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": one of a pair of theorems in logic: the denial of a conjunction is equivalent to the alternation of the denials and the denial of an alternation is equivalent to the conjunction of the denials":[]
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"after Augustus De Morgan \u20201871 English mathematician":""
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"Alexander Procofieff 1894\u20131974 American (Russian-born) aeronautical engineer":[]
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"Bernard Augustine 1897\u20131955 American author":[]
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"1881\u20131959 American film director and producer":[
"Cec*il \\ \u02c8se-\u200bs\u0259l \\",
"Blount \\ \u02c8bl\u0259nt \\"
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"Agnes George 1905\u20131993 American dancer and choreographer":[]
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": a theorem of complex numbers: the n th power of a complex number has for its absolute value and its argument respectively the n th power of the absolute value and n times the argument of the complex number":[]
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Abraham De Moivre \u20201754 French mathematician":""
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": a member of DeMolay International, a fraternal organization for boys and young men aged 12 to 21 that is sponsored by the Freemasons":[]
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"after Jacques B. de Molay \u20201314 French grand master of the Knights Templar":""
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": a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing air and hydrogen chloride over a heated catalyst (as copper chloride)":[]
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"after Henry Deacon , 19th century English chemist":""
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": a Tunican people of south central Texas":[],
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"Andr\u00e9-Louis 1874\u20131949 French chemist":[]
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"Peter Joseph William 1884\u20131966 American (Dutch-born) physicist":[]
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": the temperature at which the atomic heat of a pure cubic crystal equals 5.67 calories per gram atom per degree":[]
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": a theory in wave mechanics: the energy of thermal agitation in a crystal is distributed among the possible systems of standing waves that correspond to the normal modes of elastic vibration":[]
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": a unit of electric moment equal to 10 \u221218 statcoulomb-centimeter":[]
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": a theory in physical chemistry: the deviation of solutions of electrolytes from the laws of ideal solutions is due to electrical forces between ions":[]
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"after Peter J. W. Debye , born 1884 Dutch physicist and E. H\u00fcckel , born 1896 Swiss physicist":""
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": a method of forming a diffraction pattern by directing a beam of X rays onto an aggregate of small crystals (as in the powdered form of a substance) and by photographing the pattern so formed to provide a means of identifying crystalline substances":[]
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"after P. J. W. Debye and Paul Scherrer , born 1890 Swiss physicist":""
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": the mammals having deciduate placentas":[]
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"New Latin, from decidua + -ata":""
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"Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus circa 201\u2013251 Roman emperor (249\u201351)":[]
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"town in eastern Massachusetts southwest of Boston population 24,729":[]
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": cold storage sense 2":[
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"\u2014 Newsweek"
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": intense cold":[],
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": to store in a frozen state":[]
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"This part of the world experienced a deep freeze for several thousand years.",
"a period of deep freeze",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Around 20,000 years ago, following the Earth\u2019s last deep freeze , the Wisconsinan Glacier began shrinking and the resulting melt revealed one of the southernmost peat bogs in the United States. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
"Without requirements, as exist elsewhere, for building extra capacity for times of high demand or stress, the state was ill-equipped to handle an abnormal deep freeze in February that knocked out power to 4 million customers for days. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Without requirements, as exist elsewhere, for building extra capacity for times of high demand or stress, the state was ill-equipped to handle an abnormal deep freeze in February that knocked out power to 4 million customers for days. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Once in power, Biden put ties with the Saudis in deep freeze . \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"In the end, neither closed their embassies but instead put diplomatic relations in a deep freeze , negotiating only over basics like how to keep the water and electricity running. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Relations had been in the deep freeze since 2014, when Moscow punished Ukraine for a revolution ousting a pro-Kremlin president. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Bilateral ties remain in a deep freeze , with China imposing tariffs and other restrictions on Australian imports including coal and barley. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The last time Dallas recorded a high temperature at or below freezing, which is the forecast for Thursday, was last year during the week long deep freeze in February. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0113p-\u02c8fr\u0113z",
"\u02c8d\u0113p-\u02ccfr\u0113z"
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"cold storage",
"doldrums",
"dormancy",
"holding pattern",
"latency",
"moratorium",
"quiescence",
"suspended animation",
"suspense",
"suspension"
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": a member of a conservative Midwestern religious group of Mennonites":[]
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"Dehra Dun":{
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"city in northern India population 447,808":[]
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"\u02ccder-\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcn"
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"Dehwar":{
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": a Persian racial type recognizable in the population of Baluchistan":[],
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"Persian dihw\u0101r , from dih village (from Middle Persian d\u0113h land, from Old Persian dahyu- land, province) + -w\u0101r having, possessing (from Avestan -baro carrying, bringing); akin to Sanskrit bharati he carries":""
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"Dei gratia":{
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"definitions":{
": by the grace of God":[]
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"\u02ccde-\u02cc\u0113-\u02c8gr\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4"
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"Latin phrase"
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"Dei judicium":{
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"definitions":{
": trial by ordeal":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin, judgment of God":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6d\u0101\u02cc\u0113y\u00fc\u02c8dik\u0113\u0259m"
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"noun"
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"Deimos":{
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"definitions":{
": the smaller and outermost of the two satellites of Mars with an irregular shape and a diameter of approximately 9 miles (15 km)":[
"Other small bodies in the solar system may be asteroids. Phobos and Deimos , the two satellites of Mars, the eight outer moons of Jupiter and the Saturnian satellite Phoebe appear to be captured asteroids.",
"\u2014 Richard P. Binzel et al. , Scientific American , October 1991"
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccm\u014ds",
"\u02c8d\u0101-",
"-\u02ccm\u00e4s",
"\u02c8d\u012b-"
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"obvious",
"plain",
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": ambiguous , obscure":[
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": of or relating to ancient Delphi or its oracle":[]
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"the Delphic pronouncements that are so typical of many stock market prognosticators"
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"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8del-fik"
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"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
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"nebulous",
"obscure",
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"opaque"
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"definitions":{
"commune in northwestern Switzerland population 11,467":[]
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"definitions":{
": a family of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having hyphae, conidia, or both that are dark colored, brownish, or black":[]
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"New Latin, from Dematium , type genus (from Greek demation small cord, rope, diminutive of dema band) + -aceae":""
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02ccmat\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113\u02cc-"
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"Demerara":{
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"definitions":{
"river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in Guyana flowing north into the Atlantic":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ra-r\u0259",
"\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4r-\u0259"
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": bebeeru":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from Demerara county, British Guiana":""
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"\u00a6dem\u0259\u00a6ra(a)r\u0259-",
"-r\u00e4r-"
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccr\u014dl",
"\u02c8de-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl",
"\u02c8dem-\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl"
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": a recording intended to show off a song or performer to a record producer":[],
": an example of a product that is not yet ready to be sold":[
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": demographic sense 2":[],
": demolish":[
"Brick salvaged from a demoed fireplace and backyard path make up the new stoop and walkway.",
"\u2014 Natalie Rodriguez",
"My mom put little masks on me and my brother, gave us goggles and crowbars, and we demo'd the walls.",
"\u2014 Matt Damon"
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": people : populace : population":[
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": to create a demo (see demo entry 1 sense 2b ) recording of (a piece of music)":[
"\u2026 spent three months rehearsing and demoing songs for their third album \u2026",
"\u2014 David Fricke"
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": to give a demonstration of (something, such as a product or procedure) : to show how (something) works, is prepared, or is done":[
"The chef demoed everything. His first demo was peeling a carrot.",
"\u2014 Michael Ruhlman",
"One dealer didn't even have demonstration software; the only thing he could demo was the power light.",
"\u2014 Video Magazine"
],
": to use (something, such as a product) in order to test its quality or value : to try out (something)":[
"The surest way to pick exactly the right ski for your needs is to first narrow your choices to a workable number \u2026 and then go out and demo three or four pairs to make your final selection.",
"\u2014 Bill Grout"
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"Noun (1)",
"She will be showing a demo of the company's new alarm system.",
"a demo version of the software",
"I saw a demo on how to use the computer program.",
"The salesman gave us a demo of the vacuum cleaner, and it seemed to work very well.",
"They sent the demo to several record companies.",
"She cut a demo last week.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This demo is designed to test high-data-rate laser communications that could change the way ground teams communicate with spacecraft across deep space. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Download instructions, then sign up for whatever piques your interest, from engineering a paper airplane to a Latin-flavor cooking demo . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"By comparison, the copy-and-pasted terrain that fills out the most boring regions of Halo Infinite looks like a Renaissance masterwork compared to the desolate landscape in this demo 's beginning area. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Their early demo tapes would give you about 10 percent of the necessary information. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Again, the three of them scraped by, sharing a single motel bed and living on bologna sandwiches, recording demo tapes in their free time and hoping for a break. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Whether that is a dating show that reflects the unique experiences that this demo is dealing with that aren\u2019t the same challenges that previous generations have explored with dating on TV. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The song was sent to Gudwin by Johnson after Jon Bellion, who wrote the lyrics, originally sent a demo of it directly to Bieber. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"His demo tapes were in good condition and the tracks legally belonged to him, so there wasn\u2019t any such obstacle to releasing the music. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"In a blog post on Monday, Meta said the store will let people demo various products and will include a VR space that lets customers try apps such as Beat Saber and Real VR Fishing. \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"She was hired even before shooting began, which enabled her not only to demo themes for the directors but to visit the shooting location in the Dominican Republic last June. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Musk also said Tesla in 2017 would demo a Model S driving from NYC to LA with no driver interaction. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Jared Isaacman, the billionaire aerospace enthusiast who paid for the first tourist flight onboard SpaceX\u2019s Dragon last year, is now paying for a series of missions, called Polaris, to demo new technologies for SpaceX. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Developers and publishers from around the globe converge on downtown Los Angeles, welcoming media and gamers to demo new and upcoming releases. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"His wife, Lisa, encouraged him to demo it at DunDraCon, a role-playing convention near San Francisco. \u2014 Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"Such stereotypes led to decades of legal and de facto discrimination, segregation and violence rooted in white supremacy \u2014 all done in the name of protecting whites from people of color. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Many legal experts and reproductive health advocates predict that the Court will indeed uphold the Mississippi ban, as CNN reports, resulting in an explicit or de facto overturning of Roe. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 2 Dec. 2021",
"But the Uvalde massacre occurred in an existing, de facto war zone. \u2014 Palabra, al , 7 June 2022",
"And Caleb Martin, who stood as the de facto backup power forward when Tucker was sidelined this season, is far more of a wing, and, now, an impending free agent. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"This is heritage for American politics, as society tends to render policy and slogans aimed to uplift Black people as de facto radical and thus politically ruinous. \u2014 Anthony Conwright, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
"However, some local experts say cannabis decriminalization will allow people de facto to consume cannabis containing high THC levels. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Online multiplayer may have become the de facto way to play games together, but there are still plenty of cooperative titles for those looking to cozy up with friends and family and enjoy games together IRL. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
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"1696, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccd\u0101l\u00fc\u00a6n\u00e4t\u0113(\u02cc)k\u014d(\u02cc)inkw\u0113\u00a6ren(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"important",
"material",
"significant"
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"stock dividends that were decidedly de minimis",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Journal, the U.S. imported $67 billion worth of de minimis shipments in 2020, up from $40.5 million worth in 2012, with China accounting for over $46 billion of them. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"As de minimis went from trivial to substantial, the Census Bureau\u2019s official trade statistics didn\u2019t change to reflect this. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The real amount of exposure to PoolRe on its reinsurance agreement with Reserve Mechanical was, therefore, de minimis , and thus of corresponding little value to Reserve Mechanical. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Companies can also take advantage of the de minimis rule using ocean shipping, which is cheaper than airfreight. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The use of de minimis has put a dent in tariff revenues, which go to the U.S. Treasury. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO late last year, has long declined to take a salary from the social media platform, instead only taking a de minimis $1.40 annual paycheck. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Official government entities have de minimis control. \u2014 Harry G. Broadman, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Serious issues like: tariff exclusions, supply chain governance, China trade policy, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), de minimis , or the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) are suffering from various degrees of immobility. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin, concerning trifles":""
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"d\u0101-\u02c8m\u0113-ni-mis",
"d\u0113-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259s",
"d\u0113-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259s, d\u0101-\u02c8m\u0113-ni-mis"
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"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
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"niggling",
"no-account",
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"petty",
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"piddling",
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"trivial"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215053",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"de mortuis nil nisi bonum":{
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"pronounciation":[
"d\u0101-\u02c8m\u022fr-tu\u0307-\u02cc\u0113s-\u02ccn\u0113l-\u02ccni-s\u0113-\u02c8b\u022f-\u02ccnu\u0307m"
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"nevermore"
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"a case tried de novo"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All actions filed in Superior Court are reviewed de novo by the court, rather than being based on the OTA decision. \u2014 Robert W. Wood, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Yet, in a strict sense, nothing in evolution is created de novo . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Apr. 2020",
"In the time since, it was hotly debated, and Holland\u2019s new research helps to settle some parts of that debate while hopefully igniting further interest in researching how and why body cells undergo de novo generation of cilia. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 30 Dec. 2019",
"That procedure eliminated de novo appeals \u2014 under which a matter can be reviewed in its entirety without consideration of previous decisions by other bodies. \u2014 Daily Pilot , 3 Aug. 2019",
"When taking up an appeal of a close DRB vote, one where only three of the five-member panel supported the decision in question, the council will review the case de novo . \u2014 Daily Pilot , 7 Aug. 2019"
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"1536, in the meaning defined above":""
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"d\u0113-\u02c8n\u014d-v\u014d, d\u0101-",
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"d\u0113-",
"d\u0101-"
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"afresh",
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"over"
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"type":[
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"d\u0101\u02c8pl\u00e4(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccd\u0101-pr\u014d-\u02c8fu\u0307n-d\u0113s",
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"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 Will Ferguson"
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"Dark sunglasses are de rigueur these days.",
"though he was wearing a dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were hardly de rigueur",
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"The desert icon was so de rigueur to the scenery that specimens were often imported or fake saguaros constructed when scenes were shot outside the plant's natural range. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Moving to Washington, the Clarks lived in the Shoreham Hotel \u2014 de rigueur for new members of Congress, who felt buying a home might appear presumptuous. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Moving to Washington, the Clarks lived in the Shoreham Hotel \u2014 de rigueur for new members of Congress, who felt that buying a home might appear presumptuous. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The plot then kicks in when, as is de rigueur for the director, a prostitute has her neck slashed in the street by an unknown maniac, blood spewing onto the sidewalk and shocking all the passing Romans. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"As is de rigueur for Alamo Drafthouse, every cineplex will be paired with separate full-service bars featuring craft cocktails, wine and local craft beers on tap. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The interiors Jean-Louis Deniot creates are spaces where spontaneity and magic are de rigueur . \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"What about perks like foosball tables, free lunches, and other benefits that were de rigueur to lure tech workers in the past? \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"In November 2020, when masks were de rigueur but vaccines were only a sparkle in the public\u2019s eye, a small wedding in Maine of 62 guests led to 178 cases, three hospitalizations and seven deaths. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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": about you the tale is told : the story applies to you \u2014 compare mutato nomine de te fabula narratur":[]
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"\u02ccd\u0101-\u02cct\u0101-\u02c8f\u00e4-bu\u0307-l\u00e4-n\u00e4-\u02c8r\u00e4-\u02cctu\u0307r"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des- , partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de , preposition) and partly from Latin dis- ; Latin de akin to Old Irish di from, Old English t\u014d to \u2014 more at to , dis-":"Prefix"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to remove air from (wet clay) by pugging under vacuum thereby increasing wet strength and density":[]
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"transitive verb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8em(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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"verb"
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"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8em(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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"verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-032010",
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"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"increase",
"raise"
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": to decrease in extent, volume, or scope":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8e-sk\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"nonstandard -\u02c8e-sky\u0259-"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"dent",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
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"knock down",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022554",
"type":[
"adjective",
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": to remove leaves from (a plant)":[
"Every afternoon, farmers walk down from the encircling hills with bundles of sprigs, deleafed and wrapped in banana leaves to conserve moisture on the all-night drive to Nairobi \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Griffin",
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"\u2014 Mitch Frank"
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"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8l\u0113f"
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02c8skil"
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"tense (up)"
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": to release bodily or mental tension : unwind":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02c8stres"
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"decompress",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073932",
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"verb"
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": a subordinate officer in a Christian church: such as":[],
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"my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Krista Muscat, deacon of the Benevolence Fund at the church, says a contingent from her church have been going for the past decade. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"The final Central Florida church leader on the list was Thomas Warren Halsey, who served as deacon of First Baptist Church in Leesburg. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"One victim was a father buying his young son a birthday cake, another was a grandma of eight, and yet another was a church deacon . \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
"Heyward Patterson, 67, another shooting victim, was a deacon at her church. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Heyward Patterson, 67, was a deacon at a nearby church. \u2014 CBS News , 16 May 2022",
"Austere half-hour celebrations have given way in some parishes to regular solemn Masses that require a master of ceremonies, priest, deacon and subdeacon. \u2014 Matthew Walther, WSJ , 22 July 2021",
"Robert Underwood is a deacon at the Sanders Temple Church of God in Christ. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
"In 1986, Harley Francis was a deacon and Sunday School teacher at Powers Drive Baptist Church, which closed in 2017. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English dekene , from Old English d\u0113acon , from Late Latin diaconus , from Greek diakonos , literally, servant, from dia- + -konos (akin to en konein to be active); perhaps akin to Latin conari to attempt":""
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": a bench usually of split logs extending along the front of the bunks in a lumberjack's bunkhouse":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The virus also claimed the life of Shirley Miller, 70, a deaconess who assisted with baptisms and communion. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Today, the deaconesses can again access their own cemetery and visit the graves of their sisters. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
"But the pope asked some skeptical questions at the assembly about whether the responsibilities of deaconesses in the early church were more circumscribed than those of male deacons. \u2014 Elisabetta Povoledo And Laurie Goodstein, New York Times , 12 May 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8d\u0113-k\u0259-n\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dekenry , from dekne, dekene deacon + -ry":""
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"examples":[
"deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For four weeks prior to the 2018 midterm elections, the authors randomly divided a group of volunteers into two cohorts\u2014one that continued to use Facebook as usual, and another that was paid to deactivate their accounts for that period. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Therefore, the only surefire method is to deactivate RCS altogether. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, Zerlina began organizing a Twitter boycott, asking others on social media to deactivate their accounts \u2014 at least temporarily. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Large swaths of Ukraine are littered with explosive ordinances that authorities are trying to deactivate . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"If you do get stung by a Portuguese Man O' War, experts recommend: spraying vinegar on the wound to help deactivate the venom, scraping the affected skin with a credit card to get rid of any residue, and soaking the affected skin in warm water. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Even so, Levine said Ballad would not deactivate the five-letter search. \u2014 Brett Kelman, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Automatic Locking Retractor in the right front, second-row right, and second-row left seat belt assemblies may deactivate before the seat belts are fully retracted, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Coronaviruses thrive in dry air, and increasing the amount of moisture in the air can help deactivate them, said Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech. \u2014 Liz Szabo, NBC News , 17 May 2022"
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"After getting captured and hung by the puritan townspeople of Salem, the three sisters stay dead for a few hundred years \u2014 until a group of kids (Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, and Thora Birch) unwittingly resurrect them. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The patient thought about his parents, both dead for many years. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Milam and Bryant are now both dead , but Till\u2019s family and supporters have maintained that Donham should be arrested. \u2014 Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The killing spree was the deadliest in a string of terrorist attacks targeting France at the time, leaving hundreds dead and reshaping everyday life in the country. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Rumors abounded, but the city government said no dead had been confirmed from Izucar. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Only 14 of the 20 defendants appeared in court, with the other six missing or presumed dead . \u2014 Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Milwaukee's historic cemetery is the final resting place of a number of the city's veterans, including Mayor Carl Zeidler, who enlisted in the Navy and was reported missing and presumed dead when his ship was sunk in 1943. \u2014 Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Doaks was found unresponsive and the roadway and pronounced dead on the scene at 8:48 p.m. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a release later that night, KSP confirmed an investigation was underway after troopers had been involved in a shooting that left an individual dead but released no additional details. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Roberto Velasco Alvarez, the director-general for North America in Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that among the dead are at least 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans, and two Hondurans. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Default dead can happen faster than Fast, which raised and burned $120 million without growing revenues or course-correcting quickly enough\u2014and no longer exists. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter Tuesday that, of the dead who had been identified, 22 were from Mexico, seven were from Guatemala and two were from Honduras. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Those with the ability to resurrect the dead often are. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"So are the obstacles to give a proper send-off to the dead . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Lee is drawn to the truthtelling value of violent found footage; to him, paying respect to the dead requires the spectacle of putting on a wake. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The human cost piled up \u2014 tens of thousands of Americans injured in addition to the dead . \u2014 Robert Burns And Lolita C. Baldor, Chron , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"Neighbors residing directly next to the apartment where the man was found shot dead peered over their own patios and craned their necks to see what occurred. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Milne\u2019s current focus is on creating stories for all the World War II dead buried at Arlington National Cemetery, about 8,000 men and women. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Outside the civic center, a father who had learned his child was dead fought tears as he was embraced by his cousins, according to CNN's Nicole Chavez. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Most of the dead died from Russian bombs, missiles, and their wreckage. \u2014 ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"Embalming was an innovative method of preserving bodies that allowed some Northern families to have their war dead retrieved from the mostly Southern battlefields and brought back to be buried in Northern soil. \u2014 Gary Laderman, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Here, a genial Manhattanite runs afoul of Westchester's finest, and winds up dead in \u2014 horrors! \u2014 the suburbs. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"The body of Ruby Taverner was discovered in a wooded area in Independence Township, Michigan, near her apartment, where deputies found her brother and boyfriend dead early Sunday, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Monday. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"Marisa says Hansen had wound up dead not long after. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
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"At least that\u2019s what the locals say, though former coach Chris Petersen once claimed to have found a dead duck on the field. \u2014 Berry Tramel, USA TODAY , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Brown also reached out to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, which sent biologists and took a dead duck in for testing. \u2014 Serena O'sullivan, azcentral , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks found dead ducks and shorebirds with broken wings, smashed skulls, internal damage and other injuries, the agency said in a statement. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Serena O'Sullivan, Arizona Republic City officials have cleaned an area of a Phoenix park left littered with numerous dead ducks that were burned when a fire broke out Sunday. \u2014 Serena O'sullivan, azcentral , 10 July 2019",
"Buffett is correct in acknowledging that the traditional newspaper business model is a dead duck in the long run, as readers transition to digital news websites. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 4 June 2019",
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"There's a common misconception that in the South, our dogs ride around in the backs of trucks and always have a dead duck in their mouths. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Gowen, Southern Living , 20 Sep. 2016"
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"Tim Michels, a multimillionaire construction business co-owner who won the endorsement of Donald Trump, is in a dead heat with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who has been in the GOP race the longest. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Tim Michels, a multimillionaire construction business co-owner who won the endorsement of Donald Trump, is in a dead heat with former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who has been in the GOP race the longest. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Publicly available polling showed Drazan and Tiernan in a tight race around the beginning of May, in a statistical dead heat with nearly 19% of Republican voters picking Drazan and 14% supporting Tiernan. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Democrat Cheri Beasley\u2019s internal polling has her in a dead heat with both Republican Rep. Ted Budd and former Gov. Pat McCrory, with the Democrat sporting higher favorable numbers (but lower familiarity among general electorate voters). \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
"According to a new poll from The Hill and Emerson College, Oz is in a near dead heat with former hedge fund manager Dave McCormick in the race. \u2014 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In the sixth race, Warren rides Maejames to a dead heat finish with Piplad. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Recent polls show Graham and Harrison in a dead heat battle heading into Election Day. \u2014 Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner , 11 Oct. 2020",
"On the Republican side, Stuart Ray and Rhonda Palazzo were in a dead heat with 29% of vote at the time the Democratic race was called. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022"
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"There were ways to defend Joy Silk against this First Amendment claim, but Manoli chose instead simply to assert, falsely, that Joy Silk was a dead letter , even though the NLRB had never overturned it. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Our one means of removing bad presidents is a dead letter . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Overnight, Roe became a dead letter in the second largest state. \u2014 CNN , 17 Sep. 2021",
"While insistence on a balanced budget in exchange for debt limit concessions is also a dead letter , steps in that direction need to be part of the discourse. \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"But if the justices stand by as Texas effectively imposes a ban on most abortions performed in the state, then Roe may already be a dead letter . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Politically, though, the pamphlet was a dead letter . \u2014 Zachary D. Carter, The New Republic , 17 June 2021",
"Outside of the Trump Administration and the right wing of the Republican Party, that\u2019s now a dead letter . \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2020"
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"Standing compound exercises\u2014such as the dead lift , lunge, squat, standing cable row, and battle rope waves and slams\u2014engage the core, leg, and foot muscles for stability and balance, in addition to whatever their primary focus is, says Bracko. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2015",
"Push-ups, sit-ups, and a 2-mile run were considered not holistic enough to meet the new requirements of war, so a six-exercise test was devised that incorporates exercises including a plank, dead lift , and sprint-drag-carry. \u2014 Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner , 22 Mar. 2021",
"There are two main exercises to use in conjunction with the hex bar: the dead lift and the shrug. \u2014 Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com , 22 Mar. 2021",
"His personal bests are impressive \u2014 300 on power clean, 335 on bench, 500 on squat, 525 on dead lift . \u2014 Joseph Halm, NOLA.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Duffin is the only person to ever lift 1,000 pounds for reps in the squat and dead lifted 1,000 pounds for reps. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Jessica Fithen went to Palmer, Alaska, last month, did a dogsled drag, pushed a van, pressed kegs, hurled a 55-pound salmon more than 14 feet and dead lifted nearly 500 pounds over and over. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star , 12 Sep. 2019",
"Right Now Her workouts consist of the leg-toning essentials: weighted traditional squats, Sumo squads, lunges and dead lifts . \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Such feats of strength were hardly unusual for Mr. Columbu, whose website notes that his personal records included bench pressing 525 pounds, squatting 655 pounds and dead lifting 750. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Sep. 2019"
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"The Tennessee Department of Transportation has hired an engineering firm and a full mathematical analysis is under way to look at dead load data and models and discuss potential repair solutions. \u2014 Nick Valencia, CNN , 13 May 2021",
"But pure gravity becomes the rub\u2014the dead load of the actual bridge. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2020"
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": so drunk as to be unconscious or unable to move":[]
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"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
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"the investigation dead-ended"
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"Noun",
"We came to a dead end and had to turn around.",
"My career has hit a dead end .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Much like his aspiration of entering the operating room, Segura hit a dead end in his career as a rapper. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"His government hosted initial rounds of diplomatic talks between Moscow and Kyiv, but those discussions appear to have hit a dead end even as the war bogs down. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"There was only the dead end of the commune, or the default of the corporation. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Only a tiny sprinkling of upscale houses break up the forest along Prattling Pond Road, a dead end . \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"And yet even this, which is designed to be Dominion\u2018s biggest no-brainer coup, feels like an easy nostalgia grab that turns into a no-go dead end . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"As for the wider ecosystem, Samsung seems to have realized that Tizen is a dead end with app developers and appears to be all-in on Wear OS. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"The bill received a study order, which usually a dead end for legislation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Midway through the fourth quarter, the Celtics appeared, for once, to corral Antetokounmpo into a dead end . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022"
],
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1944, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccend",
"\u02c8ded-\u02c8end"
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"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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": any of several tropical Asian butterflies (genus Kallima ) with underside of wings suggesting dead leaves when at rest \u2014 compare leaf butterfly"
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"noun"
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"false",
"improper",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"off",
"untrue",
"wrong"
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"his impersonations were dead-on"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ded-\u02c8\u022fn",
"-\u02c8\u00e4n"
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"synonyms":[
"accurate",
"bang on",
"correct",
"exact",
"good",
"on-target",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"so",
"spot-on",
"true",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": being the print version of a work available in both print and electronic formats":[
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"first_known_use":{
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ded-\u02c8tr\u0113"
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"adjective"
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"antonyms":[
"doer",
"go-ahead",
"go-getter",
"hummer",
"hustler",
"self-starter"
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"definitions":{
": having a pointer that gives a reading with little or no oscillation":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"His friends are just a bunch of deadbeats .",
"He was accused of being a deadbeat .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"What kind of deadbeat splits the bill after 10 months? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"The film features other comic actors: Tiffany Haddish as Val\u2019s pregnant ex-girlfriend, J.B. Smoove as Val\u2019s deadbeat dad, and Lavell Crawford as the proprietor of the motocross park where Kevin and Val hung out as teenagers. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The flashback also provides an unexpected origin story to Johnny\u2019s attachment to Coors Banquet, which his mom finds in the box of his deadbeat dad\u2019s old things. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 31 Dec. 2021",
"My ex was the typical deadbeat dad -- never there for his children. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Her deadbeat husband is out of work and has used up all of her money, leaving bills unpaid and the bank breathing down her neck. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
"So too are the governments of socialist, deadbeat Argentina and of El Salvador, which every day slips further into arbitrary, authoritarian rule. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 29 Aug. 2021",
"New Hampshire 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery\u2019s case \u2013 and how her deadbeat dad was awarded custody back in February 2019, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker says. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 20 Jan. 2022",
"She is made into a lurid tabloid figure, an exotic exception to the common deadbeat father. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And coming off a deadbeat response to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, Manfred should not be looking for any more rakes to step on. \u2014 Anthony Witrado, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Funding for everything, then there\u2019ll be no more deadbeat dads. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Adding to the complexity was his eagerness to avoid the archetype of a deadbeat Black father. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The pace and tone varies over the show\u2019s short run, but the seemingly deadbeat characters are always charming and three-dimensional. \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2020",
"Now, however, after a trip with Duke to their deadbeat dad\u2019s, Frankie\u2019s back, hugging Sam like a little kid. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Flowers gave Brucie, a deadbeat dad, levels of humanity beyond his ne\u2019er-do-well appearance. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"If the pressure to come up with liquidity forces Chandra to cede control of his TV empire, then the new owner will have the deadbeat infrastructure financier IL&FS to thank. \u2014 Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2019",
"What\u2019s the biggest misconception about Black fathers The biggest misconception about Black fathers is that most of us are inactive and uninterested in raising our children, or just straight up deadbeat dads. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Essence , 13 June 2019"
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"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccb\u0113t"
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"couch potato",
"do-nothing",
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"idler",
"layabout",
"lazybones",
"loafer",
"lotus-eater",
"slouch",
"slug",
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"sluggard"
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"adjective",
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"antonyms":[
"brace",
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": to become dead : lose life or vigor":[],
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"examples":[
"He took aspirin to deaden the pain.",
"The new insulation will help to deaden the noise from the street outside.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With each needle drop, Foley\u2019s eyes deaden , as lifeless as the world outside. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"The glum surroundings deaden some of the livelier songs and the sheer size of the set, with staircases on either end, means that the cast needs to take a rather long time to enter or exit the stage. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"With virtually every swing-and-miss \u2014 especially against elevated fastballs \u2014 his right forearm appears to deaden , resulting in him dropping the bat. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
"There is plenty of specially designed soundproofing materials that deaden the sounds from coming into the interior of the vehicle. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Andrelton Simmons hadn't realized MLB had tweaked its baseballs ahead of this season, a subtle change intended to deaden the distance by one or two feet on balls hit 375 feet or more. \u2014 Megan Ryan, Star Tribune , 11 May 2021",
"But familiarity shouldn't deaden our sense of outrage. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
"The problem is that policies that directly redistribute income tend to deaden work incentives. \u2014 Robert Stein, National Review , 15 Nov. 2020",
"Economists believe a second wave of infections could deaden a rebound and put the American economy in new danger. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 8 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02c8de-d\u1d4an"
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"castrate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234813",
"type":[
"adverb",
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"verb"
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},
"deadhead":{
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
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": a devoted fan of the rock group the Grateful Dead":[
"The bond between the [Grateful] Dead and the Deadheads was extraordinary.",
"\u2014 Bill Barich"
],
": a dull or stupid person":[],
": a faded blossom on a flowering plant":[
"Pansies are still available for late spring bloom. Keep deadheads off.",
"\u2014 Edith Henderson"
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": to make especially a return trip without a load":[],
": to remove the faded flowers of (a plant) especially to keep a neat appearance and to promote reblooming by preventing seed production":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway",
"Verb",
"She's out in the garden deadheading the rosebushes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This approach allows an Origin to make multiple deliveries on each trip, thus minimizing the deadhead miles and reducing unit costs and road congestion. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"After blooming, deadhead and retain the green shoots until brown, then remove. \u2014 Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Even at-home style was dominated by two completely different aesthetics: cottagecore versus gratitude journal deadhead . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2020",
"In very hot inland areas, be more conservative and deadhead very lightly. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Use zinnias as cut flowers or deadhead spent blooms to encourage new blooms. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 4 June 2020",
"Uber spokesman Harry Hartfield said the company is still not convinced that the garage is the best way to cut down on the deadhead trips. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Dec. 2019",
"After all, a deadhead relaxing in a passenger seat is paid the same as a working crew member. \u2014 Elliott Hester, latimes.com , 1 July 2019",
"Recently Jonah Hill has been dressing like a former deadhead turned dad, recovered burnout, and grillmaster who just likes to unwind on weekends. \u2014 Liz Raiss, GQ , 1 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As flowers start to fade, deadhead frequently to encourage new buds and blooms. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Second, when the flowers are finished making their show, deadhead the old blooms to keep them from going to seed. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Whenever practical, continue to deadhead cool-season annuals such as pansies, snapdragons and dianthus to keep them blooming through the spring. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 22 Dec. 2020",
"On the least healthy bushes, maintain foliage and deadhead just the bloom. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
"Kris doesn't deadhead her peonies even though some people believe that doing so can increase the flowers of certain varieties the following year. \u2014 Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The latest rules are supposed to reduce deadheading by 30 percent. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Goldfinches feed on the seed heads of my coneflowers, so cutting them back or deadheading removes this food source for the birds. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2019",
"Most flight attendants would rather deadhead than work a flight. \u2014 Elliott Hester, latimes.com , 1 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ded-\u02cched"
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"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
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"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004842",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a metal cover or shutter fitted to a port to keep out light and water":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1726, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074726",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadline":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a date or time before which something must be done":[],
": a line drawn within or around a prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot":[],
": the time after which copy is not accepted for a particular issue of a publication":[],
": with the requirement of meeting a deadline":[
"working on deadline"
]
},
"examples":[
"She worked on her composition right up until the deadline .",
"We had to hurry to meet the deadline .",
"The project was completed a week past its deadline .",
"The deadline for submitting college applications is April 19th.",
"They're working under a deadline .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chicago polling places were expected to meet the deadline . \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Before the injury, Sexton and the Cavaliers failed to meet an Oct. 18 deadline on contract extensions for first-round choices in the 2018 NBA Draft. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Pfizer may be able to meet an October deadline , according to two people familiar with the company\u2019s operations. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Harford County joins municipalities across the state that have formed similar boards in order to meet the July 1 deadline . \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"To meet that deadline , NASA must start designing\u2014and building\u2014such a facility immediately, says Philip Christensen, a professor at Arizona State University and co-chair of the new Decadal Survey\u2019s steering committee. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Urbanik said the timeline is not guaranteed, but expects the process to move quickly in order to meet the federal construction deadline . \u2014 Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"After the auction, Las-Vegas based LTD failed to file paperwork for certification in Oklahoma in time to meet an FCC deadline . \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Erzen said the county began the recruiting process early to meet the July 1 deadline . \u2014 Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ded-\u02ccl\u012bn"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114359",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadlock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill":[
"the deadlock was broken with a key compromise"
],
": a tie score":[]
},
"examples":[
"City councilors reached a deadlock over the law.",
"His goal broke a 3\u20133 deadlock .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Iftikhar denied Khan\u2019s assertion that the army chief of staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, had offered to help mediate in his deadlock with the opposition. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The jury had signaled its deadlock on some charges earlier in the day, but returned to deliberations when urged to do so by the judge. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"First, to avoid another years-long deadlock , his successor decreed that the cardinals be locked up together until a new pope is chosen. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"The deadlock had the effect of disqualifying the candidates from appearing on the primary ballot. \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"Iraq\u2019s parliament passed sweeping legislation this week that would broaden the crime of normalizing ties with Israel, in a rare show of solidarity amid an eight-month political deadlock . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"In the bottom of the sixth inning, Smaldino ended a 1-1 deadlock with an RBI single off Notre Dame ace Cole Clark to score Owen Fuller, who had tripled. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"The current political deadlock has also already led to a partial blockade of Libya\u2019s oil facilities, slashing the country\u2019s main source of foreign revenue in half. \u2014 Tamara Qiblawi, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Unfortunately, the summit highlighted the strategic deadlock that has challenged America\u2019s regional diplomacy during the Biden era. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 16 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ded-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gridlock",
"halt",
"impasse",
"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"standstill"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035435",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[
"achingly",
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"blisteringly",
"bone",
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"dang",
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"highly",
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"whacking",
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"definitions":{
": aiming to kill or destroy : implacable":[
"a deadly enemy"
],
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],
": in a manner to cause death : mortally":[],
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"deadly poison"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the world's most deadly snake",
"a more deadly form of the disease",
"They launched a deadly attack.",
"Officers are allowed to use deadly force if necessary.",
"She shoots with deadly accuracy.",
"a basketball player with deadly aim",
"A deadly silence followed his question.",
"The two gang leaders are deadly enemies.",
"He spoke with deadly seriousness.",
"Adverb",
"I'm deadly serious about making an offer on the house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Manfredonia is charged with murder, kidnapping with a firearm, home invasion and robbery with a deadly weapon in connection to the killing of 23-year-old Nicholas Eisele and the kidnapping of Eisele\u2019s girlfriend. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"Joel Louis Garcia, 34, was arrested days after the incident on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"She is charged with first-degree murder and carrying a deadly weapon with the intent to injure in the death of Wilson, a 33-year-old chef. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"Barnes was arrested on May 26 and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and being associated with a street gang while participating in a crime, online jail records show. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"Tarrion Johnson, of the 4200 block of West Cullerton Avenue, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court with assault of a federal marshal with a deadly weapon. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The San Bernardino County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed 10 felony charges against McGuire, including kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and forcible rape. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Peter Anthony McGuire, 59, has been charged with torture, kidnapping, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment by violence, rape and other crimes. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"The shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde brought back some traumatic memories for Corin and revived the question of how a teen with mental health issues can purchase such a deadly weapon and cause so much death and destruction. \u2014 Analisa Novak, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"For his victims, however, the consequences can be deadly serious. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"While that can be mild, severe heat exhaustion \u2014 known as heatstroke \u2014 can turn deadly . \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Mears said the two cases serve as a reminder that domestic violence can turn deadly . \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"The shelter is available at a time when metro Phoenix\u2019s scorching summer temperatures can turn deadly , especially for people who are unhoused. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Starring Romain Duris and Berenice Bejo, Final Cut opens with a 30-minute sequence during which a zombie film shoot appears to turn deadly . \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Nicolet said this diligent monitoring is crucial for young kittens, whose health can be so precarious that a simple respiratory illness or bout of diarrhea can quickly turn deadly . \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But Mexico has been unable to stanch the flood of migrants stuffed by the hundreds into trucks operated by smugglers who charge thousands of dollars to take them to the U.S. border, trips that all too often turn deadly . \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
"In the past, multiple falls have triggered major pileups that cause injuries and occasionally turn deadly . \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb"
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"\u02c8ded-l\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deadly Adjective deadly , mortal , fatal , lethal mean causing or capable of causing death. deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death. a deadly disease mortal implies that death has occurred or is inevitable. a mortal wound fatal stresses the inevitability of what has in fact resulted in death or destruction. fatal consequences lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life. lethal gas",
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"baleful",
"deathly",
"fatal",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous",
"pestilent",
"terminal",
"vital"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083745",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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": the name that a transgender person was given at birth and no longer uses upon transitioning":[
"Many trans people will go to great lengths to prevent people from finding out their deadnames , destroying irreplaceable photos and documents in an effort to ensure that who they really are is the only identity most will remember.",
"\u2014 Sam Riedel"
],
": to speak of or address (someone) by their deadname":[
"A Texas high school that was planning to deadname a transgender student at his graduation ceremony today has reversed its decision, and will call him by his name after all.",
"\u2014 Jeff Taylor",
"When an officer misgenders and deadnames a victim, they are disregarding and denying that trans person's identity, advocates say.",
"\u2014 Annamarya Scaccia"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"2010, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"2013, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccn\u0101m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234852",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"deadness",
"death",
"grave",
"lifelessness",
"nothingness",
"sleep"
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"brought to a dead stop"
],
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"dead certain",
"finished dead last",
"The room became dead quiet.",
"\u2014 Farley Mowat"
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": absolutely uniform":[
"a dead level of mediocrity"
],
": all-out":[
"caught it on the dead run"
],
": as good as dead : doomed":[
"most books are dead in the water long before their publication",
"\u2014 Phillip Lopate"
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"dead soil"
],
": being out of play":[
"a dead ball"
],
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"he's dead if he's late for curfew"
],
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"dead capital"
],
": complete , absolute":[
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],
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"a dead tree",
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"dead villages"
],
": directly":[
"dead ahead"
],
": exact":[
"dead center of the target"
],
": grown cold : extinguished":[
"dead coals"
],
": having the appearance of death : deathly":[
"in a dead faint"
],
": inanimate , inert":[
"dead matter"
],
": incapable of being effective : stalled":[
"peace talks were dead in the water"
],
": incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : unresponsive":[
"a heart dead to pity",
"felt dead inside"
],
": irrevocable":[
"a dead loss"
],
": lacking elasticity (see elasticity sense 1a )":[
"a dead tennis ball"
],
": lacking in commercial activity : quiet":[
"The city is dead after five o'clock."
],
": lacking in gaiety or animation":[
"a dead party"
],
": lacking power or effect":[
"a dead law"
],
": lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb":[
"my arm feels dead"
],
": lacking warmth, vigor, or taste":[
"The fire was dead .",
"a dead wine"
],
": no longer active : extinct":[
"a dead volcano"
],
": no longer having interest, relevance, or significance":[
"a dead issue"
],
": no longer in use : obsolete":[
"a dead language"
],
": no longer producing or functioning : exhausted":[
"a dead battery"
],
": not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning":[
"a dead rear axle"
],
": not running or circulating : stagnant":[
"dead water"
],
": not turning":[
"the dead center of a lathe"
],
": only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance":[
"vows that they'll raise his taxes over his dead body"
],
": someone who is no longer alive : one that is dead (see dead entry 1 sense 1 )":[
"\u2014 usually used collectively They were among the dead ."
],
": suddenly and completely":[
"stopped dead in his tracks"
],
": temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play":[],
": the state of being dead":[
"raised him from the dead",
"\u2014 Colossians 2:12 (Revised Standard Version)"
],
": the time of greatest quiet":[
"the dead of night"
],
": unerring":[
"a dead shot with a rifle"
],
": very tired":[
"Our legs were completely dead after the hike."
],
": with no chance of escape or excuse : red-handed":[
"had him dead to rights for the robbery"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Her husband is dead . He died last year.",
"He was found dead in his apartment yesterday.",
"He lay dead on the floor.",
"The lost mountain climbers were believed dead .",
"The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive .",
"Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day.",
"I'm dead if I come in late for work again.",
"If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead !",
"Noun",
"By the end of the war, there were over two million dead .",
"He began his journey in the dead of winter .",
"Adverb",
"She's dead certain that she can finish the job.",
"We were dead tired by the end of the day.",
"He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious.",
"They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor.",
"She finished the race dead last .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After getting captured and hung by the puritan townspeople of Salem, the three sisters stay dead for a few hundred years \u2014 until a group of kids (Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, and Thora Birch) unwittingly resurrect them. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"The patient thought about his parents, both dead for many years. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Milam and Bryant are now both dead , but Till\u2019s family and supporters have maintained that Donham should be arrested. \u2014 Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The killing spree was the deadliest in a string of terrorist attacks targeting France at the time, leaving hundreds dead and reshaping everyday life in the country. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Rumors abounded, but the city government said no dead had been confirmed from Izucar. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Only 14 of the 20 defendants appeared in court, with the other six missing or presumed dead . \u2014 Aurelien Breeden, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Milwaukee's historic cemetery is the final resting place of a number of the city's veterans, including Mayor Carl Zeidler, who enlisted in the Navy and was reported missing and presumed dead when his ship was sunk in 1943. \u2014 Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Doaks was found unresponsive and the roadway and pronounced dead on the scene at 8:48 p.m. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In a release later that night, KSP confirmed an investigation was underway after troopers had been involved in a shooting that left an individual dead but released no additional details. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Roberto Velasco Alvarez, the director-general for North America in Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, confirmed that among the dead are at least 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans, and two Hondurans. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 June 2022",
"Default dead can happen faster than Fast, which raised and burned $120 million without growing revenues or course-correcting quickly enough\u2014and no longer exists. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter Tuesday that, of the dead who had been identified, 22 were from Mexico, seven were from Guatemala and two were from Honduras. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Those with the ability to resurrect the dead often are. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"So are the obstacles to give a proper send-off to the dead . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Lee is drawn to the truthtelling value of violent found footage; to him, paying respect to the dead requires the spectacle of putting on a wake. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The human cost piled up \u2014 tens of thousands of Americans injured in addition to the dead . \u2014 Robert Burns And Lolita C. Baldor, Chron , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Neighbors residing directly next to the apartment where the man was found shot dead peered over their own patios and craned their necks to see what occurred. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Milne\u2019s current focus is on creating stories for all the World War II dead buried at Arlington National Cemetery, about 8,000 men and women. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Outside the civic center, a father who had learned his child was dead fought tears as he was embraced by his cousins, according to CNN's Nicole Chavez. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Most of the dead died from Russian bombs, missiles, and their wreckage. \u2014 ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"Embalming was an innovative method of preserving bodies that allowed some Northern families to have their war dead retrieved from the mostly Southern battlefields and brought back to be buried in Northern soil. \u2014 Gary Laderman, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"Here, a genial Manhattanite runs afoul of Westchester's finest, and winds up dead in \u2014 horrors! \u2014 the suburbs. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"The body of Ruby Taverner was discovered in a wooded area in Independence Township, Michigan, near her apartment, where deputies found her brother and boyfriend dead early Sunday, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Monday. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"Marisa says Hansen had wound up dead not long after. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deed , from Old English d\u0113ad ; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, Old High German t\u014dt dead \u2014 more at die":"Adjective, Noun, and Adverb"
},
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"\u02c8ded"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dead Adjective dead , defunct , deceased , departed , late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. a dead , listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation. a defunct television series deceased , departed , and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use. the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism. our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status. the company's late president",
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"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"lifeless",
"low"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101912",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deadpan":{
"antonyms":[
"demonstrative",
"expressive"
],
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": a completely expressionless face":[],
": a deadpan manner of behavior or presentation":[],
": in a deadpan manner : without emotion : blankly":[
"Larry David started out in the 1970s doing stand-up in comedy clubs such as Catch a Rising Star, where if he came out on stage and did not like the audience he would stare at them deadpan \u2026 and walk off.",
"\u2014 Lee Siegel",
"\"A sex and violence weekend?\" \"That's two weekend ideas, actually,\" Derbin replies deadpan .",
"\u2014 Judith Miller"
],
": marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression":[
"a deadpan comedy"
],
": to express in a deadpan manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"he delivered the joke in such a deadpan voice that we thought at first that he was serious",
"Noun",
"He tells the joke in his best deadpan .",
"She's a master of deadpan .",
"Verb",
"\u201cI went back to doing push-ups again, and this time I almost completed one,\u201d he deadpanned .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Live actor-comedian known for his deadpan delivery was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 but kept his illness private. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
"Come for Peter Weller's deliciously deadpan performance as an exterminator who has accidentally murdered his wife, stay for the discourse about creativity and the giant bug with a talking butt. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Horsegirl was a low-key delight, with deadpan and quizzical indie rock that didn\u2019t seem wedded to song structure, piling on Sonic Youth guitars and cruising curiously to the next thing rather than circling back in the typical manner. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"Like Stearns\u2019 previous two films, The Art of Self-Defense and Faults, Dual consists of incisive and deadpan dialogue, the filmmaker\u2019s trademark. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
"White, whose charm and deadpan comedic delivery earned her an eight-decade career and the title of America\u2019s most trusted celebrity, died at age 99 on Dec. 31. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Her story is just one part of \u00d6stlund\u2019s searing commentary on privilege, greed and power \u2014 but Abigail\u2019s power play, exquisitely brought to life by de Leon\u2019s deadpan delivery, is what audiences will remember. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Aaron Paul also appears as a deadpan combat trainer in the film, which is playing now in general release. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Later, as GoGwilt played with his back to the audience, Smith sat on the floor facing forward with a deadpan expression, her legs outstretched in front of her, feet crossed at the ankles. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Binnie\u2019s deadpan , offhand narration makes clear how little the plot is the point. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"In Seasons 1 and 2, his attempts to fit in among plucky Millennial thespians showcased Hader\u2019s impressive deadpan and elastic face. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"What Nikou shares with Duprat and Cohn is a penchant for the deadpan . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
"Burnham and Macdonald are from different generations and have clashing styles, one theatrical and flamboyantly satirical, the other deadpan and folksy. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Eggers peppers in these supernatural interludes throughout, with bracing deadpan ; this world blends the gritty realism of warfare with intricate myth. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The bureaucratic nightmare is a great showcase for Glover's exhausted deadpan , which was mildly shocking so soon after his jaunty Community days. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Delivered in a monotonic, almost spooky deadpan , the track has the feeling of poetry or performance art. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
"His face, his melancholy deadpan , is a permanent reaction shot. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Audiences catch a glimpse of this version\u2014the real Quinta\u2014whenever Janine shoots the camera a fourth-wall-breaking, deadpan aside on Abbott\u2019s mockumentary-style set. \u2014 ELLE , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Would the British public, used to deadpan interviews or excessively comedic conversations, enjoy Oprah-style interviews? \u2014 Ronke Lawal, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Those comments were typically Tuukka: deadpan and dry. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2021",
"The prize, Brady deadpans , is two weeks in Dayton, Ohio, which the 51-year-old concedes sounds a little like a Vaudeville punchline. \u2014 Nancy Shohet West, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Grant deadpans of the annual invitation for a Love Actually reunion. \u2014 Julie Miller, HWD , 17 Mar. 2017",
"Grant deadpans of the annual invitation for a Love Actually reunion. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 17 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"circa 1942, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccpan"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blank",
"catatonic",
"empty",
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"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102835",
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deadtongue":{
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"definitions":{
": a European water dropwort ( Oenanthe crocata )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"so called from its paralyzing effect on the speech organs":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122706",
"type":[
"noun"
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"deadwood":{
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"city in the Black Hills of western South Dakota that was settled circa 1876 following the discovery of gold nearby population 1270":[]
},
"examples":[
"She's determined to get the deadwood out of the company.",
"a healthy tree with no deadwood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The camera wanders slowly over dirt and deadwood , scrub grass and scattered rock. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Neil, 39, combines his teacher\u2019s formal daring with Naka\u2019s open, idealistic approach, sculpting Rocky Mountain junipers into pale white streamers or rugged bursts of deadwood reaching out from plumes of foliage. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"This cost-effective approach has helped Alaska largely avoid the problem, common in the lower 48 states, of forests that are overgrown or have too much deadwood . \u2014 Randi Jandt, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2021",
"In the short term, Inter may try once more to streamline their squad, to shed some of the deadwood that was up for sale last summer. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The resulting deadwood would be hauled out by truck and even helicopter to new biomass facilities and private timber mills to be transformed into electricity, boards and other products. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The freedom to cut deadwood is a competitive advantage for the Pack and contributed mightily to the past three decades of success. \u2014 Luther Ray Abel, National Review , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Another would be signing long-term contracts with companies to harvest deadwood from forests for commercial purposes. \u2014 Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2021",
"Also stay clear of plants that produce fine, dry or dead leaves or needles, as well as those that accumulate deadwood within the plant. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ded-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"chaff",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213233",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
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},
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": a nut with no kernel":[],
": a thing without profit":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113117",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
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": that deafens":[],
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"fell with a deafening clap"
],
": very noticeable":[
"their silence on the issue was deafening"
]
},
"examples":[
"the deafening roar of the planes",
"a boom box blasting deafening music",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fans roared back, clapping and blowing their vuvuzelas at a more deafening pitch. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Cook\u2019s silence on all this, by the way, is pretty deafening . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Finally, people are being encouraged to say Taylor's name loudly and often; in the streets and online, so that in the deafening wave of dissent crashing over the country, her story is not washed away. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 5 June 2020",
"Full coverage of George Floyd's death and protests around the country Angelenos who remember the riots recall an almost deafening silence settling over the city as unrest wore on. \u2014 NBC News , 4 June 2020",
"Once every decade or so, though, that cacophony turns deafening as millions of the winged insects emerge at once in dense throngs. \u2014 Amy Mckeever, National Geographic , 3 June 2020",
"Polar bear warning signs went unheeded; the deafening hum of the vicious, biting flies seemed like more of an imminent threat. \u2014 Hillary Richard, New York Times , 11 May 2020",
"So at least 40 cars instead piled into the parking lot of the neighboring CatholicLife Insurance building, where drivers proceeded to blare their horns in a deafening cacophony. \u2014 Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"At the very least, the shift in conservative news suggests that the debate over the president\u2019s competence will become yet another partisan one, obscuring Trump\u2019s objective, on-the-record negligence in the usual deafening crossfire. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8def-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8de-f\u0259-ni\u014b"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"earsplitting",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"stentorian",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102850",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"deal":{
"antonyms":[
"accord",
"agreement",
"bargain",
"compact",
"contract",
"convention",
"covenant",
"disposition",
"pact",
"settlement",
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],
"definitions":{
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],
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"Dinner was an informal deal ."
