",
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"cover-up",
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"covering",
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"coverture",
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"curtain",
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"hood",
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"mantle",
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"mask",
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"pall",
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"penumbra",
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"robe",
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"shroud",
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"veil",
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"wraps"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment":[
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"The priest wore a cope for the benediction."
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],
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": coping":[],
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": match":[],
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": meet , encounter":[],
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": notch":[],
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": something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering)":[
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"\u2026 the dark sky's starry cope \u2026",
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"\u2014 P. B. Shelley"
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],
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": strike , fight":[],
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": to come in contact with":[],
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": to cover or furnish with a cope":[],
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": to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties":[
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"\u2014 often used with with learning to cope with the demands of her schedule"
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],
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": to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success":[
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"\u2014 used with with"
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],
|
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": to meet in combat":[],
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": to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"Verb",
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"circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English copen, coupen , from Anglo-French couper to strike, cut, from cop, colp blow, from Late Latin colpus , alteration of Latin colaphus , from Greek kolaphos buffet":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English -c\u0101p , from Late Latin cappa head covering":"Noun and Verb",
|
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"probably from French couper to cut":"Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dp"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"do",
|
|
"fare",
|
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"get along",
|
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"get by",
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"get on",
|
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"make out",
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"manage",
|
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"shift"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004448",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cope (with)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently coped with the latest foul-up gracefully"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022144",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"copesetic":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"disagreeable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": very satisfactory":[
|
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"And his smile told him that everything was copacetic .",
|
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"\u2014 Robert Bloch"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This plate is copacetic , Hardin said, since Arkansans know the actual prez isn\u2019t driving around our small, wonderful state. \u2014 Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The signals from Trump suggest that McCarthy remains copacetic with the Mar-a-Lago circuit. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All is copacetic until one of the Italians shows up with a beautiful realtor from Connecticut, and one of the Irish makes a crude pass at her. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Venus is in your 6th House of Routine and Health, adding a touch of ease to the daily grind, but that copacetic energy will be shaken up when Venus makes a rough square to Uranus in your expansion sector. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though Ferriera did not comment on the behind-the-scenes rumors, Kat\u2019s actions in episode six did not seem to convince fans that everything is copacetic behind the scenes\u2026. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The most likely path for the Heat will be to keep the roster copacetic until later in the season, when there will be enough space under the tax for maneuverability. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"My days, like everyone else\u2019s in 2021, can quickly swing from perfectly copacetic calm to something on the edge of calamity. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ordway, who retired Thursday as a full-time host at WEEI, conjured a brilliant formula that was perfectly copacetic with the cynical nature of the Boston sports fan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of obscure origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8se-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"ducky",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hunky-dory",
|
|
"jake",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165040",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbling",
|
|
"trickling"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": full of thought, information, or matter":[
|
|
"\u2026 Shakespeare, whose soul was so copious \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Gilbert Highet"
|
|
],
|
|
": plentiful in number":[
|
|
"copious references to other writers"
|
|
],
|
|
": present in large quantity : taking place on a large scale":[
|
|
"copious weeping",
|
|
"copious food and drink"
|
|
],
|
|
": profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style":[
|
|
"a copious talker"
|
|
],
|
|
": yielding something abundantly":[
|
|
"a copious harvest",
|
|
"copious springs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It was no surprise that spin was more copious than ever during the election campaign. \u2014 Michael Kinsley , Time , 25 Dec. 2000\u20131 Jan. 2001",
|
|
"These pockets of melted rock are rich in silica and release copious amounts of volatile gases that are held under high pressures. \u2014 Sandra Blakeslee , New York Times , 7 Apr. 1998",
|
|
"\u2026 travelers grew accustomed to having copious helpings of meat when they visited Quimper's inn. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
|
|
"The Constants\u2014ignorant, vulgar, and brash\u2014had copious quantities of dumb luck. \u2014 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. , The Sirens Of Titan , 1959",
|
|
"The storm produced a copious amount of rain.",
|
|
"She sat in the front row and took copious notes during the lecture.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chop finely or tear by hand, and use copious amounts. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Noise-canceling headphones, a good sleep mask, and copious amounts of hand sanitizer go a long way toward ensuring the safest, most comfortable flight. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, no British summer would be complete without copious amounts of mud. \u2014 CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of consuming copious amounts of coal, most of the boilers at the Drax power station now rely on a different menu: wood pellets, sourced from North American forests and shipped to the United Kingdom to keep the fires burning 24 hours a day. \u2014 Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"This year, Mitchell donned a mullet and copious amounts of eyeliner to play the infamous Joe Exotic in Peacock\u2019s limited series Joe vs. Carole, opposite Kate McKinnon as Joe\u2019s nemesis, Carole Baskin. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The technology has now shifted from the chemical laser, which required corrosive and toxic chemicals to induce a beam and machinery almost the size of an on-site laboratory, to the solid-state laser, which needs only copious amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"There were two ponchos \u2026 which contained copious amounts of blood and the DNA of Jennifer Dulos. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Nearly 30 years later, the festival has become a national treasure that exemplifies how Australians tend to do a lot of things: all together, with self-deprecating humor and copious amounts of alcohol. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin copiosus , from copia abundance, from co- + ops wealth \u2014 more at opulent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for copious plentiful , ample , abundant , copious mean more than sufficient without being excessive. plentiful implies a great or rich supply. peaches are plentiful this summer ample implies a generous sufficiency to satisfy a particular requirement. ample food to last the winter abundant suggests an even greater or richer supply than does plentiful . streams abundant with fish copious stresses largeness of supply rather than fullness or richness. copious examples of bureaucratic waste",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"galore",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"profuse",
|
|
"riotous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a coin or token made of copper or bronze":[],
|
|
": a large boiler (as for cooking)":[],
|
|
": a metallic chemical element that is easily formed into sheets and wires and is one of the best known conductors of heat and electricity \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[],
|
|
": any of a subfamily (Lycaeninae of the family Lycaenidae) of small butterflies with usually copper-colored wings":[],
|
|
": police officer":[],
|
|
": to coat or sheathe with or as if with copper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coper , from Old English, from Late Latin cuprum copper, from Latin ( aes ) Cyprium , literally, Cyprian metal":"Noun",
|
|
"cop entry 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4p-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobby",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"constable",
|
|
"cop",
|
|
"flatfoot",
|
|
"fuzz",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"lawman",
|
|
"officer",
|
|
"police officer",
|
|
"policeman",
|
|
"shamus"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copperhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common pit viper ( Agkistrodon contortrix ) of the eastern and central U.S. usually having a copper-colored head and often a reddish-brown hourglass pattern on the body":[],
|
|
": a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the American Civil War":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His uncle quickly dispatched the copperhead with a pair of gardening shears and rushed Daniel to an emergency room in Houston. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"An average adult copperhead grows to 24 to 40 inches. \u2014 Mandi Albright, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s several inches longer than the average copperhead in Alabama, experts say. \u2014 al , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Those two decisions likely saved his life, as a herpetologist was able to confirm through the photo that Murray was actually bitten by a copperhead snake, according to WPVI. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The message was accompanied by a video showing a copperhead snake going across the street in Cherokee, located in Colbert County. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Named for their copper-red heads, the copperhead is a medium-sized snake that is commonly found in North America, from southern New England to West Texas and northern Mexico, LiveScience reported. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The copperhead is seen biting the kingsnake multiple times, with no impact. \u2014 al , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The June 4 post says venomous snakes, such as the copperhead , swim in water with their entire bodies visible on the surface, while non-venomous water snakes submerge most of their bodies and keep only their heads above water. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 10 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02cched",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4p-\u0259r-\u02cched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103515",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copperheadism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sympathy for the Confederate cause in the Civil War : disloyalty to the Union":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u02cciz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112053",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coppery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ramato is a coppery -pink style specific to the Fruili region and this one features a fruit bowl of cherry, wild strawberry and stone orchard fruit. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The client can dictate the season as seen by the surrounding landscape\u2019s spring pink dogwood, summer\u2019s hydrangea, fall\u2019s coppery -leaf maple or winter\u2019s blanket of snow. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coppice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": copse":[],
|
|
": forest originating mainly from shoots or root suckers rather than seed":[
|
|
"an oak coppice"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut back so as to regrow in the form of a coppice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the deer bounded off into the coppice",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Another strategy, called short rotation coppice , involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows. \u2014 Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Likewise green peas, which require space, time, and handsome hazel branches from one\u2019s own woodland coppice in order to yield more than a handful. \u2014 Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English copies cutover area overgrown with brush, from Middle French copeis , from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *colpaticium , from *colpare to cut, from Late Latin colpus blow \u2014 more at cope entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boscage",
|
|
"boskage",
|
|
"bosk",
|
|
"bosque",
|
|
"bosquet",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"brushwood",
|
|
"chaparral",
|
|
"copse",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"thicket"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110734",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In a small copse of trees near the street in front of the nursing home, a large cargo van had smashed down on top of the trees, breaking what branches the wind had spared. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The copse of fan varieties at the 49 Palm Oasis in the northeast corner of Joshua Tree National Park is the place to go. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There is a homeless encampment in a little copse of wood where Georgetown starts. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Christopher Lloyd, who created a repository of outsized characters, strides across the stage under a copse of soaring spruce. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"At the heart of La Quinta, the main lawn is home to 1920s Spanish Revival bungalows scattered around a central waterfall in a copse . \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"In a copse of trees on the southeastern side of the island, the boys found a 13-foot-wide depression surrounded by loose soil and young trees\u2014signs the ground had been disturbed. \u2014 Dylan Taylor-lehman, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4ps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boscage",
|
|
"boskage",
|
|
"bosk",
|
|
"bosque",
|
|
"bosquet",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"brushwood",
|
|
"chaparral",
|
|
"coppice",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"thicket"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014229",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copsing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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": copsewood , coppice":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"copse entry 1 + -ing":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4psi\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191004",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"copsy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": abounding in copses":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"copse entry 1 + -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-si",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4ps\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013958",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"copter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": helicopter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the copter 's team has a plan that could help Ingenuity survive and continue flying high on Mars. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022",
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"Under the glare of his copter \u2019s searchlight, the pilot could see the sub\u2019s hull was awash as the crew clung to the steel safety cable. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
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"The copter in the background was branded with the film's title as well as the actor's name in large letters. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
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"The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
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"The autopilot, in recovery mode, arrests the plummet, bringing the copter back to a stable flight. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Nov. 2021"
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4p-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chopper",
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"eggbeater",
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"helicopter",
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"helo",
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"whirlybird"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094516",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"copublish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to publish (something) jointly":[
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"She copublished the article with one of her colleagues.",
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"\u2026 their 2013 book copublished by Mountaineers Books and The Seattle Times.",
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"\u2014 Keith Ervin"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Just this week, ProPublica, copublishing with The Times, revealed that McKinsey consultants had recommended in 2017 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cut its spending on food for migrants and medical care for detainees. \u2014 Michael Forsythe, New York Times , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"Gulshan Khan for The New York Times This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Leonardo Santamaria This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
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"This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom, for which Ian MacDougall is a contributing reporter. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8p\u0259-blish"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163836",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"copula":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": linking verb":[],
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": something that connects: such as":[],
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": the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1619, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, bond \u2014 more at couple":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4p-y\u0259-l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034833",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"copulable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": able to couple or be coupled":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"copul(ate) + -able":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259b\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203726",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"copular":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to or of the nature of a copula":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"copula + -ar":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130002",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"copulation":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to engage in sexual intercourse":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Some animals have complex mating rituals before they copulate .",
|
|
"the time of year when deer in the wild are likely to copulate",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the communal web, female Philoponella prominens rarely leave, whereas their male counterparts venture to other webs to mate and can copulate with a female spider up to six times before moving onto another one, Zhang said. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As a couple, we were finished, though still copulating . \u2014 Matthew Klam, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
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"These include someone washing a cucumber, copulating wind-up toy rabbits, a phallic fungus, a beaver, the Washington Monument, the pop of a champagne cork, and the sensuous blossoming of a flower. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Dec. 2019",
|
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"The notorious sculpture depicts Pan, rustic god of the wild, copulating with a she-goat. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 3 July 2019",
|
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"Males will try to copulate not only with females, but also other males. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 29 June 2019",
|
|
"A few weeks ago the pair, named Monty and Rose, began copulating , said Giometti. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2019",
|
|
"Even with the copulating couple caught on camera, the attention is all on the child's response to the spectacle. \u2014 Marlisse Cepeda, Woman's Day , 26 Jan. 2015",
|
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"In New York, detectives have turned their attention to a student-actress' accusation she was forced to orally copulate the producer in 2004 and another actress' allegation of rape in 2010. \u2014 Richard Winton, latimes.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin copulatus , past participle of copulare to join, from copula \u2014 see copula":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4p-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"breed",
|
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"mate",
|
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"sleep"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103302",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"copy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
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"reduplicate",
|
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"render",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work (such as a letter, a painting, a table, or a dress)":[],
|
|
": duplicate sense 1a":[
|
|
"a copy of a computer file",
|
|
"a copy of a gene"
|
|
],
|
|
": matter to be set especially for printing":[],
|
|
": something considered printable or newsworthy":[
|
|
"\u2014 used without an article remarks that make good copy \u2014 Norman Cousins"
|
|
],
|
|
": something to be imitated : model":[],
|
|
": text especially of an advertisement":[],
|
|
": to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message":[
|
|
"\"Block the road with your car. Take no other action. \u2026 No resistance, do you copy ? Over.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Stephen King"
|
|
],
|
|
": to acknowledge receipt of (a message)":[
|
|
"The operator of the Titanic was busy figuring his accounts and did not bother to copy the message. A little later in the afternoon, another ship named the Baltic called the Titanic to tell her about icebergs that were in her way.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rev. Robert P. Lawrence"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a copy":[],
|
|
": to make a copy or duplicate of":[
|
|
"copy a document",
|
|
"Please copy and paste the link into your browser.",
|
|
"For players who are holdovers from last year's ballot, I just copied and pasted what I wrote a year ago.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dave Cameron"
|
|
],
|
|
": to model oneself on":[],
|
|
": to undergo copying":[
|
|
"the map did not copy well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The novel has sold more than a million copies .",
|
|
"She got a job writing advertising copy .",
|
|
"All copy must be submitted by 5 p.m.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She copied the design on a piece of paper.",
|
|
"Copy the file to your hard drive.",
|
|
"The bills are designed to prevent copying by counterfeiters.",
|
|
"We caught him copying the answers out of the book.",
|
|
"We caught him copying out of the book.",
|
|
"The speech was copied word for word.",
|
|
"His music was copied widely.",
|
|
"Their competitors soon copied the idea.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Glencore subsidiaries reached two separate plea agreements with prosecutors, each of which included a copy of the prospective certification as an attachment, to be signed at the conclusion of Glencore\u2019s three-year probation period. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of those resources are other departments or partners in the areas of copy or content, creative, UX and IT. \u2014 Corey Morris, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"About 39 percent of Black Americans have one copy of the gene\u2019s risk variants; another 13 percent, or nearly 5.5 million, have two copies. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"All active-duty military personnel and veterans who present a valid military ID, copy or a photo of a DD-214 form or a driver's license with a veteran classification get in free through 6 p.m., along with up to four family members. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Someone should send them a copy of the Irish Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes Final Report (2020). \u2014 Clair Wills, The New York Review of Books , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"It was copy edited by Grist reporter Shannon Osaka and environmental justice fellow Julia Kane. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At least one copy , given from one sister to another, was inscribed with the wish that the recipient might see the tear stains on its pages. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the copy of the diplomatic reception room at the White House, which is covered in a mural depicting American revolutionary war scenes, there is a closet that is key to the story. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Within that time frame, which captures a sliver of the racist mayhem that terrorized the majority-Black East Side neighborhood and left 10 people dead, at least one viewer was able to copy the footage and soon began sharing it. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"But because this time in Kaepernick\u2019s life was not splashed across magazine covers, Michael wasn\u2019t beholden to copy any front-page images. \u2014 Danielle Turchiano, Variety , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For example, cybercriminals have been able to copy the ML model for Proofpoint Email Protection and manipulate it to allow malicious emails to pass through filters. \u2014 Steve Durbin, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There were a few exceptions: Medieval monks used dedicated spaces to copy manuscripts, and the Medici family originally created Florence\u2019s Uffizi Gallery, now the world famous museum, for their vast business empire. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The first came from American theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman, who argued that living organisms must be able to copy themselves. \u2014 Michael Marshall, Science , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The cheerleader, Kesha, smiled and spelled it, slowly so my little girl could copy it into her notebook. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Serious painters who want to perhaps copy a painting, can usually apply for a special permit to use paints inside the building. \u2014 Barbara Orr, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Bitcoin created money that people couldn\u2019t just copy . \u2014 Richard Ma, Forbes , 29 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English copie , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin copia , from Latin, abundance \u2014 more at copious":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for copy Noun reproduction , duplicate , copy , facsimile , replica mean a thing made to closely resemble another. reproduction implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing. reproductions from the museum's furniture collection duplicate implies a double or counterpart exactly corresponding to another thing. a duplicate of a house key copy applies especially to one of a number of things reproduced mechanically. printed 1000 copies of the lithograph facsimile suggests a close reproduction often of graphic matter that may differ in scale. a facsimile of a rare book replica implies the exact reproduction of a particular item in all details a replica of the Mayflower but not always in the same scale. miniature replicas of classic cars Verb copy , imitate , mimic , ape , mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, unoriginal, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"carbon",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"mock",
|
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"reduplication",
|
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"replica",
|
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"replication",
|
|
"reproduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181046",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copy machine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a machine that makes paper copies of printed pages, pictures, etc. : copier":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042309",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copy number":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a numeral placed on a book to distinguish it from other copies of the same title":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140133",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copycat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an imitative act or product":[
|
|
"copycat board games"
|
|
],
|
|
": imitate":[],
|
|
": one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another":[],
|
|
": to act as a copycat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She called me a copycat for wearing the same dress.",
|
|
"every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine",
|
|
"a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Schools are dealing with a new wave of copycat threats after last month's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Caroline Elliott, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The European Union banned animal testing for cosmetics in 2013, a move that was cheered by activists and sparked a string of copycat legislation elsewhere. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Much like professional organizations, the NCAA can be a copycat league. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That didn\u2019t deter three copycat events on Veterans Day weekend the following year. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"On quite a frightening note, the department also noted that individuals online have praised the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas and even encouraged copycat attacks, AP adds. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese consortium, a body that fights to protect the authentic product, estimates the copycat market to be worth $2 billion \u2014 not far off the real one. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Lawmakers in a dozen other states proposed copycat laws. \u2014 Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Idaho's governor signed the first copycat measure in March, although it has been temporarily blocked by the state's Supreme Court. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Park mentioned the case of the Boston Marathon Bomber, in which social media led to misidentification of suspects, and possibly to copycat cases. \u2014 Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that\u2019s already unfair. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Not to copycat Pittsburgh, but reflect on its incremental success. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"Not surprisingly, copycat digital banks are cropping up in Brazil, and the old-line banks are investing more heavily in technology. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Speight compares the replicas to copycat Chanel bags. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In the aftermath of the attack, some in El Paso feared that copycat anti-Latino shootings would strike the city. \u2014 Erin Coulehan, New York Times , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Fangio believes other teams are going to copycat Jacksonville\u2019s gameplan for rushing success, one that Chargers coach Anthony Lynn knows begins with neutralizing the best Broncos player left on the field in the wake of Chubb\u2019s injury. \u2014 Kyle Newman, The Denver Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
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"The company responded to copycat complaints by pointing to a common beauty industry practice known as dupes \u2014 cheaper, comparable alternatives to more expensive makeup. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 7 Sep. 2019"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02cckat"
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"rubber stamp",
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"wannabe",
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"wannabee"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080239",
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": one who makes copies":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"she prides herself on being an innovator in fashion, and not a mere copyist",
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"some scholars argue that the vexing passage reflects a misreading of the text by an early copyist",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This year\u2019s Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC); Broadway For All; music copyist , Emily Grishman; Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below and United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
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"Nonetheless, she was all but forgotten by the art world, and though all of her extant works are originals, per the National Trust, she was described as a mere copyist of the Old Masters after her death. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
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"For All, music copyist Emily Grishman and Feinstein\u2019s/54 Below. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
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"The pirate could even be the copyist , who could clandestinely make another copy, spirit it out to another publisher, sometimes even before the legitimate one. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 29 Dec. 2020",
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"An accomplished copyist of great artworks, Bradley Stevens has long specialized in painting them in their natural habitat: arrayed in the hushed galleries of major museums where they\u2019re being perused by visitors. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2020",
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"Was an artist who merely reproduced the fronts of soup cans descending to the level of a labelmaker\u2014or, worse, of a mere copyist \u2014or could appropriation, as an artistic gesture, trump any actual gesture an artist might make with hand and brush? \u2014 Blake Gopnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2020",
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"Think Warhol was just a copyist with a canny eye for color and subject matter? \u2014 Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"What that meant, Mr. Wollny said, was that Bach typically had to write a cantata in three days \u2014 from, say, Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning \u2014 before turning it over to copyists to prepare the parts for rehearsal. \u2014 James R. Oestreich, New York Times , 22 June 2018"
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"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-ist"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aper",
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"copycat",
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"echo",
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"follower",
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"imitator",
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"rubber stamp",
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"wannabe",
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"wannabee"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202111",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"copyman":{
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"-maa(\u0259)n",
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"-\u0113\u02ccman"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072018",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"coquet":{
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": characteristic of a coquette : coquettish":[],
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": coquette":[],
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": to deal with something playfully rather than seriously":[
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"We have coquetted with a serious matter."
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],
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": to play the coquette : flirt":[
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"She coquetted with the solid husbands of her friends \u2026",
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"\u2014 Dorothy Parker"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"at the country club she would often brazenly coquet with the husbands of the women to whom she was giving golf lessons"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1697, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, diminutive of coq cock":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coquet Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations",
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"flirt",
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"frivol",
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"mess around",
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"toy",
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"trifle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014526",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coquetoon":{
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"native name in western Africa":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k\u0259\u02cct\u00fcn"
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214722",
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]
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},
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"coquetry":{
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"definitions":{
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": a flirtatious act or attitude":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"her compulsive coquetry at parties was embarrassing for her husband",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Too ashamed to start a romance with a social inferior, Diana nevertheless spitefully scuttles her underlings\u2019 relationship and harasses Teodoro with on-again, off-again coquetry . \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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|
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|
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"k\u014d-\u02c8ke-tr\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-k\u0259-tr\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"coquettishness",
|
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"coyness",
|
|
"flirtation",
|
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|
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"kittenishness"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093053",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
|
": a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men":[
|
|
"\u2026 the book brought to mind a true Southern coquette , flashy and sweet and alluring all at the same time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tina Jordan"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head":[
|
|
"\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thelma Dalmas",
|
|
"But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.",
|
|
"\u2014 James F. McCarty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was a bit of a coquette .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
|
"French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u2026 the book brought to mind a true Southern coquette , flashy and sweet and alluring all at the same time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tina Jordan"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several small, tropical American hummingbirds (genus Lophornis ) with the males typically having a colorful or ornate tuft of feathers on the head":[
|
|
"\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thelma Dalmas",
|
|
"But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.",
|
|
"\u2014 James F. McCarty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"She was a bit of a coquette .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 Tina Jordan"
|
|
],
|
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|
|
"\u2026 the rufous-crested coquette , a tiny hummingbird (with a red mohawk \"hair-do\") that was just as \u2026 flirty as its name.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thelma Dalmas",
|
|
"But the tiniest of these hummers was the one that elicited the most excitement: a festive coquette , an extremely rare green-crested bird with a white rump patch, only 3 inches long.",
|
|
"\u2014 James F. McCarty"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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|
|
"She was a bit of a coquette .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her insistence that Christian woo her with wit isn\u2019t a coquette \u2019s trick of putting her beau through the ritualized paces of courtly love but a smart woman\u2019s search for a partner, a worthy match. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture, which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Some will, most won\u2019t, some hurt, most don\u2019t \u2014 and that\u2019s true for everyone, even coquettes . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"The rufous-crested coquette was a bit of a disappointment. \u2014 Nell Zink, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Cora Riley\u2019s Sorel is a mirror image of her mom and a captivating coquette , while A.J. Sclafani\u2019s Simon hurls lethal verbal volleys and flits about the room like an animated Peter Pan, alighting on the most unconventional locations. \u2014 Tom Titus, Daily Pilot , 16 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"My reaction to playing the coquette involves a middle something else. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times , 27 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Within a couple of months, Khlo\u00e9 and TTD were coquettes about town, making out in numerous cities and posting photos of their matching sets of diamond rings (his from a championship, hers from being Khlo\u00e9 effing Kardashian) on the \u2018Gram. \u2014 Mariah Smith, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Sweet meets sour in the lemon meringue tart, which is fitting, given that the tart, ever the coquette , swings both sweet and sour. \u2014 Leah Eskin, chicagotribune.com , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"French, feminine of coquet \u2014 see coquet entry 1":""
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"k\u014d-\u02c8ket"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172053",
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|
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},
|
|
"coqui":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small chiefly nocturnal arboreal frog ( Eleutherodactylus coqui ) native to Puerto Rico that has a high-pitched call and has been introduced into Hawaii and southern Florida":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To learn more about the frog, the rain forest, and everything Puerto Rico has to offer visitors in the future, and to adopt your own little coqui , visit the Discover Puerto Rico website now. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"If the trend holds, the calls of male coqui frogs could be 17 percent shorter \u2014 and as much as 12 percent higher in frequency \u2014 by the end of the century. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Some of the questions pertained to the island's food and geography and naming the indigenous frog that inhabits Puerto Rico -- the coqui . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"Along the crowded avenue, the sound systems boomed, floats of musicians strummed the small 10-string guitar called the cuatro, a marcher in a giant frog costume embodying the coqui , Puerto Rico\u2019s unofficial mascot, drew cheers. \u2014 Andy Newman, New York Times , 10 June 2018",
|
|
"The coqui frogs, the soundtrack of Puerto Rico, are screeching. \u2014 Jasmine Garsd, USA TODAY , 11 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"At the visitors center, read up on local flora and fauna like the indigenous saffron Taino Indians used to paint their bodies with and the coqui frog\u2014 \u2014 Maria Carter, Country Living , 15 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish coqu\u00ed":""
|
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},
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|
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"k\u014d-\u02c8k\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041618",
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},
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"coquilla nut":{
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": the nut of a piassava palm ( Attalea funifera ) of Brazil having a hard hazel-brown shell much used like vegetable ivory by turners":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of Portuguese coquilho , diminutive of c\u00f4co coconut":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u014d\u02c8k\u0113(l)y\u0259\u02cc-",
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"k\u0259\u02c8kil\u0259\u02cc-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162626",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coquillage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": decoration imitating shells":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, shellfish, shellfish used as decorations, from coquille + -age":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014dk\u0259\u0307\u02c8l\u00e4zh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002959",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coquille Saint Jacques":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dish of scallops usually served with a wine sauce":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French coquille Saint-Jacques scallop, from coquille mollusk shell + Saint-Jacques St. James the apostle, whose identifying token is a scallop shell":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sa\u207f\u02c8zh\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081734",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coquille lens":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an oval glass of curved surface and uniform thickness used in eyeglasses":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"coquille":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200707",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"coquimbite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mineral consisting of a hydrous ferric sulfate Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 .9H 2 O occurring in white or slightly colored masses":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German coquimbit , from Coquimbo province in Chile (where it was discovered) + German -it -ite":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259\u02c8-",
|
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"k\u014d\u02c8kim\u02ccb\u012bt"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134814",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cor pulmonale":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": disease of the heart characterized by hypertrophy and dilatation of the right ventricle and secondary to disease of the lungs or their blood vessels":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Padmavati and her collaborators were weighing possible causes of cor pulmonale , a failure of the right side of the heart linked to lung problems. \u2014 Sara Morrison, USA TODAY , 13 July 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"earlier, \"right side of the heart (involved in pulmonary circulation),\" borrowed from New Latin cor pulm\u014dn\u0101le \"pulmonary heart\"":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u02ccpu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-l\u0113",
|
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"-\u02c8na-",
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u02ccpu\u0307l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4l-\u0113, -\u02ccp\u0259l-, -\u02c8nal-",
|
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"-\u02ccp\u0259l-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185636",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cord":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fabric made with such ribs or a garment made of such a fabric":[],
|
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": a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together":[],
|
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": a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond":[],
|
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": a rib like a cord on a textile":[],
|
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": a small flexible insulated electrical cable having a plug at one or both ends used to connect a lamp or other appliance with a receptacle":[],
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": a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet":[],
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": the hangman's rope":[],
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": to furnish, bind, or connect with a cord":[],
|
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": to pile up (wood) in cords":[],
|
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": trousers made of such a fabric":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She wore the key on a cord around her neck.",
|
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"They used cords to tie the tent to the trees.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Bally Sports Wisconsin hasn't been offered on most cord -cutting services such as YouTubeTV or Hulu+LiveTV for nearly two years. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
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"That was the basis for the cord -cutting phenomenon, which started with the launch of Netflix and other streaming services. \u2014 Wayne Lonstein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Keep in Mind: The 35-inch cord means an extension cord is a necessity. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Shakira experienced a bout of depression after suffering a hemorrhage of her right vocal cord in 2017. \u2014 Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Dan cuts the vacuum cleaner cord and moves toward Brenda. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Everything about this 29-gram hat screams lightweight, from the ultrabreezy polyester-elastane fabric to the elastic pull cord . \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The Consumer Product Safety Commission continues to work with window-treatment manufacturers to eliminate cord strangulation. \u2014 Jennifer Barger, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Do traverse rods still use the same cord and pully system to move clips or pins across a track to open and close the panels? \u2014 Catherine Gaugh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"That means a minimal number of poles, preferably shock- corded for fast assembly, and tent clips that snap onto the pole system without a wrestling match. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
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"All the freedom of a free-roaming gas chainsaw with the environmental sensitivity of a corded electric. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Apr. 2020",
|
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"This corded jigsaw from Black+Decker features a five-amp variable speed motor and an adjustable shoe that\u2019s great for making perfect bevel cuts at an angle of up to 45 degrees. \u2014 Popular Science , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Above the impressively broad shoulders is a hump resembling that of a Plains bison, but the hair of a musk ox is more like a mountain goat\u2019s, long and corded , with a woolly underlayer to insulate it from the arctic cold. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 21 Feb. 2020",
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"Pros: The fit was good and the product is well made, with an interior flap under the zipper, corded edging, and finished seams. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping , 10 Aug. 2010",
|
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"Rotary tools are available in both corded electric and cordless versions. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 24 July 2019",
|
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"Fearn\u2019s office, empty, shows on a screen, forest-tall metal bookshelves bungee- corded together in the background. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 29 July 2019",
|
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"Jabra's Move headphones work wirelessly or corded with the included 3.5mm headphone cable. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 15 July 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cord, corde, borrowed from Anglo-French corde \"string, rope,\" going back to Latin chorda, corda \"tripe, string of a musical instrument,\" borrowed from Greek khord\u1e17 \"catgut, string of a musical instrument, sausage,\" in plural \"guts, tripe\" \u2014 more at yarn entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English corden \"to string a bow,\" in part derivative of cord, corde cord entry 1 , in part borrowed from Anglo-French corder \"to tie with a cord\"":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frd",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cable",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lacing",
|
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"line",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002217",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cord foot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quantity of wood equal to a stack 4\u00d74\u00d71 foot or 16 cubic feet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cord glottis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the opening between the vocal cords proper as distinguished from the whisper glottis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordgrass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Spartina ) of chiefly salt-marsh grasses of coastal regions of Europe, northern Africa, and the New World that have stiff culms and panicled spikelets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Native plants like the Pacific cordgrass and pickleweed provide the muscle for sea level rise adaptation, said John Callaway, a wetlands restoration ecologist at the University of San Francisco. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"East Anglia, the region with the country\u2019s lowest average rainfall, is home to flora like corn chamomile, cordgrass and rolling heather but is also burdened with dry, sandy soil. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Clapper Rails live most of their lives on the ground, running through the cordgrass , staying well out of sight. \u2014 Jacob Job, Scientific American , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"Environmental requirements include dredging of an ocean inlet to the Bolsa Chica wetlands, restoration of Bolsa Chica cordgrass marsh and creation of artificial reef habitat for fish off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. \u2014 Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The wastewater disperses nearly 33 days later as highly treated effluent into marsh, through the legs of wood storks and roseate spoonbills and then to an expanse of cordgrass and sable palms of the St. Johns River. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"At low tide, damp cordgrass dotted with horseshoe crab shells stretches for hundreds of yards in every direction. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Their importance extends far beyond the cordgrass , to life both on land and under the sea. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"In Wellfleet, at the mouth of the Herring River, swaths of cordgrass growing along the water\u2019s edge are missing large patches, denuded down to the bare earth like craters. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frd-\u02ccgras"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees (family Boraginaceae) that have fleshy often edible fruits and wood varying from dense, heavy, and dark to spongy, light, and pale, that are often pleasantly scented, and that have considerable use in cabinetmaking and general construction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Euricius Cordus \u20201535 and his son Valerius Cordus \u20201544 German scholars + New Latin -ia":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060839",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordia pulmonalia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of cordia pulmonalia plural of cor pulmonale"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215758",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordial":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"unfriendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stimulating medicine or drink":[],
|
|
": liqueur":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the heart : vital":[],
|
|
": politely pleasant and friendly":[
|
|
"a cordial welcome",
|
|
"two nations maintaining cordial relations"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval":[
|
|
"a cordial welcome",
|
|
"two nations maintaining cordial relations"
|
|
],
|
|
": sincerely or deeply felt":[
|
|
"a cordial dislike for each other"
|
|
],
|
|
": tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate":[
|
|
"bottles full of excellent cordial waters",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"\u2026 Conrad Black was cordial and not the least rumbustious. \u2014 Calvin Trillin , New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2001",
|
|
"Though its chairman, Charles Obi, was cordial to him, the others made it clear that they didn't want him. \u2014 Ishmael Reed , Japanese by Spring , 1993",
|
|
"My reception was cordial enough \u2026 \u2014 Robert Frost 7 Jan. 1913 , in Selected Letters of Robert Frost , edited by Lawrance Thompson , 1964",
|
|
"Mr. Price now received his daughter; and having given her a cordial hug, and observed that she was grown into a woman \u2026 \u2014 Jane Austen , Mansfield Park , 1814",
|
|
"We received a cordial greeting from our hostess at the party.",
|
|
"The two nations have maintained cordial relations.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"It was fortunate that the boys never tested Alyce's magic, for the bottle she shook so fiercely at them was naught but blackberry cordial she was to deliver to Old Anna \u2026 \u2014 Karen Cushman , The Midwife's Apprentice , 1995",
|
|
"A boy is said to become a man when he can sip the 140-proof anise-seed cordial without wincing. \u2014 Paul L. Montgomery , New York Times , 6 Sept. 1965",
|
|
"\"In this bottle,\" he said, \"there is a cordial made of the juice of one of the fire-flowers that grow in the mountains of the sun. If you or any of your friends are hurt, a few drops of this will restore you.\" \u2014 C. S. Lewis , The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe , 1950",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The report said Tyson was cordial with passengers when boarding the plane, but his seat was located in front of a man who wouldn\u2019t leave the boxing phenom alone. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Colbert owned the city's less-than- cordial reaction. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Clapper, in his memoir, described the atmosphere as cordial and the questions from Trump\u2019s team as appropriate. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"On the level of astronauts and cosmonauts, engineers, and managers, cordial relations continue. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"This occasional need to join arms makes for overall cordial relations between the sales teams. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His meeting with the Indian foreign secretary was cordial , stressing the strong ties between Washington and New Delhi. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Putin, whose cordial relationship with Le Pen became a campaign issue, also congratulated Macron. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Service is cordial and sommelier Danny Martins is very knowledgeable about the extensive wine list of Portugal\u2019s finest bottlings. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The aromatics on the nose have the intensity of a fruit cordial \u2014florals surrounding black cherry layered with hints of pine forest, bay laurel and fresh-turned loam. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"High-toned violet notes get out ahead of intense cherry cordial , crushed herbs, vivid spice, cedar and graphite. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dense, velvety and sensual, the palate opens like black cherry cordial , plush but bright (the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re talking) with plum and anise flavors laced through fine tannins. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Months after her move, Chloe still considers Gemma a friend but notes that their relationship has gone from close to cordial . \u2014 Erin Donnelly, refinery29.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant also offers sake, wine and cocktails like the house Old Fashioned made with banana-washed Nikka Yoichi single malt, fresh banana cordial and Okinawa brown sugar. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"J\u00fcnger, despite his cordial , if aloof, relations with the National Socialists, was f\u00eated by postwar German governments. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Mixed with cold soda water, a Jukes cordial at least tastes like an adult drink. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Other drinks include the Diabla: Libelula tequila, cassis, ginger liqueur, Topo Chico and Fresno chile cordial . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cordiall \"of the heart, cardiac, invigorating, deeply felt,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cordi\u0101lis, from Latin cord-, cor \"heart\" + -i\u0101lis -ial":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, \"stimulating substance,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cordi\u0101le, noun derivative from neuter of cordi\u0101lis \"of the heart, invigorating\" \u2014 more at cordial entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cordial Adjective gracious , cordial , affable , genial , sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration. the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues cordial stresses warmth and heartiness. our host was cordial as he greeted us affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals. though wealthy, she was affable to all genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality. a genial companion with a ready quip sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others. sociable people who enjoy entertaining",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"bonhomous",
|
|
"buddy-buddy",
|
|
"chummy",
|
|
"collegial",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193344",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
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},
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"cordiality":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ill will",
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"malevolence",
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"venom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sincere affection and kindness : cordial regard":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"everyone appreciated the cordiality and thoughtfulness of the welcoming committee",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"San Diego\u2019s new mayor and council members have signaled a new level of awareness and cordiality toward our sister community. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"Respect, cordiality , entrepreneurial commitment, a long-term and holistic perspective, and a tireless quest for quality and improvement are the values that underpin the longevity of the Princely Family for over 900 years and 30 generations. \u2014 Lgt Bank Contributor, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Black women characters in these stories who actively pursue their own interests without opting for the cordiality that is expected from them are seen as obstacles to be overcome. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 3 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cordial entry 1 + -ity , probably after French cordialit\u00e9 or Italian cordialit\u00e0":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u022fr-\u02c8ja-",
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"\u02cck\u022fr-j\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113",
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"also k\u022fr-\u02c8dya-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amity",
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"benevolence",
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"brotherhood",
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"charity",
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"cordialness",
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"fellowship",
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"friendliness",
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"friendship",
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"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
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"good-fellowship",
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"goodwill",
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"kindliness",
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"neighborliness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170840",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cordialness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"antagonistic",
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"hostile",
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"unfriendly"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stimulating medicine or drink":[],
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": liqueur":[],
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": of or relating to the heart : vital":[],
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": politely pleasant and friendly":[
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"a cordial welcome",
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"two nations maintaining cordial relations"
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],
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": showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval":[
|
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"a cordial welcome",
|
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"two nations maintaining cordial relations"
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],
|
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": sincerely or deeply felt":[
|
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"a cordial dislike for each other"
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],
|
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": tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate":[
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"bottles full of excellent cordial waters",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"\u2026 Conrad Black was cordial and not the least rumbustious. \u2014 Calvin Trillin , New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2001",
|
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"Though its chairman, Charles Obi, was cordial to him, the others made it clear that they didn't want him. \u2014 Ishmael Reed , Japanese by Spring , 1993",
|
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"My reception was cordial enough \u2026 \u2014 Robert Frost 7 Jan. 1913 , in Selected Letters of Robert Frost , edited by Lawrance Thompson , 1964",
|
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"Mr. Price now received his daughter; and having given her a cordial hug, and observed that she was grown into a woman \u2026 \u2014 Jane Austen , Mansfield Park , 1814",
|
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"We received a cordial greeting from our hostess at the party.",
|
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"The two nations have maintained cordial relations.",
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"Noun",
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"It was fortunate that the boys never tested Alyce's magic, for the bottle she shook so fiercely at them was naught but blackberry cordial she was to deliver to Old Anna \u2026 \u2014 Karen Cushman , The Midwife's Apprentice , 1995",
|
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"A boy is said to become a man when he can sip the 140-proof anise-seed cordial without wincing. \u2014 Paul L. Montgomery , New York Times , 6 Sept. 1965",
|
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"\"In this bottle,\" he said, \"there is a cordial made of the juice of one of the fire-flowers that grow in the mountains of the sun. If you or any of your friends are hurt, a few drops of this will restore you.\" \u2014 C. S. Lewis , The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe , 1950",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The report said Tyson was cordial with passengers when boarding the plane, but his seat was located in front of a man who wouldn\u2019t leave the boxing phenom alone. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Colbert owned the city's less-than- cordial reaction. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Clapper, in his memoir, described the atmosphere as cordial and the questions from Trump\u2019s team as appropriate. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017",
|
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"On the level of astronauts and cosmonauts, engineers, and managers, cordial relations continue. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
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"This occasional need to join arms makes for overall cordial relations between the sales teams. \u2014 Bill Fahey, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"His meeting with the Indian foreign secretary was cordial , stressing the strong ties between Washington and New Delhi. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Putin, whose cordial relationship with Le Pen became a campaign issue, also congratulated Macron. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Service is cordial and sommelier Danny Martins is very knowledgeable about the extensive wine list of Portugal\u2019s finest bottlings. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The aromatics on the nose have the intensity of a fruit cordial \u2014florals surrounding black cherry layered with hints of pine forest, bay laurel and fresh-turned loam. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"High-toned violet notes get out ahead of intense cherry cordial , crushed herbs, vivid spice, cedar and graphite. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dense, velvety and sensual, the palate opens like black cherry cordial , plush but bright (the Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re talking) with plum and anise flavors laced through fine tannins. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Months after her move, Chloe still considers Gemma a friend but notes that their relationship has gone from close to cordial . \u2014 Erin Donnelly, refinery29.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant also offers sake, wine and cocktails like the house Old Fashioned made with banana-washed Nikka Yoichi single malt, fresh banana cordial and Okinawa brown sugar. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"J\u00fcnger, despite his cordial , if aloof, relations with the National Socialists, was f\u00eated by postwar German governments. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Mixed with cold soda water, a Jukes cordial at least tastes like an adult drink. \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Other drinks include the Diabla: Libelula tequila, cassis, ginger liqueur, Topo Chico and Fresno chile cordial . \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cordiall \"of the heart, cardiac, invigorating, deeply felt,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cordi\u0101lis, from Latin cord-, cor \"heart\" + -i\u0101lis -ial":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, \"stimulating substance,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cordi\u0101le, noun derivative from neuter of cordi\u0101lis \"of the heart, invigorating\" \u2014 more at cordial entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-j\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cordial Adjective gracious , cordial , affable , genial , sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration. the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues cordial stresses warmth and heartiness. our host was cordial as he greeted us affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals. though wealthy, she was affable to all genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality. a genial companion with a ready quip sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others. sociable people who enjoy entertaining",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"bonhomous",
|
|
"buddy-buddy",
|
|
"chummy",
|
|
"collegial",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163935",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordier":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of cordier comparative of cordy"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-032313",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordierite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a blue mineral of vitreous luster and strong dichroism that consists of a silicate of aluminum, iron, and magnesium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The PizzaQue uses a 14-inch cordierite pizza stone and propane gas to make a crispy pizza in six minutes. \u2014 Billy Cadden, Popular Science , 24 May 2018",
|
|
"Multiple translucent crystals fit the bill, namely calcite, cordierite and tourmaline. \u2014 Steph Yin, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"No calcite, cordierite , or tourmaline crystal has turned up at a Viking archaeological site so far. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"All three types of crystals that the team studied\u2014calcite, a form of calcium carbonate; cordierite , an iron- and magnesium-rich silicate; and tourmaline, a boron-rich silicate\u2014worked well at intervals of 3 hours or less. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS , 3 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Pierre L. A. Cordier \u20201861 French geologist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082920",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordiest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of a thready or striated appearance":[],
|
|
": of or like cord : having cords or parts resembling cords":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075439",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordiform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": shaped like a heart":[
|
|
"a cordiform sea-urchin shell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin cordiformis, from Latin cord-, cor \"heart\" + -iformis -iform \u2014 more at heart entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frd-\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordillera":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a system of mountain ranges often consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera , from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Away to the west, mountains rode the horizons, granite faced, severe, not the Andes yet, but the cordillera of the pre-Andes. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The plane carrying the coffin with Paloma\u2019s mother is rerouted to Argentina, and the three rent a hearse and cross the cordillera to find her. \u2014 Sean Mccoy, Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2019",
|
|
"Since the resort has an idyllic vantage point at the foothills of the Truong Son mountains (part of the dense Annamese cordillera ), the setting makes for noteworthy Instagram shots. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Local media published photos of teenagers and children among the group playing in the snow in the Andes mountains cordilleras on their way home. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Spanish, from cuerda \"string, rope, line of mountain peaks\" (going back to Latin chorda, corda \"tripe, string of a musical instrument\") + -ill-, diminutive suffix (going back to Latin -illus ) + -era, suffix of place (going back to Latin -\u0101ria, feminine of -\u0101rius -ary entry 1 ) \u2014 more at cord entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259-\u02c8ler-",
|
|
"also k\u022fr-\u02c8di-l\u0259-r\u0259",
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-d\u1d4al-\u02c8yer-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130220",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"core":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a basic, essential, or enduring part (as of an individual, a class, or an entity)":[
|
|
"the staff had a core of experts",
|
|
"the core of her beliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
": a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature":[
|
|
"the core of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of people":[],
|
|
": a mass of iron serving to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from a current in a surrounding coil":[],
|
|
": a nodule of stone (such as flint or obsidian) from which flakes have been struck for making implements":[],
|
|
": a part (such as a thin cylinder of material) removed from the interior of a mass especially to determine composition":[],
|
|
": a tiny doughnut-shaped piece of magnetic material (such as ferrite) used in computer memories":[],
|
|
": a vertical space (as for elevator shafts, stairways, or plumbing apparatus) in a multistory building":[],
|
|
": an arrangement of a course of studies that combines under basic topics material from subjects conventionally separated and aims to provide a common background for all students":[
|
|
"core curriculum"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"the core of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": the central part of a celestial body (such as the earth or sun) usually having different physical properties from the surrounding parts":[],
|
|
": the conducting wire with its insulation in an electric cable":[],
|
|
": the essential meaning : gist":[
|
|
"the core of the argument"
|
|
],
|
|
": the inmost or most intimate part":[
|
|
"honest to the core"
|
|
],
|
|
": the muscles of the mid-region of the torso":[
|
|
"Your core is composed of the muscles that stabilize and move your pelvis, lower back, hips, and trunk.",
|
|
"\u2014 Adele Jackson-Gibson",
|
|
"core muscles/strength",
|
|
"core exercises"
|
|
],
|
|
": the place in a nuclear reactor where fission (see fission entry 1 sense 3 ) occurs":[],
|
|
": the portion of a foundry mold that shapes the interior of a hollow casting":[],
|
|
": to remove a core (see core entry 1 sense 1a ) from":[
|
|
"core an apple"
|
|
],
|
|
"Congress of Racial Equality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"1622, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coren, derivative of core core entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, of obscure origin":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps by respelling of Middle English chore \"chorus, company,\" borrowed from Latin chorus \u2014 more at chorus entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"bone(s)",
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"heartstrings",
|
|
"inner space",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015904",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that corks containers (such as bottles)":[],
|
|
": one that is excellent or remarkable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Last week's episode was good, but this one is a real corker !",
|
|
"that last race was a real corker !",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Avalanche and Blues played a corker of a Game 5 Wednesday night in Denver. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The espionage plot is a real corker , packed with twists and turns and satisfying reveals, even if some moments are easier to foresee than others. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Race 7 5 \u2013 Social Dilemma \u2013 First race was a corker . \u2014 NOLA.com , 17 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Like much of Angell\u2019s work, this piece is a corker \u2014soaring with crackling energy and verve. \u2014 Erin Overbey, The New Yorker , 29 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Mickie\u2019s talk is interrupted by a young woman named Andrea (Paloma Nozicka), a wild card and corker who has crashed his class before. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The Israeli company Monkey Business is known for useful products with playful designs \u2014 an orange peeler shaped like a leaf, animal wine bottle corkers , little monkeys that act as kitchen hooks. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2019",
|
|
"One corker of a courtroom exchange is such a stunner that readers will be left astonished. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
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"humdinger",
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"hummer",
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"jim-dandy",
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"knockout",
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"lollapalooza",
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"lulu",
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"nifty",
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"peach",
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"pip",
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"pippin",
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"ripper",
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"ripsnorter",
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"snorter",
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"sockdolager",
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"sockdologer",
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"standout",
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"sweetheart"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082702",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corking":{
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"antonyms":[
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"execrable",
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"lousy",
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"pathetic",
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"poor",
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"rotten",
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"terrible",
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"vile",
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"wretched"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": extremely fine":[
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"\u2014 often used as an intensive especially before good had a corking good time"
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"A-OK",
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"A1",
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"awesome",
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"bang-up",
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"banner",
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"beautiful",
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"blue-chip",
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"blue-ribbon",
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"boffo",
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"bonny",
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"bonnie",
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"boss",
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"brag",
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"brave",
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"bully",
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"bumper",
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"capital",
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"choice",
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"classic",
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"cool",
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"crackerjack",
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"cracking",
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"dandy",
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"divine",
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"dope",
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"down",
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"dynamite",
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"excellent",
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"fab",
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"fabulous",
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"famous",
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"fantabulous",
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"fantastic",
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"fine",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"first-string",
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"five-star",
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"four-star",
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"frontline",
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"gangbusters",
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"gangbuster",
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"gilt-edged",
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"gilt-edge",
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"gone",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"groovy",
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"heavenly",
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"high-class",
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"hot",
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"hype",
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"immense",
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"jim-dandy",
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"keen",
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"lovely",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"mean",
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"neat",
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"nifty",
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"noble",
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"number one",
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"No. 1",
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"numero uno",
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"out-of-sight",
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"par excellence",
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"peachy",
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"peachy keen",
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"phat",
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"prime",
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"primo",
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"prize",
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"prizewinning",
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"quality",
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"radical",
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"righteous",
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"sensational",
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"slick",
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"splendid",
|
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"stellar",
|
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"sterling",
|
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"superb",
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"superior",
|
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"superlative",
|
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"supernal",
|
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"swell",
|
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"terrific",
|
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"tip-top",
|
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"top",
|
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"top-notch",
|
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"top-of-the-line",
|
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"top-shelf",
|
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"topflight",
|
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"topping",
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"unsurpassed",
|
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"wizard",
|
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"wonderful"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214110",
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"type":[
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"adjective or adverb"
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]
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},
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"corkscrew":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"extract",
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"prize",
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"pry",
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"pull",
|
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"root (out)",
|
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"tear (out)",
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"uproot",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"yank"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a device for drawing corks from bottles that has a pointed spiral piece of metal turned by a handle":[],
|
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": resembling a corkscrew : spiral":[],
|
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": to draw out with difficulty":[],
|
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": to move in a winding course":[],
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": to twist into a spiral":[],
|
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": wind entry 3":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"an angelic child with beautiful corkscrew curls",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness",
|
|
"the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This larger tool, patented as the Officer\u2019s and Sports Knife, featured a second, smaller blade and a corkscrew . \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
|
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"The solver would start by twisting the bottommost couple of pegs in the proper sequence, allowing the corkscrew to move an inch or so upward before it got stuck again. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The puzzle\u2019s main wooden column was covered top to bottom with 55 interlocking wooden pegs, which together trapped a black corkscrew rod inside. \u2014 A.j. Jacobs, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Slow masticating machines have a methodical auger (sort of like a large, sharp corkscrew ) that is best suited to working its way through leafy greens, but will take on fibrous stalks and soft and juicy fruit as well. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Try not to wiggle the corkscrew or pull at an angle. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Dale Coyne Racing driver, who recently committed to running the full IndyCar calendar next year, made an Alex Zanardi-like pass on Scott Dixon in the corkscrew early in Sunday's race. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The Dale Coyne Racing driver, who recently committed to running the full IndyCar calendar next year, made an Alex Zanardi-like pass on Scott Dixon in the corkscrew early in Sunday's race. \u2014 Nathan Brown, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"However, for the leisure traveler, one vital tool is lacking in almost every multi-tool on the market - a corkscrew . \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Though most of the nail looks black, the corkscrew portion had a golden hue that complemented her overall black-and-gold ensemble. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"In the courtyard, an old man in a blue polo and a rumpled bathing suit was trying to coax a captive kudu\u2014a species of large antelope, with corkscrew horns\u2014into standing with him for a selfie. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Shyamalan, a millennial Rod Serling in love with corkscrew endings, relies on Willis\u2019s established aura of invincibility to cleverly protect the film\u2019s big twist: that Crowe has actually been dead since the film\u2019s opening confrontation. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The spiral increases the wave\u2019s speed in an angularly dependent way, leading to a corkscrew wave. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stradlin\u2019s effortless cool and writing talents were the perfect foil for Slash\u2019s corkscrew licks and hot tone. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the only indoor double- corkscrew , double-loop roller coaster in the world. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Of course, there\u2019s a corkscrew and corduroy wine duffel ready for that bottle of ros\u00e9, too. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"The Bottle Opener Set ($380) from Gioi\u2019s Barock Collection, designed in collaboration with Lebanese designer Samer Alameen, features a wine funnel, cutter-opener, corkscrew and wine stopper. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The shakers, dual jigger, cocktail strainer, muddler for cocktail, ice tongs, corkscrew , liquor pourers and more are all made of food-grade, rust-proof, durable stainless steel. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"That way leads to a lengthy corkscrew grind session. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The result: a quantum instability emerged, causing the fluid needle to waver, then corkscrew . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The spinning needle started to waver, corkscrew , and then finally broke into even tinier tornadoes made of quantum crystals, the statement reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And their many, many legs may give them more power to push and corkscrew their way through the earth, Dr. Marek said. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This two-part device combines a traditional spiral corkscrew with a dual-pronged ah-so cork remover. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Some sharks seemed not to care that they were being used as a living back scratcher, while others\u2014specifically, some of the great white sharks\u2014contorted, wiggled their bodies or did corkscrew dives, seemingly trying to shake the other fish off. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"His signature corkscrew windup was swiftly immortalized in the minds of baseball fans. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1698, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frk-\u02ccskr\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"helical",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"screwlike",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043246",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rounded thick modified underground stem base bearing membranous or scaly leaves and buds and acting as a vegetative reproductive structure \u2014 compare bulb , tuber":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After the bloom, the corm weighs about 7 pounds, Chryst said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Chryst said the greenhouse team can predict roughly when the blooms will happen by weighing the corm . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Math about saffron: One corm typically produces one flower, which in turn yields three stigmas. \u2014 Dennis Peck | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Braunreiter will take a little piece of tissue from the corm (underground plant stem) or leaf of the plant and send it to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. \u2014 Brittany Trang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 July 2021",
|
|
"The Colocasia esculenta is the taro, an important food plant around the globe that is harvested mostly for its tuber-like corm , though the leaves and stalks are also eaten. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"Banana plants form colonies of plants by creating offshoots, or suckers from the plant\u2019s main base corm . \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Tuberous begonia corms were not traditionally re-planted until April. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Plant up several corms every few days to stagger their flowering. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin cormus, borrowed from Greek korm\u00f3s \"tree trunk after removal of the boughs,\" from kor-, o-grade derivative from the base of ke\u00edrein \"to cut off, shave\" + -mos, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at shear entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frm",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133206",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormatose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or producing corms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"corm + -atose (as in comatose )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259\u02cct\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small or secondary corm produced by a larger corm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"corm + -el (in bulbel, variant of bulbil )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr-\u02c8mel",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195506",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormidium":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek kormos tree trunk + New Latin -idium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr\u02c8mid\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194439",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormoid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": like a corm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr\u02ccm\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormophyte":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant of the division Cormophyta":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cormophyta":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223114",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormophytic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cormophyta":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cormophyta + English -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u022frm\u0259\u00a6fitik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034738",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormorant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person":[],
|
|
": any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax ) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck), geese, cormorants , gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Otters and sea lions bask on the jetty; pumpkin orange sea stars are visible in the clear water, and cormorants and gulls circle above the rock. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"There weren\u2019t any cormorants perched on the rocks\u2014a sign that the fish hadn\u2019t arrived in numbers yet\u2014but the sight of all that tan water sliding by was reassuring. \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The island, located 620 miles east of mainland Ecuador, is home to a number of species, including iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants and rats. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The little rocky outpost is a sanctuary for a number of bird species with vulnerable populations, including great black-backed and herring gulls, as well as cormorants and shags. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Common and Roseate Terns, as well as other species that include American Oystercatchers, Northern Gannets and cormorants , all depend on those types of forage fish, experts said. \u2014 Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"About 5 percent of surviving ducks and a third of living pelicans/ cormorants \u2018\u2018show some sign of injury or impaired movement.\u2019\u2019 The storm packed 3-inch hail and winds gusting to 74 miles per hour. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Their enclosures are located on a trail that continues onto a wetland observation deck overlooking water-treatment ponds that attract storks, cormorants and anhingas. \u2014 Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cormeraunt , from Middle French cormorant , from Old French cormareng , from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus \u2014 more at corbel , marine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frm-r\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-\u02ccrant",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-m\u0259-r\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glutton",
|
|
"gorger",
|
|
"gormandizer",
|
|
"gourmand",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"overeater",
|
|
"pig",
|
|
"stuffer",
|
|
"swiller"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093913",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cormose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bearing or producing corms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr\u02ccm\u014ds"