],
": an act of dealing (see deal entry 1 sense 4 ) : transaction":[
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],
": an arrangement for mutual advantage":[
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],
": bargain":[
"got a great deal on a new TV",
"accepted a plea deal"
],
": contract sense 1a":[
"signed a 2-year deal"
],
": hand sense 7b":[
"have time for one more deal"
],
": mccoy":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase the real deal"
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": package deal":[],
": part , portion":[],
": pine or fir wood":[],
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": situation , story":[
"What is the deal with that guy?",
"tried to figure out her deal"
],
": the act or right of distributing cards to players":[
"It's your deal ."
],
": to concern oneself or itself":[
"The book deals with education.",
"a lawyer who deals with real estate law"
],
": to distribute (playing cards) to players":[
"Deal the cards."
],
": to distribute the cards to players":[
"your turn to deal"
],
": to engage in bargaining : trade":[],
": to give as one's portion : apportion":[
"dealt out three sandwiches apiece",
"a judge dealing out punishments"
],
": to reach or try to reach a state of acceptance or reconcilement":[
"trying to deal with her son's death"
],
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"deal in insurance"
],
": to take action with regard to someone or something":[
"deal with an offender",
"Who's going to deal with this mess?"
],
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"deal a player to another team"
],
": treatment received":[
"a dirty deal"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"It's your turn to deal .",
"Each player is dealt five cards.",
"She was dealt a full house.",
"dealing out the cards for a game of poker",
"The offending players were dealt harsh penalties.",
"She got caught dealing drugs in school."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English deel , from Old English d\u01e3l ; akin to Old English d\u0101l division, portion, Old High German teil part":"Noun , Verb, and Noun",
"Middle English dele , from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, plank; akin to Old High German dili plank \u2014 more at thill":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0113l"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deal Verb distribute , dispense , divide , deal , dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was",
"synonyms":[
"trade",
"traffic"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"deal (in)":{
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": to buy and sell (something) as a business":[
"He deals in rare books."
],
": to include (someone) in a card game":[
"\"Do you want to play cards with us?\" \"Sure, deal me in .\""
],
": to use or be involved in (something)":[
"tales dealing in myth and mystery",
"We don't deal in rumor or gossip."
]
},
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"phrasal verb"
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"She's still trying to deal with his death.",
"The weather is bad, but we'll just have to deal with it."
],
": to be about (something) : to have (something) as a subject":[
"Her speech dealt with health care and the nation's economy.",
"The film deals with some serious issues."
],
": to do something about (a person or thing that causes a problem or difficult situation)":[
"The government dealt harshly with the rebels.",
"I'll deal with you later.",
"We weren't able/equipped/prepared to deal with such a large crowd of people."
],
": to make business agreements with (someone)":[
"He deals fairly with all his customers.",
"Their salespeople are very easy to deal with ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044111",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to hit (someone or something) so as to cause harm":[
"He dealt his enemy a mighty blow .",
"\u2014 usually used figuratively The factory closing will deal a serious/severe/devastating/crushing blow to the town's economy. Her career as an ice skater was dealt a fatal blow when she broke her leg."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104056",
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"deal entry 4":""
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"noun"
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"accord",
"agreement",
"bargain",
"compact",
"contract",
"convention",
"covenant",
"disposition",
"pact",
"settlement",
"understanding"
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"a good deal faster"
],
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],
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],
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"a real estate deal"
],
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": bargain":[
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"accepted a plea deal"
],
": contract sense 1a":[
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],
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],
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],
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": sell":[
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],
": situation , story":[
"What is the deal with that guy?",
"tried to figure out her deal"
],
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"It's your deal ."
],
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"a lawyer who deals with real estate law"
],
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"Deal the cards."
],
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"your turn to deal"
],
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": to give as one's portion : apportion":[
"dealt out three sandwiches apiece",
"a judge dealing out punishments"
],
": to reach or try to reach a state of acceptance or reconcilement":[
"trying to deal with her son's death"
],
": to sell or distribute something as a business":[
"deal in insurance"
],
": to take action with regard to someone or something":[
"deal with an offender",
"Who's going to deal with this mess?"
],
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],
": treatment received":[
"a dirty deal"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"It's your turn to deal .",
"Each player is dealt five cards.",
"She was dealt a full house.",
"dealing out the cards for a game of poker",
"The offending players were dealt harsh penalties.",
"She got caught dealing drugs in school."
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b":"Verb"
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"Middle English deel , from Old English d\u01e3l ; akin to Old English d\u0101l division, portion, Old High German teil part":"Noun , Verb, and Noun",
"Middle English dele , from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, plank; akin to Old High German dili plank \u2014 more at thill":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0113l"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deal Verb distribute , dispense , divide , deal , dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was",
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"trade",
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"verb"
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": friendly or business interactions":[],
": method of business : manner of conduct":[]
},
"examples":[
"There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides.",
"He has a reputation for fair dealing .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tinsley is wise to the two-way street connecting drug dealing and hip-hop \u2014 each a means of moving up in the world, one much more dangerous than the other. \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"But struggling to make ends meet as a DJ, Grayson turned to low-level drug dealing and robbery and was eventually arrested for possession with intent to sell in 1989. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Some addiction medicine experts and providers have expressed concerns about concentrating treatment programs in environments with drug dealing and use on the streets. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Institutional systems are rarely, if ever, held accountable for the death dealing of Black girls and women. \u2014 Essence , 31 May 2022",
"There is business to be done, production and distribution deals to be made, and this year that sort of wheeling dealing has been as full throttle as Top Gun\u2019s elite fighter jets. \u2014 Dana Thomas, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"Prostitution and drug dealing are part of the daily grind, and Melchor paints a hellscape of distrust, venality, private aggressions, and general grimness. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"Investigations by Spanish and Swiss prosecutors into Juan Carlos' dealing have since been shelved. \u2014 Ashifa Kassam, ajc , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That, more than all the drug dealing said to take place, is the business world that produces many of these rappers. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-li\u014b"
],
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"synonyms":[
"commerce",
"interaction",
"intercourse",
"relation"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043943",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dear":{
"antonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"flame",
"hon",
"honey",
"love",
"squeeze",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie",
"truelove"
],
"definitions":{
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"Be a dear and get me a drink."
],
": a loved one : sweetheart":[
"How was your day, dear ?"
],
": affectionate , fond":[],
": dearly sense 1":[
"so dear I loved the man",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": dearly sense 3":[
"the effort cost them dear"
],
": heartfelt":[
"our dearest prayers"
],
": high or exorbitant in price : expensive":[
"eggs are very dear just now"
],
": highly valued : precious":[
"a dear friend",
"Our friendship is very dear to me.",
"ran for dear life",
"\u2014 often used in a salutation dear Sir"
],
": noble":[],
": severe , sore":[
"in our dear peril",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Be a dear and take this for me."
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1694, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dere , from Old English d\u0113or \u2014 see dear entry 1":"Adjective",
"Middle English dere , from Old English d\u0113ore ; akin to Old High German tiuri distinguished, costly":"Adjective , Adverb, Noun, and Interjection"
},
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"\u02c8dir"
],
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"big-ticket",
"costly",
"expensive",
"extravagant",
"high",
"high-end",
"high-ticket",
"precious",
"premium",
"priceless",
"pricey",
"pricy",
"spendy",
"ultraexpensive",
"valuable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045230",
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"adverb",
"interjection",
"noun"
]
},
"dearth":{
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"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
],
"definitions":{
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"a dearth of evidence"
]
},
"examples":[
"It may also be a respite for booksellers, who have been grumbling for several years about sluggish sales and a dearth of dependable blockbuster fiction. \u2014 Julie Bosman , New York Times , 19 Oct. 2006",
"\u2026 Earnhardt has recently hinted that a company-wide dearth of talent is the core reason his Chevy simply isn't as fast in 2005 as it's been in the past. \u2014 Lars Anderson , Sports Illustrated , 11 Apr. 2006",
"AirNet, which hauls bank checks and other time-critical freight, used to require that its pilots have at least 1,200 hours of flight experience. Then, faced with a dearth of experienced applicants, it dropped the requirement to 500 hours. Now, it has no minimum. \u2014 Scott McCartney , Wall Street Journal , 10 Aug. 2000",
"there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite",
"the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are the familiar culprits: a dearth of rainfall made worse by climate change; conflict; disease; the coronavirus pandemic; and even locust infestations. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Mass vaccination sites have closed, especially affecting low-income and rural regions, where there\u2019s a dearth of medical centers and pharmacies. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"However, after a dearth of economic data last week, markets will see a deluge this week. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Schulman agrees, noting a dearth of support for lesbian writers in particular. \u2014 Amelia Abraham, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Such consequences include a dearth of employment opportunities and restrictions on travel, Benca said. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"The turquoise day bed was pretty, but there was a hodgepodge of furniture that didn\u2019t really go together and a dearth of accessories. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Airlines cited poor weather and the combination of their own staffing shortages and a dearth of air-traffic controllers. \u2014 Doug Cameron, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Election experts say the lackluster participation by Californians stems from a dearth of excitement over this year\u2019s contests, which largely lack competitive races at the top of the ticket. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English derthe , from Old English *dierth , from d\u0113ore dear":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0259rth"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"crunch",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"drought",
"drouth",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"lack",
"lacuna",
"paucity",
"pinch",
"poverty",
"scantiness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164453",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death":{
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
],
"definitions":{
": a cause of ruin":[
"the slander that was death to my character",
"\u2014 Wilkie Collins",
"The drought was death to the farm."
],
": a permanent cessation of all vital (see vital sense 2a ) functions : the end of life":[
"The cause of death has not been determined.",
"managed to escape death",
"prisoners were put to death",
"death threats"
],
": an instance of dying":[
"a disease causing many deaths",
"lived there until her death"
],
": beyond endurance : excessively":[
"bored to death",
"scared to death of spiders",
"I am sick to death of hearing your excuses.",
"Most high rollers prefer Atlantic City and Las Vegas, where they are comped to death and have more diversions.",
"\u2014 William G. Flanagan et al."
],
": civil death":[],
": close to death : critically ill":[],
": extinction":[
"the death of the dinosaurs"
],
": slaughter":[
"death and destruction"
],
": the cause or occasion of loss of life":[
"drinking was the death of him"
],
": the destroyer of life represented usually as a skeleton with a scythe":[
"when death comes to take me away"
],
": the lie of life in matter : that which is unreal and untrue":[],
": the passing or destruction of something inanimate":[
"the death of vaudeville"
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"managed to escape death",
"prisoners were put to death",
"death threats"
]
},
"examples":[
"birth, life, and eventual death",
"The newspaper did not report the cause of death .",
"People around the world mourned his death .",
"The accident resulted in two deaths .",
"The number of deaths from cancer is rising.",
"He died a violent death .",
"There has been a death in the family .",
"The general met his death on the battlefield.",
"the death of a marriage",
"Death could be seen lurking in the corner of the painting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Authorities believe their disappearance may be connected to the death of an adult man earlier in the day. \u2014 CBS News , 2 July 2022",
"Turkel completed his memoir, The Misery of Success, just before his death , and his family plans to publish it later this year. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 1 July 2022",
"Epstein had been taken off suicide watch in the days before his death . \u2014 Alec Hernandez, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"The numbers smashed records and notably spiked at the onset of the pandemic in March before jumping again in June of that year as protests and riots spread across the nation in response to the death of George Floyd. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
"China media have said the lifting of its zero-Covid policies could lead to the death of as many as 1.5 million people. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"While initially successful, the experiment ended two months later when the transplant failed, leading to the death of the patient. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
"Police officers in riot gear have fired tear gas at protesters, leading to the death of one protester who human rights groups say was hit in the head by a tear-gas canister. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"One Jewish man, forced to fight his fellow Jews to the death for the entertainment of the Nazis. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deeth , from Old English d\u0113ath ; akin to Old Norse dauthi death, deyja to die \u2014 more at die":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8deth"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"quietus",
"sleep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014505",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"death angel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see death cap sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193143",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death apple":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184924",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death duty":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": death tax":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jennifer\u2019s full line of death duty honors included the Fort Lauderdale police honor guard, and bagpipers and drummers from multiple municipalities. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Middle-class women learned to do it themselves; high taxation and death duties meant that big houses were divided or sold. \u2014 Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2019",
"But such gifts still help reduce state death duties . \u2014 Laura Saunders, WSJ , 30 Nov. 2018",
"In that case death duties would not be immediately payable, and the children\u2019s education could be secured. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Oct. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114108",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death fire":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": deadlight sense 3 , corpse candle":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184303",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death grip":{
"antonyms":[
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"impotency",
"powerlessness"
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": hold sense 3b":[
"maintained their death grip on overseas markets"
]
},
"examples":[
"He drove straight through the storm, never loosening his death grip on the steering wheel.",
"the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Walden\u2019s touchy-feely ideology is enforced with a death grip throughout the curriculum. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Managing our emotions together is necessary in any crisis, especially when an invisible virus lurks nearby, seemingly waiting to envelop us in its death grip . \u2014 Caroline Van Hemert, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
"While that may be true in specific circumstances, Trump's death grip on the GOP more broadly doesn't appear to be relaxing much. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Cardinals have won 13 of 14 games to put a death grip on the second wild-card berth in the NL. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Sep. 2021",
"And because neither did enough to fall out of favor or put a death grip on the role, Sarkisian will play both against Arkansas. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Trump, seeking to grow his brand of national populism and keep his death grip on the GOP, has jumped into any number of Senate races set for next fall. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Some people believe that boomers and other older generations have a death grip on the world\u2019s wealth and will never hand it over. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Even to me, a fan of Brutalism, Breuer\u2019s Whitney could feel like a death grip . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"arm",
"authority",
"clutch",
"command",
"control",
"dominion",
"grip",
"hold",
"mastery",
"power",
"reign",
"rein(s)",
"sway"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021243",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death herb":{
"antonyms":[],
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": belladonna sense 1":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102247",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the section of a prison for person awaiting execution":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045201",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death instinct":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an innate and unconscious tendency toward self-destruction postulated in psychoanalytic theory to explain aggressive and destructive behavior not satisfactorily explained by the pleasure principle":[
"\u2014 compare eros sense 2"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, Getler\u2019s father was on his deathbed , but Getler decided to come anyway. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"The emperor himself converted to Christianity on his deathbed . \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"The dream sequence culminates with a set piece 70 years in the future: Sandy and Michele live together and Romy is on her deathbed . \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s a harsh rejection for a man on his deathbed . \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Cujo star also recalled Barrymore's emotional connection to E.T., which resulted in a tearful reaction to seeing the character on his deathbed . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Now, imagine having to go through 30 years\u2019 worth on your deathbed . \u2014 Harry Guinness, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Back from its early-internet deathbed , the music rights business is having its moment in the sun thanks to a boom in streaming. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 15 Oct. 2021",
"From his deathbed , the farmer revealed the secret to his grandchildren, who retrieved the prehistoric skull in 2018 and donated it to a university near Beijing. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 25 June 2021"
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"an author who craved deathless fame",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those six words are a deathless expression of progressivism in 2022. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
"What becomes extremely clear is that their endurance for creating music is plainly the product of a neurotic, serious, deathless motor. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"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",
"Blood doors, creepy tombs, deathless foes, and someone doing a hell of a good impression of actor Sam Neill. \u2014 Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , 1 Nov. 2019",
"This memento mori is an intrusion of tragedy into an otherwise deathless space, but the ghost is also a hopeful sort of figure who somehow manages to elude oblivion. \u2014 Annika Neklason, The Atlantic , 26 June 2018",
"His ethereal, atmospheric images respectfully capture the quest for immortality in Russia, home to a visionary gaggle of cosmists, cryonicists, and transhumanists who believe in a deathless future. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, WIRED , 22 June 2018",
"There are dowdy newscasters risking frostbite to gin up color pieces on deathless topics like the contents of the athletes\u2019 goody bags. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2018",
"The deathless gods destroyed my looks that day / the Greeks embarked for Troy. \u2014 Gregory Hays, New York Times , 5 Dec. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For one, the bees that buzzed throughout several of the episodes are seemingly a symbol of Anthony's deathly fear of following in his father's footsteps and dying young from a bee sting. \u2014 Andrea Park, Marie Claire , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Some people crawled across, while others fell back from the ladder rungs only to be caught by a half-dozen souls, carried along in a deathly procession, and then lowered to the ground and compelled to repeat. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 16 June 2019",
"Current Time 0:00 Duration Time 0:00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1 Trailer Part 1 of the film will be released Nov. 19, 2010. \u2014 Chris Kohler, WIRED , 28 June 2010"
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"What a debacle . Next thing he knew, one of the patients would turn up dead. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road to Wellville , 1993",
"So what had been intended as an orderly hearing ended in a general debacle , for as soon as Fray Domingo saw his protector dragged toward the exit door, he leaped at the guards and began pummeling them. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
"Savings themselves evaporate in the course of such a debacle and thus the very wherewithal for reversing and retrieving the situation is lost \u2026 \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , 1984",
"After the debacle of his first novel, he had trouble getting a publisher for his next book.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rolling Stones tour was a debacle of course everyone knows that. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The other side of the ball was a complete debacle , with rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence throwing 4 interceptions for the first time in his life. \u2014 Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The real legacy of this entire ugly debacle , then, may never be fully known: a palimpsest of stories not told, of justice not sought. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Don't be surprised if David incorporates this debacle into a future Curb season. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Having only won one series in Australia for the past three decades, this latest debacle where they were torn to shreds by debutant Scott Boland early on day three of the third Test might be their nadir. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"This debacle falls squarely on President Biden\u2019s shoulders, and his poor decision-making has exacerbated an already bad situation. \u2014 WSJ , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Newsom is the governor by and for all the forces that created this debacle . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"However, if the U.S. manages to evacuate all Americans safely, this debacle shouldn\u2019t weigh heavily on the president\u2019s agenda moving forward. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"French d\u00e9b\u00e2cle , from d\u00e9b\u00e2cler to clear, from Middle French desbacler , from des- de- + bacler to block, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bacculare , from Latin baculum staff":""
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"So what had been intended as an orderly hearing ended in a general debacle , for as soon as Fray Domingo saw his protector dragged toward the exit door, he leaped at the guards and began pummeling them. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
"Savings themselves evaporate in the course of such a debacle and thus the very wherewithal for reversing and retrieving the situation is lost \u2026 \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , 1984",
"After the debacle of his first novel, he had trouble getting a publisher for his next book.",
"the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rolling Stones tour was a debacle of course everyone knows that. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The other side of the ball was a complete debacle , with rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence throwing 4 interceptions for the first time in his life. \u2014 Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The real legacy of this entire ugly debacle , then, may never be fully known: a palimpsest of stories not told, of justice not sought. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Don't be surprised if David incorporates this debacle into a future Curb season. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Having only won one series in Australia for the past three decades, this latest debacle where they were torn to shreds by debutant Scott Boland early on day three of the third Test might be their nadir. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"This debacle falls squarely on President Biden\u2019s shoulders, and his poor decision-making has exacerbated an already bad situation. \u2014 WSJ , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Newsom is the governor by and for all the forces that created this debacle . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"However, if the U.S. manages to evacuate all Americans safely, this debacle shouldn\u2019t weigh heavily on the president\u2019s agenda moving forward. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"French d\u00e9b\u00e2cle , from d\u00e9b\u00e2cler to clear, from Middle French desbacler , from des- de- + bacler to block, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bacculare , from Latin baculum staff":""
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"the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No company has been debarred yet, according to an M.T.A. spokesman. \u2014 New York Times , 29 July 2019",
"Perceptics will face upcoming administrative proceedings to determine whether the company should be debarred , meaning prohibited for an extended period from working for the federal government. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 3 July 2019",
"Labor\u2019s Lucero said that federal investigators did not seek to debar Insight Global from future public contracts. \u2014 Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
"European Adoption Consultants placed more than 2,000 overseas children in US homes since the early 1990s before the State Department debarred the agency in December. \u2014 Randi Kaye And Wayne Drash, CNN , 12 Oct. 2017",
"According to the Ohio attorney general's lawsuit, about 300 families had paid EAC for international adoptions that were in various stages when the agency was debarred . \u2014 Randi Kaye And Wayne Drash, CNN , 12 Oct. 2017",
"Only 33 people or businesses in the U.S. are currently debarred from using H-2A workers \u2014 out of several thousand H-2A employers. \u2014 Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Between Fat Leonard\u2019s arrest and the end of last year, the Navy suspended 566 vendors and permanently debarred an additional 548 from contracts, according to the federal Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee. \u2014 Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com , 29 July 2017",
"About 100 employers were debarred during that time. \u2014 Gary Coronado, www.latimes.com , 25 May 2017"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In summary, first look to see if the stems have been debarked by squirrels. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Jan. 2020",
"At the top of the hill, where hayride passengers debarked , sits a stone and huge fir tree commemorating the spot where according to Windsor Locks legend, America\u2019s first Christmas tree was planted. \u2014 Annie Gentile, courant.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The cruise line is taking debarking passengers by bus back to Jacksonville, but also will bring new passengers down by bus today so the ship can go on its planned sailing that will return to Jacksonville on Sept. 9 when the port should be back open. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2019",
"On Christmas Day, Edwin and Jonas safely debarked at Liverpool and crossed the English Channel to snowy Le Havre, France. \u2014 Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com , 28 May 2018",
"After they're debarked , the logs are turned into pulp. \u2014 Michael J. Mooney, Popular Mechanics , 9 Oct. 2015",
"The Carnival team scrambled to reroute ships, rebook passengers embarking or debarking , and set up new port calls out of harms' way. \u2014 Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald , 11 May 2018",
"Jim Walker, a Miami attorney specializing in maritime law, advises consumers to debark with caution. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2017"
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"\u2026 a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw debasing the American flag.",
"\u2014 Time",
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"The governor debased himself by lying to the public.",
"The holiday has been debased by commercialism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. \u2014 Pete Rizzo, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. \u2014 Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Sep. 2020",
"To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. \u2014 Isaac Schorr, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The Winklevoss Twins this week transmuted that notion into a warning for Dave Portnoy (a.k.a. Davey Day Trader): Elon Musk is plotting to debase gold through space-mining, making Bitcoin a better inflation hedge. \u2014 Jeff John Roberts, Fortune , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"\u2026 a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw debasing the American flag.",
"\u2014 Time",
"This is not to say that you should be prepared to debase camping standards.",
"\u2014 The Scout Leader's Handbook"
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": to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)":[],
": to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content":[]
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"The governor debased himself by lying to the public.",
"The holiday has been debased by commercialism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. \u2014 Pete Rizzo, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. \u2014 Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Sep. 2020",
"To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. \u2014 Isaac Schorr, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The Winklevoss Twins this week transmuted that notion into a warning for Dave Portnoy (a.k.a. Davey Day Trader): Elon Musk is plotting to debase gold through space-mining, making Bitcoin a better inflation hedge. \u2014 Jeff John Roberts, Fortune , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"d\u0113-",
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"debased himself by lying to his supporters",
"\u2026 a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw debasing the American flag.",
"\u2014 Time",
"This is not to say that you should be prepared to debase camping standards.",
"\u2014 The Scout Leader's Handbook"
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": to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content":[]
},
"examples":[
"The governor debased himself by lying to the public.",
"The holiday has been debased by commercialism.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. \u2014 Pete Rizzo, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. \u2014 Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com , 18 Nov. 2020",
"Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. \u2014 WSJ , 10 Sep. 2020",
"To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. \u2014 Isaac Schorr, National Review , 19 Aug. 2020",
"The Winklevoss Twins this week transmuted that notion into a warning for Dave Portnoy (a.k.a. Davey Day Trader): Elon Musk is plotting to debase gold through space-mining, making Bitcoin a better inflation hedge. \u2014 Jeff John Roberts, Fortune , 19 Aug. 2020"
],
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"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8b\u0101s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for debase 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",
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"pervert",
"poison",
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"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
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"accomplished",
"certain",
"hands-down",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
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"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefragable",
"positive",
"questionless",
"settled",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"undebatable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable"
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": open to dispute : questionable":[
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]
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"it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system",
"the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether that\u2019s an improvement over thoughts and prayers is debatable . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 28 June 2022",
"Whether this can be done in time for the May 9 parade is highly debatable . \u2014 James Nixey, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"And the forecasts for revenue from the wealth tax are highly debatable . \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 25 Oct. 2021",
"On Monday, Whittingham spoke for 12 minutes without referencing Brewer once, but whether that qualifies as tipping his hand is highly debatable . \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Whether a committee of central bankers, rather than a consensus of holders, would have made better decisions is debatable . \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Whether or not it's accomplished all of those goals is debatable . \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Whether company practices actually changed in response is debatable . \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 9 May 2022",
"After their most recent defeat \u2014 a 27-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills \u2014 Lynn and his staff were ridiculed both locally and nationally because of numerous debatable issues with in-game decisions and clock management. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020"
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"d\u0113-",
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"arguable",
"controvertible",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"issuable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"questionable"
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"pore (over)",
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"ruminate",
"study",
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"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
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"Our polite chat about politics became a heated debate .",
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"still debating what to do"
]
},
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"Noun",
"The candidates participated in several debates before the election was held.",
"The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable debate among scholars for many years.",
"Verb",
"Scholars have been debating the meaning of the text for years.",
"Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly debated among economists.",
"The energy bill is currently being debated in Congress.",
"The President debated his challenger in front of a live audience on Tuesday.",
"The students debated for an hour.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Otsuka also expressed disappointment in the school district, saying that in the two decades since the book was published, the material has never been the source of debate in schools. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"My thought bubble: The next 12 months will produce a lot of debate about what technically constitutes a recession (the official designation would come from the National Bureau of Economic Research). \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"The tone of the debate was clear in the first minutes, when Taylor Robson, the final candidate to deliver an opening statement, attacked Lake, who anchored the nightly news on Fox 10 for two decades. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Most of this debate revolves around Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and for good reason. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 28 June 2022",
"Tweets from people on either side of the gun control debate were more likely to feature anger or fear than those from general Twitter users, Blankenship says. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 28 June 2022",
"The critical response from both sides of the debate recalled the old axiom that a compromise is sure to make everyone unhappy. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 June 2022",
"His public connection to the university, often used in promotional materials and displayed in on-campus buildings, has been the subject of debate for years. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"The other side of this debate represents one of the most unworthy causes in American history. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Experts debate the extent to which Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine was actually about NATO. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"Leaders will also debate Thursday a recommendation for the European Commission to grant Moldova \u2013 a tiny, non-NATO country that borders Ukraine \u2013 EU candidate status. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin And Mike Corder, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
"The 27 leaders will also debate potential responses to soaring bills for fuel and groceries that EU citizens are facing in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s four-month-long war. \u2014 Daniel Michaels, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"On Taiwanese talk shows, pundits and officials debate the probability of a Chinese invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Clinicians debate each case, trying to balance between advocating for their sickest patients and those who might be most likely to benefit. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
"Delegates will debate whether the party should endorse candidates in statewide races, a process of unfair anointment to some, and whether to back policies that push the party further right. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"There\u2019s still debate as to how permanent or deep the effects of the pandemic will be, but what\u2019s not in dispute is that Covid-19 has radically altered the real estate landscape. \u2014 Christelle Rohaut, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Marylanders often debate the best method for picking crabs. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3":"Verb"
},
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"di-\u02c8b\u0101t",
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"She was on the debating team at school."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115239",
"type":[
"noun"
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"elevate",
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"a debauch of pleasure"
],
": to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality":[
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"a debauched society"
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": to lead away from virtue or excellence":[
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"factory methods \u2026 debauched Victorian design",
"\u2014 Country Life"
],
": to make disloyal":[],
": to seduce from chastity":[
"notorious for debauching young women"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The medical community and laypersons alike often blamed victims of the disease for their own suffering, believing that vicious, debauched , and unhygienic lifestyles begat typhus. \u2014 Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2020",
"His voice is chirpy-thin, making his stories of debauched after-hours excess sound like child\u2019s play. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2018",
"Given this is a bachelorette party, though, her activities are sure to be slightly more debauched \u2014 perhaps something fun with vaginal jade eggs? \u2014 Amanda Arnold, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
"This is middle ages debauchery, when people really knew how to debauch . \u2014 Kelly Kazek, AL.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Prohibition failed because too few Americans agreed that all drinking was debauched . \u2014 The Economist , 19 Dec. 2017",
"The ruling class became hoggishly self-indulgent: Mr Heffer lacerates Edward VII for his habit of sponging off his friends and debauching their wives. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Oct. 2017",
"If memory serves, Sixx\u2019s proudly debauched autobiography was pretty graphic all by itself. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
"Lofing, who is married, faced a misdemeanor charge of debauching a minor and on Monday was sentenced to 90 days in jail. \u2014 Alex Thomas, ajc , 19 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But this year, the island is celebrating much more than Ernest Hemingway\u2019s six-toed cats, Duval Street pub crawls or a Fantasy Fest debauch . \u2014 Gwen Filosa, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"After the fashion industry disgraced itself by banishing Melania Trump, this latest debauch comes as no surprise. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Take a break from taking a break with a long debauch at the Chateau Marmont? \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2020",
"In stark contrast to Mr Sehic\u2019s debauches , hundreds of starving Bosniaks, led by small numbers of armed men, raid surrounding Serb villages for food. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Pain and Glory Rated R for language, recreational drug use and remembrance of debauches past. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Hot Springs was a wild town in those days\u2014a spa for rich northerners, a debauch of illegal gambling, fancy nightclubs, and the Oaklawn racetrack. \u2014 Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer , 30 June 2017"
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"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb",
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle French debaucher , from Old French desbauchier to scatter, disperse, from des- de- + bauch beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam \u2014 more at balk entry 2":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8b\u022fch"
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": to lead away from virtue or excellence":[
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"factory methods \u2026 debauched Victorian design",
"\u2014 Country Life"
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"notorious for debauching young women"
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},
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"Verb",
"the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The medical community and laypersons alike often blamed victims of the disease for their own suffering, believing that vicious, debauched , and unhygienic lifestyles begat typhus. \u2014 Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2020",
"His voice is chirpy-thin, making his stories of debauched after-hours excess sound like child\u2019s play. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2018",
"Given this is a bachelorette party, though, her activities are sure to be slightly more debauched \u2014 perhaps something fun with vaginal jade eggs? \u2014 Amanda Arnold, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
"This is middle ages debauchery, when people really knew how to debauch . \u2014 Kelly Kazek, AL.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Prohibition failed because too few Americans agreed that all drinking was debauched . \u2014 The Economist , 19 Dec. 2017",
"The ruling class became hoggishly self-indulgent: Mr Heffer lacerates Edward VII for his habit of sponging off his friends and debauching their wives. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Oct. 2017",
"If memory serves, Sixx\u2019s proudly debauched autobiography was pretty graphic all by itself. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
"Lofing, who is married, faced a misdemeanor charge of debauching a minor and on Monday was sentenced to 90 days in jail. \u2014 Alex Thomas, ajc , 19 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But this year, the island is celebrating much more than Ernest Hemingway\u2019s six-toed cats, Duval Street pub crawls or a Fantasy Fest debauch . \u2014 Gwen Filosa, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"After the fashion industry disgraced itself by banishing Melania Trump, this latest debauch comes as no surprise. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Take a break from taking a break with a long debauch at the Chateau Marmont? \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2020",
"In stark contrast to Mr Sehic\u2019s debauches , hundreds of starving Bosniaks, led by small numbers of armed men, raid surrounding Serb villages for food. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Pain and Glory Rated R for language, recreational drug use and remembrance of debauches past. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Hot Springs was a wild town in those days\u2014a spa for rich northerners, a debauch of illegal gambling, fancy nightclubs, and the Oaklawn racetrack. \u2014 Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer , 30 June 2017"
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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},
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"the biography of a debauchee who underwent a late-life religious conversion and became a monk",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's no entrance at all on the Elston side of the building, where its address is registered\u2014just a metal wall with an assortment of small multicolored plastic letters with magnetic backs that invites passing debauchees to make word salad. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 14 Mar. 2018"
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"Verb",
"the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The medical community and laypersons alike often blamed victims of the disease for their own suffering, believing that vicious, debauched , and unhygienic lifestyles begat typhus. \u2014 Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2020",
"His voice is chirpy-thin, making his stories of debauched after-hours excess sound like child\u2019s play. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2018",
"Given this is a bachelorette party, though, her activities are sure to be slightly more debauched \u2014 perhaps something fun with vaginal jade eggs? \u2014 Amanda Arnold, The Cut , 11 Apr. 2018",
"This is middle ages debauchery, when people really knew how to debauch . \u2014 Kelly Kazek, AL.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Prohibition failed because too few Americans agreed that all drinking was debauched . \u2014 The Economist , 19 Dec. 2017",
"The ruling class became hoggishly self-indulgent: Mr Heffer lacerates Edward VII for his habit of sponging off his friends and debauching their wives. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Oct. 2017",
"If memory serves, Sixx\u2019s proudly debauched autobiography was pretty graphic all by itself. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
"Lofing, who is married, faced a misdemeanor charge of debauching a minor and on Monday was sentenced to 90 days in jail. \u2014 Alex Thomas, ajc , 19 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But this year, the island is celebrating much more than Ernest Hemingway\u2019s six-toed cats, Duval Street pub crawls or a Fantasy Fest debauch . \u2014 Gwen Filosa, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"After the fashion industry disgraced itself by banishing Melania Trump, this latest debauch comes as no surprise. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Take a break from taking a break with a long debauch at the Chateau Marmont? \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2020",
"In stark contrast to Mr Sehic\u2019s debauches , hundreds of starving Bosniaks, led by small numbers of armed men, raid surrounding Serb villages for food. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Pain and Glory Rated R for language, recreational drug use and remembrance of debauches past. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Hot Springs was a wild town in those days\u2014a spa for rich northerners, a debauch of illegal gambling, fancy nightclubs, and the Oaklawn racetrack. \u2014 Joe Klein, Daily Intelligencer , 30 June 2017"
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"Middle French debaucher , from Old French desbauchier to scatter, disperse, from des- de- + bauch beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam \u2014 more at balk entry 2":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"-\u02c8b\u00e4ch",
"di-\u02c8b\u022fch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for debauch 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",
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"abase",
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172801",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"debauchery":{
"antonyms":[
"morality",
"virtue"
],
"definitions":{
": extreme indulgence in bodily pleasures and especially sexual pleasures : behavior involving sex, drugs, alcohol, etc. that is often considered immoral":[
"\u2026 he was glad when others joined them, men and women; and they had more drink and spent the night in wild rioting and debauchery .",
"\u2014 Upton Sinclair",
"\u2026 Matthew had continued his debaucheries , having chartered a private plane for himself and a bunch of fringe celebrities to go to Corfu for a week of hard-core partying.",
"\u2014 Evgenia Peretz"
],
": seduction from virtue or duty":[]
},
"examples":[
"Like St. Augustine carousing his student days away in fourth-century Carthage, [Thomas] Merton had succumbed to such physical and intellectual debaucheries as New York offered a Columbia undergraduate in the 1930's: wine, women and some Communist fellow-traveling. \u2014 Mark Silk , New York Times Book Review , 30 Mar. 1986",
"\u2026 they regard all music and everything pleasant as forms of debauchery , and will not confess to any knowledge or practice unless you can convince them that you are as abandoned a profligate as themselves. \u2014 Bernard Shaw , letter , 25 Nov. 1948",
"I have seen a dozen boys stretched on the grass within a circumference of fifty feet, all of them smoking cigarettes and reading dime novels. It was a scene of inspiring debauchery , even to the most craven spectator. \u2014 H. L. Mencken , Happy Days , 1940",
"He later regretted the debauchery of his youth.",
"He recalled the evening's debaucheries with regret.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like: Repeatedly slipping on banana peels, slurping down hot dogs, or guzzling fake whiskey to simulate the debauchery of the Viper Room. \u2014 Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Underneath that level of debauchery is always some kind of puzzle box mystery to solve. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
"In season one, innovative camera angles highlight the debauchery , such as when the picture zooms in on Cassie, the bombshell of the group with daddy issues, seductively slow-motion dancing with a lustful boy while her boyfriend is away. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Inside \u2018Winning Time\u2019s\u2019 era of eye-popping debauchery in sports TV. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"That tells a little bit about my personal debauchery . \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The debauchery starts around dawn, when fans, many of whom continue the party from the night before, line up outside the gates and sprint to the stadium hole to get the primo spots. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Thompson set the debauchery at Churchill Downs against a backdrop of political violence\u2014including President Nixon\u2019s bombing of Cambodia and the slaughter at Kent State University, which occurred the same week as the Derby. \u2014 Peter Richardson, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Angelenos soon will get to experience this opportunistic debauchery for themselves when thousands of Cincinnati fans descend on Southern California. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see debauch entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8b\u022f-ch\u0259-r\u0113",
"-chr\u0113",
"-\u02c8b\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"corruption",
"depravity",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"licentiousness",
"profligacy",
"sin",
"vice"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"debenture":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bond backed by the general credit of the issuer rather than a specific lien on particular assets":[],
": a corporate security other than an equity security : bond":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The skyrocketing stock price is the result of small investors taking advantage of a short squeeze margin-call algorithm to leverage the arbitrage and thus create a classic liquidity debenture . \u2014 Dave Barry, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The skyrocketing stock price is the result of small investors taking advantage of a short squeeze margin-call algorithm to leverage the arbitrage and thus create a classic liquidity debenture . \u2014 Dave Barry, Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Buying a debenture seat is obviously an attractive investment, particularly given the current volatility of global stock markets and extremely low interest rates? \u2014 Danielle Rossingh, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Funds from today\u2019s debenture sale will be used for long term financing of the company\u2019s large construction and service expansion in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. \u2014 NOLA.com , 8 Dec. 2020",
"Impact on mutual fund industry: The debt funds of many asset management companies (AMCs) took a severe beating as many of them had an exposure to the bonds and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of the bank. \u2014 Vatsal Bhandari, Quartz India , 16 Mar. 2020",
"In July, a key measure of the market\u2019s wariness toward smaller Chinese banks (the yield gap between low- and top-rated non-convertible debentures ) surged to as much as six times wider than before the Baoshang takeover. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019",
"In August, a key measure of the market\u2019s wariness toward smaller Chinese banks (the yield gap between low- and top-rated non-convertible debentures ) had surged to as much as six times wider than before the Baoshang takeover. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Get our daily newsletter Around a sixth of seats on Centre Court, where the big-draw matches are played, are reserved for debenture -holders, who pay through the nose for a specific seat for five years. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English debentur , from Latin, they are due, 3rd plural present passive of deb\u0113re to owe \u2014 more at debt":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8ben-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"debenture stock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a corporate security issue common in Great Britain that usually has no fixed maturity date for the principal but that has a fixed claim to interest payments which takes precedence over preferred and common stocks":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102937",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"debenzylation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the removal of benzyl groups from a compound often by hydrogenation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + benzyl + -ation":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)d\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173542",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"debile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by debility : feeble":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French debile , from Latin debilis weak, feeble":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u012bl",
"\u02c8deb\u0259l",
"-(\u02cc)bil",
"\u02c8d\u0113\u02ccb\u012bl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091935",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"debilitate":{
"antonyms":[
"beef (up)",
"fortify",
"strengthen"
],
"definitions":{
": to impair the strength of : enfeeble":[
"sailors debilitated by scurvy",
"an economy debilitated by years of civil war"
]
},
"examples":[
"The virus debilitates the body's immune system.",
"the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burnout, if left unattended, can debilitate our mental, physical and emotional health. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The ministry said Moscow could be expected to continue bombarding the region from the air to debilitate Ukrainian air defenses as Russia builds up forces on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Chinese defense officials say the SJ-21 is meant to dispose of space debris, but US Space Command says the same arm can debilitate or disable rival satellites. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Republicans view the Democrats\u2019 legislative plans as an overreach of excess spending and have accused Mr. Biden of careening from one crisis to another, saying both will debilitate the party\u2019s midterm message next year. \u2014 Ken Thomas, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The flu does not knock you down and debilitate you like COVID-19. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2021",
"The absence of strong copyright laws continues to debilitate Cambodian cinema. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Prodigious force is required to propel the 245-pound Texas senior skyward, and that sort of strain and joint load can debilitate over time. \u2014 Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Seizing the moment to debilitate Hezbollah would be a huge step forward for maximum pressure. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 22 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin debilitatus , past participle of debilitare to weaken, from debilis weak":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8bil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for debilitate weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
"synonyms":[
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"etiolate",
"prostrate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071842",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"debilitated":{
"antonyms":[
"beef (up)",
"fortify",
"strengthen"
],
"definitions":{
": to impair the strength of : enfeeble":[
"sailors debilitated by scurvy",
"an economy debilitated by years of civil war"
]
},
"examples":[
"The virus debilitates the body's immune system.",
"the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burnout, if left unattended, can debilitate our mental, physical and emotional health. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The ministry said Moscow could be expected to continue bombarding the region from the air to debilitate Ukrainian air defenses as Russia builds up forces on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Chinese defense officials say the SJ-21 is meant to dispose of space debris, but US Space Command says the same arm can debilitate or disable rival satellites. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Republicans view the Democrats\u2019 legislative plans as an overreach of excess spending and have accused Mr. Biden of careening from one crisis to another, saying both will debilitate the party\u2019s midterm message next year. \u2014 Ken Thomas, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The flu does not knock you down and debilitate you like COVID-19. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2021",
"The absence of strong copyright laws continues to debilitate Cambodian cinema. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Prodigious force is required to propel the 245-pound Texas senior skyward, and that sort of strain and joint load can debilitate over time. \u2014 Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Seizing the moment to debilitate Hezbollah would be a huge step forward for maximum pressure. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 22 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin debilitatus , past participle of debilitare to weaken, from debilis weak":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8bil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for debilitate weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
"synonyms":[
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"etiolate",
"prostrate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220934",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"debilitating":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing serious impairment of strength or ability to function":[
"debilitating pain",
"a debilitating fear of public speaking",
"a debilitating illness",
"Thirty years have passed since a vaccine wiped out polio, but some of those who conquered the debilitating disease as children are now experiencing symptoms that seem all too familiar.",
"\u2014 Fay Knicely",
"Several of these drugs are now in clinical testing to determine whether they can reduce or eliminate the debilitating nausea suffered by cancer patients on chemotherapy.",
"\u2014 Ron Cowen"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-ti\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204734",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"debilitation":{
"antonyms":[
"beef (up)",
"fortify",
"strengthen"
],
"definitions":{
": to impair the strength of : enfeeble":[
"sailors debilitated by scurvy",
"an economy debilitated by years of civil war"
]
},
"examples":[
"The virus debilitates the body's immune system.",
"the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burnout, if left unattended, can debilitate our mental, physical and emotional health. \u2014 J. Gerald Suarez, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The ministry said Moscow could be expected to continue bombarding the region from the air to debilitate Ukrainian air defenses as Russia builds up forces on the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Chinese defense officials say the SJ-21 is meant to dispose of space debris, but US Space Command says the same arm can debilitate or disable rival satellites. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Republicans view the Democrats\u2019 legislative plans as an overreach of excess spending and have accused Mr. Biden of careening from one crisis to another, saying both will debilitate the party\u2019s midterm message next year. \u2014 Ken Thomas, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The flu does not knock you down and debilitate you like COVID-19. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 8 Aug. 2021",
"The absence of strong copyright laws continues to debilitate Cambodian cinema. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Prodigious force is required to propel the 245-pound Texas senior skyward, and that sort of strain and joint load can debilitate over time. \u2014 Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Seizing the moment to debilitate Hezbollah would be a huge step forward for maximum pressure. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 22 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin debilitatus , past participle of debilitare to weaken, from debilis weak":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8bil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for debilitate weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
"synonyms":[
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"etiolate",
"prostrate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010419",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"debilitative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": debilitating in its tendency : causing debility":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113\u02c8-",
"-t\u0259t-",
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8bil\u0259\u02cct\u0101tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032340",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"debility":{
"antonyms":[
"hardihood",
"hardiness",
"robustness",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"definitions":{
": weakness , infirmity":[]
},
"examples":[
"The disease leads to debility but rarely kills.",
"the debilities of elderly people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At 40, Baudelaire was a shadow of his former self, crushed by unrepayable debts, suffering the aftereffects of a seemingly minor stroke, and facing the onset of syphilitic debility . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Rereading recently the Snopes and Studs Lonigan trilogies, I was struck by their insight into the emotional debility and ruthlessness of socially mobile men. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And how much of it is a function of the negative way the disease or debility is received by society? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 21 Dec. 2021",
"We should be allowed to recognize when a serious condition is exploited simply to showcase debility . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Death, loss, distemper, debility : these have haunted his art ever since. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
"The phenomenon of post-viral malaise and debility is not new. \u2014 Prudy Gourguechon, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
"The 25th Amendment deals with cases of genuine debility , such as might arise if the president became seriously ill. \u2014 John Yoo, WSJ , 2 Oct. 2020",
"What began as a bad cold frequently led to complete debility . \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English debilite , from Middle French debilit\u00e9 , from Latin debilitat-, debilitas , from debilis , from de- de- + -bilis ; akin to Sanskrit bala strength":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113",
"di-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"asthenia",
"debilitation",
"delicacy",
"enervation",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"fragility",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity",
"languidness",
"languor",
"listlessness",
"lowness",
"weakness",
"wimpiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081726",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"debit":{
"antonyms":[
"advantage",
"asset",
"edge",
"plus"
],
"definitions":{
": a charge against a bank deposit account":[],
": drawback , shortcoming":[],
": the sum of the items entered as debits":[],
": to enter upon the debit side of an account : charge with a debit":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The bank mistakenly debited my account $200!",
"Your account will automatically be debited for the amount of your insurance bill every month.",
"Noun",
"I forgot to enter some of the debits in my bank account register.",
"The account's credits were added and the debits subtracted.",
"a $30 debit for groceries",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The state agencies issued the pandemic unemployment benefit funds to debit cards in the names of the identity theft victims. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In 2010, the bank stopped charging overdraft fees tied to debit cards. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The crisis has sped up a shift away from cash amid concerns about the cleanliness of paper money, and in an increasingly remote world, people moved more everyday spending online and to debit cards. \u2014 Bill Hardekopf, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"The bank issues debit cards containing unemployment benefits under a contract with the state Employment Development Department, which administers the benefits program. \u2014 Patrick Mcgreevy, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2021",
"The extended benefits are part of a program known as Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT, because the assistance is made available on electronic benefit transfer cards similar to debit cards. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2021",
"Many people, worried about taking on new debt in an uncertain job market, switched to debit cards. \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Paper checks will continue to be sent out through January, as will debit cards. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 5 Jan. 2021",
"That means that your payment will be debited from your bank account, rather than adding to your credit card balance. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, USA TODAY , 6 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Checks will be sent via direct deposit or debit cards as soon as October, the governor said on Thursday. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"On a related note, rely on credit cards instead of debit cards. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"Law enforcement officials could also pursue subpoenas of companies that issue debit cards on which flexible spending account dollars are loaded. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Newsom ultimately gave up his effort to tie refunds to vehicle ownership through the Department of Motor Vehicles and agreed with a legislative plan to work with the Franchise Tax Board to send direct deposits and debit cards to taxpayers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Financial instruments such as debit cards and credit cards may have similar functions. \u2014 Ugami, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Credit cards, debit cards, and cash are still king among all age groups, the report finds. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Most debit cards issued by banks (and from digital-only challengers like Carbon, and Kuda) are from one of the two companies. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
"The pair spent the money \u2014 more than $850,000 \u2014 on prepaid debit cards, including from other retailers, and on gift cards, Walmart shopping cards and other merchandise, according to court documents. \u2014 al , 8 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin debitum debt":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-b\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"disadvantage",
"disbenefit",
"downside",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"incommodity",
"liability",
"minus",
"negative",
"strike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020714",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"debonair":{
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"careworn"
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": gentle , courteous":[],
": lighthearted , nonchalant":[],
": suave , urbane":[
"a debonair performer"
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},
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"Their history, past and recent, may be scribbled with viciousness and deprivation, but the debonair politeness, the good humor, of the Irish I met, who are still among the poorest people in the West, gave me to believe that calamity breeds character. \u2014 G. Y. Dryansky , Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , November 1994",
"Cary Grant is the center of the action and, at this pivotal point in his career, he is suspended between the heroic and the debonair . \u2014 Andrew Sarris , Video Review , September 1990",
"Wyndham Lewis arrived for a stay in Paris and he was a different man from the Lewis of London. He was free and easy and debonair . \u2014 Robert McAlmon et al. , Being Geniuses Together , (1938) 1968",
"a debonair man in a suit and top hat",
"his debonair dismissal of my inquiry concerning his financial situation led me to believe that nothing was wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its communist agents are charming and almost debonair , contrary to previous depictions of screaming, hard-faced Soviet soldiers. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Count Orlok, played by Max Schreck, is reclusive and antisocial, not a courtly debonair . \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Nascar was America\u2019s motorsport of choice; Formula 1 was the debonair European stepsibling whose competitions were held in places such as Azerbaijan and Monaco, and whose races were referred to as Grands Prix. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
"On the top floor, Beaujard\u2019s bedroom and the guest room feel breezy and debonair , in pale shades of white and yellow with accents of ebony and chocolate, evoking both the formal side of late 19th-century French design and fanciful postwar modernism. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The video stars the London rapper as an impossibly debonair butler who seduces his boss before things take a rather ugly turn (with J Balvin popping up in the most unexpected of places). \u2014 Charu Sinha, Vulture , 30 July 2021",
"Whether selling wine or simply drinking it, Mr. Spurrier was a debonair figure, hair perfectly coifed, a handkerchief peeking out just so from his jacket pocket. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Bow ties always look debonair \u00e1 la James Bond, but Southern men can wear them in every color and pattern under the sun for a little extra flair. \u2014 Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living , 8 June 2018",
"Clay was very much a kind of Upper East Side debonair man-about-town, living in a big duplex, and Milton was very much downtown, an artist in turtlenecks and very long, wild hair. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Daily Intelligencer , 8 Apr. 2018"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle English debonere , from Anglo-French deboneire , from de bon aire of good family or nature":""
},
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"\u02ccde-b\u0259-\u02c8ner"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blithe",
"carefree",
"devil-may-care",
"gay",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome",
"slaphappy",
"unconcerned"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200027",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"debris":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an accumulation of fragments of rock":[],
": something discarded : rubbish":[
"picking up debris after the parade"
],
": the remains of something broken down or destroyed":[
"digging through the storm's debris in search of survivors",
"sifted through the debris of her broken marriage"
]
},
"examples":[
"After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors.",
"Everything was covered by dust and debris .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Traditionally, it has been held that the lives of ancient Pompeiians were tragically cut short on Aug. 24, A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fury, smothering Pompeii and other cities along its perimeter with volcanic debris . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"But the recreational areas are often littered with debris from a homeless encampment in the park that ballooned during the pandemic and has proved difficult to disband despite a series of law enforcement sweeps. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Choked with debris , the floodwaters joined the Yellowstone River at the foot of the canyon; the surge pushed on more than 50 miles north, inundating Yankee Jim Canyon, Paradise Valley and the town of Livingston. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"The storm touched down only about six miles (10 kilometers) west of the town as a Category 2 hurricane, damaging buildings and filling the beach with debris . \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"Upon further research, astronomers realized SW3 had shattered into several pieces, littering its own orbital trail with debris . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
"Some vacuums perform better with large debris like leaves, while others capture fine particles of dirt. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
"Photos of the damage show streets littered with debris , businesses with roofs and walls torn off, and cars completely flipped over. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, Paradise Afshar And Andy Rose, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"The twister ripped through Gaylord\u2019s business district, where social media photos showed sheared off roofs and toppled signs and power lines with debris scattered all around. \u2014 Keith Mcmillan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022"
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"1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French d\u00e9bris , from Middle French, from debriser to break to pieces, from Old French debrisier , from de- + brisier to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish brisid he breaks; perhaps akin to Latin fricare to rub \u2014 more at friction":""
},
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"d\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113, d\u0101-\u02c8, \u02c8d\u0101-\u02cc, British usually \u02c8deb-(\u02cc)r\u0113",
"d\u0259-\u02c8br\u0113",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02ccbr\u0113",
"British usually \u02c8de-(\u02cc)br\u0113",
"d\u0101-\u02c8br\u0113"
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"chaff",
"deadwood",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000303",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received : a state of owing":[
"deeply in debt to creditors"
],
": sin , trespass":[
"Forgive us our debts ."
],
": something owed : obligation":[
"unable to pay off his debts",
"owe them a debt of gratitude",
"a criminal's debt to society"
],
": the common-law action for the recovery of money held to be due":[]
},
"examples":[
"He is trying to pay off gambling debts .",
"The company has run up huge debts .",
"Their debts are piling up.",
"He's been working three jobs in an attempt to get out of debt .",
"The company was in debt but is now turning a profit.",
"I am deep in debt .",
"I'm thousands of dollars in debt .",
"She went into debt to pay for college.",
"I'm worried that we will fall into debt .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The last time Russia fell into default vis-a-vis its foreign creditors was more than a century ago, when the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin repudiated the nation\u2019s staggering Czarist-era debt load in 1918. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Biden has also faced mounting pressure to pursue mass student debt cancellation. \u2014 Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"President Biden weighs canceling student debt ahead of the end of the repayment pause on Aug 31. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"However, Johnson called on more to be done for students, urging President Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt . \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 21 June 2022",
"Democrats who support debt forgiveness are growing impatient. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"In the final legislative action of his two-term tenure, Hogan also upended measures forbidding debt collectors from sending people to jail and forcing the state to make low-income housing energy-efficient. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Before the pandemic, the department spent hundreds of millions of dollars each year paying private debt collectors to pursue borrowers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Aside from harassment in pursuing their targets, these debt collectors broke plenty of other laws, regulators say. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dette, debte , from Anglo-French dette something owed, from Vulgar Latin *debita , from Latin, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus , past participle of deb\u0113re to owe, from de- + hab\u0113re to have \u2014 more at give":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8det"
],
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"synonyms":[
"arrearage",
"arrears",
"indebtedness",
"liability",
"liabilities",
"obligation",
"score"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015722",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"debug":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to eliminate errors in or malfunctions of":[
"debug a computer program"
],
": to remove a concealed microphone or wiretapping device from":[],
": to remove insects from":[]
},
"examples":[
"She's been hired to write and debug computer programs.",
"the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The architecture needs to be performant, easy to manage and easy to debug . \u2014 Jaspreet Singh, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This isn\u2019t like Apple or Microsoft rolling out beta versions of their software for early-adopting users to debug on their own time; a failure of that technology usually can only harm the user. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Staff from the Canadian plant have been spending time with the team from Kuka to debug and refine the manufacturing processes before the equipment is shipped out. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Before heading out on a multiday road trip, try some midrange jaunts to help debug your process and systems. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
"Company engineers use this mode to debug microcode before chips are publicly released. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Oct. 2020",
"Since its April 15 debut, the IRS has been debugging and adding features to the program. \u2014 Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The first four ships in the Freedom-class, including Independence, Fort Worth, and Coronado, had already been relegated to use as test platforms to debug the troubled program. \u2014 Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner , 20 Feb. 2020",
"That process is ongoing, as the team works to continuously debug the software, ensuring that the final mRNA product is as biological stable and reliable as possible. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 2 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8b\u0259g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amend",
"correct",
"emend",
"rectify",
"red-pencil",
"reform",
"remedy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022442",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"debunk":{
"antonyms":[
"confirm",
"establish",
"prove",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"definitions":{
": to expose the sham (see sham entry 1 sense 2 ) or falseness of":[
"debunk a legend"
]
},
"examples":[
"The article debunks the notion that life exists on Mars.",
"The results of the study debunk his theory.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The false report became so widespread that the country's Deputy Minister of Information Kindness Paradza visited street vendors in central Harare earlier this month to debunk it. \u2014 Farai Mutsaka, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"The organization\u2019s researchers also found that 907 posts on the same themes on right-wing sites drew more 1.5 million engagements, far more than posts intended to debunk them. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But Ukrainian fact-checkers quickly leaped into action to debunk it \u2013 a task that proved relatively easy. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
"But many presidential election cycles have unearthed confusing, scandalous revelations requiring investigative journalism to verify or debunk them, Smith argued. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The group attempts to debunk the notion that being in the office together allows for serendipitous moments of collaboration and creation. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"In opening the Eames archive to the public, Demetrios embraced a forward-looking and rather radical message: to debunk the notion that her beloved grandparents were geniuses. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 3 May 2022",
"Clearly, an organization with millions of followers should not debunk inane theories from a Twitter account with a few dozen. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"Journalists and government officials have been trying to debunk the falsehoods and spread the truth. \u2014 Donie O'sullivan, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8b\u0259\u014bk"
],
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"synonyms":[
"belie",
"confound",
"confute",
"disconfirm",
"discredit",
"disprove",
"falsify",
"rebut",
"refute",
"shoot down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230226",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dec":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"December":[],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231745",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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},
"deca-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ten":[
"deca syllabic",
"deka meter"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek deka-, dek- , from deka \u2014 more at ten":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202305",
"type":[
"combining form",
"prefix"
]
},
"decacanth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a 10-hooked cestodarian larva":[
"\u2014 compare hexacanth"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"deca- + -acanth (from Greek akantha thorn)":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dek\u0259\u02cckan(t)th"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025733",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys":[],
": a group or set of 10":[
"his prisoners were divided into decades",
"\u2014 William Godwin"
],
": a period of 10 years":[
"has been teaching for over a decade",
"the decade of the twenties"
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": a ratio of 10 to 1 : order of magnitude":[],
": such as":[
"his prisoners were divided into decades",
"\u2014 William Godwin"
]
},
"examples":[
"The war lasted nearly a decade .",
"The bridge was built a decade ago.",
"The decade of the 1920s runs from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1929.",
"the first decade of the 21st century",
"There have been a lot of changes during the past two decades .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lauren Graham and Peter Krause have split up after over a decade together, Graham's representative confirmed to People. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 June 2022",
"This year is unusual: All but one of Alaska\u2019s 60 seats in the House and Senate are up for grabs in this year\u2019s election, thanks to a once-in-a- decade redistricting process that shuffled legislative boundaries. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"The brutal once-a- decade process of drawing new boundaries for the nation\u2019s 435 congressional districts is limping toward a close with the nation\u2019s two political parties roughly at parity. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The Phillies have watched fan interest plummet through a decade -plus of lazy summers and little hope for a playoff push. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Yet Philadelphia hasn't made the playoffs since 2011, hasn't won the World Series since 2008 and has watched fan interest plummet through a decade -plus of mediocre baseball. \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"The 82-year-old legend hasn't played Milwaukee at all this past decade . \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Columbine wouldn\u2019t happen for another three years; Sandy Hook was over a decade away. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
"With Trump, America has spent more than half a decade at the receiving end of a firehose of loud mind-numbing nonsense and never-ending deceit. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French d\u00e9cade , from Late Latin decad-, decas , from Greek dekad-, dekas , from deka \u2014 see deca-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"especially sense 1b \u02c8de-k\u0259d",
"de-\u02c8k\u0101d",
"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u0101d"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225626",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an adjustable assembly of resistor or capacitor units in decimal steps facilitating selection by plug or switch of any multiple of the least unit up to the aggregate of all units":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164934",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lasting or occurring over a decade or about a decade":[
"A decade-long drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta nesting areas has cut sharply into the number of birds migrating into Idaho \u2026",
"\u2014 Dan Knauss",
"The renegade gene that causes Huntington's disease has been found after a decade-long search \u2026",
"\u2014 Daniel Q. Haney"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u0101d-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193737",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"decadence":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
],
"definitions":{
": a period of decline":[],
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"the decadence of modern society",
"escape the decadence that attends upon old age",
"\u2014 G. L. Dickinson"
]
},
"examples":[
"The book condemns the decadence of modern society.",
"a symbol of the decadence of their once-mighty civilization",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a world starving for energy and food, Argentina has the potential to leave behind almost a century of decadence . \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
"Woke decadence reigns in the heist film Naked Singularity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Aug. 2021",
"The apartment signs of L.A. announce location through flair, decadence , strangeness, absurdity, signification. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Throughout the film, there is a spiral of betrayal, decadence , revenge and ultimately, murder. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
"How far is Arsenault willing to go to indulge his decadence and greed? \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s innuendo baked into the concept; the main selling point is that the decadence and uniqueness on the outside might signal the apartment\u2019s undeniable quality within. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The trial has touched on the #MeToo movement, intimate partner violence and the decadence of celebrity. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French, from Medieval Latin decadentia , from Late Latin decadent-, decadens , present participle of decadere to fall, sink \u2014 more at decay entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also di-\u02c8k\u0101-",
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decadence deterioration , degeneration , decadence , decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy. cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration. the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal",
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"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": decadence sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"a novel that examines the decadency of a group of overprivileged teens in an affluent suburb",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fashion director and photographer Mert Alas has merged his unique take on luxury fashion with a dose of decadency and self-indulgence. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u1d4an-s\u0113",
"also di-\u02c8k\u0101-"
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"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"depravity",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210842",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"decadent":{
"antonyms":[
"backslider",
"debauchee",
"debaucher",
"degenerate",
"deviate",
"libertine",
"perv",
"pervert",
"profligate",
"rake",
"rakehell",
"rip"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence":[
"a rich and decadent dessert",
"the hotel's decadent luxury"
],
": marked by decay or decline":[
"an increasingly decadent society"
],
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the decadents (see decadent entry 2 sense 1 )":[],
": one of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style":[],
": one that is marked by decay or decline : one that is decadent (see decadent entry 1 sense 2 )":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The book condemns some of society's wealthiest members as decadent fools.",
"a wealthy and decadent lifestyle",
"a decadent hotel room, complete with a hot tub",
"We relaxed in decadent luxury.",
"Noun",
"avant-garde artists who were scorned by the bourgeoisie as talentless decadents",
"a decadent who squandered her once considerable family fortune",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite a few light showers, 175 guests attended the 25th anniversary event, which featured decadent desserts served in a large tent while John Husbands sang and played his guitar. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Choose a beverage from their lengthy list of loose teas and tisanes, along with a scone with fruit and jam, fresh fruit (nice!), four finger sandwiches (perhaps turkey with mango chutney or lobster salad), and four decadent seasonal desserts. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"In Erin's photos, Ben is seen sitting at a small two-person table donned with roses, a candle, wine glasses, and some decadent desserts. \u2014 Taylor Mead, House Beautiful , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The ice cream giant is launching a new City Sweets collection, which reimagines iconic on-the-go city street food snacks like soft pretzels, crispy churros, and even New York City's classic black and white cookies into delicious, decadent desserts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Fans of sweet-and-salty or chewy-and-crunchy combos need look no further than these decadent , eye-catching and highly addictive treats handmade by AnnMarie D\u2019Erasmo and her team in Tarrytown, New York. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Soft shell crab, lobster, and chicken fried rice are on the menu as well, in addition to decadent desserts that include a choice of peanut butter cheesecake and red velvet \u2014 after all, resolutions start next year. \u2014 Tanya Akim, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The signs at the corner of West Maryland and Illinois streets depict celebrities such as Mariah Carey and Kylie Jenner posing with candy, colorful drinks, heaping scoops of ice cream and other decadent treats. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Nov. 2021",
"In this cultural panic, many intellectuals were ashamed of the poverty and the illiteracy of the rural population, and of the weakness of a decadent and hidebound imperial \u00e9lite. \u2014 Ian Buruma, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"The citrusy key lime pie or decadent chocolate toffee brownie are finale options. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
"The cameras were no doubt attracted by the promise of such decadent spectacle: the same could be said for the 2019 Broadway audience. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The decision forced Cara, who was caring for her elderly grandmother full-time, to develop vegan-friendly versions of the decadent desserts her grandmother adored. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele (above) endorses\u2014feels a little decadent for everyday. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Cabo San Lucas features some of the most dramatic oceanfront dining options, like Sunset Monalisa, which serves a decadent , three-, five-, or seven-course tasting menu. \u2014 Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The endless first episode focuses on a showdown between the rock star and Rand Gauthier (Seth Rogen), a regular schmo working on the Lees' decadent mansion. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The omelet, like many of Lefebvre\u2019s takes on traditional dishes, is rich in flavor and makes for a decadent , elevated breakfast option. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"After 10 years in Seattle, Russell Wilson will decamp to Denver to supplant the Broncos\u2019 rotating cast of quarterbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The parties eventually agreed that Ms. Siegel would decamp to Rolling Stone, committing 80 percent of her work to it, with the remainder going to The Ankler. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"In a week shortened by the public holiday on Monday across Europe, finance ministers and central bankers from around the continent will decamp to the U.S. for the IMF and World Bank gatherings. \u2014 Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"After 10 years in Seattle, Russell Wilson will decamp to Denver to supplant the Broncos\u2019 rotating cast of quarterbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The region drew middle-class retirees, akin to the snowbirds who seasonally decamp to Arizona or Florida, albeit with a distinct identity. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
"While processing their grief, Davis and Daniels decided to decamp to Oaxaca, Mexico, in December 2020. \u2014 Evangeline Barrosse, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The parties eventually agreed that Ms. Siegel would decamp to Rolling Stone, committing 80 percent of her work to it, with the remainder going to The Ankler. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"the patient's physical and mental decay",
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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"\u2014 David E. Thomas"
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"the patient's physical and mental decay",
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium, and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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"the patient's physical and mental decay",
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium, and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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"spoil"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224613",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decease":{
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
],
"definitions":{
": departure from life : death":[]
},
"examples":[
"He had many debts at the time of his decease .",
"in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deces , from Anglo-French, from Latin decessus departure, death, from decedere to depart, die, from de- + cedere to go":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"quietus",
"sleep"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071310",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"deceased":{
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
],
"definitions":{
": a dead person":[
"the will of the deceased",
"did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Members of a specialized cave diving rescue team responded to the scene and found the second diver, also deceased , more than 130 feet below the surface, authorities said. \u2014 Jalen Beckford, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"San Diego police said that responding officers found Dadkhah ``obviously deceased \u2019\u2019 inside the condo, while Chambers was located at the residence and arrested. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Families of the deceased , mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, Texas Rangers, hunters, Border Patrol, and responsible gun owners who won't give up their Second Amendment right to bear arms. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"First responders found blue M30 pills near the deceased , which are likely counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, a dangerous opioid that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"The No Limit Records founder is also the father of Cymphonique Miller, 25 and a father figure for Veno, 30, his deceased brother Kevin Miller\u2019s son. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 31 May 2022",
"The fortune of their sister-in-law Christy Walton, wife of deceased brother John, contracted by more than $1 billion. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"But, preservationists say, Cairo\u2019s City of the Dead is different: What will disappear is not only a historical monument where Egyptians still visit their ancestors and bury the newly deceased , but also a lively neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Next stop is the secluded house of the deceased , which needs to be cleared, presumably in order to be sold. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified. \u2014 Crimesider Staff, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2018",
"GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified. \u2014 Crimesider Staff, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see decease":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8s\u0113st",
"di-\u02c8s\u0113st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceased Adjective dead , defunct , deceased , departed , late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. a dead , listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation. a defunct television series deceased , departed , and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use. the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism. our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status. the company's late president",
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"dead",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"lifeless",
"low"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191432",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"decedent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who is no longer living : a deceased person":[
"the estate of the decedent"
]
},
"examples":[
"a tax on the estate of the decedent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sheriff\u2019s office allegedly did not administer the medicine to the decedent . \u2014 Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online , 11 May 2022",
"Sometimes a deceased person was listed as the applicant or the date listed for the decedent was before the pandemic started, raising questions about how FEMA determined eligibility in those cases, Shea said. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In the midst of grief, the last thing mourners want to deal with is making decisions about what to do with the body or what kind of service or memorial the decedent wanted. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office will release the decedent 's name once next-of-kin have been notified. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The claim was filed by Dora Veleta, an heir of the decedent . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Zelensky, who is Jewish and the decedent of Holocaust survivors, was incredulous. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Ordinarily, a decedent is released from the state medical examiner\u2019s office within a few days of a death, allowing morticians time to properly prepare for services. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Toxicology tests indicated the presence of synthetic cannabinoid in the decedent \u2019s blood. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 23 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin decedent-, decedens , present participle of decedere \u2014 see decease":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113d-\u1d4ant",
"di-\u02c8s\u0113-d\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161754",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deceit":{
"antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"forthrightness",
"good faith",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"sincerity"
],
"definitions":{
": an attempt or device to deceive : trick":[
"Her excuse turned out to be a deceit ."
],
": the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act or practice of deceiving : deception":[
"achieving one's goals through a web of deceit"
],
": the quality of being dishonest or misleading : the quality of being deceitful : deceitfulness":[
"\u2026 far from deceit or guile.",
"\u2014 John Milton"
]
},
"examples":[
"a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit",
"she's completely free of deceit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gigi Sohn\u2019s nomination to the FCC is hanging by a thread thanks to political deceit . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"But the trail of deceit apparently went much further back. \u2014 Adam Taylor, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Writers of crime fiction soon grasped that the more obscure the acts of deceit , the better the literary journey. \u2014 Richard O\u2019rawe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"The end is near for the Byrde family and their epic web of lies and deceit . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The true story of a doctor who seemingly had it all with a wife and eight kids, but his wife\u2019s mysterious death unraveled a lifetime of lies and deceit . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"With Trump, America has spent more than half a decade at the receiving end of a firehose of loud mind-numbing nonsense and never-ending deceit . \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Managers can implement zero-tolerance policies toward even small acts of deceit to deter its escalation and spread. \u2014 Margarita Leib, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Or is the show implying that Kate never had a choice at all\u2014that this affair is similarly toxic due to the deceit and hierarchy involved? \u2014 ELLE , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deceite , from Anglo-French, from Latin decepta , feminine of deceptus , past participle of decipere \u2014 see deceive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"cheating",
"cozenage",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"crookedness",
"crookery",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deceitfulness",
"deception",
"deceptiveness",
"dishonesty",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"double-dealing",
"dupery",
"duplicity",
"fakery",
"foxiness",
"fraud",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"wiliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074338",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deceitful":{
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"honest",
"truthful"
],
"definitions":{
": deceptive , misleading":[
"deceitful advertising"
],
": having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:":[],
": not honest":[
"a deceitful child",
"left her deceitful husband"
]
},
"examples":[
"charged the store owner with such deceitful practices as inflating the list prices for items only so he could put them on sale at drastically reduced prices",
"the deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others allege that some digital tokens are unregistered securities or that cryptocurrency issuers were deceitful in their marketing. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of deceitful ad that Samsung made before Google. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin\u2019s regime. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Walsh just may have written the first domestic suspense novel in which the deceitful spouse is also a genuinely nice person. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"What can parents do about these gender-identity practices, teachings, and deceitful policies? \u2014 Keri D. Ingraham, National Review , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deceit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceitful dishonest , deceitful , mendacious , untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions",
"synonyms":[
"crooked",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"false",
"fraudulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174024",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deceitfulness":{
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"honest",
"truthful"
],
"definitions":{
": deceptive , misleading":[
"deceitful advertising"
],
": having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:":[],
": not honest":[
"a deceitful child",
"left her deceitful husband"
]
},
"examples":[
"charged the store owner with such deceitful practices as inflating the list prices for items only so he could put them on sale at drastically reduced prices",
"the deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others allege that some digital tokens are unregistered securities or that cryptocurrency issuers were deceitful in their marketing. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of deceitful ad that Samsung made before Google. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin\u2019s regime. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Walsh just may have written the first domestic suspense novel in which the deceitful spouse is also a genuinely nice person. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"What can parents do about these gender-identity practices, teachings, and deceitful policies? \u2014 Keri D. Ingraham, National Review , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deceit":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceitful dishonest , deceitful , mendacious , untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions",
"synonyms":[
"crooked",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"false",
"fraudulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193116",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deceive":{
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"definitions":{
": cheat":[
"\u2026 deceived me of a good sum of money \u2026",
"\u2014 William Oldys"
],
": ensnare":[
"\u2026 he it was whose guile \u2026 deceived the mother of mankind \u2026",
"\u2014 John Milton"
],
": to be false to":[
"You have deceived our trust \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid":[
"deceiving customers about the condition of the cars",
"bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players"
],
": to fail to fulfill":[
"\u2026 nor are my hopes deceived .",
"\u2014 John Dryden"
],
": to while away":[
"These occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour \u2026",
"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.",
"He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.",
"People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.",
"Remember that appearances can deceive \u2014just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In many cases, people are eager to deceive themselves into thinking the bots are real. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Be aware that smart contracts can be designed to be intentionally deceptive with an intent to deceive people for the theft of tokens. \u2014 Jd Morris, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After investigating this matter for a couple of weeks, Bealer said this week that there, that there is no way to determine whether Buddhists intentionally tried to deceive counsel. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"Moore then hid evidence, left the area and then tried to deceive police about his identity, Lancaster said. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
"While some of these posts are from valid media outlets, many can be considered misinformation\u2014inaccurate information passed as fact in order to deceive . \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"According to the Associated Press, prosecutors alleged that Pam had attempted to deceive others with the same lie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, overconfidence and other forms of self-deception enable us to better deceive others. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"And while our capacity to accurately judge trust improved with time, our tendency to deceive others improved in turn, resulting in a never-ending cat and mouse game. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre , from Latin decipere , from de- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceive deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"sucker",
"suck in",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044505",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deceiving":{
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"definitions":{
": cheat":[
"\u2026 deceived me of a good sum of money \u2026",
"\u2014 William Oldys"
],
": ensnare":[
"\u2026 he it was whose guile \u2026 deceived the mother of mankind \u2026",
"\u2014 John Milton"
],
": to be false to":[
"You have deceived our trust \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid":[
"deceiving customers about the condition of the cars",
"bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players"
],
": to fail to fulfill":[
"\u2026 nor are my hopes deceived .",
"\u2014 John Dryden"
],
": to while away":[
"These occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour \u2026",
"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
]
},
"examples":[
"Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.",
"He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.",
"People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.",
"Remember that appearances can deceive \u2014just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In many cases, people are eager to deceive themselves into thinking the bots are real. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Be aware that smart contracts can be designed to be intentionally deceptive with an intent to deceive people for the theft of tokens. \u2014 Jd Morris, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"After investigating this matter for a couple of weeks, Bealer said this week that there, that there is no way to determine whether Buddhists intentionally tried to deceive counsel. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
"Moore then hid evidence, left the area and then tried to deceive police about his identity, Lancaster said. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
"While some of these posts are from valid media outlets, many can be considered misinformation\u2014inaccurate information passed as fact in order to deceive . \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"According to the Associated Press, prosecutors alleged that Pam had attempted to deceive others with the same lie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, overconfidence and other forms of self-deception enable us to better deceive others. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"And while our capacity to accurately judge trust improved with time, our tendency to deceive others improved in turn, resulting in a never-ending cat and mouse game. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre , from Latin decipere , from de- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceive deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"sucker",
"suck in",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054820",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decelerate":{
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
"definitions":{
": to decrease the rate of progress of":[
"decelerate growth",
"decelerate soil erosion"
],
": to move at decreasing speed":[],
": to reduce the speed of : slow down":[
"decelerate a car"
]
},
"examples":[
"she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, during this time period, Technavio predicts the market will also decelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.26%. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"The housing market finally appears to be entering a cool-off period, with prices beginning to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"An electric compressor fan on the nose of the pod would theoretically transfer high pressure air from the front to the rear to ensure the capsule doesn\u2019t decelerate due to a build-up of wind resistance. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Employment gains could decelerate to 262,000 per month in the third quarter and 201,000 each month in the fourth quarter, Moody's forecast on Friday. \u2014 CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"Over the coming year, CoreLogic predicts that home prices are set to decelerate to a 5% rate of growth. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Easing competition nationwide is a positive sign that the housing market is beginning to cool and prices might soon begin to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That means inflation could decelerate in April, although analysts warn that the Ukraine conflict could lead to further energy shocks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The use of anti-aging products in your 20s as a preventative measure can significantly decelerate the visible aging course. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + a ccelerate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8sel-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"brake",
"retard",
"slacken",
"slow"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121119",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deceleration":{
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
"definitions":{
": to decrease the rate of progress of":[
"decelerate growth",
"decelerate soil erosion"
],
": to move at decreasing speed":[],
": to reduce the speed of : slow down":[
"decelerate a car"
]
},
"examples":[
"she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, during this time period, Technavio predicts the market will also decelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.26%. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"The housing market finally appears to be entering a cool-off period, with prices beginning to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"An electric compressor fan on the nose of the pod would theoretically transfer high pressure air from the front to the rear to ensure the capsule doesn\u2019t decelerate due to a build-up of wind resistance. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Employment gains could decelerate to 262,000 per month in the third quarter and 201,000 each month in the fourth quarter, Moody's forecast on Friday. \u2014 CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"Over the coming year, CoreLogic predicts that home prices are set to decelerate to a 5% rate of growth. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Easing competition nationwide is a positive sign that the housing market is beginning to cool and prices might soon begin to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That means inflation could decelerate in April, although analysts warn that the Ukraine conflict could lead to further energy shocks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The use of anti-aging products in your 20s as a preventative measure can significantly decelerate the visible aging course. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"de- + a ccelerate":""
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"d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8sel-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
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"synonyms":[
"brake",
"retard",
"slacken",
"slow"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130251",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"decency":{
"antonyms":[
"impropriety",
"indecency",
"indecorum"
],
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": conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living":[],
": conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality":[],
": fitness":[],
": literary decorum":[],
": orderliness":[],
": standard of propriety":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": the quality or state of being decent : propriety":[]
},
"examples":[
"Decency , not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.",
"Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency .",
"If you're going to be late, please have the decency to call and let me know.",
"Have you no sense of decency ?",
"He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arrogance, cynicism and self-doubt become this Doctor Strange, initially obscuring \u2014 and then gradually revealing \u2014 his fundamental decency . \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Away from the decency of knives and forks, this break in normalcy, this ritualistic mess, is what levels us. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
"This approach recognizes truth and obliges anyone with human decency to pass judgment when the facts are evil. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Both are set in a familiar world where decency and professionalism are revealed to be uneasy allies. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Of decency and dignity and freedom and possibilities. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Russell Westbrook is legitimately hurting from personal attacks and deserves to be treated with more decency and respect. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In response comes the comedy of old-American resistance to all that explosive energy, struggling to hold on to order and decency and gallantry. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Mara\u2019s sad-eyed Lana are heart-stopping portrayals of messy, fumbling decency and grace. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4an-s\u0113"
],
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"decorum",
"form",
"propriety"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064015",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decent":{
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"bad",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
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"decent behavior"
],
": fairly good : adequate , satisfactory":[
"decent wages"
],
": free from immodesty or obscenity":[
"decent language"
],
": marked by moral integrity , kindness, and goodwill":[
"hard-working and decent folks",
"it's very decent of them to help"
],
": modestly clothed":[],
": well-formed : handsome":[]
},
"examples":[
"Not long afterward, his father's health starts to fail. Mrs. Queenan has kicked him out, and he's landed in a flophouse. When word reaches Joe, he takes out his checkbook and moves his father into a decent apartment. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Apr. 2009",
"In a whiney, rambling speech at his sentencing he took a page from the script of the earlier case, once again portraying himself as a flawed but decent man unfairly caught up in circumstances. \u2014 Bill Hewitt et al. , People , 22 Dec. 2008",
"Tommy Railles, the doctor's boy. Just a great kid. Smart at school, a decent athlete, great with the girls, wonderful with older people. \u2014 Ward Just , Forgetfulness , (2006) 2007",
"The next time an overly friendly blond sidles up in a crowded bar and asks you to order her a brand-name martini, or a cheery tourist couple wonder whether you can take their picture with their sleek new camera-in-a-cell phone, you might want to think twice. There's a decent chance that these strangers are pitchmen in disguise, paid to oh-so-subtly pique your interest in their product. \u2014 Paul McFedries , Word Spy , 2004",
"I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.",
"He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.",
"You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.",
"Are there any decent schools in that area?",
"I've got to get some decent clothes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For most people, UC's Calhoun said, their bodies are able to do a decent job of cooling themselves, within reason. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Foster gets many of their co-conspirators on camera, all of them speaking much more cheerfully than seems decent . \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"So, that Season 2 ending gives us a pretty decent set up of what Season 3 would be\u2014our guys have got to figure that whole mess out. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"His polling numbers have been doing decent in the Black community. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The KS3 Lite is a more-than- decent option for anyone seeking an inexpensive e-scooter to get around town. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Windows 11 also got a decent early adopter bump in November 2021, but its gains every other month were much smaller. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s around the time that word reached Alabama that critical race theory was the latest offensive in the liberal attack on decent , God-fearing capitalists and their innocent offspring. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Yet most years, the drop off from decent to mediocre is sharp, and rolling six playoff teams deep in each league will undoubtedly elevate a handful of rummies into meaningful October baseball. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
},
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens , present participle of dec\u0113re to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decent chaste , pure , modest , decent mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies",
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"all right",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"nice",
"right",
"right-minded",
"righteous",
"straight",
"true",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233337",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"bad",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
],
"definitions":{
": appropriate":[],
": conforming to standards of propriety , good taste, or morality":[
"decent behavior"
],
": fairly good : adequate , satisfactory":[
"decent wages"
],
": free from immodesty or obscenity":[
"decent language"
],
": marked by moral integrity , kindness, and goodwill":[
"hard-working and decent folks",
"it's very decent of them to help"
],
": modestly clothed":[],
": well-formed : handsome":[]
},
"examples":[
"Not long afterward, his father's health starts to fail. Mrs. Queenan has kicked him out, and he's landed in a flophouse. When word reaches Joe, he takes out his checkbook and moves his father into a decent apartment. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Apr. 2009",
"In a whiney, rambling speech at his sentencing he took a page from the script of the earlier case, once again portraying himself as a flawed but decent man unfairly caught up in circumstances. \u2014 Bill Hewitt et al. , People , 22 Dec. 2008",
"Tommy Railles, the doctor's boy. Just a great kid. Smart at school, a decent athlete, great with the girls, wonderful with older people. \u2014 Ward Just , Forgetfulness , (2006) 2007",
"The next time an overly friendly blond sidles up in a crowded bar and asks you to order her a brand-name martini, or a cheery tourist couple wonder whether you can take their picture with their sleek new camera-in-a-cell phone, you might want to think twice. There's a decent chance that these strangers are pitchmen in disguise, paid to oh-so-subtly pique your interest in their product. \u2014 Paul McFedries , Word Spy , 2004",
"I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.",
"He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.",
"You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.",
"Are there any decent schools in that area?",
"I've got to get some decent clothes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For most people, UC's Calhoun said, their bodies are able to do a decent job of cooling themselves, within reason. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Foster gets many of their co-conspirators on camera, all of them speaking much more cheerfully than seems decent . \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"So, that Season 2 ending gives us a pretty decent set up of what Season 3 would be\u2014our guys have got to figure that whole mess out. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"His polling numbers have been doing decent in the Black community. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The KS3 Lite is a more-than- decent option for anyone seeking an inexpensive e-scooter to get around town. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Windows 11 also got a decent early adopter bump in November 2021, but its gains every other month were much smaller. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s around the time that word reached Alabama that critical race theory was the latest offensive in the liberal attack on decent , God-fearing capitalists and their innocent offspring. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Yet most years, the drop off from decent to mediocre is sharp, and rolling six playoff teams deep in each league will undoubtedly elevate a handful of rummies into meaningful October baseball. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens , present participle of dec\u0113re to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decent chaste , pure , modest , decent mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies",
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"nice",
"right",
"right-minded",
"righteous",
"straight",
"true",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120420",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"decentralist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one favoring decentralization , especially urban decentralization":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from French d\u00e9centraliste , from decentraliser to decentralize + -iste -ist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131237",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decentralization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adherents believe Web3 will restore democracy to the internet, put users back in charge through decentralization , and respect user privacy. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"Many visions of how the metaverse will evolve include concepts like decentralization and uniqueness of digital assets. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"More important than current price points is the confidence that decentralization of markets creates opportunities for financial inclusion and to solve economic inequity, Mesidor said. \u2014 Jake Traylor, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Such radical decentralization would greatly affect the democracy-building mission of the public schools, say experts who support the traditional system. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"For Glen Weyl, an economist at Microsoft Research who was consulted on the research, this finding demonstrates how decentralization played a rhetorical rather than substantive role. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"This decentralization of data distribution has made the story harder to track. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Candidates in the recent election, as usual, made rural development and the decentralization of Manila prime talking points. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Despite varying opinions between internet denizens, decentralization is clearly emerging as the future of the internet. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccsen-tr\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103027",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decentralize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adherents believe Web3 will restore democracy to the internet, put users back in charge through decentralization , and respect user privacy. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
"Many visions of how the metaverse will evolve include concepts like decentralization and uniqueness of digital assets. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"More important than current price points is the confidence that decentralization of markets creates opportunities for financial inclusion and to solve economic inequity, Mesidor said. \u2014 Jake Traylor, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
"Such radical decentralization would greatly affect the democracy-building mission of the public schools, say experts who support the traditional system. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"For Glen Weyl, an economist at Microsoft Research who was consulted on the research, this finding demonstrates how decentralization played a rhetorical rather than substantive role. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"This decentralization of data distribution has made the story harder to track. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Candidates in the recent election, as usual, made rural development and the decentralization of Manila prime talking points. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Despite varying opinions between internet denizens, decentralization is clearly emerging as the future of the internet. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccsen-tr\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224325",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decephalization":{
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"definitions":{
": decrease or degeneration of organs and parts relating to the head or cephalic regions":[
"\u2014 opposed to cephalization"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + cephalization":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)d\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112048",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deception":{
"antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"forthrightness",
"good faith",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"sincerity"
],
"definitions":{
": something that deceives : trick":[
"fooled by a scam artist's clever deception"
],
": the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving":[
"resorting to falsehood and deception",
"used deception to leak the classified information"
],
": the fact or condition of being deceived":[
"the deception of his audience"
]
},
"examples":[
"She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.",
"His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That particular triangle of deception and cruelty is illuminating. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
"Designating the gullible, however, obscures how ordinary people suffer deception in tiny increments all the time. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Officers subsequently arrested the Lyndhurst man, 32, on an active warrant for failure to appear on a theft by deception charge. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"This could expose the SEC\u2018s market deception and force a settlement with Ripple. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"This 6-part anthology series from director Brian Knappenberger, Luminant Media and Imagine Documentaries that tells stories of people caught in a dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
"The 2022 Vikings core will incorporate pre-snap deception and off-script tempo changes, already emphasizing cadence in OTA meeting rooms and on the field. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The United Nations defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of people through force, fraud or deception , with the aim of exploiting them for profit. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
"The docuseries, which was also produced by Luminant Media, features three separate stories of people caught in a dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception . \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 26 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English decepcioun , from Anglo-French deception , from Late Latin deception-, deceptio , from Latin decipere to deceive":""
},
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"di-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deception deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends",
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"cheating",
"cozenage",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"crookedness",
"crookery",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"deceptiveness",
"dishonesty",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"double-dealing",
"dupery",
"duplicity",
"fakery",
"foxiness",
"fraud",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"wiliness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"deceptious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tending to deceive":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from deception , after such pairs as English faction: factious":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215927",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"deceptive":{
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"forthright",
"nondeceptive",
"straightforward"
],
"definitions":{
": tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive":[
"a deceptive appearance",
"a pitcher with a deceptive windup"
]
},
"examples":[
"in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car",
"a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Federal Trade Commission is tasked under the new order to consider whether the practice can be deemed unfair or deceptive , and whether to issue consumer warnings. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Twenty-five years ago, the Brady Center first asked the FTC to investigate the gun industry\u2019s false and deceptive advertising. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"The Federal Trade Commission is still pursuing legal action against Intuit over similar issues after suing the company in March under the federal law that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 4 May 2022",
"Now these deceptive online campaigns have returned, with activists reporting a surge on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and on private messaging apps like WhatsApp. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Federal securities regulators filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a Rancho Santa Fe financial advisory firm and two of its executives of making false statements to investors, among other deceptive acts. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"This deceptive remoteness conveniently comes with stylish hotels and comfortable Scandi-style lodgings; lip-smacking restaurants and bakeries are abundant; art galleries and vintage furniture stores have made the town a shopping destination. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The allegedly deceptive behavior affected up to 140 million people, according to a statement from the FTC, which began its probe during the Trump administration. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Still, anybody who has stepped too impulsively into a dressing room, or rifled through a friend\u2019s closet, will know that this invitation is a deceptive one. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deception":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sep-tiv"
],
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"synonyms":[
"beguiling",
"deceitful",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"delusive",
"delusory",
"fallacious",
"false",
"misleading",
"specious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162027",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deceptiveness":{
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"forthright",
"nondeceptive",
"straightforward"
],
"definitions":{
": tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive":[
"a deceptive appearance",
"a pitcher with a deceptive windup"
]
},
"examples":[
"in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car",
"a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Federal Trade Commission is tasked under the new order to consider whether the practice can be deemed unfair or deceptive , and whether to issue consumer warnings. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Twenty-five years ago, the Brady Center first asked the FTC to investigate the gun industry\u2019s false and deceptive advertising. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"The Federal Trade Commission is still pursuing legal action against Intuit over similar issues after suing the company in March under the federal law that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 4 May 2022",
"Now these deceptive online campaigns have returned, with activists reporting a surge on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and on private messaging apps like WhatsApp. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Federal securities regulators filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a Rancho Santa Fe financial advisory firm and two of its executives of making false statements to investors, among other deceptive acts. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"This deceptive remoteness conveniently comes with stylish hotels and comfortable Scandi-style lodgings; lip-smacking restaurants and bakeries are abundant; art galleries and vintage furniture stores have made the town a shopping destination. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The allegedly deceptive behavior affected up to 140 million people, according to a statement from the FTC, which began its probe during the Trump administration. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Still, anybody who has stepped too impulsively into a dressing room, or rifled through a friend\u2019s closet, will know that this invitation is a deceptive one. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
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"di-\u02c8sep-tiv"
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": a unit for expressing the ratio of the magnitudes of two electric voltages or currents or analogous acoustic quantities equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the voltage or current ratio":[],
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"a rock concert blasting music at 110 decibels",
"the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The decibel level soared when the Rangers scored first, on a goal from Kreider just one minute, 11 seconds into the game. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Hundreds of thousands of golf fans descend upon the desert course daily during the tournament \u2014 a PGA Tour-record 216,000 in 2018 \u2014 creating decibel levels more suited for a football game. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Not far behind is the 2013 Orange Out at CSU, where decibel levels in Moby were recorded as high as 125.6. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
"But the decibel level rose, slowly at first, before building to a crescendo with a flurry of Arizona backdoor layups and three-pointers. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The two are conducting an affair with nonstop, high decibel shrieks, laughter, overly familiar conversations and behaviors and alcohol consumption. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The sheer size and number of empty factories testify to the high- decibel , high-employment economy that flourished when shifts ran around the clock, between World War II and the 1980s, before global competition increased dramatically. \u2014 John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Aug. 2021",
"In the aftermath, high- decibel shouts, whoops and laughter echoed from the visitor\u2019s locker room into an adjacent media room. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Oct. 2021"
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccbel",
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"babel",
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"bluster",
"bowwow",
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"bruit",
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"chatter",
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"He decided that dinner would be at 7 o'clock, and asked guests to arrive at 6.",
"She is having difficulty deciding about the offer.",
"They decided that he was right.",
"I am trying to decide if it's warm enough for swimming.",
"\u201cDo you think she is telling the truth?\u201d \u201cI'm not sure. I'm still trying to decide .\u201d",
"A few hundred votes could decide the election.",
"One blow decided the fight.",
"This battle could very well decide the war.",
"Will the business be successful? Let the public decide .",
"The case will be decided by the Supreme Court.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So now the Heat have to decide whether Omer Yurtseven is a strength of their roster. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Deakins also said the county has to decide how to handle crowding at the jail. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
"There is still work to do, and the agency has to decide whether another wet dress test is necessary. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
"The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Escobedo, who has yet to decide on a college and a sport to play, is grateful to have been chosen among the hundreds of great athletes in Arizona for the award. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
"The justices have yet to decide whether to review a separate challenge to the state\u2019s ban on certain semiautomatic firearms. \u2014 Ann E. Marimow And Shayna Jacobs, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The citizens of Cincinnati, with no-frills Paul Brown Stadium (65,515), will soon have to decide whether to pony up the cash for something a bit more glitzy. \u2014 Steven F. Sundich, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
"The city will have to decide how to spend the approximately 25% of the funds that remain unallocated \u2014 and a big question is how much will go to maintaining services in 2024. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The council last week had to decide whether to enter into a Chapter 380 agreement with Hill Country Studios. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"a decided hint of perfume on her skin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plans for improving transportation and student safety, in particular, are more or less decided . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The tinga had a decided chile pepper bite, but it was augmented with the most tantalizing sweetness, the kind that lingers just beneath the principal flavors, unobtrusive but essential. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There's a decided and familiar lack of subtlety, too. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Darrell Luter appears to have a more decided advantage over Ryan Melton at field corner, though Melton started nine games last season and will be a factor before it\u2019s over. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Tessa had a clear vision when designing her engagement jewelry, but the wedding planning was a bit less decided . \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Best of all was the two kinds of sausage, one mild and one with a decided kick. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Dec. 2020",
"Instead, the judge cited a closely decided village proposal to allow a marijuana dispensary. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The Saints own a decided edge at quarterback with the future Hall of Famer going against career backup Case Keenum. \u2014 Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2018"
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"a decided hint of perfume on her skin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plans for improving transportation and student safety, in particular, are more or less decided . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The tinga had a decided chile pepper bite, but it was augmented with the most tantalizing sweetness, the kind that lingers just beneath the principal flavors, unobtrusive but essential. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There's a decided and familiar lack of subtlety, too. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Darrell Luter appears to have a more decided advantage over Ryan Melton at field corner, though Melton started nine games last season and will be a factor before it\u2019s over. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Tessa had a clear vision when designing her engagement jewelry, but the wedding planning was a bit less decided . \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Best of all was the two kinds of sausage, one mild and one with a decided kick. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Dec. 2020",
"Instead, the judge cited a closely decided village proposal to allow a marijuana dispensary. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2020",
"The Saints own a decided edge at quarterback with the future Hall of Famer going against career backup Case Keenum. \u2014 Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2018"
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"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d",
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"the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Playoff baseball is never easy. Shelby County knows that all too well following a highly-competitive deciding game against a fresh-faced St. Paul\u2019s squad with rally blood pumping through its veins. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial were overwhelmingly White not only in the original pool of 179 prospects but also in the final deciding panel of 12, where there was only one person of color. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Houck would be an obvious candidate to start again if the Sox are able to push this series to a fifth and deciding game. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and MSU capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Eric Olson, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
"State capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 June 2021",
"Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and MSU capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Eric Olson, ajc , 30 June 2021",
"Hoover was routed in the first game of a semifinal doubleheader, but strong pitching from its aces in the nightcap forced a deciding third game. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 13 May 2021",
"The bills failed in the Senate, with the late Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, casting a famous deciding vote. \u2014 Nicole Huberfeld, The Conversation , 25 Aug. 2020"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"The taiga forest trailed the ice, and then the deciduous trees moved in during this age of climate change. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The camera pans to a dream sequence set along a riverbank in a deciduous forest. \u2014 Michal Pietrzyk, The New Yorker , 9 Feb. 2022",
"When an ash tree disappears from a deciduous forest\u2014because it\u2019s been killed off by an emerald ash borer, perhaps\u2014other leafy trees crowd out the carnage. \u2014 Zoya Teirstein, Wired , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Lake Superior\u2019s shoreline contains everything from thousand-foot cliffs, miles-long white-sand beaches, and vast, empty wilderness up north to deciduous forest and caves carved from 500-million-year-old limestone on its southern side. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 23 May 2017",
"Those cicadas are only found in the eastern part of the United States in deciduous forests. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 27 July 2021",
"Pruning may be required on deciduous trees and shrubs if branches are broken or dead. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Only 6,000 are believed to remain in the evergreen broadleaf tropical and semi- deciduous forests along the country\u2019s Atlantic coast. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Feed stone fruits, apples and other deciduous fruit trees with organic fruit tree fertilizer. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022"
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.",
"Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the sanctions decimate oligarchs\u2019 wealth, could that prompt them to abandon Putin or change the course of the war? \u2014 Stanislav Markus, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
"With Elvis so closely tied to Vegas\u2019 wedding industry, some say the move could decimate their businesses. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"This is a big draw for smaller nations such as Azerbaijan, which used the TB-2 to decimate Armenian armor in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Member states are now scrambling for grains elsewhere, as the war threatens to decimate Ukrainian crops and exports, with farmers unable to access fields. \u2014 Time , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Climate events such as floods, deadly heat waves, drought and even some secondary fallouts such as declining tourism would decimate developing economies. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"In the weeks ahead, Russian forces would decimate Mariupol. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"The ingrained fears\u2014that kilotons of destructive energy and toxic radiation could decimate a city and incinerate tens of thousands of human beings\u2014began to dissipate. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the sanctions decimate oligarchs\u2019 wealth, could that prompt them to abandon Putin or change the course of the war? \u2014 Stanislav Markus, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
"With Elvis so closely tied to Vegas\u2019 wedding industry, some say the move could decimate their businesses. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"This is a big draw for smaller nations such as Azerbaijan, which used the TB-2 to decimate Armenian armor in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Member states are now scrambling for grains elsewhere, as the war threatens to decimate Ukrainian crops and exports, with farmers unable to access fields. \u2014 Time , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Climate events such as floods, deadly heat waves, drought and even some secondary fallouts such as declining tourism would decimate developing economies. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"In the weeks ahead, Russian forces would decimate Mariupol. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"The ingrained fears\u2014that kilotons of destructive energy and toxic radiation could decimate a city and incinerate tens of thousands of human beings\u2014began to dissipate. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"While these plant selections are all low-maintenance and suited to outdoor hanging planters, local experts can help you decipher which are best for your growing conditions and how best to care for them in your environment. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
"The scientists, unfortunately were not able to decipher how to manipulate the perfect split Oreo split with equal cream on each side of the cookie. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Also, Henry\u2019s (Eddie Liu) findings lead him to an expert who may be able to decipher his research, while Jin and Mei-Li (Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan) help settle an age-old dispute between Chinatown\u2019s oldest grocers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher , obviously feels OK with what\u2019s gone on here. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Six years after Mustill was nearly killed by the humpback, a group of scientists from, among other institutions, Harvard, M.I.T., and Oxford formed the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI, to try to decipher whale communications. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Legislators intentionally make laws about our own bodies hard to decipher . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Connections to today's inequities aren't hard to decipher . \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 21 May 2022"
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"Research can help decipher whether scratches in the bone are due to animals or a murderer\u2019s knife, for example. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"While these plant selections are all low-maintenance and suited to outdoor hanging planters, local experts can help you decipher which are best for your growing conditions and how best to care for them in your environment. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
"The scientists, unfortunately were not able to decipher how to manipulate the perfect split Oreo split with equal cream on each side of the cookie. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Also, Henry\u2019s (Eddie Liu) findings lead him to an expert who may be able to decipher his research, while Jin and Mei-Li (Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan) help settle an age-old dispute between Chinatown\u2019s oldest grocers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher , obviously feels OK with what\u2019s gone on here. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Six years after Mustill was nearly killed by the humpback, a group of scientists from, among other institutions, Harvard, M.I.T., and Oxford formed the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI, to try to decipher whale communications. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Legislators intentionally make laws about our own bodies hard to decipher . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Connections to today's inequities aren't hard to decipher . \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 21 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Naturally, their critique of institutions like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its all-male priesthood, is built on women\u2019s lack of decision -making power and absence from the hierarchy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 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",
"Delaney-Smith said the most important thing going forward for female athletes aside from educating themselves on Title IX, is to build relationships with peers, especially those in decision -making roles. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Wednesday the council explained its decision , with the primary point being the matter needed more time for discussion, and suggested the topic be added to the agenda for the area meetings that start in September. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"The attorney general's defense focused its arguments on the implications of impeachment during opening statements Tuesday, imploring lawmakers to consider the implications of their decision on the function of state government. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"In posts made across his social media accounts on Tuesday afternoon, Inniss revealed his decision . \u2014 Joey Kaufman, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Instead, budget analyst Charles Modica said that council members should base their decision on the most thorough information available. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"The Justice Department has a lengthy decision -making process for seeking death, with the attorney general making the final call on whether to approve it. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Giving the final call on Trump back to Facebook is unlikely to result in the fair and even decision the board members are calling for, said Joan Donovan, a disinformation and extremism researcher at Harvard University. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2021",
"The first period also included Scott Laughton decisioning Chicago defenseman Connor Murphy in a fight. \u2014 Sam Carchidi, Philly.com , 1 Nov. 2017",
"Chris Early of Don Juan Avila decisioned Seth Lyon of Niguel Hills and four other finalists to win bodyboarding. \u2014 Fred Swegles, Orange County Register , 28 Mar. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His dissertation was on decision theory , the attempt to quantify the costs and risks of various strategies, which was then coming into vogue as an important part of military planning. \u2014 Ben Bradlee, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Second, use a decision tree to determine the best human-A.I. combination for your application. \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"Only a small percentage of schools are oversubscribed (McGraw and Tiernan estimate around 6%), forcing a decision tree of priorities to determine if the child gets a spot. \u2014 Mike Mcshane, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"The Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines are a decision tree designed for typically at least three people: a school administrator, a law-enforcement officer, and a mental-health professional. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Together, these questions, asked in sequence, constitute a decision tree . \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"Domino\u2019s Pizza offers a good, after-the-fact demonstration of how the decision tree can work. \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a whole bunch of mathematical analysis in the study, using different approaches (including a machine learning method called a decision tree regressor algorithm) to sift through all the data and look for meaningful patterns. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The first three steps are about structuring and collecting information in a decision tree to help make a recommendation that considers all key factors. \u2014 Erik Larson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Only start connecting data required after creating a complete decision tree that describes all key business issues and sub-questions. \u2014 Erik Larson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The war with the Marcher Lords ended in a decisive victory for Edward at the Battle of Boroughbridge. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"The Battle of Midway ended four days later in a decisive victory for U.S. naval forces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Central Catholic used its depth and two victorious relays to score a decisive victory for the boys team title. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
"But recent decisions in Washington, London and Frankfurt mark a decisive shift in the global economic climate. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"In Moscow, the shuttering of McDonald's and other Western companies signaled a decisive shift, according to Andrei Kolesnikov. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s final meeting of the year completed its decisive shift away from providing full-blast support to the economy and toward guarding against the risk of rapid and lasting inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"That ability to work in lockstep proved decisive for Watergate, offering the most stunning unanticipated revelation in the past 50 years. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The public vote from home, via text message or the Eurovision app, proved decisive , lifting them above British TikTok star Sam Ryder, who led after the national juries in 40 countries cast their votes. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Paolo Santalucia, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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"You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field.",
"I stood there wondering what to do, but my sister was more decisive and immediately went to the phone.",
"The fight ended with a decisive blow.",
"the decisive battle of the war",
"The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The war with the Marcher Lords ended in a decisive victory for Edward at the Battle of Boroughbridge. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"The Battle of Midway ended four days later in a decisive victory for U.S. naval forces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Central Catholic used its depth and two victorious relays to score a decisive victory for the boys team title. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
"But recent decisions in Washington, London and Frankfurt mark a decisive shift in the global economic climate. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"In Moscow, the shuttering of McDonald's and other Western companies signaled a decisive shift, according to Andrei Kolesnikov. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The Fed\u2019s final meeting of the year completed its decisive shift away from providing full-blast support to the economy and toward guarding against the risk of rapid and lasting inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"That ability to work in lockstep proved decisive for Watergate, offering the most stunning unanticipated revelation in the past 50 years. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The public vote from home, via text message or the Eurovision app, proved decisive , lifting them above British TikTok star Sam Ryder, who led after the national juries in 40 countries cast their votes. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Paolo Santalucia, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Gene Maddaus",
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"A number of passengers had come on deck .",
"a seat on the streetcar's top deck",
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"We ate out on the deck .",
"Verb",
"We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.",
"He decked him with one punch.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Three suites come with a private plunge pool and another has a private swimming pool, each on an expansive deck . \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"The Treehouse, located behind the fifth green, is an elevated fan deck that gives 360-degree views of the first hole and Holes 5-8. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
"An observation deck gives a panoramic view of the area, where whales and seals can sometimes be spotted. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"These types of sunrooms are simple to install, as they are typically built over an existing deck or patio. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"The bottom deck is home to the beach club, which features fold-out platforms and a TV lounge. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The private club\u2019s amenities also include indoor and outdoor pools, a movie theater and an expansive outdoor deck , located on the 14th and 16th floors of the building. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The top capacity parking deck is the Blue Garage on 11th Ave. \u2014 al , 3 June 2022",
"Sutton Lake Marina has three 59-foot deluxe houseboats for rent, each with an upper deck with a waterslide, a gas grill, and four queen beds to sleep eight people. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Save on a brand new perfume, restock your claw clip supply, or deck out your room with a record player and some vinyls. \u2014 Seventeen , 28 June 2022",
"Want to celebrate a special holiday or just deck yourselves out in rainbows to make a random Sunday into a special PJ party? \u2014 Laura Fisher, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"But while others might just deck out their house with lights or visit every mall Santa, Day turned his passion into a business. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"Bethlehem\u2019s business owners deck their windows with fanciful displays in this friendly competition. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"There's no better time than Valentine's Day to deck out your tiered tray with dollar-store finds. \u2014 Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Klitschko came off the canvas that night to deck the British champion before ultimately being stopped by the younger fighter. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Klitschko came off the canvas that night to deck the British champion before ultimately being stopped by the younger fighter. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Magic of Lights display featuring more than 2 million lights will deck out American Family Field's grounds this holiday season 2. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Nov. 2021"
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"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch *dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck , from vordecken to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover \u2014 more at thatch":"Noun"
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"noun"
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": a folding chair often having an adjustable leg rest":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Late in the afternoon, giddy from the spread of Russian caviar and iced Mo\u00ebt & Chandon, Blanche turned her attention to a guest reclining in a deck chair with his feet balanced on the boat rail, reading and smoking a cigarette. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"As the group arrived in the parking lot at the foot of Mount Karkom, there was an unexpected bonus: Professor Anati, now in his early 90s, was sitting in a deck chair , holding court and promoting his books. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Pryor also allegedly threw a deck chair at the woman and then pumpkins, which damaged the windshield. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The story ends with Aschenbach contracting cholera and expiring in a deck chair , reaching for his beloved, all his dignity fled. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Nearly 400 artifacts \u2014 from the ship's china to a battered deck chair \u2014 are on display. \u2014 Travis Dorman, USA TODAY , 4 Aug. 2021",
"With extreme heat, new shrubs may benefit from temporary shade, like a cage with shade cloth, or a high deck chair over them for a few days. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 July 2021",
"On a bright balmy morning in Santa Monica, Angelica Far lounged on a green deck chair , sipping a frozen coffee and taking in the sun. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Guests also have the option to purchase an upgrade that includes a deck chair , table, popcorn, and separate area to the side of your vehicle. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 4 Sep. 2020"
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to speak pompously or bombastically : harangue":[
"In presence of this historical fact it is foolish to declaim about natural rights \u2026",
"\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
]
},
"examples":[
"The actress declaimed her lines with passion.",
"The speakers declaimed on a variety of issues.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anyone can declaim the glories of waterfalls or snowy mountain peaks, but who dares speak for the swamp? \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 Nov. 2021",
"For the next 80 minutes on this balmy Thursday evening in late May, the actors would sing and declaim while pacing across a green swath of lawn just outside their cafeteria. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Dumont also evokes classical theater oratory but transposes minimalist stagecraft to cinematic realism: His characters declaim on hilly exteriors, in windblown nature and literally beneath the heavens. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Nov. 2020",
"The contrast is striking with state television documentaries featuring bossy, relentless narrators declaiming upbeat slogans. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The legendary politician was declaiming , a hand reaching out to snatch at the air. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The design team \u2014 especially Jason Sherwood (sets) and Linda Cho (costumes) \u2014 gives us haunting underwater vignettes involving a giant turtle and declaiming clams. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Here is Brooks, declaiming about what followed the failure of U.S. campaign finance reform. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
"In the opening Chorale, a sinewy viola and then a keening clarinet declaimed as if from a pulpit, while spacious chords rang out from the other four players. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English declamen , from Latin declamare , from de- + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call \u2014 more at low entry 3":""
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"di-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
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"\u2014 Tom Sykes"
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"\u2014 Thomas Hardy",
"Flaubert invited a small party of friends \u2026 to a private reading\u2014or, rather, a declamation , for he liked to bray his work at the top of his lungs\u2014that lasted for ten hours.",
"\u2014 Judith Thurman",
"Iacocca talks nonstop, like the salesman he is. If not for the humor and the regular flashes of common sense, his declamations would be rants.",
"\u2014 Kurt Andersen"
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"Higher education was exclusively devoted to debate and declamation and was in the hands of a rhetor, a specialist teacher of public speaking.",
"\u2014 Anthony Everitt"
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"first_known_use":{
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-'m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230242",
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"Middle English, from Latin, from declamatus + -or":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112143",
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": of, relating to, or marked by declamation or rhetorical display":[
"declamatory speeches"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The play\u2019s director is an ambitious modernist whose project for the tragedy involves a declamatory style of performance and an abstractedly ritualistic choreography. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
"Bass-baritone Dav\u00f3ne Tines was a gripping, theatrical Malcolm, making the most of the character\u2019s monochromatic, declamatory vocal line and physically embodying his transformation from bitter hustler to magnetic, instinctive spokesman. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"In fashion meetings Andr\u00e9 was highly opinionated, and loudly declamatory . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022",
"This music\u2019s restlessness stood out, muted chords giving way to declamatory strings, great swaths of orchestral sound punctuated by bursts of percussion and startling pauses. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"The actors deliver their lines with stark and declamatory fervor, and their gestures have a sharp, sculptural stillness that\u2019s reminiscent of the grand artifices of classic-Hollywood productions. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019",
"What lets her down is the by-numbers plotting, together with the sort of flat, declamatory dialogue that might have been lifted from a teen-magazine photo story. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"The scenes are generally painted with urbane, rhythmically punchy big-band-style jazz, beefed up with strings, under declamatory vocal lines. \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 16 June 2019",
"Slam poets, inheriting the declamatory style of African American feminist poet Ntozake Shange, democratized poetry from its literary journal stuffiness with beer, wine and laughter, as well as hip-hop bravado. \u2014 Ed Morales, Washington Post , 27 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"di-\u02c8kla-m\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082037",
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": a person who makes a statement or declaration especially in connection with a legal proceeding":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8klar-\u0259nt",
"di-\u02c8kler-\u0259nt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175303",
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"noun"
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": the first pleading in a common-law action":[]
},
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"The government has made a declaration of war on its enemies.",
"The case was ended by declaration of a mistrial.",
"You will need to make a declaration of your income.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fox News host says Republican leaders are siding with Joe Biden and this is a declaration of war against GOP voters. \u2014 Fox News , 23 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",
"However, calling monkeypox an STI based solely on these seminal reports would be a premature declaration . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"That's not just a font \u2014 that's a declaration : This isn't basic cable, folks. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The document, read in hindsight, was a declaration of war. \u2014 Amelia Glaser, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In the United States, the public health emergency is a declaration by the government that our well-being is endangered by COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"That would be such a luxury, to joust over how the words are a declaration of inequality between men and women, a suggestion that women have been infantilized so that they can be ordered around and kept in their place. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Seen this way, Neom is MBS\u2019s declaration of intellectual and cultural bankruptcy on behalf of his country. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204453",
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": a formal declaration enumerating the rights of the citizen \u2014 compare bill of rights":[]
},
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"a declarative sentence"
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},
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"\u201cThey went to school\u201d is a declarative sentence.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cluster profile is a declarative approach to defining the stack based on the choice of Kubernetes distribution, container runtime, cloud native storage, and network. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Her basic unit is short, declarative , and deceptively simple. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Her snowballing associational riffs often stop short at a brief, blunt declarative sentence. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Another equally valuable approach would be to see if the business decisions of the AI startup appear to reflect a declarative belief in Ethical AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There are plenty of declarative statements that may or may not mean anything on their own. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In an ever-expanding series of video missives and addresses in Ukrainian, Zelensky speaks in triptychs, in trios of short, declarative sentences or invigorating fragments. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The novel is filled with these tender assemblages, a declarative chorus of human tastes, memories and woes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Where the 2017 posts were filled with Socratic questions, the later posts were more declarative and expository, with heavy use of exclamation points and words written in all capital letters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8klar-\u0259t-iv, -\u02c8kler-",
"di-\u02c8kler-\u0259-tiv"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085832",
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"declared for mayor"
],
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"declaring for or against a candidate"
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"\u2014 C. S. Kilby"
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"\u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
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"She was declared the rightful heir to the throne."