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]
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},
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": the entire body or colony of a compound animal":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, corm, cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to shear":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022frm\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204428",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)":[],
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": a small hard particle : grain":[],
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": a small hard seed":[
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"\u2014 usually used in combination pepper corn barley corn"
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],
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": a tall annual cereal grass ( Zea mays ) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds":[],
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": an ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering":[],
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": something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is corny":[],
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": the typically yellow or whitish seeds of corn used especially as food for humans and livestock":[],
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": to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings":[
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"corned beef"
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],
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": to preserve or season with salt in grains":[]
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},
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|
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"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English corne, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin corn\u016b \"horn, horny excrescence,\" going back to Latin, \"horn\" \u2014 more at horn":"Noun",
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"Middle English, going back to Old English, \"grain of a cereal grass, seed, berry,\" going back to Germanic *kurno- (whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German & Old Norse korn \"grain of a cereal grass, seed,\" Gothic kaurn ), going back to European Indo-European *\u01f5r\u0325H-no-, whence also Latin gr\u0101num \"seed, especially of a cereal grass,\" Old Irish gr\u00e1n, Welsh grawn, Old Church Slavic zr\u012dno \"grain, seed,\" Serbian & Croatian z\u0211no, Russian zern\u00f3, Lithuanian \u017e\u00ecrnis \"pea\"":"Noun",
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"derivative of corn entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022frn",
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"\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"goo",
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"mush",
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"schmaltz",
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"schmalz",
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"sludge",
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"slush",
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"soap opera",
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"sorghum"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220514",
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|
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"verb"
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]
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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": corn leaf aphid":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052044",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corn cockle":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an annual hairy weed ( Agrostemma githago ) of the pink family with purplish-red flowers that is found in grain fields":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1713, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183712",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fed or fattened on grain (such as corn)":[
|
|
"corn-fed hogs"
|
|
],
|
|
": looking well-fed : plump":[],
|
|
": rustically wholesome or corny":[
|
|
"corn-fed humor"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccfed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cornball",
|
|
"cornpone",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"hokey"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002043",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cornada":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wound inflicted by a bull's horn in formal bullfighting":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"Spanish, from corn- (from cuerno horn, from Latin cornu ) + -ada (from Latin -ata )":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"or as Sp",
|
|
"k\u022fr\u02c8n\u00e4d\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110541",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"cornball":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"corn-fed",
|
|
"cornpone",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"hokey"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": corny entry 1 sense 1":[
|
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"cornball humor"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticates",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"a cornball musical about farmers",
|
|
"a cornball sense of humor",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"High-octane action, including a wickedly complex scene shot around the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, makes up for the slightly cornball script. \u2014 K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The new sober influencers have convinced me that this cornball 12-step stuff isn\u2019t for everyone. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Of the teenage superheroes, Jaime would be in the Eagle Fang boat \u2014 a little chaotic, spontaneous, sly, a little cornball . \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"My dad liked 1920s jazz, Paul Whiteman, the real cornball stuff, and really cheesy Hawaiian music from the 1940s. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The desire to get back to normal results in a boring, cornball , paint-by-numbers Emmy production. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk And Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Only an ex-Bachelor could so comfortably oscillate between cornball self-promotion and heartfelt appeals. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The film is about the power of storytelling, and not in the cornball , self-congratulatory sense in which that phrase is normally deployed. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Less glitz, less glamour, but also less of the gaudy cornball razzmatazz that often leads to impromptu embarrassment and painful jokes. \u2014 Gene Seymour, CNN , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago,\u2019 or \u2018The Return of Kwango\u2019 \u2014 play like an affectionate sendup of cornball heroics. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But while audiences may delight in the cornball chaos of, say, Sharknado, portraying recent real-world disasters through schlock is a trickier proposition. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Characters like Anna May Wong get reduced to single notes of inspiration, their personal lives never really dramatized by a show with too much time for Jack's cornball infidelity. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Hollywood establishment figures don\u2019t get sufficient credit for their humanitarian screen efforts that are easily scoffed at as cornball . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"But the show has also kneecapped itself with scene after scene of insufferable cornball humor. \u2014 Daniel Payne, National Review , 20 July 2019",
|
|
"So why are so many vacation homes still tainted by these tired, cornball clich\u00e9s? \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor , 17 May 2019",
|
|
"Here\u2019s how to rock the red, white, and blue this Fourth of July without any of the cornball risks or dorky potential for disaster. \u2014 Yang-yi Goh, GQ , 3 July 2018",
|
|
"That\u2019s a particular thing, that sort of cornball comedy, relocating the ornery hillbilly or farmer to another environment that is baffling to the city people. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 25 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1949, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccb\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bumpkin",
|
|
"chawbacon",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clodhopper",
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"hayseed",
|
|
"hick",
|
|
"provincial",
|
|
"rube",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"yokel"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163638",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corncob pipe":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of a corncob":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Earlier this month, a meerkat in a bucket hat smoking a corncob pipe sold for more than fifty million stars (that\u2019s a million grande Pike Place roasts). \u2014 Alex Watt, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"And there is often a gingerbread man missing a leg or snowman missing a corncob pipe that could stand to be let go. \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Andrew Jackson, who these days looks out quizzically from the back of every $10 bill, was born poor, married a rich heiress who smoked a corncob pipe , and died with 150 slaves, a 1,000-acre plantation and wealth equivalent to $133m. \u2014 Matthew Sweet, The Economist , 16 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"His fans loved the vainglory, the corncob pipe , the quavering tones, the martial romance. \u2014 Hampton Sides, Time , 11 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sporting a bushy beard, a corncob pipe , and a face riddled with pocks and crags, Wake looks like a cross between Captain Birdseye and Trotsky and sounds like a cartoon pirate. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 18 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"His picture in Confederate gray, smoking a corncob pipe , appeared in the yearbook. \u2014 al , 29 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195329",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"corner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a difficult or embarrassing situation : a position from which escape or retreat is difficult or impossible":[
|
|
"was backed into a corner"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of supporters, well-wishers, or adherents associated especially with a contestant":[],
|
|
": a piece designed to form, mark, or protect a corner":[],
|
|
": a point at which significant change occurs":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in the phrase turn the corner"
|
|
],
|
|
": a private, secret, or remote place":[
|
|
"a quiet corner of New England",
|
|
"sent to every corner of the earth",
|
|
"In every corner of [=throughout] her company, you'll find people in nontraditional positions \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kenyatta Matthews"
|
|
],
|
|
": at hand : imminent":[
|
|
"good times are just around the corner"
|
|
],
|
|
": control or ownership of enough of the available supply of a commodity or security especially to permit manipulation of the price":[],
|
|
": corner kick":[],
|
|
": cornerback":[],
|
|
": situated at a corner":[
|
|
"the corner drugstore"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"the southwest corner of the state",
|
|
"the corners of the tablecloth"
|
|
],
|
|
": the angular part or space between meeting lines, edges, or borders near the vertex of the angle":[
|
|
"the southwest corner of the state",
|
|
"the corners of the tablecloth"
|
|
],
|
|
": the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline":[],
|
|
": the outside of a football formation":[],
|
|
": the place of intersection of two streets or roads":[],
|
|
": the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet : angle":[],
|
|
": the side of home plate nearest to or farthest from a batter":[],
|
|
": to catch and hold the attention of especially to force an interview":[],
|
|
": to drive into a corner":[
|
|
"the animal is dangerous when cornered"
|
|
],
|
|
": to get a corner on":[
|
|
"corner the market"
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet or converge at a corner or angle":[],
|
|
": to turn a corner":[
|
|
"the car corners well"
|
|
],
|
|
": used or fitted for use in or on a corner":[
|
|
"a corner table"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the corner of a box",
|
|
"A post marks the corner of the property.",
|
|
"Write your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page.",
|
|
"He caught the ball in the corner of the end zone.",
|
|
"the northeast corner of the state",
|
|
"We sat at a table in a corner of the room.",
|
|
"The hotel is at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.",
|
|
"A group of teenagers were hanging around on the corner .",
|
|
"He went to the grocery store around the corner from the bank.",
|
|
"He said something out of the corner of his mouth to the person standing next to him.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"We ate in a corner booth at the restaurant.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Police cornered the suspect in a backyard.",
|
|
"A cornered animal can be dangerous.",
|
|
"He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph.",
|
|
"The interviewer cornered the politician with some probing questions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Chances are, the makeshift home office tucked in a corner of your living room or bedroom doesn't get awesome airflow. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The old man in the corner smoking a pipe and poring over his newspaper? \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And for the athletes who fought for this progress, there is pride in taking a stand \u2014 even if there are still many in this corner of the state who vehemently oppose it. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"LaRavia presents an opportunity to add a wing with 6-foot-7 size who can do more than just knock down 3s in the corner . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Off in the corner of the job site, one by one, apprentices are roping into harnesses to pull their way up a 35-foot-high iron beam. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The mural, which Vanessa credited to Philadelphia artist Ernel Martinez, is positioned in the corner of the courts, watching over basketball players in the area where Kobe grew up. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"And the human toll of the war cannot be wished away, with funerals taking place daily in every corner of the country for soldiers who have died on the eastern front lines. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And the human toll of the war cannot be wished away, with funerals taking place daily in every corner of the country for soldiers who have died on the eastern front lines. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"An earlier version of the fourplex legislation would have also applied to non- corner properties within a half mile of Muni, Caltrain or BART transit stops. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2021",
|
|
"That stereotype may soon be going the way of Boston baked beans and tri- corner hats. \u2014 Steve Leblanc, Star Tribune , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Mid- corner bumps upset the chassis, and there's more body roll than expected. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"With just 15% of customer interactions adding value, according to Gartner\u2019s research, the opportunity for companies to corner the market with smart customer success that reaches out at the right time with the right ask is ripe for the taking. \u2014 You Mon Tsang, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The business had become one of the state\u2019s largest wholesale seafood distributors by offering higher prices to Indigenous fishers for their catches, helping to corner the Coast Salish market. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, due to Marc and Layla arguing, Harrow catches up to them and manages to corner Marc and shoot him twice in the chest. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Thanks to social media, capitalism doesn\u2019t just require cornering the market on household products; powerful, unknown players can now corner the market on democracy for the right price. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 28 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"According to Crunchbase, the start-up has also raised $28.5 million from institutional investors to corner the market around this new investigative technique. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In 1996, Japanese trader Sumitomo Corp. racked up billions of dollars in losses after chief trader Yasuo Hamanaka tried to corner the copper market. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Amazon and Maersk can corner off the most lucrative niches in logistics, particularly e-commerce fulfillment in the world\u2019s wealthiest countries. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, one Black woman has spent over 30 years helping other entrepreneurs corner the ethnic hair and beauty market. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French corner, corniere, from Old French corn \"horn, angle, corner\" (going back to Latin cornum, corn\u016b \"horn\") or corne \"horn, angle\" (going back to Latin cornua, plural\u2014taken as singular\u2014of corn\u016b ) + -er, -iere -er entry 2 \u2014 more at horn":"Noun",
|
|
"attributive use of corner entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"derivative of corner entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022f(r)-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"bind",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"dilemma",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"jackpot",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"pickle",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"rabbit hole",
|
|
"rattrap",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sticky wicket",
|
|
"swamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060113",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cornerstone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a basic element : foundation":[
|
|
"a cornerstone of foreign policy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.",
|
|
"Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Two major things have been the cornerstone of Nadella\u2019s leadership: maintaining a growth mindset and a focus on empathy. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Homeownership \u2014 a key driver of American household wealth \u2014 is the cornerstone of that dream. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
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"Roses are the cornerstone of many of the best fragrances, featured in some 75 percent of scents marketed to women. \u2014 Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
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"Their images were synonymous with big cats \u2014 the white tigers that were the cornerstone of their act. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
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"Relationships are the cornerstone of long-term successful client relations as well. \u2014 Sam Kaufman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"Strong workplace relationships are the cornerstone of any thriving company. \u2014 Bilal Aijazi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Trump's anti-immigration platform -- punctuated by a call to build a wall on the border of the U.S.-Mexico border -- was the cornerstone of his 2016 campaign. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 16 May 2022",
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"On the flipside, Zac Gallen is Arizona\u2019s ace in my opinion and is going to be the cornerstone of that pitching rotation for years to come. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccst\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"base",
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"basis",
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"bedrock",
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"bottom",
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"footing",
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"foundation",
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"ground",
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"groundwork",
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"keystone",
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"root",
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"underpinning",
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"warp",
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"warp and woof"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220936",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cornerways":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": diagonally":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"athwart",
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"bias",
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"cornerwise",
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"crossways",
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"crosswise",
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"diagonally",
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"kitty-corner",
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"catty-corner",
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"catercorner",
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"kitty-cornered",
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"catty-cornered",
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"catercornered",
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"obliquely",
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"transversely"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102337",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"cornerwise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": diagonally":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0259r-\u02ccw\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"athwart",
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"bias",
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"cornerways",
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"crossways",
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"crosswise",
|
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"diagonally",
|
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"kitty-corner",
|
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"catty-corner",
|
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"catercorner",
|
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"kitty-cornered",
|
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"catty-cornered",
|
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"catercornered",
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"obliquely",
|
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"transversely"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193525",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
|
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},
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"cornpone":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": corn bread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried":[],
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": down-home , countrified":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the comedian's cornpone wisecracks were old even in the days of vaudeville",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Brooks has attended with equal care to the quotidian details of each era ( corn pone in the antebellum South, bebop for Jackson Pollock, mid-century-modern furniture for Theo). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
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"It could be eaten more frequently and turned into different foods like hoecakes, ash-cakes, spoonbread, corn pone , and cornbread. \u2014 Andrea Byrd, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2021",
|
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"The next proprietor of the Old South was A.G. Craven, who made few changes from 1935 to 1946, after which the last owners added Mexican food and dropped the corn pone . \u2014 Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Softshell crabs are encrusted in cornflakes, served with spicy corn pone and hoppin\u2019 john. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com , 8 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frn-\u02ccp\u014dn"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"corn-fed",
|
|
"cornball",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"hokey"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033259",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cornucopia":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance":[],
|
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": a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone":[],
|
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": an inexhaustible store : abundance":[
|
|
"We marveled at the cornucopia of fruits, meats, toys, fresh fish, baskets, utensils and leather goods for sale in stalls that lined the streets for as far as we could see.",
|
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"\u2014 Guy Garcia",
|
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"For contemporary performers, soul represents a cornucopia of musical ideas.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jon Pareles"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.",
|
|
"The book includes a cornucopia of wonderful stories.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Late last year Toyota announced ambitious electrification plans for its lineup and showed off a cornucopia of neat-looking concept cars, from a low-slung Lexus supercar to a butch Toyota Tacoma\u2013like pickup truck and an angular Toyota sports car. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The two-day event plays host to a cornucopia of goodies that essentially acts as a summer kickoff sale. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"They are also used to a cornucopia of choices and not bound to a program schedule set by the station. \u2014 Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Those lakefront neighborhoods offered culture-vultures and foodies a cornucopia of trendy restaurants, theaters and pub-crawls. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Anyone who grew up loving horses, anyone who dearly loves an animal, will find a cornucopia of riches in this novel. \u2014 Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Designed by Kelly Wearstler, the eminent woman worked with local, emerging artists to create vibrant and modern spaces with contrasting textures and a cornucopia of hues. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"But the sheer number of sellers ready to try their hand at Harborplace allowed for a mind-boggling cornucopia . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In Jerusalem the style is dominated by athleisure, running shoes and a cornucopia of brand names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-",
|
|
"-ny\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"argosy",
|
|
"gold mine",
|
|
"mine",
|
|
"mother lode",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"wellspring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042527",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cornucopian":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance":[],
|
|
": a receptacle shaped like a horn or cone":[],
|
|
": an inexhaustible store : abundance":[
|
|
"We marveled at the cornucopia of fruits, meats, toys, fresh fish, baskets, utensils and leather goods for sale in stalls that lined the streets for as far as we could see.",
|
|
"\u2014 Guy Garcia",
|
|
"For contemporary performers, soul represents a cornucopia of musical ideas.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jon Pareles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The market is a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.",
|
|
"The book includes a cornucopia of wonderful stories.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Late last year Toyota announced ambitious electrification plans for its lineup and showed off a cornucopia of neat-looking concept cars, from a low-slung Lexus supercar to a butch Toyota Tacoma\u2013like pickup truck and an angular Toyota sports car. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The two-day event plays host to a cornucopia of goodies that essentially acts as a summer kickoff sale. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"They are also used to a cornucopia of choices and not bound to a program schedule set by the station. \u2014 Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Those lakefront neighborhoods offered culture-vultures and foodies a cornucopia of trendy restaurants, theaters and pub-crawls. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Anyone who grew up loving horses, anyone who dearly loves an animal, will find a cornucopia of riches in this novel. \u2014 Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Designed by Kelly Wearstler, the eminent woman worked with local, emerging artists to create vibrant and modern spaces with contrasting textures and a cornucopia of hues. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"But the sheer number of sellers ready to try their hand at Harborplace allowed for a mind-boggling cornucopia . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In Jerusalem the style is dominated by athleisure, running shoes and a cornucopia of brand names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin, from Latin cornu copiae horn of plenty":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-",
|
|
"-ny\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02c8k\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argosy",
|
|
"gold mine",
|
|
"mine",
|
|
"mother lode",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"wellspring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223043",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corny":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsentimental"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mawkishly old-fashioned : tiresomely simple and sentimental":[
|
|
"told corny jokes",
|
|
"corny greeting cards"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to corn":[],
|
|
": relating to or having corns on the feet":[],
|
|
": tasting strongly of malt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective",
|
|
"1689, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from corn corn entry 1 + -y -y entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"corn entry 3 + -y entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chocolate-box",
|
|
"cloying",
|
|
"drippy",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"gooey",
|
|
"lovey-dovey",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"novelettish",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"schmaltzy",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slushy",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soupy",
|
|
"spoony",
|
|
"spooney",
|
|
"sticky",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corollary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"causation",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a proposition (see proposition entry 1 sense 1c ) inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof":[],
|
|
": something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels":[
|
|
"A corollary to the problem of the number of vessels to be built was that of the types of vessels to be constructed.",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel Marx"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that naturally follows : result":[
|
|
"\u2026 love was a stormy passion and jealousy its normal corollary .",
|
|
"\u2014 Ida Treat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming",
|
|
"increased taxes\u2014or expanding deficits\u2014are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The obvious corollary to a more stable dollar would be even greater circulation globally. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s an interesting corollary to these findings about optic flow, as Parry explained to Runner\u2019s World\u2019s Scott Douglas back in 2012. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The Leontovych Society had found a corollary in the Association for Contemporary Music, an organization based in Moscow that sought to merge modernist idioms with revolutionary ideals. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And its corollary : Always associate yourself with winners. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Yuz was just one of hundreds of museums to open in China over the last decade, a corollary of sorts to the country\u2019s rapid (and some say unsustainable) real estate boom. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The corollary is that if their plans fail to pass, unreasonable obstruction must be to blame. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Hartline\u2019s promotion, while deserved, may also be a corollary to the pending hire of an offensive line coach to replace Greg Studrawa. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The corollary of giving your own hooks is to ask questions that bring out the hooks in others. \u2014 Alisa Cohn, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English correlary, corolarie, borrowed from Late Latin cor\u014dll\u0101rium, going back to Latin, \"garland (given as a reward), unsolicited payment, gratuity,\" from cor\u014dlla \"small wreath of flowers\" + -\u0101rium -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at corolla":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"British k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-l\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
|
|
"-le-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"child",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020017",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coronal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity":[],
|
|
": lying in the direction of the coronal suture":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a corona or crown":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The weather forecasting service also said that minor geomagnetic storms may continue Tuesday, before a fast wind from a coronal hole may arrive, continuing a rather active period of geomagnetic activity. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"For example, a coronal hole \u2013 a magnetically open area from which high-speed solar wind is released into space \u2013 caps the northern polar region on the sun. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 June 2021",
|
|
"Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth\u2019s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The mission, a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency, captured views of powerful flares and coronal mass ejections and perspectives of the unexplored solar poles. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Coronal mass ejections are expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's corona, sending tons of coronal material outward at speeds ranging from 250 kilometers per second to as fast as near 3,000 km/s. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The especially good aurora forecast is thanks to gusts of solar wind \u2014 known as coronal mass ejections \u2014 heading toward Earth, according to Don Hampton, research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Earth is directly in the path of two coronal mass ejections. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The solar wind, while continuous, can become violent when the sun throws out gigantic eruptions of particles known as coronal mass ejections. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coronal, borrowed from Anglo-French coronel, corinal, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin cor\u014dn\u0101le, noun derivative from neuter of Latin cor\u014dn\u0101lis \"of a wreath or garland\" \u2014 more at coronal entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English coronale, borrowed from Medieval Latin cor\u014dn\u0101lis \"of the forehead or crown of the head,\" going back to Latin, \"of a wreath or garland,\" from cor\u014dna \"garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty, halo around a celestial body\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at crown entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259n-\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-; k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dn-",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chaplet",
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"coronet",
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"crown",
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"diadem"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202642",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coronel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a circlet for the head usually implying rank or dignity":[],
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": lying in the direction of the coronal suture":[],
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": of or relating to a corona or crown":[],
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": of or relating to the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a Renaissance portrait of a nobel woman of Florence wearing a bejeweled coronal",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The dramatic coronal headpiece was meant to evoke the Virgin Mary. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The weather forecasting service also said that minor geomagnetic storms may continue Tuesday, before a fast wind from a coronal hole may arrive, continuing a rather active period of geomagnetic activity. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
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"For example, a coronal hole \u2013 a magnetically open area from which high-speed solar wind is released into space \u2013 caps the northern polar region on the sun. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 June 2021",
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"Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth\u2019s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
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"The mission, a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency, captured views of powerful flares and coronal mass ejections and perspectives of the unexplored solar poles. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022",
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"Coronal mass ejections are expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun's corona, sending tons of coronal material outward at speeds ranging from 250 kilometers per second to as fast as near 3,000 km/s. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The especially good aurora forecast is thanks to gusts of solar wind \u2014 known as coronal mass ejections \u2014 heading toward Earth, according to Don Hampton, research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The Earth is directly in the path of two coronal mass ejections. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The solar wind, while continuous, can become violent when the sun throws out gigantic eruptions of particles known as coronal mass ejections. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English coronal, borrowed from Anglo-French coronel, corinal, probably borrowed from Medieval Latin cor\u014dn\u0101le, noun derivative from neuter of Latin cor\u014dn\u0101lis \"of a wreath or garland\" \u2014 more at coronal entry 2":"Noun",
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"Middle English coronale, borrowed from Medieval Latin cor\u014dn\u0101lis \"of the forehead or crown of the head,\" going back to Latin, \"of a wreath or garland,\" from cor\u014dna \"garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty, halo around a celestial body\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at crown entry 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259n-\u1d4al",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-; k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dn-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chaplet",
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"coronet",
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"crown",
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"diadem"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191938",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coronet":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small or lesser crown usually signifying a rank below that of a sovereign":[],
|
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": a wreath or band for the head usually for wear by women on formal occasions":[],
|
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": the lower part of a horse's pastern where the horn terminates in skin \u2014 see horse illustration":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the prince wore a small gold coronet to denote his rank",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"For their July 4, 1999 wedding at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland, David, 46, and Victoria, 47, went with a more opulent aesthetic, down to their golden thrones and the bride's custom diamond and gold coronet by jewelry designer Slim Barrett. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On its bend-and-twist miles, principally between the Cahuenga and Sepulveda passes, are a coronet of houses as handsome and costly as jewels, atop slopes and canyons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
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"The edge of the bell resembles a coronet , the inspiration for its regal name. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As a child, Chelsea played coronet and attended an arts school. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"H\u00e5kon V, who ruled from 1299 to 1319, is often depicted wearing such a coronet . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The coronet of milk is cast in a resinous material, and the falling droplet is suspended from a thread. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The family also reportedly loaned Armstrong the money to purchase his first coronet . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Ritchie, a coronet player who coordinates the South Holland Municipal Band, looked into the past for reassurance. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 8 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Anglo-French (Middle French couronnette, Old French coronete ), from corone, coroune crown entry 1 + -ette, -ete -ette":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8net",
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8net, \u02cck\u00e4r-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"chaplet",
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"coronal",
|
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"coronel",
|
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"crown",
|
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"diadem"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113455",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corpora pedunculata":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pair of stalked bodies on the dorsal part of the insect forebrain believed to function as association centers":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, literally, pedunculate bodies":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u022frp(\u0259)r\u0259p\u0259\u0307\u02ccd\u0259\u014bky\u0259\u02c8l\u0101t\u0259",
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"-l\u00e4-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195640",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"corpora vilia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of corpora vilia plural of corpus vile"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045021",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
|
"corporal":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed":[],
|
|
": a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant":[],
|
|
": corporeal , physical":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or affecting the body":[
|
|
"corporal punishment",
|
|
"corporal works of mercy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English corporalle, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French corporal, borrowed from Medieval Latin corpor\u0101le (probably originally as modifying linte\u0101men \"linen cloth\" or a word of similar sense), from neuter of Latin corpor\u0101lis \"of the body, corporeal\" (alluding to the belief that the eucharistic elements are the body of Christ) \u2014 more at corporal entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English corporel, corporal, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French corporel, borrowed from Latin corpor\u0101lis \"of the body, corporeal,\" from corpor-, corpus \"body\" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at midriff":"Adjective",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French, \"lowest noncommissioned officer,\" alteration (by association with cors, corps \"body,\" Latin corpor\u0101lis \"of the body\") of caporal, borrowed from Italian caporale \"leader of a small military unit,\" probably from Medieval Latin capor-, capur-, restructuring of Latin capit- (stem of caput \"head\") + Italian -ale, noun and adjective suffix, going back to Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at head entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-pr\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-r\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"somatic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inexistence",
|
|
"nonbeing",
|
|
"nonexistence",
|
|
"nothingness",
|
|
"unreality"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being or having a body or a material or physical existence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the tradition of Carolee Schneemann and feminist performance artists, the mother finds inspiration in the appetite and spurting fluids of feminine corporality . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin corpor\u0101lit\u0101t-, corpor\u0101lit\u0101s, from Latin corpor\u0101lis \"of the body, corporal entry 2 \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02c8ra-l\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"corporeality",
|
|
"existence",
|
|
"reality",
|
|
"subsistence",
|
|
"thingness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065333",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncommercial",
|
|
"nonsalable",
|
|
"uncommercial",
|
|
"unmarketable",
|
|
"unsalable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corporative sense 2":[],
|
|
": formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual : incorporated":[],
|
|
": having qualities (such as commercialism or lack of originality) associated with large corporations or attributed to their influence or control":[
|
|
"corporate rock music",
|
|
"corporate art"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to a corporation":[
|
|
"a plan to reorganize the corporate structure"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being the large corporations of a country or region considered as a unit":[
|
|
"the latest trend in corporate America"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals":[
|
|
"Human law arises by the corporate action of a people \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 George H. Sabine"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We have to change the corporate structure to survive.",
|
|
"A bunch of corporate types in suits were sitting at the table in the conference room.",
|
|
"He is one of the most powerful men in corporate America.",
|
|
"The business is a corporate entity.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And a grim profit warning from Micron Technology, the largest maker of memory semiconductors in the United States, sparked fresh worries about corporate America\u2019s earnings power. \u2014 Peyton Forte | Bloomberg News, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"There is an inherent disconnect between corporate leadership and rank-and-file workers. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Some corporate leaders spoke up following the Supreme Court\u2019s Dobbs vs. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization decision. \u2014 Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"In public, corporate leaders from Germany\u2014and other European countries\u2014have in fact been sending very mixed signals on China recently. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a news release, Unlock Potential\u2018s mission is to use hiring to advance racial equity, recruit the next generation of corporate leaders, and help disrupt the poverty-to-prison pipeline. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Last year, those executives were paid a median of $15.8 million\u2014a 26.4% increase from 2020, according to an annual CEO compensation report released last month by corporate leadership data provider Equilar. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Manufacturing executives and corporate leaders apparently knew of the severe shortage in February, and the White House struggled to explain why the administration waited so long to address it with the president. \u2014 Kelsee Majette, The Week , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Larry Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, has been among the most outspoken executives, using his annual letter to corporate leaders to implore them to look beyond the bottom line and make a positive contribution to society. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin corpor\u0101tus, past participle of corpor\u0101re \"to form into a body, form (an organized social group),\" verbal derivative of corpor-, corpus \"body, organized group of people\" \u2014 more at midriff":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commercial",
|
|
"marketable",
|
|
"mass-market",
|
|
"salable",
|
|
"saleable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate colony":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a charter colony (as Connecticut or Rhode Island) having a royal charter granted to the inhabitants as a corporate body":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate conglomeration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the formation of a large business from different kinds of companies":[
|
|
"the age of corporate conglomeration"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103052",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate county":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": county sense 3a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131020",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate welfare":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": money or aid given by the government to help a large company":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate-wide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extending throughout or involving an entire corporation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t-\u02ccw\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103241",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession":[],
|
|
": a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild (see guild sense 1 )":[],
|
|
": an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state":[],
|
|
": potbelly sense 1":[],
|
|
": the municipal authorities of a town or city":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works as a consultant for several large corporations .",
|
|
"a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In reality, much of what a corporation wants from the government is more abstract\u2014for example, broad tax relief or general trade policy. \u2014 Eric Fan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"What's different about being the CEO of a non-profit versus a corporation ? \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States, the Soviet Union and a private corporation are in a three-way race to land astronauts on Mars. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Stewart Cellars co-owner and winemaker Blair Guthrie did not disclose the purchase price, but noted that Lee wanted to sell to another family winery, not a corporation . \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Lastly, a corporation is described as a stand-alone legal entity that solely handles the responsibilities of the company. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The couple will be splitting their time between London and Portugal, in deference to Brooksbank's new job with Discovery Land Company, a development corporation owned by Mike Meldman. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Starbucks is closing its business in Russia, marking the departure of another big Western corporation from the country. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Many quick-service restaurants, such as KFC and Pizza Hut, are run by franchisees, limiting a corporation \u2019s ability to control local operations. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 23 May 2022"
|
|
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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"Middle English corporacion \"organization into a body politic, an organized body of people,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French corporacion, borrowed from Late Latin corpor\u0101ti\u014dn-, corpor\u0101ti\u014d (Latin, \"physical makeup\"), from Latin corpor\u0101re \"to form into a body\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at corporate":""
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"bay window",
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"beer belly",
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"belly",
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"gut",
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"paunch",
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"-shn\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103813",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 'Great Reset' masterminded by the World Economic Forum is just corporatism by another name. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 Nov. 2020",
|
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"As BlackRock and other large index-fund managers continue pushing stakeholder capitalism, America slouches toward corporatism . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Designed to stimulate nascent industries, the PTC and ITC have become blatant examples of the crony corporatism that is undermining the integrity of the electric grid. \u2014 Robert Bryce, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"The week of May 24: climate change and corporatism , inventing an economic crisis, woke capital, and more. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 31 May 2021",
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"Put another way, stakeholder capitalism is an expression of corporatism , an ideology, which, despite the sound of its name, has nothing with the C-suite, except as the means to a broader end. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"Stakeholder capitalism is an expression of corporatism . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 30 Aug. 2021",
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"May\u2019s inflation numbers, the EU\u2019s fine on Amazon, Glenn Hubbard\u2019s suggestion for international tax authorities, inflation, corporatism , risk and space flight, billionaires and value creation. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 June 2021",
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"On the menu today: corporatism in action, trusting China on the environment, the rise of retail investors (continued), France moves toward a ban on short-haul flights, coffee and interstates. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"corporate + -ism":""
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112453",
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": of or relating to corporatism":[
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"a corporative state"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"corporate + -ive":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-tiv",
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"-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074105",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"corporativism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": corporatism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"corporative + -ism":""
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-ti-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m",
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"-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220215",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corporatize":{
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"afraid that medicine was becoming corporatized"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In the 1980s and 1990s, the right managed to slash taxes, decimate unions, liquidate pensions, corporatize health care, capture regulatory agencies, and more. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
|
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"What my hope has always been is that as the use of cannabis spreads and the stigma dials down, cannabis is going to cannaba-lize the corporations as much or more than the corporations are going to corporatize cannabis. \u2014 Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Regardless of the personal outcome of that trial, the longer-term perceptions of chaebols may hinge on Lee\u2019s promise to corporatize Samsung. \u2014 Sohee Kim, Bloomberg.com , 14 June 2020",
|
|
"The risk is that cheering on high-tech fixes (instead of embracing a big plan like the one in the New York report) will give a weak, cash-poor government cover to corporatize the grid instead of fixing it. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 18 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"But some small farmers and manufacturers are also starting to look at Amazon's record in other fields - and worry that the retail giant will use its market power to further centralize and corporatize theirs. \u2014 Caitlin Dewey, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"corporate + -ize":""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040019",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"corporator":{
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Nagpur, Praful Gudadhe, a municipal corporator , emphasised the need for an urgent lockdown in the city to bring down Covid-19 infections. \u2014 Aarefa Johari, Quartz , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In Nagpur, where 2,587 cases were reported on Tuesday, senior civic corporator Praful Gudadhe acknowledged that the fear of Covid is at an all-time low in the city. \u2014 Aarefa Johari, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1670, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"corporate + -or entry 1":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072050",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corporeal":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"nonmaterial",
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"nonphysical"
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],
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": not immaterial or intangible : substantial":[
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"corporeal property"
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],
|
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": not spiritual":[
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"\u2026 some few traces of a diviner nature which look out through his corporeal baseness \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Robert Browning"
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|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the corporeal nature of matter",
|
|
"corporeal cravings such as hunger and thirst",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to the Mayo Clinic, the average adult can safely consume up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day before vibrating to a plane of non- corporeal existence. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The show imagines a future 15 years from now, in which people can live beyond their corporeal bodies by uploading their consciousness into a visual afterworld. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Somehow, Fauci has become the Greatest Living Human Being, a corporeal blend of St Francis, Mother Teresa and the Buddha. \u2014 Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In a crowded field of novel-manifestos about the indignity of parenting, Nightbitch is primal and corporeal , a labor scream of a book. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Will that category one day include robots, cyborgs, artificial intelligences, even non- corporeal forms of life? \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"During the race, Eledge drew scrutiny over a series of controversial social media posts, including one that denounced mask-wearing and made light of corporeal punishment as a parenting tool. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In Silicon Valley, immortality is sometimes elevated to the status of a corporeal goal. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"Our digital versions of our corporeal bodies are a form, if not the form, of human expression and experience. \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021"
|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
|
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|
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"Middle English corporealle, from Latin corporeus \"having a body, physical\" (from corpor-, corpus \"body\" + -eus -eous ) + -alle -al entry 1":""
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|
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"k\u022fr-\u02c8p\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259l, -\u02c8p\u022fr-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for corporeal material , physical , corporeal , phenomenal , sensible , objective mean of or belonging to actuality. material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping. material values physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual , or imaginary . the physical benefits of exercise corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force. artists have portrayed angels as corporeal beings phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction. scientists concerned with the phenomenal world sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses. the earth's rotation is not sensible to us objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it. no objective evidence of damage",
|
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|
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"material",
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192117",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"corporeality":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"inexistence",
|
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"nonbeing",
|
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"nonexistence",
|
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"nothingness",
|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a philosophical discussion about the corporeality of the intellect, as distinct from the brain",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By putting his name On a video game \u2013 So much for corporeality ! \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The first impression is that the sonic weight and corporeality of the Beolab 28 system is far greater than their delicate appearance would suggest. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"Lockwood uses the same language to describe the internet\u2014a broad, warm body; a strong heartbeat\u2014and the fragile corporeality of the baby, though those two domains are mutually incompatible. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 13 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Going for the gold, corporeality -wise, allows the characters to convey it, romance-wise, with unique and enchanting matter of fact-ness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s about the physicality, the very corporeality , of the web itself. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 11 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Picking a running mate lost some of its pageantry and corporeality , but not its significance. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"The pandemic has everyone living in an alternate corporeality . \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 1 June 2020",
|
|
"Finished the same year as Girl With a White Dog, Freud\u2019s Francis Bacon is arresting in its suggestion of panoramic corporeality , despite it being only a headshot. \u2014 Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic , 4 Dec. 2019"
|
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],
|
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|
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"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"corporeal + -ity":""
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|
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|
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|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212036",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a body of picked troops":[],
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": a group of the best people in a category":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French corps d'\u00e9lite":""
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"illuminati",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"priesthood",
|
|
"prime",
|
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"royalty",
|
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"upper crust"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063429",
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
|
"corps de ballet":{
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most distinct of the ballet\u2019s segments, a solo for corps de ballet dancer Jonathan Fahoury with a choreographic focus on articulation for his torso, presents dynamic relief\u2014but just barely. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Before the dancing started, Jonathan Stafford, the company\u2019s artistic director, presented India Bradley and Davide Riccardo with the Janice Levin award, given to talented, young members of the corps de ballet . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a visually gorgeous excerpt, with the corps de ballet dressed in white and moving in sync. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This thriller is set amongst the ballerinas and artistic staff of a corps de ballet in France. \u2014 Marshall Heyman, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Apart from the principal dancers Cory Stearns and Devon Teuscher (a couple offstage) and the soloist Catherine Hurlin, the roster drew mainly from the corps de ballet . \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"The workout is an intense but fun 50-minute ballet class created in tandem by Equinox instructor, Chris Vo, and ABT corps de ballet member, Katie Boren. \u2014 Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Three top athletes are repping On Point for its debut: skier and VS Collective ambassador Eileen Gu, New York City Ballet corps de ballet member India Bradley, and yoga instructor Emily Chen. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Most impressive here is the soloist, Victor Abreu, a member of the corps de ballet , who has always struck me as having a certain vulnerability: the look of a boy trapped in a man\u2019s body. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-d\u0259-(\u02cc)ba-\u02c8l\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123500",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corps of cadets":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a body of cadets under instruction and military discipline and control at a school, college, or service academy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045751",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"corps troops":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": troops assigned or attached to a corps but not part of one of the divisions in the corps":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164251",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dead body especially of a human being":[],
|
|
": a human or animal body whether living or dead":[],
|
|
": the remains of something discarded or defunct":[
|
|
"the corpses of rusting cars"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a battlefield strewn with corpses",
|
|
"the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"What was your reaction to seeing your desiccated corpse ? \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"For many, the photograph of his mutilated corpse lying in an open casket is their single defining memory of Emmett Till. \u2014 R.l. Ford, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"As a warning, the Americans killed P\u00e9ralte and distributed an image of his corpse tied to a door, evoking a crucifixion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"His corpse was transported on a train from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, with frequent stops in many Northern cities where it was put on display for grieving Americans. \u2014 Gary Laderman, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
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"His radio collar was missing; his corpse was identified by an ear tag at the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The steps leading to that prove alternately comical and outlandish, such as the organizers staring intently at someone who just might pass, in a photo, for their corpse . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"On his corpse were nine pages of handwritten clues to a treasure hunt that led investigators down a rabbit hole. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
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"Photographs show his corpse sprawled outside a pharmacy in the Pacific coast city of Mazatl\u00e1n. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English cors, corps, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin corpus \"body\" \u2014 more at midriff":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022frps",
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"\u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rps"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bones",
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"cadaver",
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"carcass",
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"corpus",
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"corse",
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"relics",
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"remains",
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"stiff"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070552",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corpsy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": like or suggesting a corpse":[
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"a cool corpsy smell",
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"\u2014 Christopher Morley",
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"looking a bit corpsy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"corpse entry 1 + -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022frps\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032735",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"corpulence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"leanness",
|
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"reediness",
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"slenderness",
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"slimness",
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"svelteness",
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"thinness"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the state of being corpulent":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the doctor warned that the patient's corpulence was unhealthy and not merely unattractive",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Twelve bears started in the celebration of corpulence on September 29 before the final online showdown Tuesday. \u2014 CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In order to support a pair of cubs and reach peak corpulence , Grazer didn\u2019t shy away from battles for the best spots on Brooks River, even against much larger male bears, according to the Park\u2019s video. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"His striking physical resemblance to his grandfather, channeling his clothing, gait and corpulence , secured his place as the latest iteration of the country\u2019s preordained leadership. \u2014 Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Over his career, the uber-producer has explored aging, poverty, addiction, corpulence , single parenthood, neurodivergence and other experiences that can leave a person in the margins of American life. \u2014 Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The Superintendent of Criminal Investigations, Hideo Nishimura, was tall and even-featured and had probably been handsome in his youth, but the years at the desk showed in his growing corpulence and a certain slowness in breaking inertia. \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 8 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"View 107 Photos Big, Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn\u2019t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. \u2014 Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Bad, Bold Its corpulence doesn\u2019t prevent it from being easy on the eyes. \u2014 Josh Jacquot, Car and Driver , 17 June 2017",
|
|
"Here\u2019s another compelling reason to avoid extreme corpulence : painfully long needles that inject drugs into the butt. \u2014 Wired Blogs, WIRED , 29 Nov. 2005"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1547, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English corpolence \"corporeity,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French corpulence \"body size,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin corpulentia \"stoutness, corporeity, density,\" going back to Latin, \"stoutness,\" from corpulentus \"of heavy build, corpulent \" + -ia -ia entry 1":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adiposity",
|
|
"chubbiness",
|
|
"corpulency",
|
|
"embonpoint",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fatness",
|
|
"fattiness",
|
|
"fleshiness",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"obesity",
|
|
"plumpness",
|
|
"portliness",
|
|
"pudginess",
|
|
"pursiness",
|
|
"rotundity",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpulency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"leanness",
|
|
"reediness",
|
|
"slenderness",
|
|
"slimness",
|
|
"svelteness",
|
|
"thinness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corpulence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her corpulency is such that she requires two seats on public conveyances"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259n-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adiposity",
|
|
"chubbiness",
|
|
"corpulence",
|
|
"embonpoint",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fatness",
|
|
"fattiness",
|
|
"fleshiness",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"obesity",
|
|
"plumpness",
|
|
"portliness",
|
|
"pudginess",
|
|
"pursiness",
|
|
"rotundity",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpulent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a large bulky body : obese":[
|
|
"\u2026 were a bit corpulent from too many years of privileged living \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Cutler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a corpulent , elegantly dressed opera singer came out and sang, and we knew it was over",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Austin Butler has been scoring raves for his chameleonic turn as Elvis Presley, charting his life and career from his early days as a gyrating heart throb through his corpulent coda as a Vegas regular. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"After the Sheba sequence, the djinn spends 1,500 years in a brass vase, reemerging in the Istanbul of the early Ottoman Empire, where the second in line to be sultan spends his adulthood locked in a harem with corpulent concubines. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The famously corpulent despot looked noticeably slimmer in photos released by state media Saturday \u2014 after not being seen publicly for a month, the Guardian reported. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Just compare the plastic-y new Jabba to Return of the Jedi\u2019s magnificently corpulent puppet. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 4 May 2021",
|
|
"Nearly 40% of Mississippians struggle with obesity, but the state\u2019s occupational licensing regime is truly corpulent . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"In practice, increasingly corpulent Italians \u2014 and especially Italian children \u2014 are united by an insatiable hunger for snack food. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Congress may again be forced to bundle many (but not all) of the spending bills together into another corpulent package, funding the government. \u2014 Chad Pergram, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"And Rex Stout\u2019s corpulent genius, Nero Wolfe, investigated criminal cases without budging from his elegant Manhattan townhouse. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, New York Times , 7 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin corpulentus, from corpus \"body\" + -ulentus \"having in quantity, full of\" \u2014 more at midriff":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-l\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blubbery",
|
|
"chubby",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fleshy",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"lardy",
|
|
"obese",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"podgy",
|
|
"portly",
|
|
"pudgy",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"roly-poly",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"tubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000310",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpulentness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corpulence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-py\u0259-l\u0259nt-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034605",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the body of a human or animal especially when dead":[],
|
|
": the main part or body of a bodily structure or organ":[
|
|
"the corpus of the uterus"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a computerized corpus of English",
|
|
"Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those left out will be paid 11-12 lakh rupees ($14,089-$15,370), a corpus part comprising the salary and part government\u2019s contribution. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Sitting at the grim intersection of science fiction and gory, outlandish transformations of the human corpus , body horror is a signature of Cronenberg\u2019s work. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The Writefull linguists also run interesting corpus analyses on academic texts, and often present their findings in their free webinars with academic writing tips. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Habeas corpus has never been applied to nonhuman animals in New York, says the zoo, and doing so would open the door to legal chaos and add greater strain on the state\u2019s court systems. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead, The Northman\u2019s goal is to capture the atmosphere of the pre-modern Viking world, as conveyed in the vast corpus of surviving literature from medieval Scandinavia. \u2014 Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Six months before e-commerce roll-up giant Thrasio entered India with a $500 million corpus in mid-January, the two boAt founders Gupta and Sameer Mehta backed 10club. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"With director Lee Jae-kyu\u2019s new take on the subgenre and a fresh setting, All of Us Are Dead is a worthy successor in the growing Korean zombie show corpus . \u2014 Sara Merican, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Keith Phipps, a longtime critic for The A.V. Club, has absorbed the whole of the corpus , from Adaptation to Zandalee, and lived to write about it. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin, \"body, entity, group of people, collection, compendium\" \u2014 more at midriff":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259s, -\u02ccpu\u0307s",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-p\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"oeuvre"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corrade":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to crumble away through abrasion":[],
|
|
": to wear away by abrasion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin corr\u0101dere \"to rake together, sweep up, scrape off,\" from cor-, variant before r of com- com- + r\u0101dere \"to scrape, scratch, shave\" \u2014 more at rase":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abrade",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"erode",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092350",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corral":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock":[
|
|
"herded the cattle into the corral"
|
|
],
|
|
": an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment":[],
|
|
": collect , gather":[
|
|
"corralling votes for the upcoming election"
|
|
],
|
|
": to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2 )":[],
|
|
": to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"corralled the horses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the horses live in our corral , along with a cow",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO",
|
|
"corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The mob took the two men up New High Street to the gate of an old corral . \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The bison bucked and snorted, their big eyes peering between the wooden slats of the corral . \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The boys were playing with heavy equipment toys inside the corral at the time of the crash. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Volunteers trailing the last corral serve as pace-setters for the 18-minute mile. \u2014 Channing King, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The roads will be closed during the races and reopen following the Louisville Metro Police trail car, which will start after the last corral of runners crosses the start line, according to organizers. \u2014 Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Committee members had questions of their own, bringing up a mysterious illness that has killed 85 horses in a federal corral in Colorado, the millions of chickens killed to prevent the spread of the avian flu and the spread of disease by mink. \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"So, before dawn on a Friday in February, the pair set out through the slush to conquer that stub of concrete on the fringes of the city limits, pausing only to take a few photos and return a runaway shopping cart to a Walmart corral . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The clearing contained a corral , a shed and a makeshift shack. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Not just anyone could corral a 10-episode saga with three interlocking narratives spanning 110 years and hundreds of parts, and suggest its sweep and its intimacy. \u2014 Elizabeth Weinberg, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"His throw home arrived low and catcher Jonah Heim could not corral it as Laureano slid in safely with the go-ahead run. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Motte, who started raising his arms in anticipation of a goal, couldn\u2019t corral the rebound. \u2014 Vin A. Cherwoo, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"To her credit, Ms. Walsh doesn\u2019t corral the information into a neat and tidy thesis. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"To Paterson, who struggled himself to corral the machinery of government, the better question is what Cuomo is missing out on. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"In the future, the battle to corral the virus every year may look very much like the annual fight against the flu. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"No one wants to take too much responsibility for it\u2014for years, Jack Dorsey was its C.E.O. only part time\u2014and yet someone has to corral its potential for damage. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation's petroleum stockpile to try to corral rising energy prices. \u2014 David Koenig And Cathy Bussewitz, Chron , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run \u2014 more at car":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8rel",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8ral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"coop",
|
|
"hutch",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"pound"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of Australian shrubs (family Rutaceae) most of which have tubular scarlet, yellow, or white flowers":[],
|
|
": any plant of the genus Correa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, after Jos\u00e9 F. Correa da Serra \u20201823 Portuguese statesman and botanist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8r\u0113\u0259",
|
|
"-r\u0101\u0259"
|
|
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"\u2014 Rex Ingamells"
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"I hate it when she corrects my grammar.",
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"He corrects papers with a red pen.",
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"We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.",
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"We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.",
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"These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.",
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"an anatomically correct drawing of the human body",
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"Did I give you the correct change?",
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"With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
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"Daniel Scali from Adelaide, Australia has just been awarded the Guinness World Record for most pushups performed to correct form in the span of an hour, after footage of his attempt was reviewed and each of his reps was examined by adjudicators. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 19 June 2022",
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"The current work attempted to correct for such misclassifications and small sample sizes using estimates based on work to validate death certificates and other statistical modeling techniques. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
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"During the 14-year-old\u2019s surgery at UH on June 1, Glotzbecker attached screws to the vertebrae and connected the screws with a rod to correct a bend or twist in the spine. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"The platform also can correct all kinds of conscious and unconscious bias in the recruiting process, says G20 Ventures partner and investor Mike Troiano. \u2014 Jair Hilburn, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Characters have been traveling through time and space to correct historical and personal errors for decades. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"Wendell Green, who scored 19 points on 9-21 shooting, offered an opinion on the foul disparity after the game via Zoom when asked about how to correct the fouling issues in the future. \u2014 al , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The big news comes from the big phones and, if these numbers are correct , there is every chance that the new iPhone 14 Max will outlast the flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"If some of the preseason rankings are correct , Utah might do that in 2022. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Make sure your tire air pressure and alignment are correct . \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
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"Ambrose sees this as further proof that his gut instincts were correct . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
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"It isn\u2019t known whether his claims are correct or where those remains are. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
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"If the polling is correct , Democrats are poised to pay a price in November for their stewardship of the economy under Mr. Biden. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
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"And if Kuo\u2019s claims are correct , Apple is about to improve the photo and video experience on the front camera of all its 2022 iPhones. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
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"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct . \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022"
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"spiritually correct"
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|
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"\u2014 Rex Ingamells"
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"Verb",
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"I hate it when she corrects my grammar.",
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"Please correct your essay for punctuation errors.",
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"Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet.",
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"He corrects papers with a red pen.",
|
|
"We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.",
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|
"We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.",
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|
"These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.",
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"Adjective",
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"What's the correct answer to this question?",
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|
"Her watch never tells the correct time.",
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"an anatomically correct drawing of the human body",
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"Did I give you the correct change?",
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"With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Daniel Scali from Adelaide, Australia has just been awarded the Guinness World Record for most pushups performed to correct form in the span of an hour, after footage of his attempt was reviewed and each of his reps was examined by adjudicators. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The current work attempted to correct for such misclassifications and small sample sizes using estimates based on work to validate death certificates and other statistical modeling techniques. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"During the 14-year-old\u2019s surgery at UH on June 1, Glotzbecker attached screws to the vertebrae and connected the screws with a rod to correct a bend or twist in the spine. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The platform also can correct all kinds of conscious and unconscious bias in the recruiting process, says G20 Ventures partner and investor Mike Troiano. \u2014 Jair Hilburn, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Characters have been traveling through time and space to correct historical and personal errors for decades. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Wendell Green, who scored 19 points on 9-21 shooting, offered an opinion on the foul disparity after the game via Zoom when asked about how to correct the fouling issues in the future. \u2014 al , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The big news comes from the big phones and, if these numbers are correct , there is every chance that the new iPhone 14 Max will outlast the flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"If some of the preseason rankings are correct , Utah might do that in 2022. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Make sure your tire air pressure and alignment are correct . \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Ambrose sees this as further proof that his gut instincts were correct . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"It isn\u2019t known whether his claims are correct or where those remains are. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"If the polling is correct , Democrats are poised to pay a price in November for their stewardship of the economy under Mr. Biden. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And if Kuo\u2019s claims are correct , Apple is about to improve the photo and video experience on the front camera of all its 2022 iPhones. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct . \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022"
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"correction":{
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": neutralization , counteraction":[
|
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|
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": something substituted in place of what is wrong":[
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],
|
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": the action or an instance of correcting : such as":[]
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The teacher marked corrections on his students' tests.",
|
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"Please make corrections before handing in your compositions.",
|
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"the correction of your mistakes",
|
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"people in need of vision correction",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The result, in its best moments, can be a new dimensionality for both past and present \u2014 and even something of a correction . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
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"But much of the market remains in correction territory. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"During a correction , prices drop by 10% to 20% from the previous peak. \u2014 Vidhura S Tennekoon, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
|
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"After receiving an external correction request, USA TODAY audited the reporting work of Gabriela Miranda. \u2014 USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Kathleen Malone, a Forbes/Shook top advisor with Wells Fargo WFC -1.4% tells clients that while this market dip has been larger than anticipated, a correction was expected and is a natural part of the economic cycle. \u2014 Jason Bisnoff, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead of doubling down, Lizzo swiftly altered the lyrics to her song and posted a thoughtful statement to her social media about her mistake and subsequent correction . \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The accelerating housing ' correction ' also means companies like Redfin and Zillow have surrendered all of their stock gains accumulated during the pandemic's housing boom. \u2014 Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
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"The correction was especially moving for Diviney, who said that her intention from the beginning was to educate the artist. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
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|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n"
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"correction fluid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a liquid used to paint over typing or writing errors":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most correction fluid is latex-based and will need to be treated like a paint stain. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2021",
|
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"Her secretarial work ultimately led to her development of a new product, the typewriter correction fluid Liquid Paper. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The vote-count was rigged with correction fluid on the tally sheets. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2020",
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"The quills of hedgehogs, porcupines and echidnas shone bright white, as if dipped in correction fluid . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2020",
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"Bette Graham, the mother of musician Michael Nesmith of The Monkees whose invention of the correction fluid Liquid Paper had created a multimillion-dollar business, was a supporter of Women for Change and The Women\u2019s Center of Dallas. \u2014 Jane Sumner, Dallas News , 8 Aug. 2020",
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"Mr Nyirenda presides over Malawi\u2019s Supreme Court, which in May upheld a ruling annulling the president\u2019s re-election last year after a lower court found correction fluid had been used to alter the tallies. \u2014 The Economist , 25 June 2020",
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"Voting sheets had been altered with Tipp-Ex, a correction fluid . \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2020",
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"The Constitutional Court struck down the results, citing widespread irregularities including the use of correction fluid on ballots. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2020"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corrective":{
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": intended to correct":[
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"corrective lenses",
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"corrective punishment"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She had corrective surgery on her knee this past summer.",
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"People with bad eyesight usually need to wear corrective lenses, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, rather than take corrective action, according to Grisez\u2019s lawsuit, the company retaliated. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Mayor Michelle Wu, on behalf of the City of Boston and the Boston Public Schools, agrees to pursue urgent corrective action to immediately address the concerns identified in the 2022 BPS follow-up district review report. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"Among the recommendations in the report for corrective action: Establish an independent commission responsible for implementing and overseeing reforms. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 23 May 2022",
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"Sakaki communicated her expectations of him, a campus spokesperson said, but did not require him to undergo corrective action, such as counseling or executive coaching. \u2014 Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
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"The flawed flight touched off an independent investigation that called for dozens of corrective actions and identified nearly 50 gaps in Boeing\u2019s testing procedures. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"The consent decree needs court approval but would require Abbott to take several corrective actions. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
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"In addition to citing Holtec for violations at Oyster Creek, the agency has required the company to take corrective measures, including external security assessments of all its nuclear sites. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
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"Edison formally extended the stand-down order, the utility spokesman said, to conduct a detailed investigation and implement potential corrective actions. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"1531, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amendatory",
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"rectifying",
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"remedial",
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"remedying",
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"reformative",
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"reformatory"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003419",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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},
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"correctly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accurate",
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"bang on",
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"dead-on",
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"exact",
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"good",
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"on-target",
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"precise",
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"proper",
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"right",
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"so",
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"spot-on",
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"true",
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"veracious"
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],
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": conforming to a set figure":[
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"enclosed the correct return postage"
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],
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": conforming to an approved or conventional standard":[
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"correct behavior"
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],
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": conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth":[
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"a correct response"
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],
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": conforming to the strict requirements of a specific ideology or set of beliefs or values":[
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"environmentally correct",
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"spiritually correct"
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],
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": counteract , neutralize":[
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"correct a harmful tendency"
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],
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": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition":[
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"correct a lens for spherical aberration",
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"She's having surgery to correct her vision."
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],
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": to discipline or punish (someone) for some fault or lapse":[
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"\u2026 I was most rude then. Only a small boy, Sir, and I was corrected for it, I assure you, by my father \u2026",
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"\u2014 Rex Ingamells"
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],
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": to make or set right : amend":[
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"correct an error",
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"The editor corrected the author's manuscript."