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": to make known formally, officially, or explicitly":[
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],
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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},
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"The government has just declared a state of emergency.",
"He openly declared his love for her.",
"They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return.",
"Large purchases must be declared at customs.",
"Do you have anything to declare ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brown said the association supports Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s lawsuit before the Michigan Supreme Court to declare the 1931 state law unconstitutional as well as Michigan\u2019s Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
"Revlon joins more than two dozen prominent retailers to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic, including Brooks Brothers and J.C. Penney. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"Trump did declare victory during the wee hours of the morning following Election Day and inferred widespread fraud. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"But perhaps the rule should be amended to insist teams that declare for 8-man football must stay there for two or three cycles instead of returning to 11-man football after just one cycle. \u2014 Rick Fires, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"The record-setting Kentucky football wide receiver who left school a year early to declare for the 2022 NFL draft was selected with the No. 43 pick by the New York Giants Friday. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Chestnut passed up an extra year of eligibility to declare for the draft in 2022, playing in the Hula Bowl and NFL Players Association Bowls. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In August, low water levels in Lake Mead, a reservoir on the Colorado River, triggered the federal government to declare a water shortage there for the first time. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gach intends to declare for the NBA Draft and will not return to school next season, according to a CBS Sports report. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer , from Latin declarare , from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear \u2014 more at clear":""
},
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"di-\u02c8kler"
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"antonyms":[
"comeback",
"improvement",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehabilitation",
"revitalization",
"snapback"
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": a falling off or away : deterioration":[],
": descent , slope":[],
": noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms":[]
},
"examples":[
"a noticeable declension of the fitness of the baseball players over the winter",
"a declension in her acting career from leading roles to cameos eventually",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The same time span felt faster, like an explosion rather than like a declension . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
"One time, when Joyce was memorizing Latin declension , Bill Bradley of the Knicks took notice. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, The Arizona Republic , 18 July 2021",
"The experience of the pandemic was made ghastlier by being placed against the declension of Trumpism from evil to absurdity\u2014who will ever forget Four Seasons Total Landscaping?\u2014and then back into even darker evil again. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 31 Dec. 2020",
"Gender plays an integral role in many languages, from nouns assigned to a specific gender to adjectives changing their declensions based on the noun being described. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Gender plays an integral role in many languages, from nouns assigned to a specific gender to adjectives changing their declensions based on the noun being described. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English declenson , modification of Middle French declinaison , from Latin declination-, declinatio grammatical inflection, turning aside, from declinare to inflect, turn aside":""
},
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"di-\u02c8klen(t)-sh\u0259n"
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"debilitation",
"decay",
"decaying",
"decline",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"ebbing",
"enfeeblement",
"weakening"
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"rise",
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"there's been a declination in basic civility in our society",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Less expensive compasses are often less accurate, while more expensive models offer features like declination correction, which allows for extremely precise readings. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
"According to a declination obtained by Good Morning America, the statute of limitations had expired. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"After he was tackled, Chappelle got back on his feet quickly and pushed Lee away, according to the declination . \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"He subsequently was interviewed by a Maryland State Police sergeant, at the request of Baltimore County Deputy State\u2019s Attorney Robin Coffin, according to her declination letter. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The response from the community should not be that this declination of prosecution means that nothing wrong happened. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The letter to Jardine Lloyd Thompson is the first such declination awarded to a company in more than 18 months. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"At the turn of the 18th century, Edmund Halley, the namesake of the famous comet, recorded a magnetic chart of compass declination over the Atlantic Ocean while on voyages of the Paramour Pink. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"James Cook and Christopher Columbus often struggled with magnetic declination . \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English declinacioun , from Middle French declination , from Latin declination-, declinatio angle of the heavens, turning aside":""
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"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"\u2026 evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments \u2026",
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
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"\u2026 sinners \u2026 despairing to decline their fate \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Ken"
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"\u2014 Henry Fielding"
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"\u2014 W. C. Bryant"
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"Verb",
"The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.",
"The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.",
"My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.",
"The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.",
"The company declined comment on the scandal.",
"He changed his mind and declined the company's offer.",
"I invited him, but he declined .",
"Noun",
"a period of economic decline",
"He says that American industry is in a state of decline .",
"The town fell into decline after the factory closed down.",
"The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.",
"We saw a sharp decline in sales this month.",
"Declines led advances at the end of the trading day.",
"There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That could be a worrying sign for Fed officials who have been hoping a slowdown in economic activity would also cause sky-high consumer prices to decline . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"According to Forbes\u2019 analysis, 71% of colleges saw their grades decline . \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Researchers reported the findings last year and said overall output didn\u2019t decline in most workplaces over the four years. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"But oil revenues are still expected to decline over time as individual countries reduce their dependence on Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"When the money runs out, however, the plants will be facing even stronger headwinds from wind and solar energy, which are likely to see their prices decline even further in the intervening years. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Especially if they've already been opened, cosmetics like eyeshadow, foundation, lipstick, and mascara begin to decline in quality over time and can harbor loads of bacteria. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Intensive care unit admissions are also expected to decline from 1,841 to 580 over the same period. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Arizona has seen its daily case and hospitalization numbers decline , though deaths are still on the rise, climbing from average of about 61 a day last week to almost 79 as of Tuesday. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just the same, borrowers are to varying degrees going to rethink borrowing as is to account for the possibility that fewer resources will be attainable for money that\u2019s in decline . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"But of course the trust isn\u2019t there\u2014after an initial upswing, the price has been in a steady decline . \u2014 Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
"The subvariants are on a course to reach dominance at a faster clip than the subvariants before them, including the current reigning subvariant, BA.2.12.1, which is now in decline . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Koepka won back-to-back US Opens (2017-18) and PGA Championships (2018-19), though his game has been in decline since then because of a series of injuries. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Sands China led the slide, falling over 8% in the biggest decline since March 15. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"But restoring confidence so far has eluded Biden, whose approval ratings have been in steady decline . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"The theory is sound, and while some animal studies showed some benefit, a year-long study of benfotiamine was unable to show a statistically significant benefit in cognitive decline . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Russian production is in decline in the wake of Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 6":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French decliner , from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de- + clinare to incline \u2014 more at lean":"Verb and Noun"
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"also \u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckl\u012bn",
"di-\u02c8kl\u012bn",
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"repudiate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
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"declension",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"ebbing",
"enfeeblement",
"weakening"
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"experiencing a mental decline"
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"\u2026 evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments \u2026",
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
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": avoid":[
"\u2026 sinners \u2026 despairing to decline their fate \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Ken"
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": the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end":[
"an empire in decline"
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"a period of economic decline",
"a decline in the local bird population"
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": to become less in amount":[
"The price of the stock declined ."
],
": to bend down : droop":[
"\u2026 eyes \u2026 declining toward the ground \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry Fielding"
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": to cause to bend or bow downward":[
"\u2026 the clover \u2026 declines its blooms.",
"\u2014 W. C. Bryant"
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"the day declined"
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"decline the Latin adjective \"brevis\""
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"decline an invitation",
"declined to give her name to the reporter"
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"decline battle"
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"the declining sun"
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"\u2026 the direful shameful state Adam declined into \u2026",
"\u2014 Edward Taylor"
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"his health declined",
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"We invited him but he declined ."
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"Verb",
"The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.",
"The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.",
"My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.",
"The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.",
"The company declined comment on the scandal.",
"He changed his mind and declined the company's offer.",
"I invited him, but he declined .",
"Noun",
"a period of economic decline",
"He says that American industry is in a state of decline .",
"The town fell into decline after the factory closed down.",
"The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.",
"We saw a sharp decline in sales this month.",
"Declines led advances at the end of the trading day.",
"There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That could be a worrying sign for Fed officials who have been hoping a slowdown in economic activity would also cause sky-high consumer prices to decline . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"According to Forbes\u2019 analysis, 71% of colleges saw their grades decline . \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Researchers reported the findings last year and said overall output didn\u2019t decline in most workplaces over the four years. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"But oil revenues are still expected to decline over time as individual countries reduce their dependence on Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"When the money runs out, however, the plants will be facing even stronger headwinds from wind and solar energy, which are likely to see their prices decline even further in the intervening years. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Especially if they've already been opened, cosmetics like eyeshadow, foundation, lipstick, and mascara begin to decline in quality over time and can harbor loads of bacteria. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Intensive care unit admissions are also expected to decline from 1,841 to 580 over the same period. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Arizona has seen its daily case and hospitalization numbers decline , though deaths are still on the rise, climbing from average of about 61 a day last week to almost 79 as of Tuesday. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just the same, borrowers are to varying degrees going to rethink borrowing as is to account for the possibility that fewer resources will be attainable for money that\u2019s in decline . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"But of course the trust isn\u2019t there\u2014after an initial upswing, the price has been in a steady decline . \u2014 Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
"The subvariants are on a course to reach dominance at a faster clip than the subvariants before them, including the current reigning subvariant, BA.2.12.1, which is now in decline . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Koepka won back-to-back US Opens (2017-18) and PGA Championships (2018-19), though his game has been in decline since then because of a series of injuries. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Sands China led the slide, falling over 8% in the biggest decline since March 15. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"But restoring confidence so far has eluded Biden, whose approval ratings have been in steady decline . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
"The theory is sound, and while some animal studies showed some benefit, a year-long study of benfotiamine was unable to show a statistically significant benefit in cognitive decline . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Russian production is in decline in the wake of Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 6":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French decliner , from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de- + clinare to incline \u2014 more at lean":"Verb and Noun"
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"also \u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckl\u012bn",
"di-\u02c8kl\u012bn",
"d\u0113-"
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"nix",
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": of or relating to the period during which something is deteriorating or nearing its end":[
"her declining years"
]
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"examples":[
"the declining flowers perked up with the gentle rainfall",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Mar. 2021",
"In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities. \u2014 Fox News , 15 May 2020",
"Remove dead and declining portions back to the healthy trunks or to the ground. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2019",
"During replanting, remove dead and declining portions, including old roots. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
"The team then built mathematical models using the same data to assess how declining immunity might affect the susceptibility of the U.S. population. \u2014 Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS , 21 Mar. 2018",
"Prune away dead or declining plant portions affected by summer weather or pests. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
"According to a new analysis by the McKinsey Global Institute, 81 percent of the United States population is in an income bracket with flat or declining income over the last decade. \u2014 Neil Irwin, New York Times , 6 Aug. 2016"
],
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8kl\u012b-ni\u014b",
"d\u0113-"
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"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"descendant",
"descendent",
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"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
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"sagging",
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"acclivity",
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"upgrade",
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"the cabin is precariously perched on a declivity of the mountain's northern face"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin declivitat-, declivitas , from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare":""
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"di-\u02c8kli-v\u0259-t\u0113"
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"descent",
"dip",
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"hang",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"decode":{
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"cipher",
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"encrypt"
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"decode the play's imagery"
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},
"examples":[
"Readers can easily decode the novel's imagery.",
"I'm trying to decode the expression on her face.",
"The box decodes the digital signal for your CD player.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Astros were found to have used a system to decode opponents' signs and relay them to hitters by banging on a trash can during the 2017 season. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Attorneys have had to wrestle with an alphabet soup of witness testimony and email evidence over the past seven weeks, stopping every few minutes to decode a jumble of letters or make sense of Navy jargon. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Technological devices that directly interact with the brain, known as brain-computer interfaces, offer the potential to decode an individual\u2019s thoughts and translate them into action using a robotic arm or a cursor on a screen. \u2014 David Caldwell, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Putin\u2019s order, issued as Russian troops face stiff resistance in the fifth day of their invasion of Ukraine, to decode what the enigmatic leader\u2019s decision meant in practice. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The other big entrant that year, Facebook, had more modest designs: The company planned to build a noninvasive headset that could decode thought at a rate of 100 words per minute. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Not a great skier himself, Mailer is trying to decode the secret of the skier\u2019s drive. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"But that didn\u2019t stop football cryptologists from trying to decode the post\u2019s meaning. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The artificial voice revives his words and thoughts, but there are still aspects of the person who dictated them that can only be guessed at -- a colorful riddle that even an effort this comprehensive can't entirely decode . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"d\u0113-\u02c8k\u014dd",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u014dd"
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"synonyms":[
"break",
"crack",
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"decrypt"
],
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"type":[
"verb"
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},
"decolorize":{
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
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"decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal"
]
},
"examples":[
"the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bad news: Non- decolorized , whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 21 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"blanch",
"bleach",
"blench",
"dull",
"fade",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
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"verb"
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"decompose":{
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"fruit decomposes"
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"decompose water by electrolysis",
"decompose a word into its base and affixes"
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},
"examples":[
"Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter.",
"the smell of decomposing leaves",
"The compound will decompose in the presence of light.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When composted, a body is placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips and other biodegradable materials that allow the body to naturally decompose over a 30-day period. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The other option is to just leave the roots to slowly decompose and plant transplants. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Asbestos used in construction is another urban hazard, and can linger for years because the mineral doesn\u2019t decompose or wash away in rains. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Several days later, with Vladimir\u2019s body starting to decompose , Gerasimenko called some neighbors to help bury him in the yard. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9composer , from d\u00e9- de + composer to compose":""
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"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The other option is to just leave the roots to slowly decompose and plant transplants. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Asbestos used in construction is another urban hazard, and can linger for years because the mineral doesn\u2019t decompose or wash away in rains. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Several days later, with Vladimir\u2019s body starting to decompose , Gerasimenko called some neighbors to help bury him in the yard. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Before launching a job search, allow yourself time to decompress , process what happened and grieve the loss. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"As has been the case in recent years, Haslem requested time to decompress , in recent years his formal decision not coming until late in the summer or even the eve of the season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"The five-night minimum stay allows time to decompress through the spa's multiple treatments: Watsu therapy pools, sensory deprivation chambers, ayurvedic massages, and herbology lessons, among others. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Hiking can also be a great way to decompress with some alone time\u2014or a way to add in some social connection. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Now that everyone has had more than a month to decompress after the season, are guys organizing outings or workouts together? \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"But there are other ways to decompress that might be better for your long term wellbeing than a nightly glass or two of vino. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
"Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration \u2014 and a need to decompress . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
"This could entail mental health days off, subscriptions to well-being apps and fitness centers or closing down for a week, so that everyone can decompress . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"Before launching a job search, allow yourself time to decompress , process what happened and grieve the loss. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"As has been the case in recent years, Haslem requested time to decompress , in recent years his formal decision not coming until late in the summer or even the eve of the season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"The five-night minimum stay allows time to decompress through the spa's multiple treatments: Watsu therapy pools, sensory deprivation chambers, ayurvedic massages, and herbology lessons, among others. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Hiking can also be a great way to decompress with some alone time\u2014or a way to add in some social connection. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Now that everyone has had more than a month to decompress after the season, are guys organizing outings or workouts together? \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"But there are other ways to decompress that might be better for your long term wellbeing than a nightly glass or two of vino. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
"Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration \u2014 and a need to decompress . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
"This could entail mental health days off, subscriptions to well-being apps and fitness centers or closing down for a week, so that everyone can decompress . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"It must also be dealt with spatially and collectively, meaning that it must be deconcentrated . \u2014 The Economist , 26 Sep. 2019",
"From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty. \u2014 Valerie Stahl, Slate Magazine , 11 Jan. 2017"
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"Perhaps the best thing would be to deconsecrate the site and create a museum that explains what happened at the Valley itself. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"The church was deconsecrated in 2010, and the charter school arrived in 2013. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 13 Aug. 2019",
"In late July, about 70 former members were drawn back to the synagogue for a service to deconsecrate the synagogue. \u2014 Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Whether a gutted and deconsecrated former church building fits the definition remains to be seen. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019",
"There is no single answer, but protest, not piety, seems to be a recurring theme\u2014whether or not the venue is deconsecrated . \u2014 Vogue , 24 Apr. 2018",
"The archdiocese, which had been bent on leveling the deconsecrated building, then reversed course and found a developer willing to convert the 19th century Polish church into apartments. \u2014 Inga Saffron, Philly.com , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Under canon law, a church cannot serve secular purposes, like a restaurant, without first being relegated, or deconsecrated . \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community , 25 Aug. 2017",
"In the decree, Blair cited diminishing membership and intolerable financial burdens among the reasons for deconsecrating St. Margaret, built in 1910. \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, courant.com , 2 June 2017"
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"Agricultural Council of Arkansas Executive Vice President and Director Andrew Grobmyer said the goal is not to deconstruct the current Farm Bill, but to build upon it. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"With a multi-ingredient dish like that, take the fancy restaurant approach and deconstruct it. \u2014 Susan Shain, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Sikander\u2019s anti-nostalgic relationship to the manuscript tradition allows her to both advance and deconstruct its idioms. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
"His company removed Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, including the Lee statue there, and quietly whisked away other iconography outside Virginia before returning to Richmond to deconstruct the pedestals on which the statues once sat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Since moving to North Hollywood last summer, the couple has continued to deconstruct their faiths. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"After work, Hern\u00e1n \u2014 who saw three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his 15 years of service \u2014 and his Marine buddies would deconstruct and fiddle with machines in his garage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"As Koh uses her violin to almost deconstruct its sound, using a bow whose long horsehairs fall freely from its tip, Tines takes the stage to vocalize. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Companies are devising ways to taper down and deconstruct jobs by task, role or project to offer more options to older workers looking for more meaningful and flexible work. \u2014 Lisa Bannon, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"a lengthy deconstruction of the president's speech by a panel of pundits",
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"Add deconstruction to the list of Schiaparelli innovations. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
"French architect and designer Jean-Marie Massaud reinterpreted the classic Le Club chair from a bulky form into a light and comfortable deconstruction for Poliform. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Based on the genre-redefining novel by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is a subversive, merciless deconstruction of romantic tropes, and a gripping thriller about the lies and facades that often sustain relationships. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Marvel Studios\u2019 Moon Knight feels like a deconstruction before introduction for a character who has never appeared onscreen before. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"This whole season is in a way of deconstruction of Claire. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 1 May 2022",
"In the worst case, the act of deconstruction , absent enlightenment, might come off as pretension as the diner wonders why this is happening. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Everything\u2019s a mash-up, a melange, a deconstruction of hierarchies in search of discovery. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The complexity has prompted some cities to tackle deconstruction slowly. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With Foucault, deconstructionism evolved into postmodernism, a more general critique of the cognitive modes that had been strongly associated with classical liberalism for centuries. \u2014 Francis Fukuyama, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The effort by the extreme left to not only silence the scientific community but to reject the validity of the scientific method is of course the logical and inevitable result of the postmodernist embrace of moral relativism and deconstructionism . \u2014 WSJ , 9 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its permanent collection showcases artists from the 19th to 21st centuries, and works from the neoclassical to impressionism to deconstructivism . \u2014 Kathleen Squires, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Mar. 2021",
"The seven-page document singles out brutalism and deconstructivism as styles to avoid. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Everyone is clearly very proud of turning the fairy tale\u2019s yummy cottage into the film\u2019s post-modern example of deconstructivism architecture. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 Jan. 2020"
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"Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nearby, two workers wearing face shields, protective aprons and booties wiped down the temperature sensor that everyone entering the hotel must pass through after stations to decontaminate their luggage and hands. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Jenkins and other harm reduction advocates worry that spreading claims that fentanyl can kill you just be touching it, or that hazmat suits are needed to decontaminate , spreads stigma around opioids and makes intervention less likely in the future. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The other two students were later released, as students and faculty were required to decontaminate their shoes before leaving in case they had been exposed to the drug. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The Sport and Medical Science Academy where a student recently overdosed will remain closed on Tuesday while authorities continue to test the building for fentanyl traces and continue to decontaminate , according to the district. \u2014 Staff Report, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security even offered some tips on using your Instant Pot to decontaminate certain masks. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The jail also was closed temporarily so a hazmat team could decontaminate the area, prosecutors say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Work on securing the cathedral was temporarily paused during the coronavirus pandemic last year and work was carried out to decontaminate the area of lead before work resumed in June 2020. \u2014 Joseph Ataman, CNN , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Lab officials approved a $50,000 contract for BioClean, a remediation vendor, to decontaminate the space. \u2014 Lewis Kamb, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021"
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"The store offers a lot in home decor .",
"a minimalist approach has been taken with the stage decor for this production of the play",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check out Etsy for tons of one-of-a-kind bedroom decor . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"While a few pieces of the patio decor were shipped from Mexico, most, like the multicolored wood dining table that Susan painted, came from no further away than World Market. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
"The wish list includes donations of new and gently used home decor ; bedding, kitchen and bath accessories; small furniture in good condition; books, lamps, curtains and rods; TVs with stands and remotes; and kitchen trash bins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"All of the decor was white, including the florals, the lighting, and table settings. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"For example, the glass canisters with wood lids can decorate a kitchen counter or occupy open shelves as pieces of functional decor . \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Plus, these easy-to-make flower pots double as a great 4th of July decor ! \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"For: Someone who has a knack for home decor and wants to help others create their dream homes. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Hsu is taking her exacting eye for decor to a larger, shoppable stage\u2014and one that can suit more than minimalists. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French d\u00e9cor , from d\u00e9corer to decorate, from Latin decorare":""
},
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"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u022fr",
"d\u0101-\u02c8k\u022fr",
"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cck\u022fr",
"di-\u02c8k\u022fr"
],
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"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
"scene",
"scenery",
"set"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175742",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ornament , decoration":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin decoramentum , from Latin decorare + -mentum -ment":""
},
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"\u02c8dek(\u0259)r\u0259m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080258",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"definitions":{
": to add honor to":[
"decorated commerce with the splendid virtues of honor and loyalty",
"\u2014 Geoffrey Household"
],
": to award a mark of honor to":[
"a soldier decorated for valor",
"highly decorated war veterans"
],
": to furnish something with ornamentation":[
"decorating for the party"
],
": to furnish with something ornamental":[
"decorate a room with artwork",
"decorating the Christmas tree"
]
},
"examples":[
"I always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.",
"I decorated my apartment in dark colors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The town also used to decorate him for every holiday: a pair of cupid\u2019s wings for Valentine\u2019s Day, light-up bunny ears for Easter and a massive drumstick for Thanksgiving. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Even the leaf used to decorate their dishes was produced locally, from a company called Irodori, which has been selling products made from Kamikatsu\u2019s lush forestry since 1986. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Often used to decorate twee cocktails or cakes, this glitzy, fine powder has made its way onto all types of savory fare in my kitchen, sprucing up and inspiring what would otherwise be lackluster mid-winter meals. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Many of the items were lavish props used to decorate the popular British royal family period drama, such as a replica Faberg\u00e9 egg and gold and silver candelabras. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The White House threw opens it doors to the public to view the 41 Christmas trees, 6,000 feet of ribbon and over 300 candles used this year to decorate the official residence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Students from across the country made the ornaments used to decorate the trees. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, ajc , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Tempera is a painting medium that has been used to decorate everything from early Egyptian sarcophagi to India's rock-cut temples. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
"During the period studied, cinnabar was used to decorate megalithic chambers, figurines and the bodies of the dead. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Latin decoratus , past participle of decorare , from decor-, decus ornament, honor \u2014 more at decent":""
},
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decorate adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"do",
"doll up",
"do up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073615",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"decorated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": furnished with something ornamental":[
"\u2026 the time-honored tradition of parades featuring themed decorated floats \u2026",
"\u2014 Tiana Kennell",
"Decorated tin boxes were made in large quantities from the 1820s to the close of the nineteenth century.",
"\u2014 William C. Ketchum Jr.",
"Maker's marks appear frequently in the basal rings of Chinese vessels, but this writing is unusual because it appears on the decorated surface of the object.",
"\u2014 Daniel Finamore"
],
": having been awarded a mark or marks of honor":[
"Jimmy Stewart, a decorated World War II bomber pilot, had fought for the part with studio executives who considered the 49-year-old actor a bit long in the tooth to play a pilot half his age.",
"\u2014 Patricia Trenner"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194158",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"decoration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a badge of honor (such as a U.S. military award)":[],
": something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies : ornament":[],
": the act or process of decorating":[]
},
"examples":[
"The vase has a fancy decoration on one side.",
"a plain sweater knit without decoration",
"He's a genius at home decoration .",
"a unique style of decoration",
"He received a decoration from the President.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Objects that used to be decoration are now platforms. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Reviewers loved its novel look, with many skipping the pool and using it is a decoration for parties instead. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"Production is slated to begin this summer on the series, which will engage local crew, suppliers and vendors for construction, catering, transportation and set decoration . \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"The Heritage Center in Anchorage primarily took in material culture that has artistic elements \u2014 that is, objects made for survival and social well-being that have some degree of decoration . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Your table service is Japanese, likely entirely hand painted and, based on the style of decoration , likely dates to the second quarter of the 20th century. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"There, Michael Horan, the ocean manager, sat in a cubicle in an oddly silent room, the walls white and devoid of decoration . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The queen then watched demonstrations of traditional methods of enamel decoration and gilding by hand from master artisans Susan Shakespeare and Susan Jones, per Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In 2021 almost any conceivable color, material and style of Christmas decoration can be had. \u2014 Mark Golin, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccde-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"adornment",
"beautifier",
"caparison",
"doodad",
"embellisher",
"embellishment",
"frill",
"garnish",
"garnishment",
"garniture",
"ornament",
"ornamentation",
"setoff",
"trim"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015519",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decorative":{
"antonyms":[
"functional",
"utilitarian"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"We added some decorative details to the room.",
"The handles are decorative and practical.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Swiss watchmaker, both were composed of decorative elements taken from various artworks of the same time period as the ones depicted in their sculpted appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
"Gothic-style garden arches are curved and often feature extra decorative elements. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"Church officials have said the basic structure of the church is still sound, but deterioration of the decorative architectural elements that distinguish the church has accelerated in the past three years or so. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"As the Renaissance approached, and the near-constant threat of invasion disappeared, decorative elements and large windows were often introduced to facilitate a castle's transition from fortress to palace. \u2014 CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"These decorative elements are a fun way to make your photobooth interactive. \u2014 Teaghan Skulszki, Sunset Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The pop-up model is also a chance to explore a new emphasis on purely decorative elements\u2014an area that has traditionally come less easily to a company celebrated for understatement. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The four disposable Starbucks holiday cup designs, which were revealed earlier this month, celebrate the decorative elements of the season. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"In No\u00e9mie\u2019s designs, all decorative elements are pared away until only the essence remains, giving a key role to light. \u2014 Kristen Shirley, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
"\u02c8de-kr\u0259-",
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-r\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8de-k(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adorning",
"beautifying",
"cosmetic",
"embellishing",
"ornamental"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094507",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"decorous":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by propriety and good taste : correct":[
"decorous conduct",
"Ever decorous , she periodically excuses herself to another room rather than allow a guest to witness her blowing her nose.",
"\u2014 Will Hermes"
]
},
"examples":[
"we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event",
"the oppressively decorous standards of a royal court",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many high-profile litigants wear notably decorous hairstyles and accessories to court. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Over the millennia, the flute has come to be seen as delicate, decorous , ethereal. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, along with related reports of the court\u2019s internal workings, has transformed a decorous and guarded institution into one riven by politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity, dazzling finesse. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"John Harnage danced the stand-alone role of the knight-like young man who remains apart from his squire-like companions, whose dashing moves frame his more decorous presence. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"That piece opens with a decorous six-note gesture, which leads into an initial thematic statement. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Since this one is set in an earlier period, with the decorous Ralph Fiennes now in charge (Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Samuel. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 14 Dec. 2021",
"And the public comment portions of board meetings have generally remained short and decorous . \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin decorus , from decor beauty, grace; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s",
"\u02c8de-k\u0259r-\u0259s"
],
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"befitting",
"correct",
"de rigueur",
"decent",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204048",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"decorousness":{
"antonyms":[
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"unbecoming",
"ungenteel",
"unseemly"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by propriety and good taste : correct":[
"decorous conduct",
"Ever decorous , she periodically excuses herself to another room rather than allow a guest to witness her blowing her nose.",
"\u2014 Will Hermes"
]
},
"examples":[
"we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event",
"the oppressively decorous standards of a royal court",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many high-profile litigants wear notably decorous hairstyles and accessories to court. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Over the millennia, the flute has come to be seen as delicate, decorous , ethereal. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, along with related reports of the court\u2019s internal workings, has transformed a decorous and guarded institution into one riven by politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity, dazzling finesse. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"John Harnage danced the stand-alone role of the knight-like young man who remains apart from his squire-like companions, whose dashing moves frame his more decorous presence. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"That piece opens with a decorous six-note gesture, which leads into an initial thematic statement. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Since this one is set in an earlier period, with the decorous Ralph Fiennes now in charge (Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Samuel. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 14 Dec. 2021",
"And the public comment portions of board meetings have generally remained short and decorous . \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin decorus , from decor beauty, grace; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":""
},
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"also di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s",
"\u02c8de-k\u0259r-\u0259s"
],
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"befitting",
"correct",
"de rigueur",
"decent",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190746",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"decorum":{
"antonyms":[
"impropriety",
"indecency",
"indecorum"
],
"definitions":{
": literary and dramatic propriety : fitness":[
"according to strict neoclassic decorum only the aristocracy had the right to appear in tragedy",
"\u2014 Irving Babbitt"
],
": orderliness":[
"the organization's decorum has rarely been shaken",
"\u2014 W. F. Longgood"
],
": propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance":[
"strict in her notions of decorum",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
],
": the conventions of polite behavior":[
"the established sobrieties and decorums of English life",
"\u2014 H. G. Wells"
]
},
"examples":[
"He has no sense of decorum .",
"high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blasting through local rules of decorum , Freddie\u2019s exuberance is a spark of vitality. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum , but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"To be fair, both to those modern advocates of decorum and to Bode, the original British pronunciation (and the original original Greek) are much closer to the former than the latter. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Some have tried to run campaigns on reason and decorum , but not those with name recognition, real campaign money or a chance. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
"If social-media commentary and public speakers at the next meeting were any indication, the public overwhelmingly sides with Mr. Crowl and decorum , not with Ms. Ryder. \u2014 WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"New rules for public commenters At the September school board meeting, the board approved revisions to its public comment bylaw and added a new policy on civility and decorum . \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Churci, in his formal resignation letter dated Oct. 11, bemoaned the loss of civility and decorum . \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
"While the public remains skeptical, with a majority of people opposed to holding the Games this year, any protests have been muted in this country known for its public order and decorum . \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 6 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from neuter of decorus \u2014 see decorous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"decency",
"form",
"propriety"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223659",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decouple":{
"antonyms":[
"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
],
"definitions":{
": to eliminate the interrelationship of : separate":[]
},
"examples":[
"to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This would decouple your side of the wall from the other. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The goal of vaccination is to decouple infections from hospitalizations and severe illness. \u2014 Deblina Chakraborty, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Walensky also expressed openness to changing the way CDC directors are selected, floating a shift to six-year terms to decouple the agency\u2019s fate from the four-year presidential cycle. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 9 May 2022",
"For earthquake risk, the building\u2019s base isolators essentially decouple the building from its foundation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Headless commerce is the ability to decouple your front-end and back-end e-commerce systems to enable innovation and a fast pace of change. \u2014 Jim Stirewalt, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Lithuania\u2019s ability to decouple itself from Russian energy largely comes down to having already done work to wean itself off Russian gas. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The edict could mark the opening step in a serious effort on the part of the Russian government to decouple the country from the global Internet. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"To make matters more confusing, a separate code-execution vulnerability surfaced last week that affects Spring Cloud Function, which allows developers to easily decouple the business logic in an app from a specific runtime. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-p\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085735",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"decoy":{
"antonyms":[
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"betray",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"solicit",
"tempt"
],
"definitions":{
": a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture":[],
": someone or something used to draw attention away from another":[
"had a decoy distract the guard"
],
": to lure by or as if by a decoy : entice":[
"decoying ducks to a pond",
"The undercover cop decoyed the fugitive into a trap."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He had a decoy distract the guard while he jumped over the fence.",
"we set the decoy afloat in the marsh and from the blind waited for the ducks to arrive",
"Verb",
"tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Oddly, the ritual of matching bridesmaids dresses is an ancient one, documented in Ancient Rome when the good tidings of a wedding was thought to draw evil spirits and bridesmaids would dress identically as decoy brides to confuse them. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 7 May 2022",
"The incidents occurred in March, when a crew of four people, including a young woman as a decoy , entered the Women\u2019s Options Center at San Francisco General Hospital, Boudin\u2019s office said. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"The Lions used Thompson, a prolific goal scorer, as a decoy in the second half, and blew open a tight game with a nine-goal run to start the half. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
"Toward the end of the show, based on an internet meme in which realistic items are sliced into and revealed to be cake, Julian chose to construct a mallard decoy duck. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But his most meaningful contributions might have come as a decoy on two trick-play touchdowns the Lions scored in their season-ending 37-30 win over the Packers. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Treats, decoy boxes and toys have been used, all for naught. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Because Higgins sprinted on his decoy route down the field, Burrow took a chance and threw Higgins the ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 28 Dec. 2021",
"But almost all of the undercover decoy officers were white, which made no sense if the mission was to impersonate and protect African Americans on the street. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Beckham\u2019s biggest contributions in Sunday\u2019s loss came when the football wasn\u2019t coming his way, working as a run blocker and decoy on many of his 58 snaps. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2021",
"As previously reported by Forbes, the U.S Navy is looking at ultra-short laser pulses which create glowing plasma in mid-air to decoy missiles away from aircraft. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Pilkington says that the military may test new spoofing or decoy techniques on unsuspecting pilots. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"As part of the effort, GA-ASI integrated the Brite Cloud decoy with the Reaper. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
"The Whisperers catch on to the music decoy and destroy the sound system, forcing the survivors to kill the Whisperers one by one \u2014 the finale to the war season 10 was building up to. \u2014 Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2021",
"The best way to kill these birds cleanly is to decoy them close and shoot them in the head. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 20 Jan. 2021",
"The most important aspect of decoying ducks and geese is location, says Zink. \u2014 Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life , 13 Dec. 2019",
"For us regular wingshots, the .410 is best limited to woodcock, rails, decoying doves, and squirrels under ideal conditions all at ranges of about 25 yards. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 18 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1648, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Dutch de kooi , literally, the cage":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cck\u022fi",
"di-\u02c8k\u022fi"
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"lure"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": to free from what is crass":[]
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6kras\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214044",
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"definitions":{
": a machine for unloading bottles or cans from shipping cases \u2014 compare recrater":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + crate + -er":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6kr\u0101t\u0259(r)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200825",
"type":[
"noun"
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"abatement",
"decline",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
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"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
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"a decrease of 20,000",
"saw a 20% decrease in violent crime"
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": the process of growing progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) : the process of decreasing":[
"a decrease in productivity"
],
": to cause to decrease":[
"decrease the risk of heart disease",
"trying to decrease our use of fossil fuels"
],
": to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)":[
"Yearly sales decreased by five percent.",
"His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding \u2026",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Sales decreased by five percent this year.",
"The driver decreased her speed as she approached the curve.",
"These changes will decrease our expenses.",
"Noun",
"Studies report a recent decrease in traffic accidents.",
"Because of the injury, some decrease in mobility is to be expected.",
"a decrease of three dollars",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The price of those emissions must be high enough to motivate companies to buy new technologies that will decrease their pollution rates \u2014 technologies, in some cases, that are still on the drawing board. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"If the price dropped below $1, traders were motivated to swap UST for Luna, which would decrease the amount of the former in circulation and drive up its price. \u2014 Matt Robinson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"If the price dropped below $1, traders were motivated to swap UST for Luna, which would decrease the amount of the former in circulation and drive up its price. \u2014 Matt Robinson And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"The laptop industry has been on an unrelenting mission to decrease the size of screen bezels over the past few years, and that has, again, led to a larger display in a smaller body. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"And the amount of daily power continues to decrease due to dust accumulations on its solar panels over the last three and a half years. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"In line with what vaccine experts have previously established, Dr. Wright explains that vaccine antibodies decrease naturally over time, and lower amounts of this immunity often result in a longer breakthrough sickness. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
"The only way costs can decrease is by installing a large number of CCS projects worldwide. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"The White House projects Biden's budget would decrease the deficit by $1 trillion over the next 10 years; however, that's contingent on passage of the plan to increase taxes on billionaires. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The total includes a 22% decrease In the Northern Forest Zone, coming off a 49% increase in 2020. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"On the first Saturday in May, however, the map of Jonah\u2019s mind reveals a full 50 percent decrease in neurological volume associated with sleeping \u2014 and a one-third volume drop overall \u2014 since the Pathwaves sessions began. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Allentown, Pennsylvania had the largest decrease in overall active listings, falling 46.3% since last May. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Eating watermelon daily was associated with a decrease in subjects\u2019 body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and waist circumference. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"That corresponds with a general decrease in crime across the country, including a 58% drop in youth arrests between 2010 and 2019, according to Justice Department estimates. \u2014 Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"Elsewhere in Southern California, San Diego County posted a 6% week-over-week decrease in its case rate; Orange County, a 12% decline; Riverside County, a 19% drop; Ventura County, a 13% decline; and Santa Barbara County, a 21% drop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"That corresponds with a general decrease in crime across the country, including a 58% drop in youth arrests between 2010 and 2019, according to Justice Department estimates. \u2014 Dave Collins, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
"The decrease in the two-week average of daily Covid deaths in America as of Sunday afternoon. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English decreessen , from Anglo-French decrestre , from Latin decrescere , from de- + crescere to grow \u2014 more at crescent":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8kr\u0113s",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckr\u0113s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decrease Verb decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
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"de-escalate",
"dent",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"knock down",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020327",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"an industry showing decreasing costs"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063620",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"decreasing function":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a function whose value decreases as the independent variable increases over a given range":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161432",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decree":{
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"call",
"command",
"dictate",
"direct",
"mandate",
"ordain",
"order"
],
"definitions":{
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"God's decree"
],
": a judicial decision especially in an equity (see equity sense 3a ) court or probate court":[],
": a judicial decision of the Roman emperor":[],
": a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head":[
"a papal decree"
],
": an order usually having the force of law":[
"a judicial decree",
"by royal decree"
],
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"decree an amnesty"
],
": to determine or order judicially":[
"decree a punishment"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The President issued a decree making the day a national holiday.",
"Their marriage was annulled by judicial decree .",
"Verb",
"The government decreed a national holiday.",
"The change was decreed by the President.",
"The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The decree , which requires court approval, also includes measures for testing products and halting production in case of contamination. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
"Even before Macron\u2019s decree , anger and frustration had festered in the foreign ministry\u2019s halls over cuts in funding, personnel and outsourcing. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"The decree , which grants the government special powers by loosening arrest rules for as long as 30 days, follows a spike in gang violence that claimed 62 lives on Saturday alone, the Assembly said in a statement on its website. \u2014 Gabriela Mello, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The Kremlin decree , issued Saturday evening, set up a temporary procedure to allow Russian borrowers to pay foreign lenders from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"This document clarifies certain questions raised in response to Pope Francis' July decree , Traditionis Custodes. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The gold and silver owned by the couple is mentioned in couple's divorce decree , dated Sept. 12, 2018, which was included in the investigative file. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The decree , for instance, mandates that, from now on, new priests must get Vatican approval in order to say the rite. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 July 2021",
"In retribution, Bonaparte issued a decree that all British citizens in French territory over the age of 18 be held as prisoners of war\u2014including those living in Geneva, an independent city-state that Napoleon had annexed. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If the Fed can decree credit free as the simple in our midst routinely claim, why do Valley startups routinely hand over large equity positions to venture capitalists in return for cash? \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"As such, we, U.S. Citizens for Age Forgiveness Now!, are agitating for an executive order, to take effect on March 13th, which will officially decree that the past two years do not count toward the age of any American. \u2014 David Kamp, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Finally, the bill would clarify that the vice president has no power to decree whether electors will be counted. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Swinney\u2019s 6-7 team in 2010 \u2014 his second season as Tigers head coach \u2014 led decision-makers to decree sweeping staff changes, leading to Napier\u2019s unceremonious ouster. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Unquestionably, we are getting rid of this stain and will decree so immediately. \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Assuming central banks decree what market forces never would (a negative cost of capital), actual market actors will hoover up more and more of the savings repelled by central banks in a sense begging to be put out to pasture. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"So far, Taliban mullahs have yet to decree what shape and form art and culture will be permitted to exist in the new Afghanistan. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Here, the State attempts to use religious criteria to decree to which secondary school parents may send their children simply because the parents receive generally available tuition assistance. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2021"
],
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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, from Anglo-French decr\u00e9 , from Latin decretum , from neuter of decretus , past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide \u2014 more at certain":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"di-\u02c8kr\u0113"
],
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"behest",
"charge",
"command",
"commandment",
"dictate",
"direction",
"directive",
"do",
"edict",
"imperative",
"injunction",
"instruction",
"order",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023816",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decree arbitral":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sentence proceeding on a submission to arbitration":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by English decree entry 1 ) of earlier decreet arbitral , from Middle English (Scots) decreite arbitrale , from Middle English decreite, decret decreet + arbitrale, arbitral arbitral":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083027",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a decree appointing an executor":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (influenced by English decree entry 1 ) of earlier decreet dative , from decreet + dative":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072400",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181910",
"type":[]
},
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": a decree of a ruler or ministry having the force of a law enacted by the legislature":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8kr\u0113-\u02ccl\u022f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decreement":{
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"definitions":{
": decree":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203153",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": decree sense 3c":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English decret from Middle French or Latin; Middle French decr\u00e9, decret , from Latin decretum":""
},
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8kr\u0113t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082030",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decrement":{
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"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
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": the amount of decrease (as of a variable)":[],
": the quantity lost by diminution or waste":[]
},
"examples":[
"each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar\u2019s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer\u2014lots of interrupts. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 5 July 2019",
"Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants\u2019 attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit. \u2014 Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist , 31 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin decrementum , from decrescere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-kr\u0259-m\u0259nt"
],
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"decline",
"decrease",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212947",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"decrial":{
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": depreciation":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"decry + -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8kr\u012b(\u0259)l",
"d\u0113\u02c8-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121218",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"decriminalize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Thursday, Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the use of marijuana and hemp. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Hartford Courant , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Congress will vote on the MORE Act to decriminalize marijuana Friday. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Still, the Legislature has made no moves to decriminalize the drug over the course of Abbott\u2019s two terms in office. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis \u2013 but tough penalties will still apply to those who use the drug to get high, according to the minister who spearheaded the change. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"After becoming the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical cannabis in 2018, Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis with a THC level below 0.2% for personal use in January 2022. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
],
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-\u02c8kri-m\u0259n-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz",
"-\u02c8krim-n\u0259l-",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
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"verb"
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"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
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"the king may at any time decry \u2026 any coin of the kingdom",
"\u2014 William Blackstone"
],
": to express strong disapproval of":[
"decry the emphasis on sex",
"\u2026 has decried the medical marijuana ballot initiative as being rife with loopholes.",
"\u2014 Dan Sweeney"
]
},
"examples":[
"In her article, she decries the pollution of the environment by manufacturers.",
"Violence on television is generally decried as harmful to children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Russia's invasion, Beijing has come under considerable pressure to decry Russia's actions and join countries around the world in sanctioning Russia. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"And Republicans decry out-of-control spending, not pointing out that much of it is one-time in nature. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"My instinct, though, is not to decry those differences as evidence of inauthenticity, but rather to chalk them up to a different cultural reality. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
"Here\u2019s a timeline of a few notable moments when musicians from many different generations, genres, and backgrounds have waded into the debate to decry gun violence or advocate for stronger laws regarding the sale and ownership of guns. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"At Ringling\u2019s final show in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Alexander Lacey, 46, a big cat trainer, paused his act to decry the loss of wild performing animals. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Democrats continue to decry high gasoline prices and accuse oil companies of price gouging, but lawmakers should consider whether their policies restricting domestic energy production are to blame for soaring consumer prices. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Inside Kherson, people have taken to the streets to decry the Russian occupation. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French d\u00e9crier \"to discredit, depreciate,\" going back to Middle French descrier (15th century), from des- de- + crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8kr\u012b",
"d\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decry decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
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"belittle",
"cry down",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024343",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decrying":{
"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
"definitions":{
": to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly":[
"the king may at any time decry \u2026 any coin of the kingdom",
"\u2014 William Blackstone"
],
": to express strong disapproval of":[
"decry the emphasis on sex",
"\u2026 has decried the medical marijuana ballot initiative as being rife with loopholes.",
"\u2014 Dan Sweeney"
]
},
"examples":[
"In her article, she decries the pollution of the environment by manufacturers.",
"Violence on television is generally decried as harmful to children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Russia's invasion, Beijing has come under considerable pressure to decry Russia's actions and join countries around the world in sanctioning Russia. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"And Republicans decry out-of-control spending, not pointing out that much of it is one-time in nature. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"My instinct, though, is not to decry those differences as evidence of inauthenticity, but rather to chalk them up to a different cultural reality. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
"Here\u2019s a timeline of a few notable moments when musicians from many different generations, genres, and backgrounds have waded into the debate to decry gun violence or advocate for stronger laws regarding the sale and ownership of guns. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"At Ringling\u2019s final show in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Alexander Lacey, 46, a big cat trainer, paused his act to decry the loss of wild performing animals. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Democrats continue to decry high gasoline prices and accuse oil companies of price gouging, but lawmakers should consider whether their policies restricting domestic energy production are to blame for soaring consumer prices. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Inside Kherson, people have taken to the streets to decry the Russian occupation. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French d\u00e9crier \"to discredit, depreciate,\" going back to Middle French descrier (15th century), from des- de- + crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":""
},
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"di-\u02c8kr\u012b",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decry decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064654",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"decrypt":{
"antonyms":[
"cipher",
"code",
"encipher",
"encode",
"encrypt"
],
"definitions":{
": decode sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[
"decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even if the data is encrypted, bad actors can store the data and decrypt it at a later time or hold it for ransom. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Deadbolt offered to provide a master key that would decrypt all victims\u2019 files for a much steeper 50 bitcoin, or roughly $1.8 million. \u2014 Lee Mathews, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Security researchers like Guerrero-Saade and Callow point out that hackers who create their own custom ransomware\u2014as the Cyber Partisans claim to have done in this case\u2014often make mistakes that allow their targets to decrypt their systems. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Those responsible for introducing the software demand a ransom to unlock or decrypt the files. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Europol claimed the keys had helped more than 1,400 companies decrypt their networks, saving them almost $550 million in potential losses. \u2014 Thomas Brewster, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"This has long been a challenge for researchers because the digital code used to encrypt a photograph has to be the same one used to decrypt it. \u2014 Harini Barath, Scientific American , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Because of this communication dependency, if the key is communicated over a compromised or a non-secure channel, the keys can be intercepted and used to decrypt the message, making the best of the algorithms largely ineffective. \u2014 Konstantin Vilk, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"After that, both devices can decrypt the images, allowing the user to view files as normal color photographs. \u2014 Harini Barath, Scientific American , 16 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + -crypt (in cryptanalysis , cryptogram ), perhaps after decipher":""
},
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8kript"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"break",
"crack",
"decipher",
"decode"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214927",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dedal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of dedal archaic variant of daedal"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080725",
"type":[]
},
"dedans":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an open gallery that is one of the winning openings placed at the service end of the court in court tennis":[],
": the spectators at a court-tennis match":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, interior, from Middle French, from dedans , adverb & preposition, within, in, from Old French dedenz , from de of, from (from Latin, from, away) + denz within, in, from Late Latin deintus , from Latin de from, away + intus within, in; akin to Greek entos within, in, Sanskrit antas tya intestines; derivative from a prehistoric Indo-European word represented by Latin in":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4\u207f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dedendum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, neuter of dedendus , gerundive of dedere to give up, deliver, from de from, away + -dere (from dare to give); from the contrast with the addendum of a gear tooth":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113\u02c8-",
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8dend\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101626",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dedendum circle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the circle touching the bottom of the spaces between the teeth of a gear wheel":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100729",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dedicant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that dedicates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"dedic ate + -ant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ded\u0259\u0307k\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175733",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dedicate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dedicated sense 1":[],
": to commit to a goal or way of life":[
"ready to dedicate his life to public service"
],
": to inscribe or address by way of compliment":[
"dedicate a book to a friend"
],
": to open to public use":[],
": to set apart to a definite use":[
"money dedicated to their vacation fund"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The new park was dedicated today.",
"a young attorney who has decided to dedicate her career to helping the poor receive justice",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"To alleviate this issue and proactively focus your SMEs\u2019 content development efforts, dedicate time to performing regular content planning. \u2014 Wendy Covey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"As a leader, dedicate time for discussions about your North Star. \u2014 Anne Jacoby, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Whip up a Father\u2019s Day breakfast, or dedicate time to learning more about his family history. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022",
"The highest performing teams are skilled at learning from experience and dedicate time for team learning. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The South of Spain is getting its own dedicate post-production studio, Ant\u00edpodas Film Lab, the first of its kind in the region. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Funding will also be used to place health professionals in every CMSD campus and dedicate time before and after the traditional school day to offer students additional access to art, music and physical education. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 22 Sep. 2021",
"But on the weekends, the astronauts can connect with their families on video calls -- and dedicate time to others. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
"First Security Bank Conway will formally open and dedicate Phase 1 of the Jerry Cooper Sensory Play Trail at 10 a.m. at Laurel Park. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The pieces are made in solidarity, together the girls dedicate time to sourcing materials for themselves and their creative sisters. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"After her freshman year at Brookline, Driscoll saw her tennis friends start to dedicate more time to the sport. \u2014 Brad Joyal, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Or do your content creators feel too busy creating content to dedicate time to reviewing metrics? \u2014 Wendy Covey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Gemini, May asks you to buckle down and dedicate more time to what (or who) has your heart. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2022",
"Thomas would certainly give Kyler Murray another great weapon at receiver, but that is a lot of money to dedicate to one position. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Aug. 2021",
"But there's also a new focus on the mental and physical health of those who dedicate their lives to fighting the deadly blazes. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"These folks do well when they are allowed to disengage, take time for themselves, and dedicate their lives to a cause rather than a monotonous job or singular person. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"Horrigan will dedicate the park, and the Swirsky family will plant a white oak tree provided by Keep Akron Beautiful. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin dedicatus , past participle of dedicare to dedicate, from de- + dicare to proclaim, dedicate \u2014 more at diction":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8de-di-k\u0259t",
"also \u02c8de-\u02ccd\u0113-",
"\u02c8de-di-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dedicate 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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"allocate",
"consecrate",
"devote",
"earmark",
"give up (to)",
"reserve",
"save",
"set by"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091802",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dedicated":{
"antonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"definitions":{
": devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose : zealous":[
"a dedicated scholar",
"a novelist with a dedicated following"
],
": given over to a particular purpose":[
"a dedicated Web server",
"The fees would be put into a dedicated fund for rebates that go directly to households and employers \u2026",
"\u2014 Tim Brennan and Marc Breslow"
]
},
"examples":[
"a dedicated follower of the television show who wouldn't dream of missing an episode",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the end of this year, the city must open at least four dedicated shelters, or units within shelters, for transgender people. \u2014 Andy Newman, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"Technoblade began uploading Minecraft videos to YouTube in 2013 and grew a dedicated audience over several years. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
"Later on Thursday, Xi met with the city\u2019s police force in a dedicated ceremony, a rarity for Chinese leaders visiting the city. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"In difficult days such as these, the world needs dedicated changemakers from the next generation more than ever. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"There are countless dedicated and incredibly smart individuals looking to combat these problems. \u2014 Steve Ritter, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Nobody is more dedicated and mindful in the weight room. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Lasting change will require dedicated and continued efforts from health system leadership, policymakers, technology companies, researchers and each one of us. \u2014 Kapil Parakh For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Given Hill\u2019s very dedicated and almost rabid fandom\u2014the man has sparked a million gorgeously lax \u2018fits for the boys!\u2019\u2014he just makes sense for The Row. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dedicate entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8de-\u02ccd\u0113-",
"\u02c8de-di-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101554",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"dedication":{
"antonyms":[
"disloyalty",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"inconstancy",
"infidelity",
"perfidiousness",
"perfidy",
"treachery",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"definitions":{
": a ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something (such as a building)":[
"attended the building's dedication nearly fifty years ago"
],
": a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose":[
"the dedication of funds raised from the bake sale to the class trip"
],
": a name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic production in tribute to a person or cause":[
"mentioned his family in a brief dedication in his novel"
],
": an act or rite of dedicating (see dedicate entry 2 sense 1 ) to a divine being or to a sacred use":[
"the dedication of the temple"
],
": self-sacrificing devotion and loyalty":[
"her dedication to the cause",
"required hard work and dedication"
]
},
"examples":[
"It took a lot of hard work and dedication , but we managed to finish the project on time.",
"the dedication of the temple",
"They celebrated the dedication of the new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Honestly, Nevermind is also a dedication to the late designer and creative Virgil Abloh, as Drake notes in its official description on streaming platforms, and Drake\u2019s approach to the project surely feels inspired by the Louis Vuitton icon. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"The Maryam sandal, which is a dedication to Sabrina\u2019s mother as a tribute to her journey and her Somali heritage, and the SL2002 sneaker, which is named after Idris\u2019s country of origin and his daughter\u2019s date of birth. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"While there have been many studies suggesting which workout time leads to the best results, ultimately the keys to self improvement are dedication and consistency. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Iconic call-and-response aside, this song is a dedication to the one that got away. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"The total laps is a dedication to each year of Taylor's life. \u2014 Genesis Malone, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The one thing all had in common was their dedication to the city. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"But perhaps the biggest inspiration is their dedication to the community that has grown up around them. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
"The hairpiece was the perfect dedication for what would have been the legend's 96th birthday. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dedicate entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-di-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adhesion",
"allegiance",
"attachment",
"commitment",
"constancy",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"faith",
"faithfulness",
"fastness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"piety",
"steadfastness",
"troth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064951",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"deduce":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to trace the course of":[
"deduce their lineage"
]
},
"examples":[
"I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While fans and reporters try to deduce which coaches are doing what with the New England offense, Belichick added to the intrigue after Tuesday\u2019s first practice of mandatory minicamp by saying the Patriots were streamlining their offense. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"But the paper\u2019s bigger goal was to deduce who exactly will be left holding that bag. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"The blood tests pick up antibodies to the virus, but exclude those sparked by vaccines, allowing researchers to deduce infection rates across the country. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The two heroes have to deduce who the bigger threat is \u2014 Lex Luthor, or each other. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Eagle-eyed TikTokers compared previous photos and outfits to deduce that it\u2019s actually Kylie Jenner\u2019s daughter, Stormi, in the pictures. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Whether these songs are autobiographical or not is difficult to deduce , as this batch of heartfelt tracks doesn\u2019t impede Tillman from adopting a fictional style every now and then. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Phillips O\u2019Brien, a professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, analyzed satellite images to deduce that Russian military convoys are slowing down on their way into eastern Ukraine. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
"What have the Cowboys said on the record and what can fans deduce from those comments? \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin deducere , literally, to lead away, from de- + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
"chiefly British -\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8d\u00fcs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deduce 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",
"synonyms":[
"conclude",
"decide",
"derive",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"reason",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233130",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deducement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": inference , deduction":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-sm\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deducibility":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the state or quality of being deducible":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193009",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deducible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to trace the course of":[
"deduce their lineage"
]
},
"examples":[
"I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While fans and reporters try to deduce which coaches are doing what with the New England offense, Belichick added to the intrigue after Tuesday\u2019s first practice of mandatory minicamp by saying the Patriots were streamlining their offense. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
"But the paper\u2019s bigger goal was to deduce who exactly will be left holding that bag. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"The blood tests pick up antibodies to the virus, but exclude those sparked by vaccines, allowing researchers to deduce infection rates across the country. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The two heroes have to deduce who the bigger threat is \u2014 Lex Luthor, or each other. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Eagle-eyed TikTokers compared previous photos and outfits to deduce that it\u2019s actually Kylie Jenner\u2019s daughter, Stormi, in the pictures. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Whether these songs are autobiographical or not is difficult to deduce , as this batch of heartfelt tracks doesn\u2019t impede Tillman from adopting a fictional style every now and then. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Phillips O\u2019Brien, a professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, analyzed satellite images to deduce that Russian military convoys are slowing down on their way into eastern Ukraine. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
"What have the Cowboys said on the record and what can fans deduce from those comments? \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin deducere , literally, to lead away, from de- + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
"chiefly British -\u02c8dy\u00fcs",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8d\u00fcs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deduce 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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"conclude",
"decide",
"derive",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"reason",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033328",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deduct":{
"antonyms":[
"add",
"tack (on)"
],
"definitions":{
": deduce , infer":[],
": to take away (an amount) from a total : subtract":[]
},
"examples":[
"You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.",
"after deducting taxes, what's left is your net pay for the week",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Exchanges will have to deduct tax from the crypto buyer\u2019s side in a transaction, according to the new rules. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"People who use their vehicles in the service of charities may deduct mileage costs on their income tax returns, but this relief is limited. \u2014 Russ Wiles, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"People who use their vehicles in the service of charities may deduct mileage costs on their income tax returns, but this relief is limited. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
"Overall, though, taxpayers can no longer deduct mileage for their regular moving expenses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"Because the centers are nonprofit, donors can deduct the remaining $300 of a $1,000 donation from their federal income taxes. \u2014 Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
"The change, a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), no longer allows companies to deduct their R&D expenditures in the year they\u2019re incurred (R&D expensing). \u2014 Anne Marie Knott, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Under current law taxpayers can only deduct $3,000 in net losses from the sale of financial assets in a year. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Those who want to help those struggling because of the pandemic can deduct up to $300 in donations. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin deductus , past participle of deducere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8d\u0259kt",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"knock off",
"subtract",
"take off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212054",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"deduction":{
"antonyms":[
"accession",
"addition"
],
"definitions":{
": a conclusion reached by logical deduction":[
"made the deduction that the suspect had been at the scene of the crime"
],
": an act of taking away":[
"deduction of legitimate business expenses"
],
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"The government is offering new tax deductions for small businesses.",
"What is your pay after the deductions have been taken out?",
"His guess was based on intuition rather than deduction .",
"Our deduction was based on the information given to us at the time.",
"It was a logical deduction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Historical indices do not reflect the deduction of transaction, custodial, investment management fees, or fund fees, which would diminish results. \u2014 Heather L. Locus, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The centerpiece: increasing the standard income tax deduction , which Youngkin had wanted to double. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"The budget also omitted a proposal to expand the federal deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT. \u2014 Erik Wasson, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The deduction is taken off your taxable income, which lowers your overall tax liability. \u2014 Bassam Mustafa, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"This tax must be paid to the centre within 30 days of the end of the month during which the deduction was made. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"Among the group\u2019s earliest efforts was a then-novel entertainment payroll deduction to help fund wartime agencies such as the United Service Organizations (USO). \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"The compromise would substantially boost the standard deduction but not quite double it, increasing it from the current $4,500 for individuals and $9,000 for joint filers to $8,000 and $16,000 respectively. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"The foregoing assumes all dividends and realized capital gains are reinvested and no deduction is made for taxes that might be due on any distributions of capital gains, dividends or interest, or otherwise incurred by an investor. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"di-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n",
"d\u0113-"
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"deductive principles"
]
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"a conclusion based on deductive reasoning",
"using deductive reasoning we must conclude that since everyone eventually dies, sooner or later it's going to be our turn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doctors evaluate data and use deductive reasoning to make diagnosis and treatment decisions. \u2014 Adam Saltman, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Reeves is far more interested in digging into the character\u2019s insular, deductive reasoning. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Their technology enables birders, who before may have had to resort to tedious deductive research to identify birds in their area, to upload information of their own, much like popular music-identifying application Shazam. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 18 July 2014",
"Readers are in store for plenty of surprises, until the laurel of deductive success is awarded to Detective Galileo. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Games like Wordle can sharpen our deductive reasoning skills, Lightfoot adds. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Senior executives tend to prefer deductive organization for sure. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"There is an abundance of deductive speculation among Gamache and his team, and the brainstorming continues even after the suspects are gathered for a final confrontation. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2021",
"The language should be deductive , based on specific facts and information, not inductive, or trying to draw conclusions or explain what happened. \u2014 Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes , 29 May 2021"
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"Noun",
"They taught their children to be kind and to do good deeds .",
"News of their heroic deeds spread far and wide.",
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"The land was transferred by deed .",
"He gave them the deed to the property.",
"Verb",
"She deeded the house to her children.",
"the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In this wryly perceptive slice of only slightly exaggerated life, no good deed goes unpunished \u2014 or potentially distorted through the lens of bias, self-protection, tribal loyalties or trauma. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"The agreement included a deed restriction to not build on the former Cabaret Room site, which will become a memorial fountain honoring the 165 people who died in the 1977 fire. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Why is Cuyahoga County putting its new jail on a contaminated brownfield for which a deed restriction currently prohibits buildings such as jails? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The waitlist for Eagle County\u2019s deed -restriction program jumped from 100 potential buyers to nearly 500 over the last couple of years, said Kim Bell Williams, executive director of the Eagle County Housing and Development Authority. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Mar. 2022",
"No good deed goes unpunished for Freddy Funkhouser. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 14 Nov. 2021",
"But no good deed goes unpunished, and Mr. Feuerstein\u2019s rebuilding efforts left Malden Mills saddled with debt, even as Polartec sales soared in the late 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Think about a company where no good deed goes unpunished. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"Built in the 1990s to replace an earlier house on the site, the structure has a deed restriction that prohibits construction of a sea wall. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After the city considered a condo development for the site, residents raised $1.35 million to purchase the land and deed it to the city for the park. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"In the Windfall redevelopment agreement, the city would pay about $6.6 million in construction costs, which would not be needed until May 2023, as well as deed the 3.3-acre site to Windfall, a value of about $2 million. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The schedule is designed to ensure that the residences, particularly the ones that are deed restricted, are constructed in a timely fashion, Bibler said. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The process from scavenger sale to deed has been described by developers as complicated and lengthy, with a lot of rules and deadlines that cannot be missed if ownership is to be attained properly through the court. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The first step would see the school district deed the land for the project to the city, Morgan explained. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In the Windfall agreement, the city will pay about $6.6 million in construction costs, which would not be needed until May 2023, as well as deed the 3.3-acre site to Windfall, a value of about $2 million. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"According to a 2020 treasurer\u2019s report on the sale\u2019s history, several years there were not many bidders and not enough properties or lots were going to deed . \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The statue was removed this year after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the state, which owns the property, was not bound by a century-old land deed between a group of Henrico County citizens who paid for the bronze sculpture and the commonwealth. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"The principal will take whatever action she deems appropriate in this case.",
"I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other countries such as China take a more conservative stance and deem access to their data as a national security concern. \u2014 Chrissa Mcfarlane, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Many insurance companies refuse to cover new weight loss drugs that their doctors deem medically necessary. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Plus, previous instances of monkeypox spread in the U.S. \u2014 including a crop of cases just last year \u2014 haven't caused widespread outbreaks that healthcare professionals would deem highly contagious. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Lugo created the piece as an answer to those who deem selfies taken in front of works of art tacky or in poor taste. \u2014 Rima Suqi, ELLE Decor , 19 May 2022",
"Scholars who deem digital Buddhism inauthentic generally point to one of three reasons. \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"And could Smith provide an ample bridge to the point where coaches deem Lock a proficient starter? \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Some may welcome discussion and expressions of concern, while others might deem that to be unnecessary pressure during an already difficult time. \u2014 Cheryl Naumann, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Reconstruction in documentary filmmaking is an eternally divisive technique: What some deem vivid and immediate, others find distancing and artificial, cloaking and blurring reality in the language of fiction cinema. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"consider",
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"judge",
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": the middle or most intense part":[
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"tunneled deep into the earth"
]
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"Adjective",
"We walked in the deep snow.",
"a deep valley between the mountains",
"The water is deepest in the middle of the lake.",
"She's afraid of swimming in deep water.",
"a plant with deep roots",
"The house has lots of deep closets.",
"She has a small but deep wound on her arm.",
"This enormous canyon is over a mile deep .",
"The shelves are 10 inches deep .",
"He stepped into an ankle- deep puddle of mud.",
"Adverb",
"The ship now lies deep below the water's surface.",
"Our feet sank deeper into the mud.",
"The treasure was buried deep within the ground.",
"Their secret offices were located deep underground.",
"We walked deep into the forest.",
"The soldiers are operating deep within enemy territory.",
"I stood three feet deep in the water.",
"He stepped ankle- deep into a puddle of mud.",
"Noun",
"the kind of cold weather that we usually have only in the deep of winter",
"sailors exploring the farther reaches of the briny deep",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Footage of the aftermath showed buildings burning around a crater that looked to be forty feet deep . \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Undoubtedly, the impact of the pandemic on student mental health has been deep , prolonged, and concerning. \u2014 Brennan Barnard, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The crowd was so deep that, even after police and event staff pushed some of them back, Fitzpatrick\u2019s caddie ran ahead and requested more clearance. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"The backfield should be extremely deep and talented. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"If a bird bath is too deep , birds may end up over their heads in water. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"For the experienced swimmers, portions of the lake were 8\u2019 deep . \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"The hole was several feet deep , and nothing of note had yet been discovered, when, an hour or two later, Archer stopped the proceedings. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"The water is just 4 or 5 feet deep , but in many places vegetation is sparse. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Hempel, already out, watched as her father came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as transgender, while their mother was already dealing with a lifelong trauma buried deep inside since her childhood. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"The carp\u2019s skeleton is composed of an intricate lacework of intermuscular bones that branch off in a Y shape deep inside the flesh of the fish, creating a vexing puzzle for a fillet knife. \u2014 Peter Kendall, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The unassuming building that used to house a nut drying facility gives no indication that High Bar exists deep inside the winery. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"That provision took effect this year and was tucked deep inside the 700-page Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law, or SAFE-T Act, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2021. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Many Americans are reaching deep inside themselves in search of answers. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"But as the war grinds on, and Ukrainian strength and morale wear down, sending drones to strike deep inside Russia may be a temptation too difficult to resist. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Louis Armstrong reportedly wrote a song about the yacht and then hid the record deep inside the frames of the wooden hull. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
"But, says something deep inside Mickey7, Mickey8 won\u2019t be me. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, the two- deep is not set at strong-side linebacker and the rotation at Jack isn\u2019t solidified yet either. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"Rivers played 10 deep in Game 7 and some of his lineups were baffling at times when the Sixers needed their stars in the game. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Star Tribune , 21 June 2021",
"There is a case to be made that Bishop, Hubert, Latu and Isbell will make up the safety two- deep in some order, but Whittingham referenced Bryson Reeves and Darrien Stewart as also being in the mix. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"For a five-star offensive line recruit, getting into the two- deep should be the standard, setting you up to, at the bare minimum, be a two-year starter with a chance to go pro after your junior season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Another receiver who has been seen working with the first-team offense at times has been Dawson, the former four-star prospect who was the only true freshman to crack Auburn\u2019s two- deep at the start of last season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"After that, the Buckeyes don\u2019t seem to know who fills out their two- deep on the offensive line. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Several jobs on the two- deep are open, especially in the secondary, and the Ducks are installing a new offense and defense. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Pittman can beat their secondary deep and provides leverage against a chalky Jonathan Taylor. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"Noun",
"This part of the world experienced a deep freeze for several thousand years.",
"a period of deep freeze",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Around 20,000 years ago, following the Earth\u2019s last deep freeze , the Wisconsinan Glacier began shrinking and the resulting melt revealed one of the southernmost peat bogs in the United States. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
"Without requirements, as exist elsewhere, for building extra capacity for times of high demand or stress, the state was ill-equipped to handle an abnormal deep freeze in February that knocked out power to 4 million customers for days. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Without requirements, as exist elsewhere, for building extra capacity for times of high demand or stress, the state was ill-equipped to handle an abnormal deep freeze in February that knocked out power to 4 million customers for days. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Once in power, Biden put ties with the Saudis in deep freeze . \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"In the end, neither closed their embassies but instead put diplomatic relations in a deep freeze , negotiating only over basics like how to keep the water and electricity running. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Relations had been in the deep freeze since 2014, when Moscow punished Ukraine for a revolution ousting a pro-Kremlin president. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Bilateral ties remain in a deep freeze , with China imposing tariffs and other restrictions on Australian imports including coal and barley. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The last time Dallas recorded a high temperature at or below freezing, which is the forecast for Thursday, was last year during the week long deep freeze in February. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"The truck will accommodate 36-inch grill and oven, plus small countertop deep fryer that can handle 30 pounds along with a full-size refrigerator and freezer, and other kitchen accoutrements. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Alternatively, heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees in a deep fryer following the manufacturer\u2019s directions. \u2014 USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"The recipe is simple: Take a scoop of fat (butter) and drop it into a deep fryer . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Kare pan, or curry bread, is rolled in panko before a dunk in the deep fryer , ensuring a crispy crust that provides maximum textural contrast with the soft, saucy interior. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"What happens when three sportswriters in the college football deep fryer of America go to an off-brand pro football game and sit in the cheap seats with real people? \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a deep cast iron skillet or deep fryer , heat the vegetable oil at 350\u00b0 F. Fry the plantains until golden brown for about 4 to 6 minutes. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Along with fry pans and saucepans in multiple sizes, the set features a 4.8\u2013quart- deep fryer and steamer rack, a 5\u2013quart casserole and steamer, and a grill pan. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Then, they are quickly chilled before being dropped into a deep fryer and sauced with five flavor choices\u2014original BBQ, the house sauce, Thai chili, raspberry habanero and mild buffalo. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"With a deep pocket , the mattress pad can fit a mattress up to 21 inches thick. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"With a deep pocket and an elasticized bottom, the fitted sheet easily fits onto your mattress \u2014 no frustrating pulling required. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The deep pocket sheets have earned 11,000 five-star ratings for durability, softness, and comfortable feel. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
"Shown in the figure below, cGAMP sat in the ligand-binding domain, while C53 fit within a deep pocket within the transmembrane domain. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There are even options for split sets and extra- deep pocket sets. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Campion\u2019s film has consistently demonstrated a deep pocket of passionate supporters, which could help its chances at these precursor competitions. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Each set includes four pillowcases, a flat sheet, and a fitted sheet that's outfitted with a super deep pocket that can stretch around mattresses that are up to 16 inches deep. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Shoppers can choose from all the traditional sizes ranging from twin to king, with each one boasting an extra- deep pocket that's designed to fit over even the thickest of mattresses. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 David Rothkopf",
"What the archbishop suspected was a crime stage-managed by Turkey's \" deep state \"\u2014an opaque underworld where powerful elements within the state, especially the military and security services, act in conjunction with violent extremist groups \u2026 as well as the apolitical criminal underworld, to undertake special, illegal operations in the political interest of the country's ruling elite.",
"\u2014 John Eibner"
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"With the exception of inside linebacker, and possibly cornerback, the two- deep structure has snapped together cleanly during lopsided victories over Akron and Rutgers. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 7 Oct. 2021",
"But none of those applications get to the deep structure of biology\u2014likely a beacon of future creativity. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Safran describes the show\u2019s deep structure as a comedy of manners. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
"How can diversity and inclusion become an enterprise that extends past token gestures into the deep structure of the institution? \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2021",
"Most jerkbaits are made to work in 3 to 6 feet of water while using fairly light line (typically 8 to 12 pound test), but sometimes the fish are holding on deeper structure or cover. \u2014 Pete Robbins, Field & Stream , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Yet in its deep structure , the show is about her own dignity and the difficulty of being both a discerning mind and a desiring body. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Over the generations, physicists have oscillated between self-assurance and skepticism, periodically giving up on ever finding the deep structure of nature and downgrading physics to the search for scraps of useful knowledge. \u2014 George Musser, Scientific American , 25 Aug. 2019",
"One thing this shows is that not every polynomial could be a chromatic polynomial: There is a deeper structure imposed on chromatic polynomials by their connections to graphs. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"With a deep pocket , the mattress pad can fit a mattress up to 21 inches thick. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"With a deep pocket and an elasticized bottom, the fitted sheet easily fits onto your mattress \u2014 no frustrating pulling required. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The deep pocket sheets have earned 11,000 five-star ratings for durability, softness, and comfortable feel. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
"Shown in the figure below, cGAMP sat in the ligand-binding domain, while C53 fit within a deep pocket within the transmembrane domain. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There are even options for split sets and extra- deep pocket sets. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Campion\u2019s film has consistently demonstrated a deep pocket of passionate supporters, which could help its chances at these precursor competitions. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Each set includes four pillowcases, a flat sheet, and a fitted sheet that's outfitted with a super deep pocket that can stretch around mattresses that are up to 16 inches deep. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Shoppers can choose from all the traditional sizes ranging from twin to king, with each one boasting an extra- deep pocket that's designed to fit over even the thickest of mattresses. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 13 Nov. 2021"
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"The vacation together deepened their relationship with each other.",
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"This class will deepen your understanding of economics.",
"Living in the country's capital had deepened her knowledge of politics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Curiosity has been roaming around the surface of Mars for almost a decade now, helping to deepen our understanding of our neighboring world. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Answers to that query change as the students deepen their understanding of their craft and its costs. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"It may be far removed from today's way of life, but a visit to one, even just a short drive from BA, can widen and deepen the understanding of this tremendous country. \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"As Ezra Miller grooming allegations deepen , a court \u2018cannot locate or serve\u2019 the actor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The World Bank on Tuesday forecast that the country\u2019s economy will contract by 8.9% this year and 2% in 2023, and that contraction could deepen if Europe\u2019s governments take further action to reduce their imports of Russian energy. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"In a release announcing the move, the company said its new headquarters would help deepen its partnerships with the defense and intelligence agencies headquartered in Northern Virginia. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Being able to draw on life experiences similar to what is in the music \u2014 love, loss, victory \u2014 helps deepen the performance. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"Artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud and other technologies can help accelerate and deepen insights, map compliance, and manage regulatory change. \u2014 Steve Culp, Forbes , 2 June 2022"
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"a deep valley between the mountains",
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"She's afraid of swimming in deep water.",
"a plant with deep roots",
"The house has lots of deep closets.",
"She has a small but deep wound on her arm.",
"This enormous canyon is over a mile deep .",
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"Adverb",
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"The treasure was buried deep within the ground.",
"Their secret offices were located deep underground.",
"We walked deep into the forest.",
"The soldiers are operating deep within enemy territory.",
"I stood three feet deep in the water.",
"He stepped ankle- deep into a puddle of mud.",
"Noun",
"the kind of cold weather that we usually have only in the deep of winter",
"sailors exploring the farther reaches of the briny deep",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Footage of the aftermath showed buildings burning around a crater that looked to be forty feet deep . \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Undoubtedly, the impact of the pandemic on student mental health has been deep , prolonged, and concerning. \u2014 Brennan Barnard, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The crowd was so deep that, even after police and event staff pushed some of them back, Fitzpatrick\u2019s caddie ran ahead and requested more clearance. \u2014 Jason Mastrodonato, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"The backfield should be extremely deep and talented. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"If a bird bath is too deep , birds may end up over their heads in water. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
"For the experienced swimmers, portions of the lake were 8\u2019 deep . \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"The hole was several feet deep , and nothing of note had yet been discovered, when, an hour or two later, Archer stopped the proceedings. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"The water is just 4 or 5 feet deep , but in many places vegetation is sparse. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Hempel, already out, watched as her father came out as gay, her sister as bisexual, and her brother as transgender, while their mother was already dealing with a lifelong trauma buried deep inside since her childhood. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
"The carp\u2019s skeleton is composed of an intricate lacework of intermuscular bones that branch off in a Y shape deep inside the flesh of the fish, creating a vexing puzzle for a fillet knife. \u2014 Peter Kendall, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The unassuming building that used to house a nut drying facility gives no indication that High Bar exists deep inside the winery. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"That provision took effect this year and was tucked deep inside the 700-page Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law, or SAFE-T Act, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2021. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Many Americans are reaching deep inside themselves in search of answers. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"But as the war grinds on, and Ukrainian strength and morale wear down, sending drones to strike deep inside Russia may be a temptation too difficult to resist. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Louis Armstrong reportedly wrote a song about the yacht and then hid the record deep inside the frames of the wooden hull. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
"But, says something deep inside Mickey7, Mickey8 won\u2019t be me. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, the two- deep is not set at strong-side linebacker and the rotation at Jack isn\u2019t solidified yet either. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
"Rivers played 10 deep in Game 7 and some of his lineups were baffling at times when the Sixers needed their stars in the game. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Star Tribune , 21 June 2021",
"There is a case to be made that Bishop, Hubert, Latu and Isbell will make up the safety two- deep in some order, but Whittingham referenced Bryson Reeves and Darrien Stewart as also being in the mix. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"For a five-star offensive line recruit, getting into the two- deep should be the standard, setting you up to, at the bare minimum, be a two-year starter with a chance to go pro after your junior season. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Another receiver who has been seen working with the first-team offense at times has been Dawson, the former four-star prospect who was the only true freshman to crack Auburn\u2019s two- deep at the start of last season. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
"After that, the Buckeyes don\u2019t seem to know who fills out their two- deep on the offensive line. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Several jobs on the two- deep are open, especially in the secondary, and the Ducks are installing a new offense and defense. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Pittman can beat their secondary deep and provides leverage against a chalky Jonathan Taylor. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8d\u0113p"
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"abysmal",
"bottomless",
"profound"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
],
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": cool sense 7":[],
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"deferred":[],
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},
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"Adjective",
"of the rappers on the scene, he was definitely the most def"
],
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
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"probably alteration of death (from the phrase to death excessively)":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8def"
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"au courant",
"cool",
"downtown",
"groovy",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"now",
"trendy",
"turned-on",
"with-it"
],
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective"
]
},
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": destroy":[],
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": to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details":[
"deface an inscription"
]
},
"examples":[
"The building was defaced with graffiti.",
"He was fined for defacing public property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Why would someone climb 100 feet above a busy highway to deface an ad for a religious TV show? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Hackers might deface Swedish websites and spread disinformation online, Mr. Lindahl said. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"No one will make an attempt to deface a sign this evening. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"In ancient Egypt, pharaohs who didn't like their predecessors would literally deface their monuments \u2014 taking the faces off their statues and reworking the stone into their own likeness. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This chat, for instance, appears to show a PF member discussing how to deface a civil rights mural in Detroit. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, those who deface cultural sites face up to two years in prison and a $20,000 fine per charge. \u2014 Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Nevertheless, unknown assailants attempted to deface the king\u2019s statue (and possibly the sculpture of Pitt, too) within just three years of its arrival in New York. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That song plays when Joker and his goons deface an art museum. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French *desfacer, *deffacer , from des- de- + face front, face":""
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"di-\u02c8f\u0101s",
"d\u0113-"
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"vandalize"
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"deface an inscription"
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"The building was defaced with graffiti.",
"He was fined for defacing public property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Why would someone climb 100 feet above a busy highway to deface an ad for a religious TV show? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Hackers might deface Swedish websites and spread disinformation online, Mr. Lindahl said. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"No one will make an attempt to deface a sign this evening. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"In ancient Egypt, pharaohs who didn't like their predecessors would literally deface their monuments \u2014 taking the faces off their statues and reworking the stone into their own likeness. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This chat, for instance, appears to show a PF member discussing how to deface a civil rights mural in Detroit. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, those who deface cultural sites face up to two years in prison and a $20,000 fine per charge. \u2014 Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Nevertheless, unknown assailants attempted to deface the king\u2019s statue (and possibly the sculpture of Pitt, too) within just three years of its arrival in New York. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That song plays when Joker and his goons deface an art museum. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French *desfacer, *deffacer , from des- de- + face front, face":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u0101s",
"d\u0113-"
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"trash",
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],
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"verb"
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": impair":[],
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"deface an inscription"
]
},
"examples":[
"The building was defaced with graffiti.",
"He was fined for defacing public property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Why would someone climb 100 feet above a busy highway to deface an ad for a religious TV show? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Hackers might deface Swedish websites and spread disinformation online, Mr. Lindahl said. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"No one will make an attempt to deface a sign this evening. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"In ancient Egypt, pharaohs who didn't like their predecessors would literally deface their monuments \u2014 taking the faces off their statues and reworking the stone into their own likeness. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This chat, for instance, appears to show a PF member discussing how to deface a civil rights mural in Detroit. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, those who deface cultural sites face up to two years in prison and a $20,000 fine per charge. \u2014 Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Nevertheless, unknown assailants attempted to deface the king\u2019s statue (and possibly the sculpture of Pitt, too) within just three years of its arrival in New York. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That song plays when Joker and his goons deface an art museum. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
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},
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"di-\u02c8f\u0101s"
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"vandalize"
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"verb"
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"deface an inscription"
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},
"examples":[
"The building was defaced with graffiti.",
"He was fined for defacing public property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Why would someone climb 100 feet above a busy highway to deface an ad for a religious TV show? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Hackers might deface Swedish websites and spread disinformation online, Mr. Lindahl said. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"No one will make an attempt to deface a sign this evening. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
"In ancient Egypt, pharaohs who didn't like their predecessors would literally deface their monuments \u2014 taking the faces off their statues and reworking the stone into their own likeness. \u2014 Jason Fields, The Week , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This chat, for instance, appears to show a PF member discussing how to deface a civil rights mural in Detroit. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, those who deface cultural sites face up to two years in prison and a $20,000 fine per charge. \u2014 Gina Rae La Cerva, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Nevertheless, unknown assailants attempted to deface the king\u2019s statue (and possibly the sculpture of Pitt, too) within just three years of its arrival in New York. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That song plays when Joker and his goons deface an art museum. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French *desfacer, *deffacer , from des- de- + face front, face":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u0101s",
"d\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232015",
"type":[
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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": the act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person : the act of defaming another : calumny":[
"defamation of character",
"a defamation lawsuit"
]
},
"examples":[
"The article was full of lies and defamations .",
"accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as the Russian attacks on Zelenskyy demonstrate, in times of conflict, the Jewish background of a leader can be used as part of a broader political and wartime strategy of defamation . \u2014 Michael Brenner, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"Wray, on the other hand, is accusing Mark Greenburg of defamation for collecting information on a bankruptcy for someone with a similar name but who is not her. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Johnny Depp rumored to be organizing national tour with Kyle Rittenhouse to spread awareness on the dangers of defamation . \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"On June 1, after three days of deliberation, the jury found Heard liable on all three claims of defamation . \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Giuffre\u2019s counterclaim further accuses Oh of defamation . \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"The jurors sided with the Aquaman actress on one of her three countersuit claims of defamation , awarding her $2 million in damages. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Depp prevailed in his three counts of defamation against Heard and was awarded $15 million, the seven-person jury announced Wednesday. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Today, the jury came to a unanimous verdict and found Heard guilty of defamation . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see defame":""
},
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"\u02ccde-f\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"aspersing",
"blackening",
"calumniation",
"calumny",
"character assassination",
"defaming",
"libel",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slander",
"smearing",
"traducing",
"vilification",
"vilifying"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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": the act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person : the act of defaming another : calumny":[
"defamation of character",
"a defamation lawsuit"
]
},
"examples":[
"The article was full of lies and defamations .",
"accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as the Russian attacks on Zelenskyy demonstrate, in times of conflict, the Jewish background of a leader can be used as part of a broader political and wartime strategy of defamation . \u2014 Michael Brenner, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"Wray, on the other hand, is accusing Mark Greenburg of defamation for collecting information on a bankruptcy for someone with a similar name but who is not her. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Johnny Depp rumored to be organizing national tour with Kyle Rittenhouse to spread awareness on the dangers of defamation . \u2014 Ana Faguy, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"On June 1, after three days of deliberation, the jury found Heard liable on all three claims of defamation . \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Giuffre\u2019s counterclaim further accuses Oh of defamation . \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"The jurors sided with the Aquaman actress on one of her three countersuit claims of defamation , awarding her $2 million in damages. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"Depp prevailed in his three counts of defamation against Heard and was awarded $15 million, the seven-person jury announced Wednesday. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Today, the jury came to a unanimous verdict and found Heard guilty of defamation . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see defame":""
},
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"\u02ccde-f\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"blackening",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"defamed of witchcraft"
],
": disgrace":[],
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"defamed her character"
]
},
"examples":[
"He says he was defamed by reports that falsely identified him as a former gangster.",
"of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heard has countersued, claiming Depp directed his lawyers to defame her in the legal process. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Depp was awarded over $10 million in damages, as a jury found Heard did defame him in the article despite his name never being mentioned in it. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 2 June 2022",
"The claim: Video shows Palestinians staging the shooting of a child by Israeli soldiers Some social media users have claimed that a video shows Palestinians staging fake violence to defame Israel. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"After a 10-day trial in Los Angeles, jurors determined the celebrity family did not defame Chyna and the panel declined to award any damages to her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and doesn't defame him. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"After a 10-day trial in Los Angeles, jurors determined the celebrity family did not defame Chyna and the panel declined to award any damages to her, the Associated Press reported. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and does not defame him. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and does not defame him. \u2014 Matthew Barakat And Ben Finley, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French deffamer, diffamer , from Medieval Latin defamare , alteration of Latin diffamare , from dis- + fama reputation, fame":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u0101m",
"d\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defame malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
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"asperse",
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"calumniate",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"defamed of witchcraft"
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"defamed her character"
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"He says he was defamed by reports that falsely identified him as a former gangster.",
"of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heard has countersued, claiming Depp directed his lawyers to defame her in the legal process. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Depp was awarded over $10 million in damages, as a jury found Heard did defame him in the article despite his name never being mentioned in it. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 2 June 2022",
"The claim: Video shows Palestinians staging the shooting of a child by Israeli soldiers Some social media users have claimed that a video shows Palestinians staging fake violence to defame Israel. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"After a 10-day trial in Los Angeles, jurors determined the celebrity family did not defame Chyna and the panel declined to award any damages to her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and doesn't defame him. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"After a 10-day trial in Los Angeles, jurors determined the celebrity family did not defame Chyna and the panel declined to award any damages to her, the Associated Press reported. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and does not defame him. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Heard's lawyers say the article is accurate and does not defame him. \u2014 Matthew Barakat And Ben Finley, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French deffamer, diffamer , from Medieval Latin defamare , alteration of Latin diffamare , from dis- + fama reputation, fame":""
},
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"calumniate",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"smear",
"traduce",
"vilify"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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"definitions":{
": a large gray African antelope ( Kobus defassa ) having a shaggy coat and spreading ringed horns":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin (specific epithet of Kobus defassa ), from Latin, defassa, defessa , feminine of defassus, defessus , past participle of defatisci, defetisci to become tired, weak, from de- + fatisci to become weak, tired; akin to Latin fatigare to weary, fatigue":""
},
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8fas\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113131",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defatted":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to remove fat from":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the best and, in some ways easiest, manner to defat something is to refrigerate it until the fat rises to the top as a solid \u2014 and skim or spoon that off. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 19 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8fat",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8fat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191707",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"default":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a failure to pay financial debts":[
"was in default on her loan",
"mortgage defaults"
],
": a selection automatically used by a program in the absence of a choice made by the user":[
"using the default settings"
],
": a selection made usually automatically or without active consideration due to lack of a viable alternative":[
"remained the club's president by default",
"the default candidate"
],
": failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceeding":[
"The defendant is in default ."