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],
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": to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of":[
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"spent the day correcting tests"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"I hate it when she corrects my grammar.",
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"Please correct your essay for punctuation errors.",
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"Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet.",
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"He corrects papers with a red pen.",
|
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"We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.",
|
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"We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.",
|
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"These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.",
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"Adjective",
|
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"What's the correct answer to this question?",
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"Her watch never tells the correct time.",
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"an anatomically correct drawing of the human body",
|
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"Did I give you the correct change?",
|
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"With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Daniel Scali from Adelaide, Australia has just been awarded the Guinness World Record for most pushups performed to correct form in the span of an hour, after footage of his attempt was reviewed and each of his reps was examined by adjudicators. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The current work attempted to correct for such misclassifications and small sample sizes using estimates based on work to validate death certificates and other statistical modeling techniques. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"During the 14-year-old\u2019s surgery at UH on June 1, Glotzbecker attached screws to the vertebrae and connected the screws with a rod to correct a bend or twist in the spine. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The platform also can correct all kinds of conscious and unconscious bias in the recruiting process, says G20 Ventures partner and investor Mike Troiano. \u2014 Jair Hilburn, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Characters have been traveling through time and space to correct historical and personal errors for decades. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Wendell Green, who scored 19 points on 9-21 shooting, offered an opinion on the foul disparity after the game via Zoom when asked about how to correct the fouling issues in the future. \u2014 al , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The big news comes from the big phones and, if these numbers are correct , there is every chance that the new iPhone 14 Max will outlast the flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"If some of the preseason rankings are correct , Utah might do that in 2022. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Make sure your tire air pressure and alignment are correct . \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Ambrose sees this as further proof that his gut instincts were correct . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
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"It isn\u2019t known whether his claims are correct or where those remains are. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
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"If the polling is correct , Democrats are poised to pay a price in November for their stewardship of the economy under Mr. Biden. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
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"And if Kuo\u2019s claims are correct , Apple is about to improve the photo and video experience on the front camera of all its 2022 iPhones. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct . \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, corrected, from Latin correctus , from past participle of corrigere \u2014 see correct entry 1":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Latin correctus , past participle of corrigere , from com- + regere to lead straight \u2014 more at right":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for correct Verb correct , rectify , emend , remedy , redress , amend , reform , revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend , reform , revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule synonyms see in addition punish Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do",
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"synonyms":[
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"amend",
|
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"debug",
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"emend",
|
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"rectify",
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"red-pencil",
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"reform",
|
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"remedy"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114946",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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|
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|
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"correctness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accurate",
|
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"bang on",
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"dead-on",
|
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"exact",
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"good",
|
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"on-target",
|
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"precise",
|
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"proper",
|
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"right",
|
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"so",
|
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"spot-on",
|
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"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
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|
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|
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": conforming to a set figure":[
|
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"enclosed the correct return postage"
|
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],
|
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": conforming to an approved or conventional standard":[
|
|
"correct behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
": conforming to or agreeing with fact, logic, or known truth":[
|
|
"a correct response"
|
|
],
|
|
": conforming to the strict requirements of a specific ideology or set of beliefs or values":[
|
|
"environmentally correct",
|
|
"spiritually correct"
|
|
],
|
|
": counteract , neutralize":[
|
|
"correct a harmful tendency"
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition":[
|
|
"correct a lens for spherical aberration",
|
|
"She's having surgery to correct her vision."
|
|
],
|
|
": to discipline or punish (someone) for some fault or lapse":[
|
|
"\u2026 I was most rude then. Only a small boy, Sir, and I was corrected for it, I assure you, by my father \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Rex Ingamells"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make or set right : amend":[
|
|
"correct an error",
|
|
"The editor corrected the author's manuscript."
|
|
],
|
|
": to point out usually for amendment the errors or faults of":[
|
|
"spent the day correcting tests"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I hate it when she corrects my grammar.",
|
|
"Please correct your essay for punctuation errors.",
|
|
"Our teacher hasn't finished correcting our tests yet.",
|
|
"He corrects papers with a red pen.",
|
|
"We are finding ways to correct this difficult situation.",
|
|
"We'll correct the problem with the circuit as soon as possible.",
|
|
"These medicines are used for correcting chemical imbalances in the brain.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"What's the correct answer to this question?",
|
|
"Her watch never tells the correct time.",
|
|
"an anatomically correct drawing of the human body",
|
|
"Did I give you the correct change?",
|
|
"With the correct amount of water and sunlight, the plant will grow well.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The devices also don\u2019t snap audible sound into focus the way glasses immediately correct vision. \u2014 Tali Arbel, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Daniel Scali from Adelaide, Australia has just been awarded the Guinness World Record for most pushups performed to correct form in the span of an hour, after footage of his attempt was reviewed and each of his reps was examined by adjudicators. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The current work attempted to correct for such misclassifications and small sample sizes using estimates based on work to validate death certificates and other statistical modeling techniques. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"During the 14-year-old\u2019s surgery at UH on June 1, Glotzbecker attached screws to the vertebrae and connected the screws with a rod to correct a bend or twist in the spine. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The platform also can correct all kinds of conscious and unconscious bias in the recruiting process, says G20 Ventures partner and investor Mike Troiano. \u2014 Jair Hilburn, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Characters have been traveling through time and space to correct historical and personal errors for decades. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Wendell Green, who scored 19 points on 9-21 shooting, offered an opinion on the foul disparity after the game via Zoom when asked about how to correct the fouling issues in the future. \u2014 al , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The big news comes from the big phones and, if these numbers are correct , there is every chance that the new iPhone 14 Max will outlast the flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"If some of the preseason rankings are correct , Utah might do that in 2022. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Make sure your tire air pressure and alignment are correct . \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Ambrose sees this as further proof that his gut instincts were correct . \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"It isn\u2019t known whether his claims are correct or where those remains are. \u2014 Helena Skinner, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"If the polling is correct , Democrats are poised to pay a price in November for their stewardship of the economy under Mr. Biden. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And if Kuo\u2019s claims are correct , Apple is about to improve the photo and video experience on the front camera of all its 2022 iPhones. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct . \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, corrected, from Latin correctus , from past participle of corrigere \u2014 see correct entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin correctus , past participle of corrigere , from com- + regere to lead straight \u2014 more at right":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for correct Verb correct , rectify , emend , remedy , redress , amend , reform , revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend , reform , revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule synonyms see in addition punish Adjective correct , accurate , exact , precise , nice , right mean conforming to fact, standard, or truth. correct usually implies freedom from fault or error. correct answers socially correct dress accurate implies fidelity to fact or truth attained by exercise of care. an accurate description exact stresses a very strict agreement with fact, standard, or truth. exact measurements precise adds to exact an emphasis on sharpness of definition or delimitation. precise calibration nice stresses great precision and delicacy of adjustment or discrimination. makes nice distinctions right is close to correct but has a stronger positive emphasis on conformity to fact or truth rather than mere absence of error or fault. the right thing to do",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amend",
|
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"debug",
|
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"emend",
|
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"rectify",
|
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"red-pencil",
|
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"reform",
|
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"remedy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060231",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"correlate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"associate",
|
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"connect",
|
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"identify",
|
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"link",
|
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"relate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a phenomenon that accompanies another phenomenon, is usually parallel to it, and is related in some way to it":[
|
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"\u2026 precise electrical correlates of conscious thinking in the human brain \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Bayard Webster"
|
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],
|
|
": either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)":[
|
|
"brain size as a correlate of intelligence"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bear reciprocal or mutual relations : correspond":[
|
|
"If two things correlate , a change in one thing results in a similar or opposite change in the other thing."
|
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],
|
|
": to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between":[
|
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"correlate activities in the lab and the field"
|
|
],
|
|
": to present or set forth so as to show relationship":[
|
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"He correlates the findings of the scientists, the psychologists, and the mystics.",
|
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"\u2014 Eugene Exman"
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],
|
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": to show correlation or a causal relationship between":[
|
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"There is no evidence correlating the cracking of one's knuckles and development of osteoarthritis."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"brain size as a correlate of intelligence",
|
|
"the often uneasy relationship between the employer and his correlate , the employee",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"There is no evidence correlating height and intelligence.",
|
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"a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The real-life correlate of Circe's isle is a singular place, with a beauty that is still almost completely sylvan. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"According to medical researchers, there is indeed evidence that traumatic events in early life correlate with earlier puberty. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Given their persistence, T cell levels measured in large numbers of people after infection or vaccination could help determine a correlate of protection. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The combination of Chronicle to normalize, index, correlate , and analyze data at scale, with the artificial intelligence and MalOp engine of Cybereason yields a powerful tool for defending against attacks. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Contextualize, correlate , transform and leverage AI to find patterns and anomalies using technologies like NLP and no-code automation data bots. \u2014 Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Precision retail solutions can provide insight into emerging trends throughout an enterprise and correlate data streams to build a holistic view of operations. \u2014 Bjoern Petersen, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Management must learn how to measure productivity, not by hours worked, but by results, and let the compensation correlate with the same. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Officials with the O\u2019Malley campaign attributed the fundraising gap to Brown\u2019s name recognition and status as a sitting congressman, but said the number of dollars raised doesn\u2019t correlate to legal experience. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Though clicks do not necessarily correlate to actual job applications submitted, and likely reflect current media attention, the increase shows that people appear to be interested not just in the media story, but in work available at the company. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The exact mechanism of why celiac causes abdominal pain isn\u2019t clearly understood and often the severity of symptoms does not correlate with the amount of internal damage from celiac. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"In most cases, nearly 100% of the detections were below tolerance, and the slight differences between commodities do not correlate at all with the EWG\u2019s ranking. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The data census is a systematic process to identify, document and correlate internal and external data sources that an enterprise creates while conducting its day-to-day business operations. \u2014 Anand Mahurkar, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Mille Porsild of Denmark and Michelle Phillips of the Yukon also had a portion of their purses returned to correlate with their original positions. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The San Francisco Giants\u2019 latest returnee didn\u2019t factor much Wednesday, but the team\u2019s ever more robust roster continues to correlate with wins. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Although Russia is the first point of origin in which people typically correlate vodka, Latvia has become a major player in production. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1742, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"back-formation from correlation":"Noun and Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-l\u0259t"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192926",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"correlation":{
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"definitions":{
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": the act of correlating":[]
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"examples":[
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"the correlation of brain size and intelligence",
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"Researchers have found a direct correlation between smoking and lung cancer.",
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"She says that there's no correlation between being thin and being happy.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Dew points offer quantitative correlation with our sense of stickiness and discomfort. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
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"Representation\u2019s important, but what\u2019s the correlation between representation and legislation? \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
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"Is there any correlation between elevated folic acid levels, and fogginess and insomnia? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Future research will look at whether lower antibody levels correspond to more severe cases of COVID-19 and if there's any correlation between age or health issues. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Last month, DeSantis dismissed the idea that there was any correlation between the partnership with Publix and his campaign funds. \u2014 Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner , 5 Apr. 2021",
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"In much the same vein, results from California, Florida, Germany, Sweden and elsewhere dispose of any simple correlation of mandatory lockdowns with successful practice of social distancing. \u2014 WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"Early studies indicate that this correlation exists, but so far such studies have mostly avoided the voids and have focused instead on the brighter regions full of galaxies and clusters. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
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"On the crypto front, there\u2019s been a pretty good correlation of late between bitcoin and the S&P 500. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin correlation-, correlatio , from Latin com- + relation-, relatio relation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-",
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212540",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"correlation coefficient":{
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": a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two random variables and that is equal to their covariance divided by the product of their standard deviations":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The 90-day correlation coefficient of Bitcoin and the tech gauge now stands above 0.68, the highest such reading in Bloomberg data going back to 2010. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
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"The 90-day correlation coefficient of the coin and a basket of non-profitable tech stocks now stands above 0.60, the highest such reading on record. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Bitcoin has, as of late, sung the tune of the stock market, with the 100-day correlation coefficient of the coin and the S&P 500 now standing at 0.44. \u2014 Emily Graffeo, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"That\u2019s a lot to risk on a 0.14 correlation coefficient . \u2014 Brad Federman, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
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"The table below shows the correlation coefficient between Biden\u2019s support and the share of people in a county reporting certain ancestries\u2014only those reported by at least 2 million people are included. \u2014 Dan Kopf, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2020",
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"This time, the correlation coefficient between the actual ranking and prediction maintained accuracy up to about four months into the future. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 28 Sep. 2020",
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"By examining dual polarized radar images, correlation coefficient values produced for returning echoes can be applied to separate biological phenomena from the meteorological. \u2014 Rick Steelhammer, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
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"The correlation coefficient between the Chinese currency and the region\u2019s stocks rose to 47 percent this week. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Sep. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192136",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"correlation curve":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112641",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"correspond":{
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"definitions":{
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": to be equivalent or parallel":[
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"In some countries, the role of president corresponds to that of prime minister."
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],
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": to be in conformity or agreement":[
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"\u2026 the ideal failed once again to correspond with the reality \u2026",
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"\u2014 James R. Sutherland"
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],
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": to communicate with a person by exchange of letters":[],
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": to compare closely : match":[
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"\u2014 usually used with to or with The number of ballots cast should correspond to the number of people present."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"In some countries, the role of president corresponds to that of prime minister.",
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"the joints on a horse that correspond to the human knees",
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"Each number corresponds to a location on the map.",
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"We'll revise the schedule to correspond with the school calendar.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By the time Elvis left for home, the couple had cemented their bond, continuing to correspond long-distance, and in 1963, Priscilla moved to America to be with him. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The release date was expected to correspond with the beginning of summer vacations for many school students. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 June 2022",
|
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"That seems to correspond with the sea-skimming cruise missiles seen in the video. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The two continued to correspond , keeping their romance secret, and Prince Rainier would propose seven months later in America in December 1955. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The book's release coincides with Lunar New Year (Chen showed her kids decorating red envelopes to correspond with the Chinese New Year days before the holiday on her Instagram story, naturally), one of the many nods to her heritage. \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Beneath them are black and white markers that correspond to the notes on a piano. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
|
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"To hopefully clarify the process, researchers are working to identify certain biomarkers that correspond to certain post-COVID conditions, like inflammation. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 30 May 2022",
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"Every now and then, the website swaps out the time for L!LV, which could correspond to 5:55 or Viva! \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondre , from Medieval Latin correspond\u0113re , from Latin com- + respond\u0113re to respond":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4nd"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112407",
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"type":[
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"correspond (to)":{
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"definitions":[
|
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"to be the exact counterpart of the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury",
|
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"to be the same in meaning or effect \"shut up\" and \"please be quiet\" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase"
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165312",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"correspondence":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a particular similarity":[],
|
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": a relation between sets in which each member of one set is associated with one or more members of the other \u2014 compare function sense 5a":[],
|
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": the agreement of things with one another":[
|
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"the correspondence between spelling and pronunciation"
|
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],
|
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": the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They communicated by telephone and correspondence .",
|
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"E-mail correspondence has become extremely important for modern businesses.",
|
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"The two men began a correspondence that would continue throughout their lives.",
|
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"A book of the author's personal correspondence was published early last year.",
|
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"A formal tone is always used in business correspondence .",
|
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"Note the correspondence of each number to a location on the map.",
|
|
"Sometimes there is little correspondence between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced in English.",
|
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"Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That includes a dam of any kind, for that matter, based on recent correspondence that NEORSD Director of Watershed Programs Frank Greenland sent to the respective mayors and city councils in Shaker and Cleveland Heights. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Tarik Ja\u0161arevi\u0107, a spokesperson for WHO, said that the body doesn\u2019t share correspondence with member states. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, correspondence schools in Alaska are already allowing families to be reimbursed for secular private school classes. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Always-on care attempts to solve this problem by connecting patient and doctor around the clock\u2014not through continual correspondence but through data sharing. \u2014 Gideon Kimbrell, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The lawyers say that based on Twitter\u2019s latest correspondence , Musk believes the company is resisting and thwarting his information rights under the April merger agreement. \u2014 Tom Krisher And Matt O'brien, Chron , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The lawyers say that based on Twitter\u2019s latest correspondence , Musk believes the company is resisting and thwarting his information rights under the April merger agreement. \u2014 Tom Krisher And Matt O'brien, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
|
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"From that correspondence , themes emerged: elegiac thoughts about gay life and desire. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The artifacts, which the archaeologists said may be some form of ancient correspondence , date to the Middle Assyrian period, shortly after the fateful earthquake. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see correspond":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"common denominator",
|
|
"commonality",
|
|
"congruity",
|
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"parallel",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023927",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correspondent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"intelligencer",
|
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"journalist",
|
|
"newshound",
|
|
"newsman",
|
|
"newsperson",
|
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"pressman",
|
|
"reporter"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": corresponding":[],
|
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": fitting , conforming":[
|
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"\u2014 used with with or to The outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes."
|
|
],
|
|
": one who communicates with another by letter":[],
|
|
": one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (such as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place":[
|
|
"a war correspondent"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who has regular commercial relations with another":[],
|
|
": something that corresponds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"reading and writing are actually correspondent activities",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"When writing to business correspondents , use a formal tone.",
|
|
"a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"McLaughlin told CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca that he was last briefed by DPS on the morning of May 25, one day after the shooting. \u2014 Omar Villafranca, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Your humble correspondent is still wondering if anyone can name a great civilization built by progressive leftists. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Senior National Affairs correspondent shared special moments on social media from the exciting day. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Apparently the Grizzlies could be looking for Morant\u2019s future running mate, according to NBA correspondent Marc Stein. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Among them was Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American television correspondent . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Special correspondent Abbott reported in Guatemala City, and staff writer Linthicum reported in Mexico City. \u2014 Jeff Abbott, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Prior to signing her contract, the legal correspondent remembers Sherri Shepherd, a previous co-host on the ABC daytime talk show, sharing her salary history. \u2014 Haniyah Philogene, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Criminal justice correspondent Tami Abdollah has the details. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens , present participle of correspond\u0113re \u2014 see correspond":"Adjective",
|
|
"see correspond":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022032",
|
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|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"correspondent (with":{
|
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|
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|
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"not having or showing any apparent conflict the new regulation regarding cell phones is correspondent with existing policy on the use of electronic devices"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correspondent (with ":{
|
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|
|
"definitions":[
|
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"not having or showing any apparent conflict the new regulation regarding cell phones is correspondent with existing policy on the use of electronic devices"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141623",
|
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|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correspondently":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a correspondent manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corresponding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": charged with the duty of writing letters":[
|
|
"corresponding secretary"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or participating in the same relationship (such as kind, degree, position, correspondence , or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (such as geometric figures or sets)":[
|
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"corresponding parts of similar triangles"
|
|
],
|
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": participating or serving at a distance and by mail":[
|
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"a corresponding member of the society"
|
|
],
|
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": related , accompanying":[
|
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"individual rights and their corresponding responsibilities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"\u201cRobert\u201d is a boy's name, and the corresponding name for a girl is \u201cRoberta.\u201d",
|
|
"a test question and its corresponding chapter in the textbook",
|
|
"As the cost of steel goes up, expect to see a corresponding increase in building costs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But in the corresponding move, the Sox placed starting third baseman Yo\u00e1n Moncada on the 10-day IL retroactive to Saturday with a strained right hamstring. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Once each player on that list is cleared to return to the active roster, the club will need to make a corresponding cut. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In a corresponding move, the Reds designated Marinan for assignment. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Reliever Sam Selman was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Michael Grove was optioned in a corresponding move. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In a corresponding move, the team released defensive lineman LaRon Stokes. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Right-hander Peter Strzelecki was added to the 40-man roster and called up in a corresponding move. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"In a corresponding move, the Pirates designated INF/OF Cole Tucker for assignment to make room for Chang in their 40-man roster. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see correspond":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-di\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"akin",
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"alike",
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"analogous",
|
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"cognate",
|
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"comparable",
|
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"connate",
|
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"correspondent",
|
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"ditto",
|
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"like",
|
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"matching",
|
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"parallel",
|
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"resemblant",
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"resembling",
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"similar",
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"such",
|
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"suchlike"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081756",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corresponding angles":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": any pair of angles each of which is on the same side of one of two lines cut by a transversal and on the same side of the transversal":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214717",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"corresponding states":{
|
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"definitions":{
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": the states of two or more substances in which their pressures are proportional to their critical pressures, their temperatures to their critical temperatures, and their volumes to their critical volumes":[]
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"plural noun"
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"different",
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"dissimilar",
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"diverse",
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"unakin",
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"unlike"
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": charged with the duty of writing letters":[
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"corresponding secretary"
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],
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": having or participating in the same relationship (such as kind, degree, position, correspondence , or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (such as geometric figures or sets)":[
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"corresponding parts of similar triangles"
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],
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": participating or serving at a distance and by mail":[
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"a corresponding member of the society"
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],
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": related , accompanying":[
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"individual rights and their corresponding responsibilities"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u201cRobert\u201d is a boy's name, and the corresponding name for a girl is \u201cRoberta.\u201d",
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"a test question and its corresponding chapter in the textbook",
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"As the cost of steel goes up, expect to see a corresponding increase in building costs.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But in the corresponding move, the Sox placed starting third baseman Yo\u00e1n Moncada on the 10-day IL retroactive to Saturday with a strained right hamstring. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"Once each player on that list is cleared to return to the active roster, the club will need to make a corresponding cut. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"In a corresponding move, the Reds designated Marinan for assignment. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
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"Reliever Sam Selman was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
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"Michael Grove was optioned in a corresponding move. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
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"In a corresponding move, the team released defensive lineman LaRon Stokes. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"Right-hander Peter Strzelecki was added to the 40-man roster and called up in a corresponding move. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
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"In a corresponding move, the Pirates designated INF/OF Cole Tucker for assignment to make room for Chang in their 40-man roster. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 30 May 2022"
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see correspond":""
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},
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-di\u014b",
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"akin",
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"alike",
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"analogous",
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"cognate",
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"comparable",
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"connate",
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"correspondent",
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"ditto",
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"like",
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"matching",
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"parallel",
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"resemblant",
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"resembling",
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"similar",
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"such",
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"suchlike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053437",
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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": mutually responsive":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1606, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8sp\u00e4n(t)-siv",
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"\u02cck\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171026",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"corrida":{
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"definitions":{
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": bullfight":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The one corrida Manolete went to as a child didn\u2019t excite him in the least, and when kids at school pretended to be bulls and matadors, play-fighting with one another, Manolete kept to himself. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
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"Sunday\u2019s corrida honored the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the anniversary of the day in 1531 when the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young indigenous Mexican man. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Before the corrida \u2014 or bullfight \u2014 was over, one of those activists would leap into the ring to scream his defense of the animals. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Spanish, short for corrida de toros, literally, \"running of the bulls\"; corrida \"act of running,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of correr \"to run,\" going back to Latin currere \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u022f-\u02c8r\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013332",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corrido":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Mexican narrative folk ballad usually on a topical subject":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, probably from past participle of correr to run":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-(\u02cc)t\u035fh\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223424",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corridor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a densely populated strip of land including two or more major cities":[
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"\u2026 the Northeast corridor stretching from Washington into New England \u2026",
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"\u2014 S. D. Browne"
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],
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": a land path used by migrating animals":[],
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": a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory":[],
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": a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open":[],
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": a place or position in which especially political power is wielded through discussion and deal-making":[
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"was excluded from the corridors of power after losing the election"
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],
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": a restricted lane for air traffic":[],
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": a usually narrow passageway or route: such as":[],
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": an area or stretch of land identified by a specific common characteristic or purpose":[
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"a corridor of liberalism",
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"the city's industrial corridor"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They pushed me down the hospital corridor to the operating room.",
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"A corridor of land lies between the two mountain ranges.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That encompasses much of the Interstate 25 corridor , including Taos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
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"This hazardous weather outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, including Anne Arundel, Howard and Harford counties. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
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"The Oregon Department of Transportation has proposed to add shoulders and auxiliary lanes to the corridor , where three freeways converge to create some of the worst traffic congestion in the state. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
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"From golfing talk around the water cooler to practice swings in the corridor to the somewhat bizarre habit of estimating distances in terms of golf clubs. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"The transit agency also will be operating the second phase of the Silver Line to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, which would be another option for commuters in the I-66 corridor . \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
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"New permits aimed at tamping down crowding in the Columbia River Gorge will begin Tuesday, joining a growing list of permits and parking passes required at trailheads and parks in the scenic river corridor . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
|
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"His first day in the gothic hallways, a man in a wormy mustache stands in the corridor and asks Paul his name. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
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"Schedules shifted, and two people who discovered a mutual affinity for musical theater rarely passed one another in the corridor . \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"earlier \"covered passageway, path surrounding fortifications,\" borrowed from French, borrowed from regional Italian (by-form of Tuscan corridoio ), from correre \"to run\" (going back to Latin currere ) + -idore, going back to Latin -i-t\u014drium (from -i- -i- + -t\u014drium, suffix of place, from neuter of -t\u014drius, adjective derivative of -t\u014dr-, -tor, agent suffix) \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-d\u0259r",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
|
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"-\u02ccd\u022fr"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"belt",
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"land",
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"neck",
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"part(s)",
|
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"region",
|
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"tract",
|
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"zone"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224305",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"corrigible":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"incorrigible",
|
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"irrecoverable",
|
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"irredeemable",
|
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"irremediable",
|
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"irreparable",
|
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"unredeemable"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": capable of being set right : reparable":[
|
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"a corrigible defect"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"there are corrigible lapses in the author's grammar, but nothing that a good editor cannot readily fix"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin corrigibilis , from Latin corrigere":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"correctable",
|
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"fixable",
|
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"redeemable",
|
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"remediable",
|
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"repairable",
|
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"reparable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195012",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corrival":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rival , competitor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"two universities that are long-standing corrivals for the title of best in the nation"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French, from Latin corrivalis , from com- + rivalis rival":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022f-",
|
|
"k\u014d-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-v\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"challenger",
|
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"competition",
|
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"competitor",
|
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"contender",
|
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"contestant",
|
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"rival"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010157",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corroborant":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having an invigorating effect":[
|
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"\u2014 used of a medicine"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-r\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211956",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"corroborate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for corroborate confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
|
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"Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
|
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"\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
|
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"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
|
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"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a committee aide, the investigation did not corroborate or offer any evidence in support of the allegations of domestic violence. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The hearing included bombshell allegations that Cheney said the committee will corroborate during subsequent hearings to prove a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep Trump in office. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1529, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142218"
|
|
},
|
|
"corroborating":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to support with evidence or authority : make more certain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
|
|
"Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
|
|
"\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
|
|
"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
|
|
"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a committee aide, the investigation did not corroborate or offer any evidence in support of the allegations of domestic violence. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The hearing included bombshell allegations that Cheney said the committee will corroborate during subsequent hearings to prove a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep Trump in office. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1529, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for corroborate confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
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"support",
|
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"validate",
|
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"verify",
|
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"vindicate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121156",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"corroboration":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
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"Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
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"\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
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"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
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"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to a committee aide, the investigation did not corroborate or offer any evidence in support of the allegations of domestic violence. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
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"The hearing included bombshell allegations that Cheney said the committee will corroborate during subsequent hearings to prove a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep Trump in office. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
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"Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
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"Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
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"One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Latin corroboratus , past participle of corroborare , from com- + robor-, robur strength":""
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"substantiate",
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"examples":[
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"Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
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"Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
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"\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
|
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"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
|
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"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to a committee aide, the investigation did not corroborate or offer any evidence in support of the allegations of domestic violence. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The hearing included bombshell allegations that Cheney said the committee will corroborate during subsequent hearings to prove a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep Trump in office. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
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"Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
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"One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. \u2014 Harriet Hall , Skeptic , 2007",
|
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"Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony \u2026 \u2014 David Fisher , Hard Evidence , 1995",
|
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"\u2026 the great Dr. Woodruff \u2026 corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved \u2026 \u2014 James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946 , in Selected Letters Of James Thurber , (1980) 1981",
|
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"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony",
|
|
"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a committee aide, the investigation did not corroborate or offer any evidence in support of the allegations of domestic violence. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The hearing included bombshell allegations that Cheney said the committee will corroborate during subsequent hearings to prove a coordinated effort to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election and keep Trump in office. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Hint #2: Some synonyms of today's word include: affirm, confirm, corroborate , verify. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Moreover, would any of Saban\u2019s former assistants corroborate Fisher\u2019s claims? \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Jackson appeared to corroborate her claims in a series of responses on Twitter. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
|
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"One witness said a third vehicle may have been involved, but no information was available to confirm or corroborate that. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The auditor general\u2019s office was able to corroborate 85% of the 1,511 addresses the state health department challenged by using other health data in the surveillance system. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"After reading those reports, Congress gave Amazon a chance to correct the record or provide evidence that would corroborate the testimonies. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"examples":[
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"quite a corroboree when Britain's royal couple paid a visit to Sydney",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. \u2014 Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic , 7 Apr. 2016",
|
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"The late Lin Onus's paintings depict water lilies -- the habitat of the southern corroboree frog, of which there are now fewer than 100 in the world. \u2014 Leanne Mirandilla, CNN , 2 July 2017",
|
|
"In Australia, the tiny black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog was nearly pushed to extinction by the fungus. \u2014 Jonathan Kolby, National Geographic , 7 Apr. 2016"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) garaabara":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u022f-b\u0259-r\u0113",
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"ado",
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"alarums and excursions",
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"ballyhoo",
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bother",
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"bustle",
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"clatter",
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"clutter",
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"coil",
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"foofaraw",
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"fun",
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"furore",
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"hubbub",
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"hullabaloo",
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"hurly-burly",
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"hurricane",
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"hurry",
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"hurry-scurry",
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"hurry-skurry",
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"kerfuffle",
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"moil",
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"pandemonium",
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"pother",
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"row",
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"ruckus",
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
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"shindy",
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"splore",
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"squall",
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"stew",
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"stir",
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"storm",
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"to-do",
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"tumult",
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"turmoil",
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"uproar",
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"\u2014 Bernard De Voto"
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"examples":[
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"Rainwater may corrode the steel containers.",
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"Over time, the pipes become corroded and need to be replaced.",
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"After a few weeks in the ocean, the boat began to corrode .",
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"Years of lies and secrets had corroded their relationship.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The information being tossed out under the guise of election reform, particularly the machine manipulation of votes, threatens to corrode Americans\u2019 trust in democracy, said John Merrill, the Republican secretary of state in Alabama. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Neither process is very efficient, however, as smelting is energy-intensive and acid baths can corrode and damage the metal. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The documents say the electrical contacts on a wiring harness in either of the front doors can corrode , interrupting electrical connections. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The oceans where rocket boosters are usually sent to land can corrode the metal that the boosters are made of. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 May 2022",
|
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"The documents say the electrical contacts on a wiring harness in either of the front doors can corrode , interrupting electrical connections. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Wood framing can rot, for example, and metal hardware can corrode . \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Exposure to certain environmental conditions, such as high temperatures, high humidity, and salt air can cause the brake pedal bumper to corrode and separate from the brake pedal. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Explosives dating back to the 19th century are relatively rare, as the iron tends to corrode \u2014though in 2021, a metal detecting enthusiast discovered a live explosive cannonball near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English corroden, borrowed from Latin corr\u014ddere \"to gnaw, chew up,\" from cor-, variant before r of com- com- + r\u014ddere \"to gnaw, nibble, eat away\" \u2014 more at rodent":""
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014dd"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bite (at)",
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"eat",
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"erode",
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"fret",
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"gnaw",
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"nibble"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214709",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.",
|
|
"a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"All these ugly, corrosive thoughts started entering my head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Keep in mind that this sprayer isn\u2019t intended for acidic or corrosive solutions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Mistrust of government, at stratospheric levels in the wake of Watergate, has grown more corrosive still. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Once a missile appears to be fueled, analysts assume it will be launched within three to four days because a corrosive oxidizing agent in the fuel could cause a leak if the delay exceeds that. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Disparities like this help widen the country\u2019s corrosive wealth gap, which leaders like Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates\u2014not exactly a Bernie Bro socialist\u2014are increasingly calling out as a threat to our social fabric. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Or when interactions with men ascend into various forms of violation: the quiet kind (an unwanted hand on her knee; the corrosive skepticism of a man who doesn\u2019t believe she\u2019s being stalked) or its very loud opposite (a fist). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Manata told NBC New York the corrosive police culture began when he was sworn into office. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Their corrosive interchanges, crackling with long-standing mutual resentments, set the tone for this fatalistic, socially conscious noir. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022"
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"-ziv",
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"-\u02c8r\u014d-siv, -ziv",
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-siv"
|
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"acerbic",
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"acidulous",
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"acrid",
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"barbed",
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|
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"caustic",
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"cutting",
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"mordant",
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"pungent",
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"sarcastic",
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"sardonic",
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"satiric",
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"satirical",
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"scalding",
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"scathing",
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"sharp",
|
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"smart-aleck",
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"smart-alecky",
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"corrosive acids",
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"the corrosive effects of alcoholism"
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She argues that racism is dangerous and corrosive to society.",
|
|
"a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"All these ugly, corrosive thoughts started entering my head. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep in mind that this sprayer isn\u2019t intended for acidic or corrosive solutions. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Mistrust of government, at stratospheric levels in the wake of Watergate, has grown more corrosive still. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Once a missile appears to be fueled, analysts assume it will be launched within three to four days because a corrosive oxidizing agent in the fuel could cause a leak if the delay exceeds that. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"Disparities like this help widen the country\u2019s corrosive wealth gap, which leaders like Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates\u2014not exactly a Bernie Bro socialist\u2014are increasingly calling out as a threat to our social fabric. \u2014 Alyson Shontell, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"Or when interactions with men ascend into various forms of violation: the quiet kind (an unwanted hand on her knee; the corrosive skepticism of a man who doesn\u2019t believe she\u2019s being stalked) or its very loud opposite (a fist). \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
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"Manata told NBC New York the corrosive police culture began when he was sworn into office. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Their corrosive interchanges, crackling with long-standing mutual resentments, set the tone for this fatalistic, socially conscious noir. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While upper touch points are squishy soft, the plastic lower on the door panels has a wavy corrugation . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
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"And the car is suspended firmly enough to produce vertical bobbing on corrugation , although bump-impact harshness is extraordinarily well contained by the expensive suspension and superstiff structure. \u2014 Barry Winfield, Car and Driver , 21 May 2020",
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"The corrugation \u2014a feature common in architecture and aviation, not just packing materials\u2014makes the nanocardboard bendy and prevents cracks from forming. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 6 May 2020",
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"Documenting these relics helped the team replicate the amplitude and frequency of the corrugations . \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"The roads up the stunning forested mountains that once thundered with the extraction of coal now lie quiet, cracked to the point of corrugation . \u2014 The Economist , 25 Sep. 2019",
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"Since then, this disturbance has wound up ever tighter, creating a three-meter-high spiral corrugation pattern in the rings. \u2014 Carolyn Porco, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2017"
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"The file has been corrupted and no longer works properly.",
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|
"a corrupted version of the ancient text",
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"Adjective",
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"The country's justice system is riddled with corrupt judges who accept bribes.",
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"corrupt cops who sell drugs",
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"the country's corrupt legal system",
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"a corrupt computer file that no longer works properly",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
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|
"The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
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|
"For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Your album title Arkhon references how power can be corrupt . \u2014 Owen Myers, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The conviction that politicians are, by definition, cynical and likely corrupt remains strikingly common. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Choi plays Choi Min-jae, a third-generation police detective whose reputation for honesty gets him assigned by Internal Affairs to an antidrug task force rumored to be corrupt . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022"
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
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|
"The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Your album title Arkhon references how power can be corrupt . \u2014 Owen Myers, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The conviction that politicians are, by definition, cynical and likely corrupt remains strikingly common. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Choi plays Choi Min-jae, a third-generation police detective whose reputation for honesty gets him assigned by Internal Affairs to an antidrug task force rumored to be corrupt . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"corruption":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct":[
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"the corruption of a text",
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"the corruption of computer files"
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],
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": an agency or influence that corrupts":[],
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": decay , decomposition":[
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"the corruption of a carcass"
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],
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": dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity":[],
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": inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery)":[
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"the corruption of government officials"
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],
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": pus":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.",
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"the mafia's corruption of public officials",
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"corruption of the English language",
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"computer software that is supposed to prevent the corruption of files",
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"the corruption of a text",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When the Biden administration took office, its strategy for curbing migration focused on Central America, providing $4 billion in aid to tackle corruption and improve governance as a way to dissuade people from leaving. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
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"United in a desire to prevent Netanyahu \u2013 whose corruption trial had already begun in May 2020 \u2013 from remaining in power, the disparate coalition partners agreed to put their substantial differences to one side. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"But much of that has since been undercut, whether by government neglect and corruption or by conflict, first in 2014 when roughly two-thirds of coal mines fell under separatist control, and now the Russian invasion. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"Their book doesn\u2019t read like one of today\u2019s quick retracing of recent events but is more akin to a John le Carre novel with an intricate plot of espionage and corruption . \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Want something with a little mystery and corruption ? \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
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"Ignoring that provision of the charter takes them all back to the pre charter days of county government when corruption was the order of the day in Kaga county. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
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"The committee\u2019s letter also solicits information about the way the antitrust exemption affects other aspects of minor league operations, such as movement and contraction of teams and corruption in the international system. \u2014 Chelsea Janes, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Ukrainians took to the streets twice, in 2004 and in 2014, to try to force the government to root out corruption . \u2014 Katharina Rosskopf, Fortune , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see corrupt entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"breakdown",
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"decay",
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"decomposition",
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"festering",
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"putrefaction",
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"putrescence",
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"rot",
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"spoilage"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200842",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"corruptness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"debased",
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"debauched",
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"decadent",
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"degenerate",
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"degraded",
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"demoralized",
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"depraved",
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"dissipated",
|
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"dissolute",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"libertine",
|
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"loose",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"rakehell",
|
|
"rakehelly",
|
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"rakish",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
|
"warped"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition":[
|
|
"a corrupt version of the text"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)":[
|
|
"corrupt judges"
|
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],
|
|
": morally degenerate and perverted : depraved":[],
|
|
": putrid , tainted":[],
|
|
": rot , spoil":[
|
|
"The fruits were transported without being corrupted ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to alter from the original or correct form or version":[
|
|
"The file was corrupted ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to become morally debased":[],
|
|
": to become tainted or rotten":[
|
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"leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field"
|
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],
|
|
": to cause disintegration or ruin":[],
|
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": to degrade with unsound principles or moral values":[
|
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"Some fear the merger will corrupt the competitive marketplace."
|
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],
|
|
": to subject (a person) to corruption of blood":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
|
"a politician corrupted by greed",
|
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"music that corrupts the morals of children",
|
|
"corrupting the country's legal system",
|
|
"the corrupting influence of power",
|
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"Their idealism has been corrupted by cynicism.",
|
|
"The file has been corrupted and no longer works properly.",
|
|
"a corrupted version of the ancient text",
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"The country's justice system is riddled with corrupt judges who accept bribes.",
|
|
"corrupt cops who sell drugs",
|
|
"the country's corrupt legal system",
|
|
"a corrupt version of the text",
|
|
"a corrupt computer file that no longer works properly",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"On top of that, the Darkhold has had time to corrupt her, implanting the false idea that her children are in danger in a different reality. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"And on the right as well, many parents find certain points of view too dangerous to debate; talking about transgender athletes, for example, legitimizes the gender categories these parents patently reject and believe could corrupt their children. \u2014 Rachel M. Cohen, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Largely out of sight of the American people, the federal government is pushing to fundamentally corrupt the principles and practice of medicine. \u2014 Kristina Rasmussen, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For crying out loud Twitter is a public platform that's also accessible to a lot of underaged kids, a tweet like this can corrupt someone. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Yes, there are cynical corporate lobbyists looking to corrupt the tax code, but there are also plenty of decent folks lobbying their hearts out for more affordable housing or cleaner air and pulling down maybe $80,000 for their troubles. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The malware has been described as destructive because the attacks are designed to corrupt the Windows OS, and render the computer inoperable. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Your album title Arkhon references how power can be corrupt . \u2014 Owen Myers, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The conviction that politicians are, by definition, cynical and likely corrupt remains strikingly common. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Choi plays Choi Min-jae, a third-generation police detective whose reputation for honesty gets him assigned by Internal Affairs to an antidrug task force rumored to be corrupt . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Ness\u2019s work on the Capone case was ahead of its time in trying to make law enforcement less brutal and corrupt . \u2014 Samantha Drake, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Authorities acknowledge the building's owner and corrupt government officials allowed construction to continue at the Metropol Building despite concerns over its shoddy workmanship. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"About governments too weak and corrupt to protect them. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Transparency International ranks it among the most corrupt nations in the world. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"College football is inherently corrupt because the players aren\u2019t being paid by the schools. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin corruptus \u2014 see corrupt entry 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin corruptus , past participle of corrumpere , from com- + rumpere to break \u2014 more at reave":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for corrupt Verb debase , vitiate , deprave , corrupt , debauch , pervert mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character. debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity. commercialism has debased the holiday vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect. a foreign policy vitiated by partisanship deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences. the claim that society is depraved by pornography corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity. the belief that bureaucratese corrupts the language debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence. the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal. perverted the original goals of the institute Adjective vicious , villainous , iniquitous , nefarious , corrupt , degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence. a vicious gangster villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic. a villainous assault iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness. an iniquitous system of taxation nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and traditions of conduct. the nefarious rackets of organized crime corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations. city hall was rife with corrupt politicians degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition. a degenerate regime propped up by foreign powers",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decompose",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"molder",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"putrefy",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203056",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corsair":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no one knows the fate of the corsair's treasure-filled ship",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Queen of the seas, Britain seemed to countenance the pirating activities of the North African corsairs . \u2014 Thomas Wendel, National Review , 4 July 2019",
|
|
"From ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs , these women sailed beside\u2013and sometimes in command of\u2013male pirates. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 12 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French corsaire pirate, from Old Occitan corsari , from Old Italian corsaro , from Medieval Latin cursarius , from Latin cursus course \u2014 more at course":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr-\u02c8ser",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02ccser"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buccaneer",
|
|
"freebooter",
|
|
"pirate",
|
|
"rover"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074830",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corpse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cors , from Anglo-French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"cadaver",
|
|
"carcass",
|
|
"corpse",
|
|
"corpus",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"stiff"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cortege":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a train of attendants : retinue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent",
|
|
"the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The assault occurred outside a hospital in East Jerusalem, where Ms. Abu Akleh\u2019s body had been kept since another memorial on Thursday, and where hundreds had gathered to witness the start of her funeral cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And two other crossings, the old Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, and the former Highway Bridge at 14th Street, had to be used by the cortege and the crowds to reach the cemetery. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The procession is solemn, a funeral cortege in words, all the more poignant for the absence of public remembrances. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"At dusk, after climbing along the switchbacks that wind through Guatemala\u2019s western highlands, the cortege of vehicles carrying 12 of the coffins arrived in Comitancillo. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"This important book reads like the slow passing of a long and demented cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Passions were running so high that more than fifty people were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede around the funeral cortege . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The funeral cortege will process to St. Faustina Parish, St. Stanislaus Church to celebrate a Mass of Christian burial to be held at 9:15 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"An emotional video uploaded to the Grandpa Kitchen channel on Wednesday showed him being laid to rest after an elaborate funeral procession, his body draped in flowers and hundreds of people following the cortege . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 1 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French cort\u00e8ge , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure \u2014 more at court":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr-\u02c8tezh",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02cctezh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entourage",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"retinue",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225412",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cort\u00e8ge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a train of attendants : retinue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent",
|
|
"the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The assault occurred outside a hospital in East Jerusalem, where Ms. Abu Akleh\u2019s body had been kept since another memorial on Thursday, and where hundreds had gathered to witness the start of her funeral cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And two other crossings, the old Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, and the former Highway Bridge at 14th Street, had to be used by the cortege and the crowds to reach the cemetery. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The procession is solemn, a funeral cortege in words, all the more poignant for the absence of public remembrances. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2021",
|
|
"At dusk, after climbing along the switchbacks that wind through Guatemala\u2019s western highlands, the cortege of vehicles carrying 12 of the coffins arrived in Comitancillo. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"This important book reads like the slow passing of a long and demented cortege . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Passions were running so high that more than fifty people were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede around the funeral cortege . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The funeral cortege will process to St. Faustina Parish, St. Stanislaus Church to celebrate a Mass of Christian burial to be held at 9:15 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. \u2014 courant.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"An emotional video uploaded to the Grandpa Kitchen channel on Wednesday showed him being laid to rest after an elaborate funeral procession, his body draped in flowers and hundreds of people following the cortege . \u2014 James Griffiths, CNN , 1 Nov. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French cort\u00e8ge , from Italian corteggio , from corteggiare to court, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure \u2014 more at court":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr-\u02c8tezh",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02cctezh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entourage",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"retinue",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043120",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coruscate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be brilliant or showy in technique or style":[],
|
|
": to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Brazil had been in coruscating form up to that point, so few expected them to falter. \u2014 SI.com , 5 June 2018",
|
|
"In February the group dropped Slag (Aerophonic), a live recording of a coruscating performance at London\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Oto in 2015. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 22 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin coruscatus , past participle of coruscare to flash":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccsk\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"gleam",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"glint",
|
|
"glisten",
|
|
"glister",
|
|
"glitter",
|
|
"luster",
|
|
"lustre",
|
|
"scintillate",
|
|
"shimmer",
|
|
"spangle",
|
|
"sparkle",
|
|
"twinkle",
|
|
"wink",
|
|
"winkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042930",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coryphaeus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the leader of a chorus":[],
|
|
": the leader of a party or school of thought":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, leader, from Greek koryphaios , from koryph\u0113 summit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0113-\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043742",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"Almond oil is sometimes used in cosmetic products.",
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"medical procedures that are done for cosmetic purposes",
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"The changes were purely cosmetic .",
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"Noun",
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"Use a cosmetic to hide the scar.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"This woman wasn\u2019t in your hospital for some optional cosmetic procedure. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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"While every cosmetic procedure has potential risks, there are ways patients can prevent putting themselves in a dangerous situation when getting a Brazilian butt lift. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
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"The former boxing champion removed his sunglasses, revealing stitches on his lower eyelids from a recent cosmetic procedure. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Ireland Baldwin is healing in style after undergoing a cosmetic procedure on her chin, all in the hopes of ending a longtime insecurity. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"These illnesses vary from merely cosmetic effects that affect a Sim\u2019s mood to being fatal. \u2014 Kyle Wilson, Wired , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Heat can also cause other cosmetic effects to your car including fading the dashboard. \u2014 Mela Seyoum, USA TODAY , 30 June 2021",
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"CeraVe is well-known for creating great cosmetic products for both men and women that build healthy, glowing skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"Investors are bullish on the cosmetic dermatology space, which includes services like Botox, fillers, and laser hair removal performed outside of a traditional doctor's office setting. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Japanese cosmetic company's take on cream blush is this ultra-smooth formula that glides effortlessly onto skin. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
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|
"For years, California cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman was a leader of that corner of the healthcare world pushing unproven and unapproved stem cell treatments for a host of medical conditions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
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|
"These skin concerns can range from the medical\u2014including actinic keratosis (a common skin growth that can lead to cancer), acne, and rosacea\u2014to the cosmetic , namely fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Other clients include Maserati, the cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss and Illumination, a film and animation studio. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This Italian brand follows its name \u2018My.Organics\u2019 to a T. With the observation that many cosmetic and hair products have chemicals that may actually be more harmful than good, the team at My. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Its protagonist: a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock-enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ahead, dermatologists and cosmetic chemists share their tips for the correct skin-care routine order, plus how to effectively incorporate the bells and whistles like face oil and retinol. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ourself is positioning itself as an alternative to in-office cosmetic procedures, thanks to Otsuki\u2019s patented subtopical technology\u2014which is to say, the products here can target specific layers of the skin. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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|
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],
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|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Also available as a bundle with cosmetic case and lanyard card case ($139). \u2014 cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"For the stylish traveler, this cosmetic case by B\u00e9is \u2014 the cool on-the-go accessories brand founded by actress Shay Mitchell \u2014 will keep their skincare, makeup and beauty tools organized all in one place. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This eye-catching medium-sized backpack and matching cosmetic case is a steal at just $109 (originally $358 for both) when purchased together with code MAKEITTWO, and the rosy pink color is so pretty for the winter months ahead. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Tumi Voyageur hanging cosmetic case is a must for overpackers and type-A organizers alike. \u2014 Madison Flager, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Sale items range from totes and cosmetic cases to apparel, many of which feature the brand's signature lightweight cotton. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Online-only: Enjoy 30 percent off any Caboodles cosmetics case . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 28 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Look for handmade cork pouches, which can be used as a cosmetics case or a wallet, and make the perfect gift. \u2014 Hannah Seligson, Town & Country , 25 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The entire B\u00e9is line-up of sleek luggage, totes, cosmetic cases , and more will continue to be sold on Beistravel.com, as well as at Nordstrom and Revolve.com. \u2014 Alexis Rhiannon, Allure , 28 Oct. 2019"
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|
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|
|
"Max Factor was born Maksymilian Faktorowicz in Lodz, then part of Russia, and became the cosmetician for the Imperial Russian Grand Opera before leaving for America. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Jadwiga trained as a hairdresser and cosmetician in Poland and was also licensed in the State of Connecticut. \u2014 courant.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
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"The legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo defines natural hair braiding and exempts braiders from the state\u2019s requirement for hairdressers and cosmeticians to be licensed, effective immediately. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 July 2019",
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"Speakers included an attorney, dentist, map maker, mechanical engineer, physician, respiratory therapist, cosmetician , and a Seabee equipment operator with the Naval Construction Battalion. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The technical cosmeticians have dressed the digital image to mimic the appearance of photography but not the functionality, and the changes in how images are made are slowly becoming evident in the new applications for imagery. \u2014 Stephen Mayes, Time , 15 May 2017"
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|
"Use a cosmetic to hide the scar.",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This woman wasn\u2019t in your hospital for some optional cosmetic procedure. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
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|
"While every cosmetic procedure has potential risks, there are ways patients can prevent putting themselves in a dangerous situation when getting a Brazilian butt lift. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
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|
"The former boxing champion removed his sunglasses, revealing stitches on his lower eyelids from a recent cosmetic procedure. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ireland Baldwin is healing in style after undergoing a cosmetic procedure on her chin, all in the hopes of ending a longtime insecurity. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These illnesses vary from merely cosmetic effects that affect a Sim\u2019s mood to being fatal. \u2014 Kyle Wilson, Wired , 25 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Heat can also cause other cosmetic effects to your car including fading the dashboard. \u2014 Mela Seyoum, USA TODAY , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"CeraVe is well-known for creating great cosmetic products for both men and women that build healthy, glowing skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors are bullish on the cosmetic dermatology space, which includes services like Botox, fillers, and laser hair removal performed outside of a traditional doctor's office setting. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Japanese cosmetic company's take on cream blush is this ultra-smooth formula that glides effortlessly onto skin. \u2014 Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"For years, California cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman was a leader of that corner of the healthcare world pushing unproven and unapproved stem cell treatments for a host of medical conditions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"These skin concerns can range from the medical\u2014including actinic keratosis (a common skin growth that can lead to cancer), acne, and rosacea\u2014to the cosmetic , namely fine lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Other clients include Maserati, the cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss and Illumination, a film and animation studio. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This Italian brand follows its name \u2018My.Organics\u2019 to a T. With the observation that many cosmetic and hair products have chemicals that may actually be more harmful than good, the team at My. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Its protagonist: a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock-enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ahead, dermatologists and cosmetic chemists share their tips for the correct skin-care routine order, plus how to effectively incorporate the bells and whistles like face oil and retinol. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ourself is positioning itself as an alternative to in-office cosmetic procedures, thanks to Otsuki\u2019s patented subtopical technology\u2014which is to say, the products here can target specific layers of the skin. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"If you're using \u2026 any medication that might make you skin more sensitive, be sure to tell your cosmetologist .",
|
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"\u2014 Kathleen Conway Engles"
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Elton\u2019s telling, in the early nineties, Cimino began to present as a woman with the aid of a wig seller and cosmetologist named Valerie Driscoll. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Her mother, Anita, is a teacher, and her father, Rudy, is a cosmetologist and businessman who owned hair salons, among other companies. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Many benefit from a skilled cosmetologist , who can help with colors and styles that can camouflage hair loss, while others prefer hair prostheses. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While there's a perfect match out there for everyone, cosmetologist and expert wig maker Tamika Gibson has some tips for finding the right one. \u2014 Jamie Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Olivia Kaiser, a cosmetologist who lives in metro Phoenix, was one half of last year's winning couple. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ruth Booth, 90, a cosmetologist at Arcade Beauty Salon in Washington for more than 30 years before retiring in the 1990s, died Feb. 5 at a memory care facility in Potomac. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ward was a Gary West Side graduate who worked in the laundry department at Sebo\u2019s Nursing Home in Hobart and was a licensed cosmetologist who loved braiding hair, according to her obituary. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Charles Stevens of Oakland killed a college student, a mechanical engineer, a teenager and a cosmetologist in shootings on and near the freeway from April through July 1989. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hernandez is now back with her family and taking cosmetology classes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Specifically, the findings indicate that the schools didn\u2019t train students in important elements of a cosmetology program, left students without instructors for long periods of time. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The program as a whole spans 41 industries, but the cosmetology -specific track currently enrolls 2,031 barbers and 1,502 cosmetologists. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The Biden administration agreed to forgive $238 million in student loans borrowed by students at the for-profit cosmetology school chain Marinello Schools of Beauty. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to a new report detailing the return on investment of nearly 17,000 associate-degree and professional-certification programs, cosmetology schools provide a particularly poor return on investment. \u2014 Shoshana Weissmann, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most recently, the administration is offering loan discharges of $238 million to borrowers who attended a now defunct for-profit cosmetology chain, Marinello Schools of Beauty. \u2014 Shahar Ziv, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The Education Department reached the decision as the schools were found to have failed to train its mostly female students on the basics of cosmetology , like cutting hair. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There is currently no state cosmetology licensing offices that demand a basic grasp of textured and coily hair care, resulting in a shortage of stylists with the professional skills to service a wide range of hair types. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022"
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|
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"The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.",
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"predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most people working in the field, however, have been convinced by the dramatic uptick in galactic cosmic rays and plasma density the Voyagers measured. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
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"The influence of Venus retrograde is palpable, not just by way of cosmic energy but by the power of suggestion. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"These questions of cosmic materials are on top of existing scientific inquiries about things like star age, size, temperature, and more. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
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"Be inspired by quasars, supermoons and ultraviolet cosmic fractals. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"The clear analog is Eleven, a good cosmic force that, amidst so much bullying, betrayal, and scientific manipulation, feels on the verge of turning into a destructive one. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
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"The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty, which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
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"In what seems like a cruel cosmic joke, Toyota is about to run out of credits shortly after launching its first electric vehicle. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The notion of Matrix 4, Space Jam 2 or Scream 5 not only existing but being seen as a must-win prospect for the long-term survival of theatrical moviegoing still feels like a kind of cosmic joke. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"cosmic background radiation":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"Jane listens to the crackle of white noise\u2014 cosmic background radiation \u2014a faint reminder of the big bang. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 5 Jan. 2021",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"The sparse pockets of space that contain little but cosmic background radiation , leftover energy from the formation of the universe, hover in at around 2.7 kelvin. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"Researchers used telescope data to corroborate information about cosmic background radiation . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 July 2020"
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"circa 1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031751",
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"cosmic dust":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": very fine particles of solid matter found in any part of the universe":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These black holes feed on large volumes of cosmic dust and gas. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Last month in Nature Astronomy, a group of astrobiologists showed that peptides, the molecular subunits of proteins, can spontaneously form on the solid, frozen particles of cosmic dust drifting through the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The Hubble Space Telescope captured the aftermath of a head-on collision between two galaxies that formed a glittering triangle of cosmic dust and newborn stars, per a NASA statement. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"The team used substrates as a stand-in for cosmic dust particles. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"When stars die, the resulting explosions set off shock waves that travel outward, sweeping up and aggregating interstellar material like gas and cosmic dust . \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"And\u2014as in that Milky Way example\u2014that cosmic dust absorbs the light of stars behind it. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Thanos does that early in Endgame, but the Stones remain dispersed in the universe as cosmic dust . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Even after Thanos destroyed them in Endgame, the Stones still exist as cosmic dust . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 July 2021"
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cyr-Racine\u2019s idea makes the cosmic microwave background radiation compatible with a smaller universe. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s when the cosmic microwave background was emitted, is when that happens. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Planck, another space observatory, was used to measure the cosmic microwave background , or the leftover radiation from the big bang 13.8 billion years ago. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The light from this epoch, now stretched to microwave wavelengths because of the universe\u2019s subsequent expansion, is detectable as the all-pervading cosmic microwave background . \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These researchers rely on the cosmic microwave background , a residual glow of radiation from roughly 400,000 years after the big bang. \u2014 Daniel Leonard, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"By deducing the expansion rate from Planck\u2019s cosmic microwave background data, researchers could estimate how many types of neutrinos filled the young cosmos. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"By taking measurements from the cosmic microwave background and extrapolating them into the present using our best physical models, astronomers in this camp can reach an estimate for the expansion rate of the universe today. \u2014 Daniel Leonard, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Simulations using cold dark matter have been extremely successful at replicating patterns seen in the large-scale clustering of galaxies, as well as in the cosmic microwave background , the leftover light from about 380,000 years after the big bang. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 22 Dec. 2021"
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|
|
"The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.",
|
|
"predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Most people working in the field, however, have been convinced by the dramatic uptick in galactic cosmic rays and plasma density the Voyagers measured. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The influence of Venus retrograde is palpable, not just by way of cosmic energy but by the power of suggestion. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"These questions of cosmic materials are on top of existing scientific inquiries about things like star age, size, temperature, and more. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Be inspired by quasars, supermoons and ultraviolet cosmic fractals. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The clear analog is Eleven, a good cosmic force that, amidst so much bullying, betrayal, and scientific manipulation, feels on the verge of turning into a destructive one. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The pedestrian Ben Bradlee burger features a Beyond Meat patty, which must be a cosmic joke on the legendary editor whose favorite dish was chopped steak at Nora\u2019s. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In what seems like a cruel cosmic joke, Toyota is about to run out of credits shortly after launching its first electric vehicle. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The notion of Matrix 4, Space Jam 2 or Scream 5 not only existing but being seen as a must-win prospect for the long-term survival of theatrical moviegoing still feels like a kind of cosmic joke. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
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"a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On the Volga a quasi-capital rose at Sarai, established by Batu around 1250, and grew into a cosmopolis of artisans, farmers, and merchants from as far away as Syria, Egypt, even Greece\u2014so many that a New Sarai was founded upriver. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2021",
|
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"For decades a symbol of all that was dead and dysfunctional in the ever-expanding cosmopolis , the river is undergoing its own rehabilitation, shedding some of its visible concrete. \u2014 Alexandra Marshall, WSJ , 14 Aug. 2018"
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|
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|
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"Many cosmopolitans around the world now also share the English language \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Robert J. Shiller"
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|
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": found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions":[
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"a cosmopolitan herb"
|
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|
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": having wide international sophistication : worldly":[
|
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"Greater cultural diversity has led to a more cosmopolitan attitude among the town's younger generations."
|
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|
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": having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing":[
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"\u2026 his cosmopolitan benevolence, impartially extended to all races and to all creeds.",
|
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"\u2014 Thomas Babington Macaulay"
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
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"Greater cultural diversity has led to a more cosmopolitan attitude among the town's younger generations.",
|
|
"the cosmopolitan taste of the store's customers",
|
|
"It's one of the country's more cosmopolitan cities.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This book, about belonging and not belonging in a supposedly cosmopolitan world, reveals itself to be richer with every reading. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Illinois also contains Chicago, one of the most beautiful and cosmopolitan cities on the map. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Plus, the newest generation of Spanish filmmakers \u2013 who are highly cosmopolitan , passionately collaborative and overseas-facing, many having studied abroad \u2013 largely don\u2019t want to make films just anchored in one country. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Stewing resentment over a government lockdown in Shanghai is bolstering a fringe idea: independence for China\u2019s most cosmopolitan city. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"His eye never seems to stop, crafting spaces that are quietly cosmopolitan and filled with rich hues and opulent materials. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This myopic focus on domestic concerns is especially pronounced under Xi Jinping, the least cosmopolitan leader to have run the People's Republic in nearly half a century. \u2014 Ian Johnson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But in New Orleans, a city that was comparatively cosmopolitan , there were moments when racial barriers could seem more permeable or less suffocating. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Singapore is comfortable and cosmopolitan with a British-style legal system. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Davis, a true musical cosmopolitan , merits the attention. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"If even China\u2019s most developed city with the largest middle-class population, the supposedly most open-minded bureaucrats and the most cosmopolitan culture could not be spared such authoritarian treatment, will other cities fare any better? \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Often overlooked for cosmopolitan hubs, Hobart and greater Tasmania is the perfect blend of Australia and New Zealand in one tiny island package. \u2014 Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2021",
|
|
"The city was more complicated \u2014 and more cosmopolitan . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Each of these properties offers a distinctly Bostonian experience, an affirmation of the city's blend of old and new, local and cosmopolitan . \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"The upper middle class of Egyptian Jewry, despite their cosmopolitan airs, designated limited roles for women. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The now absurd-sounding belief harbored by Vice President Cheney and others that Iraqi culture was moderate and cosmopolitan proved utterly misguided; massive military and economic aid did little to change the cultural features of the country. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Leka\u2019s cosmopolitan name tells the story of his family. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Adjective",
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see cosmopolite":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00e4z-m\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"smart",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230545",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cosmopolite":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bumpkin",
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"hick",
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"provincial",
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"rustic",
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"yokel"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sophisticated, widely traveled person : a cosmopolitan person":[
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"\"\u2026 he is a polished gentleman, a citizen of the world\u2014yes, a true cosmopolite \u2026\"",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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],
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": an organism found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions : a cosmopolitan organism":[
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"A few of these kinds of oysters had and have a wide distribution around the world. One such cosmopolite is the tropical P. hyotis, as far-flung in habitat as coral reefs and usually found in conjunction with them, in the Indian Ocean, the south Pacific, the Caribbean, the west coast of Africa, etc.",
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"\u2014 Eleanor Clark"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear. \u2014 Amelia Lester, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2018",
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"Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite . \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 24 Jan. 2018",
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"The Gersons named their building Ballinhaus as a monument to the country\u2019s late cosmopolite -in-chief. \u2014 Yuliya Komska, Smithsonian , 10 Oct. 2017",
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"That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites \u2014 all of it started with Nixon. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin cosmopolites , from Greek kosmopolit\u0113s , from kosmos + polit\u0113s citizen":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u00e4z-\u02c8m\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"city slicker",
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"cosmopolitan",
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"metropolitan",
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"slicker",
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"sophisticate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210255",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"cosset":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abuse",
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"ill-treat",
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"ill-use",
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"maltreat",
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"manhandle",
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"mishandle",
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"mistreat",
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"misuse"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to treat as a pet : pamper":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service.",
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"She had a safe, cosseted childhood.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Designed to cosset the passenger, the captain\u2019s chairs\u2014sporting curved headrests\u2014offer a generous 43 inches of legroom, can slide forward and recline up to 48 degrees. \u2014 Matthew Askari, Robb Report , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"For most of his youth, he was cosseted by his family. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
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"There, the rich are indulged, protected, and cosseted , while the poor are punished, humiliated, and cast into chaos. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
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"But the old guard are wrong to say that the ECB is deliberately cosseting the southerners. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"That's particularly true in higher-spec models with cosseting quilted-leather seats in a spot-on driving position. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 Nov. 2018",
|
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"From Paris to the World Denver Art Museum Through March 3, 2019 Femininity cosseted in classicism, ardently cultured; marketing and licensing newly and aggressively global\u2014in Dior\u2019s hands the couture house was suddenly an expression of empire. \u2014 WSJ , 27 Nov. 2018",
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"Huguette's former physician, Dr. Jules Pierre, had been affiliated with the hospital, where the staff was used to cosseting well-to-do patients. \u2014 Meryl Gordon, Town & Country , 21 May 2014",
|
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"Try the House Salad -- romaine, sunflower seeds and explosive salt bomblets of fried capers cosseted with goat cheese and a smooth balsamic vinaigrette. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland.com , 11 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-s\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baby",
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"cocker",
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"coddle",
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"dandle",
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"indulge",
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"mollycoddle",
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"nurse",
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"pamper",
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"spoil",
|
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"wet-nurse"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103711",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cossyrite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variety of aenigmatite occurring in minute crystals in lava":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German cossyrit , from Cossyra , island near Sicily (now Pantelleria ) + German -it -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4s\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135120",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"cost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"bring",
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|
"fetch",
|
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"go (for)",
|
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"run",
|
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"sell (for)"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": for the price of production":[
|
|
"buys clothes at cost directly from the manufacturer"
|
|
],
|
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": loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something":[
|
|
"the cost of lives during war"
|
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],
|
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": regardless of the cost or consequences":[
|
|
"was determined to win at all costs"
|
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],
|
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": the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something : price":[
|
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"The average cost of a college education has gone up dramatically."