],
": failure to compete in or to finish an appointed contest":[
"lost the game by default"
],
": failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect":[],
": fault":[],
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"defaulted the game"
],
": in the absence of":[],
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"was defaulted from the tournament"
],
": to fail to appear in court":[],
": to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: such as":[],
": to fail to meet a financial obligation":[
"default on a loan"
],
": to fail to perform, pay, or make good":[
"default a loan"
],
": to make a selection automatically in the absence of a choice made by the user":[
"The program defaults to a standard font."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The defendant has made no appearance in the case and is in default .",
"You can enter your own settings or use the defaults .",
"Which font is the default in that computer program?",
"Verb",
"If the borrower defaults , the bank can take the house.",
"The program defaults to a standard font.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Alexa confirms the request with its default , robotic voice, then immediately switches to the humanlike, soft, and kind tone of the child\u2019s grandmother. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"The developer might report your default to a credit bureau, but probably not. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"That makes the country's first default on its debts in more than a century all but inevitable. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"Russia, meanwhile, is facing its first default on its foreign debts since 1918. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"To date, Microsoft has only enabled this feature by default for new installs rather than upgrade installs. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
"YouTube turned off the autoplay feature and turned on bedtime reminders by default for those under 18. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 12 May 2022",
"Western sanctions have hobbled Russia's economy and pushed the country to the brink of its first default on foreign debt in more than a century. \u2014 Uliana Pavlova, Chris Liakos And Anna Cooban, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"This week, the Treasury Department prohibited Russia from making sovereign debt payments with dollars held at American banks, potentially pushing Russia toward its first foreign currency debt default in a century. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"El Salvador may default on its sovereign debt next year. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Prey will instead default to all actors speaking English from beginning to end, with a full dialogue dub for the film's American Indian actors available for those who prefer it. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"Hundreds of western companies have also shut down their operations in Russia, while economists predict that the international response could tip the country into recession and even force it to default on its sovereign debt. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Left unaddressed, that would force the government to default on its obligations, which would trigger an economic calamity. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
"All this leads me to conclude that El Salvador probably won\u2019t default in 2023. \u2014 Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Many people, including those with less-than-perfect credit, paid off debts and built up savings during the pandemic, a surprising outcome considering that lenders at first thought borrowers would default en masse when Covid-19 hit. \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Without immediate student loan relief of up to $50,000, Warren predicts that millions of student loan borrowers could default on their student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Despite the insurance-contract plunge, investors remain largely convinced that Russia will eventually default on its debts for the first time since 1917. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 1 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defaute, defaulte , from Anglo-French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de- + faillir to fail":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccf\u022flt",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u022flt, \u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccf\u022flt",
"di-\u02c8f\u022flt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"failure",
"misprision",
"neglect",
"negligence",
"nonfeasance",
"oversight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183753",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defeasance":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rendering null or void":[],
": an instrument stating such conditions of limitation":[],
": defeat , overthrow":[],
": the termination of a property interest in accordance with stipulated conditions (as in a deed)":[]
},
"examples":[
"the kind of gross misconduct that could result in the defeasance of the athlete's contract to endorse their products"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defesaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French defaisaunce, defesaunce \"undoing, ruin, annulling of a document, condition in the document activating the annulment,\" from defesaunt, present participle of defaire, desfaire \"to undo, put an end to, destroy, nullify\" + -aunce -ance \u2014 more at defeat entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8f\u0113-z\u0259ns",
"di-\u02c8f\u0113-z\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"abolishment",
"abolition",
"abrogation",
"annulment",
"avoidance",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"dissolution",
"invalidation",
"negation",
"nullification",
"quashing",
"repeal",
"rescindment",
"voiding"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defeat":{
"antonyms":[
"beating",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"loss",
"lump",
"overthrow",
"plastering",
"rout",
"shellacking",
"trimming",
"trouncing",
"whipping"
],
"definitions":{
": an overthrow especially of an army in battle":[
"celebrate their defeat of the enemy"
],
": destroy":[
"\u2026 his unkindness may defeat my life \u2026",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": destruction":[
"\u2026 upon whose property and most dear life a damned defeat was made.",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": frustrate sense 2a(1)":[
"defeat a hope"
],
": frustration by nullification or by prevention of success":[
"The bill suffered defeat in the Senate."
],
": nullify":[
"defeat an estate"
],
": the loss of a contest":[
"his first defeat as a professional boxer"
],
": to win victory over : beat":[
"defeated their archrivals in the championship game",
"The bill was defeated in the Senate."
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We must be ready to defeat our enemies in battle.",
"Our candidate defeated him in the last election.",
"She finally found a solution to a problem that had defeated many other researchers.",
"The bill was defeated in the state senate.",
"Scientists from around the world are working to defeat the disease.",
"Noun",
"We weren't prepared for defeat .",
"One small error could make the difference between success and defeat .",
"After several tries we were forced to accept defeat .",
"They celebrated their defeat of the enemy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Bears defeat the New York Giants 14-10 to win the National Football championship at Wrigley Field. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"The Razorbacks must defeat Ole Miss for the second time in as many days in order to advance to this year\u2019s national championship series in Omaha. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
"As Halloween approaches, the trio come up with a way to defeat the terrifying home before innocent trick-or-treaters get in trouble. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
"With the bases loaded, Lorusso crushed a walk-off RBI single off the top of the right field wall to defeat UConn, 7-6. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022",
"Congressman Cawthorn was very polite, very congenial, offered his support in absolutely any way to help me defeat [Democratic Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara]. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 May 2022",
"But watching the Iowa women\u2019s basketball team play (and defeat ) Michigan in their final regular-season game, a sellout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, with my husband and three kids is the most memorable sports experience of my life. \u2014 Demetria Gallegos, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"And the way to defeat fringe elements who instigate and launch primaries is to fight them. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 1 May 2022",
"The Lions tandem went on to defeat Hawken\u2019s Kumar and Diderich 6-1, 6-1 in the district championship. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After giving up six runs in four innings in the Dodgers\u2019 7-4 defeat to the Colorado Rockies, Kershaw didn\u2019t try to look for positives or put an upbeat spin on his 77-pitch outing. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"The first round defeat came almost exactly one year after Williams suffered a hamstring tear that kept her from advancing past the first round. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"The previous November, Michael Dukakis lost to George H.W. Bush by 8 percentage points and 315 electoral votes, the Democrats\u2019 third straight landslide presidential defeat . \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) defeat . \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) defeat on Tuesday night. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Williams was two points from victory but could not finish the job and bowed out with a 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) defeat on Tuesday night. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"The court ruling marked the latest defeat for the Biden administration on issues of immigration. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 25 June 2022",
"Rodriguez received more than 6,000 votes, helping Republican Ileana Garcia defeat incumbent Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez, an FPL critic, by 32 votes. \u2014 Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defeten, defaiten \"to ruin, destroy, nullify,\" in part verbal derivative of defet \"disfigured, null and void (in law),\" borrowed from Anglo-French defait, defet, desfet, past participle of defaire, desfaire \"to undo, put an end to, destroy, nullify,\" from de-, des- de- + faire \"to do, make,\" going back to Latin facere ; in part borrowed from Anglo-French defeter, derivative of defet \u2014 more at fact":"Verb",
"in part noun derivative of defeat entry 1 , in part borrowed from Middle French defaite, noun derivative from feminine of defait, past participle of defaire, desfaire \"to undo, destroy, kill\" \u2014 more at defeat entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defeat Verb 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",
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"best",
"conquer",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"defeat the purpose of":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make (something) pointless":[
"It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111607",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"defeatism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat":[]
},
"examples":[
"We must not give in to defeatism . We must be optimistic.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Distress and defeatism from the narrative that absolutely no progress has been made around climate change are rampant. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Both the defiance and the defeatism are integral to Crane. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The lack of real change in our nation\u2019s child and adolescent mental health infrastructure has fostered a pernicious and pervasive defeatism among patients and clinicians alike. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"But there are differences between compromise and hypocrisy; between restraint and cowardice; between realism and defeatism . \u2014 Wal Van Lierop, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For too long, extremists passing as mainstream have used cocktails of lies and fear laced with bigotry to lull Americans into a normalized and dangerous defeatism . \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Election officials and experts share Romney\u2019s view, concerned about any rhetoric that could contribute to a growing defeatism about democracy, especially if the issue itself becomes just another partisan fault line. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"What played a bigger role in the tragedy in Afghanistan, U.S. enabling of corruption or media defeatism ? \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Its solution to the defeatism of our modern climate is the fantasy of the triumphant individual. \u2014 Yussef Cole, Wired , 18 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"defeat entry 2 + -ism":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"d\u0113-"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085043",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"defeatist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat":[]
},
"examples":[
"We must not give in to defeatism . We must be optimistic.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Distress and defeatism from the narrative that absolutely no progress has been made around climate change are rampant. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Both the defiance and the defeatism are integral to Crane. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The lack of real change in our nation\u2019s child and adolescent mental health infrastructure has fostered a pernicious and pervasive defeatism among patients and clinicians alike. \u2014 Steven C. Schlozman, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"But there are differences between compromise and hypocrisy; between restraint and cowardice; between realism and defeatism . \u2014 Wal Van Lierop, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"For too long, extremists passing as mainstream have used cocktails of lies and fear laced with bigotry to lull Americans into a normalized and dangerous defeatism . \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Election officials and experts share Romney\u2019s view, concerned about any rhetoric that could contribute to a growing defeatism about democracy, especially if the issue itself becomes just another partisan fault line. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"What played a bigger role in the tragedy in Afghanistan, U.S. enabling of corruption or media defeatism ? \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Its solution to the defeatism of our modern climate is the fantasy of the triumphant individual. \u2014 Yussef Cole, Wired , 18 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"defeat entry 2 + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"d\u0113-"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172051",
"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
]
},
"defeatment":{
"antonyms":[],
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": defeat":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105207",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defeature":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": defeat":[],
": disfigurement":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from de- + feature":""
},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120400",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defect":{
"antonyms":[
"desert",
"rat (on)"
],
"definitions":{
": an imperfection (such as a vacancy or an unlike atom) in a crystal lattice (see lattice sense 2 )":[],
": an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming , flaw":[
"carefully inspect a tire for defects",
"examined the porcelain for defects",
"a moral defect in his nature",
"neural tube defects",
"defects of metabolism"
],
": to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology":[
"a former KGB agent who defected to America"
],
": to leave one situation (such as a job) often to go over to a rival":[
"the reporter defected to another network"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They examine their products for defects .",
"She was born with a heart defect .",
"Vanity and pride were his two worst character defects .",
"Verb",
"The Russian scholar defected in 1979.",
"She defected from the conservative party.",
"He defected to the West before the war began.",
"The reporter defected to another TV network.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At the hearing, Brooks' attorney Jeremy Perri also requested a state evaluation for Brooks, saying that the defense can still change Brooks' plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The 19-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Court records indicate prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Casey White, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
"Fight For What Matters Even as a gatekeeper, QA needs to understand that not every single defect is worth fighting over and that there are times to let go. \u2014 Margarita Simonova, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The rail cars, which make up 60 percent of Metro\u2019s fleet, were suspended in October after a federal safety investigation revealed a wheel defect on a small number of cars. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"That defect is magnified in the writer-director\u2019s first English-language project, a work divided into three parts with their own chapter headings, only the first of them somewhat incisive. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"For instance, says Leilah Zahedi, a maternal-fetal-medicine physician in Tennessee, what if doctors see a severe heart defect on an ultrasound? \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"That usually indicates some sort of abnormality or genetic defect , Earl learned. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Differences between the coalition\u2019s two ideological wings, compounded by unrelenting pressure from Netanyahu\u2019s right-wing alliance, led two right-wing lawmakers to defect \u2014 removing the coalition\u2019s majority in parliament. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Differences between the coalition\u2019s two ideological wings, compounded by unrelenting pressure from Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s right-wing alliance, led two right-wing lawmakers to defect \u2014 removing the coalition\u2019s majority in Parliament. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Last year, Cuba had several baseball players defect , including nine during the World Cup in Mexico, and Cesar Prieto vanished after arriving in Florida for an Olympic qualifier. \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
"The Moon administration has been involved in a number of human-rights controversies, including the unprecedented decision to forcibly repatriate two North Koreans who wanted to defect . \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Brian Lansing Martin entered pleas of not guilty and or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to all counts, according to WAFF. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Accusing the 69-year-old former cricket star of economic mismanagement and rights abuses, the opposition has spent weeks persuading Khan\u2019s coalition partners to defect and has seemingly done enough ahead of the vote on Apr. 3. \u2014 Hasan Ali / Islamabad, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The plaintiffs are among those who subsequently managed to defect , fleeing to Japan or South Korea. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Grecale's handsome but slightly familiar design is enough to show that one rival is being targeted more closely than others, however: The Maserati's core mission is to persuade Porsche Macan intenders to defect . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin d\u0113fectus \"failure, absence, lack, weakness,\" from d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, run short, weaken, fail\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at deficient":"Noun",
"borrowed from Latin d\u0113fectus, past participle of d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, fail, become disaffected, go over (to the side of an opponent)\" \u2014 more at deficient":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfekt",
"di-\u02c8",
"di-\u02c8fekt",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfekt, di-\u02c8fekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192123",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defect (from)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another soldiers defected from the rebel army en masse as the failure of their cause became apparent"
],
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151022",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"defective":{
"antonyms":[
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
],
"definitions":{
": a person having a physical or mental impairment":[],
": having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function":[
"replaced a defective light switch",
"products manufactured with defective materials",
"defective intestinal absorption",
"a defective gene"
],
": having a physical or mental impairment":[],
": lacking one or more of the usual forms of inflection (see inflection sense 2 )":[
"Must is a defective verb."
],
": something that is imperfect in form, structure, or function":[
"\u2026 if we examine 18 items off the production line, we may be interested in the number of defectives we observe in the sample of size 18.",
"\u2014 Lloyd Jaisingh"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This computer is defective . I want my money back.",
"The disease is caused by a defective gene.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some genes are simply too big to stuff into the hollow shell of the virus, including the CFTR gene that is defective in people with cystic fibrosis and causes a dangerous buildup of mucus in the lungs. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Identifying whether the item is defective , overpriced or simply doesn't match up with advertising will enable you to address the issue and prevent returns in the future. \u2014 Brandon Batchelor, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"What if people could access all of those things without being told their brain is defective ? \u2014 Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
"The suit, which seeks at least $75,000 in damages, says the AirPods, which were purchased in November 2019, were defective in its design and manufacturing, and there are no warnings or instructions on how to change the volume of certain sounds. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"The award was the largest in a series of cases that claim a version of 3M\u2019s earplugs sold to the military, called CAEv2, were defective and didn\u2019t protect the ears from harmful noise. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Its technology inserts copies of healthy pairs of genes into the genome, irrespective of where or what the mutation is on the defective gene. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The complaint filed by Brewer alleged that of the signatures Craig filed, nearly 7,000 were forged, over 300 were duplicates, nearly 200 came from nonregistered voters, 30 came from deceased voters and nearly 2,000 were otherwise defective . \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Gadkari urged electric vehicle companies to act responsibly and recall defective batches without waiting for government orders or guidelines. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After two replacement phones (one defective , the next meant for another customer and locked) and 15 different Apple customer service representatives, Holland, a publicist in Wilmington, N.C., searched online for Jobs\u2019s email address. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defectif, defectyve \"lacking, faulty, of poor quality,\" borrowed from Anglo-French defectif, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113fect\u012bvus \"lacking an inflectional form, imperfect, faulty,\" from Latin d\u0113fectus, past participle of d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, run short, fail\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at deficient":"Adjective",
"derivative of defective entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fek-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222143",
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"defectively":{
"antonyms":[
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
],
"definitions":{
": a person having a physical or mental impairment":[],
": having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function":[
"replaced a defective light switch",
"products manufactured with defective materials",
"defective intestinal absorption",
"a defective gene"
],
": having a physical or mental impairment":[],
": lacking one or more of the usual forms of inflection (see inflection sense 2 )":[
"Must is a defective verb."
],
": something that is imperfect in form, structure, or function":[
"\u2026 if we examine 18 items off the production line, we may be interested in the number of defectives we observe in the sample of size 18.",
"\u2014 Lloyd Jaisingh"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This computer is defective . I want my money back.",
"The disease is caused by a defective gene.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some genes are simply too big to stuff into the hollow shell of the virus, including the CFTR gene that is defective in people with cystic fibrosis and causes a dangerous buildup of mucus in the lungs. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Identifying whether the item is defective , overpriced or simply doesn't match up with advertising will enable you to address the issue and prevent returns in the future. \u2014 Brandon Batchelor, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"What if people could access all of those things without being told their brain is defective ? \u2014 Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com , 6 June 2022",
"The suit, which seeks at least $75,000 in damages, says the AirPods, which were purchased in November 2019, were defective in its design and manufacturing, and there are no warnings or instructions on how to change the volume of certain sounds. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
"The award was the largest in a series of cases that claim a version of 3M\u2019s earplugs sold to the military, called CAEv2, were defective and didn\u2019t protect the ears from harmful noise. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Its technology inserts copies of healthy pairs of genes into the genome, irrespective of where or what the mutation is on the defective gene. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The complaint filed by Brewer alleged that of the signatures Craig filed, nearly 7,000 were forged, over 300 were duplicates, nearly 200 came from nonregistered voters, 30 came from deceased voters and nearly 2,000 were otherwise defective . \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Gadkari urged electric vehicle companies to act responsibly and recall defective batches without waiting for government orders or guidelines. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"After two replacement phones (one defective , the next meant for another customer and locked) and 15 different Apple customer service representatives, Holland, a publicist in Wilmington, N.C., searched online for Jobs\u2019s email address. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defectif, defectyve \"lacking, faulty, of poor quality,\" borrowed from Anglo-French defectif, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113fect\u012bvus \"lacking an inflectional form, imperfect, faulty,\" from Latin d\u0113fectus, past participle of d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, run short, fail\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at deficient":"Adjective",
"derivative of defective entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fek-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182339",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"defector":{
"antonyms":[
"desert",
"rat (on)"
],
"definitions":{
": an imperfection (such as a vacancy or an unlike atom) in a crystal lattice (see lattice sense 2 )":[],
": an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming , flaw":[
"carefully inspect a tire for defects",
"examined the porcelain for defects",
"a moral defect in his nature",
"neural tube defects",
"defects of metabolism"
],
": to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology":[
"a former KGB agent who defected to America"
],
": to leave one situation (such as a job) often to go over to a rival":[
"the reporter defected to another network"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They examine their products for defects .",
"She was born with a heart defect .",
"Vanity and pride were his two worst character defects .",
"Verb",
"The Russian scholar defected in 1979.",
"She defected from the conservative party.",
"He defected to the West before the war began.",
"The reporter defected to another TV network.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That defect set off an exaggerated and misguided immune response to the body\u2019s own RNA. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"An automatic-transmission defect is spurring a large recall at Ford. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"This meant that most of Google\u2019s customers didn\u2019t have enough data to train a good defect detector. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022",
"At the hearing, Brooks' attorney Jeremy Perri also requested a state evaluation for Brooks, saying that the defense can still change Brooks' plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The 19-year-old man has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Court records indicate prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Casey White, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
"Fight For What Matters Even as a gatekeeper, QA needs to understand that not every single defect is worth fighting over and that there are times to let go. \u2014 Margarita Simonova, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The rail cars, which make up 60 percent of Metro\u2019s fleet, were suspended in October after a federal safety investigation revealed a wheel defect on a small number of cars. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Differences between the coalition\u2019s two ideological wings, compounded by unrelenting pressure from Netanyahu\u2019s right-wing alliance, led two right-wing lawmakers to defect \u2014 removing the coalition\u2019s majority in parliament. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Differences between the coalition\u2019s two ideological wings, compounded by unrelenting pressure from Mr. Netanyahu\u2019s right-wing alliance, led two right-wing lawmakers to defect \u2014 removing the coalition\u2019s majority in Parliament. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"Last year, Cuba had several baseball players defect , including nine during the World Cup in Mexico, and Cesar Prieto vanished after arriving in Florida for an Olympic qualifier. \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
"The Moon administration has been involved in a number of human-rights controversies, including the unprecedented decision to forcibly repatriate two North Koreans who wanted to defect . \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Brian Lansing Martin entered pleas of not guilty and or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to all counts, according to WAFF. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Accusing the 69-year-old former cricket star of economic mismanagement and rights abuses, the opposition has spent weeks persuading Khan\u2019s coalition partners to defect and has seemingly done enough ahead of the vote on Apr. 3. \u2014 Hasan Ali / Islamabad, Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The plaintiffs are among those who subsequently managed to defect , fleeing to Japan or South Korea. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Grecale's handsome but slightly familiar design is enough to show that one rival is being targeted more closely than others, however: The Maserati's core mission is to persuade Porsche Macan intenders to defect . \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin d\u0113fectus \"failure, absence, lack, weakness,\" from d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, run short, weaken, fail\" + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at deficient":"Noun",
"borrowed from Latin d\u0113fectus, past participle of d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, fail, become disaffected, go over (to the side of an opponent)\" \u2014 more at deficient":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfekt, di-\u02c8fekt",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfekt",
"di-\u02c8",
"di-\u02c8fekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110244",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defend":{
"antonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack"
],
"definitions":{
": prevent , forbid":[
"which God defend that I should wring from him",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to act as attorney for":[
"hired a lawyer to defend their son"
],
": to attempt to prevent an opponent from scoring at":[
"elects to defend the south goal"
],
": to deny or oppose the right of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or a wrong charged) : contest":[],
": to drive danger or attack away from":[
"defend the castle from invaders"
],
": to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism":[
"defend a theory",
"couldn't defend their actions"
],
": to play against the high bidder":[],
": to play or be on defense":[
"playing deep to defend against a pass"
],
": to prove (something, such as a doctoral thesis or dissertation ) valid by answering questions in an oral exam":[
"preparing to defend her thesis"
],
": to retain or seek to retain (something, such as a title or position) against a challenge in a contest":[
"they successfully defended their championship"
],
": to take action against attack or challenge":[
"the defending champion"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company must defend its own interests.",
"We believed it was a cause worth defending .",
"She defended her friend's behavior.",
"Stop defending him. What he did was wrong.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The democrat took to twitter Monday evening to defend her use of profanity after the video of her at the Pride event went viral. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Sweeney also used Thomas\u2019 words to defend the gun-rights organization\u2019s opposition to the law. \u2014 Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"When that happens, Colorado will get the chance to defend its crown and attempt to follow Tampa Bay in becoming a perennial Cup contender. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"When that happens, Colorado will get the chance to defend its crown and attempt to follow Tampa Bay in sustaining a perennial Cup contender. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"After an historic eight-hole playoff victory for Harris English at the 2021 Travelers Championship, the 32-year-old is back to defend . \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"To defend against the bans, some gender-affirming providers were oversimplifying aspects of the treatments. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"In the nightcap of a Mariemont boys and girls lacrosse regional final doubleheader, coach Steve Peterson's Warriors were in line to defend their 2021 Division II state championship. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 27 May 2022",
"Mickelson is only the third PGA champion not to defend his title in the last 75 years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defenden, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French defendre, defender, going back to Latin d\u0113fendere \"to ward off, fend off, repel danger from, protect,\" from d\u0113- de- + -fendere, presumably, \"to strike, hit\" (unattested without prefixes), going back to Indo-European *g w hen-d h -, extended determinate form of *g wh en-, *g wh n- \"strike, kill,\" whence Hittite kuenzi \"(s/he) kills,\" kunanzi \"(they) kill,\" Sanskrit h\u00e1nti \"(s/he) strikes, kills,\" ghn\u00e1nti \"(they) strike, kill,\" Greek the\u00ednein \"to strike,\" \u00e9pethnon \"(I) killed,\" Old Irish gonaid \"(s/he) pierces, wounds, kills,\" Welsh gwan- \"stab, pierce,\" Lithuanian gen\u00f9, gi\u00f1ti \"to drive (cattle, etc.),\" Old Church Slavic \u017een\u01eb, g\u016dnati \"to drive, chase out, expel\"; also, from nominal derivative *g wh on-, Greek ph\u00f3nos \"bloodshed, murder,\" and from *g wh \u0144\u0325-tih 2 , Germanic *gun\u00fe\u012b, *gun\u00fej\u014d, whence Old English g\u016b\u00fe \"battle, combat,\" Old Saxon g\u016b\u0111ea, Old High German gund-, Old Norse gunnr, gu\u00f0r":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defend defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded synonyms see in addition maintain",
"synonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"shield",
"ward"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175738",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"defendable":{
"antonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack"
],
"definitions":{
": prevent , forbid":[
"which God defend that I should wring from him",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
": to act as attorney for":[
"hired a lawyer to defend their son"
],
": to attempt to prevent an opponent from scoring at":[
"elects to defend the south goal"
],
": to deny or oppose the right of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or a wrong charged) : contest":[],
": to drive danger or attack away from":[
"defend the castle from invaders"
],
": to maintain or support in the face of argument or hostile criticism":[
"defend a theory",
"couldn't defend their actions"
],
": to play against the high bidder":[],
": to play or be on defense":[
"playing deep to defend against a pass"
],
": to prove (something, such as a doctoral thesis or dissertation ) valid by answering questions in an oral exam":[
"preparing to defend her thesis"
],
": to retain or seek to retain (something, such as a title or position) against a challenge in a contest":[
"they successfully defended their championship"
],
": to take action against attack or challenge":[
"the defending champion"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company must defend its own interests.",
"We believed it was a cause worth defending .",
"She defended her friend's behavior.",
"Stop defending him. What he did was wrong.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The democrat took to twitter Monday evening to defend her use of profanity after the video of her at the Pride event went viral. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"Sweeney also used Thomas\u2019 words to defend the gun-rights organization\u2019s opposition to the law. \u2014 Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"When that happens, Colorado will get the chance to defend its crown and attempt to follow Tampa Bay in becoming a perennial Cup contender. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"When that happens, Colorado will get the chance to defend its crown and attempt to follow Tampa Bay in sustaining a perennial Cup contender. \u2014 Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"After an historic eight-hole playoff victory for Harris English at the 2021 Travelers Championship, the 32-year-old is back to defend . \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"To defend against the bans, some gender-affirming providers were oversimplifying aspects of the treatments. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"In the nightcap of a Mariemont boys and girls lacrosse regional final doubleheader, coach Steve Peterson's Warriors were in line to defend their 2021 Division II state championship. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 27 May 2022",
"Mickelson is only the third PGA champion not to defend his title in the last 75 years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defenden, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French defendre, defender, going back to Latin d\u0113fendere \"to ward off, fend off, repel danger from, protect,\" from d\u0113- de- + -fendere, presumably, \"to strike, hit\" (unattested without prefixes), going back to Indo-European *g w hen-d h -, extended determinate form of *g wh en-, *g wh n- \"strike, kill,\" whence Hittite kuenzi \"(s/he) kills,\" kunanzi \"(they) kill,\" Sanskrit h\u00e1nti \"(s/he) strikes, kills,\" ghn\u00e1nti \"(they) strike, kill,\" Greek the\u00ednein \"to strike,\" \u00e9pethnon \"(I) killed,\" Old Irish gonaid \"(s/he) pierces, wounds, kills,\" Welsh gwan- \"stab, pierce,\" Lithuanian gen\u00f9, gi\u00f1ti \"to drive (cattle, etc.),\" Old Church Slavic \u017een\u01eb, g\u016dnati \"to drive, chase out, expel\"; also, from nominal derivative *g wh on-, Greek ph\u00f3nos \"bloodshed, murder,\" and from *g wh \u0144\u0325-tih 2 , Germanic *gun\u00fe\u012b, *gun\u00fej\u014d, whence Old English g\u016b\u00fe \"battle, combat,\" Old Saxon g\u016b\u0111ea, Old High German gund-, Old Norse gunnr, gu\u00f0r":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defend defend , protect , shield , guard , safeguard mean to keep secure from danger or against attack. defend denotes warding off actual or threatened attack. defend the country protect implies the use of something (such as a covering) as a bar to the admission or impact of what may attack or injure. a hard hat to protect your head shield suggests protective intervention in imminent danger or actual attack. shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand guard implies protecting with vigilance and force against expected danger. White House entrances are well guarded safeguard implies taking precautionary protective measures against merely possible danger. our civil liberties must be safeguarded synonyms see in addition maintain",
"synonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"secure",
"shield",
"ward"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100315",
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"defender":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a player in a sport (such as football) assigned to a defensive position":[],
": one that defends":[]
},
"examples":[
"one of the traditional roles of an older brother is that of schoolyard defender",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a new owner in place at Stamford Bridge following the departure of Roman Abramovich while Tuchel needs at least one new central defender before the start of the new season. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The 28-year-old defender who plays for the North Carolina Courage, was born without a left hand and forearm. \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"The 6-foot-3 defender had last played on April 2, logging only the first 18 minutes before going down with a high hamstring injury on his left leg. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"The Hartford Athletic defender played for the club in its first year, 2019. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"McIlroy, who has won four majors, has been perhaps the staunchest defender of the PGA Tour. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Unlike more common DDoS payloads such as HTTP, SYN, or SYN-ACK packets, malicious HTTPS requests require considerably more computing resources for the attacker to deliver and for the defender or victim to absorb. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"The Celtics have two Defensive Player of the Year-caliber defenders in Smart, the actual award winner, and Williams, the most impactful Celtic defender . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"On April 13, 2014, the teenage defender of the environment was shot and killed for her cause. \u2014 Shahrazad Encinias, refinery29.com , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defendour, defender, borrowed from Anglo-French defendour, defendur, from defend-, stem of defendre \"to defend \" + -our, -ur -or entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"guard",
"guardian",
"guardian angel",
"protection",
"protector"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112223",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defender of the bond":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a diocesan official charged with defending the validity of the marriage bond in suits for annulment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of New Latin defensor vinculi matrimonii":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075418",
"type":[]
},
"defender office":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031251",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defendress":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a female defender":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"defender + -ess":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010613",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defenestration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a throwing of a person or thing out of a window":[
"assassination by defenestration"
],
": a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)":[
"the defenestration of political leaders",
"the mass defenestration of middle management",
"\u2014 Jane Bryant Quinn"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a risk of course that the G7 may over-reach and the defenestration of the G20 will lead to an inevitable decoupling of global governance. \u2014 Vasuki Shastry, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Yet the zeal and speed of his defenestration should give us some discomfort. \u2014 David Thomas, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Many sensed the hand of an older brother with an eye on the future in Andrew\u2019s defenestration . \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
"And now, in spite of its electoral success, the supposedly more orthodox and settled Johnson administration that followed the defenestration of Cummings and Cain looks increasingly unstable. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"Cheney's defenestration and Stefanik's subsequent ascent were an anticlimax, and not just because the switch-a-roo had been choreographed for weeks. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 15 May 2021",
"The last time Fatah lost an election, the opposition celebrated with mass defenestration . \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 20 Apr. 2021",
"But, in the wake of #MeToo, Time\u2019s Up and Rudin\u2019s defenestration , those narratives are looking increasingly insupportable as generational attitudes shift regarding power, accountability and workplace culture. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2021",
"But the Hashemites are usually disciplined about showing a united front in public: Prince Hassan accepted his defenestration in silence. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + Latin fenestra window":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccfe-n\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174636",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"defense":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a defending party or group (as in a court of law)":[
"The defense rests."
],
": a defensive team":[
"He was the linchpin of one of the league's stoutest defenses \u2026",
"\u2014 Sarah Kwak"
],
": a sequence of moves available to the second player in the opening (see opening sense 3a )":[],
": ability to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest : defensive play or ability":[
"a player known for good defense"
],
": an argument in support or justification":[
"offered no defense of his actions"
],
": capability of resisting attack":[
"the body's defense against disease"
],
": the act or action of defending":[
"the defense of our country",
"speak out in defense of justice",
"quickly jumped to her friend's defense"
],
": the collected facts and method adopted by a defendant to protect and defend against a plaintiff's action":[
"His lawyers used an insanity defense ."
],
": the denial, answer, or plea (see plea sense 2b ) of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : a defendant 's denial, answer, or plea":[],
": the military and industrial aggregate that authorizes and supervises arms production":[
"appropriations for defense",
"defense contract"
],
": to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play) : to attempt to keep (an opponent or play) from scoring in a game or contest":[
"The gangly Pressey was clearly Milwaukee's only real hope of defensing Bird \u2026",
"\u2014 Jack McCallum"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They put up a good defense , but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.",
"They mounted a good defense .",
"The city's defenses were not strong enough to keep out the invaders.",
"We need to improve our defenses .",
"the nation's air and ground defenses",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The weapons have become increasingly sophisticated, with recent packages including the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, surface-to-air missile defense systems and launchers for Harpoon anti-ship missiles. \u2014 Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"Another 625 military personnel will head to Germany to operate air defense missile systems. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"The assistance will include new advanced air defense systems, more artillery, counter-battery radars and more ammunition, Biden said. \u2014 Julius Lasin, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"Vitaly Kim, head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, said Tuesday that Russia had launched at least 11 missiles on targets in the region, and that while several had been shot down by air defense systems, others got through. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Vitaly Kim, head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, said Tuesday that Russia had launched at least 11 missiles on targets in the region, and that while several had been shot down by air defense systems, others got through. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"The United States, meanwhile, appeared ready to respond to Zelenskyy\u2019s call for more air defense systems after Russian troops hit Kyiv with long-range missiles on Sunday. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"In response, the Taiwanese military scrambled combat aircraft to warn the Chinese jets away, issued radio warnings and deployed air defense missile systems to monitor the activities, the Defense Ministry added. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Wayne Chang, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Ukrainian troops have used portable air- defense systems to shoot down dozens of planes and helicopters. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Mickelson was not called to testify; his attorney had told both the prosecution and defense his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. \u2014 Gene Wang, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"Dorow consented to defense requests to close a portion of the four-hour hearing, an issue to which the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office did not object. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Not exactly a stellar performance considering Ohio State scored 44 first-half points against a compromised version of that same Hoosiers defense two weeks earlier. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Opponents have converted 59% of their third-down plays against Miami, making the Dolphins defense the NFL's worst in those situations. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Only then can defense attorneys and the public challenge the plan, Gilmer said. \u2014 Ken Ritter, Star Tribune , 20 May 2021",
"All-American, but the Gators moved the bulky lineman to defense . \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Junior Joe Brunner was named as an offensive and defensive lineman and senior Grover Bortolotti received distinction as a running back and defense back. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Nov. 2020",
"There\u2019s significant competition lower on the depth chart as the freshmen will push for time and Kris Hutson, Josh Delgado, Lance Wilhoite and Bryan Addison, who moved to defense late last season, are all aiming for more reps. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1932, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defense, defence, borrowed from Anglo-French defens, defense, defence, borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113fensa, d\u0113fensum (Late Latin d\u0113fensa \"vengeance\"), nominal derivatives from feminine and neuter of Latin d\u0113fensus, past participle of d\u0113fendere \"to ward off, defend \"":"Noun",
"derivative of defense entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"as antonym of \"offense\" often \u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfen(t)s",
"di-\u02c8fens, \u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfens",
"di-\u02c8fens",
"di-\u02c8fen(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110021",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defense in depth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a strategic succession of defended areas which will permit continuation of a war after forward areas have been lost":[],
": a tactical system of mutually supporting positions that are each capable of all-round defense and that have sufficient depth to prevent the enemy from achieving freedom of maneuver before the enemy's attack is broken up and absorbed":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232640",
"type":[]
},
"defense mechanism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a defensive reaction by an organism":[],
": an often unconscious mental process (such as repression) that makes possible compromise solutions to personal problems":[]
},
"examples":[
"She is projecting her anger on you as a defense mechanism .",
"the cell's normal defense mechanisms against infection",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One theory posits that the thorns are an evolutionary defense mechanism that protected the honeylocust from being eaten by large animals back in the day, such as the mastadon, according to Ormiston. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a defense mechanism , as employees may feel safer at home. \u2014 Melinda Fouts, Ph.d., Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s a defense mechanism by which the tree pushes out tacky resinous gums to expel insect pests and diseases and respond to environmental stress. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 23 June 2021",
"The Ultimate Stinky Pimple Treatment \u2014 supports the skin\u2019s own defense mechanism and reduces redness with anti-microbial properties, and regulates skin\u2019s production of sebum. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"But whereas other berries have thorns to protect against seed-destroying predators, chilies have a defense mechanism in the form of the chemical compound capsaicin, the principal function of which is to cause pain for predators. \u2014 Matt Siegel, WSJ , 28 Aug. 2021",
"To study this cellular defense mechanism , MacMicking and his colleagues infected human epithelial cells with Salmonella, the germ responsible for food-poisoning. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"Looking back, that mindset was probably a self- defense mechanism . \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Bitcoin\u2019s energy usage is a defense mechanism designed to protect the network. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110109",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defenseless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a defending party or group (as in a court of law)":[
"The defense rests."
],
": a defensive team":[
"He was the linchpin of one of the league's stoutest defenses \u2026",
"\u2014 Sarah Kwak"
],
": a sequence of moves available to the second player in the opening (see opening sense 3a )":[],
": ability to keep an opponent from scoring in a game or contest : defensive play or ability":[
"a player known for good defense"
],
": an argument in support or justification":[
"offered no defense of his actions"
],
": capability of resisting attack":[
"the body's defense against disease"
],
": the act or action of defending":[
"the defense of our country",
"speak out in defense of justice",
"quickly jumped to her friend's defense"
],
": the collected facts and method adopted by a defendant to protect and defend against a plaintiff's action":[
"His lawyers used an insanity defense ."