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],
|
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": the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object":[
|
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"He achieved fame, but at the cost of losing several friends."
|
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],
|
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": to cause to pay, suffer, or lose something":[
|
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"Frequent absences cost him his job."
|
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],
|
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": to estimate or set the cost of":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with out The project has yet to be costed out ."
|
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],
|
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": to have a price of":[
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"Each ticket costs 25 dollars."
|
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],
|
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": to require effort, suffering, or loss":[],
|
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": to require expenditure or payment":[
|
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"The best goods cost more."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"She attends college at a cost of $15,000 a year.",
|
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"The average cost of raising a family has increased dramatically.",
|
|
"We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies.",
|
|
"What's the difference in cost ?",
|
|
"They believe that everyone should have access to adequate medical care, regardless of cost .",
|
|
"The cost of doing business in this area is high.",
|
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"We need better cost control.",
|
|
"Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives.",
|
|
"What are the costs and benefits of the new law?",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The trip will cost you about $100 each way.",
|
|
"The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.",
|
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"It will cost you a lot of money, but it'll be worth it.",
|
|
"His frequent absences ended up costing him his job.",
|
|
"The error cost me a reprimand, but nothing more serious than that.",
|
|
"a blunder that has cost her considerable embarrassment",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That appears to be shifting in favor of strategies focused on retaining existing players, which studios hope will ease the cost pressures of never-ending user-acquisition campaigns, and diversify revenue beyond advertising. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Successful business transformation programs have a strong correlation to technology due to the scale, speed and cost benefits technology offers. \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"And every year since then\u2014and now, even as inflation has eaten into profit margins\u2014the automaker has continued to receive cost savings from its suppliers. \u2014 Christian Schuh, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Its critics see it as evidence of a cost -benefit decision: certain egregious breaches are not worth the trouble, at least for now. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But the reality is that breaking free of consultants, regulations, and other cost drivers isn\u2019t politically simple, and only underscores the usefulness of cheap financing. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Unfortunately, the consumer price index doesn\u2019t have detailed data on the cost people are actually shelling out for retail fireworks. \u2014 Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Specifically, one-third of the cost -effectiveness analyses that were conducted by drugmakers reached more favorable conclusions than independently conducted analyses. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"And there is a push by the Fire Department, Irwin said, to require more fire-resistant building materials, which others consider cost prohibitive. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"New payment solutions are expected to decrease the number of plastic cards produced and have a positive impact on the environment and sustainability goals, in addition to contributing to cost reduction. \u2014 Gazmend Selmani, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"From dog strollers to dog sunscreens to dog subscription boxes, purchasing pet products can get pricey, but there is one doggy essential that doesn't have to cost a lot of dough: dog treats. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"For the happy celebration, Marie-Chantal stunned in a glamorous couture gown designed by Valentino that is said to have cost a whopping \u00a3150,000. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"And in Minnesota, a law firm called Equality in Education filed a request at the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district that spanned 41 pages, which was estimated to cost $900K to fulfill. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Before the company bought several competitors, street sweeping used to cost taxpayers far less than $200,000 a year, officials have said. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Convertible strollers are great for a growing family, but tend to cost more than other models and are not as practical for a set of twins. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The project was initially slated to cost $550 million in 2016. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Four years ago, a new 14-gate terminal was projected to cost about $434 million and be open by 2026. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022"
|
|
],
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French custer, couster , from Latin constare to stand firm, cost \u2014 more at constant":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"disbursement",
|
|
"expenditure",
|
|
"expense",
|
|
"outgo",
|
|
"outlay"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205558",
|
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cost keeper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cost accountant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211031",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cost ledger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the books of account in a cost system to which entries are posted from books of original entry, the various accounts therein showing the accumulated costs classified as to order, process, type of expense, and department":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064149",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cost of living":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the cost of purchasing those goods and services which are included in an accepted standard level of consumption":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113003",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cost-plus":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a cost-plus contract":[],
|
|
": paid on the basis of a fixed fee or a percentage added to actual cost":[
|
|
"a cost-plus contract"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fs(t)-\u02c8pl\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110323",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cost-push":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an increase or upward trend in production costs (such as wages) that tends to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand \u2014 compare demand-pull":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fs(t)-\u02ccpu\u0307sh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"costa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a part (such as the midrib of a leaf or the anterior vein of an insect wing) that resembles a rib":[],
|
|
": rib entry 1 sense 1a":[],
|
|
"Antonio (Luis Santos da) 1961\u2013 prime minister of Portugal (2015\u2013 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Una pueblerina alcanza en la capital el triunfo art\u00edstico como cantante, pero a costa de tribulaciones amorosas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Estas inclu\u00edan las marchas forzadas y los viajes en botes fluviales de africanos esclavizados desde la costa del Atl\u00e1ntico de Colombia, seguidos por la Guerra de Independencia y rebeliones regionales. \u2014 Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian , 14 June 2019",
|
|
"While Barcelona is a vibrant attraction for short breaks, most of the country\u2019s visitors head to its famous costas and islands such as Majorca and Lanzarote. \u2014 Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg.com , 18 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"COSTA MESA CONFIRMS The Chargers and Costa Mesa city officials confirmed the team will lease part of The Hive, 3333 S. Susan St., and 3.2 nearby acres to use as its headquarters while looking for a permanent location. \u2014 Orange County Register , 13 Jan. 2017",
|
|
"COSTA MESA Posing as dead crocodiles, complete with fake blood, two PETA activists held a protest in front of South Coast Plaza\u2019s Louis Vuitton store Friday, urging shoppers not to purchase products made from the reptile. \u2014 Louis Casiano Jr., Orange County Register , 5 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin \u2014 more at coast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-st\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fsh-t\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4s-t\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001036",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"costi-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see cost-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114852",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"costiasis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a frequently fatal disease of freshwater fishes due to invasion of the skin by a flagellated protozoan ( Costia necatrix )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Costia (genus name of Costia necatrix ) + -iasis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4\u02c8st\u012b\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040908",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"costive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affected with constipation":[],
|
|
": causing constipation":[],
|
|
": not generous : stingy":[],
|
|
": slow in action or expression":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In fact, their writings are more pungent now that they have been liberated from the costive confines of the movement. \u2014 Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Movies coiled up in other movies have a habit of becoming either costive or cute, but somehow Falardeau avoids the traps. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 15 May 2017"
|
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": the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object":[
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"We offer services at a fraction of the cost of other companies.",
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"What's the difference in cost ?",
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"They believe that everyone should have access to adequate medical care, regardless of cost .",
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"The cost of doing business in this area is high.",
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"We need better cost control.",
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"Winning the war, he believes, was worth the cost in lives.",
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"What are the costs and benefits of the new law?",
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"Verb",
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"The project will end up costing the government an estimated 3.5 billion dollars.",
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"It will cost you a lot of money, but it'll be worth it.",
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"His frequent absences ended up costing him his job.",
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"The error cost me a reprimand, but nothing more serious than that.",
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"a blunder that has cost her considerable embarrassment",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That appears to be shifting in favor of strategies focused on retaining existing players, which studios hope will ease the cost pressures of never-ending user-acquisition campaigns, and diversify revenue beyond advertising. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
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"Successful business transformation programs have a strong correlation to technology due to the scale, speed and cost benefits technology offers. \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"And every year since then\u2014and now, even as inflation has eaten into profit margins\u2014the automaker has continued to receive cost savings from its suppliers. \u2014 Christian Schuh, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
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"Its critics see it as evidence of a cost -benefit decision: certain egregious breaches are not worth the trouble, at least for now. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"But the reality is that breaking free of consultants, regulations, and other cost drivers isn\u2019t politically simple, and only underscores the usefulness of cheap financing. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Unfortunately, the consumer price index doesn\u2019t have detailed data on the cost people are actually shelling out for retail fireworks. \u2014 Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
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"Specifically, one-third of the cost -effectiveness analyses that were conducted by drugmakers reached more favorable conclusions than independently conducted analyses. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
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"And there is a push by the Fire Department, Irwin said, to require more fire-resistant building materials, which others consider cost prohibitive. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"New payment solutions are expected to decrease the number of plastic cards produced and have a positive impact on the environment and sustainability goals, in addition to contributing to cost reduction. \u2014 Gazmend Selmani, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"From dog strollers to dog sunscreens to dog subscription boxes, purchasing pet products can get pricey, but there is one doggy essential that doesn't have to cost a lot of dough: dog treats. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 June 2022",
|
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"For the happy celebration, Marie-Chantal stunned in a glamorous couture gown designed by Valentino that is said to have cost a whopping \u00a3150,000. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 27 June 2022",
|
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"And in Minnesota, a law firm called Equality in Education filed a request at the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district that spanned 41 pages, which was estimated to cost $900K to fulfill. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Before the company bought several competitors, street sweeping used to cost taxpayers far less than $200,000 a year, officials have said. \u2014 Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Convertible strollers are great for a growing family, but tend to cost more than other models and are not as practical for a set of twins. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The project was initially slated to cost $550 million in 2016. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Four years ago, a new 14-gate terminal was projected to cost about $434 million and be open by 2026. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French custer, couster , from Latin constare to stand firm, cost \u2014 more at constant":"Verb and Noun"
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],
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"expense",
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|
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"antonyms":[
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"cheap",
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"inexpensive"
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],
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": commanding a high price especially because of intrinsic worth":[
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"costly gems"
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": made or done at heavy expense or sacrifice":[
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": rich , splendid":[]
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"examples":[
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"We use less costly materials in our products.",
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"It was too costly to fix her car after the accident, so she decided to buy a new car instead.",
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"They won the game, but their best player was injured, so it was a costly victory.",
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"The decision to wait could be a costly mistake.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Eagleton said this underlines a notable problem: These types of plants require significant upfront expenses, sometimes up to $1 billion, and are unprofitably and costly to run long term. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Because the massive demand for those chips, and the inability of carmakers to secure them from the companies that produce them, is making this one of the most difficult and costly times ever to purchase a vehicle. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The company is launching fewer new products and instead adding extensions to existing lines, which are quicker and less costly to produce, said Suze Dowling, its co-founder and chief business officer. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
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"And blockchain technology is too slow and costly to be used in global currency transactions. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Obtaining an advanced degree can be so time-consuming and costly that many candidates, in and out of the education field, are unable to take the next step. \u2014 Doug Roberts, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
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"But most believe that the danger is rising as the People\u2019s Liberation Army moves closer to amassing the equipment and skills needed to make invasion a plausible, if daunting and profoundly costly , option. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Restricting housing construction reduces opportunity for the young and contributes to inequality, as schools are better in wealthier areas and low-income families face long and costly commutes to work. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Typically, the most expensive gas prices regionally can be found in Summit or Geauga county, and the least costly in Portage or Lorain county. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"high-end",
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"high-ticket",
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"priceless",
|
|
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"pricy",
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"spendy",
|
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"ultraexpensive",
|
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"valuable"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162109",
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|
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|
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"costume":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"apparel",
|
|
"array",
|
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"bedeck",
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"caparison",
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"dress up",
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"habit",
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"suit",
|
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"tog (up ",
|
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"toilet",
|
|
"vesture"
|
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],
|
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|
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": an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by the use of costumes":[
|
|
"a costume ball",
|
|
"a costume drama"
|
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],
|
|
": suitable for or enhancing the effect of a particular costume":[
|
|
"a costume handbag"
|
|
],
|
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": the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class":[],
|
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": to design costumes for":[
|
|
"costume a play"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"children in their Halloween costumes",
|
|
"a formal 18th-century Japanese costume",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"You're invited to a costume party!",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And putting on that costume also makes your body disappear into something. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Hosting a big costume party for friends, family, and neighbors? \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Felix-Hager used the environment as inspiration for Vance\u2019s costume choice, which was a green overcoat with a bit of fringe. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Dressed as Lady Liberty, Williams took a terrifying tumble while doing a live Halloween costume segment. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Last weekend, droves of people descended on a 15-acre park in northeast Los Angeles for an afternoon of picnicking, mingling, cheering on drag performances and a puppy costume competition, and more. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"From research and development to the finished product, 300 hours of work went into just one costume : that of the lead character, Mr. Fleur. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Some of these ideas are easy to make at home using clothes from your closet, while others can be purchased from Amazon, Spirit Halloween or other online costume retailers. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Her clothes certainly have a hint of the \u201980s to them, but not in a costume -y way. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Fashion designer Michael Kors asked Anne Hathaway which costume from The Devil Wears Prada is the most Anne, not Andy (her character from the endlessly rewatchable 2006 film). \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Twisty and Weeping Nun from American Horror Story) or classic couples costume ideas that are guaranteed to bring the screams (evil clowns). \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The trio served late-'90s and early-aughts style inspiration during the sitcom's 10 seasons on the air, much thanks to costume designer Debra McGuire. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Special shout out to costume designer Monika Buttinger, whose intricate creations, especially the corsetry, are so crucial to the story. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This also makes a great couples costume if your partner dresses up as the Vicount! \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"To modernize the show further, Kepley and her staff used Dumas\u2019 17th-century setting as a springboard for their imaginations and then took creative liberties with the set, costume and sound designs. \u2014 cleveland , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Production designer Renee Read and costume designer Joseph La Corte also spent months buried in research in order to visually build the world of the Mormons over two centuries. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Set and costume designer Soutra Gilmour taps only a few chairs, a single mirror, and a movable stage, while keeping the cast in modern streetwear. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Those looking to bring a piece of that vibe home are in luck, then, as the film\u2019s Academy Award\u2013winning costume designer, Catherine Martin, has just teamed up with Mokum for a new textile collection inspired by the glittery flick. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Banks represents something of a clean break for WWE, though her husband Sarath Ton works with WWE as a costume designer. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"It was designed by her girlfriend, costume designer Sue Makkoo. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The musical\u2019s costume designer, Gabriella Slade, also won a Tony for her Tudor-style-meets-contemporary-clubwear outfits. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Jose Fernandez, the costume designer on the films who was responsible for the nipples idea, recently recalled the decision in an interview with MEL Magazine. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"As the Uvalde community plans and attends the 21 funerals for the victims of the shooting, Ellie's family received a gift from Disney's costume team. \u2014 Madalyn Mendoza, Chron , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"For season 2, there were thankfully plenty of pairs left over from the first chapter, which the costume team then tailored and redyed to achieve the proper saturation. \u2014 Emma Fraser, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During that process, the pandemic threw a wrench in the works leaving Posen to hire a co- costume designer. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 18 Mar. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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"French, from Italian, custom, dress, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo custom \u2014 more at custom":"Noun"
|
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|
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|
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"or \u02c8k\u00e4s-\u02ccch\u00fcm",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccst\u00fcm",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4s-\u02cct\u00fcm",
|
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"-\u02ccsty\u00fcm",
|
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"or -st\u0259m",
|
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"-\u02c8sty\u00fcm",
|
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"k\u00e4-\u02c8st\u00fcm",
|
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcm",
|
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"also -st\u0259m",
|
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"or \u02c8k\u00e4-\u02ccst(y)\u00fcm"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"a museum exhibit devoted to the costumery of women since the classical period",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery , returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"These included the use of certain modest Indian fashions (including sarees and kameez) in series that parallel costumery in postcolonial Hindi films. \u2014 Katie Young, Quartz , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Bag of Donuts and the Chee-Weez delivered amazing song selections, elaborate costumery and makeup, and generally unstoppable showmanship. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Credit Queen Latifah, who suffered from tentacular costumery as Ursula the Sea Witch. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The first to appear is Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), offering a daffy, kinetic spin on a fairy godmother, right down to her confectionary costumery . \u2014 Christopher Orr, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2018"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"k\u00e4s-\u02c8ch\u00fc-",
|
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"-\u02ccsty\u00fc-",
|
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"k\u00e4-\u02c8st(y)\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"attire",
|
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"clothes",
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"clothing",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"rigging",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"vestments",
|
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|
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"wear",
|
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"wearables",
|
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"weeds"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033107",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"coterie":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose":[
|
|
"a coterie of artists",
|
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"a coterie of astronomers"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"her coterie of fellow musicians",
|
|
"His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Human activity, after all, brought monkeypox to the U.S. in 2003, and into a coterie of prairie dogs that included Chewy and Monkey. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
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"But for a coterie of Sicilian nobles who grew up with remote family memories of splendor, these homes remain a living presence. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Monday\u2019s pain for markets was worldwide as investors braced for more aggressive moves from a coterie of central banks. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Among Utah\u2019s coterie of nervous advocates for the Great Salt Lake, Owens Lake has become shorthand for the risks of failing to act quickly enough and the grave damage if the lake dries up, the contents of its bed spinning into the air. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Appointed in 1982, Ch\u00e9reau spent a decade at Amandiers, shaping a coterie of actors. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Fashion designer Valentino had a coterie of six adorable pugs who traveled with him on his private jet. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"People were tired of looking through shopwindows at glittering imports while a coterie of oligarchs were permitted to buy up the country\u2019s most valuable state enterprises for kopecks on the ruble. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Biden, who was first elected to the Senate in 1972, has had a coterie of advisors for decades while Harris has a small group of people that is largely new to her. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"borrowed from French, \"group of persons joined by a common interest,\" earlier, \"group of peasants owing labor service or rent to a lord,\" going back to Middle French (Picard) \"tenure of a free peasant,\" from cotier \"peasant on a smallholding, cottar \" + -erie -ery":""
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"\u02cck\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113",
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"\u02c8k\u014d-t\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113"
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],
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"community",
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"coven",
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"gang",
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"klatch",
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"klatsch",
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"network",
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"pack",
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"ring",
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"asynchronous",
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"\u2026 an experience of life coterminous with the years of his father.",
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"\u2014 Elizabeth Hardwick"
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": having the same or coincident (see coincident sense 2 ) boundaries":[
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"a voting district coterminous with the city"
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"the Alfred Lunt\u2013Lynn Fontanne partnership was more or less coterminous with Broadway's golden age",
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"Massachusetts' Nantucket County isn't quite coterminous with the island of the same name, as the county includes two small nearby islets.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although time was still widely regarded as fluid and coterminous with eternity, the monastery was governed by the rhythms of that most modern instrument: the clock. \u2014 Meghan O\u2019gieblyn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Which means that on the starboard side of American politics, the Overton window has now shifted far beyond the boundaries of democratic self-government to a place broadly coterminous with fascism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 28 July 2021",
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"Its onset in the late 16th century was particularly noticeable in Anatolia, a largely rural region that once formed the heartland of the Ottoman Empire and is roughly coterminous with modern-day Turkey. \u2014 Andrea Duffy, The Conversation , 7 June 2021",
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"Stan had a massive share in that, but SLM wasn\u2019t coterminous with his own self \u2014 something that would come back to bite him later. \u2014 Abraham Riesman, Vulture , 12 Feb. 2021",
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"But low-lying parishes such as Orleans, which is coterminous with New Orleans city, also prepare to shelter those who can\u2019t afford hotels, don\u2019t have cars, or have disabilities that makes evacuation more precarious. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 25 Aug. 2020",
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"Until the end of the 19th century, Kings County, the county coterminous with Brooklyn, was the second-largest provider of produce in the country, according to the BHS. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 July 2020",
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"Our ability to transform patterns of human energy use is coterminous with our ability to imagine a different economy, a different model of human enterprise and togetherness. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 18 May 2020",
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"For many, the mere notion of coterminous catastrophes is unconscionable. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic , 9 May 2020"
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"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"examples":[
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"young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager. \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"The miserable-looking cotillion involves spats among contestants when Rachel and Suzan argue who gets to wear a silver sparkly dress, and Calah and Sara Rose feud over an issue that is never actually explained. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"By the 1920s, Greek life had become a way for wealthy Southern belles like Zelda Fitzgerald to escape the restraints (literally and figuratively) of cotillion corsetry. \u2014 Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"The execution scene, its appalling cruelty cloaked in ceremony, bears a grotesque resemblance to the presentation of debutantes at a cotillion ball. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"The heroine\u2019s mother, Eunice ( Erica Gimpel ), presides over a Harlem finishing school that prepares proper little girls for cotillion . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
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"Committee members of the cotillion and past alumni will host a social distance parade to crown the 2020 Miss Cotillion. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 1 May 2020",
|
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"Also cotillion dresses in silver and emerald green and evening gowns encrusted in three-dimensional metallic blooms. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
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"The cotillion is all about push and pull, and tension and release. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020"
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French cotillon , literally, petticoat, from Old French, from cote coat":""
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"k\u014d-\u02c8til-y\u0259n",
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"k\u0259-"
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"young men hoping to meet the women of their dreams at the cotillion",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In lieu of a debutante cotillion or other social ritual, the coming-out of my hair would mark my transition from girl to teenager. \u2014 Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The miserable-looking cotillion involves spats among contestants when Rachel and Suzan argue who gets to wear a silver sparkly dress, and Calah and Sara Rose feud over an issue that is never actually explained. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"By the 1920s, Greek life had become a way for wealthy Southern belles like Zelda Fitzgerald to escape the restraints (literally and figuratively) of cotillion corsetry. \u2014 Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"The execution scene, its appalling cruelty cloaked in ceremony, bears a grotesque resemblance to the presentation of debutantes at a cotillion ball. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The heroine\u2019s mother, Eunice ( Erica Gimpel ), presides over a Harlem finishing school that prepares proper little girls for cotillion . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Committee members of the cotillion and past alumni will host a social distance parade to crown the 2020 Miss Cotillion. \u2014 Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com , 1 May 2020",
|
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"Also cotillion dresses in silver and emerald green and evening gowns encrusted in three-dimensional metallic blooms. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The cotillion is all about push and pull, and tension and release. \u2014 Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2020"
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": a soft usually white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of various erect freely branching tropical plants (genus Gossypium ) of the mallow family":[],
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": fabric made of cotton":[],
|
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": to come to understand":[
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"\u2014 used with to or on to cottoned on to the fact that our children work furiously \u2014 H. M. McLuhan"
|
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],
|
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|
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],
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"They are in the field picking cotton .",
|
|
"She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Impact from droughts in Texas, the largest producer of cotton , has put stress on the industry, said Zhu. \u2014 Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The down is certified by the Responsible Down Standard for traceability in the supply chain, and the outer cover is made of cotton . \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Tross posted about the incident on Facebook last week, including a photo of the boll of cotton that her daughter took home from school. \u2014 Justin Murphy, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
|
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"School officials in western New York are investigating claims that a White teacher instructed his students, most of whom were Black, to pick seeds out of cotton while wearing handcuffs during class. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"When making his slabs, which from a distance resemble paintings, Beasley first dyes a bunch of cotton . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Great for warm weather, the lightweight top is made mostly of polyester and a bit of cotton . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Given that there may be a shortage in raw materials given the Russia-Ukraine war and there already had been a shortage of cotton due to supply chain challenges preceding the war, hemp may become invaluable in fulfilling those uses again. \u2014 John Berlau, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The six-panel hat is made of cotton and features the Parisian luxury label\u2019s iconic tiger head. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And regulators cotton on to certain tactics and try to crack down, well, the drug companies find another avenue. \u2014 al , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Induction electric stoves seem to be finally making serious inroads in the American market after many years of slow uptake, as people cotton on to the danger of gas and the nifty properties of induction. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Maybe voters didn\u2019t cotton to her valentine to the \u201980s, which is a shame. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Hopefully, moderates will cotton on to these new political realities and join a unified Democratic team. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Young women were among the first to cotton on to TikTok\u2019s appeal. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Over the past 15 years, the public has cottoned on. \u2014 The Economist , 30 May 2020",
|
|
"The animals don't cotton to coyotes but are docile and shy toward people and Kias. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Conscious consumers have cottoned onto this, and are now looking for products formulated with zero, or very little, water or those that can be used without (or with less) water. \u2014 refinery29.com , 6 Feb. 2020"
|
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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|
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|
|
"Middle English coton , from Anglo-French cotun , from Old Italian cotone , from Arabic qu\u1e6dun, qu\u1e6dn":"Noun"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": any of a genus ( Eriophorum ) of sedges with tufted spikes":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Southwards, the coast yields to low stands of dwarf birch and willow, sphagnum bogs of arctic cotton grass , pitcher plants, blueberries, lingonberries, and cloudberries. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"On Huvudsk\u00e4r, one of the archipelago\u2019s final outposts, heather, cotton grass , and crowberry grow in rock crevices. \u2014 National Geographic , 14 Nov. 2019"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
": the Indian pygmy goose ( Nettapus coromandelianus )":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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": to begin to like (someone or something)":[
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"We cottoned to our new neighbors right away.",
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"He doesn't cotton to the idea of having children."
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"definitions":{
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": black poplar sense 1":[],
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": either of two cottonwoods ( Populus balsamifera and P. heterophylla )":[],
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": majagua sense a":[],
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": wayfaring tree sense 1":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084705",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cotton waste":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": waste sense 4a(1)":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070209",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cotton wax":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wax occurring as a coating on raw cotton fibers":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031515",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"cotton wool":{
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But fireworks shows seen through cotton wool are another fine old New Year\u2019s tradition in the Port City, and the celebration greeting 2022 was a far cry from the silence at the dawn of 2021. \u2014 al , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"The masks are partly filled with organic cotton wool creating the puffiness of the coat. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Take your cotton balls (or any kind of cotton wool , really) and soak it in acetone. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Marie Claire , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"One teenager left New York for college and encountered the children of the Midwest, most of whom looked to have been wrapped in cotton wool their entire lives. \u2014 Craig Taylor, Time , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"Balls of cotton wool were teased into fluffy piles\u2014a fire hazard, given their flammability and the hot studio lights. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
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"The player that all Arsenal fans will want to wrap up in cotton wool ahead of their return to Premier League action against Sheffield United. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"Girls in low-middle-income countries report using materials like cloths, cotton wool , tissue paper or disposable pads to manage their periods, the study said. \u2014 Nina Avramova, CNN , 16 July 2019",
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"On a twin bed covered by a thin clear plastic sheet, sat a bag with surgical gloves, a jar of petroleum jelly, cotton wool , some pain killers and the needle, attached to a long, thin tube, which is used to drain the fluid into a bucket on the floor. \u2014 Alex Platt, CNN , 24 May 2018"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200828",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cotton wool ball":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small ball of cotton that can be used for a variety of purposes (such as removing makeup or cleaning a wound) and that is usually used once and then thrown away : cotton ball":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194722",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cottontail":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": any of several rather small North American rabbits (genus Sylvilagus ) sandy to grayish brown in color with a white-tufted underside of the tail":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Currently, only cottontail rabbits can make it through the barrier\u2019s four-inch-wide bollards. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"National Park Service rangers warn that a rare virus is sickening and killing wild cottontail rabbits in Dinosaur National Monument. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"An array of plants and animals \u2014 including white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, jackrabbits, and birds such as flycatchers, olive sparrows, and two types of tropical kingfishers \u2014 call the area home. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Virginia opossum, cottontail rabbit, white-tail deer and coyote. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
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"One moment when all was very quiet, the whistling song of a Northern cardinal pierced the silence, while an Eastern cottontail rabbit hopped through the grasses. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Unlike squirrels found in Alaska, fox squirrels are big, almost as much meat as a cottontail rabbit, and delicious on the table. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"To date, six counties, including San Diego, have detected the disease in wild cottontail rabbits and/or jackrabbits. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2021",
|
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"Each cocoa cottontail is hand-made and can require up to two business days, so hop to it and secure one for your tablescape. \u2014 Joanna O'leary, Chron , 29 Mar. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an-\u02cct\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125732",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"cottontop":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": cotton grass":[]
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064123",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cottonweed":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various weedy plants (such as cudweed) with whitish pubescence or cottony seeds":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1562, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an-\u02ccw\u0113d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173305",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cottony":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bald",
|
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"furless",
|
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"glabrous",
|
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"hairless",
|
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"shorn",
|
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"smooth"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": covered with hairs or pubescence":[],
|
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": resembling cotton in appearance or character: such as":[],
|
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": soft":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The toys are stuffed with a cottony material.",
|
|
"The flowers are small and cottony .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Buy medium eggplant that is not cottony or bruised. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Mealy bugs are distinguished by the white wax covering their body and egg sacs that give them a cottony appearance. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The white, cottony look is due to a waxy coating that conceals the insects and their egg masses. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 29 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u1d4an-\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4t-n\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bristly",
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"brushy",
|
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"fleecy",
|
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"furred",
|
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"furry",
|
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"hairy",
|
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"hirsute",
|
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"rough",
|
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"shaggy",
|
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"silky",
|
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"unshorn",
|
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"woolly",
|
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"wooly"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170234",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"couch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chesterfield",
|
|
"davenport",
|
|
"divan",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"settee",
|
|
"sofa",
|
|
"squab"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis":[],
|
|
": an article of furniture for sitting or reclining":[],
|
|
": receiving psychoanalytic treatment":[],
|
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": the den of an animal (such as an otter)":[],
|
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": to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals":[],
|
|
": to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep":[
|
|
"The lion couched himself by a tree."
|
|
],
|
|
": to lie down or recline for sleep or rest":[
|
|
"the odd way a camel couches"
|
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],
|
|
": to lie in ambush":[
|
|
"The tiger couches in the thick grass, watching its prey move closer."
|
|
],
|
|
": to phrase or express in a specified manner":[
|
|
"The comments were couched in strong terms."
|
|
],
|
|
": to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use":[
|
|
"Couching his lance, he seated himself firmly in his saddle \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 W. Somerset Maugham"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore.",
|
|
"I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Enjoy new and old sounds in the cool comfort of churches and cathedrals, bask in the classics at concert and opera halls, or couch it with a couple of high-quality live streams. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"There comes a point, though, where irony hits its limit: No one can couch what Wood describes as rape in edgy quotation marks. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"However, family crowds have been slow to return to cinemas because young children have only recently been able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, so Paramount wanted to couch ticket sales while boosting its nascent streaming service in the process. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The statement expresses unusually hard-hitting sentiments for a group of scholars, who typically prefer to couch their opinions in the cautious language of academia. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
|
|
"And people tend to couch these compliments with denying aging. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"But that doesn\u2019t include those who couch surf \u2014 staying a night or two with friends and family \u2014 or who had collected enough money to pay for a motel room the night of the count. \u2014 Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com , 10 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"While the Air Force had tried to couch the recent demonstration as being about reconnaissance, in the training exercise that reconnaissance helped select targets for a missile strike. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 21 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"But in years past, when addressing their social media audiences, many were content to couch their political opinions in platitudes about the importance of natural spaces. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 1 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Hudson says as her mother places the mannequin next to her on a couch . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Mark Meadows sat on a couch in his West Wing office, alone, scrolling through his cellphone. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Parker was sitting on a couch with a gun to his head. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The sometimes joyous and other times deeply romantic words in Spanish filled the spacious living room, as the women sat on a couch , sipping Moroccan mint tea, in a moment that felt like traveling back centuries. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In the sweet snap, Dr. Madhu Akhouri Chopra holds Malti, 5 months, in her arms as her daughter hugs the pair while sitting on a couch . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Inside on a couch was a man with a handgun who pointed the weapon at firefighters, officials said. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Try sleeping on a couch in the basement or on your home's ground floor rather than on the second story, if possible. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Upstairs, the women sat on a couch until Weinstein called Mann into the bedroom, slammed the door behind her, and began forcibly trying to kiss her. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English couche bed, from Anglo-French kuche , from cucher":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cucher , from Latin collocare to set in place \u2014 more at collocate":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307ch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"articulate",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"formulate",
|
|
"phrase",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"state",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184525",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"couch grass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several grasses that resemble quack grass in spreading by creeping rhizomes":[],
|
|
": quack grass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of quitch":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcch-",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307ch-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202754",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"couch potato":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doer",
|
|
"go-ahead",
|
|
"go-getter",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"self-starter"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The benefits were strongest when a person transitioned from being a couch potato to adding movement to the day, the study said. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Weighing in and just under 81 pounds, Neron has rightfully gained his title as the most lovable couch potato . \u2014 The Republic, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If your reason is hunger, tiredness, physical strain or an overwhelming desire to be a couch potato , no harm done. \u2014 Anna Ciulla, Outside Online , 29 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"At issue is the quick adoption by even the most die-hard couch potato of new ways of watching TV favorites. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Joining Alabama on the couch potato list were West Virginia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"But loungewear staples work for well beyond being a couch potato too. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday. \u2014 Matthew Futterman, New York Times , 6 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"And the movement gaps among species also weren\u2019t huge\u2014more the difference between two casual weight lifters than a bodybuilder and a couch potato . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deadbeat",
|
|
"do-nothing",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"idler",
|
|
"layabout",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"loafer",
|
|
"lotus-eater",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"slugabed",
|
|
"sluggard"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172235",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cough":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing":[
|
|
"She has a bad cough ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden, sharp-sounding expulsion of air from the lungs acting as a protective mechanism to clear the air passages or as a symptom of pulmonary disturbance":[],
|
|
": to expel air from the lungs suddenly with a sharp, short noise : to emit a cough (see cough entry 2 sense 1 )":[
|
|
"The dust made him cough repeatedly."
|
|
],
|
|
": to expel by coughing":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up cough up mucus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a noise like that of coughing":[
|
|
"The engine coughed and sputtered and then stopped."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She was coughing and sneezing all day.",
|
|
"The dust made him cough .",
|
|
"The engine coughed and sputtered and then stopped.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He has a cough and a cold.",
|
|
"They both have bad coughs .",
|
|
"I heard a cough from the back of the church.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"As their Friday afternoon game stretched on, Cook started to cough uncontrollably. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In this land of plentiful, oxygenating trees, everyone is alone, and people cough into the crook of an elbow anyway. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Qianyan Li, his wife and his children\u2019s mother, would cook in the apartment and his son would cough . \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"One person might sneeze or cough while another might become exhausted, and another will feel nothing at all. \u2014 Erik Vance, Scientific American , 4 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Atlanta had a rough start to the second half when Russell Gage caught a 20-yard pass over the middle to the Tampa Bay 45, only to cough the ball up on a hit by Pierre Desir. \u2014 George Henry, ajc , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Tuberculosis is a serious infectious bacteria that affects the lungs and causes patients to cough blood, lose weight, and suffer from night sweats and fever. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Blackburn, a retired police officer, was being treated with IV dexamethasone and remdesivir, and stopped to cough a few times during his conversation with a Free Press reporter. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Why stop with the right to cough on strangers in a public place and give them a disease? \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Her first day back onstage, Parker still had a lingering cough , taking sips of her prop martini to soothe it. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
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"The last time a Kentucky Derby winner did not run in the Preakness was in 2019 when Country House, who was given the Derby win after the disqualification of Maximum Security, was said to have a cough after the race. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
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"In rare instances, avian influenza can spread to humans, and symptoms include fever, cough , headache and shortness of breath, according to the Mayo Clinic\u2019s website. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Doctors there say patients are coming in with fever, cough , body aches \u2014 which could signal the flu, Covid-19 or a number of other respiratory viruses. \u2014 Joe Murphy, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Other, more severe symptoms have included pneumonia requiring hospitalization, including fever, cough , sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, shortness or breath or difficulty breathing. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"If people develop the symptoms common to flu and COVID (such as fever, cough , congestion and body aches), most clinics can run tests that look for COVID and flu at the same time. \u2014 Tara Haelle, Scientific American , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"All patients displayed at least two symptoms of mild to moderate Covid-19 \u2014fever, cough , body aches, shortness of breath, etc.\u2014 and represented a mix of both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Any adult or child with COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough , or shortness of breath, should get tested with either a rapid test or a PCR test. \u2014 Dr. Jacob Warner, ABC News , 10 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English *cohhian ; akin to Middle High German k\u016bchen to breathe heavily":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u022ff"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115003",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cough drop":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a lozenge or troche used to relieve coughing":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The cough drop , as always, promises to keep your illness between you and your remedy. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Instead, when the team tightens up, his steady offense could be just the cough drop (or Heimlich maneuver) to keep Utah from heading home early. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some more viral moments shared between the unlikely duo: Bush sharing a cough drop with Obama at Sen. John McCain's funeral in 2018, and again at his father George H. W. Bush's funeral a few months later. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2021",
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"The kits, which will be limited to two per vehicle, will include items such as masks, hand sanitizer, gloves and cough drops . \u2014 Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com , 26 May 2020",
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|
"Water and dill pickles Directly off the stage, a lounge is stocked to the brim with tea, Ricola cough drops and vitamins to keep the auctioneers' throats in top shape. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 19 Jan. 2020",
|
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"There are certainly people who need them -- the cough drop craze must have started with a real cough. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Put your Vogues in chronological order and throw out all your expired spices and cough drops . \u2014 Shani Silver, refinery29.com , 3 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"While the former first lady and the 43rd president may seem like an unlikely duo, each sitting at opposite sides of the political spectrum, the two have developed a dear friendship over the years and exchanged many pleasantries (and cough drops ). \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 12 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112846",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"cough mixture":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a usually sweet liquid that contains medicine used to stop coughing":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124820",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cough up":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": hand over , deliver":[
|
|
"cough up the money"
|
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],
|
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": to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game":[
|
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"the quarterback coughed up the ball"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
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"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223647",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"couleur de rose":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rose : rose color":[],
|
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": rosy , roseate":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124651",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coulibiac":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": fish rolled in pastry dough and baked":[
|
|
"coulibiac of salmon"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from Russian kulebyaka":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0227k",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00fcl\u0113\u02c8by\u00e4k"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210912",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coulier":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the cam motion that controls delivery of yarn over needles on a full-fashioned knitting machine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from French couli\u00e8re , literally, sliding, gliding, from couler to slide, glide, flow":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcly\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170747",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coulis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish":[
|
|
"tomato coulis",
|
|
"raspberry coulis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For a dramatic visual contrast to the snowy-white heart\u2014and a nice, tart counterpoint to its unctuousness\u2014surround it with a coulis of pur\u00e9ed raspberries, spiked with a few spoonfuls of cr\u00e8me de framboise liqueur. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Serve with berries, a fruit coulis or a fresh squeeze of lemon. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"The yellowtail crudo is jaggedly sliced, swimming in an overwhelming coulis . \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Tomato coulis is a thin puree of tomatoes that\u2019s also ideal for the freezer. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Though Hunter landed in the top 3, the win went to Harvard University graduate Nick DiGiovanni, who served lemon meringue pie with gingerbread crumb and blueberry coulis in a glass mixing bowl. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"For dessert, the choices are Vacherin classique or warm chocolate almond cake with raspberry coulis and hazelnut ice cream. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 17 July 2019",
|
|
"Three-layer chocolate cake with raspberry sauce, Key lime pie with fresh cream and Carrot cake with pineapple rum coulis are just a sampling of their homemade desserts baked fresh daily. 2. \u2014 Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com , 5 July 2019",
|
|
"But the menu looks familiar, with certain fan favorites revived: endive-and-Roquefort salad; a velvety chickpea pancake, topped with salty-sweet gravlax; wedges of lightly seared, crusted yellowfin tuna with red-pepper coulis . \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 21 June 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French cole\u00efs , from cole\u00efs, cole\u00efz flowing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224205",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coulisse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a backstage area":[],
|
|
": a piece of timber having a groove in which something glides":[],
|
|
": hallway":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Crafted from handmade Japanese paper and bamboo in three colorways, each with a different configuration, including a T-shape and a single panel, the collection is named for coulisses \u2014 painted pieces of scenery that give a stage set its dimension. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Old French coulice portcullis, from feminine of cole\u00efz flowing, sliding, from couler":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113s",
|
|
"-\u02c8lis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"couloir":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a steep mountainside gorge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at one point the steep, ice-encrusted walls of the couloir are no more than 50 feet apart",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The search team located the bodies approximately 300 meters below the Joffre Peak couloir shortly after the search began, Sergeant Rob Knapton said. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 13 Jan. 2015",
|
|
"Working in the dark, rescue teams attempted to reach the pair from below, traversing the upper Reid Glacier and climbing up the couloir , but were met with extremely challenging conditions. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The couloir is a steep and narrow 1,600-foot tongue of snow splitting the rocky north face of the mountain. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Sinking up to my armpits in a pocket of facets midway up a couloir only moments after digging a pit took spatial variability beyond the conceptual. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming was leading a group through a narrow couloir known as the Broken Thumb on Monday when an avalanche broke off above him, park officials said. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Brien had entered the narrow area of the couloir above the rappels when the avalanche occurred, the park service said. \u2014 Joe Sutton, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The couloir is a technical route through a steep, narrow gully of ice and snow on the northwest face of Bear Mountain. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"In fact, Richards and Mena aren't the first people to notice this couloir on the Northeast Face. \u2014 Cory Richards, National Geographic , 5 Apr. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, passage, from couler":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fcl-\u02c8w\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canyon",
|
|
"ca\u00f1on",
|
|
"col",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"flume",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"gill",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gulch",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"kloof",
|
|
"linn",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"ravine",
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074028",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coulomb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being the electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between charged particles":[],
|
|
": the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric charge equal to the quantity of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one second":[],
|
|
"Charles-Augustin de 1736\u20131806 French physicist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1930, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Charles A. de Coulomb":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00e4-mik",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u014d-",
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00e4m-bik",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u014dm",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccl\u00e4m",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccl\u00e4m, -\u02ccl\u014dm, k\u00fc-\u02c8",
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8l\u00e4m",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u014dm-",
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u014dm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"council":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a federation of or a central body uniting a group of organizations":[
|
|
"the National Council of Teachers of English"
|
|
],
|
|
": a governing body of delegates from local units of a federation":[],
|
|
": a group elected or appointed as an advisory or legislative body":[
|
|
"a governor's council",
|
|
"a city council"
|
|
],
|
|
": a local chapter of an organization":[],
|
|
": a usually administrative body":[
|
|
"a council on housing"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion":[
|
|
"the Second Vatican Council"
|
|
],
|
|
": an executive body whose members are equal in power and authority":[],
|
|
": built, maintained, or operated by a local governing agency":[
|
|
"council housing",
|
|
"council flats"
|
|
],
|
|
": club , society":[],
|
|
": deliberation in a council":[],
|
|
": used for councils especially by or with North American Indians":[
|
|
"a council ground"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The city council is considering a ban on smoking in restaurants.",
|
|
"the governor's council on physical fitness",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The issue is tough, said Bill Tweit, the Washington state representative on the council . \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Fenty previously represented Ward 4 and endorsed Bowser to succeed him on the council in a 2007 special election when he was elected mayor. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Conyers pleaded guilty in 2009 to using her position on council and a city pension fund board to solicit bribes from businessmen seeking city contracts or pension deals. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Koretz, who served three terms on the council , warned that the city needs more officers to get a handle on the rising number of homicides, robberies and other crimes. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"DiPierro is expected to be replaced on council by Darren Costa, the candidate who unsuccessfully challenged him in November. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Pike has been on the council for 14 years and has been a realtor in town since 1977. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Prioritizing the redevelopment of walkable and transit-oriented communities is a priority for my tenure on the council . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"In retrospect, many have seen the desire to protect their own as reflecting poorly on the council . \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Barth has previously served as an at-large member of the council and was council vice president from 2013-15. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star , 6 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English counceil , from Anglo-French cunseil, cuncile , from Latin concilium , from com- + calare to call \u2014 more at low entry 3":"Noun and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210706",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulate",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lawyer appointed to advise and represent in legal matters an individual client or a corporate and especially a public body":[],
|
|
": a lawyer engaged in the trial or management of a case in court":[],
|
|
": a policy or plan of action or behavior":[],
|
|
": advice given especially as a result of consultation":[
|
|
"He was unwise to reject my counsel ."
|
|
],
|
|
": advise":[
|
|
"\u2026 counselled them to avoid rash actions \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 George Orwell"
|
|
],
|
|
": consult":[
|
|
"counseled with her husband"
|
|
],
|
|
": consultant sense 2":[],
|
|
": deliberation , consultation":[],
|
|
": guarded thoughts or intentions":[
|
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"He was chary and given to keeping his own counsel ."
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],
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": purpose":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We seek counsel from the rich and powerful to learn their secret \u2026 \u2014 Ken Tucker , Entertainment Weekly , 13 Feb. 2004",
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"God had done a poor job, and Soaphead suspected that he himself could have done better. It was in fact a pity that the Maker had not sought his counsel . \u2014 Toni Morrison , The Bluest Eye , (1970) 1994",
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"No matter how much time he is given, counsel would always like more, but the Chief Justice will not grant an extra minute unless the lawyer is responding to a question from the bench. \u2014 Robert H. Bork , The Tempting Of America , 1990",
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"Counsel were to be employed. \u2026 And when the matter had been decided by the lawyers, Lord Fawn was to express his regret for having suspected his lady-love! \u2014 Anthony Trollope , The Eustace Diamonds , 1871",
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"You were unwise to reject my counsel .",
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"The student sought counsel from her teacher.",
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"She is serving as counsel for the defendant.",
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"All counsel are expected to obey the rules of the court.",
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"Verb",
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"He balked at authority and, according to Mr. Green, tuned you out if you tried to counsel him. \u2014 David Grann , New Republic , 14 Feb. 2000",
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"She had six children, whom she counseled and with great wisdom and patience. \u2014 Erma Bombeck , The Best of Bombeck , (1965) 1967",
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"I had counselled Catherine to dine upstairs, but as soon as he perceived her vacant seat he sent me to call her. \u2014 Emily Bront\u00eb , Wuthering Heights , 1847",
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"He counsels people who are trying to quit drinking.",
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"concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Latimer\u2019s standby counsel , Daniel Peter Thompson, declined to comment. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Experts detailed a handful of areas that doctors will need to seek legal guidance or counsel for in the days and months ahead. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson | Medpage Today, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
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"Michael Farley, vice president of government affairs and general counsel for the Ohio Insurance Institute, is the winner! \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
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"Taylor, a former state senator and former general counsel for Gov. Kay Ivey, said Kenney did what she was supposed to do to register. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
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"Father Alexander Karloutsos was formerly the Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and has provided counsel to multiple U.S. presidents. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
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"San Diego County officials have placed their top lawyer on personal leave, ending a yearlong tenure that began after three progressive Democrats were elected to the Board of Supervisors and conducted a nationwide search for a county counsel . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"Bevin administration documents showed Meredith was one of Bevin's general counsel staff to give recommendations to the governor on whether certain applicants deserve clemency. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
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"Jody Hunt, a former assistant attorney general under Trump who\u2019s now working as Hutchinson\u2019s legal counsel , called on others with knowledge of her testimony to come forward and testify under oath. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Freddy Brewster, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The class, if certified, would include all indigent individuals who have appeared or will appear before Anglin for a bail hearing and who have been or will be denied the right to counsel at bail hearings, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Ron Wood, Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
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"Neither did the government provide subsequent notice to counsel . \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Several stars rushed to counsel and calm Smith, including Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Several stars rushed to counsel and calm Smith, including Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry. \u2014 Jake Coyle, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"And 70 years after Foltz\u2019s speech, the Supreme Court upheld the right to counsel enshrined in the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution in their ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Initially, Detroit's right to counsel program is being funded by $6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars, from a total pot of $18 million over three years that the council earmarked in a resolution last month. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
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"Outside experts who counsel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, are scheduled to meet Thursday and are expected to recommend boosters for that age group. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
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"When Luke\u2019s condition worsened to the degree that the doctors had begun to counsel the family to prepare for the worst to happen soon, they were offered a wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation; to visit the home of the Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field. \u2014 Don Yaeger, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English conseil , from Anglo-French cunseil , from Latin consilium , from consulere to consult":"Noun and Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259l",
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"advocate",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"attorney-at-law",
|
|
"counselor",
|
|
"counsellor",
|
|
"counselor-at-law",
|
|
"lawyer",
|
|
"legal eagle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsel of despair":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an expression of hopelessness or resignation":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060048",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsel of perfection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unrealizable ideal":[],
|
|
": instruction given for the attainment of perfection":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005706",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"counselable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counselee":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who is being counseled":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her former students and counselees became doctors, lawyers, accountants and landscapers. \u2014 Moriah Balingit, Washington Post , 16 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n(t)-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075946",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counseling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes":[
|
|
"career counseling for high schoolers",
|
|
"counseling for drug addicts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is receiving counseling to cope with the death of her husband.",
|
|
"The college offers career counseling .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The groups are expected to provide acute crisis-care and forensic medical exams, counseling and therapy, as well as connections to safe shelter and housing to those in need. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The result of the examination and counseling prompted the woman to press charges against Haggis. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition to providing ultrasounds and pregnancy tests, the centers help women get supplies and counseling . \u2014 Nicole Ault, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Some were filled with peace, some with counseling , some with promises of better days to come. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Quanesha Johnson, 41, resigned from her position as a school educator to open a private counseling practice before the pandemic. \u2014 Sarah Fielding, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Sensing the need for help, a cousin who is a social worker suggested counseling . \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The rail authority will partner with 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast (211), a private nonprofit agency that was started in 1971 in Palm Beach County as a drug hotline and later expanded into crisis counseling and suicide prevention. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Crisis pregnancy centers are primarily evangelical organizations that offer counseling and assistance to convince pregnant people not to have abortions. \u2014 Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see counsel entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020623",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsellor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who gives advice or counseling":[
|
|
"a marriage counselor"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp":[
|
|
"The counselor led the campers on a hike through the woods."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works as a camp counselor .",
|
|
"a young couple going to a marriage counselor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those allegations were first brought to the state's Department of Children and Family Services by a school counselor . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The best advice on whether testing for your daughter is appropriate would come from a genetic counselor . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sebriah, a ninth grader at Minor High School, hopes to become a counselor next year. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"For help finding a counselor certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, call (800) 569-4287. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For high school seniors, their school's counselor also can be a big help. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"HealthySteps specialists, often social workers, accompany families with children below 3 on their pediatric visits, monitoring and supporting the babies' development and helping with everything from counselor referrals to diaper drop-offs. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Callers were assigned a counselor and given an address. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The author\u2019s cabinmates and counselor during her last year at Oneka, 2002. \u2014 Colleen Mckeegan, ELLE , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see counsel entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259-l\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adviser",
|
|
"advisor",
|
|
"consigliere",
|
|
"consultant",
|
|
"counsel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsellor seal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large South Pacific hair seal ( Arctocephalus cinereus )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the long whitish hair of the head that suggests a lawyer's wig":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170848",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counselor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who gives advice or counseling":[
|
|
"a marriage counselor"
|
|
],
|
|
": one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp":[
|
|
"The counselor led the campers on a hike through the woods."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He works as a camp counselor .",
|
|
"a young couple going to a marriage counselor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those allegations were first brought to the state's Department of Children and Family Services by a school counselor . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The best advice on whether testing for your daughter is appropriate would come from a genetic counselor . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sebriah, a ninth grader at Minor High School, hopes to become a counselor next year. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"For help finding a counselor certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, call (800) 569-4287. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"For high school seniors, their school's counselor also can be a big help. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"HealthySteps specialists, often social workers, accompany families with children below 3 on their pediatric visits, monitoring and supporting the babies' development and helping with everything from counselor referrals to diaper drop-offs. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Callers were assigned a counselor and given an address. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The author\u2019s cabinmates and counselor during her last year at Oneka, 2002. \u2014 Colleen Mckeegan, ELLE , 8 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see counsel entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-s\u0259-l\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adviser",
|
|
"advisor",
|
|
"consigliere",
|
|
"consultant",
|
|
"counsel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counselor-at-law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": counselor sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1617, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n(t)-s(\u0259-)l\u0259r-\u02c8at-'l\u022f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"attorney-at-law",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"counselor",
|
|
"counsellor",
|
|
"lawyer",
|
|
"legal eagle"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172003",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"count":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"census",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl":[],
|
|
": a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces":[],
|
|
": a specific point under consideration : issue":[
|
|
"disagreeing on this count"
|
|
],
|
|
": a total obtained by counting : tally":[],
|
|
": add , total":[
|
|
"It counts up to a sizable amount."
|
|
],
|
|
": consider , account":[
|
|
"count oneself lucky"
|
|
],
|
|
": consideration , estimation":[],
|
|
": reckoning , account":[],
|
|
": score":[
|
|
"tied the count with a minute to play"
|
|
],
|
|
": the action or process of counting":[],
|
|
": the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down":[
|
|
"He took a count of nine before getting up."
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn":[
|
|
"The count stood at 3 and 2."
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of threads per square inch in a cloth":[],
|
|
": the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them":[
|
|
"bacteria count"
|
|
],
|
|
": to call aloud (beats or time units)":[
|
|
"Count cadence.",
|
|
"Count the eighth notes."
|
|
],
|
|
": to count the number present":[],
|
|
": to count the units in a group":[
|
|
"She was interrupted while she was counting ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to deserve to be regarded or considered":[
|
|
"a job so easy it hardly counts as work"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have value or significance":[
|
|
"These are the people who really count .",
|
|
"His opinions don't count for much."
|
|
],
|
|
": to include in a tallying and reckoning":[
|
|
"about 100 present, counting children"
|
|
],
|
|
": to include or exclude by or as if by counting":[
|
|
"Count me in."
|
|
],
|
|
": to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number":[
|
|
"Count the pages of the manuscript."
|
|
],
|
|
": to look forward to as certain : anticipate":[
|
|
"counted on winning"
|
|
],
|
|
": to name the numbers in order up to and including":[
|
|
"Count ten."
|
|
],
|
|
": to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups":[
|
|
"count by fives"
|
|
],
|
|
": to record as of an opinion or persuasion":[
|
|
"Count me as uncommitted."
|
|
],
|
|
": to rely or depend on someone or something":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with on He counted on his parents to help with the expenses."
|
|
],
|
|
": with more to come":[
|
|
"in business for 50 years and counting"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also down for the count , take the count":[
|
|
"He took a count of nine before getting up."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Count the plates on the table.",
|
|
"She made sure to count her change.",
|
|
"Count how many fingers I am holding up.",
|
|
"He counted seven deer in the field.",
|
|
"There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today.",
|
|
"Keep counting until there are no more left to count.",
|
|
"Don't interrupt me. I'm counting .",
|
|
"Can your daughter count yet?",
|
|
"There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunte , from Late Latin comit-, comes , from Latin, companion, one of the imperial court, from com- + ire to go \u2014 more at issue entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter , from Latin computare , from com- + putare to consider":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"dialectal \u02c8kyau\u0307nt",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enumerate",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165325",
|
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"transitive verb",
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"count (out)":{
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": to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)":[
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"He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her."
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],
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": to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed":[
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"Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win."
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],
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": to not include (someone) in an activity":[
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"If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out ."