],
": the denial, answer, or plea (see plea sense 2b ) of one against whom a criminal or civil action is brought : a defendant 's denial, answer, or plea":[],
": the military and industrial aggregate that authorizes and supervises arms production":[
"appropriations for defense",
"defense contract"
],
": to take specific defensive action against (an opposing team or player or an offensive play) : to attempt to keep (an opponent or play) from scoring in a game or contest":[
"The gangly Pressey was clearly Milwaukee's only real hope of defensing Bird \u2026",
"\u2014 Jack McCallum"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They put up a good defense , but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.",
"They mounted a good defense .",
"The city's defenses were not strong enough to keep out the invaders.",
"We need to improve our defenses .",
"the nation's air and ground defenses",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Badin football embarked on a historic run, led by a defense that allowed just 7.8 points per game and notched six shutouts. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"No one ran on this defense , which gave up only 165 points in 16 games that season. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"The attorney general\u2019s defense asked senators to consider the implications of impeachment on the function of state government. \u2014 Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Bulls need defense in general, and forwards who can defend, specifically. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died. \u2014 Noah Trister, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The 57th Operations Group basically manages Nellis\u2019 Aggressor Nation including the 64th AGRS, the 6th Weapons Squadron and other air-ground weapons coordination, maintenance, surface-to-air defense and cyber/information units. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Their lack of execution was not limited to defense . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Teaming with fellow wide body Sam Adams, Siragusa shut down rush lanes and tied up blocks in front of legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis for the 2000 Ravens, arguably the most dominant defense the league has seen in the past four decades. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Mickelson was not called to testify; his attorney had told both the prosecution and defense his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights. \u2014 Gene Wang, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"Dorow consented to defense requests to close a portion of the four-hour hearing, an issue to which the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office did not object. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Not exactly a stellar performance considering Ohio State scored 44 first-half points against a compromised version of that same Hoosiers defense two weeks earlier. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Opponents have converted 59% of their third-down plays against Miami, making the Dolphins defense the NFL's worst in those situations. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Only then can defense attorneys and the public challenge the plan, Gilmer said. \u2014 Ken Ritter, Star Tribune , 20 May 2021",
"All-American, but the Gators moved the bulky lineman to defense . \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Junior Joe Brunner was named as an offensive and defensive lineman and senior Grover Bortolotti received distinction as a running back and defense back. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Nov. 2020",
"There\u2019s significant competition lower on the depth chart as the freshmen will push for time and Kris Hutson, Josh Delgado, Lance Wilhoite and Bryan Addison, who moved to defense late last season, are all aiming for more reps. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1932, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defense, defence, borrowed from Anglo-French defens, defense, defence, borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113fensa, d\u0113fensum (Late Latin d\u0113fensa \"vengeance\"), nominal derivatives from feminine and neuter of Latin d\u0113fensus, past participle of d\u0113fendere \"to ward off, defend \"":"Noun",
"derivative of defense entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fen(t)s",
"as antonym of \"offense\" often \u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfen(t)s",
"di-\u02c8fens",
"di-\u02c8fens, \u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccfens"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213847",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defenseman":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a player in a sport (such as hockey) who is assigned to a defensive zone or position":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another brother, John, persuaded their parents to transfer them from McDonogh to Gilman School, where Mr. Jackson played varsity lacrosse as a defenseman . \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
"Delivered plenty of devastating checks and was a finalist for the Norris Trophy as top defenseman for the first time in his career. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"The elder Manson, 55, played 1,103 career NHL regular season games and 112 career playoff games, including three seasons as a defenseman with the Oilers from 1991-94. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Top defenseman Clay Hanus missed the last three games of the Prince George series and Jaydon Dureau missed the last game. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"Ekblad \u2014 Florida\u2019s top defenseman \u2014 being able to take part in a full-fledged practice gave the Panthers a boost. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
"And yet, Moser is there, as a defenseman for the Arizona Coyotes with 34 games of experience to his name. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Jones' older brother Seth Jones also plays for the Blackhawks as a defenseman . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Originally from Southern California and now entering his third year as a defenseman with the ECHL Indy Fuel, the co-captain\u2019s been used to living away from his family since turning professional at 15. \u2014 Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccman",
"di-\u02c8fen(t)s-m\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131331",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defensible":{
"antonyms":[
"indefensible",
"untenable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being defended":[
"defensible theories",
"a defensible hill"
]
},
"examples":[
"Both candidates hold defensible positions on the issue.",
"Under those circumstances, her actions were completely defensible .",
"Slavery is not morally defensible .",
"The city has a defensible location.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most Californians know there should be 100 feet of defensible space around homes. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"Fire officials also asked residents to create 100 feet of defensible space around buildings on their property and to plant fire resistant and drought-tolerant plants. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The test car, painted in Melbourne Red Metallic and gilded with $9,225 worth of options\u2014including uprated rear differential and brakes, sport suspension and steering\u2014went out the door for an entirely defensible , obviously sensible $46,570. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"But many of its catastrophes are now defensible , if not celebrated. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"This year, given limited in-person gathering due to the pandemic, the focus is on helping homeowners create defensible space around their homes. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022",
"To protect against the effects of wildfires, for instance, schools can create a defensible space around their buildings or install better air filtration systems to deal with smoke. \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"That's morally defensible but not going to happen without weeks of fighting. \u2014 Mark Cancian, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The tragedy of Irene and Clare rests not in the question of whether the act of passing is morally defensible but in the fact that neither can fully provide an answer. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defensable, defensible \"ready to fight, easily defended,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113fens\u0101bilis \"able to be defended,\" from Latin d\u0113fens\u0101re \"to act in defense\" (frequentative of d\u0113fendere \"to defend \") + -bilis \"capable (of acting) or worthy of (being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8fen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"defendable",
"tenable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012800",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"defensive medicine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the practice of ordering medical tests, procedures, or consultations of doubtful clinical value in order to protect the prescribing physician from malpractice suits":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Initiate tort reform, to help alleviate the practice of defensive medicine . \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 24 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112157",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defensor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a layperson or member of the clergy appointed to defend the rights and property of the church":[],
": a municipal officer appointed to protect the people from oppression":[],
": an advocate conducting the defense of a case in court":[],
": an advocate in the later Roman Empire:":[],
": defender":[],
": one who voluntarily undertook the defense of a case and gave security to satisfy the judgment":[],
": the patron of a church : an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English defensour , from Latin defensor , from defensus (past participle of defendere to defend) + -or":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113\u02c8-",
"-n\u02ccs\u022f(\u0259)r",
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8fen(t)s\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064310",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defensorship":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the office of defensor":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n(t)s\u0259r\u02ccship"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180925",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defensory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": defensive":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin defensorius , from Latin defensus + -orius -ory":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ri",
"-n(t)s(\u0259)r\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222618",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"defer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": put off , delay":[],
": to delegate to another":[
"he could defer his job to no one",
"\u2014 J. A. Michener"
],
": to postpone induction of (a person) into military service":[],
": to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect":[
"deferred to her father's wishes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb (1)",
"Backers say the arrangement will make patients more cost-conscious and judicious in their use of medical service, thus restraining health-cost increases; critics say it will cause patients to defer needed treatment and will be attractive only to younger, healthier workers. \u2014 Wall Street Journal , 9 Jan. 2006",
"A far stronger signal came when the draft was revived, shortly before the United States entered World War II. Although married men with families were eligible for induction, in many cases up to the age of forty, high school students were automatically deferred . \u2014 Thomas Hine , American Heritage , September 1999",
"The decision was deferred for a time. John didn't want to do anything drastic until after October \u2026 \u2014 Joe Klein , Payback , 1984",
"Verb (2)",
"But in 1775, when William chose loyalty to empire over deference to his father, Franklin abruptly, angrily, and permanently broke with his son. Despite having defied his own father (in leaving Boston), Franklin pulled patriarchal rank to demand that his son defer to his politics: \"there are natural duties which precede political ones, and cannot be extinguished by them.\" \u2014 Alan Taylor , New Republic , 13 Jan. 2003",
"Israelis can be harsh with each other, but they defer to the security guards who check their backpacks at the mall entrances. They put their faith in the Army. \u2014 David Brooks , Newsweek , 22 Oct. 2001",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"However, the Nets had the option to defer it and take their unprotected 2023 first-rounder instead. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"This relationship is already on hold, as the Biden administration wants Israel to defer the final stages of the agreement as part of a U.S. strategy to end military rule in Sudan. \u2014 Joseph Braude, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"New Delhi also continues to defer seeking repayment of at least $2 billion in dues owed through the Asian Clearing Union. \u2014 Raknish Wijewardene, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"To partially compensate, the Board planned to defer the renovation of dozens of classrooms. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Postpartum soldiers will be given a year to defer deployments. \u2014 Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The defense opted to defer its opening statement until after the state rests its case. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
"As for Ukrainians who planned to run this year, the association offered to defer participation to next year or offer refunds. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The giant utility has agreed to pay a $200 million fine, and federal authorities agreed to defer prosecution of a bribery count that will be dropped if the company fully cooperates. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English differen, deferen \"to submit (a matter) for decision, submit to another's judgment,\" borrowed from Middle French deferer, deferrer \"to bring (a defendant) before a court, submit to another's will,\" borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin d\u0113ferre \"to convey, show respect, submit to a decision\" (Late Latin, \"to pay respect to\"), going back to Latin, \"to bring down, convey, transfer, submit,\" from d\u0113- de- + ferre \"to carry, convey\" \u2014 more at bear entry 2":"Verb",
"Middle English differren, deferren, borrowed from Anglo-French differer, borrowed (with conjugational change) from Latin differre \"to carry away in varying directions, spread abroad, postpone, delay, be unlike or distinct\" \u2014 more at differ":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8f\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defer Verb (1) defer , postpone , suspend , stay mean to delay an action or proceeding. defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time. deferred buying a car until spring postpone implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time. the game is postponed until Saturday suspend implies temporary stoppage with an added suggestion of waiting until some condition is satisfied. business will be suspended while repairs are underway stay often suggests the stopping or checking by an intervening agency or authority. the governor stayed the execution Verb (2) yield , submit , capitulate , succumb , relent , defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters",
"synonyms":[
"delay",
"hold off (on)",
"hold over",
"hold up",
"lay over",
"postpone",
"put off",
"put over",
"remit",
"shelve"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033228",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deference":{
"antonyms":[
"defiance",
"disobedience",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance"
],
"definitions":{
": in consideration of":[
"returned early in deference to her parents' wishes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Deference to leaders and intolerance toward outsiders (and toward \"enemies within\") are hallmarks of tribalism \u2026 \u2014 Benjamin R. Barber , Atlantic , March 1992",
"In the 1980s, in deference to the neighborhoods, City Hall would attempt a counter-reformation of downtown, forbidding \"Manhattanization.\" \u2014 Richard Rodriguez , Harper's , October 1990",
"She could have subtly appealed to the deference \u2026 she knew was still in there, encoded in their middle-aged hearts; she never did. \u2014 Peggy Noonan , New York Times Magazine , 16 Dec. 1990",
"A sense of deference to the upper class among whites made it possible, in Sproat's estimation, for white leaders to contain the white supremacists. \u2014 Robert L. Harris, Jr. , American Historical Review , December 1987",
"Her relatives treat one another with deference .",
"He is shown much deference by his colleagues.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Supreme Court\u2019s decision is out of step with legal precedent because prior court rulings have given deference to agency expertise in interpreting and implementing laws passed by Congress. \u2014 Rachel Cleetus, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
"One is, at least publicly, playing the game of worship and deference in spite of winning a championship against him. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"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",
"Still, this deference strikes me as grossly misapplied to someone whose head I was forced to live inside\u2014whose head we all were forced to live inside\u2014 for four very stressful years. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"The progressive push for deference to democracy gained steam during the early 20th century. \u2014 Brad Snyder, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The movie\u2019s inclusion of a Taiwanese flag could suggest Hollywood is shifting away from deference to China\u2019s red lines, experts say. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"President Biden's deference to the left-wing Green New Deal agenda is evident in his refusal to take steps to bring down energy prices, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday. \u2014 Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"Nevertheless the general mood this week, in the U.K. mainland at least, will be one of universal acclaim and deference . \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022"
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"Murkowski has been more deferential to Biden's judicial nominees than many of her Republican colleagues. \u2014 Manu Raju And Alex Rogers, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"And they are widely considered capable and smart in supporting roles but too deferential and submissive to run lines of business or entire organizations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
"Murkowski has been more deferential to Biden's judicial nominees than many of her Republican colleagues. \u2014 Manu Raju And Alex Rogers, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Some nuclear safety advocates say the NRC is being too deferential to Holtec and other companies. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"DiPentima complained that the General Assembly is too deferential to labor. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"Unions, though, have spent decades fighting accountability and steering their support to deferential politicians. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 4 Oct. 2021",
"It\u2019s all part of a charm offensive portraying bots as safe, polite, cute and deferential . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Unfailingly polite and deferential to colleagues, Gilbert has formed friendships on both sides of the aisle \u2014 in part through a reputation for straight dealing. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The intimidation also has led to moments of defiance , as in North Carolina, where threats of violence prompted organizers to cancel a drag queen storytelling event at Pride in Apex, a suburb of the capital, Raleigh. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"The intimidation also has led to moments of defiance , as in North Carolina, where threats of violence prompted organizers to cancel a drag queen storytelling event at Pride in Apex, a suburb of the capital, Raleigh. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The intimidation also has led to moments of defiance , as in North Carolina, where threats of violence prompted organizers to cancel a drag queen storytelling event at Pride in Apex, a suburb of the capital, Raleigh. \u2014 Hannah Allam, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Many who staged small acts of defiance were stopped and searched by police amid an overwhelming security presence. \u2014 Selina Cheng, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Revolutionary War soldiers coopted this European diddy about their supposedly disheveled appearance and turned it into a proud song of defiance . \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022",
"What was an act of defiance might be turning into regret. \u2014 Landon Eckles, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Indifference is one of the purest forms of defiance , but her disciplined impassivity, her refusal to cue the viewers\u2019 reaction, is more than that. \u2014 Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
"Mariupol endured some of the worst suffering of the war and became a worldwide symbol of defiance . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 May 2022"
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"In March at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago Club in South Florida, Holder said Trump was defiant and did not accept any responsibility for Jan. 6 and remained obsessed with the election, even moving the discussion away from softer questions about his family. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Nixon was defiant , but not at the level of former President Donald J. Trump. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Nylah has learned to be defiant , Mahurin explains, and how to manipulate adults around her. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
"No such videos have come from Rice, a low-key conservative in a deep-red district who is defiant in defending his vote to impeach Trump in the wake of Jan. 6. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Zelensky, who has been defiant in rallying his people, remained determined. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Jackson is relentlessly defiant against a world that sees Black women as expendable. \u2014 Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"For example, the million- and billion-dollar companies that sought PPP loans, and the landlords who were defiant about not deferring rent or, worse yet, demanding other forms of payment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Others, though, have been aggressively defiant toward their superiors. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022"
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"Similarly, hypoxen is used to treat oxygen deficiency and fight fatigue as well. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Specialty drugs tend to be high priced and treat chronic, potentially life-threatening conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, growth hormone deficiency , and multiple sclerosis. \u2014 Maureen Testoni, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"All of the patients had rectal cancer in a locally advanced stage, with a rare mutation called mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd). \u2014 Natacha Larnaud, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Fourteen-year-old Gianna was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency , a condition affecting the femur bone that typically results in one leg being shorter than another. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"And as his Alabama softball team enters NCAA regional play, there\u2019s no deficiency there. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"Iron deficiency , which can result from periods can have an impact on cognitive ability. \u2014 Kim Elsesser, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"By addressing the root causes of stress, nutrient deficiency , hormonal imbalance, and pollution, the formula works from the inside out to support healthy hair follicles. \u2014 ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Outside experts say that the study is still too small to change the way patients with mismatch repair deficiency are treated. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This yellowing of leaves is sometimes confused with a nutrient deficiency disease called iron chlorosis, especially in the case of azaleas and gardenias. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 27 Jan. 2021",
"These ancient beliefs received scientific validation in the early 20th century, when sunlight was employed to kill tuberculosis bacteria and to treat the deficiency disease , rickets. \u2014 Richard Schiffman, New York Times , 28 Apr. 2020",
"By artificially adding vitamins and minerals back in, deficiency diseases like rickets and beriberi were largely eliminated from the Western world. \u2014 Kyle Frischkorn, Smithsonian , 14 June 2017"
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"The Netherlands is famously deficient in something bulbs need: land. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"The new policy is morally wrong and legally deficient , The Lundrigans wrote in their letter. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
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"Hiring police officers in jurisdictions that are deficient with incentives would be an excellent use of those funds. \u2014 George Johnson, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Some 56 bridges in the district, or 4.2%, are structurally deficient , according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, above the state average. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"For that reason, the District\u2019s response was legally deficient . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"And his off-ball awareness, such an important component of their defensive schemes, is sometimes deficient and can lead to overall breakdowns. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"According to a 2010 article from the International Journal of Health Sciences, over 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient . \u2014 Valerie Pavilonis, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The best way to hide the deficient , though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 5 June 2021",
"Some research is also starting to show that many severe COVID-19 patients are vitamin D deficient . \u2014 Fedor Kossakovski, Science , 15 Dec. 2020",
"But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient : their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months. \u2014 Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"The new policy is morally wrong and legally deficient , The Lundrigans wrote in their letter. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
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"The 6th Street Viaduct is being rebuilt to replace the original structure, which was constructed in 1932 and is seismically deficient , authorities say. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Hiring police officers in jurisdictions that are deficient with incentives would be an excellent use of those funds. \u2014 George Johnson, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
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"For that reason, the District\u2019s response was legally deficient . \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"According to a 2010 article from the International Journal of Health Sciences, over 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient . \u2014 Valerie Pavilonis, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The best way to hide the deficient , though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 5 June 2021",
"Some research is also starting to show that many severe COVID-19 patients are vitamin D deficient . \u2014 Fedor Kossakovski, Science , 15 Dec. 2020",
"But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient : their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months. \u2014 Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald , 22 Aug. 2017"
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1906, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"borrowed from Latin d\u0113ficient-, d\u0113ficiens, present participle of d\u0113ficere \"to leave without enough, let down, be lacking, run short, fail,\" from d\u0113- de- + facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" \u2014 more at fact":"Adjective",
"derivative of deficient entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259nt",
"di-\u02c8fish-\u0259nt"
],
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"fragmentary",
"half",
"halfway",
"incomplete",
"partial"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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},
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"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
],
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"cognitive deficits",
"a hearing deficit"
],
": a loss (see loss sense 4b ) in business operations":[
"the year's operating deficit"
],
": an excess of expenditure over revenue":[
"facing a deficit of $3 billion",
"raise taxes to help reduce the budget deficit"
],
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"a deficit in rainfall"
],
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]
},
"examples":[
"The government is facing a deficit of $3 billion.",
"We will reduce the federal budget deficit .",
"The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the game.",
"She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lakota West overcame a 5-1 deficit in the state semifinals against North Canton Hoover, winning 13-5. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"The high cost of energy imports have helped tip Japan's trade balance into the red for the past 10 months; in May, the country posted a $17.8 billion trade deficit , the country's largest monthly trade shortfall since January 2014. \u2014 Clay Chandler And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Drop-out rates rise, along with rates of attention- deficit disorders, delinquency, and violence. \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"The Mustangs came back from a 15-point, second-half deficit as Weathers hit a transition 3sto cut the lead to 68-62, with 10 minutes left in the game. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"Trillions of dollars of deficit , millions of lives and nobody\u2019s addressing the reckless slaughtering of animals. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"To make matters more complicated, as a group, the young people coming to gender clinics have high rates of autism, depression, anxiety and eating or attention- deficit disorders. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Instead, their klutziness seems to be a sensory deficit , rooted in the frogs\u2019 absurdly tiny inner ear\u2014the seat of their vestibular system, which coordinates movement and balance. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"The child reportedly had attention- deficit /hyperactivity disorder. \u2014 Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN , 7 June 2022"
],
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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"borrowed from French d\u00e9ficit, going back to Middle French, \"item lacking in an inventory,\" borrowed from Latin d\u0113ficit \"it is lacking,\" 3rd person singular present indicative of d\u0113ficere \"to be lacking, run short, fail\" \u2014 more at deficient":""
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"British also di-\u02c8fi-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8def-(\u0259-)s\u0259t; British also di-\u02c8fis-\u0259t, \u02c8d\u0113-f\u0259-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8de-f\u0259-s\u0259t",
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"deficiency",
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"drouth",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
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"paucity",
"pinch",
"poverty",
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"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": the spending of public funds raised by borrowing rather than by taxation":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 2020 and 2021, U.S. Federal spending exceeded revenues by more than 10% of GDP, with the Federal Reserve purchasing all of the Treasuries necessary to finance that deficit spending . \u2014 Adam Strauss, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"This $30 billion was entirely new deficit spending . \u2014 Brian Blase, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"There is no guarantee of swift action on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers \u2014 particularly Republicans \u2014 have grown newly wary of deficit spending . \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"There is no guarantee of swift action on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers \u2014 particularly Republicans \u2014 have grown newly wary of deficit spending . \u2014 Zeke Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Dunleavy\u2019s initial proposal called for a roughly balanced budget this year, coming after nine straight years of deficit spending amid lower prices and production of oil. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"Emergency spending bills such as a new Ukraine package often are funded through deficit spending . \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Even with the first-time deficit spending this year, Brunello said the city has a reserve of $6.5 million. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The request will show a $1 trillion reduction in deficit spending over the coming decade, generated in part by a new tax targeting the income and unrealized capital gains of billionaires. \u2014 Erik Wasson, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120223",
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]
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": one that defies":[
"a defier of convention"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Evan Turk\u2019s provocative and emotive illustrations, portraits within this portrait, bring swirling movement and feeling to the story of this defier and definer of the times. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Everybody enjoys being thought of as a scofflaw, or a hell-raiser, or defier of authority, especially if such activity happened in the past. \u2014 Karen Martin, Arkansas Online , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Critics see a reckless defier of laws and norms who must be held to account. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities , 17 Nov. 2019",
"Belichick is the league\u2019s most prominent convention- defier ; Schwartz is a veteran myth-buster. \u2014 Michael Rosenberg, SI.com , 2 Feb. 2018",
"The Ordinary's Granactive Retinoid* 2% Emulsion ($9.80) is a retinoid active, part of the family of age- defiers that helps reduce wrinkles. \u2014 Macaela Mackenzie, Allure , 26 Jan. 2018"
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004521",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": to arrange (fortifications) so as to protect the lines from frontal or enfilading fire and the interior from fire from above or behind":[]
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"probably from de- + -filade (as in enfilade )":""
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"\u02c8de-f\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101d",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4d"
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"\u2014 Michael Olmert"
],
": sully , dishonor":[
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],
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],
": to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating":[
"boots defiled with blood",
"\u2026 I had never allowed anyone to smoke in the truck. Drunk as I was, I knew that I was betraying something by allowing him to defile the truck's interior.",
"\u2014 Patrick Moore"
],
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": to march off in a line":[
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"\u2014 Washington Irving"
],
": to violate the chastity or virginity of : deflower":[],
": to violate the sanctity of : desecrate":[
"defile a sanctuary",
"went to jail for costuming themselves in the American flag and thus defiling it",
"\u2014 James R. Gaines"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile , were quickly rounded up",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Police charged Brevard with abduction with intent to defile in the Homewood Suites attack. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"He was charged with murder, rape and abduction with the intent to defile . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There's little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home, but then there's disdain for pluralism and their disregard for human life, and their determination to defile national symbols. \u2014 ABC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The quick answer is that seven-inning games defile the traditions of what has been America\u2019s most-traditional game. \u2014 Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Both journeys displayed how the forest was being defiled and colonised by outsiders: rubber-seekers who bled the trees and massacred the tribes, crazed religious sects. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
"Drug gangs kill with impunity, leaving their enemies\u2019 defiled corpses displayed as warnings. \u2014 Lorena Rios, Bloomberg.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In most hacks that defile our computers, tablets, and cellphones, a traditional vector is through new code that is introduced and executed. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Krystal wouldn\u2019t be defiled this early Tuesday morning \u2014 not after that Monday night. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Almost 200 species of birds have been seen in high-walled Ramsey Canyon, a lush defile in the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista that's managed by the Nature Conservancy. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Between Evergreen and Conifer Maxwell Creek slides north through a trailside defile , trembles through boulders in watery segments, and slips over black granite blocks in shimmery sheets at Maxwell Falls. \u2014 Danika Worthington, The Know , 19 June 2020",
"The 27-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with abduction with intent to defile and burglary. \u2014 Ria Manglapus And Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Rather than simple abduction, Fairfax prosecutors charged Hughes with abduction with intent to defile , which carried a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
"The easier higher slopes gave way below the timberline to defiles lined with tree roots and narrow ravines. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
"From the open valley of the R\u00edo Chaschuil, the road suddenly plunged into narrow defiles where the rock was blushed with surreal mineral colors\u2014crimson, verdigris, malachite, violet. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The path traces a gentle stream into a narrow defile framed by soaring cliffs. \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 13 July 2018",
"The path traces a gentle stream into a narrow defile framed by soaring cliffs. \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 13 July 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1685, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1705, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"French d\u00e9filer , from d\u00e9- de- + filer to move in a column \u2014 more at file":"Verb",
"French d\u00e9fil\u00e9 , from past participle of d\u00e9filer \u2014 see defile entry 3":"Noun",
"Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to defile, from Old English f\u0233lan ) of defoilen to trample, defile, from Anglo-French defoiller, defuler , to trample, from de- + fuller, foller to trample, literally, to full \u2014 more at full":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"di-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u012bl"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defile Verb (1) 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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"befoul",
"contaminate",
"foul",
"poison",
"pollute",
"taint"
],
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"ca\u00f1on",
"col",
"couloir",
"flume",
"gap",
"gill",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine",
"saddle"
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"\u2026 come to us from a narrow defile in the Pennine Alps between Switzerland and Italy, a place called the Great St. Bernard Pass.",
"\u2014 Michael Olmert"
],
": sully , dishonor":[
"defile his reputation"
],
": to corrupt the purity or perfection of : debase":[
"the countryside defiled by billboards"
],
": to make physically unclean especially with something unpleasant or contaminating":[
"boots defiled with blood",
"\u2026 I had never allowed anyone to smoke in the truck. Drunk as I was, I knew that I was betraying something by allowing him to defile the truck's interior.",
"\u2014 Patrick Moore"
],
": to make unclean or impure: such as":[],
": to march off in a line":[
"\u2026 breaks out into a brave and glorious description of the forces, as they defiled through the principal gate of the city \u2026",
"\u2014 Washington Irving"
],
": to violate the chastity or virginity of : deflower":[],
": to violate the sanctity of : desecrate":[
"defile a sanctuary",
"went to jail for costuming themselves in the American flag and thus defiling it",
"\u2014 James R. Gaines"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the cattle, once they were cornered in the defile , were quickly rounded up",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Police charged Brevard with abduction with intent to defile in the Homewood Suites attack. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"He was charged with murder, rape and abduction with the intent to defile . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
"There's little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home, but then there's disdain for pluralism and their disregard for human life, and their determination to defile national symbols. \u2014 ABC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The quick answer is that seven-inning games defile the traditions of what has been America\u2019s most-traditional game. \u2014 Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Both journeys displayed how the forest was being defiled and colonised by outsiders: rubber-seekers who bled the trees and massacred the tribes, crazed religious sects. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
"Drug gangs kill with impunity, leaving their enemies\u2019 defiled corpses displayed as warnings. \u2014 Lorena Rios, Bloomberg.com , 11 Feb. 2020",
"In most hacks that defile our computers, tablets, and cellphones, a traditional vector is through new code that is introduced and executed. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Krystal wouldn\u2019t be defiled this early Tuesday morning \u2014 not after that Monday night. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Almost 200 species of birds have been seen in high-walled Ramsey Canyon, a lush defile in the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista that's managed by the Nature Conservancy. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Between Evergreen and Conifer Maxwell Creek slides north through a trailside defile , trembles through boulders in watery segments, and slips over black granite blocks in shimmery sheets at Maxwell Falls. \u2014 Danika Worthington, The Know , 19 June 2020",
"The 27-year-old Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with abduction with intent to defile and burglary. \u2014 Ria Manglapus And Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Rather than simple abduction, Fairfax prosecutors charged Hughes with abduction with intent to defile , which carried a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
"The easier higher slopes gave way below the timberline to defiles lined with tree roots and narrow ravines. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 27 Nov. 2019",
"From the open valley of the R\u00edo Chaschuil, the road suddenly plunged into narrow defiles where the rock was blushed with surreal mineral colors\u2014crimson, verdigris, malachite, violet. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The path traces a gentle stream into a narrow defile framed by soaring cliffs. \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 13 July 2018",
"The path traces a gentle stream into a narrow defile framed by soaring cliffs. \u2014 Roger Naylor, azcentral , 13 July 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1685, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1705, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"French d\u00e9filer , from d\u00e9- de- + filer to move in a column \u2014 more at file":"Verb",
"French d\u00e9fil\u00e9 , from past participle of d\u00e9filer \u2014 see defile entry 3":"Noun",
"Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to defile, from Old English f\u0233lan ) of defoilen to trample, defile, from Anglo-French defoiller, defuler , to trample, from de- + fuller, foller to trample, literally, to full \u2014 more at full":"Verb"
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"d\u0113-",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"di-\u02c8f\u012bl"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defile Verb (1) 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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"contaminate",
"foul",
"poison",
"pollute",
"taint"
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"verb"
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},
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},
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02ccf\u012bn\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113",
"d\u0113\u02cc-"
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": able to be specified to have a particular function or operation":[
"definable keys"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the games do need to be good for Netflix \u2014 which is not an easily definable trait for Loombe and her team yet. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Behind each is the idea of creating a new definable responsibility from local governments viewed as largely ineffective in confronting the issue. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Original older models can sell for thousands of dollars, depending on their condition and a definable artist. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Of course this isn\u2019t definable , but there have to be parameters for a site. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Feb. 2022",
"McCoy and his colleagues believed that more American bloodshed in a conflict without a definable end could no longer be justified. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Players should bet large both with their very best hands and, as bluffs, with some definable percentage of their very worst hands. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Without some definable parameters, your best intentions can get lost in the shuffle. \u2014 SELF , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The reason reality shows about hoarding flourished a decade ago, the critic Scott Herring has argued, is that hoarding was a special case in which the larger culture tipped into definable deviance. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"adverb"
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},
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": characterize , distinguish":[
"you define yourself by the choices you make",
"\u2014 Denison Univ. Bull.",
"the moment that defined the campaign"
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": to create with established rules or parameters":[
"define a window",
"define a procedure"
],
": to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of":[
"whatever defines us as human"
],
": to discover and set forth the meaning of (something, such as a word)":[
"how the dictionary defines \"grotesque\""
],
": to fix or mark the limits of : demarcate":[
"rigidly defined property lines"
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"eyes defined by mascara"
]
},
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"a term that is difficult to define",
"The government study seeks to define urban poverty.",
"Her book aims to define acceptable social behavior.",
"She believes that success should be defined in terms of health and happiness.",
"That fence defines the far edge of the property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leaping, undulating arches that define the replacement for the old 6th Street Bridge have been compared to a serpent or ocean waves. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Core values are a set of timeless and guiding principles that define an organization. \u2014 Vincent Tricarico, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Although bombastically loud in spots, the musical by bookwriter Carson Kreitzer and composer Matt Gould is also studded with tender and gorgeous solo songs that define and illuminate the characters. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The particle and its associated Higgs field turned out to be responsible for giving all other particles mass and, in turn, creating the structure of galaxies, stars and planets that define our universe and enable our species. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"The Biden administration announced federal regulations in April that define firearms in a way that includes gun kits that allow people to easily assemble a firearm, Webster said. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"This Rich Man/Poor Man economics that define baseball might be altered, if only slightly. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"In these waning days of the American Century, Washington\u2019s foreign policy establishment\u2014the think tanks that define the limits of the possible\u2014has splintered into two warring camps. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Read more on the Meet the Press Blog about the ads that define Tuesday\u2019s top races. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English diffinen, defynen, borrowed from Anglo-French definer, diffiner, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre, diff\u012bn\u012bre ( dif- by association with dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- ), going back to Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark the limits of, determine, give an exact description of,\" from d\u0113- de- + f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark out the boundaries of, limit\" \u2014 more at finish entry 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"delineate",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"trace"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161838",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"defined":{
"antonyms":[],
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": characterize , distinguish":[
"you define yourself by the choices you make",
"\u2014 Denison Univ. Bull.",
"the moment that defined the campaign"
],
": to create with established rules or parameters":[
"define a window",
"define a procedure"
],
": to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of":[
"whatever defines us as human"
],
": to discover and set forth the meaning of (something, such as a word)":[
"how the dictionary defines \"grotesque\""
],
": to fix or mark the limits of : demarcate":[
"rigidly defined property lines"
],
": to make a definition (see definition sense 1a )":[],
": to make distinct, clear, or detailed especially in outline":[
"the issues aren't too well defined",
"eyes defined by mascara"
]
},
"examples":[
"a term that is difficult to define",
"The government study seeks to define urban poverty.",
"Her book aims to define acceptable social behavior.",
"She believes that success should be defined in terms of health and happiness.",
"That fence defines the far edge of the property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leaping, undulating arches that define the replacement for the old 6th Street Bridge have been compared to a serpent or ocean waves. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Core values are a set of timeless and guiding principles that define an organization. \u2014 Vincent Tricarico, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Although bombastically loud in spots, the musical by bookwriter Carson Kreitzer and composer Matt Gould is also studded with tender and gorgeous solo songs that define and illuminate the characters. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The particle and its associated Higgs field turned out to be responsible for giving all other particles mass and, in turn, creating the structure of galaxies, stars and planets that define our universe and enable our species. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
"The Biden administration announced federal regulations in April that define firearms in a way that includes gun kits that allow people to easily assemble a firearm, Webster said. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"This Rich Man/Poor Man economics that define baseball might be altered, if only slightly. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"In these waning days of the American Century, Washington\u2019s foreign policy establishment\u2014the think tanks that define the limits of the possible\u2014has splintered into two warring camps. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Read more on the Meet the Press Blog about the ads that define Tuesday\u2019s top races. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English diffinen, defynen, borrowed from Anglo-French definer, diffiner, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre, diff\u012bn\u012bre ( dif- by association with dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- ), going back to Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark the limits of, determine, give an exact description of,\" from d\u0113- de- + f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark out the boundaries of, limit\" \u2014 more at finish entry 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8f\u012bn"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"delineate",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"trace"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075012",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"definite":{
"antonyms":[
"boundless",
"dimensionless",
"endless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"undefined",
"unlimited",
"unmeasured"
],
"definitions":{
": being constant in number, usually less than 20, and occurring in multiples of the petal number":[
"stamens definite"
],
": cymose":[
"a definite inflorescence"
],
": free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity":[
"demanded a definite answer",
"Her position on the issue was definite ."
],
": having distinct or certain limits":[
"set definite standards for pupils to meet",
"\u2026 the side striking the new coin is flattened and less definite .",
"\u2014 Jed Stevenson"
],
": typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing":[
"the definite article the"
],
": unquestionable , decided":[
"the quarterback was a definite hero today",
"a definite masterpiece",
"saw a definite improvement in her grades"
]
},
"examples":[
"We'll need a definite answer by Tuesday.",
"The answer is a definite no.",
"I don't know anything definite yet.",
"The teacher sets definite standards for her students.",
"She seems to be pretty definite about leaving.",
"I am definite that we will win.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to TVLine, that's a definite possibility. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 2 Jan. 2022",
"In 2010 alone, more than 20 recent moms died as a definite or probable result of their mental health. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Now that La Ni\u00f1a has formed in the Pacific, the chances of a few more storms popping up before the end of the season is a definite possibility. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021",
"However, Samuel says there's definite value in training with sets of lower reps, even down to just two to three reps. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"Where once natural gas had a definite advantage, that gap is closing. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Nowstalgia is always going to be a definite yes for me. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"But while the marketplace overall is more crowded than ever, Greenstein said there are definite benefits to marketing 21st century movies. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"What's so interesting about The Staircase is that viewers will walk away not knowing if Michael is truly innocent or guilty, but there's a definite point of view on the American justice system. \u2014 Rebecca Theodore-vachon, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012btus, from past participle of d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark the limits of, determine, define \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-f\u0259-nit",
"\u02c8def-n\u0259t",
"\u02c8de-f\u0259-n\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for definite explicit , definite , express , specific mean perfectly clear in meaning. explicit implies such verbal plainness and distinctness that there is no need for inference and no room for difficulty in understanding. explicit instructions definite stresses precise, clear statement or arrangement that leaves no doubt or indecision. the law is definite in such cases express implies both explicitness and direct and positive utterance. her express wishes specific applies to what is precisely and fully treated in detail or particular. two specific criticisms",
"synonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"defined",
"determinate",
"finite",
"limited",
"measured",
"narrow",
"restricted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220945",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"definite quadratic form":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a quadratic form that is always positive or always negative for every set of values of the variables involved in it except when all the variables are zero in which case the form has the value zero":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111845",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"definite-time":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a purposely delayed action, the periods of delay being substantially alike regardless of the magnitude of the operating forces":[
"\u2014 used especially of relays"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085015",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"definitely":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a definite way : in a way free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity":[
"I will definitely be there.",
"He's very smart and very funny and is definitely a practical actor. He comes to work to get his job done and to make the best movie possible \u2026",
"\u2014 Anna Kendrick",
"Omaha is definitely not hip; green-haired XML programmers do not glide past gourmet coffee emporiums on Razor scooters.",
"\u2014 Adam Rogers"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"definite + -ly entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-f\u0259-nit-l\u0113",
"\u02c8def-n\u0259t-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"assuredly",
"certainly",
"clearly",
"doubtless",
"easily",
"forsooth",
"hands down",
"inarguably",
"incontestably",
"incontrovertibly",
"indeed",
"indisputably",
"plainly",
"really",
"so",
"sure",
"surely",
"truly",
"unarguably",
"undeniably",
"undoubtedly",
"unquestionably"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001759",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"definition":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a product of defining":[],
": a statement expressing the essential nature of something":[],
": a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol":[
"dictionary definitions"
],
": clarity especially of musical sound in reproduction":[],
": clarity of visual presentation : distinctness of outline or detail":[
"improve the definition of an image"
],
": sharp demarcation of outlines or limits":[
"a jacket with distinct waist definition"
],
": the action or process of stating the meaning of a word or word group":[],
": the action or the power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear":[
"the definition of a telescope",
"her comic genius is beyond definition"
]
},
"examples":[
"For the last eight years or so, I've been watching the evolution of bikes made for women. At the beginning of that time, there were a small number of women's bikes available, most offered with low-end, sometimes no-name, spec, as if by definition all women riders were beginners. \u2014 Christine Bucher , Bicycling , March 2008",
"Not only is Ellen Byrne a chocolatier, but she takes the definition of artisan to a higher level. \u2014 Amy Johansson , Chocolatier , February/March 2006",
"One kind of poverty is that of the imagination\u2014the inability to envision a future truly different from the present. Jasmine had long judged people based on whether or not they gave her food and clothing, but, as she watched Carolyn and Gus and other families, she found herself mulling different gauges of worth. She'd been working lately on a definition of love. \u2014 Katherine Boo , New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2005",
"Ideology thus provides definition of both systemic reality and values: it provides a set of preconceptions of what is and of what ought to be. \u2014 Warren J. Samuels , Modern Economic Thought , (1977) 1993",
"What is the legal definition of a corporation?",
"A week of fishing is my definition of a vacation.",
"a monitor with good definition and vibrant colors",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her policy narrowed the definition of harassment and scaled back the types of cases colleges are required to address. \u2014 Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"This starts with a clear definition of the qualifications required and proceeds through multiple interviews, reference checks, and informal conversations with those that know the board candidate but were not provided in the formal referral process. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"There's no single consensus on the definition today. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"There is no consensus on the definition of a mass shooting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"There is no consensus on the definition of a mass shooting. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"Plevris added that Greece also plans to ban surgeries on intersex infants and babies born with atypical chromosomes that affect their reproductive anatomy in a way that does not fit with the normative definition of male or female. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"But the opposing sides don\u2019t agree on the extent of cultural sites on the property, or even on the definition of one. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"So these two charges were dismissed based on the definition of bribery. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English diffinicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French diffiniciun, definiciun, borrowed from Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bti\u014dn-, d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bti\u014d \"fixing of a boundary, precise description,\" from d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark the limits of, determine, define \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccdef-\u0259-\u02c8nish-\u0259n",
"\u02ccde-f\u0259-\u02c8ni-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"delineation",
"depiction",
"description",
"picture",
"portrait",
"portraiture",
"portrayal",
"rendering",
"sketch",
"vignette"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015255",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"definitive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a postage stamp issued as a regular stamp for the country or territory in which it is to be used : a definitive (see definitive entry 1 sense 5 ) postage stamp \u2014 compare provisional":[],
": authoritative and apparently exhaustive":[
"a definitive critical biography"
],
": fully differentiated or developed":[
"a definitive organ"
],
": issued as a regular stamp for the country or territory in which it is to be used":[],
": serving as a perfect example : quintessential":[
"a definitive bourgeois",
"A slow race is the definitive Leechfield competition. You win it by coming in last.",
"\u2014 Mary Karr"
],
": serving to define or specify precisely":[
"established definitive guidelines for sentencing criminals"
],
": serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation":[
"a definitive victory",
"could not give a definitive diagnosis"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"We need a definitive answer to this question.",
"The court has issued a definitive ruling.",
"a definitive collection of the band's albums",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This video report from The New York Times offers a definitive encapsulation of what really happened in the Tawana Brawley case. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December in California with no definitive cause of death. \u2014 Mallory Merda, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
"Viewers expecting bombshells, or historians seeking a definitive account, should come away ... \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"Forty years later, the killing of Vincent Chin remains a definitive turning point for Asian Americans. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"Such technology didn\u2019t exist and therefore wasn\u2019t stipulated in Orleans\u2019 contract, leaving it less definitive for how streaming would be handled for the band. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"After all, the reason Baz's Elvis has a chance to become the definitive Presley biopic is that there haven't been that many of them over the years. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"Scientific research suggests there may be a possible advantage for trans women competing in women\u2019s events, though this is far from definitive and does not necessarily back barring trans athletes from competing. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Equally definitive future recordings of his other works will enable us to take a fuller measure of Walker\u2019s artistry. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Now, Lauper is taking that iconic line and lending it to Sony Music Entertainment as the title of her forthcoming definitive , career-spanning documentary. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English diffynytif, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French diffinitif \"final, decisive,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bt\u012bvus, diff\u012bn\u012bt\u012bvus, going back to Latin d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bt\u012bvus \"involving definition,\" from d\u0113f\u012bn\u012btus \"limited, clearly defined\" (past participle of d\u0113f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark the limits of, determine, define \") + -\u012bvus -ive":"Adjective",
"derivative of definitive entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8fin-\u0259t-iv",
"di-\u02c8fi-n\u0259-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for definitive Adjective 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",
"synonyms":[
"authoritative",
"classic",
"classical",
"magisterial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100555",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deflect":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction":[
"armor that deflects bullets",
"deflecting attention from the troubled economy",
"deflect a question"
],
": to turn aside : deviate":[
"the shot deflected off the goalie's shoulder pad"
]
},
"examples":[
"armor that can deflect bullets",
"The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.",
"The ball deflected off the goalie's shoulder.",
"They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy.",
"The blame was deflected from the chairman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attacks made its case against former president Donald Trump Thursday night, House Republicans sought to deflect attention from the blistering revelations outlined by their colleagues. \u2014 Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The three groups publicly denied any involvement in the attacks, and social media accounts linked to the militants sought to deflect blame by promoting alternative theories, without credible evidence. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 9 Dec. 2021",
"In Senate testimony and a letter to Arizona\u2019s attorney general, the administration sought to deflect these Republican complaints. \u2014 Simon Lazarus, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Mickelwait seems frustrated by the fact that MindGeek and other companies can deflect attention from criticism by questioning the motives of anti-trafficking activists. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Analysts say that at times of crisis, the president tends to resort to populist moves to deflect attention from problems at home. \u2014 Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Here, Cruz and others resort to a red herring to deflect attention from their main concern; abortions of any kind and at any time during a pregnancy. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Blurring minerals have been used to deflect attention from skin imperfections like a filter. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and China are just some of the countries often looking to deflect attention from human rights violations and gain legitimacy on the world stage by serving as patrons of the sport and hosts of F1 races. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8flekt",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"divert",
"redirect",
"swing",
"turn",
"veer",
"wheel",
"whip"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083442",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deflection":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a turning aside or off course : deviation":[],
": the departure of an indicator or pointer from the zero reading on the scale of an instrument":[]
},
"examples":[
"measuring the angle of deflection",
"He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However the Bolts youngster won't remember Sunday fondly \u2013 unlike Denver rookie CB Patrick Surtain II, who swiped Herbert twice, including a game-sealing pick-six off a deflection . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Ocoee defender Jaylen Hicks nearly broke up the play, but Waseem extended his arms back toward the line of scrimmage to make the catch off a deflection and spark a 28-0 win for the Warriors. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Nicole Douglas put in her ninth goal of the season and first since March 14 off a deflection in the 10th minute. \u2014 Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Rockette\u2019s interception return, which came off a deflection . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 Oct. 2020",
"Porter threw a bad pass, Rivers got the deflection and the ball wound up in Gordon\u2019s hands. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Mertz saw cornerback Jay Shaw intercept a pass thrown into tight coverage early in practice, although the ball caromed off the hands of tight end Cole Dakovich and Shaw caught the deflection . \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Apr. 2022",
"It was later corrected, as Tuiloma touched it last on the incidental deflection . \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The deflection fooled Bruins goaltender Troy Grosenick, giving Greco his 99th career AHL goal 11:02 into the game. \u2014 Staff Reports, courant.com , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8flek-sh\u0259n",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"departure",
"detour",
"deviation",
"divagation",
"divergence",
"divergency",
"diversion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185434",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deform":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to alter the shape of by stress":[],
": to become misshapen or changed in shape":[],
": to mar the character of":[
"a marriage deformed by jealousy"
],
": to spoil the form of":[],
": to spoil the looks of : disfigure":[
"a face deformed by bitterness"
]
},
"examples":[
"The disease eventually deforms the bones.",
"The disease eventually causes the bones to deform .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, according to researchers the impact may deform Didymoon much more severely than previously thought. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The conflict is on full display in black holes, which deform space so severely that gravity\u2019s more fundamental, quantum nature cannot be ignored. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
"According to Viswanathan, some rechargeable batteries have hard metal shells that resist the buildup of internal pressure and don\u2019t visibly deform very much. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The XT Extreme\u2019s air cells deform independently, allowing the four-inch-thick pad to mold around your body. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
"The thicker, stronger carcass of an LT tire, inflated to a higher pressure, will deform less over small bumps than a P/Euro-metric one, transmitting those movements to the suspension. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2021",
"That is, inhabit the forms and then deform everything that doesn\u2019t contain us entirely, that can\u2019t in any way contain us. \u2014 Elena Ferrante, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"And the ground began to deform , likely due to flows of magma. \u2014 Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Research suggests that stimulating muscles, which then put force on bones and deform them slightly, encourages those bones to stay strong. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Wired , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French desfurmer , from Latin deformare , from de- + formare to form, from forma form":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8f\u022frm",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deform 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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"contort",
"distort",
"misshape",
"screw",
"squinch",
"torture",
"warp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201827",
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deformed":{
"antonyms":[
"undeformed"
],
"definitions":{
": distorted or unshapely in form : misshapen":[]
},
"examples":[
"his first sculpture looked more like a deformed rabbit than a galloping horse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Robinson\u2019s middle and index fingers bled profusely, and the fingers became deformed and black, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"As the hot parts cool, the alloy bounces back to its deformed shape. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 26 May 2022",
"Born with a deformed hand, this looks like a unique opportunity for her, but doctor Alexander fails in his trials and people are dying. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 26 May 2022",
"Open one and check for no pit or maybe a deformed pit inside. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"The leaders twisted into deformed , mindless Demigods who engaged in countless fights. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The fragile colt was weak and underweight, deaf, couldn\u2019t walk on his deformed hooves and was about the size of a housecat. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The closest thing to a typical del Toro touch of the macabre is a deformed fetus in a jar named Enoch, whose forehead is split down the middle and houses a giant eyeball. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 Dec. 2021",
"In tectonically active regions, electric charges can accumulate over time in the deformed rocks. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8f\u022frmd",
"di-\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rmd, d\u0113-",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"distorted",
"malformed",
"misshapen",
"monstrous",
"shapeless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045704",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"deformity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a moral or aesthetic flaw or defect":[],
": a physical blemish or distortion : disfigurement":[],
": imperfection , blemish : such as":[],
": the state of being deformed":[]
},
"examples":[
"a disease causing deformity of the spine",
"a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities , allowing them to die of exposure to the elements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company hopes to gain approval for the procedure and aid others born with microtia, a rare congenital deformity where one or both outer ears are absent or underdeveloped. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"This is a great example of a gall, which is a tissue deformity on a plant caused by either insects, mites, fungi, bacteria or nematodes. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Herber had a birth deformity that led to an amputation near her right ankle at the age of 2. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This addition often pushes into the back the Achilles insertion and causes chronic inflammation, particularly if a Haglund\u2019s deformity is present. \u2014 Thomas C. Michaud, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Ray had cancer and Maria was dealing with paralysis on one side of her body due to a latent spinal deformity . \u2014 Olivia Solon, NBC News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Surgery as an infant left him with a small leak in one valve and a slight deformity in another. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Unfortunately, Campbell developed severe knee arthritis with subsequent deformity over the years. \u2014 Prem Ramkumar, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021",
"That or what\u2019s known as a saddle-nose deformity , where the bridge of the nose dips because of the destruction of the cartilage there. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English deformite , from Middle French defformeteit , from Latin deformitat-, deformitas , from deformis deformed, from de- + forma":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113",
"di-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063233",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"defraud":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of something by deception or fraud":[
"trying to defraud the public",
"Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings."
]
},
"examples":[
"They were accused of trying to defraud the public.",
"They conspired to defraud the government.",
"She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If not overturned, the decision will essentially give corporations license to defraud the government. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Both consist of simple charges of making false statements, rather than a more sweeping charge like conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"They are accused in three separate conspiracies to defraud the U.S. government and private workers' compensation insurers. \u2014 Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In Tennessee, a judge dismissed a case against a Chinese Canadian researcher after a jury deadlocked on what prosecutors said was an attempt to defraud the US government. \u2014 Evan Perez, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The Justice Department agreed not to prosecute Boeing for conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Codefendants Gregory Earl Corkren, David Webb Tutt and Sisk previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Moon was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government and of filing false income-tax returns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"The couple's accountant, Peter Tarantino, was found guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the Chrisleys' company. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French defrauder , from Latin defraudare , from de- + fraudare to cheat, from fraud-, fraus fraud":""
},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8fr\u022fd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defraud 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",
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"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
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"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"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"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024323",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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},
"defrauder":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to deprive of something by deception or fraud":[
"trying to defraud the public",
"Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings."
]
},
"examples":[
"They were accused of trying to defraud the public.",
"They conspired to defraud the government.",
"She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If not overturned, the decision will essentially give corporations license to defraud the government. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Both consist of simple charges of making false statements, rather than a more sweeping charge like conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"They are accused in three separate conspiracies to defraud the U.S. government and private workers' compensation insurers. \u2014 Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In Tennessee, a judge dismissed a case against a Chinese Canadian researcher after a jury deadlocked on what prosecutors said was an attempt to defraud the US government. \u2014 Evan Perez, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The Justice Department agreed not to prosecute Boeing for conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Codefendants Gregory Earl Corkren, David Webb Tutt and Sisk previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Moon was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government and of filing false income-tax returns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"The couple's accountant, Peter Tarantino, was found guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the Chrisleys' company. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French defrauder , from Latin defraudare , from de- + fraudare to cheat, from fraud-, fraus fraud":""
},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8fr\u022fd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defraud 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",
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"con",
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"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"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031148",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"defrauding":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of something by deception or fraud":[
"trying to defraud the public",
"Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings."