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],
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": to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"verb"
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},
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"count (up to)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to have a total of that counts up to a pretty sum over the course of several years"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172147",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"count one's blessings":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a special effort to appreciate the good things in one's life":[
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"I try to remember to count my blessings every day.",
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"You escaped the fire? Well, count your blessings !"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192842",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"count palatine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a count of the Holy Roman Empire having imperial powers in his own domain":[],
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": a high judicial official in the Holy Roman Empire":[],
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": the proprietor of a county palatine in England or Ireland":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115648",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"countenance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accept",
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"approve (of)",
|
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"care (for)",
|
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"favor",
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"OK",
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"okay",
|
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"subscribe (to)"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": aspect , semblance":[],
|
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": bearing , demeanor":[],
|
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": bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction : moral support":[
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"\u2026 her countenance of their unsafe amusements \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
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],
|
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": calm expression":[
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"He managed to keep his countenance through the ordeal."
|
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],
|
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": look , expression":[
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"\u2026 a countenance which expressed both good humor and intelligence \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
|
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],
|
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": mental composure":[
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"\u2026 startled, and also somewhat out of countenance .",
|
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"\u2014 Arnold Bennett"
|
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],
|
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": pretense":[],
|
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": to extend approval or toleration to : sanction":[
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"refused to countenance any changes in the policy"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"\u2026 his white countenance was rendered eerie by the redness of the sagging lids below his eyes \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , The Afterlife , 1994",
|
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"You could see it in his frame and deportment \u2026 a beaming countenance , expansive salutations, a warm handshake \u2026 \u2014 Simon Schama , Granta , Autumn 1990",
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"All, all are kind to me but their tones fall strangely on my ear & their countenances meet mine not like home faces \u2026 \u2014 Emily Dickinson 17 Feb. 1848 , in Selected Letters , (1914) 1986",
|
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"Before receiving him, Henry had so possessed himself that no one could guess from his countenance with what sentiments he remembered the young king. \u2014 Amy Kelly , Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings , 1950",
|
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"The photograph showed his somber countenance .",
|
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"a pleasant countenance that puts visitors at ease",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"But there are only two logical choices \u2026 . If you can't countenance the first, you have to accept the second. \u2014 Anna Quindlen , Newsweek , 6 Aug. 2007",
|
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"\u2026 the constellation of family emotions\u2014love, obedience, rivalry, repression\u2014can turn a family into a moral system of its own in which even the greatest horrors can be countenanced in the name of loyalty and love \u2026 \u2014 Scott Turow , Times Literary Supplement , 15 Mar. 1991",
|
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"They disapproved of the marriage, and could not be expected to countenance it. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Tess of the d'Urbervilles , 1891",
|
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"I don't countenance such behavior in children of any age.",
|
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"countenanced the delays and inconveniences of traveling by air with good grace",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Can an actor consciously use his countenance in a performance? \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"My paintbrush application of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid fillers can quickly rejuvenate the entire face and bring you back to a youthful relaxed and replenished countenance . \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The Burgman\u2019s nose and tail, too, now blend their Burgmanesque countenance with full LED function to give a (slightly) festive appearance, and the dual headlights have integrated position lights. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This wasn\u2019t the first time Krouse\u2019s countenance had elicited an immediate connection, a familiarity that led to a confession. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At the sight of her bright smile and studied countenance . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
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"That face \u2014 timeless, weathered but capable of expressing such humanity \u2014 is a welcome sight for Buddy, who finds in his countenance a comfort during difficult times. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Striding inside the ropes between holes, the younger Woods maintained a stoic countenance and gazed ahead as fans shouted his name. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The United States has refused to countenance removing these barriers for treatments, insisting that a waiver cover only vaccines. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Down in the basement were others, most of them pensioners too poor or too old to countenance the idea of going anywhere. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But privately British officials say that for any attempt to take back areas such as Crimea, Ukraine and the West must be willing to countenance a much greater threat of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Miss Manners cannot countenance condemning those who follow such explicit instructions. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Thus, the language in the opinion would seem to countenance a new OSHA vaccine-or-test-and-mask emergency rule targeted to particular workplace-specific risks. \u2014 Simon Lazarus, The New Republic , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With reference to Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico, Appiah suggests that few archaeologists would countenance the views of art historian Esther Pasztory about the city\u2019s political structure. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"What one does not countenance , except in this rare case, is the authoritative woman generalist. \u2014 Kerry Howley, Vulture , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But Republicans began shedding their fears of default a long time ago\u2014and transformed into a party willing to countenance a debt limit breach. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 18 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"1568, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contenance , from Anglo-French cuntenance, contenance , from Medieval Latin continentia , from Latin, restraint, from continent-, continens , present participle of contin\u0113re to hold together \u2014 more at contain":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307nt-n\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"visage"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071121",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"canceler",
|
|
"canceller",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"counteraction",
|
|
"counterbalance",
|
|
"counterforce",
|
|
"counterpoise",
|
|
"counterweight",
|
|
"equipoise",
|
|
"neutralizer",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play":[],
|
|
": a level surface (such as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted":[
|
|
"jewelry counter",
|
|
"a lunch counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games":[],
|
|
": a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel":[],
|
|
": an agency or force that offsets : check":[],
|
|
": an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes":[],
|
|
": by surreptitious means : in an illicit and private manner":[
|
|
"workers being paid under the counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": complementary : corresponding":[
|
|
"counter weight",
|
|
"counter part"
|
|
],
|
|
": contrary , opposite":[],
|
|
": contrary : opposite":[
|
|
"counter clockwise",
|
|
"counter march"
|
|
],
|
|
": duplicate : substitute":[
|
|
"counter foil"
|
|
],
|
|
": given to or marked by opposition, hostility, or antipathy":[],
|
|
": in an opposite or wrong direction":[],
|
|
": in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange":[
|
|
"stock bought over the counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or tending toward or in an opposite direction or effect":[],
|
|
": offset , nullify":[
|
|
"tried to counter the trend toward depersonalization"
|
|
],
|
|
": opposing : retaliatory":[
|
|
"counter force",
|
|
"counter offensive"
|
|
],
|
|
": recalling or ordering back by a superseding contrary order : countermanding":[
|
|
"counter orders from the colonel"
|
|
],
|
|
": situated or lying opposite":[
|
|
"the counter side"
|
|
],
|
|
": something of value in bargaining : asset":[],
|
|
": the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang":[],
|
|
": to act in opposition to : oppose":[],
|
|
": to assert in answer":[
|
|
"We countered that our warnings had been ignored."
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps":[],
|
|
": to or toward a different or opposite direction, result, or effect":[
|
|
"values that run counter to those of society"
|
|
],
|
|
": without a prescription":[
|
|
"drugs available over the counter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.",
|
|
"\u201cI could say the same thing about you,\u201d she countered .",
|
|
"After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"was unprepared for such a strong counter campaign by opponents of the legislative bill"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contre , from Anglo-French cuntre":"Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English contre- , from Anglo-French, from cuntre":"Prefix",
|
|
"Middle English countour , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare \u2014 see count entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English countren , from Anglo-French cuntre against, opposite, from Latin contra ; akin to Latin com- with, together \u2014 more at co-":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cuntur , from cunter to count":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307nt-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"oppugn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter check":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a check obtainable at a bank usually to be cashed only at the bank by the drawer":[],
|
|
": a check or restraint often operating against something that is itself a check":[],
|
|
": check , counteract":[],
|
|
": to check a second time for verification":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Microsoft\u2019s effort to turn Cortana into a viable competitor, while voice computing is still in its early days, is bigger than just the market for smart speakers that sit on kitchen counters checking the weather. \u2014 Jay Greene, WSJ , 14 Aug. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1584, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccchek"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130109",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"canceler",
|
|
"canceller",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"counteraction",
|
|
"counterbalance",
|
|
"counterforce",
|
|
"counterpoise",
|
|
"counterweight",
|
|
"equipoise",
|
|
"neutralizer",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play":[],
|
|
": a level surface (such as a table, shelf or display case) over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed or work is conducted":[
|
|
"jewelry counter",
|
|
"a lunch counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games":[],
|
|
": a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel":[],
|
|
": an agency or force that offsets : check":[],
|
|
": an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes":[],
|
|
": by surreptitious means : in an illicit and private manner":[
|
|
"workers being paid under the counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": complementary : corresponding":[
|
|
"counter weight",
|
|
"counter part"
|
|
],
|
|
": contrary , opposite":[],
|
|
": contrary : opposite":[
|
|
"counter clockwise",
|
|
"counter march"
|
|
],
|
|
": duplicate : substitute":[
|
|
"counter foil"
|
|
],
|
|
": given to or marked by opposition, hostility, or antipathy":[],
|
|
": in an opposite or wrong direction":[],
|
|
": in or through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange":[
|
|
"stock bought over the counter"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by or tending toward or in an opposite direction or effect":[],
|
|
": offset , nullify":[
|
|
"tried to counter the trend toward depersonalization"
|
|
],
|
|
": opposing : retaliatory":[
|
|
"counter force",
|
|
"counter offensive"
|
|
],
|
|
": recalling or ordering back by a superseding contrary order : countermanding":[
|
|
"counter orders from the colonel"
|
|
],
|
|
": situated or lying opposite":[
|
|
"the counter side"
|
|
],
|
|
": something of value in bargaining : asset":[],
|
|
": the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang":[],
|
|
": to act in opposition to : oppose":[],
|
|
": to assert in answer":[
|
|
"We countered that our warnings had been ignored."
|
|
],
|
|
": to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps":[],
|
|
": to or toward a different or opposite direction, result, or effect":[
|
|
"values that run counter to those of society"
|
|
],
|
|
": without a prescription":[
|
|
"drugs available over the counter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.",
|
|
"\u201cI could say the same thing about you,\u201d she countered .",
|
|
"After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"was unprepared for such a strong counter campaign by opponents of the legislative bill"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English contre , from Anglo-French cuntre":"Adverb",
|
|
"Middle English contre- , from Anglo-French, from cuntre":"Prefix",
|
|
"Middle English countour , from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare \u2014 see count entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English countren , from Anglo-French cuntre against, opposite, from Latin contra ; akin to Latin com- with, together \u2014 more at co-":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cuntur , from cunter to count":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307nt-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"oppugn"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140829",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"prefix",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter-state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": opposing or offering an alternative to a state":[
|
|
"\u2026 a counter-state movement that explicitly aims to destroy nation-state boundaries \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Lister"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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"Noun",
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"charitable giving is usually a good counterbalance to the self-indulgent commercialism of the Christmas season",
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"Verb",
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"The author's wry humor counterbalances the book's serious subject matter.",
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"a hearty dinner might counterbalance missing lunch",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Pitching is the counterbalance as Alabama led the SEC in ERA (2.23), hits allowed (262) and runs allowed (131) while committing the fewest errors in the field with 32. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
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"The company says its growth plans hinge on being a counterbalance to industry leader Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. 300750 3.87% , or CATL, which largely caters to its home market of China, the world\u2019s largest EV battery market. \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"And reducing food waste would be a sufficient counterbalance ? \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"Mitch: In our friendship, Clay is a good counterbalance to positivity. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"All in, Drift San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo is a calming counterbalance to the lively city, despite being located in the heart of it. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"And finally, the influence of voters and interest groups acts as a counterbalance to popular opinion. \u2014 Matt Williams, The Conversation , 25 May 2022",
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"No Democrat, the Marquette professor said using a convenient Wisconsin example, will vote for conservative Ron Johnson to somehow counterbalance Joe Biden. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"These narratives\u2014which are tender and humane\u2014often provide a counterbalance to Animal Collective\u2019s far-out instrumentation. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The point of this change isn\u2019t purely to buff him or counterbalance the nerfs. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"But following a diplomatic conflict between Beijing and Moscow in the 1960s -- known as the Sino-Soviet split -- relations between the PRC and the US began to thaw to counterbalance the Soviet Union. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
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"The series, which isn\u2019t shy about featuring full-frontal male nudity, is part of a female-focused roster of originals at the streamer that helps counterbalance the often male-leaning roster of HBO comedies and dramas. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
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"The lip oils' signature fragrances include 8 percent precious sandalwood, which is used to counterbalance their otherwise fruity notes. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Policymakers could exert other levers to counterbalance any oil shortages, but analysts warn that no single country could replace the volume of oil Russia ships to Europe. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Generally a company sets a goal of shrinking its carbon footprint to neutral in the future, by reducing emissions and using tools such as carbon offsets to counterbalance those that continue. \u2014 Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"But was that feeling enough to counterbalance all the disadvantages? \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"In fact, Oldman\u2019s best scenes come down to his prickly energy opposite the able costars, who counterbalance the acidic Lamb and end up shouldering more of the show\u2019s emotional weight. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Heard was also awarded $2 million in compensatory damages in her counterclaim , but nothing in punitive damages. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
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"The jury also has reached a verdict regarding a $100 million counterclaim Heard filed against Depp. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 1 June 2022",
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"The jury also has reached a verdict regarding a $100 million counterclaim Heard filed against Depp. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
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"Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
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"Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"Heard has filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp, alleging that his lawyer defamed her by accusing her of fabricating a hoax. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"After Depp sued for $50 million, Heard shot back with a $100 million counterclaim arguing her ex-husband had coordinated a campaign aimed at smearing her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
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"Heard has filed a counterclaim against Depp based on those statements. \u2014 CBS News , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The court also dismissed Windstream\u2019s counterclaims against Aurelius. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2019",
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"Perry\u2019s counterclaims , however, are pending in court. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 10 May 2018",
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"The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000. \u2014 Milton Esterow, Vanities , 19 Feb. 2017",
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"The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000. \u2014 Milton Esterow, Vanities , 19 Feb. 2017",
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"The foundation asked for a dismissal of all claims and counterclaimed for payment of $960,000. \u2014 Milton Esterow, vanityfair.com , 5 Jan. 2017",
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"While finding that a number of facts remain in dispute, Bledsoe dismissed Hopkins\u2019 defamation claims and Michael Waltrip Racing\u2019s counterclaims accusing Hopkins of stealing pit crew tools and misappropriating trade secrets about one of the tools. \u2014 Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver , 1 June 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The police car spun counterclockwise and struck the two officers. \u2014 Catherine Marfin, Dallas News , 14 May 2020",
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"Skating trails \u2014 alternatives to circling an ice oval and perfecting counterclockwise turns \u2014 can be found across Canada. \u2014 Elaine Glusac, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"The 11-inch plastic stand rotates clockwise and counterclockwise for right-handed and left-handed decorators. \u2014 Kathy Passero, al , 14 May 2020",
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"Since April 11, walkers and joggers have been required to travel counterclockwise on the 2.2-mile loop trail around the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2020",
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"So now, with only two other forces, the only way for their torques to offset is for one to pull clockwise and the other to pull counterclockwise . \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 25 Apr. 2020",
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"Since April 11, walkers and joggers have been required to travel counterclockwise on the 2.2-mile loop trail around the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
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"The study found that three groups of fibers were separated and twisted clockwise like an S and once twisted, the strands were twined counterclockwise to form a cord. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"With small, rapid jumps, hop counterclockwise through the quadrants for 30 seconds. \u2014 Kim Cross, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2020"
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": a culture with values and mores that run counter to those of established society":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the counterculture of the hippies",
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"He was part of the antiwar counterculture .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hollywood home, a Los Angeles counterculture flowered. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"Conservatives generally expect to live within the parameters of a counterculture . \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 26 May 2022",
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"Striking out for a sixth time was the MC5, the Detroit band whose high-octane counterculture music helped set the stage for hard rock and punk. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022",
|
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"This is not true; the White working-class revolt, which began in 1968, was sparked by the antiwar movement, patriotism, the counterculture and school busing \u2014 not economics. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
|
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"My guide, Finn, took me for a walk to discover the urban counterculture of the former East Berlin. \u2014 Laura Parker, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Not a progressive, of course, and also not someone who explicitly embraced the significant changes to American life wrought by the counterculture of the 60s. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Of course Escher\u2019s popularity with the \u201860s counterculture had less to do with his formal skills than with the trippy content of his art. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Rather, her face was a Baroque cathedral of angles and folds, angels and cherubs, that captured, at once, the sublime eroticism and starry-eyed na\u00efvet\u00e9 of the counterculture \u2019s new religion of desire. \u2014 Erik Morse, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"noun"
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|
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},
|
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"counterfeit":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"fake",
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"forge",
|
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"phony"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": imitation":[
|
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"counterfeit Georgian houses"
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],
|
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": insincere , feigned":[
|
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"counterfeit sympathy",
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"counterfeit joy at her friend's engagement"
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],
|
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": made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged":[
|
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"counterfeit money",
|
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"a counterfeit diamond"
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],
|
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": something counterfeit : forgery":[
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"The $20 bill turned out to be a counterfeit ."
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],
|
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": something likely to be mistaken for something of higher value":[
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"Pity was a counterfeit of love \u2026",
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"\u2014 Harry Hervey"
|
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],
|
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": to engage in counterfeiting something of value":[],
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": to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"The concert ticket is counterfeit .",
|
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"counterfeit currency that had been passed all over town",
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"Verb",
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"They were counterfeiting money in his garage.",
|
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"an expert at counterfeiting money",
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"Noun",
|
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"the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"But the blue tablet was counterfeit \u2014 and contained a lethal dose of fentanyl. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Chauvin, who is white, and three other officers detained Floyd on suspicion of paying for cigarettes with a counterfeit bill. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 5 May 2022",
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"He was accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit bill, not shoplifting. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"At the time of the arrest, agents seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and found $5,300 in genuine currency. \u2014 Jane Florance, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
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"According to a criminal complaint, Pineda had been taking money from the deposits and replacing it with counterfeit currency during his shifts. \u2014 Nicole Acevedo, NBC News , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Agents seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and $5,300 in genuine currency during Pineda's arrest at Home Depot, according to the Secret Service. \u2014 Derrick Hinds, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Inside the car, police found counterfeit U.S. currency. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Some people end up mixing drugs unwittingly, as fentanyl and unexpected additives turn up in cocaine, methamphetamine and counterfeit pills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"The card has two high-definition, high-contrast images, making the card much more difficult to counterfeit , according to the DMV. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Consumers report rip-offs ranging from sales of nonexistent vehicles, pets and products to counterfeit goods to costly free trial offers. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
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"For decades tickets to concerts and events were printed on special thermal paper that were difficult to counterfeit but easy for ticketing companies with specialized printers to print and distribute en masse. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"This approach is not foolproof to counterfeit the deepfake voices, because if a deepfake offers a convincing speaker similar information, the AVR may fail. \u2014 Dominic David, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
|
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"All over the world, AI scientists and engineers have been working to counterfeit deepfake voice attacks and related threats. \u2014 Dominic David, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
|
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"Unfortunately, though, the existing federal plans in the United States call for providing those vaccinated merely with a paper document, a decidedly 20th-century approach that would not meet public health needs and that would be easy to counterfeit . \u2014 Richard H. Thaler, Star Tribune , 12 Dec. 2020",
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"There\u2019s no proof that a foreign adversary is trying to counterfeit ballots. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Previously, exported medical products only had to have the certifications in receiving countries, such as the European Union\u2019s CE certification, which could be easily counterfeited in China. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Nike lawyers allege that this shoe is a counterfeit being sold on the StockX website. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Beware of the many counterfeit N95s and KN95s on the market. \u2014 Aaron Steckelberg, Bonnie Berkowitz, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Dreams and drunkenness, the use of opium and alcohol are the semblance and counterfeit of this oracular genius, and hence their dangerous attraction for men. \u2014 Maggie Nelson, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
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"One search of the premises yielded a cardboard box containing 4,000 counterfeit Quaaludes. \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
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"But don\u2019t order a counterfeit , waste my officer\u2019s time, break the law and misrepresent yourself. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Amaka needed only a perfect counterfeit of a FAKA-style speech, one that people would believe. \u2014 Wired , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
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"More than 14,000 queries to those hotlines have been investigated by 3M and law enforcement, leading to the seizure of more than 41 million counterfeit N95s globally. \u2014 Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune , 10 June 2021",
|
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"Two unknown men made purchases using three counterfeit twenty dollar bills at 5:18 p.m. on June 4, at the Walgreens on 15 5 Grant Square. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English countrefet , from Anglo-French cuntrefeit , from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre- + faire to make, from Latin facere \u2014 more at do":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for counterfeit Verb assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp Noun imposture , fraud , sham , fake , humbug , counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine. their claim of environmental concern is an imposture fraud usually implies a deliberate perversion of the truth. the diary was exposed as a fraud sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real thing or action. condemned the election as a sham fake implies an imitation of or substitution for the genuine but does not necessarily imply dishonesty. these jewels are fakes ; the real ones are in the vault humbug suggests elaborate pretense usually so flagrant as to be transparent. creating publicity by foisting humbugs on a gullible public counterfeit applies especially to the close imitation of something valuable. 20-dollar bills that were counterfeits",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"inauthentic",
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"phoney",
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"queer",
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"snide",
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"The hands grip a series of holds or shuffle along an edge, while the feet provide a counterforce by pushing against the rock \u2026",
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"\u2014 Don Graydon",
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"Everywhere, we are witnessing an almost mad race between resurgent nationalism, ethnic hatreds and the counter-force of potential prosperity and free exchange.",
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"\u2014 George Steiner",
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"Hideki Yukawa's theory suggested that by exchanging a particle with a particular mass, one could create a strong attractive counterforce that would bind protons to protons, protons to neutrons, and neutrons to neutrons.",
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"\u2014 Leon Lederman et al."
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"\u2014 Richard Wolfson"
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"\u2014 compare countervalue":[
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"Targeting military facilities \u2026 is a counterforce strategy, aimed at destruction of an opponent's armed forces.",
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"\u2014 Richard Wolfson"
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"equipoise",
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"offset"
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"And the market doesn't create counter-incentives that would push us in a responsible direction \u2026",
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"\u2014 James Surowiecki"
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-in-\u02c8sen-tiv"
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": a contradicting or countermanding order":[
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"During the frequent riots of the Lindsay era, police often under- or overreacted\u2014while various officials, including the mayor's civilian aides, issued orders and counterorders , exacerbating the disorder.",
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"\u2014 Thomas A. Reppetto"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134703",
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": bedspread":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Beneath wall text describing B\u00e1thory\u2019s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane . \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane . \u2014 Jon Meacham, House Beautiful , 1 Oct. 2013"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"alteration of Middle English countrepointe , modification of Middle French coute pointe , literally, embroidered quilt":""
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},
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bedcover",
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"bedcovering",
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"bedspread",
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"coverlet",
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"hap",
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"spread"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102858",
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a thing that fits another perfectly":[],
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": one having the same function or characteristics as another":[
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"college presidents and their counterparts in business"
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],
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": one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate":[],
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": one remarkably similar to another":[
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"The crow is sometimes mistaken for its larger counterpart , the raven."
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],
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": something that completes : complement":[
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"the lead actress and her male counterpart"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.",
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"Metal tools replaced their stone counterparts many, many years ago.",
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"the lead actress and her male counterpart",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If the Wizards can find a dependable counterpart , dealing the No. 10 pick may work out for them. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
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"Why, this literary character even had a real-life counterpart in Monsignor Hugh O\u2019Flaherty, the priest who used his position in the ... \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 22 May 2022",
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"Backed with brassy flair by a funky trumpet section, the R&B and soul singer excels on an uptempo number that offers a funky counterpart to the album's heavy dose of '80s rock. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
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"The race, which covers 1 1/8 miles, is run as a filly counterpart to the Preakness and features 13 entries. \u2014 Tim Schwartz, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
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"Given the William Blake homage in the Songs of Innocence title, anybody could have guessed that U2 would follow the album with a counterpart called Songs of Experience. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 13 May 2022",
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"The country\u2019s Science and Higher Education Ministry had instructed universities to move their video content from YouTube to RuTube and VK, a Russian counterpart to Facebook. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
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"Novelty candy shops across the country and online are treasure troves for more extreme takes, from one bear that weighs in at about five pounds to a scorchingly spicy counterpart that reaches nine million units on the Scoville scale. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Established in 1982, the Australasian Performing Right Association\u2019s annual songwriters\u2019 ceremony is one of the Australian music industry\u2019s most treasured events, a worthy counterpart to Britain\u2019s Ivor Novello Awards. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"coequal",
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"compeer",
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"coordinate",
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"equal",
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"equivalent",
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"fellow",
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"like",
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"match",
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"parallel",
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"peer",
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"rival"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052243",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"counterploy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a ploy intended to counter or oppose another ploy":[
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"There are ploys and counterploys , as each tries to outmaneuver the other.",
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"\u2014 Daniel M. Kimmel"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpl\u022fi"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122534",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"counterpoint":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a complementing or contrasting item : opposite":[],
|
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": one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody":[],
|
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": the combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture in which each retains its linear character : polyphony":[],
|
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": to compose or arrange in counterpoint":[],
|
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": to set off or emphasize by juxtaposition : set in contrast":[
|
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"counterpoints the public and the private man",
|
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"\u2014 Tom Bishop"
|
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],
|
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": use of contrast or interplay of elements in a work of art (such as a drama)":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The guitar and bass are played in counterpoint .",
|
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"The dressing is a refreshing counterpoint to the spicy chicken.",
|
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"The painting is a pleasant counterpoint to his earlier works.",
|
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"The music works in counterpoint to the images on the screen.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The violence of the movie is counterpointed by ironic humor.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"As a counterpoint to Lula\u2019s position, consider the stance of Gabriel Boric, Chile\u2019s new president. \u2014 Matthew Duss, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Thematically, the pairing works more as a counterpoint , Barnes explained. \u2014 Elizabeth Nonemaker, Baltimore Sun , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Through imitation, counterpoint and attentive orchestration, Leontovych brought the sounds of the Ukrainian nation to a broader public. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The result is more than just a personal account of the day-to-day life in Auschwitz-Birkenau, or a valuable counterpoint to the stereotypes about camp functionaries. \u2014 Maya Lee, Time , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This relish from David Sapp is sweet and crunchy, offering a nice flavor counterpoint to the richness of the holiday table. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Garlic powder can be potent but effective and a nice counterpoint to the overall richness. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Her take on Bach is often unapologetically Romantic and in that sense stands in refreshing counterpoint with the period approaches more typically taken up in today\u2019s early music world. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The song\u2019s top-tapping, finger-snapping melody plays in perfect counterpoint to the tale of unrequited love. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"To counterpoint the home, decorated in shades of green, pink and ochre, her middle school had splashes of color incorporated in posters, particularly in Mei\u2019s science and math clubs. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her voice runs free to lead and counterpoint , to embroider around the notes and words, to demonstrate her power, her control, her mastery. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 16 May 2021",
|
|
"But the very first bite reveals a very pleasing surprise: very subtle but noticeable hints of black pepper and cayenne, not too spicy at all but just enough to counterpoint and emphasize the delicious chocolaty flavor. \u2014 Wolfgang Puck, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The band\u2019s true commitment is to counterpoint : to putting interlocking melody at every level of a song. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Both Rick Owens and Balenciaga\u2019s Demna Gvasalia were at their inventive best, pushing their silhouettes in new, avant-garde directions, while at Dries Van Noten and Alexander McQueen, flawless suiting was counterpointed by seductive flower prints. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 6 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Carpaccio di tonno \u2014 thin slices of ahi counterpointed by capers, olive oil and peppery arugula \u2014 was clean, simple and very good. \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"Carolyn Holland, Ecotrust's vice president for communications, would not say what counterpoints the group has about the state's plan to claw back part of the tax credit. \u2014 Hillary Borrud, OregonLive.com , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"Arendt\u2019s sheer delight in intellectual speculation counterpoints her intense ethical commitment to thinking as a form of political engagement. \u2014 George Prochnik, New York Times , 12 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
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"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French contrepoint , from Medieval Latin contrapunctus , from Latin contra- counter- + Medieval Latin punctus musical note, melody, from Latin, act of pricking, from pungere to prick \u2014 more at pungent":"Noun"
|
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},
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|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u022fint"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121400",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
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|
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"counterpoise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"equilibration",
|
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"equilibrium",
|
|
"equipoise",
|
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"poise",
|
|
"stasis"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a state of balance":[],
|
|
": an equivalent power or force acting in opposition":[],
|
|
": counterbalance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages",
|
|
"the happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Conflicts of interest are objective situations that arise when a person\u2019s financial interests can be counterpoised to their public responsibilities. \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 29 Nov. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English countrepesen , from Anglo-French contrepeser , from cuntre- + peser to weigh \u2014 more at poise":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u022fiz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"cancel (out)",
|
|
"compensate (for)",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"counteract",
|
|
"counterbalance",
|
|
"make up (for)",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"neutralize",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092804",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to place in opposition, contrast, or equilibrium":[
|
|
"counterpose a positive view to the negative assessment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"counter- + -pose (as in compose )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8p\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113126",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"counterpotent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a variety of the heraldic fur potent in which each pane stands head to head or foot to foot with one of the same tincture above or below it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"counter- + potent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6kau\u0307nt\u0259(r)+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053724",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpower":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a power that offsets or checks an opposing power":[
|
|
"So they gave the counterpower of the veto to the president so he could keep the Congress under control.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eugene McCarthy",
|
|
"The idea is that against power over people, we must exert a counterpower over the oppressors.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeremy David Bendik-Keymer",
|
|
"It remains to be shown how, in a country claiming to be a democracy, a veritable hidden counter-power operating outside institutional controls \u2026 could have grown up at the very center of the state.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patrice Claude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093816",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpreparation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"counter- + preparation":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204833",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conflicting or opposing pressure (such as political or social pressure)":[
|
|
"But some of them might actually need some counterpressure before they can effectively stand up to the illiberal forces growing stronger on so many campuses.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jonathan Haidt",
|
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"\u2026 the internal pressures and counterpressures influencing the Arab world \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Laura Secor"
|
|
],
|
|
": weight or force in a contrary or reverse direction":[
|
|
"\u2026 allow the user to change the firmness of the mattress by adjusting the flow of air, providing a counterpressure to body weight.",
|
|
"\u2014 Moshe Lewis",
|
|
"counterpressure applied to the lower back during labor for pain relief"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpre-sh\u0259r"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064534",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterproductive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficacious",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"operant",
|
|
"ultraefficient"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal":[
|
|
"violence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive",
|
|
"\u2014 W. E. Brock born 1930"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His uncontrollable anger is very counterproductive to his attempt at saving his marriage.",
|
|
"harsh disciplinary measures that prove to be counterproductive",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The finding provides more evidence that for many years U.S. immigration policy has been ineffective, counterproductive and deadly. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This sky-is-falling delusion, particularly from leaders with access to classified intelligence, is at best counterproductive and at worst dangerous. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But over past decades, leaders in both political parties as well as most economists have come to accept the idea that interference in markets is counterproductive and ill-advised. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In public, officials including the Ukrainian foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, have rejected concessions as counterproductive and likely only to encourage further Russian aggression. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Elizabeth Fink, council secretary for the Wesleyan Covenant Association, argued the delay would be counterproductive . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"However, Dallas City Council Member Omar Narvaez, who represents the area, cautioned that overpolicing could be counterproductive . \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Dr Jhugroo says that shutting out your feelings is ultimately counterproductive . \u2014 Kushie Amin, refinery29.com , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"No one is inherently racist simply because their skin is a certain color, and teaching so is counterproductive . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259k-tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"feckless",
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"hamstrung",
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"ineffective",
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"ineffectual",
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"inefficacious",
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"inefficient",
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"inexpedient"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163544",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"counterprogram":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to engage in counterprogramming":[],
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": to schedule a television program for broadcast at the same time as (another program)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"counter- + program entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101803",
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"counterprogramming":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the scheduling of programs by television networks so as to attract audiences away from simultaneously telecast programs of competitors":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There was no instant rebuttal Thursday night, no counterprogramming inside the room \u2014 a fact that was largely the making of Republicans. \u2014 Mike Debonis, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"Republicans previewed their counterprogramming on Thursday morning. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
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"This week, the White House provided some counterprogramming : The Bidens adopted a German shepherd puppy named Commander and a yet-unnamed cat who will arrive at the White House in January. \u2014 Ken Thomas, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"Meanwhile, Republicans have already begun their counterprogramming against the bill. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 16 Mar. 2021",
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"On Monday night, while ESPN was wrapping up its broadcast of Dalvin Cook\u2019s second 30-carry game in three weeks, the Vikings running back appeared on NBC for a little counterprogramming . \u2014 Ben Goessling, Star Tribune , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Amazon\u2019s decision to delay its signature sales event, which ends Wednesday, prompted rivals to reschedule their usual counterprogramming . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Oct. 2020",
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"Continuing his Democratic convention counterprogramming , President Trump criticized Joe Biden on his home turf Thursday afternoon. \u2014 WSJ , 21 Aug. 2020",
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"Then, on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take over the Democrats' counterprogramming to discuss healthcare. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 21 Aug. 2020"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-gr\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u014d-\u02ccgra-mi\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214851",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"counterproject":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a counterproposal especially for a plan, measure, or treaty":[
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"The two nations resumed their long and wearisome boundary talks, swapping projects and counterprojects for survey commissions while laboriously debating the locations of rivers, lakes, and highlands.",
|
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"\u2014 Howard Jones and Donald Allen Rakestraw"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1745, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt",
|
|
"also -\u02c8pr\u014d-",
|
|
"-jikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterproof":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a reversed print taken from an ordinary fresh proof by contact impression and used to study the state of the engraved plate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"counter- + proof":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpropaganda":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": propaganda intended to rebut or counter other propaganda":[
|
|
"The company was charged with creating an \"Information War Room\" to monitor worldwide news reports at lightning speed and respond almost instantly with counterpropaganda .",
|
|
"\u2014 James Banford"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8gan-d\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02ccpr\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234033",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterproposal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a return proposal made by one who has rejected a proposal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The organizers are filing a counterproposal with one year at their current rate and a 20% rent bump with no annual increases, among other things. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Barger introduced a counterproposal in March to convert Nidorf into a centralized youth facility. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In its update to members, the union also described the district\u2019s counterproposal in ongoing negotiations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Freeman said his representatives sent a counterproposal , but that talks stagnated from there. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An administration official said Russia proposed that the call take place Monday, but agreed to a counterproposal for the conversation to take place Saturday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Players were said to be disappointed by the proposal submitted by MLB; the players\u2019 association is expected to submit a counterproposal at some point. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Writing to her caucus on Tuesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, blasted Republicans for failing to act swiftly and put forward a counterproposal . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On Sunday, the cellphone carriers offered their own counterproposal modeled after France\u2019s approach to address wireless safety concerns. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02ccp\u014d-z\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterprotest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protest staged to counter or oppose another protest":[
|
|
"A rally \u2026 got heated Saturday afternoon. Police stepped in to help de-escalate tensions after a counterprotest emerged \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Colleen MacDonald"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02cctest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190726",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterprove":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to take a counterproof of":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"counter- + prove":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114804",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countershot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cinematic shot taken from the perspective of someone or something that was the subject of the previous shot":[
|
|
"The recruits are planted all around the lush forest setting's multiple levels, occupying high ground and low, so that the simple act of shooting Yoren's knifepoint confrontation with the City Watch reveals more and more of them with each shot and countershot .",
|
|
"\u2014 Sean T. Collins",
|
|
"The camera shifts position, tracking both vectors of the gaze in a smooth and familiar sequence of shot and countershot that allows viewers to be in two places at once \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 A. O. Scott"
|
|
],
|
|
": a shot taken in response to another : a return shot":[
|
|
"Swanson was able to land countershots much of the bout and scored on numerous combinations to pull out the victory.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eddie Daniels"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125732",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countersign":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the guard demanded the countersign"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"password",
|
|
"watchword",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterstroke":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a return stroke : counterblow":[
|
|
"He said the response wasn't over and the US could take further, covert action\u2014a thinly veiled reference to a counterstroke in cyberspace the US has been considering.",
|
|
"\u2014 News Corp Australia Network"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccstr\u014dk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111123",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterterrorism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": measures designed to combat or prevent terrorism":[
|
|
"an expert in counterterrorism",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun a local counterterrorism council new counter-terrorism policies/measures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8ter-\u0259r-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191948",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterweight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back.",
|
|
"hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Private-equity firms are marketing themselves to individual investors as a counterweight to volatile stock markets, arguing their funds perform better during downturns. \u2014 Chris Cumming, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The Panther\u2019s turret is bigger with sharper angles and a much larger overhang over the engine compartment, the latter to both store larger, heavier main gun ammunition and to act as a counterweight to the new 130-millimeter main gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and their counterparts from India and Australia for the Quad, an Indo-Pacific security and economic coalition meant as a counterweight to China\u2019s growing influence in the region. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"His comments Tuesday came during a meeting of the Quad, a partnership of influential Indo-Pacific democracies widely seen as a counterweight to China. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Quad has increasingly been seen as a counterweight to China\u2019s growing reach in the region, with all four nations experiencing turbulent relations with Beijing over the past few years. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The cryptocurrency market, pitched as a counterweight to traditional stocks, is sinking. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Robinson views it as a counterweight to the environmental degradation and poverty that has so often afflicted Richmond, one of the poorest communities in the Bay Area. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Its appeal as a counterweight to Tesla, highly regarded investors and 12-year buildup to production haven't been enough to protect its stock price from a downturn hitting nearly all electric vehicles companies. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1693, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"canceler",
|
|
"canceller",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"counteraction",
|
|
"counterbalance",
|
|
"counterforce",
|
|
"counterpoise",
|
|
"equipoise",
|
|
"neutralizer",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064723",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of countree archaic variant of country"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023513",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"countrified":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": played or sung in the manner of country music":[
|
|
"countrified rock"
|
|
],
|
|
": rural , rustic":[],
|
|
": unsophisticated":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a restaurant with a countrified atmosphere",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Smith doesn\u2019t focus Richard\u2019s fortitude and countrified manner. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Classically attired in a black tuxedo, Criss cradled an acoustic guitar for a countrified take on the pensive ballad, his atypical phrasing lending it a folk-pop vibe worthy of classic Dan Fogelberg. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In 2013, Rucker added his own countrified spin on the collaborative song and taking it to No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"He\u2019s written his share of memorable melodies, and the loose, countrified ramble of his band\u2019s records provides plenty to appreciate on a purely musical level. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 10 July 2019",
|
|
"Baseball caps and other unisex or men\u2019s hats must be removed \u2014 a fact that does not seem to be known to many male bumpkins, citified or countrified . \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Baseball caps and other unisex or men\u2019s hats must be removed \u2014 a fact that does not seem to be known to many male bumpkins, citified or countrified . \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Paired with a bevy of countrified beauties -- Bryan strutted on stage with his signature twang, to perform the tune. \u2014 Denise Warner, Billboard , 5 June 2019",
|
|
"Christmas villages are getting a rustic, countrified makeover now that galvanized metal versions are popping up at retailers. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living , 5 Dec. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"country + -fied (as in glorified )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259n-tri-\u02ccf\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011715",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"country":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bucolic",
|
|
"pastoral",
|
|
"rural",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"rustical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a political state or nation or its territory":[
|
|
"the country of Italy"
|
|
],
|
|
": an indefinite usually extended expanse of land : region":[
|
|
"miles of open country"
|
|
],
|
|
": country music":[],
|
|
": country rock sense 2":[],
|
|
": electorate sense 2":[
|
|
"The government will go to the country with this issue."
|
|
],
|
|
": jury":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the country":[
|
|
"country living"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, suitable for, or featuring country music":[
|
|
"country singers"
|
|
],
|
|
": prepared or processed with farm supplies and procedures":[
|
|
"country ham"
|
|
],
|
|
": rural as distinguished from urban areas":[
|
|
"prefers the country to the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": the land of a person's birth, residence, or citizenship":[
|
|
"left their country for America"
|
|
],
|
|
": the people of a state or district : populace":[
|
|
"Most of the country voted to end the death penalty."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The two countries have a lot in common.",
|
|
"They drove across the country from California to New York.",
|
|
"They are living in different parts of the country .",
|
|
"The whole country was stunned by the news.",
|
|
"The President has the support of most of the country .",
|
|
"He moved to the north country to fish and hunt.",
|
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"We went camping in the hill country .",
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"Zelenskyy has gone from being the president of an eastern European country to a world leader whose words resonate globally. \u2014 Richard Engel, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
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"Get to know Jenkins: Jenkins grew up in Alabama in Creole country on Mon Louis Island not far from Louisiana. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
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"The West Memphis Three garnered international attention with fans around the country and world joining the crusade of exoneration. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
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"George, who taught biology and coached wrestling and cross country at EPCHS, died June 3, 2020, during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic and a large, in-person memorial service was not possible. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Women will no longer have control over their own bodies in half of this benighted country . \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"Making train travel faster is a massive undertaking in the world's most populous country . \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"Countries face different levels of war fatigue and a dependence on Russian natural gas that varies by country . \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"The book is largely an idealized autobiography, fleshed out with hundreds of country -style recipes. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"But in April the pop-up left its home in California and hit the road on a monthslong cross- country tour, taking free meals for trans POC coast to coast. \u2014 Ludwig Hurtado, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
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"The 39-year-old singer, who is in the middle of a cross- country tour, shared her latest look on Instagram, and fans are loving it. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
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"The new season picks up as Deborah Vance (Smart) launches a cross- country standup tour to test out fresh material, with her writing assistant and unlikely confidante Ava (Hannah Einbinder) in tow. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
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"Laundrie and Petito set off on July 2, 2021 from New York on a cross- country tour of national parks, documenting their journey on YouTube and Instagram using the hashtag #VanLife. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
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"Like with the last book, Janetti will embark on a cross- country promotional tour, with stops at Brooklyn\u2019s Powerhouse Arena and an event in Los Angeles hosted by Black Monday actress (and fellow bestselling essay author) Casey Wilson. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In other art car news, another star Burning Man art car, Mayan Warrior, is going on a cross- country tour starting in June. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"But because all White House advance staffs operate out of the same limited playbook (the Secret Service is unlikely to approve a cross- country motorcycle tour), almost every president since Ike has experimented with rail travel. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The effort is happening as a group of American truckers from California announced a cross- country tour in protest of ongoing COVID-19 mandates. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The contrast brings a country house eclecticism to their celebrations, enhanced with a charming shop dog and strawberry plants in Royal Victorian terracotta pots. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
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"Renowned British interior designer Nina Campbell designed each of the 61 luxury guest rooms with a lavish mixtures of wallpapers and rich fabrics, blending perfectly with the country house architecture. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Objects showcasing the queen's love for animals and the great outdoors also will be on display at her country house of Sandringham. \u2014 Jane Levere, CNN , 29 May 2022",
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"The ship operates like a floating country house , with 30 staterooms, as do its sister ships, including the brand new Lord of the Highlands, whose maiden voyage was in April. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Jessie Buckley plays Harper, a young woman who escapes to a glorious English country house in the hopes of healing after her husband\u2019s suicide. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Harper rents a British country house to work through her trauma, but the men of the local village (all of whom are played by the actor Rory Kinnear) insinuate, belittle and wheedle her, too. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
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"Their first show, in May 1986, was of Mr. Bush\u2019s work, lush and evocative domestic interiors from a crumbling Irish country house . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"All while putting the finishing touches on their new country house , Erin and Ben have been gearing up for some pretty big career milestones. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"inch",
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"step",
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"stone's throw"
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"examples":[
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"He lives a country mile from the nearest store.",
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"She beat the other swimmers by a country mile .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The werewolf movie may be a horror staple, but the sad reality is that compared with vampires, our furry, fanged friends lag in popularity by a moonlit country mile . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"China leads the global EV market by a country mile with 3.2 million units sold last year, equivalent to 14% of total Chinese car sales\u2014high for its level of economic development. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"Needless to say, the music business was a country mile from that when Lavender Country started in 1971. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 11 June 2021",
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"Under his early guidance, the club quickly telegraphed its intent to part with Stafford, the Lions' all-time leader in every significant passing category \u2013 and by a country mile \u2013 but a man who didn't produce any postseason success in 12 seasons. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2021",
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"Serving as the face and leader of the largest and most respected organization of physicians in the United States\u2014during the COVID-19 crisis, no less\u2014was a country mile from watching a television show and dreaming in Bluefield, West Virginia. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2020",
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"These things cast a country mile , leave a wake of bubbles on the water, and can be especially fun to fish around structure on a moonlit night. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 1 June 2020",
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"Sir Keir has led by a country mile in every stage of the contest from nominations by MPs to support from trade unions and local constituencies. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Among vinifera\u2014the species of grape that includes all the well-known, traditional, winemaking varieties\u2014Riesling leads by a country mile , so the Finger Lakes looks like a definitive white wine area. \u2014 Fortune , 31 Aug. 2019"
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"afar",
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"far cry",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Wednesday, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville announced that the country music artist once again donated $1 million, this time for pediatric infectious disease research. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Parton follows Johnny Cash as arguably the second pure country music artist in the Rock Hall . \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
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"Miranda will be joining the ranks of other country music artist who have taken to the big stage in Las Vegas like Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain, and Luke Bryan. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The country music artist recently signed with Encore Music Group and was recording a specialty album which was expected to be released later this year. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Nesmith was a musician of multiple dimensions: a thoughtful songwriter too funny to be embraced by hippies and a progressive country music artist too full of angular edges to be embraced by Nashville. \u2014 Andrew Dansby, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Sullivan made waves early this year with her rendition of the national anthem at the 2021 Super Bowl alongside country music artist Eric Church. \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Projects in development at SmartAngel include the true stories of John Hawkins, an Ole Miss college student who in 1981 refused to carry the Confederate flag; and country music artist, author and LGBTQ activist Chely Wright. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"The album saw more than twice the amount of project units as the biggest debut of the week, from country music artist Kacey Musgraves. \u2014 Andrew Firriolo, Rolling Stone , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Highclere Castle is a 5,000-acre estate in Hampshire, England and has been the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon since 1679. \u2014 Robert Reiss, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Wilton House has served as the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years, and the Palladian Bridge was constructed in 1736-1737 over the little River Nadder, just south of Wilton House. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Native craftsmen soon learned to produce their own masterpieces, such as the 15-foot-high staircase designed for Cassiobury House, the country seat of the earls of Essex, around 1677-80. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2020"
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"met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France",
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"though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But Schwartzel spoke highly of his countryman and expects big things from the two-time Sunshine Tour winner. \u2014 Tim Schmitt, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
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"Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz defeated countryman and 15th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-0 and next plays Monfils. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"But like his countryman , Alcaraz wants nothing to do with Amazon\u2019s nighttime games. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
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"According to Formula 1, the proud countryman has amassed more points than any other Mexican driver in the event\u2019s history. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
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"Fellow countryman Fernando Alonso has not had a joyous homecoming so far. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 21 May 2022",
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"First up: a 20th-century program that time-warps to today, featuring Salonen\u2019s fellow countryman Pekka Kuusisto in a new violin concerto by The National\u2019s Bryce Dessner (May 26-31). \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Early arrivals listen to eco-friendly songs from her countryman Neil Young. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Taylor, drawn to the ring by her boxer father and brothers, is the antithesis of her mouthy countryman , former UFC champion Conor McGregor. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"We took a long drive through the open countryside .",
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"everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments",
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"But the program only lasts for three months and is of little use to people in the countryside if there\u2019s no train station nearby. \u2014 Daniel Niemann, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"In the countryside , stories abound of families sending each of their sons to serve. \u2014 Shams Irfan, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"In March, protesters stormed the tarmac at an airport in the countryside and set a small plane on fire. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
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"Operators camped in the countryside while recording dispatches, making sure to include the sounds of birds and wildlife in the background. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
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"Those early years building the business in the countryside have left their mark on the brand in many ways, including the name. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"The 43-year-old lawyer then stayed behind for more than a month to help organize the evacuation of some 5,000 other Jews from Kyiv to smaller towns in the countryside . \u2014 Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"The story is about four teenagers who were involved in a car crash and decide to stay at a summerhouse in the countryside to work through their grief. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 1 June 2022",
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"For most of Men, the connection between this traumatic incident in Harper\u2019s past and the characters tormenting her in the countryside is unclear. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"boonies",
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"country",
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"nowhere",
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"sticks"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005131",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"countryward":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": toward the country":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English contreewarde , from contree country + -warde -ward":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccw\u0259\u0304d",
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"\u02c8k\u0259ntr\u0113\u02ccw\u0259rd",
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"-tr\u0259\u0307\u02cc-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054812",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"countrywide":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": extending throughout a country":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The murders attracted countrywide attention.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This was made into countrywide federal rules on how the streets are designed. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Lacking a consistent, countrywide approach to proof-of-vaccination, each airline has been left to figure out its own way to check passengers. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Like much of the non-U.S. world, vaccine rollouts have been slow and countrywide communication has been a challenge. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
|
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"Whatever hope there was for a broad, countrywide rebuke of Trumpism was misplaced. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 4 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Now, as countrywide protests have surged following George Floyd\u2019s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Trump has turned up the heat again, stoking the flames rather than seeking to put them out. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 31 May 2020",
|
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"In the midst of the rampant, countrywide shuttering of bars and restaurants due to COVID-19, there are few ties left to the proverbial night out. \u2014 Popular Science , 29 May 2020",
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"Rates in San Antonio are slightly better than countrywide figures: Nationwide, about 87.7 percent of renters made full or partial payments by May 13, down 2.1 percentage points from last year, the National Multifamily Housing Council reported. \u2014 Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com , 22 May 2020",
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"Many are still marooned after getting swept up in rapidly changing travel restrictions, countrywide quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02c8w\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081654",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"countrywoman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who is a compatriot":[],
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": a woman who is a resident of the country":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In 2021, three singers \u2014 Smith, her countrywoman Nao and the Nigerian singer Tems \u2014 captured this sense of endemic, all-encompassing burnout. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gill joins her countrywoman Dayanita Singh as one of the greatest photographers in the world today. \u2014 Jerry Saltz, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Just three months ago, Kenya\u2019s Peres Jepchirchir survived the sweltering heat of the Japanese summer to notch a surprise win in the Olympics over a countrywoman who holds the world record at the distance. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Kenya\u2019s Brigid Kosgei likely will be dethroned as women\u2019s champion by countrywoman Joyciline Jepkosgei, who beat her in London last weekend and would win the tiebreaker. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Her countrywoman Grazyna Bacewicz\u2019s Overture sounded under-rehearsed, and in Schumann\u2019s Piano Concerto, Gardolinska unobtrusively supported a scintillating H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Grimaud. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Her bogey-free second round equaled countrywoman Hyo Joo Kim, who shot the lowest score by a female or male in a major in the first round in 2014 also at the picturesque Evian Resort on the shore of Lake Geneva. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 July 2021",
|
|
"Ledecky won the preliminary heat Thursday with a time of 8:15.67, which was almost two seconds better than the runner-up, her fellow countrywoman Katie Grimes. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"Sina Frei and Linda Indergand tried to chase down their countrywoman but never had a chance. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259n-tr\u0113-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125823",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"coup":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"nonachievement"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act":[
|
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"She pulled off quite a coup when she snagged the usually reclusive author for an interview."
|
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],
|
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": coup d'\u00e9tat":[],
|
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": overturn , upset":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"It was a major coup when they got the Vice President to appear on their show for an interview.",
|
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"winning that big contract was a real coup",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"And people who supported Donald Trump and his coup are not for those things. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Colonel Goita carried out a second coup by dismissing the civilian leaders in Mali\u2019s transitional government and putting himself in charge last year. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Goita carried out a second coup by dismissing the civilian leaders in Mali\u2019s transitional government and putting himself in charge last year. \u2014 Baba Ahmed, ajc , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In May 2021, Goita staged a second coup and seized power after deposing the interim authorities. \u2014 Stephanie Busari, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The country's second coup soon followed, putting army Capt. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The country\u2019s second coup soon followed, putting army Capt. \u2014 Time , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The country\u2019s second coup soon followed, putting army Capt. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The country\u2019s second coup soon followed, putting army Capt. \u2014 Boubacar Diallo And Krista Larson, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"This year's pace car is the second consecutive Chevy's Corvette Stingray, with last year's 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray coup the choice. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1791, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1572, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, blow, stroke \u2014 more at cope entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, to strike, from Anglo-French couper \u2014 more at cope entry 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"acquirement",
|
|
"attainment",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032116",
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"type":[
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|
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"coup d'archet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stroke of the bow in violin playing":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6k\u00fc\u02ccd\u00e4r\u00a6sh\u0101"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073223",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup d'essai":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": first attempt : experiment : trial":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fc-d\u0101-se"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074028",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"French noun phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup d'oeil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a brief survey : glance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, stroke of the eye":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u0259-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8d\u0153-y\u0259",
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup d'\u00e9tat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d'etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Schiff may also want to be reminded of Jos\u00e9 Sanjurjo y Sacanell, the Spanish general who led the July 1936 coup d'etat that started the Spanish Civil War. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Consider the recent efforts to atone for a massacre and coup d'etat that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898 and left hundreds dead -- a brutal imposition of White political rule after the progress of Reconstruction. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In his remarks Monday evening, Erdogan framed the economic crisis as another foreign plot against Turkey, comparing it to a 2016 coup d'etat attempt that failed to push him from power. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"It is often cited by historians as the only violent coup d'etat in the United States. \u2014 Delano Massey, CNN , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The situation escalated last month, when a military coup d'etat attributed to forces loyal to Bashir failed, resulting in most of the officers involved being arrested. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"After the election of Allende in 1970 and Pinochet\u2019s coup d'etat in 1973, the vast majority of Chilean vineyards fell into disrepair as many large tracts of land were redistributed. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The African Union typically suspends the membership of a country after a coup d'etat . \u2014 Krista Larson, ajc , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, stroke of state":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u0101-\u02cct\u00e4",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u0101-\u02c8t\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup de foudre":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, clap of thunder":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d(r\u0259)",
|
|
"\u00a6k\u00fcd\u0259\u00a6f\u00fcdr(\u1d4a)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035038",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup de glotte":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the glottal stop especially in singing and elocution as a prefixion to words that in ordinary pronunciation begin with a vowel sound":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u00a6gl\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup de grace":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a death blow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded":[],
|
|
": a decisive finishing blow, act, or event":[
|
|
"The decision to cut funding is the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The legislature's decision to cut funding has administered the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal.",
|
|
"the prosecutor presented his coupe de gr\u00e2ce \u2014a videotape of the beating",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The coup de grace came as Russia's war fueled even higher prices. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace , as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The coup de grace of the project: Researching present-day businesses, banks that directly benefited from land sale contracts, and placing a land marker in front of one of those companies later this year. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The combination of the above issues \u2013 non-linear career patterns, more time spent caring for children and elders \u2013 results in the final coup de grace . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turkey\u2019s closure of the Dardanelles delivered the coup de grace . \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The coup de grace is a cryotherapy session to heal sore muscles, which focuses on specific muscle groups\u2014upper and lower back, legs\u2014to release muscle tension. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Of course, the coup de grace was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks becoming the first Black women to main event a WrestleMania, but WWE didn\u2019t stop there. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes the coup de grace is delivered in the bloodstream, after the invader has breached the gates. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French coup de gr\u00e2ce , literally, stroke of mercy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"clincher",
|
|
"crusher",
|
|
"topper"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173954",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup de gr\u00e2ce":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a death blow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded":[],
|
|
": a decisive finishing blow, act, or event":[
|
|
"The decision to cut funding is the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The legislature's decision to cut funding has administered the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal.",
|
|
"the prosecutor presented his coupe de gr\u00e2ce \u2014a videotape of the beating",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The coup de grace came as Russia's war fueled even higher prices. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace , as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The coup de grace of the project: Researching present-day businesses, banks that directly benefited from land sale contracts, and placing a land marker in front of one of those companies later this year. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The combination of the above issues \u2013 non-linear career patterns, more time spent caring for children and elders \u2013 results in the final coup de grace . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Turkey\u2019s closure of the Dardanelles delivered the coup de grace . \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The coup de grace is a cryotherapy session to heal sore muscles, which focuses on specific muscle groups\u2014upper and lower back, legs\u2014to release muscle tension. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Of course, the coup de grace was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks becoming the first Black women to main event a WrestleMania, but WWE didn\u2019t stop there. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes the coup de grace is delivered in the bloodstream, after the invader has breached the gates. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French coup de gr\u00e2ce , literally, stroke of mercy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"clincher",
|
|
"crusher",
|
|
"topper"
|
|
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035500",
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"coup de gr\u00e2ce?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=coup_d01":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a death blow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded":[],
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": a decisive finishing blow, act, or event":[
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"The decision to cut funding is the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal."
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"examples":[
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"The legislature's decision to cut funding has administered the coup de gr\u00e2ce to the governor's proposal.",
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"the prosecutor presented his coupe de gr\u00e2ce \u2014a videotape of the beating",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The coup de grace came as Russia's war fueled even higher prices. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 3 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s why most of the snakeheads in Kenny\u2019s cooler had holes in their heads from arrows, knives or screwdrivers: from when fishermen administer the coup de grace , as if dispatching a zombie. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"The coup de grace of the project: Researching present-day businesses, banks that directly benefited from land sale contracts, and placing a land marker in front of one of those companies later this year. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The combination of the above issues \u2013 non-linear career patterns, more time spent caring for children and elders \u2013 results in the final coup de grace . \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Turkey\u2019s closure of the Dardanelles delivered the coup de grace . \u2014 Nicholas A. Lambert, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The coup de grace is a cryotherapy session to heal sore muscles, which focuses on specific muscle groups\u2014upper and lower back, legs\u2014to release muscle tension. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Of course, the coup de grace was Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks becoming the first Black women to main event a WrestleMania, but WWE didn\u2019t stop there. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"Sometimes the coup de grace is delivered in the bloodstream, after the invader has breached the gates. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 21 Oct. 2021"
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French coup de gr\u00e2ce , literally, stroke of mercy":""
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"\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00e4s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"capper",
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"clincher",
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"crusher",
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"topper"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174924",
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"type":[
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sudden attack in force":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ryan Reynolds walked arm in arm with Blake Lively, and there were polite air-kisses and an appearance by Martha Stewart\u2014but like the film\u2019s coup de main , the night was filled with surprises. \u2014 Lauren Sanchez, Vogue , 11 Sep. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, hand stroke":""
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"\u02cck\u00fc-d\u0259-\u02c8ma\u207f"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggression",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"attempt",
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"blitz",
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"blitzkrieg",
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"charge",
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"descent",
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"offense",
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"offence",
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"offensive",
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"onset",
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"onslaught",
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"raid",
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"rush",
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"strike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193902",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coup-cart":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": dumpcart":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"coup entry 3 + cart":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124618",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"couple":{
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"antonyms":[
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"associate",
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"coalesce",
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"combine",
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"conjoin",
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"conjugate",
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"connect",
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"fuse",
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"interfuse",
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"join",
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"link (up)",
|
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"marry",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pair of substances that in contact with an electrolyte (see electrolyte sense 1 ) participate in a transfer of electrons which causes an electric current to flow":[],
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": an indefinite small number : few":[
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"a couple of days ago"
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],
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": join":[],
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": pair , brace":[
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"needed a couple of bookends"
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],
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": something that joins or links two things together: such as":[],
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": to bring (two electric circuits) into such close proximity as to permit mutual influence":[],
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": to connect for consideration together":[],
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": to fasten together : link":[],
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": to join for combined effect":[],
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": to join in marriage or sexual union":[],
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": to unite chemically":[],
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": to unite in sexual union":[],
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": two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines":[],
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": two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired":[],
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": two persons paired together":[
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"The people were lined up in couples ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"\u201cAre they a couple ?\u201d \u201cNo, they are just good friends.\u201d",
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"Seventeen couples participated in the survey.",
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"Verb",
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"a device that makes it possible to couple the pieces",
|
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"The coils are loosely coupled .",
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"The wire is coupled to the terminal.",
|
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"It took an hour to couple the trailer to the truck.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The supermodel, who is usually keeps her love life quite private, has posted new couple pics of herself and her longtime boyfriend, art director Marc Kalman, on Instagram. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 July 2022",
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"One likes to think so, considering that in the real world, redlining would have prevented a real-life Black couple from living in such an idyllic place. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 3 July 2022",
|
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"Families often withdraw from social circles and put career development on hold, and the experience can have a long-term impact on the relationship between a couple , Zhang said. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 3 July 2022",
|
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"Women can now terminate unwanted pregnancies caused by contraceptive failure regardless of marital status; before the amendment, only a married couple could do that. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
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"The couple celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary in May, sharing some sweet throwback photos and tributes to each other on Instagram. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 2 July 2022",
|
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"But few doors opened for the ambitious young couple . \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Gesuele sold two homes in the $1.8 million range to cousins from Nebraska who vacation in Cape Coral just a couple of weeks a year, and lease the rest of the time. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
|
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"On the Fourth of July, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are expected to do something no other couple in America will: eat about 90 hot dogs and buns combined at the annual Nathan\u2019s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in New York. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"It\u2019s the brands that can couple that data with a loyal base of clientele that will be able to pull ahead. \u2014 Serenity Gibbons, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But the dare, the invitation to couple with the man who is your brother, still retains the charge of provocation. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"To Handle, Love Is Blind, The Circle, Selling Tampa, and other shows couple up and try to find the perfect match, hosted by Nick Lachey (of course). \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Such enhanced payouts couple up with a special mystery boost for all players. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In response, companies should couple employee engagement metrics with outcome analysis, bringing clarity and comfort to businesses navigating this transformational moment. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This season, Jackson has added to his fan favoritism with plenty of sharpshooting to couple with his spectacular dunks. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Teachers should couple this effort with steps that help students perceive asking questions in front of others as normal, positive behaviors. \u2014 Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Mosby\u2019s Dollar House revival would couple $25,000 grants with the $1 purchase of a house. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Pirates sent 11 hitters to the plate, spraying the ball all over the diamond with five singles that all almost found outfield grass on the bounce, and took advantage of a couple Memorial errors to put the game seemingly out of reach early. \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Kirkconnell publicly apologized for her past behavior, and guest host Emmanuel Acho led the then ex- couple (who later reconnected) into a conversation about race. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Lucas hit a pair of threes, and Glenn Taylor Jr. scored off a couple nice drives to fuel a 16-5 run and a 49-45 Beavers lead. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The park also has a couple new snowshoe trails, the Lake View Ridge Trail and Bluff/Canyon trail, on the northwest side of the lake, accessible off Highway 23 between Lake View Road and Pickerel Slough Road. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"These guys made one excellent album, then a few that had a couple nice tunes on them. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The interaction was captured by Hollywood Unlocked: Since gaining fame in TLC, Chilli has had a couple high-profile relationships. \u2014 Essence , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The contempt trial marked the latest turn in the ex- couple \u2019s turbulent split. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 20 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Webb is scheduled to take on a platterload of tacos \u2014 including a couple mega-picante ones \u2014 in Norwich later this week. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 27 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, pair, bond, from Anglo-French cuple , from Latin copula bond, from co- + apere to fasten \u2014 more at apt":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"couple of\" is often \u02cck\u0259-pl\u0259(v)",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-p\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259p-\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"few",
|
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"handful",
|
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"scatter",
|
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"scattering",
|
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"smatter",
|
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"smattering",
|
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"sprinkle",
|
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"sprinkling"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104357",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
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},
|
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"couplet":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": couple":[],
|
|
": two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : distich":[
|
|
"She ended her poem with a rhyming couplet ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a poem made up of six couplets",
|
|
"a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Even though each couplet ends with the same word, the rhymes occur on every other line. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The couplet , and the razor-wire guitar riff around it, serve as an abrupt introduction into Lovato\u2019s new era. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Indeed, around the same time, Auden wrote a famous haiku, and Frank Loesser a famous couplet , about the binding drink of the era, the Martini. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"There was limited road access, so the path and end point of the tornado were estimated by the radar debris signature and the velocity couplet , the weather service said. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For every couplet about facing eviction as a youth while his mother battled alcoholism, there are dozens about his rapid come-up and fractured relationships with women. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Patriots and Jets are the first teams this season to complete their intra-divisional couplet . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And so that couplet turned into a great piece of advice. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Hughes has in this poem given the world an enduring form, one with which each of us can write our own version, substituting for the first and third couplet other brutal facts of the world. \u2014 Anne Boyer, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple \u2014 see couple entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-pl\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"brace",
|
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"couple",
|
|
"duo",
|
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"dyad",
|
|
"pair",
|
|
"twain",
|
|
"twosome"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071615",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"coupling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects":[],
|
|
": a means of electric connection of two electric circuits by having a part common to both":[],
|
|
": the joining of or the part of the body that joins the hindquarters to the forequarters of a quadruped":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the couplings between railroad cars",
|
|
"a coupling of literature and science",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Modular design, classical coupling , and parallelization of quantum hardware are all essential elements in designing a quantum-centric supercomputer. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Nate and Lauren and Alexis and Hunter had all left before the re- coupling after the two pairs got engaged. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to officials at the park, the macaque that Yakei showed interest in mating with, a 15-year-old male named Goro, rejected her advances despite their coupling during a previous breeding season. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the prospect of their coupling puts Luciano in the crosshairs of her protective goatherd father, Severino (Severino Sperandio). \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Barbari calls the process 'conscious coupling ' whereby two people work together to build their vision of the relationship. \u2014 Lizzie Cernik, refinery29.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two tall coupling nuts are where the pedal struts attach to transmit motion from the pedals to the cam plate. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another coupling worked the same way from right to left in the rear differential. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"As guards escort him away, Queen Charlotte retreats into an uncharacteristically vulnerable state while Edwina plays along and calms the confused King by recounting the royal coupling 's legendary love. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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|
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|
|
"-p\u0259-li\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259p-li\u014b, -\u0259-li\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-pli\u014b (usual for sense 2)",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-pling"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"connection",
|
|
"join",
|
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"joining",
|
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"joint",
|
|
"jointure",
|
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"junction",
|
|
"juncture"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172617",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coupling box":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": junction box":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105048",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coupling coefficient":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an abstract number representing the degree in which the performance of either of two coupled systems influences that of the other":[]
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194555",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coupling rein":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the short rein that runs from the inner side of the bridle of one horse of a pair to the draft rein of the other horse":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042236",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coupling rod":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a link connecting two or more cranks or their equivalents (as the side rod of a locomotive)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112748",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coupon":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a certificate or similar evidence of a purchase redeemable in premiums":[],
|
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": a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off to use as an order blank or inquiry form or to obtain a discount on merchandise or services":[],
|
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": a small piece of paper that allows one to get a service or product for free or at a lower price: such as":[],
|
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": a ticket or form authorizing purchases of rationed commodities":[],
|
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": one of a series of attached tickets or certificates often to be detached and presented as needed":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Bring in this coupon for a free oil change.",
|
|
"I'm always clipping coupons from the newspaper to use at the grocery store.",
|
|
"The coupon is good for one free ice-cream cone.",
|
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"Send in this coupon for more information.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The office supply chains are offering free shredding up to 5 lbs of documents with coupon through April 23, 2022. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Extra Deep Pocket 6-Piece Bed Sheet Set, $37.99\u2013$53.99 with coupon for select sizes (orig. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Shop huge deals on popular home items like the best-selling pillow set that more than 105,000 Amazon shoppers love for only $24 with a clickable coupon applied at checkout. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Best-selling items and past season styles are on sale for as much as 50% off at the outdoor retailer now, and these Memorial Day deals will be good through the long weekend\u2014no coupon code required. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Now\u2019s a great time to pick one up from Tuft & Needle, since the brand is currently offering up to $500 off its mattresses for Memorial Day, no coupon code necessary. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 10 May 2022",
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"Just be sure to clip the coupon in the product description before checking out. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
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"The coupon code also works on the longer Mears Glacier cruise. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Grab one on Amazon today and use the on-site coupon to score 30 percent off your purchase. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Old French, piece, from couper to cut \u2014 more at cope entry 1":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n",
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4n, \u02c8ky\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8ky\u00fc-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"check",
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"pass",
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"pasteboard",
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"ticket"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130007",
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"coupon clipper":{
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": a wealthy and idle person whose chief labor is clipping and cashing bond coupons":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205945",
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": the distribution or redemption of coupons":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As result - $25 million in sales for brands in 2021, and secured over $1 million in profit for digital media with their authentic content and our couponing integration. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
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"The typical Porsche owner doesn't strike us as someone who would participate in extreme couponing or regularly shop at Save A Lot. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"The social couponing platform can be thought of as Instragram meets Groupons bridging the gap between teams, fans and sponsors. \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Kirsten Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste are taking extreme couponing to a new level! \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2021",
|
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"Curious about how you can get started on saving through couponing ? \u2014 Julia Malacoff, PEOPLE.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Ultimately, couponing has made Benavides more financially aware. \u2014 Julia Malacoff, PEOPLE.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Here are the stores that will be closed and open on Easter Sunday, according to couponing and consumer site Retailmenot.com. \u2014 Stephanie Toone, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But one experiences a lot of activity around couponing that may not be to that extent in Europe. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 25 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8k\u00fc-\u02ccp\u00e4-ni\u014b",
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"\u02c8ky\u00fc-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161518",
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]
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},
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": not having a coupon":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-l\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061156",
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"coupstick":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a stick or switch used in counting a coup in warfare or symbolically on ceremonial occasions":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"coup entry 4 + stick":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052320",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"courage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cowardice",
|
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"cowardliness",
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"cravenness",
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"dastardliness",
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"poltroonery",
|
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"spinelessness"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": mental or moral strength to venture , persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Eunice Kennedy Shriver \u2026 didn't buy into the propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive. That took courage back then, because she grew up in a family that expected a lot from the boys and very little from the girls. \u2014 Maria Shriver , Time , 26 Oct. 2009",
|
|
"Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage . \u2014 Sue Monk Kidd , Reader's Digest , August 1990",
|
|
"But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools. \u2014 Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915 , in Selected Letters of Robert Frost , 1964",
|
|
"She has the courage to support unpopular causes.",
|
|
"It takes courage to stand up for your rights.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My friend, the French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri L\u00e9vy, man of courage , wanders the world in self-consciously Byronic fashion in order to bear witness to the struggles and sufferings of others. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The 100th\u2014which features a French woman and an American woman whose families were connected by an act of courage during World War II\u2014published today. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And while the party that made her family\u2019s legacy pushed her away, House Democrats have embraced her as a beacon of courage . \u2014 Farnoush Amiri And Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Samira is now involved in helping others find courage and support. \u2014 Hansa Bhargava, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The boy marvelled at the courage of the school staff. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Her jump was something fantastical, like an illustration of courage ; her expansive arms and back were full of breadth. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Eau des Baux is inspired by the knights from the village Les Baux, who chose cypress as their symbol of courage . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Among Ukrainians, Fedorov had become a symbol of oppression and resistance, an example of courage in the face of invasion. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English corage , from Anglo-French curage , from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor \u2014 more at heart":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-rij",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259r-ij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for courage courage , mettle , spirit , resolution , tenacity mean mental or moral strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship. courage implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty. the courage to support unpopular causes mettle suggests an ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty with fortitude and resilience. a challenge that will test your mettle spirit also suggests a quality of temperament enabling one to hold one's own or keep up one's morale when opposed or threatened. her spirit was unbroken by failure resolution stresses firm determination to achieve one's ends. the resolution of pioneer women tenacity adds to resolution implications of stubborn persistence and unwillingness to admit defeat. held to their beliefs with great tenacity",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bottle",
|
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"bravery",
|
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"courageousness",
|
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"daring",
|
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"daringness",
|
|
"dauntlessness",
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|
"doughtiness",
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"fearlessness",
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"gallantry",
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"greatheartedness",
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"guts",
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"gutsiness",
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"hardihood",
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"heart",
|
|
"heroism",
|
|
"intestinal fortitude",
|
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"intrepidity",
|
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"intrepidness",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"pecker",
|
|
"prowess",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"valor",
|
|
"virtue"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174355",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
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"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
"yellow"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"a courageous soldier",
|
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"a courageous decision"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.",
|
|
"the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just live with gratitude and humility, think first of others and be courageous in every waking moment. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Practicing accountability is courageous and places the power to shape your path in your hands. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"While Leo babies that are born later in July are known for being confident, courageous and optimistic. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The show is also courageous , aware of those who came before and, well, both kind and nonjudgmental. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"And these teachers have been courageous enough to embark on the difficult process of change. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite his courageous decision to testify against a sitting president, the series does not give Dean a free pass for his role in the Nixon administration\u2019s nefarious activities. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Disney said the company's CEO Bob Chapek need to be courageous and take a hard stance. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Over a year after passing away at the age of 9 after a courageous battle with cancer, Coyotes Ring of Honor member Leighton Accardo continues to impact the Phoenix community. \u2014 Ian Garcia, The Arizona Republic , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English corageous, borrowed from Anglo-French corajus, from corage courage + -us, -ous -ous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-j\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
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|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
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|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
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|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
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|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"undauntable",
|
|
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|
|
"valiant",
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"courageousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
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|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.",
|
|
"the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Just live with gratitude and humility, think first of others and be courageous in every waking moment. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Practicing accountability is courageous and places the power to shape your path in your hands. \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"While Leo babies that are born later in July are known for being confident, courageous and optimistic. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The show is also courageous , aware of those who came before and, well, both kind and nonjudgmental. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"And these teachers have been courageous enough to embark on the difficult process of change. \u2014 Natalie Wexler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Despite his courageous decision to testify against a sitting president, the series does not give Dean a free pass for his role in the Nixon administration\u2019s nefarious activities. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Disney said the company's CEO Bob Chapek need to be courageous and take a hard stance. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Over a year after passing away at the age of 9 after a courageous battle with cancer, Coyotes Ring of Honor member Leighton Accardo continues to impact the Phoenix community. \u2014 Ian Garcia, The Arizona Republic , 31 Jan. 2022"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"undauntable",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"valorous"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162842",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"courge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an elongated basket for holding sand eels and other live bait in sea fishing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, literally, gourd, from Middle French dialect, from Latin cucurbita":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ku\u0307(\u0259)rzh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132017",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courge green":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a moderate yellow green that is yellower, lighter, and slightly stronger than average moss green, yellower and duller than average pea green, and yellower and lighter than spinach green":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French courge gourd":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174247",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courgette":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": zucchini":[
|
|
"She quartered three green tomatoes and sliced three courgettes \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alice Thomas Ellis",
|
|
"\u2026 for centuries Italian peasants have made courgettes into fritters or squash-blossom sandwiches.",
|
|
"\u2014 Noel Vietmeyer",
|
|
"\u2026 a \"fritto misto\" type selection of battered and deep-fried courgette , celeriac and carrot \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alison Davison"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lunch was 170g chicken breast with 130g broccoli and lots of other vegetables like aubergine, courgette , peppers and cherry tomatoes. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Pugh then tossed the noodles in with the simmering sauce, as opposed to boiling them separately, noting that the sauce helps give the courgette a more spaghetti-like texture. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Midsommar star then peeled the courgette into spaghetti, making sure to give her followers a safety disclaimer after hurting her knuckles in the peeler. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"One of my go-to weeknight dinners is pasta with saut\u00e9ed courgette (zucchini), herbs, and pine nuts. 3 . \u2014 Katy Beskow, SELF , 24 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Dinner guests dined on a menu that included risotto carnaroli with violet artichokes and wild herbs, blue lobster roti with pomme de terre mousseline, and courgette tempura. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com , 20 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, diminutive of courge gourd, from Middle French, from Latin cucurbita":""
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ku\u0307r-\u02c8zhet"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"courida":{
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": black mangrove sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"native name in British Guiana":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fc\u02c8r\u0113d\u0259"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054928",
|
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|
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|
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},
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"courie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of courie variant of cowrie:1"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014402",
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"type":[]
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},
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"courier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a diplomatic (see diplomatic sense 2 ) service entrusted with bearing messages":[],
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": a member of the armed services whose duties include carrying mail, information, or supplies":[],
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": a runner of contraband (see contraband sense 2 )":[
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"drug couriers"
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],
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": an espionage agent transferring secret information":[],
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": messenger : such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Police recently arrested a drug courier in our neighborhood.",
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"A courier just left a package for you on the porch.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To clear his son\u2019s mother\u2019s debt to a cartel, a superbike racer becomes a drug courier , risking his chances of going pro \u2014 and jeopardizing his own life. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
|
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"In Barreto\u2019s office, after 40 minutes chatting with Gates and Tator about their health concerns, Barreto swabs both patients, walks them out, and then calls a courier to pick up the tests. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Such operations are incredibly dangerous: a C.I.A. officer or an asset recruited to work secretly for the agency\u2014a courier for the terrorist; the finance minister\u2019s personal chef\u2014must surreptitiously implant the malware by hand. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Sanchez, the courier in Chicago, went back to working as a mover but had to take out a loan and still owes back payments on rent. \u2014 Soo Youn, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The courier , who delivers the dispatches from the battlefield to the Continental Congress, is literally nameless. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The Westchester resident, who runs a medical courier business, has raised under $10,000 for his campaign, limiting his ability to get his message out. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
|
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"Warehouse and courier jobs, for example, are boosted by new habits. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The spokesperson said that the change takes into account the location of each courier . \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 7 May 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Middle French corier, courrier, borrowed from Italian corriere, from correre \"to run\" (going back to Latin currere ) + -iere -ier \u2014 more at current entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259r-",
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"\u02c8k\u0259r-\u0113-",
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"\u02c8k\u0259-r\u0113-",
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"\u02c8ku\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bootlegger",
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"contrabandist",
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"runner",
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"smuggler"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054538",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"courlan":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a long-billed bird ( Aramus guarana ) intermediate in some respects between the cranes and the rails that occurs in much of South and Central America and is represented in Florida, Cuba, and Jamaica by the limpkin":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, alteration of courliri , from Galibi kurliri":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ku\u0307rl\u0259n",
|
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"(\u02c8)ku\u0307r\u00a6l\u00e4n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140000",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"course":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bird-dog",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"tag",
|
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"tail",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a chosen manner of conducting oneself : way of acting":[
|
|
"Our wisest course is to retreat."
|
|
],
|
|
": a part of a meal served at one time":[
|
|
"the main course"
|
|
],
|
|
": a point of the compass":[],
|
|
": a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period":[],
|
|
": accustomed procedure or normal action":[
|
|
"the law taking its course"
|
|
],
|
|
": after a normal passage of time : in the expected or allotted time":[
|
|
"His discoveries led in due course to new forms of treatment."
|
|
],
|
|
": an ordered process or succession: such as":[],
|
|
": as might be expected":[
|
|
"Of course we will go."
|
|
],
|
|
": following the ordinary way or procedure":[
|
|
"will be done as a matter of course"
|
|
],
|
|
": golf course":[],
|
|
": life history , career":[],
|
|
": progression through a development or period or a series of acts or events":[
|
|
"the course of history"
|
|
],
|
|
": racecourse":[],
|
|
": the act or action of moving in a path from point to point":[
|
|
"the planets in their courses"
|
|
],
|
|
": the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast":[],
|
|
": the path over which something moves or extends: such as":[],
|
|
": to cause (dogs) to run (as after game)":[],
|
|
": to follow close upon : pursue":[],
|
|
": to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds":[],
|
|
": to run or move swiftly through or over : traverse":[
|
|
"Jets coursed the area daily."
|
|
],
|
|
": to run or pass rapidly along or as if along an indicated path":[
|
|
"blood coursing through the veins"
|
|
],
|
|
": watercourse":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"the course of a river",
|
|
"The pilot brought the plane back on course .",
|
|
"The ship was blown off course by a storm.",
|
|
"She's taking a chemistry course this semester.",
|
|
"Students earn the degree after a two-year course of study .",
|
|
"There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the blood coursing through my veins",
|
|
"Tears were coursing down his cheeks.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The set was, of course , intended to evoke Grant's rolling landscapes. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Deep being, well, The Deep, of course wastes little time in joining in on the festivities. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, of course , the question becomes \u2026 a majority for what else? \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"One man, of course , gets top billing in this movie. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"There is, of course , a connection between one\u2019s inner gadfly and one\u2019s ability to deliberate with others. \u2014 Martha Bayles, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Hummingbirds, butterflies, and\u2014of course \u2014bees are all attracted to bee balm, also known as wild bergamot. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Topping his tally, of course , was the faith\u2019s symbol, unveiled in 2020, depicting the Christus statue on a blue background. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"And then, of course , there\u2019s climate change, which is just having the most extraordinary effect on the world of wine. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Our current superintendent has supported this fight and has taken steps to course correct. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"For Selin, a narrator who treats course descriptions as manifestos, this portends a drastic shift in worldview and sensibility. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve is finally starting to course correct. \u2014 William J. Luther, National Review , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"When in doubt, err on the side of caution, slow down and course correct. \u2014 John Hall, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The Crimes of Grindelwald also earned the weakest reviews of any Harry Potter movie, raising the question of whether the franchise could course correct. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The next year, perhaps scarred by confused press clippings, Lolla\u2019s organizers attempted to course correct and booked electro duo Orbital as headliners alongside Devo, the Prodigy, and the Orb. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The intestinal cells are short-lived and easily replaceable, meaning the bats can shed them through their digestive systems and expel them in iron-rich droppings instead of having the extra iron continue to course through their bloodstream. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Done authentically and consistently, this rise of collaborative leadership can course correct the practice and impact of business at perhaps the most critical time in our history. \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cours, borrowed from Anglo-French cours, curs, going back to Latin cursus \"action of running, charge, movement along a path, progress,\" from currere \"to run, flow\" + -tus, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at current entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English coursen \"to pursue,\" derivative of cours course entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frs",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"line",
|
|
"methodology",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"procedure",
|
|
"program"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coursework":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": work that is assigned or performed as part of a course of study":[
|
|
"The rigorous program combines coursework in \u2026 engineering and seminar classes in the ethical, legal, regulatory, communication, and business aspects of the biotechnology industry with over a thousand hours of research.",
|
|
"\u2014 Angela Trepanier",
|
|
"Colleges and universities often offer discounted tuition for those 55 and older to partake in most coursework within their catalog (ranging from physical education to Eastern philosophy).",
|
|
"\u2014 Dr. Andrew Weil",
|
|
"When Brandenn was four, his parents started him on the Perkins County elementary-school coursework , and within two years he'd finished the fourth-grade curriculum.",
|
|
"\u2014 Eric Konigsberg"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frs-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105352",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coursing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of one that courses":[],
|
|
": the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fluid lights undulated on the field surface, mimicking the coursing of blood. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"Kritsky said the coursing of male cicadas is now peaking around the low to mid-70s. \u2014 Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Thursday, a very significant slice of that age group already has one vaccine or another coursing through their veins. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Releasing the brake sends the engine's full power coursing through the all-wheel-drive system, which shuffles torque to all four wheels. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Babs and Riley were entered in the outlaw events (for lure coursing and rat hunt). \u2014 Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 18 July 2019",
|
|
"Both days saw a full schedule of events, including categories for racing, conformation, trailing and locating, GTG/SE, rat roundup, agility, lure coursing , and Outlaw Terrier games. \u2014 Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 18 July 2019",
|
|
"The United States scored early, but France did not wilt, the rhythm of the game beating ever faster, its pulse racing and its blood coursing . \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2019",
|
|
"The conductor Bertrand de Billy led a coursing , richly detailed and colorful account of the score. \u2014 Anthony Tommasini, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-si\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183535",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coursing joint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"court":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ask (for)",
|
|
"flirt (with)",
|
|
"invite",
|
|
"woo"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a manor house or large building surrounded by usually enclosed grounds":[
|
|
"Hampton Court"
|
|
],
|
|
": a place (such as a chamber) for the administration of justice":[
|
|
"sat quietly in the back of the court"
|
|
],
|
|
": a reception held by a sovereign":[],
|
|
": a session of such a court":[
|
|
"The court is now adjourned."
|
|
],
|
|
": a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers":[
|
|
"The king held a general court ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a wide alley with only one opening onto a street":[],
|
|
": allure , tempt":[
|
|
"mountain streams courting the fishermen"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers":[],
|
|
": an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business \u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court":[],
|
|
": an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building":[
|
|
"the court at the center of the palace"
|
|
],
|
|
": conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility : homage":[
|
|
"pay court to the king"
|
|
],
|
|
": motel":[],
|
|
": parliament , legislature":[],
|
|
": the family and retinue of a sovereign":[
|
|
"The court enjoyed the tournament."
|
|
],
|
|
": the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary":[
|
|
"riding to the king's court"
|
|
],
|
|
": the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power":[
|
|
"The court has decided against the alliance."
|
|
],
|
|
": to act so as to invite or provoke":[
|
|
"courts disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in activity leading to mating":[
|
|
"a pair of robins courting in the trees"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage":[],
|
|
": to perform actions in order to attract for mating":[
|
|
"a male bird courting a female"
|
|
],
|
|
": to seek an alliance with":[],
|
|
": to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages)":[
|
|
"college teams courting high school basketball stars",
|
|
"Both candidates were courting the independent voters."
|
|
],
|
|
": to seek to gain or achieve":[
|
|
"court power"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also take to court":[
|
|
"sat quietly in the back of the court"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Court is now in session.",
|
|
"Court is adjourned for the day.",
|
|
"There was a large group of protesters outside the court .",
|
|
"a lawyer who has appeared in courts around the country",
|
|
"The case is before the state's highest court .",
|
|
"She's a judge on an appellate court .",
|
|
"The prosecution has new evidence to submit to the court .",
|
|
"Please explain to the court what happened that night.",
|
|
"The court ruled the law unconstitutional.",
|
|
"The court reversed the lower court's decision.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The couple courted for two years before marrying.",
|
|
"He was courting his college sweetheart.",
|
|
"a pair of robins courting",
|
|
"The male will sometimes court the female for hours.",
|
|
"college teams courting high school basketball stars",
|
|
"The speech was clearly intended to court middle-class voters.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But, on Friday, abortions were outlawed again \u2014 for the second time in a week when the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the lower court 's decision. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Some started offering abortions late this week, after the lower court 's ruling blocking the 1925 law. \u2014 Madlin Mekelburg, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"In a California Classic matchup that featured Sacramento\u2019s Keegan Murray, the No. 4 overall pick in this year\u2019s draft, there were times when Golden State Warriors second-round pick Gui Santos looked like the best player on the court . \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Other players talked about just trying to get past the one-hour mark on the court with her. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The new men\u2019s basketball coach and his staff delivered the pizzas to the basketball courts in Southwest, UMass\u2019 biggest student residential area, dishing out slices while some of his players took on challengers on the court . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Since the court 's ruling, many women have taken to social media to share their own experiences. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The ceremony was streamed live on the court 's website. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Attention returned to the procedural hurdle, which requires 60-votes to proceed with legislation in the 100-member Senate, after President Joe Biden said Thursday that the filibuster should be lifted as a result of the court 's decision. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Republican Party, widely expected to win big in November, launched an effort Monday to court Jewish voters in South Florida, a solid Democratic voting bloc that has often proven elusive for the GOP. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Trucking fleets are handing out across-the-board raises to retain drivers while offering $10,000 cash bonuses in a frantic effort to court new hires. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2021",
|
|
"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 May 2021",
|
|
"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, USA TODAY , 30 May 2021",
|
|
"Both candidates are trying to court the 7.7 million votes of a leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, defeated in the first vote. \u2014 Thomas Adamson And Patrick Hermansen, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That sounds as if bondholders might have the right to take Florida to court over any changes in Reedy Creek\u2019s authority. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The state of California is in a unique position to handle a lawsuit against Tesla, as arbitration agreements prevent many employees from taking the company to court themselves. \u2014 Courtney Vinopal, Quartz , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French curt, court , from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co- + -hort-, -hors (akin to hortus garden) \u2014 more at yard":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014drt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"palace"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002743",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
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": the formal act of going in front of judge to have one's case decided":[
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"One man has been convicted of the crime, and two others are awaiting court appearances ."
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": art forms that exemplify or illustrate the elegant tastes or customs of a royal court":[
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": an inferior manorial court presided over by its lord or his steward that had jurisdiction over certain cases (as petty offenses) arising on the manor and affecting its tenants and that was abolished in England in 1867 after having fallen into disuse and was early abolished in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland where it existed briefly":[]
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"court bond":{
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"definitions":{
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": a surety bond required of litigants to insure payment of costs or the meeting of other obligations":[]
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]
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},
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"court of inquiry":{
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"definitions":{
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": a military court that inquires into and reports on some military matter (such as an officer's questionable conduct)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"1757, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124012",
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"noun phrase"
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]
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},
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"court order":{
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"definitions":{
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": an order issuing from a competent court that requires a party to do or abstain from doing a specified act":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He received a court order barring him from entering the building.",
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"He is barred by court order from entering the building.",
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"The town is under court order to fix the problem.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After calls from local leaders, the commission is likely to move forward with a court order that would require Frontier to appear and justify its practices against challenges that the company failed to meet its obligations. \u2014 Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
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"Utah does not have a red-flag law, which allows law enforcement officials, often at the request of the family and with a court order , to seize the guns of someone considered a danger to themselves or others. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
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"Another draft law, the Data Act, would apply new limits on what corporate information could be made available to intelligence services and other authorities outside the bloc, even with a court order . \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
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"Ultimately, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump had not conducted a proper search for documents and was thus not in compliance with a previous court order from February. \u2014 Ronn Blitzer, Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Bragg's statement came hours after New York's Attorney General, Letitia James, asked a judge to hold Trump in contempt for allegedly failing to comply with a court order to turn over documents in her office's parallel civil investigation. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On Friday, the Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office assisted the Department of Children and Families with a court order to take the kids from their parents home in Citra. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In August 2020, the Los Angeles city attorney\u2019s office charged them with a criminal misdemeanor for not complying with the court order . \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
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"On Saturday, Moraes said the company hadn\u2019t fully complied with the court order and still had to exclude posts from President Jair Bolsonaro\u2019s channel. \u2014 Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg.com , 18 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125715",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"court tennis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a game played with a ball and racket in an enclosed court divided by a net":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125828",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"court-appointed attorney":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a lawyer chosen by a court to defend someone who has been accused of a crime":[
|
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"The defendant will be represented by a court-appointed attorney ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050723",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"court-packing":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or practice of packing (see pack entry 3 sense 1 ) a court and especially the United States Supreme Court by increasing the number of judges or justices in an attempt to change the ideological makeup of the court":[
|
|
"\" Court-packing adds new seats to a court in order to alter its partisan balance. \u2026\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Darrell West",
|
|
"What is court packing ? Packing the courts is the idea of adding justices to the Supreme Court or lower courts to shift the balance in a liberal, conservative or other direction. And it wouldn't require changing the constitution, either.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jared Gilmour",
|
|
"\u2026 court-packing , for example, seems likely to set off a tit-for-tat expansion of the court that would benefit no one \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheri Berman",
|
|
"He angers the left if he says he still opposes court-packing , and he runs a risk with the center if he says he is open to it.",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry Olsen",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun No president has tried to change the size of the court since 1937, when Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced what came to be known as his court-packing plan. \u2014 Adam Liptak A court-packing war over the lower federal courts might be almost as damaging as a similar conflict over the Supreme Court. \u2014 Ilya Somin \u2026 a reader in search of deeper understanding of the popular and intellectual currents behind the conservative court-packing campaign is likely to be disappointed. \u2014 Stuart Taylor Jr."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frt-\u02ccpa-ki\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130823",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"courte-\u00e9chelle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mountaineering maneuver in which a climber clambers on the body or head of another in order to reach a hold":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French courte \u00e9chelle , literally, short ladder":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ku\u0307rt(\u02cc)\u0101\u00a6shel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105858",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courteous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"mannerless",
|
|
"rude",
|
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"thoughtless",
|
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"uncivil",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
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"ungracious",
|
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"unmannered",
|
|
"unmannerly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court":[],
|
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": marked by respect for and consideration of others":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
|
|
"\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
|
|
"He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
|
|
"The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
|
|
"their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During meetings, for example, leaders should behave in a courteous and respectful way toward employees to show what kind of professional behavior is expected. \u2014 Sean Thompson, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
|
|
"British also \u02c8k\u022f-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for courteous civil , polite , courteous , gallant , chivalrous mean observant of the forms required by good breeding. civil often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness. owed the questioner a civil reply polite commonly implies polish of speech and manners and sometimes suggests an absence of cordiality. if you can't be pleasant, at least be polite courteous implies more actively considerate or dignified politeness. clerks who were unfailingly courteous to customers gallant and chivalrous imply courteous attentiveness especially to women. gallant suggests spirited and dashing behavior and ornate expressions of courtesy. a gallant suitor of the old school chivalrous suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing behavior. a chivalrous display of duty",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gracious",
|
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"mannerly",
|
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"polite",
|
|
"well-bred"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020536",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courteously":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"mannerless",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
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"uncivil",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
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"ungracious",
|
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"unmannered",
|
|
"unmannerly"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": marked by respect for and consideration of others":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
|
|
"\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
|
|
"He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
|
|
"The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
|
|
"their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During meetings, for example, leaders should behave in a courteous and respectful way toward employees to show what kind of professional behavior is expected. \u2014 Sean Thompson, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
|
|
"British also \u02c8k\u022f-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for courteous civil , polite , courteous , gallant , chivalrous mean observant of the forms required by good breeding. civil often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness. owed the questioner a civil reply polite commonly implies polish of speech and manners and sometimes suggests an absence of cordiality. if you can't be pleasant, at least be polite courteous implies more actively considerate or dignified politeness. clerks who were unfailingly courteous to customers gallant and chivalrous imply courteous attentiveness especially to women. gallant suggests spirited and dashing behavior and ornate expressions of courtesy. a gallant suitor of the old school chivalrous suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing behavior. a chivalrous display of duty",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gracious",
|
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"mannerly",
|
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"polite",
|
|
"well-bred"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174134",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
},
|
|
"courteousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"mannerless",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
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"uncivil",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
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"ungracious",
|
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"unmannered",
|
|
"unmannerly"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court":[],
|
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": marked by respect for and consideration of others":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"There was no doubt that his stubbornly held and trenchantly expressed views\u2014his trenchancy always tempered, however, by his gently courteous manner\u2014contributed significantly to his unpopularity \u2026 \u2014 Simon Winchester , The Man Who Loved China , 2008",
|
|
"\u2026 she has seen generations of boys come and go, some well groomed and courteous , others rough and uppity \u2026 \u2014 Julian Barnes , New Yorker , 5 Mar. 1990",
|
|
"He joined us in the Yellow Room with \u2026 his son, a thoughtful, courteous , nice doctor \u2026 \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 27 May 1964 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
|
|
"The clerks were helpful and courteous .",
|
|
"their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During meetings, for example, leaders should behave in a courteous and respectful way toward employees to show what kind of professional behavior is expected. \u2014 Sean Thompson, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Maybe just save the ice chewing for the comfort of your own home to be extra courteous to strangers. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"What strikes one is not just the surprising truth of the statement\u2014for whatever reason, UFO sightings have always been far more prevalent in the United States than in England\u2014but its thoughtfulness, its courteous consideration. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The temptation is to grab them off the offending wearer\u2019s face and stomp on them, but one recognizes that this would not be courteous . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday with pointed but courteous questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation\u2019s highest court. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"There are those courteous and supportive drivers out there that sometimes act in that selfless manner. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"An addendum in Superintendent Vince Matthews\u2019 contract last year required the board to act professionally, be courteous and focus on the district\u2019s massive budget shortfall as part of a deal reached to delay Matthews\u2019 planned retirement last year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Being courteous and gentle is thought to bring good fortune and luck. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 1 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English corteis , from Anglo-French curteis , from curt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
|
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"British also \u02c8k\u022f-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for courteous civil , polite , courteous , gallant , chivalrous mean observant of the forms required by good breeding. civil often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness. owed the questioner a civil reply polite commonly implies polish of speech and manners and sometimes suggests an absence of cordiality. if you can't be pleasant, at least be polite courteous implies more actively considerate or dignified politeness. clerks who were unfailingly courteous to customers gallant and chivalrous imply courteous attentiveness especially to women. gallant suggests spirited and dashing behavior and ornate expressions of courtesy. a gallant suitor of the old school chivalrous suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing behavior. a chivalrous display of duty",
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"synonyms":[
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"civil",
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"genteel",
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"gracious",
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"mannerly",
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"polite",
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"well-bred"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175844",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"courtesan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a prostitute with a courtly , wealthy, or upper-class clientele":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the protagonist of the novel is a composite of several real-life courtesans who plied their trade among the decadent aristocracy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The popular comedy incorporates music, dance and mime, in a story about a humble sardine seller and his love for the most glamorous courtesan in Kyoto. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s a risqu\u00e9 comedy drama based on the memoirs of real-life 19th-century British courtesan Harriette Wilson. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
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"Sandra Yi Sencindiver joins as Enjoiner Rue, a former courtesan who became the politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"How funny to picture Mangeshkar\u2014sustaining her soft but commanding soprano as a Mughal Empire-era courtesan , defiantly declaring her love for a royal\u2014mere feet away from a toilet. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"In that scene, a courtesan challenges an emperor in court by declaring her love for a prince. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Sencindiver plays Enjoiner Rue, a politically savvy former courtesan to Cleon the 16th who now serves as consigliere to Queen Sareth of Cloud Dominion, played by Smith, who charms her way into the Imperial Palace while on a secret quest for revenge. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"The fact that Vig\u00e9e Le Brun painted Madame du Barry several times suggests how much the former courtesan \u2019s reputation had changed, because Vig\u00e9e Le Brun was the official painter of Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry\u2019s former nemesis. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"But devising the piece, and then re-imagining it for the Broadway stage production, was initially a feat as seemingly foolhardy as romancing a courtesan . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French courtisane , from northern Italian dialect form of Italian cortigiana woman courtier, feminine of cortigiano courtier, from corte court, from Latin cohort-, cohors \u2014 see court entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially British \u02cck\u022f-t\u0259-\u02c8zan",
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"-\u02ccz\u00e4n",
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-t\u0259-z\u0259n",
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"-\u02cczan",
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"also \u02c8k\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bawd",
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"call girl",
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"cocotte",
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"drab",
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"hooker",
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"hustler",
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"prostitute",
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"sex worker",
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"streetwalker",
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"tart",
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"whore"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114435",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"courtesy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a courteous and respectful act or expression":[],
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": behavior marked by polished manners or respect for others : courteous behavior":[],
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": general allowance despite facts : indulgence":[
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"hills called mountains by courtesy only"
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],
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": granted, provided, or performed as a courtesy or by way of courtesy (see courtesy entry 1 )":[
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"made a courtesy call on the ambassador"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Civilized life cannot be sustained without hypocrisy. A certain moral code, a degree of courtesy and decorum, are necessary to keep our instincts under a modicum of control. \u2014 Ian Buruma , New York Review of Books , 2 Nov. 2006",
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"Cara, who, courtesy of the cat, had a run in her leggings, picked up the phone in a panic \u2026 \u2014 Helen Schulman , Wigwag , November 1990",
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"\"Coffee, sir?\" asked a sailor. I nodded, still chilled. The courtesy , the ordinariness of these men was in the context somehow curious. \u2014 Fred Reed , Harper's , September 1988",
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"I tried to persuade him that all that Hamish Hamilton had attempted to do was to extend the kind of courtesies which cultural institutions thought to be his due. \u2014 Isaiah Berlin , New York Times Book Review , 12 Apr. 1987",
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"They treated us with courtesy and kindness.",
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"She did it as a courtesy , not because she had to.",
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"Everyone knows each other here, so we won't bother with the usual courtesies .",
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"They shook hands and exchanged courtesies before beginning their discussion.",
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"Adjective",
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"As the heir to an earldom, Stephen was obliged to pay a courtesy call on the British ambassador \u2026 \u2014 Ken Follett , The Man from St. Petersburg , 1982",
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"Important visitors to the conference were provided with courtesy cars.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Line on current gen consoles\u2013on the Xbox Series X/S, at least, courtesy of backwards compatibility. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
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"In one of the final scenes of the film, Robin (Miguel Cazarez Mora), a former victim who has been speaking with Finney courtesy the film\u2019s disconnected black phone, shows up as a ghost. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 June 2022",
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"The sleek hair was paired with a neutral makeup look ( courtesy of makeup artist Camille Thompson) that would look good for both relaxing on a beach and posing on the red carpet. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 June 2022",
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"Reprinted courtesy of William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins Publishers. \u2014 Calie Schepp, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Why not add one more exhilarating activity to your visit, courtesy of the Kent Mountain Adventure Center, in the neighboring town of Estes Park? \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
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"The Spartan scoring surge continued into the fifth inning, this time courtesy of an RBI single by senior George Janzen. \u2014 Evan Merrill, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
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"The cache of footage comes courtesy of writer and friend of the group Paul Bellini, known best to fans as Man in Towel, who was then an aspiring filmmaker. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
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"After a wild pitch, courtesy runner Jackson Cole is gunned down at the plate by Central CF Jax Yoxtheimer. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"This unusually cool weather is courtesy of an upper level system pushing across New England. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
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"All this entertainment is courtesy of that most sensitive appendage, a dog\u2019s nose. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
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"Her car was towed and she was cited, then given a courtesy ride to a Greater Cleveland RTA station in Shaker Heights. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
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"Following a few years of bumper crops, courtesy high-yielding seed varieties, efficient farm mechanisation, and favourable weather conditions, India has amassed surplus wheat stocks to plug the void left by Russia and Ukraine. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Production and arrangement of the new takes on old classics are courtesy of Jacobo Calder\u00f3n \u2014 producer and composer son of Juan Carlos Calder\u00f3n, the legendary songwriter who penned many of Mocedades\u2019 biggest hits. \u2014 Teresa Aguilera, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
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"Khamiyah Brown opened the inning with a triple and courtesy runner Hannah Vandiver scored with two outs on an error on the Gators\u2019 shortstop. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 18 May 2022",
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"An officer gave him a courtesy ride into North Olmsted to catch a bus. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The singer revealed on Instagram that her white gown will be courtesy of Versace. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1613, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English corteisie , from Anglo-French curteisie , from curteis \u2014 see courteous":"Noun and Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113",
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"British also \u02c8k\u022f-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"benevolence",
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"boon",
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"favor",
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"grace",
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"indulgence",
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"kindness",
|
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"mercy",
|
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"service",
|
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"turn"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061002",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"courtesy book":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a book designed to prepare a young gentleman for public duties and conduct : a book of advice about social conduct":[],
|
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": a medieval or Renaissance book designed to prepare the young nobleman for the proper pursuit of his courtly duties and pleasures":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083735",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"courtesy call":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a visit made because it is the polite thing to do":[
|
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"They paid a courtesy call on the ambassador."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083721",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"courting":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"ask (for)",
|
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"flirt (with)",
|
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"invite",
|
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"woo"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a manor house or large building surrounded by usually enclosed grounds":[
|
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"Hampton Court"
|
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],
|
|
": a place (such as a chamber) for the administration of justice":[
|
|
"sat quietly in the back of the court"
|
|
],
|
|
": a reception held by a sovereign":[],
|
|
": a session of such a court":[
|
|
"The court is now adjourned."
|
|
],
|
|
": a sovereign's formal assembly of councillors and officers":[
|
|
"The king held a general court ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a wide alley with only one opening onto a street":[],
|
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": allure , tempt":[
|
|
"mountain streams courting the fishermen"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers":[],
|
|
": an official assembly for the transaction of judicial business \u2014 see also court-packing , pack the court":[],
|
|
": an open space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building":[
|
|
"the court at the center of the palace"
|
|
],
|
|
": conduct or attention intended to win favor or dispel hostility : homage":[
|
|
"pay court to the king"
|
|
],
|
|
": motel":[],
|
|
": parliament , legislature":[],
|
|
": the family and retinue of a sovereign":[
|
|
"The court enjoyed the tournament."
|
|
],
|
|
": the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary":[
|
|
"riding to the king's court"
|
|
],
|
|
": the sovereign and officers and advisers who are the governing power":[
|
|
"The court has decided against the alliance."
|
|
],
|
|
": to act so as to invite or provoke":[
|
|
"courts disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in activity leading to mating":[
|
|
"a pair of robins courting in the trees"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in social activities leading to engagement and marriage":[],
|
|
": to perform actions in order to attract for mating":[
|
|
"a male bird courting a female"
|
|
],
|
|
": to seek an alliance with":[],
|
|
": to seek to attract (as by solicitous attention or offers of advantages)":[
|
|
"college teams courting high school basketball stars",
|
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"Both candidates were courting the independent voters."
|
|
],
|
|
": to seek to gain or achieve":[
|
|
"court power"
|
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],
|
|
"\u2014 see also take to court":[
|
|
"sat quietly in the back of the court"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"Court is now in session.",
|
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"Court is adjourned for the day.",
|
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"There was a large group of protesters outside the court .",
|
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"a lawyer who has appeared in courts around the country",
|
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"The case is before the state's highest court .",
|
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"She's a judge on an appellate court .",
|
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"The prosecution has new evidence to submit to the court .",
|
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"Please explain to the court what happened that night.",
|
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"The court ruled the law unconstitutional.",
|
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"The court reversed the lower court's decision.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"The couple courted for two years before marrying.",
|
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"He was courting his college sweetheart.",
|
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"a pair of robins courting",
|
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"The male will sometimes court the female for hours.",
|
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"college teams courting high school basketball stars",
|
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"The speech was clearly intended to court middle-class voters.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But, on Friday, abortions were outlawed again \u2014 for the second time in a week when the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the lower court 's decision. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Some started offering abortions late this week, after the lower court 's ruling blocking the 1925 law. \u2014 Madlin Mekelburg, USA TODAY , 2 July 2022",
|
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"In a California Classic matchup that featured Sacramento\u2019s Keegan Murray, the No. 4 overall pick in this year\u2019s draft, there were times when Golden State Warriors second-round pick Gui Santos looked like the best player on the court . \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Other players talked about just trying to get past the one-hour mark on the court with her. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
|
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"The new men\u2019s basketball coach and his staff delivered the pizzas to the basketball courts in Southwest, UMass\u2019 biggest student residential area, dishing out slices while some of his players took on challengers on the court . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Since the court 's ruling, many women have taken to social media to share their own experiences. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
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"The ceremony was streamed live on the court 's website. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Attention returned to the procedural hurdle, which requires 60-votes to proceed with legislation in the 100-member Senate, after President Joe Biden said Thursday that the filibuster should be lifted as a result of the court 's decision. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Some marketers\u2014and the advertising platforms that court them\u2014will be at all three events, while others are picking their priorities. \u2014 Ann-marie Alc\u00e1ntara, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
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"But the Moneyball mentality is what drove them to court Bauer. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Republican Party, widely expected to win big in November, launched an effort Monday to court Jewish voters in South Florida, a solid Democratic voting bloc that has often proven elusive for the GOP. \u2014 Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Trucking fleets are handing out across-the-board raises to retain drivers while offering $10,000 cash bonuses in a frantic effort to court new hires. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2021",
|
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"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 30 May 2021",
|
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"Netanyahu even attempted to court a small Islamist Arab party but was thwarted by a small ultranationalist party with a racist anti-Arab agenda. \u2014 Josef Federman, USA TODAY , 30 May 2021",
|
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"Both candidates are trying to court the 7.7 million votes of a leftist candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, defeated in the first vote. \u2014 Thomas Adamson And Patrick Hermansen, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
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"1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French curt, court , from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, group, retinue, cohort, from co- + -hort-, -hors (akin to hortus garden) \u2014 more at yard":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014drt",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"palace"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123059",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"courtly":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dowdy",
|
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"graceless",
|
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"inelegant",
|
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"styleless",
|
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"tasteless",
|
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"unfashionable",
|
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"unhandsome",
|
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"unstylish"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": favoring the policy or party of the court":[],
|
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": in a courtly manner : politely":[],
|
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": insincerely flattering":[],
|
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": of a quality befitting the court : elegant":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"his courtly manners made him a favorite escort of widowed socialites",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The quartet took a stately tempo in the minuet, emphasizing its courtly associations. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Dinkins, meanwhile, was known for his courtly manner, dapper dress, and meticulous grammar and speaking style, which represented a refreshing change for many New Yorkers. \u2014 Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
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"Ballad\u2019s third-person past fits Coriolanus\u2019 intellectual courtly existence, all fake smiles and knowing banter with addled professors. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 19 May 2020",
|
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"Early last month, at a Mexican restaurant in Seattle, the first United States hot spot of the coronavirus outbreak, Mr. Hayes worked around the no-handshaking protocol with a good-natured, mock- courtly bow. \u2014 John Schwartz, New York Times , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Could this courtly gentleman really be capable of brutal savagery? \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The cops\u2019 fictional pursuit of the Red Queen intersects with historical events and there are some delightful real-life cameos here, particularly the portrait of a wry and courtly Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., then the ambassador to South Vietnam. \u2014 Jennifer Reese, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
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"Conan Doyle himself viewed these courtly and martial virtues as sacrosanct. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Vincent Canby, however, the courtly film critic for The New York Times, was not one of them. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"In fact, Cartier hardly needed a courtly setting to drive home the message that these pieces were destined for modern royals, both the literal and figurative kind. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Count Orlok, played by Max Schreck, is reclusive and antisocial, not a courtly debonair. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Making her directorial debut, Rebecca Hall deftly introduces us to the story through the eyes of Irene (Tessa Thompson), a courtly housewife striving to be perceived as Black excellence. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Relief sculptures, on loan from the British Museum, that depict warfare, hunting, courtly life, etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1592, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frt-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"classy",
|
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"elegant",
|
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"fine",
|
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"graceful",
|
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"handsome",
|
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"majestic",
|
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"refined",
|
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"stately",
|
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"tasteful"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230054",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"courtship":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the act, process, or period of courting":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They had a two-year courtship before marrying.",
|
|
"The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship .",
|
|
"the President's courtship of middle-class voters",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Tom is in the middle of a professional courtship with a publisher who invites himself to the family brunch. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Following a long courtship , Houston and Takechi got married \u2014 despite both families\u2019 strong disapproval of the relationship. \u2014 Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
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"The company accepted a $54.20-a-share bid from Musk after a whirlwind courtship that began with the Tesla Inc. magnate disclosing a 9% stake in Twitter earlier this month. \u2014 Kurt Wagner And Ed Ludlow / Bloomberg, Time , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After a speedy love-hate business courtship that lasted two weeks, the social-media website agreed Monday to accept Mr. Musk\u2019s buyout offer of $44 billion. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fossil fuel companies\u2019 early involvement in the Siberian pipeline was also the start of a courtship of a region with some of the world\u2019s largest reserves of oil, natural gas and other commodities. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arizona welcomed Uber\u2019s self-driving program to Tempe with feisty, high-profile panache, after a long courtship . \u2014 Lauren Smiley, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Equipped with helmet-like headgear and the most complex head-neck joints ever seen in a mammal, the giraffoid was perfectly suited for competitive headbutting in the quest for courtship . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"The stories of the other family members, while interesting, tend to cramp the couple\u2019s courtship . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frt-\u02ccship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"courting",
|
|
"dating",
|
|
"lovemaking",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122410",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courtyard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The apartment overlooks a courtyard .",
|
|
"a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Outside of the home, 40 Mercer offers a full suite of amenities, including a swimming pool, fitness center, spa, terrace, courtyard and an underground parking garage. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"There, ambulances jam a small courtyard of the military hospital and the emergency room is almost always full. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Visitors enter through the atrium, a courtyard and reception area featuring a fresco of Narcissus, the young man who fell in love with his own reflection, and a statue of Priapus. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the heated pool, full-service bar and restaurant, and romantic courtyard are all incredible draws, what separates Short Stories from other hotels in the city is its focus on personalized hospitality. \u2014 Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Two entrances now lead to a stunning new centerpiece \u2014 a digital ceiling that glows over the famous courtyard . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Heavy on charm, the property opens with a private courtyard and white stucco exterior strewn with ivy. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Several guestrooms have windows that look down over the main courtyard and into the Living Room for those who like to keep an eye on the action. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"This month, steel beams were being put up as part of the on-site expansion plan that will give the winery an additional outside courtyard and two more buildings. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frt-\u02ccy\u00e4rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"enclosure",
|
|
"inclosure",
|
|
"patio",
|
|
"quad",
|
|
"quadrangle",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131520",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an herb ( Lomatium cous ) of the northwestern U.S. having edible roots":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from Nez Perc\u00e9 kowish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(\u0259)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085024",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"couscous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gluten-free and packed with nutrients, the relative of millet cooks up quickly\u2014sort of like a speedy couscous . \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Under the hot couscous , the goat cheese melted into a creamy, salty, tangy puddle. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The flavorful couscous is simmered in a rich vegetable broth and served with tender chickpeas and other vegetables stirred in. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"Once couscous is cooked and tender, add the dill, mint, and parsley and stir to combine. \u2014 Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"In a city seemingly obsessed with the quality of every iteration of noodle, the fine points of couscous , which is essentially a type of pasta, have taken a back seat. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Use flavor inspirations from international cuisines, like Thai cucumber salads or Mediterranean flavors with whole wheat couscous and lots of herbs. \u2014 Justin Ward, ExpressNews.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"That night, the children ate some leftover roasted chicken from the butcher around the corner, paired with couscous from Picard Surgel\u00e9s, a frozen-food store popular in France. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Tender Israeli couscous soaks up a tart vinaigrette and plays well with crunchy, cold cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and feta. \u2014 Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times , 4 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1738, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French couscous, couscoussou , from Arabic kuskus, kuskus\u016b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcs-\u02cck\u00fcs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012606",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cousen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of cousen obsolete variant of cozen"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072518",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cousin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a child of one's uncle or aunt":[],
|
|
": a member of a group regarded as ethnically or culturally related":[
|
|
"our English cousins"
|
|
],
|
|
": a relative descended from one's grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and in a different line":[],
|
|
": kinsman , relative":[
|
|
"a distant cousin"
|
|
],
|
|
": one associated with or related to another : counterpart":[
|
|
"Rural children deserve as good an education as their city cousins get.",
|
|
"\u2014 Benjamin Fine"
|
|
],
|
|
"Victor 1792\u20131867 French philosopher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years.",
|
|
"The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.",
|
|
"hurricanes and their cousins , typhoons",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The photos show North embarking on adventures with her group of her friends including cousin Penelope Disick, bestie and business partner Tracy Romulus' daughter Ryan, and Jessica Simpson's daughter, Maxwell Drew. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"An adult cousin of a 3-year-old boy who was fatally shot in 2017 while riding in a car with his family testified in court Thursday of the chaos that occurred in the moments after the shooting. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Molly\u2019s cousin Howard, an IT guy, is played with sweet optimism and supportiveness by Ron Funches, and Nat Faxon is endearing as the low-key accountant who may or may not be flirting with Molly. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"She is revealed to be Coriolanus' cousin in the prequel. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Her mother, aunt, and cousin would have many needs of their own, which Inna would be duty bound to satisfy. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Wearing unfashionably high uniform No. 64 and with cousin Randy in the stands, the 6-foot-5, 239-pound outfielder threw out Tom\u00e1s Nido trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double after a one-hop drive off the right-field wall. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"With all the obstacles that get in their way \u2014 like Leslie\u2019s gold-digging cousin Morgan, played expertly by Paula Patton \u2014 does their romance hold up over a decade later? \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The other photos were of my husband\u2019s buxom cousin in her revealing cleavage. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cosin , from Anglo-French cusin, cosin , from Latin consobrinus , from com- + sobrinus second cousin, from soror sister \u2014 more at sister":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00fc-\u02c8za\u207f",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kinsman",
|
|
"relation",
|
|
"relative"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010124",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"couth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"civilization",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"refinement"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": polish , refinement":[
|
|
"I expected kindness and gentility \u2026 but there is such a thing as too much couth .",
|
|
"\u2014 S. J. Perelman"
|
|
],
|
|
": sophisticated , polished":[
|
|
"Although they disagreed with the speaker, they were couth enough to listen to him respectfully."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"he's remarkably couth for someone who grew up in a small town with limited cultural opportunities",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"their future son-in-law's lack of couth was of some concern to this patrician couple",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Even some of Durant\u2019s Warriors\u2019 teammates manifested their artsiness in less-than- couth ways. \u2014 Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News , 11 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from uncouth":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00fcth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cove":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deep recess or small valley in the side of a mountain":[],
|
|
": a level area sheltered by hills or mountains":[],
|
|
": a recessed place : concavity : such as":[],
|
|
": a small sheltered inlet or bay":[],
|
|
": a trough for concealed lighting at the upper part of a wall":[],
|
|
": an architectural member with a concave cross section":[],
|
|
": man , fellow":[],
|
|
": to make in a hollow concave form":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, den, from Old English cofa ; akin to Old High German chubisi hut":"Noun",
|
|
"Romani kova thing, person":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"bay",
|
|
"bight",
|
|
"creek",
|
|
"embayment",
|
|
"estuary",
|
|
"firth",
|
|
"fjord",
|
|
"fiord",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"inlet",
|
|
"loch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coven":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities":[
|
|
"a coven of intellectuals"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assembly or band of usually 13 witches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Teenage angst goes supernatural when the new girl at school falls in with a coven of witches \u2014 and things go off the rails. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In the next banquette, a coven of Italian fashion royalty (clad in Valentino pink, certo) take bets on Rihanna\u2019s due date. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Where the witches in Coen\u2019s film are so economical they\u2019re all played by the same actress (Kathryn Hunter), Polanski gives us a massive coven of naked hags, mixing a truly vile-looking elixir. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There were also talks about Prudence and Ambrose going off and starting their own coven . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the 1993 original, teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) accidentally resurrects a coven of evil witches known as the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy). \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Imagine the Roys as a coven of powerful vampires with Logan as their sire, not only leeching off the world in your standard-issue billionaire way but in a bloodsucking way too. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"With Budapest serving as high priestess, the coven grew. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"What inspired you to tell the story of a modern coven ? \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 19 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English covin agreement, confederacy, from Anglo-French covine , from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, from Latin convenire to agree \u2014 more at convenient":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"body",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"gal\u00e8re",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"klatch",
|
|
"klatsch",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"network",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covenant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact":[
|
|
"\u2026 international law, which depends upon the sanctity of covenants between rulers.",
|
|
"\u2014 George H. Sabine"
|
|
],
|
|
": a written agreement or promise usually under seal between two or more parties especially for the performance of some action":[
|
|
"the deed conveying the land contained restrictive covenants"
|
|
],
|
|
": the common-law action to recover damages for breach of such a contract":[],
|
|
": to enter into a covenant : contract":[],
|
|
": to promise by a covenant : pledge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"an international covenant on human rights",
|
|
"The restrictive covenants of the building development prohibit the construction of buildings over 30 feet tall.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself",
|
|
"the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The October 2021 complaint argued that the company breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violated the Franchise Investment Protection Act and violated the Consumer Protection Act. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"This, to me, was the point of the whole covenant , of faith and fandom itself. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The restrictions limited the activity on the campus and also made sure that the campus would be open as a community resource for the fifty years that the covenant covered. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Call it a hybrid work covenant , and everybody has to sign on. \u2014 Alexandra Samuel, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Developers in Phoenix and other parts of the U.S. could legally add and enforce the restrictive race covenant until the Fair Housing Act voided them. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Josh just found a way to tell the story of Passover to the children and somehow bring it around to referencing the ark of the covenant from Raiders of the Lost Ark. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The association\u2019s only option to enforce the covenant will be to then take the owner to court. \u2014 Brittany Freeman, ProPublica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The covenant limits the number of people who can live there and lasts for 50 years. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"USA TODAY NETWORK LOS ANGELES \u2014 Alien: Covenant edged out Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in a weekend space battle at the box office. \u2014 Sandy Cohen, USA TODAY , 21 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of covenir to be fitting, from Latin convenire":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259v-n\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02ccnant",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-n\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-"
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"accord",
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"sense 1 also \u02cck\u0259-v\u0259-\u02c8nan-",
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-\u02ccnan-t\u0259r"
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"cap",
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],
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": to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence":[
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"a stand-in covering for an injured star"
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],
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": to afford protection against or compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for":[
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"a policy covering loss by fire"
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],
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": to afford protection or security to : insure":[
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"a policy covering the traveler in all kinds of accidents"
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],
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": to appear here and there on the surface of":[
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"a region covered with lakes"
|
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],
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": to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball)":[
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"The shortstop was covering second."
|
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],
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": to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale)":[],
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": to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up cover up for a careless coworker"
|
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],
|
|
": to conceal traces in order to elude pursuers or escape detection":[],
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|
": to copulate with (a female animal)":[
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"a horse covers a mare"
|
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],
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": to deal with : treat":[
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"material covered in the first chapter"
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],
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": to deal with a subject or assignment in a particular manner":[
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"The new book covers a lot of ground ."
|
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],
|
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": to defray the cost of":[
|
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"cover expenses"
|
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],
|
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": to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play":[
|
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"a linebacker assigned to cover the tight end"
|
|
],
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": to guard from attack":[],
|
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": to have as one's territory or field of activity":[
|
|
"One sales rep covers the whole state."
|
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],
|
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": to have sufficient scope to include or take into account":[
|
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"an examination covering a full year's work"
|
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],
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": to have within the range of one's guns : command":[
|
|
"The ships were covering approaches to the harbor."
|
|
],
|
|
": to hide from sight or knowledge : conceal":[
|
|
"cover up a scandal"
|
|
],
|
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": to hold within range of an aimed firearm":[
|
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"The deputy covered the sheriff who was apprehending the suspect."
|
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],
|
|
": to invest with a large or excessive amount of something":[
|
|
"covered herself with glory"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lay or spread something over : overlay":[
|
|
"Cover the seedbed with straw."
|
|
],
|
|
": to lie over : envelop":[
|
|
"a blanket covering her legs"
|
|
],
|
|
": to maintain a check on especially by patrolling":[
|
|
"motorcycle police covering the highways"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit":[
|
|
"Your balance is insufficient to cover the check."
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass over : traverse":[
|
|
"The hikers covered 12 miles that day."
|
|
],
|
|
": to place one's stake in equal jeopardy within a bet":[],
|
|
": to place or set a cover or covering over":[
|
|
"Cover the pot."
|
|
],
|
|
": to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)":[],
|
|
": to protect by contrivance or expedient":[],
|
|
": to record or perform a cover of (a song)":[],
|
|
": to report news about":[
|
|
"reporters covering the campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sit on and incubate (eggs)":[],
|
|
": to spread over":[
|
|
"Snow covered the hills."
|
|
],
|
|
": under concealment : in secret":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The gardener covered the soil with mulch.",
|
|
"The furniture had been covered in a protective cloth.",
|
|
"We covered the stains on the wall with a fresh coat of paint.",
|
|
"You should cover your mouth when you cough.",
|
|
"She covered her head with a scarf.",
|
|
"tables covered with white linen",
|
|
"Lakes cover much of the state.",
|
|
"The hikers covered long distances every day.",
|
|
"The bird may cover thousands of miles during its migration.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She placed a cover over the pan so that the oil wouldn't spatter.",
|
|
"I put a cover on the sofa to protect it.",
|
|
"There's a picture of the author on the book's back cover .",
|
|
"The singer is posing in jeans and cowboy boots on the album cover .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The program won\u2019t cover all internships at the city or council offices. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Encasement protectors cover the entire mattress and have a zipper closure to keep them secure. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"States have different rules for when pharmacists can give vaccines to kids, and emergency exceptions don\u2019t cover everyone. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The funds cover spaying or neutering, vaccines, microchipping, a current rabies tag, and an annual dog license. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Upcoming courses will feature Tracey N. Bonner, Javon Johnson, Ann Joseph Douglas and Allen Gilmore, and cover topics like writing for film and television, grant writing for artists, and breaking into the industry. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"News articles often cover a distinct event in time and are not part of our routine update process. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The deal does not cover a separate group of about 2,000 ramp workers, also represented by the International Association of Machinists, who work for the McGee Air Services subsidiary and handle baggage on passenger flights. \u2014 Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Some states cover the full cost, while others base reimbursements on districts\u2019 ability to pay or miles driven and ridership. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Apulia Knit Dress, also from Rebecca Vallance, doubles as a cover up and maxi. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Some slowly waved their heads with serene smiles as the cover band played its set to help kick off the three-day community festivities. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Press a piece of wax paper directly against the surface and cover with the lid. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"After one cover in particular took off, Ogi, now 25, soon scored a record deal and, earlier this year, released her celebrated debut EP on ARTium Recordings/Atlantic Records. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Vines also can provide colorful blooms, nectar for pollinators and wildlife cover . \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"At present, for whatever reason, this most trusted of actors has chosen to seek cover in camouflage and to specialize in the pulling of strings, whether wicked or benign. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Each seat features a protective canopy cover , plus there's a child tray in the middle for two to share snacks and toys. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The 14-ounce natural wax paraben-free candle is made with 100 percent pure citronella oil extract, and housed in a charming bright blue tin with a lovely floral motif and handsome navy cover topped with a silver knob. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French coverir, covrir , from Latin cooperire , from co- + operire to close, cover":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"fill in",
|
|
"pinch-hit",
|
|
"stand in",
|
|
"step in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070355",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover (up)":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a device or stratagem for masking or concealing":[
|
|
"his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity"
|
|
],
|
|
": a loose outer garment":[],
|
|
": a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003711",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover type":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the plant growth characteristic of an area":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover-all":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a one-piece outer garment worn to protect other garments":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": comprehensive":[
|
|
"cover-all provisions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Cost to participate is $6 per packet and includes five games and coverall . \u2014 courant.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for donations of N-95 masks, coverall safety suits, isolation gowns, goggles, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for officers. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Dan Colgan, administrator at Redeemer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minneapolis, donned a protective coverall , an N95 mask and a plastic face shield to provide a graphic visual. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"Pulling up the rear of the costume parade is Luann, not in blackface but wearing nude leggings, a bikini top, a macrame coverall , and about three statement necklaces at once. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 11 May 2021",
|
|
"The father and son safely escaped out the front window of the house as the man went upstairs and took keys to a vehicle and a green mechanic\u2019s coverall before fleeing yard-to-yard on foot toward K Street, officials said. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The heaviest non-insulated coverall is the fisher stripe, built out of 10-oz. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 23 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"On August 29th, Vescovo put on his coveralls and walked out to the aft deck. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
|
|
"The mayor's office had said the city needs 45 million surgical gowns, coveralls , gloves, and facemasks provided in early April. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 24 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1895, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02cc\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all-embracing",
|
|
"all-in",
|
|
"all-inclusive",
|
|
"broad-gauge",
|
|
"broad-gauged",
|
|
"compendious",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"cyclopedic",
|
|
"embracive",
|
|
"encyclopedic",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"global",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085309",
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"covering",
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|
"coverture",
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|
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|
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"hood",
|
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"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025545",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to act as a substitute or replacement during an absence":[
|
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"a stand-in covering for an injured star"
|
|
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|
|
": to afford protection against or compensation (see compensation sense 2 ) for":[
|
|
"a policy covering loss by fire"
|
|
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|
|
": to afford protection or security to : insure":[
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"a policy covering the traveler in all kinds of accidents"
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],
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": to appear here and there on the surface of":[
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"a region covered with lakes"
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],
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": to be in position to receive a throw to (a base in baseball)":[
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"The shortstop was covering second."
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": to buy securities or commodities for delivery against (an earlier short sale)":[],
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": to conceal something illicit, blameworthy, or embarrassing from notice":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up cover up for a careless coworker"
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],
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": to conceal traces in order to elude pursuers or escape detection":[],
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": to copulate with (a female animal)":[
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"a horse covers a mare"
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],
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": to deal with : treat":[
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"material covered in the first chapter"
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],
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": to deal with a subject or assignment in a particular manner":[
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"The new book covers a lot of ground ."
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],
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": to defray the cost of":[
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"cover expenses"
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],
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": to guard (an opponent) in order to obstruct a play":[
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"a linebacker assigned to cover the tight end"
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],
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": to guard from attack":[],
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": to have as one's territory or field of activity":[
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"One sales rep covers the whole state."
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],
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": to have sufficient scope to include or take into account":[
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"an examination covering a full year's work"
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],
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": to have within the range of one's guns : command":[
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"The ships were covering approaches to the harbor."
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],
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": to hide from sight or knowledge : conceal":[
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"cover up a scandal"
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],
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": to hold within range of an aimed firearm":[
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"The deputy covered the sheriff who was apprehending the suspect."
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],
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": to invest with a large or excessive amount of something":[
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"covered herself with glory"
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],
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": to lay or spread something over : overlay":[
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"Cover the seedbed with straw."
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],
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": to lie over : envelop":[
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"a blanket covering her legs"
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],
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": to maintain a check on especially by patrolling":[
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"motorcycle police covering the highways"
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],
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": to make provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit":[
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"Your balance is insufficient to cover the check."
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],
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": to pass over : traverse":[
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"The hikers covered 12 miles that day."
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],
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": to place one's stake in equal jeopardy within a bet":[],
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": to place or set a cover or covering over":[
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"Cover the pot."
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],
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": to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card)":[],
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": to protect by contrivance or expedient":[],
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": to record or perform a cover of (a song)":[],
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": to report news about":[
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"reporters covering the campaign"
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],
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": to sit on and incubate (eggs)":[],
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": to spread over":[
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"Snow covered the hills."
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],
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": under concealment : in secret":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The gardener covered the soil with mulch.",
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"The furniture had been covered in a protective cloth.",
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"We covered the stains on the wall with a fresh coat of paint.",
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"You should cover your mouth when you cough.",
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"She covered her head with a scarf.",
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"tables covered with white linen",
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"Lakes cover much of the state.",
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"The hikers covered long distances every day.",
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"The bird may cover thousands of miles during its migration.",
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"Noun",
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"She placed a cover over the pan so that the oil wouldn't spatter.",
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"I put a cover on the sofa to protect it.",
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"There's a picture of the author on the book's back cover .",
|
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"The singer is posing in jeans and cowboy boots on the album cover .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The program won\u2019t cover all internships at the city or council offices. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Encasement protectors cover the entire mattress and have a zipper closure to keep them secure. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"States have different rules for when pharmacists can give vaccines to kids, and emergency exceptions don\u2019t cover everyone. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
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"The funds cover spaying or neutering, vaccines, microchipping, a current rabies tag, and an annual dog license. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"Upcoming courses will feature Tracey N. Bonner, Javon Johnson, Ann Joseph Douglas and Allen Gilmore, and cover topics like writing for film and television, grant writing for artists, and breaking into the industry. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"News articles often cover a distinct event in time and are not part of our routine update process. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
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"The deal does not cover a separate group of about 2,000 ramp workers, also represented by the International Association of Machinists, who work for the McGee Air Services subsidiary and handle baggage on passenger flights. \u2014 Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
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"Some states cover the full cost, while others base reimbursements on districts\u2019 ability to pay or miles driven and ridership. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Apulia Knit Dress, also from Rebecca Vallance, doubles as a cover up and maxi. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Some slowly waved their heads with serene smiles as the cover band played its set to help kick off the three-day community festivities. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Press a piece of wax paper directly against the surface and cover with the lid. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"After one cover in particular took off, Ogi, now 25, soon scored a record deal and, earlier this year, released her celebrated debut EP on ARTium Recordings/Atlantic Records. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
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"Vines also can provide colorful blooms, nectar for pollinators and wildlife cover . \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2022",
|
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"At present, for whatever reason, this most trusted of actors has chosen to seek cover in camouflage and to specialize in the pulling of strings, whether wicked or benign. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
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"Each seat features a protective canopy cover , plus there's a child tray in the middle for two to share snacks and toys. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The 14-ounce natural wax paraben-free candle is made with 100 percent pure citronella oil extract, and housed in a charming bright blue tin with a lovely floral motif and handsome navy cover topped with a silver knob. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French coverir, covrir , from Latin cooperire , from co- + operire to close, cover":"Verb and Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"fill in",
|
|
"pinch-hit",
|
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"stand in",
|
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"step in",
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"sub",
|
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"substitute",
|
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"take over"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231353",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"covering":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": containing explanation of or additional information about an accompanying communication":[
|
|
"a covering letter"
|
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],
|
|
": something that covers or conceals":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering , we were able to slip out undetected",
|
|
"the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The sharp move higher last week was more about short covering by bears than bulls bargain-hunting. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Broadway theaters, owners and producers have privately grumbled that the facial covering requirement has depressed ticket sales, even as some artists believe that mandates are important for keeping casts and crew members free from COVID. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 21 June 2022",
|
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"These egg masses, typically about an inch long with a gray mud-like covering , can contain up to 50 eggs. \u2014 Mike Snider And Scott Fallon, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The individual meal boxes are recyclable, and the BPA-free film covering can be recycled at select locations across the US. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Foster finished with 42 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers and two goals and was equally effective covering behind the cage and around the crease. \u2014 Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
|
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"The clean dashboard design is similar to the Civic's, with a mesh covering for the air vents that stretches across the center stack and passenger side. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Her daughter, Princess Estelle, also dressed in the traditional outfit\u2014sans the white head covering , which signifies a married woman. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Emily, meanwhile, wore a matching dress and a chunari, or head covering , that used to belong to Aaron\u2019s grandmother. \u2014 Vogue , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Well, the Chargers are just 4-5 ATS as favorites this year and 1-3 ATS in their last four games as favorites, including outright losses vs. the Vikings at home and the Broncos on the road, plus a non- covering win at home against the Steelers. \u2014 Dave Tuley Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259v-ri\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-ri\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259v-ring",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190136",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coverlet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bedspread":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet , squirmed in his bassinet and yawned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode\u2019s personal textile collection. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The coverlet on the king-sized bed looked like an untouched field of snow. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This classic eight-piece set \u2014 which includes a comforter, shams, throw pillows, a coverlet and more \u2014 brings classic Americana style to any bedroom. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, CNN Underscored , 29 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Replace it with an all-cotton or linen quilt or coverlet . \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, alteration of coverlite , from Anglo-French coverlit , from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus \u2014 more at lie":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-l\u0259t",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)lid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcover",
|
|
"bedcovering",
|
|
"bedspread",
|
|
"counterpane",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054636",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covert":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concealment",
|
|
"den",
|
|
"hermitage",
|
|
"hideaway",
|
|
"hideout",
|
|
"hidey-hole",
|
|
"hidy-hole",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"nest"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird \u2014 see wing illustration":[],
|
|
": a firm durable twilled sometimes waterproofed cloth usually of mixed-color yarns":[],
|
|
": a masking or concealing device":[],
|
|
": a thicket affording cover for game":[],
|
|
": covered over : sheltered":[
|
|
"covert places in the woods"
|
|
],
|
|
": hiding place : shelter":[],
|
|
": not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled":[
|
|
"a covert alliance",
|
|
"a covert military operation",
|
|
"covert racism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He has taken part in a number of covert military operations.",
|
|
"spy agencies taking covert action",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"set up a covert from which to watch wildlife without being detected",
|
|
"the rabbit rushed to the safety of the nearest covert",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"As a reward of sorts, Ma is dispatched to Vietnam for an ostensible vacation that\u2019s really a covert operation, accompanied by his alternately vainglorious and spluttering Captain (Choi Gwi-hwa). \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Laos fell under Communist control in 1975, and May 14 was the last day Hmong officers and others were airlifted to Thailand from the headquarters that had served as base for the covert CIA operation in Laos. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"But as of now, Mr. Biden and his staff do not see the utility of an expansive covert effort to use the spy agency to ferry in arms as the United States did in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union during the 1980s. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the height of China\u2019s Cultural Revolution, a young scientist named Tu Youyou headed a covert operation called Project 523 under military supervision. \u2014 Maggie Villiger, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Benitez and his brother were sent to Florida as part of Operation Peter Pan, a covert U.S.-backed effort to evacuate children from Cuba. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Nella and Kendra\u2019s story lines intersect in surprising ways as the novel transitions into a riveting thriller revolving around a covert brainwashing effort and an underground resistance movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"Broidy is the latest person accused by the Justice Department of participating in the covert lobbying effort, which also sought to arrange for the return of a Chinese dissident living in the U.S. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"All told, the Justice Department charged 25 Russian nationals in a covert effort to spread disinformation on social media and in the hacking of Democratic emails. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Star Tribune , 1 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That\u2019s just after Mando is cast out from his Mandalorian covert for the cardinal sin of removing his helmet in the presence of others. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Hunting coverts of primary and secondary growth isn\u2019t always easy, and Faust\u2019s advice is to be physically prepared for a day in the uplands. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 2 June 2020",
|
|
"The bonus of finding a spring singing field is that you also will have pinpointed an autumn covert . \u2014 Tom Fegely, Field & Stream , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Back at the Tribe\u2019s underground covert , the Mandalorian donates his full payment to his people. \u2014 Alex Kane, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In July, a bomb targeting the Afghan covert service killed eight members and six civilians, and wounded hundreds more. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"The two-person rear bench seat coverts into a small double bed and a second double bed fits in the pop-top, allowing the Sixty to sleep four. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 1 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"To keep these images and video covert , cheaters may have a special cloud service. \u2014 Kim Komando, Fox News , 15 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Gates himself has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to the FBI and vowed to help Mueller's investigation into Russia's covert influencing of the election. \u2014 Josh Hafner, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, past participle of coverir to cover":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259rt",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
|
|
"also \u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-(\u02cc)v\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-v\u0259rt",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for covert Adjective secret , covert , stealthy , furtive , clandestine , surreptitious , underhanded mean done without attracting observation. secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive. met at a secret location covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared. covert intelligence operations stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing. the stealthy step of a burglar furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness. lovers exchanging furtive glances clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered. a clandestine meeting of conspirators surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority. the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons underhanded stresses fraud or deception. an underhanded trick",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cloistered",
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"secluded",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"sheltered"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085647",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coverture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": covering":[],
|
|
": shelter":[],
|
|
": the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"under the coverture of a raging snowstorm, the rebels undertook their surprise attack on the fortress",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Heavenly Mother, according to our own doctrine, can\u2019t be some wilting Victorian flower shrinking under the protective coverture of a strong man. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The famous legal scholar William Blackstone had interpreted coverture rather strictly in the 1760s, and the American Revolution did nothing to change that. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"That started to change by about the 18th century, when coverture laws\u2014which counted wives as legal property of their husbands\u2014grew more entrenched in Britain, and evolved to effectively forbid women from owning land at all. \u2014 Michael Waters, The Atlantic , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In the nascent American Republic, where some humans could vote and most others were in coverture to their voting husbands or were the property of those men, the notion of majority representation was corrupted a priori. \u2014 Shannon Pufahl, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Coverture also meant that a man had largely unrestrained access to his wife\u2019s body. \u2014 Elizabeth Weingarten, The Atlantic , 15 June 2017",
|
|
"The answer partially lies in the practices of coverture , embedded in the old law of domestic relations that American colonists inherited from the British and didn\u2019t change after the Revolution. \u2014 Elizabeth Weingarten, The Atlantic , 15 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
|
|
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
|
|
"-ch\u0259r",
|
|
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259r-\u02ccchu\u0307r, -ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002915",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"covet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably":[
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"The king's brother coveted the throne."
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],
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": to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another":[],
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": to wish for earnestly":[
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"covet an award"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted . \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
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"The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't. \u2014 Lewis Grizzard , Reader's Digest , January 1992",
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"He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it\u2014namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
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"His religion warns against coveting material goods.",
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"I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"With his abundant athleticism and relentless motor, Hutchinson seems like exactly the kind of prospect that coach Dan Campbell would covet . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"For this reason, this generation is being targeted by companies who covet their purchasing power. \u2014 Daniel Berman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Surely, the Alliance isn\u2019t na\u00efve enough to think Oklahoma and Texas are the only universities that covet SEC membership. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Price declines make current shareholders disinclined to unload slugs of stocks, leaving fewer opportunities for banks and the enthusiastic buyers who covet the offerings. \u2014 Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English coveiten , from Anglo-French coveiter , from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare , from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t",
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"\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for covet desire , wish , want , crave , covet mean to have a longing for. desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim. desires to start a new life wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable. wishes for permanent world peace want specifically suggests a felt need or lack. wants to have a family crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need. craves sweets covet implies strong envious desire. covets his rise to fame",
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"synonyms":[
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"ache (for)",
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"crave",
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"desiderate",
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"desire",
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"die (for)",
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"hanker (for ",
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"hunger (for)",
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"itch (for)",
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"jones (for)",
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"long (for)",
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"lust (for ",
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"pant (after)",
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"pine (for)",
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"repine (for)",
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"salivate (for)",
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"sigh (for)",
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"thirst (for)",
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"want",
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"wish (for)",
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"yearn (for)",
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"yen (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000628",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coveted":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": earnestly wished for or sought after":[
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"a coveted prize/honor",
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"The Nobel prizes, the most coveted of international awards, offer celebrity and money to the winners of the priority race in the sciences.",
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"\u2014 Daniel J. Boorstin",
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"Her clothing has that coveted I-look-good-without-any-effort look.",
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"\u2014 Sita Bhaumik",
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"Univision, which is based in Los Angeles and is the nation's largest Spanish-language network, for the first time drew more prime-time viewers in the coveted 18-34 age group than all the other broadcast networks during some weeks this summer.",
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"\u2014 Mireya Navarro",
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"But those days were over when, seeking new challenges, she signed on as Ralph Lauren's personal chef, a cushy, coveted position that would (occasionally) call upon her to bake.",
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"\u2014 Kim Steckler",
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"Book hunters comb auction lists, antiquarian bookstores and a slew of online shops in search of coveted editions.",
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"\u2014 Nicole Sforza"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134811",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"coveting":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably":[
|
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"The king's brother coveted the throne."
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],
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": to feel inordinate desire for what belongs to another":[],
|
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": to wish for earnestly":[
|
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"covet an award"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The oldest of the students, she had become a confidante of Fern's and she alone was allowed to call her by her first name. It was not a privilege the others coveted . \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
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"The only Commandment I'd breached, besides killing that bird with my air rifle, was that I had coveted Bobby Entrekin's electric train. It blew real smoke. Mine didn't. \u2014 Lewis Grizzard , Reader's Digest , January 1992",
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"He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it\u2014namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
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"His religion warns against coveting material goods.",
|
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"I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With his abundant athleticism and relentless motor, Hutchinson seems like exactly the kind of prospect that coach Dan Campbell would covet . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"For this reason, this generation is being targeted by companies who covet their purchasing power. \u2014 Daniel Berman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Surely, the Alliance isn\u2019t na\u00efve enough to think Oklahoma and Texas are the only universities that covet SEC membership. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Defensive coordinators covet his size/speed combo at the MIKE linebacker position in the NFL. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Price declines make current shareholders disinclined to unload slugs of stocks, leaving fewer opportunities for banks and the enthusiastic buyers who covet the offerings. \u2014 Sridhar Natarajan, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English coveiten , from Anglo-French coveiter , from Vulgar Latin *cupidietare , from Latin cupiditat-, cupiditas desire, from cupidus desirous, from cupere to desire":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t",
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"\u02c8k\u0259v-\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for covet desire , wish , want , crave , covet mean to have a longing for. desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim. desires to start a new life wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable. wishes for permanent world peace want specifically suggests a felt need or lack. wants to have a family crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need. craves sweets covet implies strong envious desire. covets his rise to fame",
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"synonyms":[
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"ache (for)",
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"crave",
|
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"desiderate",
|
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"desire",
|
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"die (for)",
|
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"hanker (for ",
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"hunger (for)",
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"itch (for)",
|
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"jones (for)",
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"long (for)",
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"lust (for ",
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"pant (after)",
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"pine (for)",
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"repine (for)",
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"salivate (for)",
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"sigh (for)",
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"thirst (for)",
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"want",
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"wish (for)",
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"yearn (for)",
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"yen (for)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052725",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"covetise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inordinate desire : covetousness":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English coveitise , from Old French, alteration (influenced by -ise as in marcheandise merchandise) of coveiti\u00e9":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171630",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"covetiveness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an inclination or desire to acquire and possess especially as indicated phrenologically":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"covet + -ive + -ness":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259v\u0259\u0307tivn\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182245",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"covetous":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a craving for possession":[
|
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"covetous of power"
|
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],
|
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": marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions":[
|
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"He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes."
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"The expensive car drew many covetous looks.",
|
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"one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Once Lexington wins his first race, Harry\u2019s ownership gives covetous White horsemen the necessary leverage to take the animal from him. \u2014 Maggie Shipstead, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
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"That is, unless covetous bidders don\u2019t have something else in mind. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
|
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"In her grief, Lennie abandons her musical pursuits (leaving her school-band solos to the covetous queen bee Rachel, played by Julia Schlaepfer). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Whatever their covetous neighbors say, Taiwan and Ukraine have the essential features of independent nationhood. \u2014 Christopher Demuth, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Conventional wisdom is that corporations cannot innovate because executives are too covetous of their profits to risk pursuing unproven ideas. \u2014 Andy Binns, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In Punjab, even under the British, families like Sohel\u2019s kept up connections in the underworld, just to make sure that covetous eyes were not unduly drawn to their property and treasure. \u2014 Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The Bears are casting a covetous glance at a 326-acre parcel of revenue-spinning potential that lies near two interstate highways and a Metra station. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 19 June 2021",
|
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"Because works by Mark Rothko, Jeff Koons and, yes, Leonardo da Vinci, now fetch enormously high prices, museums and municipalities are turning to the finest of fine art with covetous eyes and thinning pocketbooks. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 12 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see covet":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t-\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-t\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for covetous covetous , greedy , acquisitive , grasping , avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions. covetous of his brother's country estate greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire. greedy for status symbols acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep. an eagerly acquisitive mind grasping adds to covetous and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means. a hard grasping businesswoman who cheated her associates avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess. an avaricious miser",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"acquisitive",
|
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"avaricious",
|
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"avid",
|
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"coveting",
|
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"grabby",
|
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"grasping",
|
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"greedy",
|
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"mercenary",
|
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"moneygrubbing",
|
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"rapacious"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031108",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"covetousness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having a craving for possession":[
|
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"covetous of power"
|
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],
|
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": marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions":[
|
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"He looked at his boss's new car with covetous eyes."
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"The expensive car drew many covetous looks.",
|
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"one aggressive bargain hunter rushed to make a covetous grab for the last marked-down TV",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Once Lexington wins his first race, Harry\u2019s ownership gives covetous White horsemen the necessary leverage to take the animal from him. \u2014 Maggie Shipstead, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"That is, unless covetous bidders don\u2019t have something else in mind. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
|
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"In her grief, Lennie abandons her musical pursuits (leaving her school-band solos to the covetous queen bee Rachel, played by Julia Schlaepfer). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Whatever their covetous neighbors say, Taiwan and Ukraine have the essential features of independent nationhood. \u2014 Christopher Demuth, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Conventional wisdom is that corporations cannot innovate because executives are too covetous of their profits to risk pursuing unproven ideas. \u2014 Andy Binns, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In Punjab, even under the British, families like Sohel\u2019s kept up connections in the underworld, just to make sure that covetous eyes were not unduly drawn to their property and treasure. \u2014 Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Bears are casting a covetous glance at a 326-acre parcel of revenue-spinning potential that lies near two interstate highways and a Metra station. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 19 June 2021",
|
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"Because works by Mark Rothko, Jeff Koons and, yes, Leonardo da Vinci, now fetch enormously high prices, museums and municipalities are turning to the finest of fine art with covetous eyes and thinning pocketbooks. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 12 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see covet":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259t-\u0259s",
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0259-t\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for covetous covetous , greedy , acquisitive , grasping , avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions. covetous of his brother's country estate greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire. greedy for status symbols acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep. an eagerly acquisitive mind grasping adds to covetous and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means. a hard grasping businesswoman who cheated her associates avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess. an avaricious miser",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"acquisitive",
|
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"avaricious",
|
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"avid",
|
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"coveting",
|
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"grabby",
|
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"grasping",
|
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"greedy",
|
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"mercenary",
|
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"moneygrubbing",
|
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"rapacious"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113825",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"covey":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": company , group":[
|
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"a covey of schoolchildren"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"A covey of schoolchildren approached.",
|
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"A covey of reporters came to the event.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This slower afternoon there were couples strolling, a few runners, a covey of bicycles, a family out for an autumn city walk \u2014 kids, parents, an older woman moving carefully using a walker. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Soon the covey moved on, and the quail whispers faded with them. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Some mornings there will be a covey of as many as 30 quail feeding in our garden. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Chukar also did well in southeast Oregon and coveys are relatively numerous in the popular Hells Canyon. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Small coveys will slip out of the native vegetation into our garden and gather every day at our seed feeders. \u2014 Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The thin layer of ice on the washes sparkled in the sunshine, and occasionally a covey of birds exploded from beneath the brush, adding cymbals to an otherwise easy listening classical movement. \u2014 Joe Drape, New York Times , 12 June 2018",
|
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"Transported from Georgia, the covey of quail had been released from a crate just days after 10 inches of snow fell and trees came crashing down in the wind. \u2014 Frank Kummer, Philly.com , 2 May 2018",
|
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"The bird did not move even as the rest of the covey wavered at the periphery. \u2014 Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French covee sitting (of hen), from cover to sit on, brood over, from Latin cubare to lie":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259-v\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174646",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"covin":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": collusive agreement between two or more persons to the detriment of a third : conspiracy":[],
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": coven":[],
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": crew , band , confederacy":[],
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": fraud , trickery":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English covin, covine , from Middle French covin band, affair, covine affair, from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, arrangement, from Latin convenire to agree":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182526",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"covin-tree":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a tree in front of a Scottish mansion beneath which a laird or owner formerly met his visitors or his retainers":[]
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"cow":{
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": a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age":[],
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": a woman who is stupid or annoying":[
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"Liesel was on such a high that she felt indestructible. \"I said,\" she beamed, \"stupid cow ,\" and she didn't have to wait a single moment for the teacher's hand to slap her.",
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"\u2014 Markus Zusak"
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],
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": the mature female of cattle (genus Bos )":[],
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": the mature female of various usually large animals (such as an elephant, whale, or moose)":[]
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"Noun",
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"The cows need to be milked twice a day.",
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"Verb",
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"I refuse to be cowed by their threats.",
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"a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Consequently, to this day, one of the main traditions of Eid al-Adha is to sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow or camel. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
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"Scientists start by taking a small cell sample from livestock animals such as a cow or chicken, then identify cells that can multiply. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 6 June 2022",
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"Judging from the brief logline, tonight\u2019s episode features the Fieris taking a tour of a cow and chicken farm, a jet boat excursion, and playing in the sand dunes. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
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"Mixed Drum is another popular wheel, a blended cow and goat milk cheese aged about seven months. \u2014 Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
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"The soft masa filling is stuffed with queso de mano, a stretchy white Venezuelan cow and sheep's milk cheese that's like a funkier mozzarella. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Then apply about 25 pounds of cow and horse manure to each 100 square feet of garden space and 12 pounds of poultry manure tilled into the soil prior to planting. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"The cow , named Rosie, was seen in several places in Wareham and was even making her way through the woods, the Wareham Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
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"Meaning that there are two skirt steaks to every cow \u2014the inside skirt and the outside skirt. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"All three formulas the White House has prioritized\u2014the two from Nestl\u00e9 and one from Gerber\u2014are all hypoallergenic formulas for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
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"About 70,000 children in the U.S. are allergic to cow milk, Vilsack said. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
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"The formulas \u2014 Alfamino Infant, Alfamino Junior, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA \u2014 are all for children who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk protein, according to a White House statement. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"About 50% of the babies in the United States have an allergy to cow \u2019s milk, Madden said. \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
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"The products are made for babies who are allergic to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Kevin Freking, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"After experimenting with a few brands, going to grocery stores every day, getting family and friends to check their local stores and even venturing to other towns to check supply, Houston transitioned Raelyn to cow \u2019s milk. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 May 2022",
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"The fear, however, is that Moscow\u2019s pivot to indiscriminate strikes against civilian targets will cow the Ukrainian government into submission. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"The concern now is that, having suffered early setbacks, Russia will unleash the massive firepower at its disposal, raining down bombs and missiles on towns and cities to cow them into submission, Western officials say. \u2014 Liz Sly And Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English cou , from Old English c\u016b ; akin to Old High German kuo cow, Latin bos head of cattle, Greek bous , Sanskrit go":"Noun",
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"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish kue to subdue":"Verb"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cow Verb intimidate , cow , bulldoze , bully , browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another. intimidated by so many other bright freshmen cow implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost. not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business bulldoze implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats. bulldozed the city council into approving the plan bully implies intimidation through threats, insults, or aggressive behavior. bullied into giving up their lunch money browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, or contemptuous treatment. browbeat the witness into a contradiction",
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"blackjack",
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"bogart",
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"bulldoze",
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": a provincial college or university that lacks culture, sophistication, and tradition":[]
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": a usually small unsophisticated town within a cattle-raising area":[]
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Daruszka, who speaks on rail topics at libraries and local historical societies, is leading a campaign to make more people aware of how railroads fueled Chicago\u2019s explosive growth from frontier cow town to America\u2019s third largest city. \u2014 Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Not a shining city on a hill, but a little cow town in the mountains. \u2014 Erin Sood, Dallas News , 1 July 2021",
|
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"Residents rolled their eyes at the depictions of Marshall as a cow town in the wave of pre-draft stories on Lance. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 May 2021",
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"Maybe, just maybe, Lock can be the new sheriff in this dusty old cow town . \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Sugar Bowl When the Sugar Bowl opened in 1958, Scottsdale was more cow town than swanky place to chow down. \u2014 Sonja Haller, azcentral , 9 Feb. 2015",
|
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"Even the cow towns of the supposedly Wild West had gun laws far more strict than those found in any American jurisdiction today. \u2014 Joseph Blocher, Vox , 24 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"People come from all over the world to Abilene to get a sense of the cow town where a handful of rough-and-tumble characters used to drive thousands of cattle coming up from Texas. \u2014 Lauren Johnson And Jesse Sparks, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
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|
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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a frayed end of a line where the strands have come unlaid":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"Scots, from cowan unskilled worker at masonry, of unknown origin":""
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|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307\u0259n"
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091838",
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"cowanyoung":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": jack mackerel sense c":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably native name in Australia":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307\u0259n\u02ccy\u0259\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195855",
|
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"type":[
|
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"valiant"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity":[
|
|
"a coward who deserted his troops"
|
|
],
|
|
"Sir No\u00ebl Peirce 1899\u20131973 English actor and dramatist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a proven coward who had deserted his troops",
|
|
"the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Only a coward can fight against civilians, take away childhood from defenseless children! \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Scotchee is a coward and should live with that shame forever. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 90-minute hearing featured emotional testimony from family and relatives of Sales, who condemned Lopez as a coward , lamented the jury did not convict him of murder, and urged the longest possible sentence. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To abandon the challenges of democracy, in favor of a chaotic landscape of citizen bounty hunters, is the coward \u2019s way out. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Because the dictator is, for me, basically a coward . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ideological warriors have seen in the party\u2019s reflexive pragmatism either a sellout\u2019s cynicism or a coward \u2019s learned helplessness. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Gilbert-Kaye's husband, daughter, two sisters and others spoke about how the victims brightened their lives and called Earnest a coward , an evil animal and a monster. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, ajc , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Every minute burned up in fake negotiations with Republicans means more time for the coward caucus to invent reasons to sit on their hands and do nothing. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 27 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French cuard , from cue, coe tail, from Latin cauda":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dastard",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"sissy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052754",
|
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|
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|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowardice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"courage",
|
|
"courageousness",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dauntlessness",
|
|
"doughtiness",
|
|
"fearlessness",
|
|
"gallantry",
|
|
"greatheartedness",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"heroism",
|
|
"intrepidity",
|
|
"intrepidness",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"valiance",
|
|
"valor",
|
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"virtue"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lack of courage or firmness of purpose":[
|
|
"soldiers accused of cowardice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cowardice shown by political leaders who were willing to give the Nazis whatever they wanted",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"NoHo Hank is enjoying a romantic relationship with a fellow criminal, as well as the opportunity to rebuild the gang without anyone who became aware of his cowardice and general ineptitude before Barry killed them. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Democrats\u2019 characteristic form of cowardice is risk aversion. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"As someone dedicated to real protest in the face of an incoming Nazi regime, Ruth (Davidson) directs the same rage toward her husband\u2019s cowardice in standing up to the Reich. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His latest appeal to Putin exposes the cowardice of that decision. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, their cowardice and incompetence feels more like something drafted by Armando Ianucci or the Coen brothers. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This profile in cowardice comes from two Democrats whose party is facing a possible midterm wipeout thanks to high inflation that has been made worse by its spendthrift policies. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On Florida\u2019s \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Their efforts to warn society are met with derision, disinterest, political cowardice , and, eventually, total denial. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021"
|
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|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cowardise , from Anglo-French coardise , from cuard \u2014 see coward":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"dialectal -(\u02cc)d\u012bs",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)r-d\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259r-d\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cowardliness",
|
|
"cravenness",
|
|
"dastardliness",
|
|
"gutlessness",
|
|
"poltroonery",
|
|
"pusillanimity",
|
|
"spinelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowardliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being, resembling, or befitting a coward":[
|
|
"a cowardly retreat"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a cowardly manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
|
|
"She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
|
|
"a cowardly attack from behind",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cowardly Adjective cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
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"synonyms":[
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"chicken",
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"chickenhearted",
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"chicken-livered",
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"craven",
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"dastardly",
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"gutless",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"poltroon",
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"pusillanimous",
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"recreant",
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"spineless",
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"unheroic",
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"yellow"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024434",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cowardly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"daring",
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"dauntless",
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"doughty",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being, resembling, or befitting a coward":[
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"a cowardly retreat"
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],
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": in a cowardly manner":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.",
|
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"She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.",
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"a cowardly attack from behind",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"What is the latest on what is clearly a very [00:27:00] cowardly act by the. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
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"His captivating Teach is the hair-trigger-tempered, cowardly bull in Donny\u2019s cluttered shop \u2014 where the characters are as much discards as the bric-a-brac. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Gawain can be na\u00efve, selfish, and occasionally cowardly , but his wide-eyed tenacity and resourcefulness shine through, and Patel transforms his hero from a bygone legend on a page into something desperately human. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The bullying Sanhedrin constables, led by a pricelessly cowardly Jared Loftin, are all about keeping the oppressed in line. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Ebert likely also would have approved of the number of fruit carts overturned while Boba\u2019s new crew chases the mayor\u2019s cowardly majordomo through Mos Espa. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Clumsy, swaggering, disarming, stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"In an interview, Mr. Penn said the film industry, other industries and political leaders have been cowardly in not supporting vaccine mandates on sets and elsewhere. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
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"The Darkness is spreading courtesy of cowardly leaders fearful of truth. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Children and teachers were murdered in a cowardly attack in their Texas school. \u2014 Roxana Saberi, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Obviously, these Stormtroopers and their cowardly confidante are no match for our Jedi master, so the fight doesn't last very long. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Singing the Blues Dear Blues: Breaking up with you over text is a cowardly move. \u2014 cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Disney\u2019s cowardly silence provoked an uproar among the company\u2019s employees, which finally prompted company executives to speak out. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is Russia's cowardly and inhuman strategy of war against civilians: to bring terror and torture. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Suppressing a safe and reliable choice in this scenario is a cowardly attempt to manipulate women into completing abortions. \u2014 Christa Brown, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
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"1551, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)rd-l\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259rd-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cowardly Adjective cowardly , pusillanimous , craven , dastardly mean having or showing a lack of courage. cowardly implies a weak or ignoble lack of courage. a cowardly failure to stand up for principle pusillanimous suggests a contemptible lack of courage. the pusillanimous fear of a future full of possibility craven suggests extreme defeatism and complete lack of resistance. secretly despised her own craven yes-men dastardly often implies behavior that is both cowardly and treacherous or skulking or outrageous. a dastardly attack on unarmed civilians",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"chicken",
|
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"chickenhearted",
|
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"chicken-livered",
|
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"craven",
|
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"dastardly",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001133",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cowardness":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being coward : cowardice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English cowardnesse , from coward + -nesse -ness":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170224",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowbane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several poisonous plants (such as a water hemlock) of the carrot family":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccb\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185133",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowbell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bell hung around the neck of a cow to make a sound by which the cow can be located":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The economy has a fever, and the only prescriptions are more rate hikes and more cowbell , in that order. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Chen called for a nurse to ring a cowbell , signaling the good news to the rest of the floor. \u2014 Gilad Thaler, CBS News , 12 May 2020",
|
|
"Like few others, Schick can inject an air of mystery and drama by expertly striking a drum, cymbal, gong, cowbell , tambourine, or any other percussion instrument of any size that is at hand. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The high-octane track explodes with an FM radio chorus, a chunky guitar riff, and enough cowbell to satisfy Christopher Walken. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"When the singer took the stage to sing his 1999 hit, Ferrell joined him, cowbell in hand. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s really Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and Jimmy Miller on the cowbell . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The pair are clearly having fun with their loverman shtick here \u2014 a knowing throwback to a more- cowbell era when all the cars were Monte Carlos, the lamps were lava, and #MeToo was but a distant, joy-killing dream. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Even though the offense\u2019s output was still uneven, its big plays silenced a cowbell -clanging crowd in Davis Wade Stadium that sensed multiple opportunities for comebacks. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 16 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccbel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowdie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kauri":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Maori kawri":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084243",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coween":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": long-tailed duck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite ku-w\u0115s mallard, Pequot ungow\u00e1ums old squaw duck, Narragansett queequeekum duck":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d\u02c8-",
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8w\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221826",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cower":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays":[
|
|
"They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen.",
|
|
"\u2014 George Orwell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They cowered at the sight of the gun.",
|
|
"She was cowering in the closet.",
|
|
"I cowered behind the door.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her bravery in coming forward in such a public role should humiliate all the older Trump enablers who now cower in silence trying to erase their complicity in the most dangerous coup attempt in American history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Would my clients, followers and potential clients all want to cower at home for the rest of their lives? \u2014 Regan Hillyer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"In Thom Browne\u2019s new childrenswear campaign, photographed by Cass Bird, a pair of youths exaggeratedly cower in mock fear as an enormous dachshund is poised to leap in their direction. \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The house has no basement, so the occupants had nothing to do but cower and watch planes and the white, blinking, popping dots of bombs going off like fireworks in the sky. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hutter has heard stories of the mysterious Orlok, mostly from locals who cower at the mere mention of the Count\u2019s name. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And Crewe insiders promise that the energy of the their bash inside the Mobile Civic Center will cause even The Kraken to cower . \u2014 al , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring seven others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring eight others. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 1 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English couren , probably from Middle Low German k\u016bren":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cower fawn , toady , truckle , cringe , cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention. waiters fawning over a celebrity toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude. toadying to his boss truckle implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior. truckling to a powerful lobbyist cringe suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility. a cringing sycophant cower suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people. cowering before a bully",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cringe",
|
|
"grovel",
|
|
"quail"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051055",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various small bright-colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) with hornlike projections over the eyes":[],
|
|
": dolphin sense 1a(1)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Cowfish is seeking applicants who have restaurant experience and are 16 or older. \u2014 Kelly Poe, AL.com , 5 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225942",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowgate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a right to pasture one cow on common land":[
|
|
"a cottager having two cowgates on the common"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from earlier kynegates , from kine ( archaic plural of cow entry 1 ) + gates , plural of gate (way)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114131",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowhide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a coarse whip of rawhide or braided leather":[],
|
|
": to flog with a cowhide whip":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a cloth made of cowhide",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The brand\u2019s latest mahjong vanity set is trimmed in natural cowhide and gleaming brass fasteners, with a monogrammed canvas exterior that unbuckles from the top to reveal a six-drawer vanity with a deep emerald green lining. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"In one image, Johnson, 24, wears a Calvin Klein 205W39NYC cowhide leather jacket with a slip skirt and a pair of heeled boots. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Climate change is a political football only because public figures and corporate agents continue to wrap it in cowhide and call it a hoax. \u2014 Dan Schwartz, The Atlantic , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Inside look at how pieces of cowhide are transformed into NBA game balls. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The case is made with precision from top layer genuine cowhide leather. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1794, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02cch\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021249",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowrie":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His suits are African-themed, covered in cowrie shells and beads, with an elaborate warrior-style mask that covers his face. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This includes designs inspired by the landscapes of the Caribbean and natural objects such as leaves and cowrie shells. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Miles of white beaches, dotted with sea-glass and sculptural cowrie shells, are edged with turquoise seas of brilliant hues. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But, whether beaded or wood, leopard motif or cowrie , Bamileke stools are impressively constructed, beautifully designed and will make any interior feel like it\u2019s fit for a Fon. \u2014 Jeanine Hays And Bryan Mason, House Beautiful , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Everyday objects had long served the same purpose, but coins were more durable than the cowrie shells of Africa and more portable than the fei stones of Micronesia, although less delicious than the cocoa seeds of Central America. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"Money was also a means of accounting for debts; easier still than using cowrie shells would be to take the grain now, get some notches on a tally stick, and later provide llamas, or grain, or whatever was promised to pay off the debt. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 4 July 2021",
|
|
"Her recurring use of cowrie shells, for instance\u2014like on her Come & Go & Come hoops\u2014traces back to her African heritage, and touches on an affirmation that has guided her throughout life. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The Ngady Mwaash mask, with its beadwork and cowrie shell accents, can indicate the wearer\u2019s class and rank in society. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, azcentral , 13 Feb. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi & Urdu kau\u1e5b\u012b":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114148",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coxswain":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a sailor who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew and who usually steers":[],
|
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": a steersman of a racing shell who usually directs the rowers":[],
|
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": to act as coxswain":[],
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": to direct as coxswain":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Atlantic Coast Conference, for example, permits a third eight-person boat and a second four-person boat, plus a coxswain for each, for up to 37 women. \u2014 Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Broadland has hopes of landing a spot as the coxswain of the U.S. National crew. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"President Biden\u2019s Trade Policy is not very different from the coxswain \u2019s story. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Each new summer brings a certain amount of churn, usually with a slightly different crew, a different coach and a different coxswain . \u2014 Ted Diadiun, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"According to tradition, if a race was won, the coxswain would be tossed into the Schuylkill River (an unfathomable outcome). \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Mom, and her husband, were later sentenced to federal prison after the celebrity couple pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy involving payments that resulted in their daughter being admitted to USC as a coxswain despite having no rowing experience. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Prosecutors alleged in the case that in 2016 Heinel presented the girl to a USC admissions committee as a talented coxswain being recruited by the school\u2019s rowing coach, which was not true. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Without a coxswain , Luczak steers the four from the stroke seat with a rudder cable attached to her right foot. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"This time around, the eight is composed mostly of Olympic first-timers \u2013 Musnicki and coxswain Katelin Guregian are its only members who have been to the Games before. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 24 July 2021",
|
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"But only coxswain Katelin Guregian and four rowers \u2013 Musnicki, Olivia Coffey, Gia Doonan and Kristine O\u2019Brien \u2013 were in the 2019 boat and the Tokyo boat. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 30 July 2021",
|
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"Watching her granddaughter Hannah pitch through a tough inning of softball or her granddaughter Lily coxswain for the rowing team was a marvel. \u2014 Cecile Richards, Glamour , 11 May 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1928, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English cokswayne , from cok cockboat (a small boat) + swain servant":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccsw\u0101n",
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203006",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"coxwell chair":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of coxwell chair variant of cogswell chair"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183247",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"coxy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": avian coccidiosis":[],
|
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": conceited , impudent , arrogant":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of cocks , plural of cock entry 1 (in the phrase cocks of the game fighting cocks) + -y":"Adjective",
|
|
"modification of New Latin coccidiosis":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4ksi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045717",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caress":[],
|
|
": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness":[
|
|
"using coy tricks to attract attention"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment":[
|
|
"a coy response"
|
|
],
|
|
": shrinking from contact or familiarity":[
|
|
"\"'Tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy ?\"",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
|
|
"Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
|
|
"And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
|
|
"I didn't like her coy manner.",
|
|
"He gave a coy answer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coy Adjective shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coquettish",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"kittenish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211216",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coydog":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hybrid between a coyote and a feral dog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"coy ote + dog":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fi-\u02ccd\u022fg"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163327",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coyness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caress":[],
|
|
": marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness":[
|
|
"using coy tricks to attract attention"
|
|
],
|
|
": showing reluctance to make a definite commitment":[
|
|
"a coy response"
|
|
],
|
|
": shrinking from contact or familiarity":[
|
|
"\"'Tis but a kiss I beg, Why art thou coy ?\"",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to act coyly (see coy entry 1 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of \"concentration camp victims\" is a little coy . \u2014 Ian Buruma , New Republic , 31 Jan. 2000",
|
|
"Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. \u2014 John F. Dickerson , Time , 8 Mar. 1999",
|
|
"And there's Julia, the charming \"chatterbot\" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 20 Aug. 1997",
|
|
"I didn't like her coy manner.",
|
|
"He gave a coy answer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Following the wedding, Jonas and Turner remained coy about the event and chose to only share one photo with the public at the time. \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Still, the quality of the script and the coy use of the choral score, swooning in for big emotions in intimate settings, such as a night-time walk on the beach, overcome such shortcomings. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"When asked whether a bidding war ensued when the family left E!, Jenner remains coy . \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"While her followers ran through a list of options, Blake kept his lips sealed and only dropped a coy eye emoji. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even for comic-book geeks, the crush of winking jokes and coy references to more respectable quadrants of the DC universe begin to feel overdone, narrowing the project's appeal. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Indeed, in an age of unfettered, albeit often heavily filtered, access to everyone and everything, sometimes the most tantalizing proposal is merely a coy suggestion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Since warm Chicago weather has been so frustratingly coy about arriving, and then sticking around, this film arrives as a reminder of two contradictory romantic truths: Spring is the season of rebirth and renewal. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Agrawal was none too coy about this in his public statements. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, quiet, shy, from Anglo-French quoi, quei, koi quiet, from Latin quietus":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for coy Adjective shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coquettish",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"kittenish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054420",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coynye":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Irish chieftain's exaction of food and drink from his tenants for his soldiers \u2014 compare bonaght":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coynee , from Middle Irish coinnemh ; akin to Middle Irish connmedh quarterage, billeting":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fin(y)\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112311",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cozen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery":[],
|
|
": to gain by cozening someone":[
|
|
"cozened his supper out of the old couple"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage",
|
|
"cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would \u201cinvest\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The point, however, is not to entertain the driver/employee but to cozen the owner. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare , from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cozen cheat , cozen , defraud , swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation. cheated me out of a dollar cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose. always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars defraud stresses depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth. defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence. swindled of their savings by con artists",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215546",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cozenage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"good faith",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or an instance of cozening":[],
|
|
": the art or practice of cozening : fraud":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"through cozenage and flattery, the art dealer coaxed the unwary into selling their family treasures for a song"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259z-nij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"cunningness",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"wiliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113330",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cozener":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery":[],
|
|
": to gain by cozening someone":[
|
|
"cozened his supper out of the old couple"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage",
|
|
"cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would \u201cinvest\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The point, however, is not to entertain the driver/employee but to cozen the owner. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from obsolete Italian cozzonare , from Italian cozzone horse trader, from Latin cocion-, cocio trader":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259-z\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cozen cheat , cozen , defraud , swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation. cheated me out of a dollar cozen implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose. always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars defraud stresses depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth. defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence. swindled of their savings by con artists",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
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"hornswoggle",
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"humbug",
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"juggle",
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"misguide",
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"misinform",
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"mislead",
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"snooker",
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"snow",
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"spoof",
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"string along",
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"suck in",
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"sucker",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"cozey":{
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of cozey archaic variant of cozy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131702",
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"type":[]
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},
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"cozonal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": tautozonal":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"co- + zonal":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)k\u014d+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181324",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"cozy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"uncomfortable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light detective story that usually features a well-educated protagonist and little explicit violence":[],
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": a padded covering especially for a teapot to keep the contents hot":[],
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": enjoying or affording warmth and ease : snug":[
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"a cozy lakeside cabin"
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],
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": in a cautious manner":[
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"\u2026 play it cozy and wait for the other team to make a mistake.",
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"\u2014 Bobby Dodd"
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],
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": marked by a discreet and cautious attitude or procedure":[
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"a cozy waiting game"
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],
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": marked by or providing contentment or comfort":[
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"won by a cozy margin"
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],
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": marked by or suggesting close association or connivance":[
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"a cozy agreement",
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"His political opponents accused him of getting too cozy with powerful companies."
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],
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": marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group":[
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"We had a cozy dinner with the whole family."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The room was warm and cozy .",
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"We had a cozy dinner with the whole family.",
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"I spent a cozy evening reading in front of the fire.",
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"He claims that there is a cozy arrangement between the police and the drug dealers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"There\u2019s also a gas fireplace to keep you cozy on those cold New York winters. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
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"There isn\u2019t a single dad who doesn\u2019t want to keep his feet cozy without sacrificing style. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Since then, the group has transformed 17 classroom corners into cozy reading nooks. \u2014 Laura Jedeed, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"For those looking to update their bedroom essentials, consider upgrading your mattress and bedding in Parachute\u2019s rare sale, stocked with everything from breathable, lightweight linen sheets to cozy organic cotton bathrobes and slippers. \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
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"This cozy , inviting chair is the final piece your living space needs. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022",
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"With a few of these items, your home will be transformed into a cozy , relaxing paradise in no time. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Skip the Parmesan cheese (or try a vegan alternative) for a cozy , hearty soup perfect for chilly nights. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"He was disgusted that the invading soldiers had the audacity to get cozy here. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The event will be held at The Oasis, a cozy , renovated 1800s storefront adjacent to Union Church, 3 Elm St. Admission and refreshments are free. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
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"The event will be held at The Oasis, a cozy , renovated 1800s storefront adjacent to Union Church, 3 Elm St. Admission is free and dress is casual. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
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"No one does cozy quite like Ugg, which is why its slippers are so popular among celebs and customers. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Speaking of cozy , check out the Weighted Throw Blanket, too. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Minute prints, while quaint and cozy , can magnify a room\u2019s tininess. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"The house is modest for Washington: stucco and brick, cozy and cramped. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Bodysuits, t-shirts, and lounge pants are made with a cozy , yet breathable cotton and modal blend. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Keep scrolling to discover Vogue\u2019s edit of 40 warm and stylish winter maternity dresses, from cozy to festive. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 31 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian koselig cozy":"Adjective, Noun, and Adverb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014d-z\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cozy Adjective comfortable , cozy , snug , easy , restful mean enjoying or providing a position of contentment and security. comfortable applies to anything that encourages serenity, well-being, or complacency as well as physical ease. started feeling comfortable in our new surroundings cozy suggests warmth, shelter, assured ease, and friendliness. a cozy neighborhood coffee shop snug suggests having just enough space for comfort and safety but no more. a snug little cottage easy implies relief from or absence of anything likely to cause discomfort or constraint. living in easy circumstances restful applies to whatever induces or contributes to rest or relaxation. a quiet restful vacation",
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"synonyms":[
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"canny",
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"comfortable",
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"comfy",
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"relaxed",
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"snug"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054304",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"correct me if I'm wrong":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141558"
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},
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"conic section":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a plane curve, line, pair of intersecting lines, or point that is the intersection of or bounds the intersection of a plane and a cone with two nappes":[],
|
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": a curve generated by a point which always moves so that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point to its distance from a fixed line is constant":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Given one rational point P on such a graph, there is an elegant way to find all the other rational points: Simply take each line that passes through P with a rational slope, and calculate the line\u2019s second intersection point with the conic section . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 July 2013",
|
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"The graphs of such curves are the conic sections \u2014 circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 July 2013"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141622"
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},
|
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"conferment":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to compare views or take counsel : consult":[],
|
|
": to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority":[
|
|
"conferred an honorary degree on her",
|
|
"knowing how to read was a gift conferred with manhood",
|
|
"\u2014 Murray Kempton"
|
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],
|
|
": to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something":[
|
|
"a reputation for power will confer power",
|
|
"\u2014 John Spanier"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
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"award",
|
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"grant",
|
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"vest"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for confer give , present , donate , bestow , confer , afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give , the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means. give alms gave her a ride on a pony give my love to your mother present carries a note of formality and ceremony. present an award donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity). donate a piano to the orphanage bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver. bestow unwanted advice confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor). confer an honorary degree afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver. the trees afford shade a development that affords us some hope",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The cameleers \u2026 conferred with each other about the safest path across. \u2014 Greg Child , Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child , 1993",
|
|
"He liked the ease and glitter of the life, and the lustre conferred on him by being a member of this group of rich and conspicuous people. \u2014 Edith Wharton , The House of Mirth , 1905",
|
|
"It was a traditional compliment to be whinged at by an Englishman. It was his way of saying he trusted you, he was conferring upon you the privilege of getting to know the real him. \u2014 Margaret Atwood , New Yorker , 5 Mar.1990",
|
|
"The lawyer and judge conferred about the ruling.",
|
|
"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the things that allow the cars to go fast\u2014the properties that confer this fitness advantage\u2014seem to have changed over time. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The lees are kept in suspension through weekly b\u00e2tonnages that confer body and roundness to the wine. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The American Board of Medical Specialties \u2014 which represents boards that confer certification in several surgical fields \u2014 last year changed its recommendations to suggest certifying boards should accommodate residents who take parental leaves. \u2014 Miriam Shuchman, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
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"And while those three buildings are all famous in their own rights, for new towers that lack name recognition like One Vanderbilt, developed by SL Green, and 30 Hudson Yards, developed by Related, an observation deck could help confer it. \u2014 Kim Velsey, Curbed , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Judge Koeltl granted a request from Mr. Hayes\u2019s defense team that he be allowed to confer with Messrs. Delo and Reed. \u2014 Richard Vanderford, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After taking a couple of minutes to confer with his lawyer, Walter agreed to a higher sentence. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Ping used to stop by his parents\u2019 home every morning to confer with Ming about the discrepancies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not uncommon for senators to confer with staff during hearings or to read prepared statements and questions. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Latin confer\u014d, conferre \"to bring or take, convey, bestow, bring together, unite,\" from con- con- + fer\u014d, ferre \"to carry, bear\" \u2014 more at bear entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141635"
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},
|
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"court shoe":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a woman's dress shoe with a high heel":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141741"
|
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},
|
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"come/fall apart at the seams":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to break into parts or pieces":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used figuratively to describe someone or something that is in very bad condition The plan/company is falling apart at the seams . She looks like she's going to come apart at the seams ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141750"
|
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},
|
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"community house":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a center consisting often of a single building for a community's social, cultural, recreational, and civic activities":[],
|
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": a large building providing separate quarters for families of common descent : pueblo":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141805"
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},
|
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"correctional institution":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime : a prison":[
|
|
"They live within sight of a correctional institution ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141843"
|
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},
|
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"cold-smoke":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to smoke (as ham) at a temperature between 70 and 90 degrees F":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"cold entry 4":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141935"
|
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},
|
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"college ice":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": sundae":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142143"
|
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},
|
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"collective behavior":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142220"
|
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},
|
|
"convention blank":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a report form required to be filed by insurance companies with state insurance departments":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142328"
|
|
},
|
|
"coition":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coitus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8ish-\u0259n",
|
|
"k\u014d-\u02c8i-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coitus",
|
|
"commerce",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"copulating",
|
|
"copulation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"intercourse",
|
|
"lovemaking",
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"sex",
|
|
"sex act",
|
|
"sexual intercourse",
|
|
"sexual relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Put another way, the three latest Brood X generation map perfectly to milestones in my life cycle: birth, coition , procreation. \u2014 Ross Kenneth Urken, Scientific American , 14 June 2021",
|
|
"But the course of the hunt itself is unnameable and uncontrollable, like coition . \u2014 Roberto Calasso, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin coiti\u014dn-, coiti\u014d , going back to Latin, \"encounter, conspiracy,\" from coi- , variant stem of co\u012bre \"to come together, meet, have sexual intercourse\" (from co- co- + \u012bre \"to go\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at issue entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142443"
|
|
},
|
|
"counteragent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone or something that counteracts another: such as":[],
|
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": an agent (see agent sense 2b ) that works to diminish, counter, or offset the effects of another":[
|
|
"\u2026 said there have been multiple instances over the past year where officers, carrying Narcan, were first on the scene to an incident and were able to save an overdose victim's life by quickly administering the counteragent .",
|
|
"\u2014 Amanda Ostuni"
|
|
],
|
|
": someone who acts against or exposes the activities of another agent":[
|
|
"There are similarities with \u2026 the way in which they took Rudolf Abel off the book and tried to turn him into a counteragent , to work for us.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steven Spielberg",
|
|
"There are two levels of narrative. On the psychological level, we learn the colonel inherited the manor when his murderous wife was committed to an asylum for the criminally insane. On the skullduggery level, a slew of characters are revealed to be secret agents and counteragents .",
|
|
"\u2014 Dalt Wonk"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142445"
|
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},
|
|
"consgt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"consignment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142657"
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"definitions":{
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": a business or agency that is available to the public for transportation of persons, goods, or messages":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And even the Texas and Florida laws stop short of that by resorting to the common carrier framework. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"The most common carrier oils are MCT oil and hemp seed oil. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
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"Ohio attorney general Dave Yost filed a lawsuit in June to declare Google Search a common carrier . \u2014 Charles M. Miller, National Review , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"In fact, Section 230 already does recognize social-media platforms as a kind of common carrier . \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"The terms of release in the federal case ban her from consuming any alcohol and was barred from interstate travel via common carrier , with one exception. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"While other animals can carry Leptospira interrogans, in NYC rats are probably the most common carrier . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"If Google Search is not treated as a common carrier , then Alphabet becomes like The Blob. \u2014 Charles M. Miller, National Review , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Owen Turner of Boston is facing charges of gross negligence of a person in control of a train, and gross negligence of a person having care of a common carrier , according to the records. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142804"
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"consider oneself lucky/fortunate":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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": to feel that one is fortunate (that something happened or didn't happen)":[
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"He considered himself fortunate to come out of the ordeal with just a broken leg.",
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"Consider yourself lucky that you survived the accident."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142855"
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"noun",
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"noun phrase"
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"definitions":{
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": viscosity sense 2b":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143130"
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},
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"connective tissue":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (such as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and binds together other tissues, and that includes loose and dense forms (such as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (such as cartilage and bone)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02ccnek-tiv-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2014, Gomez was diagnosed with lupus, an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks the body\u2019s connective tissue , injuring, and in more severe cases, destroying vital organs such as the joints, kidneys, and heart. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Get the calf muscle (more uniform in terms of fat, connective tissue , and lean parts), ask your butcher to remove the bone, and slice narrowly, like the short rib. \u2014 Elyse Inamine, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Scleroderma is a rare, autoimmune connective tissue and rheumatic disease that primarily causes inflammation in the skin, and can lead to inflammation in other parts of the body, according to the National Institutes of Health. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Musculoskeletal and nervous system issues like connective tissue disorders, osteoarthritis, and musculoskeletal pain. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
|
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"The Honest Paws chew chews are designed to assist your dog\u2019s joints and connective tissue function better. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Patient tumor, immune, and connective tissue cells quickly form miniature tumors that retain the original microenvironment within thousands of these MOS, which can be used for testing many drug conditions. \u2014 Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The carpal tunnel is a literal tunnel of space bordered by the carpal (wrist) bones and their ligaments, and by a connective tissue structure called the flexor retinaculum. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
|
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"She\u2019s a public health researcher and advocate with the Public Health Justice Collective in the Bay Area who happens to have a connective tissue disorder. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143141"
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},
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"contingency fund":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an amount of money that can be used to pay for problems that might happen":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143157"
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},
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"corporations":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild (see guild sense 1 )":[],
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": the municipal authorities of a town or city":[],
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": a body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons and legally endowed with various rights and duties including the capacity of succession":[],
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": an association of employers and employees in a basic industry or of members of a profession organized as an organ of political representation in a corporative state":[],
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": potbelly sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u022fr-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bay window",
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"beer belly",
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"belly",
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"gut",
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"paunch",
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"pot",
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"potbelly"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He works as a consultant for several large corporations .",
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"a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The second half is all about making the transition, with lessons about such areas as how participants can tell their story or how to negotiate, since that process can differ from the usual approach at a big corporation , say, or a nonprofit. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The administration argued the Constitution gives the president, as the head of the federal workforce, the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. \u2014 Kevid Mcgill, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The administration argued the Constitution gives the president, as the head of the federal workforce, the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. \u2014 Kevin Mcgill, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The administration argued the Constitution gives the president, as the head of the federal workforce, the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. \u2014 Kevin Mcgill, ajc , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The administration argued the Constitution gives the president, as the head of the federal workforce, the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require that employees be vaccinated. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Dmitry Rogozin, the voluble leader of Russia's space corporation , will give an interview to a Russian space publication, and then Western news outlets will pick up whatever Rogozin says and leap to conclusions that are simply incorrect. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"This site is protected by recaptcha Privacy Policy | Terms of Service Pedal Pub, part of a limited liability corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota, offers tours of two to four Atlanta beer-serving establishments per trip. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"From cardiology to the C-suite Ting, 57, didn't set out to reach the highest echelons of a major corporation . \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English corporacion \"organization into a body politic, an organized body of people,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French corporacion, borrowed from Late Latin corpor\u0101ti\u014dn-, corpor\u0101ti\u014d (Latin, \"physical makeup\"), from Latin corpor\u0101re \"to form into a body\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at corporate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143305"
|
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},
|
|
"conjugate axis":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the line through the center of an ellipse or a hyperbola and perpendicular to the line through the two foci":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143341"
|
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},
|
|
"counteradaptation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": opposition to the effect of a drug or stimulus that is hypothesized to develop in an organism as a mechanism to maintain homeostasis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02cca-\u02ccdap-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-d\u0259p-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143343"
|
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},
|
|
"countershaft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mechanism used to transmit motion and power from a main driving shaft to an individual machine, typically mounted by hangers on a ceiling, and driven by one belt from the main shaft and in turn driving the machine by another belt":[],
|
|
": a short shaft in a machine (as an automobile) carrying intermediate gears to transmit motion usually with change of speed or direction or both from one set of gears to another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
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|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"counter- + shaft":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143537"
|
|
},
|
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"couldn't be worse/better":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be as bad/good as it can be":[
|
|
"The situation couldn't be worse/better ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143633"
|
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},
|
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"color filter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": filter sense 2b":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The report notes that Samsung replaced the polarizer with a color filter on the thin film encapsulation (CF on TFE). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Birds and reptiles evolved a structure in their retinas, called oil droplets, that serve as a color filter but are also hypothesized to act as microlenses, like the mitochondrial bundles. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The lens sports an F1.9 aperture, one that gathers twice the light as an F2.8, and eschews the standard RGGB Bayer color filter array for an RYYB design. \u2014 Jim Fisher, PCMAG , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And, each sub-pixel has a red, green, or blue (RGB) color filter , and combining these can effectively create any color. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"Ever since she was inspired by a fun hair- color filter on Instagram, Chrissy Teigen has been all about making quick and bold hair-color changes via gorgeous wigs. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The final battle, which has a red tint in the theatrical release, won\u2019t have the color filter in Snyder\u2019s version. \u2014 James Grebey, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Removing the color filter makes for astounding black and white images but also increases sharpness and high ISO performance because more light reaches the pixels. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, National Geographic , 25 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Cameras The 8 Pro\u2019s camera bump has four cameras: the 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel hybrid zoom, a 48-megapixel ultra-wide angle and a 5-megapixel color filter camera. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 16 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143653"
|
|
},
|
|
"cologne":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perfumed liquid composed of alcohol and fragrant oils":[],
|
|
": a cream or paste of cologne sometimes formed into a semisolid stick":[],
|
|
"city on the Rhine River in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany population 1,005,775":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8l\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She put on some cologne and combed her hair.",
|
|
"a TV commercial for men's cologne",
|
|
"TV commercials for men's colognes .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For an earthier scent, this Jo Malone cologne includes just two simple notes: sea salt and sage. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Another cologne for men with an impressive bottle is the Maritime Triumph Cologne from Tommy Bahama. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Just like the fashion house\u2019s clothing, its cologne is made from some of the finest ingredients available. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"By Kilian founder Kilian Hennessy had been working on his own cologne for years, sparking the idea for this fresh scent created by perfume Calice Becker. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Most of the aftershave products released by fashion and cologne industry giants don\u2019t make it to this list. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"There, in a dark room bathed in black light, man-smelling, stale with sweat and cologne , a show was about to begin. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"After Shave Elixir, a two-in-one aftershave and mild cologne that soothes and heals, and also perfumes your skin with the subtle scent of the great outdoors. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"With key notes of sandalwood, Chinese pepper and oud wood, this cologne will give any guy a scent that's absolutely swoonworthy. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Cologne , Germany":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143657"
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulatory":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": expressing or conveying congratulations":[
|
|
"a congratulatory message",
|
|
"As the magnitude of our discovery began to sink in, I thought to myself, \"I think I know how we're going to be spending the next 20 years.\" I turned to shake hands and receive congratulatory hugs from our ecstatic workmen.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kent R. Weeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also self-congratulatory":[
|
|
"a congratulatory message",
|
|
"As the magnitude of our discovery began to sink in, I thought to myself, \"I think I know how we're going to be spending the next 20 years.\" I turned to shake hands and receive congratulatory hugs from our ecstatic workmen.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kent R. Weeks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8gra-j\u0259-",
|
|
"k\u0259n-\u02c8gra-ch\u0259-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143722"
|
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},
|
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"coffee break":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short period for rest and refreshments":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Host an extra-long coffee break or lunch where people can just be social while still at work. \u2014 Shane Green, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Jeff first met Bevan while working as a DJ at WMMS-FM/100.7, where Bevan regularly performed at the station\u2019s coffee break concerts. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Keep your virtual coffee break between 15 and 30 minutes and use small-group features like breakout rooms to encourage more discussion. \u2014 Caroline Castrillon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Trial attorneys keep a close eye on the calendar, and winning the battle for the last word before an afternoon coffee break , weekend adjournment or week-long gap can matter. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"On a busy shopping road in North London, Olivia Ames was taking a coffee break and looked up from her smartphone. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Following World War II, the coffee break became a standard amenity in American factories and offices, demanded by workers and heralded by managers for keeping employees alert. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Those little moments of sisterhood\u2014a five-minute call, a short text, a coffee break or a Zoom with our girls\u2014end up being the fuel that gets us through the rest of the year. \u2014 Taylor Crumpton, Essence , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This tradition evolved into the modern concept of fika, the Swedish coffee break with friends. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143918"
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},
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"counterinstance":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a case that contradicts a rule, theory, etc. : exception sense 2":[
|
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"But in science and philosophy, few things are more prized than a clear counter-instance to a putative law or a prospective definition.",
|
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"\u2014 Toni Vogel Carey"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8in(t)-st\u0259n(t)s"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143946"
|
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},
|
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"coercivity":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the property of a material determined by the value of the coercive force when the material has been magnetized to saturation":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u014d-\u02cc\u0259r-\u02c8si-v\u0259-t\u0113"
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"These manufacturing techniques allow Toyota to lose 20 to 50 percent of the neodymium necessary to make a NdFeB magnet without losing performance or coercivity . \u2014 Megan Geuss, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2018",
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"Performance of the new magnet (in terms of coercivity ) is slightly better at the top of its operating-temperature spread\u2014above about 270 degrees Fahrenheit\u2014which is right where and when peak performance in an electric vehicle would be needed. \u2014 Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver , 27 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The elder Pulman died June 17, 1940, of a coronary occlusion related to a ruptured appendix with general peritonitis, according to his death certificate. \u2014 Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2017"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143957"
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": a set of porcelain or pottery for the serving of coffee consisting typically of coffeepot, cream pitcher, and sugar bowl together with a number of matching cups and saucers":[]
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"definitions":{
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"We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In fact, more often than not these days, I'm disappointed by coffee shop offerings. \u2014 Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"The coffee shop model would be meant for areas where companies have smaller workforces, complementing its major office hubs. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
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"Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Over six weeks, the trial turned into a vulgar popularity contest tallied via coffee shop tip jars and celebrity Instagram likes. \u2014 Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
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"Midtown coffee shop worker Lex Blom, 28, who supported the union organizing effort, said the permanent closure is upsetting, but will not stop workers' efforts to unionize the remaining five Great Lakes Coffee locations. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
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"The Bill Dana Show \u2014 which like The Andy Griffith Show was a spinoff from Danny Thomas\u2019 Make Room for Daddy \u2014 as Susie the coffee shop waitress for that sitcom\u2019s second and final season. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
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"Baristas at a West Hartford Starbucks will soon begin voting on whether to be represented by a union, joining co-workers in scores of other stores in the coffee shop chain taking the first step to negotiate wages and other conditions of employment. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 13 May 2022",
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"Palo Alto is getting the newest outpost of Manresa Bread, the popular South Bay bakery, while popular San Jose coffee shop Nirvana Soul is opening another location in Cupertino. \u2014 Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144310"
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},
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"community church":{
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144350"
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"confirmed bachelor":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a man who has been a bachelor for a long time and who shows no interest in marrying":[
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"a confirmed bachelor at age 40"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144405"
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"the governor's liberal constituency"
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],
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": the residents in an electoral district":[
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"The senator's constituency includes a large minority population."
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],
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": an electoral district":[],
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": a group or body that patronizes, supports, or offers representation":[
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"creating \u2026 a grass-roots constituency for continuing the project",
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"\u2014 Fred Reed"
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],
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": the people involved in or served by an organization (such as a business or institution)":[
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"\u2026 regards its corporate customers as its prime constituency .",
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"\u2014 Andrew Hacker"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-w\u0259n-s\u0113",
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"-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-",
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8stich-w\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
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"-\u02c8sti-ch\u00fc-\u0259n(t)-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"The senator's constituency includes a large minority population.",
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"He was elected to represent a Liverpool constituency .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Gay party playgrounds thrive on exclusion, with heterosexual people being the prime, yet far from only, constituency that\u2019s minimized. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
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"Manchin has emphasized that his votes are representative of his constituency \u2014 a state where 69 percent of the vote in 2020 went to President Donald Trump. \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Native Americans and Alaska Natives vote at lower rates than the national average but have been a key constituency in tight races and states with large Native populations. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Native Americans and Alaska Natives vote at lower rates than the national average but have been a key constituency in tight races and states with large Native populations. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The Venezuelan diaspora was a key constituency that helped put him over the top in no small part because of his hard line on Maduro. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Mobile wallet operators are another key constituency , and the company has a growing share of the gig economy platform market, with customers including as UberEats, Grab and Deliveroo. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The constituency for Romney \u2014 or anyone like him \u2014 is tiny. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Our political system increasingly rewards officials acting against the interests of their own constituency and the country. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see constitute":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144407"
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},
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"cofinance":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to join one or more others in providing money or funds for (something) : to finance (something) jointly":[
|
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"Local businesses are cofinancing the festival.",
|
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"Last month, the studio announced that two Chinese media companies \u2026 had agreed to co-finance the studio's movies for the next three years.",
|
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"\u2014 Diane Haithman"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8nan(t)s",
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"-\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnan(t)s",
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"-f\u012b-\u02c8nan(t)s"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144419"
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},
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"couldn't be happier":{
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"type":[
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"I couldn't be happier with the way our new kitchen looks."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144437"
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},
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"coronary artery bypass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a surgical procedure performed to shunt blood around a narrowing or blockage in the coronary artery of the heart that usually involves grafting one end of a segment of blood vessel (such as a vein of the leg) removed from another part of the body into the aorta and the other end of the segment into the coronary artery beyond the obstructed area to allow for increased blood flow":[
|
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"\u2014 often followed by the word surgery or operation The artery-dilating procedure, which uses a balloon or other device guided to the restricted artery by a cardiac catheter, is less invasive and traumatic than coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Andrew Skolnick",
|
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"a quadruple coronary bypass",
|
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"\u2014 abbreviation CABG"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In 1979, only four years after winning Wimbledon, Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"February 18, 2012 - Undergoes successful coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The devices are typically for children with congenital heart defects or adults who have had a coronary artery bypass graft, who may need a temporary pacemaker to correct a slowed heart rhythm for only a few days or weeks. \u2014 Kevin Lin, STAT , 3 July 2021",
|
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"But other procedures, such as coronary artery bypass surgery or major cancer surgery, require intensive care and several days of hospitalization. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Meanwhile, women who performed any amount of resistance training reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease (including heart attack, stroke, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, an angioplasty or death from cardiovascular disease) by 17 percent. \u2014 Pam Moore, Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
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"For the purposes of this study, researchers defined cardiovascular disease as the first instance of a heart attack, undergoing a revascularization procedure (such as a coronary artery bypass ) or having a fatal or nonfatal stroke. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 13 May 2020",
|
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"That\u2019s in part due to the fact that specialists stay in business by performing diagnostic examinations such as MRI examinations, and surgical procedures, such as coronary artery bypass grafts. \u2014 Tuba Agartan, The Conversation , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Compared with other open-heart procedures in which Lefrak was already expert - say, coronary artery bypass - heart transplantation seems like butchery. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Oct. 2019"
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144737"
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},
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"coinvest":{
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to join another or others in investing in something":[
|
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"They also coinvested in Firefly, an Internet upstart from MIT's media lab \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Mary Beth Grover",
|
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"A dozen or so quasi-public financing institutions co-invest with private banks and venture capitalists in companies \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Anne Reilly Dowd"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8vest"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist and senior vice president of analytics at Haus, an organization that coinvests with buyers purchasing homes, also doesn't see another crash along the horizon for the real estate market. \u2014 Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner , 23 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144831"
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},
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"court-martial":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction":[],
|
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": a trial by court-martial":[],
|
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": to subject to trial by court-martial":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014drt-\u02ccm\u00e4r-sh\u0259l",
|
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"-\u02c8m\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frt-\u02ccm\u00e4r-sh\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144833"
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},
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"copperweed":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tall shrubby herb ( Oxytenia acerosa ) of the family Compositae that is troublesome especially in the Western U.S. as a plant poisonous to stock":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from the copper-colored flowers":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144835"
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},
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"counter-style":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": having, relating to, or being a system of restaurant service in which customers order food at a counter or register":[
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"\u2026 has counter-style ordering, so patrons order at the register and are given a number to display at their seats before the food arrives.",
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"\u2014 Alisa Hauser"
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],
|
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": having, relating to, or being a style of restaurant seating in which customers sit at a counter rather than at tables":[
|
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"casual counter-style seating"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02c8st\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144933"
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},
|
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"cold soldering":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": soldering in which two pieces are joined without heat (as by means of a copper amalgam)":[]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144950"
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},
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"coconut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the drupaceous fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible meat and, in the fresh fruit, a clear liquid (see coconut water )":[],
|
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": the edible meat of the coconut":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-k\u0259-n\u0259t",
|
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"\u02c8k\u014d-k\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u0259t",
|
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"-\u02ccn\u0259t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"The pastry is covered with shredded coconut .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The faint coconut smell is inoffensive, unlike some sunscreens that smell chalky or like Pina Coladas. \u2014 Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online , 4 June 2022",
|
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"The coconut derivative in this body wash is an emollient that helps condition the skin and heal any rough, dry areas of the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
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"And favorite drink: When in the Caribbean, premium rum and coconut water \u2014 from the coconut , not a box \u2014 or rum and sorrel, also called hibiscus in the United States. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Make the coconut grits cakes: In a large bowl, stir together the coconut milk, grits, coconut oil, adobo seasoning or salt, and black pepper until the mixture forms a paste. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Soy wax comes in flakes, and the coconut comes in blocks. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The coconut has a hole in the top just large enough for a monkey to insert its hand but not big enough to remove a fistful of rice. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The coconut in this foot mask is rich in fatty acids that help nourish and replenish dry skin. \u2014 Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"Fish Chiu, a line cook, puts out the staff meal \u2014 a luscious chicken coconut curry with poblano peppers, potatoes and turmeric. \u2014 Von Diaz, Washington Post , 3 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145223"
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},
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"constipated":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": affected with constipation":[],
|
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": stilted or stodgy in appearance, expression, or action":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As a counterbalance to Al\u2019s devilish energy, Deadwood offers matched sets of emotionally constipated lawmen: Seth Bullock and Wild Bill Hickok. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Someone might be more constipated but in less pain, or vice versa. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
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"And in mouse studies, the technique has been used to manipulate heartbeat and regulate bowel movements of constipated mice. \u2014 Marc Zimmer, The Conversation , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The five-month scorpion pregnancy provides a lot of time for females to get more and more constipated , says Garc\u00eda-Hern\u00e1ndez. \u2014 Bradley Allf, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2021",
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"Those few who are still around at the end will note that in belting out the song, Hudson looks constipated instead of tragic. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
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"The handy chart breaks down stool into seven types, ranging from Type 1, very constipated , to Type 7, diarrhea. \u2014 Leah Groth, Health.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
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"Neat pic of me trying to look cool but just looking constipated instead. \u2014 Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen , 23 Sep. 2019",
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"Some were bulbous and squat or sent out twisted arms or grew in tortured, constipated shapes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"idiom"
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": to learn (something) so that one remembers it perfectly : to memorize (something)":[
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"I committed the poem to memory ."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145345"
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"definitions":{
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": a charge made in response to or retaliation for another charge":[
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"Courteous discussion gave way to charges of mistreatment and counter-charges of disloyalty.",
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"\u2014 Paul M. Barrett"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccch\u00e4rj"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145451"
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"counterstrike":{
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": a strike that retaliates against or counters earlier strike : a return strike":[
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"government counterstrikes against the rebel stronghold",
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"\u2026 the belief on both sides that any attack would be met with an equally devastating counterstrike .",
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"\u2014 W. J. Hennigan and Brian Bennett"
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]
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccstr\u012bk"
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"counterassault",
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"counterpunch"
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145455"
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},
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"cold-press":{
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"\u02c8k\u014dld-\u02ccpres"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145507"
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},
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"corruption of blood":{
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"noun phrase"
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],
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": the effect of an attainder which bars a person from inheriting, retaining, or transmitting any estate, rank, or title":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145621"
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},
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"commercial traveler":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": traveling salesman":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145636"
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},
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"coarctation":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stricture or narrowing especially of a canal or vessel (such as the aorta)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02cc\u00e4rk-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a statement posted to Twitter, Johnson \u2014 a three-star prospect from Phoenix, Arizona, committed to the Wolverines' 2020 class \u2014 wrote that he was born with a coarctation of his aorta. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 30 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin coarctation-, coarctatio tightening, from coarctare, coartare to constrict, from co- + artare to fix firmly, from artus close, tight; akin to Latin artus joint \u2014 more at article":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1545, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145915"
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},
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"costo-":{
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see cost-":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145957"
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},
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"cowrite":{
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to write (something) in collaboration with one or more other people":[
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"\u2026 the former president has just cowritten a new book about his foreign policy \u2026",
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"\u2014 Michael R. Beschloss",
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"[Mindy] Kaling also just received a comedy pilot order from NBC for an as-of-yet untitled show that she is set to star in and co-write with Charlie Grandy.",
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"\u2014 Madeline Berg"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)k\u014d-\u02c8r\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wood says Warner asked her to cowrite the screenplay. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Frank Herbert, who wrote the original book and many subsequent novels, died in 1986, but his son, Brian Herbert, went on to cowrite several more novels set in the world Frank built. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"For her first Atlantic album, Franklin would cowrite four of the 11 tracks. \u2014 Keith Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cooper will cowrite the script, co-executive-produce, and direct the new show, working in tandem with Smith's production company Westbrook Studios. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 11 Aug. 2020",
|
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"To help him cowrite The Last of Us Part II, in 2016 Druckmann brought in a television and film screenwriter named Halley Gross. \u2014 Darryn King, Wired , 10 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150037"
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},
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"cost-of-living index":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fst-\u0259v-\u02c8li-vi\u014b-"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The fees will be adjusted annually based on the San Diego cost-of-living index . \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The authors show that since 1975, the P/C has averaged around 3.5, meaning that the gold price careens over and above a straight line denoting three and a half times the cost-of-living index for goods and services. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150215"
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},
|
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"counterassault":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an assault undertaken in response to or in defense against an assault made by another":[
|
|
"launching counterassaults against the enemy",
|
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"\u2026 Army Rangers mounted a counter-assault , killing the terrorists and rescuing more than 900 kids and teachers.",
|
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"\u2014 Dale Neal"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u0259-\u02c8s\u022flt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"counterattack",
|
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"counteroffensive",
|
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"counterpunch",
|
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"counterstrike"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150243"
|
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},
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"contingency fee":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fee for services (as of a lawyer) paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain realized for the client":[]
|
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Staff and the Commercial Revitalization Committee received six proposals, interviewed four, and Feb. 22 approved Sam Schwartz, a national firm with an office in downtown Chicago for a contract calling for $70,710, with a 10 % contingency fee . \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And giving additional tax breaks to already deep-pocketed contingency fee lawyers smacks of naked cronyism. \u2014 Regina Thomson, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Attorneys for the firm Loevy and Loevy are due to receive $85,000, which, according to the judge's order, represents a voluntary reduction from their 40% contingency fee . \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis. \u2014 Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis. \u2014 Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis. \u2014 Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis. \u2014 Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Personal injury lawyers representing victims work on a contingency fee basis. \u2014 Timothy D. Lytton, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150300"
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},
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"court of claims":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1691, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150312"
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},
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"conceded":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly":[
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"conceded that it might be a good idea"
|
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],
|
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": to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly":[
|
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"concede power"
|
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],
|
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": to accept as true, valid, or accurate":[
|
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"The right of the state to tax is generally conceded."
|
|
],
|
|
": to grant as a right or privilege":[
|
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"Britain conceded the independence of the colonies."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make concession : yield":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"deny"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for concede grant , concede , vouchsafe , accord , award mean to give as a favor or a right. grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. granted them a new hearing concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim. even her critics concede she can be charming vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension. vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples accord implies giving to another what is due or proper. accorded all the honors befitting a head of state award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors. awarded the company a huge defense contract",
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 he conceded that with six kids, something like this was bound to happen. At least one of them had to be a bad egg. \u2014 Markus Zusak , The Book Thief , 2005",
|
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"\u2026 it was generally conceded that Caepio, if and when tried for treason under the present system, would be acquitted. \u2014 Colleen McCullough , The First Man in Rome , (1990) 1991",
|
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"\u2026 after listening to Tom, he conceded that there were some conspicuous advantages about a life of crime, and so he consented to be a pirate. \u2014 Mark Twain , Tom Sawyer , 1876",
|
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"I concede that the work has been slow so far, but it should speed up soon.",
|
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"\u201cYour plan might work,\u201d she conceded , \u201cbut I still think mine is better.\u201d",
|
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"Although it seems clear that he has lost the election, he still refuses to concede .",
|
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"He's not ready to concede the election.",
|
|
"The former ruler was forced to concede power to a new government.",
|
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"The company says that workers are not conceding enough in negotiations.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"At the time, the gatherings seemed a slapdash, desperate attempt to mimic President Donald Trump's refusal to concede . \u2014 Rosalind S. Helderman, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Still, Trump refuses to concede the contest nearly two months after Election Day. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 2 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Abrams was asked if her refusal to concede emboldened former President Donald Trump and his supporters who continue to question the results of the 2020 election. \u2014 Hanna Panreck, Fox News , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Abrams lost the 2018 contest for governor against Republican Brian Kemp by less than 2% and refused to concede in the ensuing months, citing voter suppression. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Ghani insisted that the vote proceed, but the result was so close that Abdullah refused to concede and threatened to form a parallel government. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Le Pen has done her own version of a face-lift, de-emphasizing the harsher elements of her platform, while refusing to concede the underlying ideology that her party pioneered over the past 30 years. \u2014 Rim-sarah Alouane, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"And at first, Booker didn't want to concede , according to his memoir. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"After all his work, Ferchichi does not want to concede defeat. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French or Latin; French conc\u00e9der , from Latin concedere , from com- + cedere to yield":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150316"
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"color trial":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a proof of a stamp that was made for testing the use of a certain color subsequently rejected":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150341"
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},
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"common loon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a loon ( Gavia immer ) the size of a small goose having the back black spotted with white, and head and neck nearly all black, and the underparts white, being widely distributed in northern North America and occurring less frequently in northern Europe and Asia":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150413"
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},
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the response of a person's blood pressure to immersion of one hand in ice water for one minute, an excessive rise or slow return to normal being considered an indication of susceptibility to the development of hypertension":[]
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},
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"cold remedy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": medicine to take for treating the symptoms of cold":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150608"
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},
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"consignment store":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a store to which people bring items that they no longer want (such as old clothes, shoes, and equipment) to have them sold":[
|
|
"I brought some old clothes to a consignment store, and when they were sold I received a portion of the sale price."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150622"
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},
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"cold process":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a soapmaking process in which melted fats are treated with lye without further heating":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150635"
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"commit suicide":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": to kill oneself":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150833"
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},
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"constipate":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to cause constipation in":[],
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": to make immobile, inactive, or dull : stultify":[
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"so much clutter \u2026 will tend to constipate the novel's working order",
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-st\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nowinski\u2019s experience provides a glimpse into how the shortage is constipating companies behind the scenes. \u2014 Jen Wieczner, Fortune , 18 May 2020",
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"Officially, encopresis is a physical and psychological state in which a child who is often constipated begins to associate pooping with pain. \u2014 Lizzie Skurnick, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"If your child is frequently constipated while potty training, consult with your pediatrician. \u2014 Dina Dimaggio, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"Having been intermittently constipated for most of my life, even that seemed ambitious. \u2014 Julie Schott, The Cut , 19 Mar. 2018",
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"Obviously men can be constipated too, but women are much more likely to be constipated than men. \u2014 Mary Allen, Allure , 6 Sep. 2017"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin constipatus , past participle of constipare , from Latin, to crowd together, from com- + stipare to pack tight \u2014 more at stiff":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150835"
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},
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"come hell or high water":{
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"type":[
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150856"
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},
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"conductor":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that conducts : such as":[],
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": guide":[],
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": a collector of fares in a public conveyance":[
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"a railroad conductor"
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],
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": the leader of a musical ensemble":[
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"an orchestra conductor"
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],
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": a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily":[
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"Copper wire is a good conductor ."
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],
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"\u2014 compare insulator , semiconductor":[
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"Copper wire is a good conductor ."
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],
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": a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (such as heat or sound)":[
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"Aluminum is a conductor of heat."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259k-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Metal is a good conductor of electricity.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The human takes center stage, almost as a conductor of data, software and interconnected people. \u2014 Agur J\u00f5gi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"As an even conductor of heat, the bowl would encourage a splendid rise. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
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"The 68-member orchestra was organized by LA Phil violinist Stephanie Matthews and will be led by Derrick Hodge and LA Phil principal conductor Thomas Wilkins. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
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"In the not-so-distant future, the orchestra will also get a new music director to replace its departing conductor . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"With the Juneteenth celebration hovering close on the horizon, Wilkins, who became the Hollywood Bowl\u2019s first Black principal conductor in 2014, is eager to take the stage with the orchestra. \u2014 Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
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"The substantial quad-core, four- conductor cable feels incredibly well-made and is splendidly thick. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"Lighting, too, took inspiration from nature with designer Maximilian Marchesani, whose display showed suspended tree branches with LED blossoms and furry light sticks wrapped by silk, a natural electricity conductor . \u2014 CNN , 16 June 2022",
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"Fortunately, conductor Francis highlighted the subtle details waiting here. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French conducteur \"director, guide,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin conductor \"employer, lessee, escort, guide,\" going back to Latin, \"employer, contractor, lessee,\" from cond\u016bcere \"to bring together, join, hire, accept a contract for\" (Medieval Latin also \"to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]\") + -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at conduce":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151036"
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},
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"counterchanged":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": interchange , transpose":[],
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": checker sense 1a":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccch\u0101nj"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151140"
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},
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"cowroid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an inscribed Egyptian seal in the shape of a cowrie":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307\u02ccr\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cowrie entry 1 + -oid":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151225"
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},
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"codefendant":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a defendant in the same lawsuit or criminal prosecution as another defendant or group of defendants : a joint defendant":[
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"\u2026 the defendant argued that it was plain error for the trial court to have permitted the prosecution to treat his co-defendant as hostile \u2026",
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"\u2014 State v. Saenz"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259nt, -\u02ccdant",
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"in legal circles often -\u02ccdant",
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"\u02cck\u014d-di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In another case, an Alabama physician and a codefendant are accused of signing off on fraudulent prescriptions and medical bills for patients across three different medical clinics. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
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"His closest family members all left Michigan following his downfall, including his father and codefendant Bernard Kilpatrick; his mother, the former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, his three sons and his now ex-wife, Carlita Kilpatrick. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Croft and his codefendant Daniel Harris are also accused of twice trying to blow up balloons filled with BBs in a stove, but failing both times. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Robertson was charged in the days following the deadly Capitol breach with his one-time codefendant and fellow officer, Jacob Fracker, who later pleaded guilty to multiple charges and testified against Robertson during his trial. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In October 2020, codefendant David Correia, a former golf professional, pleaded guilty in connection with the same fraud. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wagner, his codefendant in the case, will appear in court for sentencing in February. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The codefendant testified against Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Though Hernandez is not a cop, his codefendant , D\u2019Angelo McWilliams, is a Washtenaw County Sheriff\u2019s deputy. \u2014 Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press , 9 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151307"
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},
|
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"courtesy card":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a card entitling its holder to some special privilege":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151334"
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},
|
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"collapse/fall in a heap":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to fall very suddenly to the ground and lie there":[
|
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"Overcome by heat exhaustion, he collapsed/fell in a heap ."
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151345"
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},
|
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"common divisor":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a number or expression that divides two or more numbers or expressions without remainder":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Strategy 1 can be generalized if \u0192 and t have a common divisor m that doesn\u2019t divide d: STRATEGY 1*. The lawyer divides the coins into m equal groups with \u0192/m fake coins in each and shows that all of them are equal in weight. \u2014 Nicholas Diaco, Scientific American , 20 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1557, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151628"
|
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},
|
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"cold-roll":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to roll (metal) without applying heat":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151705"
|
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},
|
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"coral":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a polyp or polyp colony together with its membranes and skeleton":[],
|
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": a piece of coral and especially of red coral":[],
|
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": a bright reddish ovary (as of a lobster or scallop)":[],
|
|
": a deep pink":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"brightly colored fishes swimming among the coral",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The United Nations recently released a sweeping report on the health of the planet\u2019s coral . \u2014 Katie Peek, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This delicate, coppery- coral UPF 50+ suit brings peplum into the 21st century. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2021",
|
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"As corals are unable to move, their gametes float up to the waters\u2019 surface, fertilize, then drop back down to begin growing into new coral . \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Homer\u2019s watercolors from the Bahamas exult in scenes of strong Black men on boats in their quotidian labor of diving for sponges, coral , and conchs. \u2014 Carol Strickland, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Kate opted to wear all coral for her first garden party last week. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Overall, the gathering is peaceful, and dolphins won't fight each other to rub against the coral . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Interacting with the leather coral didn't appear to be a group activity. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Excellent fat sea scallops ($26) sit prettily on the shell, though without the coral , and are enhanced by being cooked over charcoal, with a garlic and sweet white Port sauce. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin corallium , from Greek korallion":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151934"
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},
|
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"cocoa brown":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a variable color averaging a moderate brown that is paler and slightly yellower than bay, redder and slightly lighter than chestnut brown, and yellower and paler than cocoa":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152027"
|
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},
|
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"consider it done":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152209"
|
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},
|
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"compass key":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small screwdriver or pin wrench for tightening or loosening the joints of compasses":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152220"
|
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},
|
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"come-hither":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tempting often sexual invitation":[
|
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"that come-hither look in your eyes"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)k\u0259-\u02c8mi-",
|
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"(\u02cc)k\u0259m-\u02c8hi-t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152349"
|
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},
|
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"couldn't/can't say":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152540"
|
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},
|
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"cost out":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to calculate in advance the total cost of (as a project or proposal)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152550"
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},
|
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"counterstamp":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to stamp or impress (something already stamped or signed) \u2014 compare countersign":[],
|
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": to countermark (a coin)":[],
|
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": to stamp (a different coin design or a countermark ) onto a coin":[
|
|
"counterstamp a coin of Heraclius on a coin of Justinian",
|
|
"counterstamp a Texan 8- real piece on a Mexican 5-real piece"
|
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],
|
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": a stamp or impression put upon something (as a check or paper) that has already been stamped":[],
|
|
": a numismatic countermark":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6kau\u0307nt\u0259(r)+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"counter- + stamp (verb)":"Transitive verb",
|
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"counter- + stamp (noun)":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152658"
|
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},
|
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"cost money":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to be expensive":[
|
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"New equipment costs money ."
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152749"
|
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},
|
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"counterpunch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0259nch"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"counterassault",
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"counterattack",
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"counteroffensive",
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"counterstrike"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"the last, desperate counterpunch of the German armies, known as the Battle of the Bulge",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But Butler and the Heat had a counterpunch for every Celtics jab. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"But after weeks and in some cases months of strong results, defenses began to adjust, and Williams provided a counterpunch , attacking closeouts by bulldozing toward the rim. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The question was eclipsed by Rather\u2019s theatrical counterpunch beforehand. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Not far behind on their to-do list: finding a counterpunch for defensive pressure. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Jimmy Carter implied his opponent was running a racist campaign, then backtracked after being accused of fomenting division (a common counterpunch of the called-out, then and now). \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
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"Baylor got its biggest lead of the half off the tip, a 9-3 opening salvo, that MSU responded to with 3-pointers from Christie and Walker for an 8-2 counterpunch to tie it, then took the lead on a Julius Marble three-point play. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"While not the first to market, the Mercedes-Benz EQS is a formidable counterpunch to the new kids on the block. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"And 2) Baylor will start with Fenwick providing a counterpunch . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152751"
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},
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"Cook":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who prepares food for eating":[],
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"James 1728\u20131779 English navigator and explorer":[],
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": to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process":[
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"Cook the vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes.",
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"The fish was cooked in a wine sauce.",
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"He cooked dinner for his guests."
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],
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": concoct , fabricate":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up cooked up a scheme"
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],
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": to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify , doctor":[
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"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
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"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
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],
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"\u2014 see also cook the books":[
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"The point is that every country's numbers are the result of a specific set of testing and accounting regimes. Everyone is cooking the data, one way or another.",
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"\u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal"
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],
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": to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire during preparation":[
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"Agents discovered a recipe for cooking meth at his lab \u2026",
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"\u2014 Andrew E. Serwer"
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],
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": to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat":[
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"We're too busy to cook tonight.",
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"I enjoy cooking for friends."
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],
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": to undergo the action of being cooked":[
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"The rice is cooking now."
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],
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": occur , happen":[
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"She tried to find out what was cooking in the committee."
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],
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": to perform, do, or proceed well":[
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"The jazz quartet was cooking along.",
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"The party cooked right through the night."
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],
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": to make one's failure or ruin certain":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ku\u0307k"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chef",
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"cooker",
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"culinarian"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bend",
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"color",
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"distort",
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"falsify",
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"fudge",
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"garble",
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"misinterpret",
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"misrelate",
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"misrepresent",
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"misstate",
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"pervert",
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"slant",
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"twist",
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"warp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp",
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"Verb",
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"Cook the onions over low heat.",
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"She cooked a great meal.",
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"The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce.",
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"Carrots can be cooked , but they are often eaten raw.",
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"We're too busy to cook at home.",
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"He enjoys cooking on the weekends.",
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"The rice is still cooking , but it will be ready in 10 minutes.",
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"There' s something cooking , but he won't say what.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cassandra Walton, 41, was a cook at the Festival Head Start center for five months before receiving an email the day before Thanksgiving saying her employment was terminated. \u2014 al , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Tom Ye is a cook in his 20s at a nearby restaurant at Asiana Plaza. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Bring the Jeff Ruby Experience to your homes with the cook -at-home Family Meal Kits. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Ditter, who was a line cook at Black Market and ran the kitchen at Rook after chef Carlos Salazar left, has gone with a Chinese takeout theme to complement the cocktail program. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Shawnda Terrell, a cook at Sibley\u2019s Food and Fuel Store, also known as RKM, on nearby Alabama 20, said about 25% of the deli\u2019s business is tied to R.A. Hubbard. \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Lorico was a cook at David Chang\u2019s Majordomo at the time and is now executive chef at Bakers & Baristas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Hess \u2013 who grew up in Geauga County - started as a dishwasher at age 14, was a cook at age 15, helped run mom-and-pop eateries at 18-19, then worked front-of-house duties at 21. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Gilberto Monroy, a longtime cook at Berkeley brunch classic Bette\u2019s Oceanview Diner, has branched off to open a Mexican restaurant. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Here are details on five dishes to cook for the holiday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
|
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"In the reserved stock pot of pork broth, add potatoes and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken registers 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Add the cubed onion and cook for about two minutes, stirring until the onion is translucent. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Since its founding in 2018, the organization has been paying Black trans chefs to go into the homes of other Black trans people and cook for them at no cost. \u2014 Ludwig Hurtado, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Cover the pan and cook the vegetables for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender but not browned. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the meat from the smoker to the grill, and place it in between those hot and cold zones, close the lid and cook for about 5 minutes. \u2014 Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Brush both sides with barbecue sauce and cook for 15 minutes to set the sauce. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English c\u014dc , from Latin coquus , from coquere to cook; akin to Old English \u0101 figen fried, Greek pessein to cook":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152757"
|
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},
|
|
"coconspirator":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who conspires with one or more others : a fellow conspirator":[
|
|
"\u2026 he was named as an unindicted coconspirator \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Trans-Action",
|
|
"Five of his co-conspirators were also jailed for their roles in the plot.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tom Powell",
|
|
"\u2026 was one of four alleged co-conspirators indicted following what officials called one of the largest data breaches in history \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Stewart Bell and Adrian Humphreys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-k\u0259n-\u02c8spir-\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pelkey and the other teen who lived outside of Chicago were to take a train or a bus and allegedly meet their fellow coconspirator in the city before the attack. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In this case, the U.S. DOJ alleges Saab and his coconspirator Alvaro Pulido Vargas won contracts with the Venezuelan government in November 2011 to build low-income housing units. \u2014 David Dawkins, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"That would be coconspirator Stein Agee who was a partner at Accounting Firm 2 and prepared some of the partnership tax returns. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 19 June 2021",
|
|
"The posters were delivered to Atomwaffen members electronically and the coconspirators printed and delivered or mailed the posters to journalists or activists the group was targeting. \u2014 Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Shortly after Epstein\u2019s death, Berman issued a statement vowing to continue the investigation into his coconspirators . \u2014 Nicole Hong, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Schiff portrays Gordon Sondland, Trump\u2019s ambassador to the EU, as a coconspirator in Trump\u2019s thoroughgoing corruption. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"After his arrest, Samayoa appeared in US Immigration Court in Boston early last year and admitted knowing the man alleged to be his coconspirator . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Paz and Crandall have already agreed to plea deals and could testify against their onetime friend, along with a potential parade of other alleged coconspirators . \u2014 Claire Galofaro, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152844"
|
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},
|
|
"coinvent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to invent (something) with one or more other people":[
|
|
"\u2026 tells us much about Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the restlessly creative oceanographer-cinematographer who \u2026 coinvented the Aqua-Lung in 1943 \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Higgins",
|
|
"\u2026 the engineer who co-invented the first popular microprocessor.",
|
|
"\u2014 Julie Pitta"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8vent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152848"
|
|
},
|
|
"cowpuncher":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cowboy sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8kau\u0307-\u02ccp\u0259n-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckaroo",
|
|
"buckeroo",
|
|
"cowboy",
|
|
"cowhand",
|
|
"cowman",
|
|
"cowpoke",
|
|
"waddy",
|
|
"waddie",
|
|
"wrangler"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152901"
|
|
},
|
|
"coronal suture":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In great apes, the precentral sulcus crosses paths with the coronal suture toward the front of the skull. \u2014 Michael Price, Science | AAAS , 8 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152921"
|
|
},
|
|
"collinear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lying on or passing through the same straight line":[],
|
|
": having axes lying end to end in a straight line":[
|
|
"collinear antenna elements"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u00e4-",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8li-n\u0113-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153206"
|
|
},
|
|
"covalent bond":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chemical bond formed between atoms by the sharing of electrons":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But hydrogen has little energy density, with just a single covalent bond between two atoms to be broken. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the early 20th century, German chemists such as Walter Heitler and Fritz London showed the covalent bond could be understood using quantum mechanics. \u2014 Jeannette Garcia, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In chemistry, a covalent bond is a chemical connection made through sharing and this bond set the foundation for Jennifer Yang in bringing her distillery, Covalent Spirits, to life. \u2014 Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 26 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"More specifically, the UV-C light damages nucleic acids inside these microorganisms, forming covalent bonds that prevent DNA from unzipping for replication. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"More specifically, the UV-C light damages nucleic acids inside these microorganisms, forming covalent bonds that prevent DNA from unzipping for replication. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"More specifically, the UV-C light damages nucleic acids inside these microorganisms, forming covalent bonds that prevent DNA from unzipping for replication. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"More specifically, the UV-C light damages nucleic acids inside these microorganisms, forming covalent bonds that prevent DNA from unzipping for replication. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"More specifically, the UV-C light damages nucleic acids inside these microorganisms, forming covalent bonds that prevent DNA from unzipping for replication. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 4 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153247"
|
|
},
|
|
"counterinstitution":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an institution formed to oppose or counteract another institution":[
|
|
"\u2026 they have started creating small, democratically ordered counterinstitutions to help them alter or dismantle the \"official\" behemoths \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Harvey Cox"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-\u02ccin(t)-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153320"
|
|
},
|
|
"coral bells":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perennial alumroot ( Heuchera sanguinea ) widely cultivated for its feathery spikes of tiny usually reddish bell-shaped flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153327"
|
|
},
|
|
"corbel arch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a structure which spans an opening like an arch by having successive courses of masonry project farther inward as they rise on each side of the gap":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153407"
|
|
},
|
|
"come easy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be easy to achieve or accomplish":[
|
|
"Success hasn't come easy for her."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153529"
|
|
},
|
|
"commensurable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": commensurate sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8men(t)s-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8men(t)-s\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8men(t)sh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportional",
|
|
"proportionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproportionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"though his new job pays less, the pay is at least commensurable with the amount of work and the level of stress he must contend with",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"That was out of the question\u2014their behavior was not commensurable with our understanding of universal laws. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 5 Aug. 2021"
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": a low table customarily placed in front of a sofa":[]
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"\u02c8k\u022f-f\u0113-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The marbled sectional fits nicely in the corner while the round ottoman slash coffee table brings a softer, less boxy look. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
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"In addition to the soft poofs, a steel coffee table offers a stark balance, and features barely-there seams and handy hideaway storage. \u2014 Kevin Leblanc, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
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"The coffee table dictated blue hues in the walls, tiles and d\u00e9cor throughout the house. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
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"An overscale coffee table provides plenty of room for snacks and drinks at bayside gatherings. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
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"There were side tables made from overflowing stacks, and every coffee table had a few on display. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Birds chirp, flowers bloom, the outdoor coffee table is a solid slab of concrete. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The sturdy wood and metal coffee table is great for playing and storing board games and can withstand feet on it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"For example, the canines' coffee table is a salad bowl with a plate on top. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153743"
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"definitions":{
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": a ceremony in which two people publicly avow their commitment to each other in a union that is similar to a marriage but without legal status":[
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"Summer vacation on Cape Cod: Craig and I sit in our favorite restaurant, celebrating the third anniversary of our commitment ceremony .",
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"\u2014 Sam Abel , Parenting , October 2000",
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"Starting next month, the Sunday Styles section of The New York Times will publish reports of same-sex commitment ceremonies \u2026 the newspaper announced yesterday.",
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"\u2014 The New York Times , 18 Aug. 2002"
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"definitions":{
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": an aromatic composite Eurasian herb ( Chrysanthemum balsamita synonym Tanacetum balsamita ) having leaves used as a potherb and in flavoring":[]
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"\u02c8k\u022fst-\u02ccmer-\u0113"
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"Middle English costmarie , from coste costmary (from Old English cost , from Latin costum , from Greek kostos , a fragrant root) + Marie the Virgin Mary":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153911"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Moreover, fuel shortages threaten to close down cold stores in 22 governorates, Mr. Boulierac added, risking damage to vaccines needed for thousands of children and worth millions of dollars. \u2014 Ben Hubbard And Nick Cumming-bruce, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2017"
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Aeropress is a go-to coffee maker for many car campers. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 28 June 2022",
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"The Hero pill dispenser ($99.99 + $24.99/month) is a countertop device about the size of a small coffee maker . \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Cabinet panels conceal appliances, including the 30-inch column refrigerator and freezer pair, which are next to a pantry cabinet housing a coffee maker and small appliances. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Bailey Adkins, a spokesperson for Starbucks, said many people come to the coffee maker because of its benefits package. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The coffee maker features a sleek and modern design that our testers found to be functional and easy to use. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Make a coffee care package with different roasts from Verve Coffee, and add in a new coffee maker , like the French press. \u2014 Jacqueline Pinedo, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
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"This stunning coffee maker has a modern design that will stand out on any countertop. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Plus, don't miss out on this trending $19 coffee maker which can brew up to five cups of coffee at a time. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154002"
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"conveyance":{
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": an instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5 ) by which title to property is conveyed (see convey sense 1c )":[],
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": a means of transport : vehicle":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101-\u0259ns",
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"the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any disparity in values will not be known until the lands are appraised, and that won\u2019t happen until the conveyance is final, according to Kennedy. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Such is the allure of the tribute band, as a conveyance back through time to carefree moments shared as a group, bonded by treasured lyrics, bad voices and no inhibitions. \u2014 Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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|
"On four separate evenings in London, actors of the caliber of Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Nicola Walker and Bertie Carvel reminded me why the stage remains the most powerful conveyance for passionate communion with the work of a great performer. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The suspect, who was arrested after a brief struggle with law enforcement, faces 11 charges, including assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a conveyance , and failure to stop after an accident, authorities said. \u2014 Paula Newton And Travis Caldwell, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The stories of Pam and the other women revolve around a central core of internecine battles between the older mobsters and theirmale progeny, all eager for a changing of the guard and conveyance of authority and power to the next generation. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There have been other recent fraudulent conveyance lawsuits concerning fashion retailers J. Crew, Neiman Marcus and Nine West, which all filed for bankruptcy in the wake of private-equity deals that turned out bad. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Everyone wanted to get to El Dorado as soon as possible, using every conceivable conveyance : wagons, carts, boats, ships, trains, dugouts. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Some are weekend warriors, while others are in full embrace of the #VanLife movement, looking for a conveyance created for remote work and recreation. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see convey":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154019"
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"counterinsurgency":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": organized military activity designed to combat insurgency":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0259r-in-\u02c8s\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"The military has launched a counterinsurgency .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the agency\u2019s expertise in training is in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, former intelligence officials say. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"After 20 years of counterinsurgency in Iraq and Afghanistan, Americans are understandably weary of foreign entanglements. \u2014 Robert C. O\u2019brien And Alexander B. Gray, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For example, his base and the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana both shifted to counterinsurgency training during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chron , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Britain started supplying antitank missiles to Ukraine in January, before the invasion, but those weapons were designed to help Ukraine defend itself in a counterinsurgency -style war. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Furthermore, engaging in tactics like intimidation, collective punishment, corruption or looting are all cited as factors that would make a counterinsurgency potentially less successful. \u2014 Katharina Buchholz, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"According to the Rand study, few past counterinsurgency operations that relied on force alone could actually succeed. \u2014 Katharina Buchholz, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Two years later, he was convicted of human rights violations for the extrajudicial killings of 25 civilians by death squads during his government\u2019s counterinsurgency campaign. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Whether fighting large-scale combat operations or a counterinsurgency , modern war is about controlling urban terrain. \u2014 Lionel Beehner And John Spencer, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154034"
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"coinvestigator":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of two or more investigators working together":[
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"\"We sent a memo around to a number of faculty members,\" [William] Oh says, \"and we attracted ten coinvestigators .\"",
|
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"\u2014 John Lauerman",
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"\"\u2026 one significant frustration is we don't know a lot about the disease,\" said Dr. Holly Frost, study co-investigator and pediatrician \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Wisconsin State Farmer"
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"\u02cck\u014d-in-\u02c8ve-st\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259r"
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|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Randy Auerbach, a clinical psychologist at Columbia University and a MAPS coinvestigator , is used to hearing that the study sounds like an invasion of privacy. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 21 Aug. 2019"
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154140"
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"costrel":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a flat usually earthenware container for liquids with loops through which a belt or cord may be passed for easy carrying":[]
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"\u02c8k\u00e4-str\u0259l"
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Anglo-French; Medieval Latin costrellus , from Anglo-French *costrel , from costere side, from coste rib, side \u2014 more at coast":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154247"
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|
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"cold fusion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hypothetical method for achieving nuclear fusion at low temperature (such as room temperature)":[]
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154504"
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"cold case":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an unsolved criminal investigation (as of a homicide or abduction) that has stopped being actively pursued because of a lack of evidence":[
|
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"The case is pursued diligently by various detectives, but eventually abandoned and filed away among other cold cases .",
|
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"\u2014 Jonathan Yardley , The Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2014"
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154533"
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"covered bridge":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bridge that has its roadway protected by a roof and enclosing sides":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The village\u2019s iconic covered bridge , next to the Quechee waterfall, for one. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The historic 120-year old covered bridge in Long Grove reached another milestone of sorts earlier this month when a U-Haul truck slammed into its wooden canopy. \u2014 Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In 2021, officials passed an ordinance amending the village code regarding local traffic restrictions, hoping the move would alert internet search engine map providers to update their software to not offer driving routes across the covered bridge . \u2014 Yadira Sanchez Olson, chicagotribune.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The only remaining covered bridge in Hamilton County, Potter's Bridge is the perfect place for a fall photo shoot. \u2014 Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Join a group hike on the Thimbleberry Nature and Snowshoe Trails, then take in a handful of waterfalls and a historic covered bridge on the park's other trails. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Mayor Jim Graven made the honor after the Memorial Day commemoration and the Olmsted Falls Historical Society service at the Charles A. Harding covered bridge . \u2014 cleveland , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"For now, the bridges remain a regular draw for covered bridge enthusiasts and other visitors looking for an interesting attraction. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In reality, Bruce is the oldest of six from Cornish, N.H., home to the longest covered bridge in America. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154649"
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