]
},
"examples":[
"They were accused of trying to defraud the public.",
"They conspired to defraud the government.",
"She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If not overturned, the decision will essentially give corporations license to defraud the government. \u2014 Michael Ronickher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Both consist of simple charges of making false statements, rather than a more sweeping charge like conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"They are accused in three separate conspiracies to defraud the U.S. government and private workers' compensation insurers. \u2014 Nwa Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 4 Mar. 2022",
"In Tennessee, a judge dismissed a case against a Chinese Canadian researcher after a jury deadlocked on what prosecutors said was an attempt to defraud the US government. \u2014 Evan Perez, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The Justice Department agreed not to prosecute Boeing for conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Codefendants Gregory Earl Corkren, David Webb Tutt and Sisk previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Moon was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the federal government and of filing false income-tax returns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"The couple's accountant, Peter Tarantino, was found guilty of conspiring to defraud the IRS and filing two false corporate tax returns on behalf of the Chrisleys' company. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French defrauder , from Latin defraudare , from de- + fraudare to cheat, from fraud-, fraus fraud":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8fr\u022fd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defraud 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",
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"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"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"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215127",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"defrock":{
"antonyms":[
"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne"
],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office":[
"a defrocked priest"
],
": to remove from a position of honor or privilege":[]
},
"examples":[
"the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Friday, a Russian Orthodox Church panel in Yekaterinburg ruled to defrock Father Sergiy for breaking monastic rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2020",
"From 2004 to 2014 \u2014 roughly the years of Benedict\u2019s papacy with a year on each bookend \u2014 some 848 priests were defrocked around the world and another 2,572 were sanctioned to lesser penalties, according to Vatican statistics. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Dec. 2019",
"After the charter was established in 2002, some critics say dioceses were more likely to simply defrock priests and return them to private citizenship. \u2014 Claudia Lauer And Meghan Hoyer, chicagotribune.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Served at: Parkview Hospital, St. Pius X Parish Current status: Burke voluntarily sought and received laicization, or was defrocked , in December 1973. \u2014 Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Though Brown was stripped of his authority to act publicly as a priest, he wasn\u2019t laicized, or defrocked , until September 2019. \u2014 David Tarrant, Dallas News , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Such behavior eventually got him defrocked , in 1955, but Peters was unfazed. \u2014 Ben Downing, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The church defrocked him in July, after French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was convicted of covering up for Preynat\u2019s actions. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
"From 2004 to 2014 \u2014 roughly the years of Benedict\u2019s papacy with a year on each bookend \u2014 some 848 priests were defrocked around the world and another 2,572 were sanctioned to lesser penalties, according to Vatican statistics. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8fr\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"depose",
"deprive",
"dethrone",
"displace",
"oust",
"uncrown",
"unmake",
"unseat",
"unthrone"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184623",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deft":{
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"artless",
"rude",
"unprofessional",
"unskillful"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by facility and skill":[
"the photographer's deft use of lighting",
"the deft fingers of the trumpeter"
]
},
"examples":[
"The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting.",
"a luthier whose deft craftsmanship is prized by violinists the world over",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She is known for having a deft touch with writers and producers. \u2014 Joe Flint, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Leading these conversations requires a deft touch from tech executives\u2014some of whom are woefully unfit to meet the moment. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Harriet Tubman biopic, Erivo has shown a deft ability to capture the details of the inner lives of people in unimaginable circumstances, as well as the grand scale of an entire world at a turning point. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The clever screenplay keeps coming up with new ways to escalate the crisis, while the directors are equally deft at staging both the violent action and persistent verbal spats between stubborn characters. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Raimi helped usher in the modern era of superhero cinematic dominance at first with Spider-Man; his deft touch and warm care for the characters and world made an entire generation of people care about Peter Parker. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Biden, though, has brought a deft touch to relationship-building as first lady. \u2014 Jada Yuan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"At a lean 6-feet-1, Ramirez is athletic, capable of twisting his body on the run, along with a deft touch at the net. \u2014 Don Norcross & Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"That\u2019s not easy, and Williams guided the Suns through a long season with a deft touch. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps continuing Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish\" \u2014 more at daft":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8deft"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deft dexterous , adroit , deft mean ready and skilled in physical movement. dexterous implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation. unrolled the sleeping bag with a dexterous toss adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness. the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling. a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel",
"synonyms":[
"adroit",
"artful",
"bravura",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010013",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"deftness":{
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"artless",
"rude",
"unprofessional",
"unskillful"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by facility and skill":[
"the photographer's deft use of lighting",
"the deft fingers of the trumpeter"
]
},
"examples":[
"The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting.",
"a luthier whose deft craftsmanship is prized by violinists the world over",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She is known for having a deft touch with writers and producers. \u2014 Joe Flint, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Leading these conversations requires a deft touch from tech executives\u2014some of whom are woefully unfit to meet the moment. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Harriet Tubman biopic, Erivo has shown a deft ability to capture the details of the inner lives of people in unimaginable circumstances, as well as the grand scale of an entire world at a turning point. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The clever screenplay keeps coming up with new ways to escalate the crisis, while the directors are equally deft at staging both the violent action and persistent verbal spats between stubborn characters. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Raimi helped usher in the modern era of superhero cinematic dominance at first with Spider-Man; his deft touch and warm care for the characters and world made an entire generation of people care about Peter Parker. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Biden, though, has brought a deft touch to relationship-building as first lady. \u2014 Jada Yuan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"At a lean 6-feet-1, Ramirez is athletic, capable of twisting his body on the run, along with a deft touch at the net. \u2014 Don Norcross & Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"That\u2019s not easy, and Williams guided the Suns through a long season with a deft touch. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps continuing Middle English daffte, daft, defte \"well-mannered, gentle, dull, foolish\" \u2014 more at daft":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8deft"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deft dexterous , adroit , deft mean ready and skilled in physical movement. dexterous implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation. unrolled the sleeping bag with a dexterous toss adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness. the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling. a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel",
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"artful",
"bravura",
"delicate",
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"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"virtuoso",
"workmanlike"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101037",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"defunct":{
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
],
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": no longer living, existing, or functioning":[
"wrote for a magazine that is now defunct",
"a defunct railroad"
]
},
"examples":[
"She wrote for the now- defunct newspaper.",
"a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now defunct , from the mid \u201890s to early 2010s BSJ was Huntsville\u2019s multi-day, large-scale music festival, which brought acts ranging from the Allman Brothers to Destiny\u2019s Child to Al Green to Huntsville. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"That collection includes every record ever listed in the Billboard Hot 100, and every record listed in rival and defunct charts. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Students defrauded by the defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc., will share $5.8 billion in refunds, the nation\u2019s largest student loan erasure, the U.S. Education Department announced Wednesday. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"The detectors were set up after the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl to monitor radiation levels around the defunct plant in northern Ukraine. \u2014 Dan Lamothe And Cate Cadell, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"The detectors were set up after the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl to monitor radiation levels around the defunct plant in northern Ukraine. \u2014 Cate Cadell, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Russian troops left the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant and returned control to Ukrainians on Friday. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 1 Apr. 2022",
"That concluded a five-week occupation of the defunct plant that began on the first afternoon of the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, when Russian troops arrived at the plant, the site of the world\u2019s worst nuclear accident. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Russia also said Thursday that its forces were leaving the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, according to a statement from Ukraine\u2019s state-run energy company. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin defunctus , from past participle of defungi to finish, die, from de- + fungi to perform \u2014 more at function":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8f\u0259\u014bkt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for defunct dead , defunct , deceased , departed , late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. a dead , listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation. a defunct television series deceased , departed , and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use. the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism. our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status. the company's late president",
"synonyms":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Marguerite Casey Foundation has also given grants to left-wing groups that want to defund police, including the Movement for Black Lives, Black Organizing Project and Louisville Community Bail Fund. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
"The movement to defund the police took off in 2020, during protests for criminal justice following George Floyd's death that year. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"No one wants to defund police and no one wants police officers to be unnecessarily aggressive. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Thirteen percent of whites and 28% of blacks wanted to defund them. \u2014 Karlyn Bowman, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Seattle\u2019s police department said that at least 50 percent of its BIPOC police officers would be fired if the city followed through with efforts to defund it. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine, Harpers Magazine , 7 Aug. 2020",
"In 2020, the Marguerite Casey Foundation also gave $200,000 to the Black Organizing Project, which is part of a 13-group committee pushing to defund the Oakland police. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"The president would also be wise to distance himself from those in his party trying to defund the police. \u2014 Robert B. Zoellick, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"While some Democrats are calling to defund the police, Biden outlined $30 billion in mandatory spending to support law enforcement, crime prevention and community violence intervention, and another $1.7 billion to expand gun-tracking strike forces. \u2014 Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"Verb",
"She defied her parents and dropped out of school.",
"The group has continued to defy all efforts to stop them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Republicans, and a few Democrats, defy the public will on these matters over and over. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Moms do, of course, regularly defy this stereotype. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"The small towns, villages and ranching outposts in the counties hit by the fire, where Hispanics account for about 80 percent of the population, still defy easy classification. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Non-Muslim prayer is prohibited at the site, under administration by a Jordanian Islamic trust, but Jewish activists often defy the ban. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Held outside the regular schedule, usually in response to a death or other unexpected event, and plagued by low turnout, the outcomes can defy both conventional wisdom and underlying conditions. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Powerful Women\u2019s Movement, vowed to continue to protest and to use social media to urge women to defy the decree. \u2014 David Zucchino, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Western military and humanitarian assistance have been crucial to Ukraine\u2019s ability to defy an enemy whose military might, both in personnel and weaponry, dwarfs its own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Thank you for inspiring the @tamronhallshow to defy the odds. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The elms of Castine defy capture by an amateur like me. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"This feels like a real American family story with characters who have rough edges and defy stereotypes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"In fact, given Black and Latino students\u2019 persistent low achievement in math \u2014 and the techniques used in districts that have higher success rates \u2014 aspects of the change defy logic. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Fortunately, some qualities of the Gravity 9 defy experience and form. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 3 Mar. 2020",
"To produce acts that defy expectations, performances must consistently push the boundaries of imagination. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The potential deals would boost the economy and defy predictions that remote work will kill offices. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Nov. 2021",
"What\u2019s happening right now, as recalcitrant witnesses like Steve Bannon defy subpoenas in a collective effort among Trump allies to sandbag the commission, should be instructive for the Biden administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Eureka is one to break molds and defy expectations. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 31 Aug. 2021"
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"in part borrowed from Middle French deffy, noun derivative of defier \"to challenge, defy entry 1 ,\" in part derivative of defy entry 1":"Noun"
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"the sad degeneracy of the old neighborhood into a slum",
"the degeneracy of the family into a gang of petty thieves",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To support themselves against catastrophic gravitational collapse, neutron stars don't rely on the release of energy from nuclear fusion but rather an exotic quantum phenomenon known as degeneracy pressure. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"Bird joins other impressive authors who have returned to Carter, despite his low popularity, because his life offers an antidote to the ethical degeneracy of our current moment. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"It wasn\u2019t sacked by Lego-man Visigoths or brought down by the parasitic forces of degeneracy . \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
"The only way to break this degeneracy would be to take accurate, independent measurements that would nail down the distance to this galaxy, irrespective of any assumptions made. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"His presidency reminds us that the antidote to Trumpian degeneracy is not the devout straight man but the figure of integrity who can also inspire diverse people. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"Moral watchdogs cried foul and claimed these movies not only desensitized kids to degeneracy \u2014 think of the children! \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2021",
"The name conjured high-minded ideals of representative democracy, but this was a true fascist state, complete with shock troops, slavery, and degeneracy laws. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
"Every word out of her mouth is an indictment not merely of Trump but of her fellow lawmakers' degeneracy and opportunism. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 May 2021"
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"\u2014 W. E. Swinton"
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"\u2014 James Wolcott"
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"\u2014 J. C. Powys"
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"\u2014 Peter Braunstein"
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"Adjective",
"He criticizes what he believes is a degenerate society.",
"a degenerate society in which people had no sense of being citizens, only consumers",
"Verb",
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers",
"Noun",
"a couple of degenerates on a crime spree",
"a degenerate who is uninterested in anything but his own gratification",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There was a glorious point in the \u201890s when Matt Damon seemed only to play unassuming boy genius to his degenerate friends, and Rounders is arguably his finest portrayal of the golden boy archetype. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the governor has heard from his top-rate prisoner Tom Christie that Jamie is well-respected among the lads and requests that Mac Dubh tightens up the degenerate brood. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The welfare state can eradicate poverty by distributing income to all non-workers \u2014 or Manchin can falsely smear poor people as degenerate drug addicts and protect rich people (like himself, incidentally) from higher taxes. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Fiona Nova and Will Neff; rising livestreamer CodeMiko; and a degenerate rat-puppet named Ratty. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Prior to the GameStop madness, when the subreddit Wall Street Bets was a quieter community of degenerate gamblers, members tracked Paul Pelosi\u2019s market moves, often treating them as a joke about their own compulsive trading. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Instead of rejecting Ji-Yoon\u2019s degenerate boyfriend, her father sees him safely home. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Prior to the GameStop madness, when the subreddit Wall Street Bets was a quieter community of degenerate gamblers, members tracked Paul Pelosi\u2019s market moves, often treating them as a joke about their own compulsive trading. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The Nazis viewed French culture as degenerate and dangerous but also as a useful distraction to keep Parisians from rebelling. \u2014 Timothy Schaffert, WSJ , 23 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Elections do matter, and debates about ideas can certainly degenerate into navel-gazing exercises. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 19 June 2022",
"In response, China may become more inward looking, even degenerate into another hermit kingdom. \u2014 Yanzhong Huang, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The balance works fairly well, until the proceedings degenerate in the final act into the sort of manic, over-the-top vehicular mayhem that brings the film closer to an animated version of the Fast and Furious franchise. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There is a tradition in far-right propagandist literature, to which Bronze Age Pervert is a modern-day inheritor, of a white male hero who rises up against a liberal, racially mixed, feminist, and/or otherwise degenerate society. \u2014 Ian Allen, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Your instinct here is to loll, sprawl, degenerate , create crumbs. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"History can degenerate into nostalgia from an imaginary golden age, or inspire a utopian quest to erase the past altogether. \u2014 Richard Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But just as language can illuminate thought and regenerate politics, so too language can be used to obscure thought and degenerate politics. \u2014 Mark Satta, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Managers can\u2019t afford to sit back and let debate degenerate . \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nothing can top Penny Marshall\u2019s 1992 movie about women playing baseball in the \u201940s \u2014 Tom Hanks as a lovable degenerate ? \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Griswold effectively fashioned the portrait of the artist as an erratic degenerate . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When someone has Alzheimer's disease, the person's brain cells that retrieve, process and store information degenerate and die, according to the Alzheimer's Association. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The activities often took place at cast members\u2019 ancestral plantations, but sometimes \u2014 and this is how Bonaparte, who is not a degenerate , comes in \u2014 at Bonaparte\u2019s restaurants. \u2014 Anna Peele, Vulture , 14 Apr. 2021",
"In his most famous exchange from the movie, Sally Kellerman\u2019s Margaret Houlihan wonders how such a degenerate doctor as Donald Sutherland\u2019s Hawkeye Pierce could reach a position of responsibility in the U.S. Army. \u2014 Andrew Dealton, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Adam Sandler plays a lying degenerate gambler in Uncut Gems, which in its sordid candor turns out to be one of the grabbiest films of the year. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Dec. 2019",
"In his most famous exchange from the movie, Sally Kellerman's Margaret Houlihan wonders how such a degenerate doctor as Donald Sutherland's Hawkeye Pierce could reach a position of responsibility in the U.S. Army. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Besides, too great a concern with origin degenerates too easily into a concern with purity, and folklore is most impure. \u2014 Kevin Young, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2019"
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},
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"\u2014 W. E. Swinton"
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"\u2026 the sitcom has degenerated into a sparring ring of personal insult",
"\u2014 James Wolcott"
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"\u2014 J. C. Powys"
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"At the same time, discotheques degenerated into seedier venues \u2026 \u2014shifty, often Mob-run last-martini stops for business commuters \u2026",
"\u2014 Peter Braunstein"
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"He criticizes what he believes is a degenerate society.",
"a degenerate society in which people had no sense of being citizens, only consumers",
"Verb",
"over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers",
"Noun",
"a couple of degenerates on a crime spree",
"a degenerate who is uninterested in anything but his own gratification",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There was a glorious point in the \u201890s when Matt Damon seemed only to play unassuming boy genius to his degenerate friends, and Rounders is arguably his finest portrayal of the golden boy archetype. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the governor has heard from his top-rate prisoner Tom Christie that Jamie is well-respected among the lads and requests that Mac Dubh tightens up the degenerate brood. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The welfare state can eradicate poverty by distributing income to all non-workers \u2014 or Manchin can falsely smear poor people as degenerate drug addicts and protect rich people (like himself, incidentally) from higher taxes. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Fiona Nova and Will Neff; rising livestreamer CodeMiko; and a degenerate rat-puppet named Ratty. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Prior to the GameStop madness, when the subreddit Wall Street Bets was a quieter community of degenerate gamblers, members tracked Paul Pelosi\u2019s market moves, often treating them as a joke about their own compulsive trading. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Instead of rejecting Ji-Yoon\u2019s degenerate boyfriend, her father sees him safely home. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Prior to the GameStop madness, when the subreddit Wall Street Bets was a quieter community of degenerate gamblers, members tracked Paul Pelosi\u2019s market moves, often treating them as a joke about their own compulsive trading. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The Nazis viewed French culture as degenerate and dangerous but also as a useful distraction to keep Parisians from rebelling. \u2014 Timothy Schaffert, WSJ , 23 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Elections do matter, and debates about ideas can certainly degenerate into navel-gazing exercises. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 19 June 2022",
"In response, China may become more inward looking, even degenerate into another hermit kingdom. \u2014 Yanzhong Huang, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"The balance works fairly well, until the proceedings degenerate in the final act into the sort of manic, over-the-top vehicular mayhem that brings the film closer to an animated version of the Fast and Furious franchise. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There is a tradition in far-right propagandist literature, to which Bronze Age Pervert is a modern-day inheritor, of a white male hero who rises up against a liberal, racially mixed, feminist, and/or otherwise degenerate society. \u2014 Ian Allen, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Your instinct here is to loll, sprawl, degenerate , create crumbs. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"History can degenerate into nostalgia from an imaginary golden age, or inspire a utopian quest to erase the past altogether. \u2014 Richard Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But just as language can illuminate thought and regenerate politics, so too language can be used to obscure thought and degenerate politics. \u2014 Mark Satta, The Conversation , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Managers can\u2019t afford to sit back and let debate degenerate . \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Nothing can top Penny Marshall\u2019s 1992 movie about women playing baseball in the \u201940s \u2014 Tom Hanks as a lovable degenerate ? \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Griswold effectively fashioned the portrait of the artist as an erratic degenerate . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"When someone has Alzheimer's disease, the person's brain cells that retrieve, process and store information degenerate and die, according to the Alzheimer's Association. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The activities often took place at cast members\u2019 ancestral plantations, but sometimes \u2014 and this is how Bonaparte, who is not a degenerate , comes in \u2014 at Bonaparte\u2019s restaurants. \u2014 Anna Peele, Vulture , 14 Apr. 2021",
"In his most famous exchange from the movie, Sally Kellerman\u2019s Margaret Houlihan wonders how such a degenerate doctor as Donald Sutherland\u2019s Hawkeye Pierce could reach a position of responsibility in the U.S. Army. \u2014 Andrew Dealton, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Adam Sandler plays a lying degenerate gambler in Uncut Gems, which in its sordid candor turns out to be one of the grabbiest films of the year. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Dec. 2019",
"In his most famous exchange from the movie, Sally Kellerman's Margaret Houlihan wonders how such a degenerate doctor as Donald Sutherland's Hawkeye Pierce could reach a position of responsibility in the U.S. Army. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Dec. 2019",
"Besides, too great a concern with origin degenerates too easily into a concern with purity, and folklore is most impure. \u2014 Kevin Young, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2019"
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},
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"\u2014 Linda Holt"
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"Many of her stories show the degeneration of a principled person into a lethal one \u2026",
"\u2014 Susannah Clapp",
"\u2026 argue that the tradition has radically devolved, and that books like \"The Kiss,\" by Kathryn Harrison, represent the degeneration of a once ennobled form.",
"\u2014 Deborah E. McDowell"
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"the organization's degeneration from a movement for political reform to just another political party",
"the troubling degeneration of his memory since he reached middle age",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In South Africa, preventive lockdowns cause poverty, job losses, and declines in tax revenues, resulting in further service delivery degeneration . \u2014 Glen Retief, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"The woman told police that Thomas suffered several concussions playing football and might have CTE \u2014 the term commonly used for brain degeneration caused by head trauma. \u2014 Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Poor posture can lead to injuries, spinal problems, joints degeneration , rounded shoulders and a potbelly. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"The cause was senile degeneration of the brain, said a daughter, Kathryn Baird. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Synthetic musk compounds disrupt hormonal function, interfere with endocrine processes, and are linked to both neural degeneration and infertility. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Our minds play tricks on us, so that signs of degeneration can go unnoticed for years and then come into focus as harbingers of doom. \u2014 Rachael Bedard, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Predisposition to osteoarthritis is a factor in knee and hip degeneration . \u2014 Outside Online , 23 Apr. 2019",
"Anolik said the cause was Huntington\u2019s disease, which causes a progressive degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see degenerate entry 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"di-\u02ccje-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"di-\u02ccjen-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02ccd\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for degeneration deterioration , degeneration , decadence , decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy. cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration. the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal",
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": a machine for breaking the kernels of grain or cacao beans and removing the germ":[]
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u02c8j\u0259rm\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t\u0259r"
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"deglaciation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This rise happened from about 17,500 years ago to 11,700 years ago, causing the deglaciation that made Earth more habitable. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Which means that the 200 or so samples collected in the field will dramatically improve not only our understanding of past deglaciation events but also the potential futures these ice sheets might breed. \u2014 Elizabeth Rush, National Geographic , 7 Mar. 2019",
"The Reef struggled with period of rapid deglaciation 17,000 and 13,000 years ago, respectively. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 29 May 2018",
"The next two events occurred during deglaciation that saw rising sea levels and the drowning of the reef, which then adjusted by migrating landward. \u2014 David Carrig, USA TODAY , 29 May 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccgl\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-s\u0113-"
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": to remove the glamour from":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"White\u2019s willingness to deglamorize stardom \u2014 to take roles that subverted her celebrity or to be funny and frank \u2014 makes clear that for her, the town was, first and foremost, a workplace. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The camera became a handy tool for those, labeled Minimalists or Conceptualists, who wanted to deglamorize the world (and the artist\u2019s role) by documenting mundane things or repeated actions. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8gla-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"modification of French d\u00e9glacer , literally, to melt the ice from, from d\u00e9- + glacer to freeze \u2014 more at glac\u00e9":"Verb"
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8gl\u0101z"
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"verb"
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": to deprive of accustomed glorification":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + glorify":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+\u02c8-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194249",
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": to extract or remove gluten from (as wheat flour)":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin deglutinatus , past participle of deglutinare , from de- + glutinare to glue, from glutin-, gluten glue; akin to Latin glut-, glus glue":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+\u02c8-"
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": the act or process of swallowing":[]
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French d\u00e9glutition , from Latin deglutire to swallow down, from de- + glutire, gluttire to swallow \u2014 more at glutton":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccgl\u00fc-\u02c8tish-\u0259n",
"\u02ccdeg-\u02ccl\u00fc-",
"\u02ccd\u0113-gl\u00fc-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccde-gl\u00fc-"
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"noun"
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": to salt (a vegetable) or be salted in order to extract moisture before cooking":[
"Slice and degorge the aubergines and courgettes.",
"\u2014 Rosemary Hume et al.",
"Vegetables such as cucumbers or eggplants are often salted prior to preparation to draw out their bitter juices \u2026 However, there are many cooks who feel that degorging detracts from natural flavors \u2026",
"\u2014 The Encyclopedia Of Herbs, Spices, & Flavorings"
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": to soak (a food, such as meat or fish) or be soaked in cold liquid to remove unwanted matter (such as sand or blood) before cooking":[
"To begin, prepare the clams. Place them in a bowl and cover completely in cold water. Allow to degorge for 1 hour \u2026",
"\u2014 Eataly Cookbook"
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"1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02c8g\u022frj"
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"verb"
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"ascent",
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"shocked by the hopeless degradation of the \"poor whites\"",
"\u2014 Edith Wharton",
"Some houses are found spotless, others in a wretched degradation \u2026",
"\u2014 Paul Reyes"
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"educated him in the bestiality and degradation that war brings",
"\u2014 Drew Middleton"
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"environmental degradation",
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"\u2026 nothing infuriates the female students more than the degradation of women that is associated with male sports \u2026",
"\u2014 Scott Stossel",
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"English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about.",
"the belief that moral degradation is an unmistakable sign of a nation in decline",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the summit, Commonwealth leaders are expected to adopt a plan to address climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss. \u2014 Ignatius Ssuuna, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"Seeking peace and speaking out against drug trafficking, child recruitment into armed groups, and environmental degradation , has come at great cost to Colombia's women leaders. \u2014 Julia Margaret Zulver, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"The pandemic has enabled a greater awareness of the impact environmental degradation and climate change is having on the spread of zoonotic diseases like Covid. \u2014 Nitin Rakesh, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And too often in minority communities economic growth comes with environmental degradation , so our need for economic growth is linked to the need for environmental justice. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 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",
"Investigators discovered Bradshaw had made numerous separate public posts that contained at least 10 unique visual representations of the victim, many with language related to humiliation and degradation , the state prosecutor\u2019s office said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Day May Break does so beautifully and poignantly\u2014portraying people and animals impacted by environmental degradation and destruction. \u2014 Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
"In fact, the Seychelles government is under pressure from watchdog organizations to mitigate the harm and to demand that the worst offenders pay fines for the degradation these nets inflict. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see degrade":""
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"\u02ccdeg-r\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u2014 Aldous Huxley"
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": to scale down in desirability or salability":[],
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"The group accuses the company of degrading women in its ads.",
"He felt degraded by their remarks.",
"Scratches on a camera lens will degrade the image.",
"Pollution has degraded air quality.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The problem involves a bushing that attaches the shift cable to the transmission, which may degrade or detach, according to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"These packaging methods help protect the probiotics from light and oxygen, both of which can degrade the quality of the probiotics. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"At the same time, methane isn\u2019t the only environmental consequence from raising cows; cattle ranching can degrade habitat for at-risk wildlife such as the sage grouse, conservationists say. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Security initiatives must be embedded into a portal\u2019s design, but don\u2019t let solutions degrade the user experience. \u2014 Stanley H. Huang, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Plastic waste can take centuries to degrade , and causes extensive damage to marine ecosystems. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"For sustainable ingredients, brands can choose to include plants that are grown and harvested sustainably (and ethically, ofc) and don't degrade the earth. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
"Who knew if Andy was going to scream or yell at you, degrade you, be friendly, or just be confused or inquisitive? \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"But none of them degrade it more than spreading the lie that elections in the United States are systematically untrustworthy and rigged against one of the country's two parties. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Sep. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French degrader , from Late Latin degradare , from Latin de- + gradus step, grade \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
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"di-\u02c8gr\u0101d",
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"many observers deplored the fact that the city's festivities for Mardi Gras had become a degraded , drunken celebration",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These drones are small surveillance UAVs that operate in high-threat, GPS degraded environments. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"The most pressing issue is the degraded state of our national dialogue. \u2014 Eric Loeb, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Even in its degraded state, the Russian garrison on Snake Island might be capable of defeating a heliborne assault. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Scientists have found these tiny bits of degraded plastic\u2014along with fibers shed from synthetic fabric, and microbeads from cosmetics\u2014lurking throughout the oceans, lakes, soil and even the air. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 12 Nov. 2018",
"But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 10 May 2022",
"The novel discloses a vision of urban life in which everyone from the poor, degraded street sweeper Jo to the haughty aristocratic Lady Dedlock turns out to be tightly connected. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"His startup is on a mission to diversify the food system with an environmentally-friendly crop that Langwallner says can restore degraded land, cut water consumption, improve our diet and increase food security: the Bambara groundnut. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"His rapid-fire sequences of degraded black-and-white imagery downloaded from the Internet flash up on a giant screen. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": causing or associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state : causing someone to be or feel degraded":[
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"\u2026 a work about a young man full of bottled rage looking for a degrading job \u2026",
"\u2014 Penelope Gilliatt",
"\u2026 any cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of detainees was absolutely forbidden \u2026",
"\u2014 David Cole"
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"circa 1540, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8gr\u0101-di\u014b",
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": a grade of membership attained in a ritualistic order or society":[
"received his first degree in the Knights of Columbus"
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"found guilty of murder in the first degree"
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"We all know that you're only three degrees away from all sorts of interesting and even famous people on social media.",
"\u2014 Alex Proud"
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": to a remarkable extent : exceedingly":[
"I felt desolate to a degree",
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
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"There are 360 degrees in a circle.",
"These trees will thrive, to a greater or lesser degree , in a number of climates.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under the new system, the state won\u2019t authorize permits for people with criminal convictions within the past five years for driving while intoxicated, menacing or third- degree assault. \u2014 Marina Villeneuve, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2022",
"Brown was charged with kidnapping, felon in possession of a firearm, second- degree domestic battering, terroristic threatening, fleeing and tampering with evidence. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
"After a second arrest in Hawaii in April, this time for second- degree assault after allegedly throwing a chair at a woman and leaving her with a cut on her forehead, the actor additionally has had two protection orders placed against them. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"Michael Ray Tillman, 24, was indicted on a first- degree murder charge after he was arrested as a fugitive in Bismarck, North Dakota, according to the district attorney's office in Shelby County, Tennessee. \u2014 Fox News , 1 July 2022",
"Under the new system, the state won't authorize permits for people with criminal convictions within the past five years for driving while intoxicated, menacing or third- degree assault. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"Hall in April was booked into the Chilton County Jail in connection with a 2019 third- degree burglary. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
"Rickey Hodges Thomas was found guilty Thursday of first- and second- degree arson, criminal damage to property and burglary in connection with the November 2018 blaze. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 1 July 2022",
"He was subsequently charged with second- degree assault and spent a night in police custody before a video emerged showing the assault as something more benign \u2014 a pat on the back. \u2014 Ginia Bellafante, New York Times , 30 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French degr\u00e9 , from Vulgar Latin *degradus , from Latin de- + gradus \u2014 see degrade":""
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": dissuasion":[]
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"\u02ccd\u0113\u02cch\u022fr\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
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"\u02c8der\u02ccn\u012bt"
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"noun"
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": to remove the hulls from (seed)":[]
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": to address or portray (someone) in a way that obscures or demeans that person's humanity or individuality":[
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"I'm always struck by the way language is used to dehumanize others.",
"\u2014 Anna Lind-Guzik",
"Treating Chicagoland violence as merely a tally necessarily dehumanizes its victims, but it also obscures so much of the larger story about that violence.",
"\u2014 Gene Demby",
"But that approach ignores the fundamental dynamics of racism, which dehumanizes people along crude lines, ignoring any internal distinctions among those with broadly similar looks, treating them all as uniformly suspicious.",
"\u2014 Sangay K. Mishra"
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": to deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity: such as":[],
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"Nurses are also fearful that the use of technology will dehumanize patient care.",
"\u2014 Laurie A. Huryk",
"Social media dehumanizes personal interactions, taking them out of the dining room, the neighborhood store and workplace and into a nowhere we call cyberspace.",
"\u2014 Kay S. Hymowitz",
"\"To me, Ms. Cao [Fei] is trying to portray that, even in a dehumanized environment like the automated warehouse, you need that inspiration or that order from up high.\"",
"\u2014 David Barboza"
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": to subject (someone, such as a prisoner) to inhuman or degrading conditions or treatment":[
"\"\u2026 you treat people with respect, you get respect back. You treat them like animals, you strip search them, you dehumanize them, you lock them up, you don't feed them \u2026 you are going to get that back \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Adelina Iftene"
]
},
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"Inspectors have observed terrible factory conditions that dehumanize workers.",
"the dehumanizing nature of torture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some critics of the robots, however, argue the products dehumanize senior citizens and allow younger people to ignore their elders. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"As the number of assaults on Asian Americans rises, these heinous incidents have dredged up painful stereotypes used to demean and dehumanize Asian American women like me. \u2014 Anne Chow, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"There is an ugly tendency to dehumanize one another in thoughtless, mean-spirited ways. \u2014 David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Feb. 2022",
"By imbuing their creations with specificity, emotions and dignity, Black dollmakers resisted a racist culture that sought to dehumanize Black people\u2014and made an argument for their own humanity and that of their children. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Their acute talk, contextualized by the haunting archival footage, vividly restored, of Payne\u2019s limp body carried on a stretcher, thematically recalls the child\u2019s shackles, or how white supremacists dehumanize Black people from womb to tomb. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The slur has roots in the 19th century and was largely used to dehumanize Chinese immigrant laborers and merchants. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Now is the moment for the entertainment industry to reckon with the way that large events can dehumanize their participants\u2014with deadly results. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 10 Nov. 2021",
"This tactic isn't new, but rather the latest example in a long history of court cases that criminalize and dehumanize Black victims. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8(h)y\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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"animalize",
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"brutalize"
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": depriving someone of human qualities, personality, or dignity : demeaning or damaging to a person's humanity or individuality":[
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"dehumanizing statistics",
"Before even being allowed to call a lawyer, the arrestee is faced with the dehumanizing treatment of a strip search \u2026",
"\u2014 John W. Whitehead",
"This kind of language is deliberately dehumanizing : the athlete is referred to not as a person but as a \"brand\", throughout.",
"\u2014 Felix Salmon",
"Inmates at the South Carolina prison cited dehumanizing conditions such as a lack of sunlight, poor and insufficient food, and few rehabilitative programs as reasons they lost hope.",
"\u2014 Aaron Cant\u00fa",
"Not only are writers selling their products, they essentially become their products: author as commodity. It's a weirdly dehumanizing experience.",
"\u2014 Rachel Donadio",
"\u2026 the dehumanizing nastiness of having your intimate personal photos hacked \u2026",
"\u2014 Joe Fay"
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8(h)y\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-zi\u014b"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": to remove moisture from":[
"dehumidify the air"
]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To tackle that problem, several teams are looking for ways to dehumidify the air before it gets cooled. \u2014 Emily Underwood, Scientific American , 23 June 2021",
"The Frigidaire pumps out 10,000 BTU for 450 square feet of coverage with three fan speeds and and the ability to dehumidify the room at a rate of 3 pints per hour. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"Hundreds of workers are on the Manhattan campus assisting in the cleanup: removing ceiling tiles and other debris, dehumidifying the building and recovering collections. \u2014 Mar\u00e1 Rose Williams, kansascity , 6 June 2018",
"Still, by dehumidifying the air, some vog components may be pulled out of the air. \u2014 Susan Scutti, CNN , 10 May 2018",
"The rain likely led to other water infiltration issues on the second floor of the building when 10 units had mold removal and dehumidifying treatments in 2006. \u2014 Matthias Gafni, The Mercury News , 1 June 2017",
"So inside and out, the arch is covered in stainless steel, and dehumidified air will be circulated around the structure\u2019s steel trusses to prevent rust. \u2014 Henry Fountain, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2016"
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-hy\u00fc-\u02c8mi-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
"\u02ccd\u0113-hy\u00fc-\u02c8mid-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b, \u02ccd\u0113-y\u00fc-",
"\u02ccd\u0113-(h)y\u00fc-\u02c8mi-d\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"noun",
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": husk":[]
},
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"de- + husk (noun)":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
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"transitive verb"
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": dehydrated":[
"dehydro mucic acid C 4 H 2 O(COOH) 2"
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"dehydro abietic acid C 19 H 27 COOH"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from de- + hydr-":""
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"combining form"
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t",
"d\u0113-\u02c8h\u012b-\u02ccdr\u0101t"
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"castrate",
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"geld",
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"petrify"
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"brace",
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"enliven",
"invigorate",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify"
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"examples":[
"Salt dehydrates the meat and keeps it from spoiling.",
"Athletes drink lots of water so they don't dehydrate .",
"Exercising in this heat will dehydrate you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the Lab, expertse use state-of-the-art tools like the Corneometer device, which measures skin hydration levels, to gauge a product's ability to moisturize (or dehydrate ) skin. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 20 June 2022",
"The Red Door\u2019s bartenders grow their own herbs on the roof deck and dehydrate citrus peels from the kitchen\u2019s scraps to use in their sustainable cocktails. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Try and avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can dehydrate the body. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Two and half years later, Heather witnessed her mother starve and dehydrate herself to death; Anna could not bear to live with ALS any longer. \u2014 Katie C Reilly, ELLE , 3 June 2022",
"Take 22% off the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill with air fry, roast, bake, and dehydrate functions. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Airfry, broil, bake, roast, dehydrate , reheat, rotisserie, toast, warm and convection. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Hot showers will dehydrate and remove natural oils from your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The duo fend off acne-causing bacteria, but do so in a way that doesn\u2019t dehydrate your skin or lead to further irritation. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"1876, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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": the act or an instance of deifying":[]
},
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"the instant deification by the press of the country's newest war hero",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s no deification or celebrity status or false reverence in that way. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Palisade all art forms; monitor, discredit, or expel those that challenge or destabilize processes of demonization and deification . \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
"But rather than coast on that deification , the California rapper (whose real name is Thebe Kgositsile) has spent his career defying expectations. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone , 14 Jan. 2022",
"By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, white men colonizing other parts of the world were hardly surprised anymore to encounter similar instances of mistaken deification . \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"This contrasts with today\u2019s deification of black criminals. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 12 Nov. 2021",
"In this new order, Subin argues, deification would become, at best, heretical and, at worst, nonsensical. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"By this light, the president\u2019s deification is not the strange mania of easy marks, keen to be hoodwinked by a trashy gratifying huckster. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But deification can be a form of violence \u2014 and heroism can be as isolating and dehumanizing as the trauma of racial violence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0101-",
"\u02ccd\u0113-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": conforming to the nature of God : having the form of a god":[
"the universe shows no evidence of being deiform",
"\u2014 R. W. Sellars"
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"Medieval Latin deiformis , from Latin deus god + -iformis -iform":""
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"-\u02ccf\u022frm"
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"adjective"
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": to glorify as of supreme worth":[],
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},
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"The people deified the emperor.",
"materialistic people who deify money",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anyone with the will to correct this problem should not further deify those at the top, but strengthen and respect the less flamboyant levels of the system. \u2014 Douglas Board, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
"For those of us who deify Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, the new film is a case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Gandhi was suspicious of his followers\u2019 attempts to deify him. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"From the Greek word apotheoun, meaning to make a god or to deify , apotheosis implies a polytheistic conception of gods while recognizing that some individuals straddle the boundary between gods and men. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The hall was erected with the intent to venerate and deify , and the selections into it reflected the hubris of its creators. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 Oct. 2020",
"This suggestion will enrage Americans who deify their constitution. \u2014 Joe Mathews, Fortune , 4 July 2020",
"Which is harder in a way than just dying in the mountains and being deified . \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In the fifteen years since his death, Bogle has been deified by the dancehall scene. \u2014 1843 , 16 Jan. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French deifier , from Late Latin deificare , from Latin deus god + -ficare -fy":""
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"\u02c8d\u0101-",
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"The people deified the emperor.",
"materialistic people who deify money",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anyone with the will to correct this problem should not further deify those at the top, but strengthen and respect the less flamboyant levels of the system. \u2014 Douglas Board, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021",
"For those of us who deify Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, the new film is a case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Gandhi was suspicious of his followers\u2019 attempts to deify him. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"From the Greek word apotheoun, meaning to make a god or to deify , apotheosis implies a polytheistic conception of gods while recognizing that some individuals straddle the boundary between gods and men. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"The hall was erected with the intent to venerate and deify , and the selections into it reflected the hubris of its creators. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 Oct. 2020",
"This suggestion will enrage Americans who deify their constitution. \u2014 Joe Mathews, Fortune , 4 July 2020",
"Which is harder in a way than just dying in the mountains and being deified . \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In the fifteen years since his death, Bogle has been deified by the dancehall scene. \u2014 1843 , 16 Jan. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French deifier , from Late Latin deificare , from Latin deus god + -ficare -fy":""
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"\u02c8d\u0101-",
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": to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop":[
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"One iconoclastic architect, for example, doesn't deign to speak of bathrooms.",
"\u2014 Carol Vogel"
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"\u2014 George Meredith"
]
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"examples":[
"I wouldn't deign to answer that absurd accusation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The UConn administration did not deign to participate in the ensuing debate, despite the growing escalation and vitriol. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Her dazzling turn in Hustlers\u2014as the Lucite-cool veteran stripper queen Ramona\u2014once again reminded moviegoers how much Lopez has to offer as a dramatic actor, even if the Academy didn\u2019t deign to notice. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Feb. 2022",
"At the beginning of her career, Hayek had to develop these inventive looks independently, as many luxury brands wouldn\u2019t deign to dress her. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 2 Sep. 2021",
"If your dog won\u2019t deign to sip from a dish, consider giving this slick and smart dog water bottle from PupFlask a try. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 8 July 2021",
"The new responsum, in effect, leaves L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics in limbo, trying to make sense of a Church that will not deign to bless their lives. \u2014 Paul Elie, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2021",
"CBS Sports, the broadcast and business partner of the NCAA, promotes its interactive men\u2019s backet but won\u2019t even deign to offer an interactive women\u2019s bracket. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Some alumni of prestigious schools won\u2019t deign to wear their own school\u2019s gear, anyway. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 18 Jan. 2021",
"The Supreme Court didn\u2019t even deign to hear his legal arguments about voter fraud. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 29 Dec. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deigner , from Latin dignare, dignari , from dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent":""
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"\u02c8d\u0101n"
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": devil":[]
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"north midland and northern Middle English del, dele and early Scots dele, variants of Middle English devel devil entry 1":""
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"\u02c8d\u0113l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033139",
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"antonyms":[],
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": a mischievous person : imp of Satan":[]
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"\u2014 J. D. Hart",
"the deities of the banking world"
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},
"examples":[
"to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea",
"we prayed to the Deity for guidance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The month of May is named after the Roman goddess Maia, a nature deity . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The temple honors Zeus Kasios\u2014a deity who merges Greek god Zeus and Mount Kasios. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In Egyptian mythology, Taweret was generally considered a protective deity and was at times associated with childbirth. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His name is thus porcelain-etched into basically every bathroom in America, like a guardian deity . \u2014 Brennan Kilbane, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Regarding possible concerns that a robot deity could be considered sacrilegious, Goto was firm in his stance that Buddhism was about following Buddha\u2019s way, not worshiping a god. \u2014 Byhyerim Lee, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
"There is no deity except Him, the One who sustains Himself and sustains all of His creation. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"Ovid is describing a state of transformation again and again and again, shifting from that character to this person, to that deity to that animal. \u2014 Caryn James, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In Egyptian mythology, Ammit, or Ammut, is described as a monstrous deity and the devourer of hearts and the dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English deitee , from Anglo-French deit\u00e9 , from Late Latin deitat-, deitas , from Latin deus god; akin to Old English T\u012bw , god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek dios heavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god":""
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Taylor was dejected by the outcome but vowed to seek a retrial. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Gabriela Gordillo walked out of the Mesa InterStake Center dejected . \u2014 Pamela Ren Larson, azcentral , 20 June 2018",
"Jorge Alfaro, dejected a moment earlier, lifted his catcher\u2019s helmet and applauded. \u2014 Matt Breen, Philly.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
"The professional deficits have been topped with dejecting personal tragedies. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 20 July 2017",
"Dejected by his misfortune, Montana was unsure on how to proceed next. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 13 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to throw down, from Latin dejectus , past participle of deicere , from de- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Verb"
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"di-\u02c8jekt",
"d\u0113-"
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"\u2014 Alexander Pope"
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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"The dejected players left the field.",
"the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Oldham County's Sam Powell walked out of the locker room with a dejected look on his face. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"Resting a supportive hand on the shoulder of a slumping, dejected man, Adrian Feliciano encouraged him to talk with a mental health counselor \u2014 and brought one in \u2014 on a recent afternoon. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Valles watched from the sidelines after turning her ankle in the first half, and Burghardt and Pacheco shared a dejected embrace walking off the floor. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Shiffrin\u2019s Beijing race results were startling and newsworthy, and her dejected reactions to her falls were heartbreaking. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Edwards at times struck a dejected tone during his meeting with the lawmakers. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Minutes later, Gary walks out with a dejected look. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Affleck reflected on the infamous meme of him looking dejected while promoting Batman v Superman after the interviewer brought up the brutal reviews. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 Jan. 2022",
"England\u2019s dejected players surely would rather just head back home and not have to suffer any more humiliation. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see deject entry 2":""
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8jek-t\u0259d"
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"bad",
"blue",
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"cast down",
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"depressed",
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"disconsolate",
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"exultation",
"felicity",
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"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
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"jubilation",
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"rapturousness"
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"examples":[
"I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A day after celebrating a 2-1 6A baseball playoff win over Chandler Hamilton, Queen Creek players felt the dejection of being told their season is over. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Weirder still, Manolete\u2019s ugliness appeared to be a very specific strain of ugliness, one that communicated sadness and dejection . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"This disgusting hate could send trans athletes down a dark emotional road that way too many have gone down in the past -- a path of dejection and despair. \u2014 Danielle Mclean, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"After 42 seasons, the final image of Krzyzewski's career is one of dejection . \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The ecstasy of that moment inside the Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 team bus quickly turned to dejection . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The All-Star guard, who finished with 37 points and, for much of the game, very nearly had half of his team\u2019s scoring total, went from quiet dejection to seething anger as his postgame media session went on. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As your dejection grows, other bad feelings intrude. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Gonell, watching the news, seeing the dejection in the body language of the five people leaving the Senate, was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n",
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"blue devils",
"blues",
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"desolation",
"despond",
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"despondency",
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"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
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"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
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"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
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"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
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"dally",
"dawdle",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
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"apologized for the delay",
"a rain delay"
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"delay a departure",
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"\u2014 Irin Carmon"
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"waited out a delay of 30 minutes"
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": to cause to be slower or to occur more slowly than normal":[
"delay a child's development",
"\u2026 a drug that not only can extend life by delaying the onset of aging-related diseases \u2026",
"\u2014 Bill Gifford"
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": to stop, detain, or hinder for a time":[
"the mails were delayed by heavy snows",
"\u2026 issued executive orders delaying the release of records from Ronald Reagan's administration \u2026",
"\u2014 Editor & Publisher"
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"Thomas (Dale) 1947\u2013 American politician":[]
},
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"Noun",
"Do you know what's causing the delay ?",
"a number of flight delays",
"After months of delay , construction on the new school began.",
"Airline travelers are experiencing delays of up to three hours.",
"Verb",
"The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.",
"She's planning to delay her retirement.",
"He delayed too long, and now it's too late.",
"\u201cDon't delay ! Sale ends Saturday.\u201d",
"Production problems delayed the introduction of the new model by several months.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Deferment or delay leads companies to fall further behind, accumulating greater technical debt. \u2014 Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The American Civil Liberties Union and health care providers \u2014 not including Planned Parenthood \u2014 had sought the delay , arguing that the old law had not been enforced in nearly a half-century. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"The message follows similar calls from U.S. chip manufacturers Intel and GlobalFoundries, which last week said that the delay in passing the subsidy legislation is slowing their investments in new factories in Ohio and New York. \u2014 Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"The slight delay of the season in Washington will stretch their availability through Labor Day. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"Train stations in Iran have been hit with fake delay messages. \u2014 Isabel Debre, ajc , 27 June 2022",
"Noble said Hrezi could have avoided delay by appearing in person to pick up petition forms rather than waiting for Merrill\u2019s office to email them. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 27 June 2022",
"The fight caused about an 18-minute delay in the game. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"The delay came as the number of new covid cases in the state was on the rise. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Legal wrangling after the award announcement could delay the program to the point where the Coast Guard would need to throw it all away and start bidding for the 2nd tranche of Offshore Patrol Cutters all over again. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"City Council members who wanted to delay the ballot measure to 2024 have agreed to support presenting it to voters this year as new polls show strong support among residents and steadily more civic groups are expressing support. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 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",
"Inside, commissioners spent the better part of an hour weighing whether to delay the vote to Wednesday \u2014 or until May since Tuesday's meeting did not allow further public comment. \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"New York City\u2019s salary transparency law was to take effect in May, but the city council may delay the its enforcement to November 1 and limit the bill\u2019s scope. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Global supply chain issues will delay the launch of Milwaukee County's East-West Bus Rapid Transit system from October to the spring of 2023. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
"That would obviously delay his arrival to the majors. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Senate Republicans used the strategy in February to delay action by the Banking Committee on five Biden nominations to the Federal Reserve. \u2014 Madison Alder, Bloomberg.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
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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"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French delaier , from de- + laier to leave, from lai- , present and future stem of lesser, laisser to leave, from Latin laxare to slacken, from laxus loose \u2014 more at slack":"Verb and Noun"
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8l\u0101"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for delay Verb delay , retard , slow , slacken , detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress. delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival. bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping. language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention medication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort. on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time. unexpected business had detained her delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
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"holding pattern",
"holdup",
"wait"
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"biographical name",
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"verb"
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": a device put in series with a transmission line to introduce a time lag in signals traversing it":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023554",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"Verb",
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"1612, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0113-(\u02cc)l\u0113"
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"blue-pencil",
"cancel",
"cross (out)",
"delete",
"edit (out)",
"elide",
"kill",
"scratch (out)",
"strike (out)",
"stroke (out)",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052847",
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"antonyms":[
"bit",
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"goody",
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"tidbit",
"titbit",
"treat",
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"a delectable melody"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The meals he prepares are always delectable .",
"one of the most delectable men she's ever met",
"Noun",
"a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While its delectable food might be the main attraction, the marketplace is also famous for its bars, live jazz shows and concerts as well as two hallway-length murals that pay homage to Black history in Detroit. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"Or the delectable pastries that make this annual Greek festival so much fun? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Chefs receive the opportunity to incorporate the freshest foods into their recipes, while also helping the local economy thrive, and consumers benefit by enjoying delectable meals that can only be experienced via foods that are produced locally. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The Relax Bears are CBD stress relievers in the form of delectable sweets. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The new bakery, which was previously known as The Scoop, is managed by Pittsfield native Cheryl Murray, who doles out delectable sweets and candies, as well as quiches and coffee. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Consider it as an especially delectable Mother\u2019s Day gift. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Step one is a brown sugar crust, an unusually delectable crust that also involves flour, malted milk powder (such as Ovaltine or Carnation), vanilla and a great deal of butter. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The trout dip appetizer and falafel or chicken wraps are delectable . \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Andr\u00e9 Giroux used his fingers to manipulate the paint in the sky in delectable -on-all-counts Santa Trinit\u00e0 dei Monti in the Snow, from the late 1820s, a rarest-of-rare Roman snow scene. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Hadid took to Instagram yesterday to share snapshots of delectable -looking bites she's indulged in while sheltering in place at her family's farm in Pennsylvania amid the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The camp fantasies of Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters riding jet skis on a yacht is delectable , but the number lacks the pizazz of so many others. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 June 2020",
"Released earlier this week, the second cookbook from the Waco Wonder Woman is filled with delectable recipes for hits like Cajun shrimp sheet pan dinner, zucchini bread, oatmeal cream pies, and more. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 10 Apr. 2020",
"One delectable Stonehenge entrant is a marshmallow masterpiece submitted by Priya Bhatnagar of Belle Mead, New Jersey. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Three courses available for $45 dinner menu with choice of salad, entree and delectable dessert, or select 2-course lunch for $29 featuring lunch portion of entrees. \u2014 Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Skilled baristas know that achieving the perfect complex flavor profile for a delectable shot of espresso is as much art as science. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The chicken comes with a couple of sides, often lush macaroni and cheese, delectable collard greens or feathery buttermilk biscuits. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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},
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin delectabilis , from delectare to delight \u2014 more at delight":"Adjective and Noun"
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"di-\u02c8lek-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"dainty",
"delicacy",
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"kickshaw",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"treat",
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"a delectable melody"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The meals he prepares are always delectable .",
"one of the most delectable men she's ever met",
"Noun",
"a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While its delectable food might be the main attraction, the marketplace is also famous for its bars, live jazz shows and concerts as well as two hallway-length murals that pay homage to Black history in Detroit. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"Or the delectable pastries that make this annual Greek festival so much fun? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Chefs receive the opportunity to incorporate the freshest foods into their recipes, while also helping the local economy thrive, and consumers benefit by enjoying delectable meals that can only be experienced via foods that are produced locally. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The Relax Bears are CBD stress relievers in the form of delectable sweets. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"The new bakery, which was previously known as The Scoop, is managed by Pittsfield native Cheryl Murray, who doles out delectable sweets and candies, as well as quiches and coffee. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Consider it as an especially delectable Mother\u2019s Day gift. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Step one is a brown sugar crust, an unusually delectable crust that also involves flour, malted milk powder (such as Ovaltine or Carnation), vanilla and a great deal of butter. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The trout dip appetizer and falafel or chicken wraps are delectable . \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Andr\u00e9 Giroux used his fingers to manipulate the paint in the sky in delectable -on-all-counts Santa Trinit\u00e0 dei Monti in the Snow, from the late 1820s, a rarest-of-rare Roman snow scene. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Hadid took to Instagram yesterday to share snapshots of delectable -looking bites she's indulged in while sheltering in place at her family's farm in Pennsylvania amid the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The camp fantasies of Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters riding jet skis on a yacht is delectable , but the number lacks the pizazz of so many others. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 June 2020",
"Released earlier this week, the second cookbook from the Waco Wonder Woman is filled with delectable recipes for hits like Cajun shrimp sheet pan dinner, zucchini bread, oatmeal cream pies, and more. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 10 Apr. 2020",
"One delectable Stonehenge entrant is a marshmallow masterpiece submitted by Priya Bhatnagar of Belle Mead, New Jersey. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Three courses available for $45 dinner menu with choice of salad, entree and delectable dessert, or select 2-course lunch for $29 featuring lunch portion of entrees. \u2014 Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Skilled baristas know that achieving the perfect complex flavor profile for a delectable shot of espresso is as much art as science. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The chicken comes with a couple of sides, often lush macaroni and cheese, delectable collard greens or feathery buttermilk biscuits. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1921, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8lek\u02cct\u0101t",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111858",
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},
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": delight , enjoyment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Here is some chocolate for your delectation .",
"tourists enjoying the delectations of this tropical paradise for the first time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That episode winds up coming full circle to involve Saul and Caprice in a stunt that will put their competitors (a dervish-dancing man who has sprouted multiple ears; a woman who mutilates herself for the delectation of the elite) to shame. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"That show presented the cultures of colonized peoples in Africa and Asia for the delectation of bourgeois westerners, spurring a profound counter-reaction among Asian and African intellectuals. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In a 1785 painting, the bend of her body and her over-the-shoulder glance invite delectation ; her white garb conjures Ancient Greece or Rome. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Herewith, for your holiday-reading delectation , a list of 31 notable long-form pieces from 2021. \u2014 Mark Robinson, Wired , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The irony of the underprivileged dying for the delectation of foreign V.I.P.s is a concept that travels well, as Netflix has discovered, but Hwang\u2019s stylishly blunt critique of capitalist spectacle may land even harder at home. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Ducournau\u2014whose previous film, the 2016 Raw, detailed the exploits of a cannibalistic veterinary student\u2014works hard to titillate us in the movie\u2019s first hour or so, spreading out a buffet of gruesome, deadpan violence for our delectation . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Their streaming-series collaboration appeals to the lip-smacking delectation of liberals who have bought into the race-gender historical conceit of the 1619 Project and critical race theory. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 12 May 2021",
"One large specimen, displayed regally on a tray, is taken out for public delectation like a Renoir painting, and a crowd lines up for the privilege of taking a brief sniff. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 5 Mar. 2021"
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"\u02ccde-l\u0259k-",
"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02cclek-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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": a book of selected passages especially for learners of Latin or Greek":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Real-time, ongoing evaluation of a child is not delegable to a robot or the corporation that manufactured it, though. \u2014 Joanna J. Bryson, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"circa 1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8de-li-g\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"the committee chose a five-person delegacy to attend the national conference"
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"the U.N. delegates from African countries",
"He's been chosen as a delegate to the convention.",
"Verb",
"A manager should delegate authority to the best employees.",
"Those chores can be delegated to someone else.",
"He doesn't delegate very well.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bolinder won nearly 89% of the delegate vote at the Republican convention in April, while Huntsman won 11.1%. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"For the second straight cycle, activists snubbed Galvin, who\u2019s seeking a historic eighth term, and turned instead to Sullivan, who won 62 percent of the delegate vote to claim the endorsement. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"But former Prince George\u2019s County executive Rushern Baker III (D) \u2014 who as a young delegate opposed the stadium and slammed his fist during a floor debate while arguing the deal left residents behind \u2014 now sees it differently. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Ward was re-elected with 51% of the party delegate vote. \u2014 Cole Lauterbach, Washington Examiner , 25 Jan. 2021",
"The party plans to hold its first day in Charlotte for the delegate vote, with details for the full meeting yet to be released. \u2014 Lynn Elber, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2020",
"After the formality of a virtual delegate vote Tuesday, Clinton will speak, then Biden's wife, Jill Biden. \u2014 Glenn Thrush And Michael M. Grynbaum, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Anyone can sit in an office and delegate tasks to their employees. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"And to make attendees feel safer, there will be more outdoor meetings and an outdoor delegate lounge. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Busy professionals need to delegate more and have confidence in their teams\u2019 ability to carry out tasks and projects. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"But in reality, leaders are better to delegate and empower those around them. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The queen\u2019s decision to delegate her role to Charles is likely to be seen by the public as evidence that a transition is underway, with Elizabeth remaining on the throne but turning over more responsibilities to Charles. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"The queen's decision to delegate her role to Charles is likely to be seen by the public as evidence that a transition is underway, with Elizabeth remaining on the throne but turning over more responsibilities to Charles. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The second would be to give investors the ability to delegate their voting authority to a third party. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"In June 1972, Shirley Temple Black took on one of the biggest roles of her life: United States delegate to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Crucially, the court referred to the dissent by Neil Gorsuch in Gundy v. U.S., which lays the foundation for significant limits on the rule-making authority that Congress can delegate to agencies. \u2014 Mario Loyola, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"The Queen had to delegate that responsibility to Charles, Prince of Wales and William, Duke of Cambridge, who are counsellors of state. \u2014 Jack Guy And Stephanie Halasz, CNN , 17 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8de-li-\u02ccg\u0101t",
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"the delegation of responsibilities"
]
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"He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference.",
"a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In response to the war, Cannes barred an official delegation from Russia from attending the festival. \u2014 Kelsey Ables, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Second Gentleman Emhoff will travel to Seoul, leading the American delegation to the inauguration of South Korea\u2019s next president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a White House official said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"The American delegation also announced that the United States would reopen its embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv \u2014 another signal aimed at portraying Russia as headed toward defeat. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"December 26, 2011 - Members of an Arab League delegation arrive in Syria to monitor events on the ground. \u2014 CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Iran's negotiators haven't even agreed to meet the American delegation , led by U.S. special envoy for Iran Rob Malley. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Naftali Bennett spoke on the tarmac at Israel's main international airport as an aid delegation was set to depart for Ukraine to set up a field hospital for refugees near the Polish border. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"An interfaith delegation could be on the first plane into Ukraine. \u2014 Douglas J. Feith And John Hannah, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"On a similar front, Cartoon Movie welcomed an ever-growing delegation of publishers as part of an initiative to widen the playing field, to inspire a commensurate number of screen-to-page adaptations as of page-to-screen. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see delegate entry 1":""
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"\u02ccde-li-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccde-l\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"noun"
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": of, relating to, or involving delegation of authority : conveying power or authority to one that has no independent right to it":[
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},
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"Late Latin delegatorius , from Latin delegatus + -orius -ory":""
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"-t\u022fr-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163813",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The story of Jezebel, then, is not one intended to delegitimate women\u2019s political rule. \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111337",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brooks, a six-term congressman from north Alabama, was a key Trump ally in the events around Jan. 6, 2021, and continues to try to delegitimize the 2020 election. \u2014 ABC News , 23 May 2022",
"Gangs use social media to promote themselves, push narratives, show their strength, delegitimize state institutions and recruit members. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"The formal accusation of professional misconduct makes Paxton one of the highest-profile attorneys to face a potential threat to their law license for a role in former President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to delegitimize his defeat. \u2014 Jake Bleiberg, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"The formal accusation of professional misconduct makes Paxton one of the highest-profile attorneys to face a potential threat to their law license for a role in former President Donald Trump's effort to delegitimize his defeat. \u2014 CBS News , 25 May 2022",
"The point of the pile-on is to hurt the reputation of the Justice as part of the larger effort to delegitimize the current Supreme Court. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Indeed, the campaign to delegitimize the 2020 election relied in part on Trump\u2019s repeated Twitter blasts that fueled his narrative. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Efforts to delegitimize the court have several roots. \u2014 Adam J. White, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Later in the day, Sasse tried, too, asking if any upcoming court decisions could delegitimize the court. \u2014 Adam J. White, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045755",
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": Carthage must be destroyed":[]
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"d\u0101-\u02c8len-d\u00e4-\u02ccest-k\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u00e4-g\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125924",
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"delete a computer file",
"The email was accidentally deleted ."
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},
"examples":[
"Delete this name from the list.",
"When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Restoring default settings won\u2019t delete content on console storage such as games, apps, screenshots, video clips, and saved data. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"Businesses should depart from the traditional thinking of when-in-doubt, keep it and instead make a concerted effort to verify and delete unnecessary information before it gets stored. \u2014 Stephen Cavey, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The plan to systematically delete insurance emails was approved last year, after the Department of Insurance was sued over its handling of a California Public Records Act request submitted by Consumer Watchdog. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Users will be able to see and delete interests the browser assigns to them, or turn the system off entirely. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Not every post that should be flagged gets flagged; human moderators and AI detection systems both fail sometimes, or don\u2019t recognize and delete misinformation as quickly as would be ideal. \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy And Will Oremus, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Not every post that should be flagged gets flagged; human moderators and AI detection systems both fail sometimes, or don\u2019t recognize and delete misinformation as quickly as would be ideal. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The second component can hijack industrial control systems from Schneider Electric to delete files, crash the device, or upload additional payloads. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of threatening to expose certain documents, these new hackers threaten to overwrite a user's Windows Master Boot Record (MBR) and delete all the files making the device unusable, unless the user pays. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1540, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin deletus , past participle of del\u0113re to wipe out, destroy":""
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"di-\u02c8l\u0113t",
"d\u0113-"
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"blue-pencil",
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"elide",
"kill",
"scratch (out)",
"strike (out)",
"stroke (out)",
"x (out)"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
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"deleterious to health"
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"examples":[
"In developing countries, the imposition of boundaries around national parks and protected areas has been deleterious for both people and wildlife. \u2014 Kristin B. Gunther , Association of American Geographers , 2002",
"Most everyone now knows the action of pressing mouse keys is far more deleterious to the tender structures of the wrist and hand than typing is. \u2014 Michael Finley , Albany (New York) Times-Union , 2 Sept. 1998",
"This skewed allocation of resources away from those most in need, in turn, insures that many young people from low-income families will continue to be shut out of the economy, with obvious deleterious family and social consequences. \u2014 Iris C. Rotberg , Education Week , 9 Mar. 1994",
"For as James Keirans pointed out to me, ticks are the world's most notorious carriers of the agents of diseases that strike animals, wild and domestic. And they rank second only to mosquitoes in their deleterious effect on humans. \u2014 Edwards Park , Smithsonian , January 1987",
"The chemical is deleterious to the environment.",
"The drug has no deleterious effects on patients.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Russian invasion of the Ukraine is a massive engine of inflation and that uncertainty, coupled with the many deep, ongoing deleterious effects of the pandemic, are prime drivers of the general tightening of money. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"There were more amino acid-altering mutations that had a stronger deleterious effect on fitness, and more neutral ones that had a minimal effect. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 11 June 2022",
"An overarching question: Is there evidence, for the 12 to 18 population at large, that running is deleterious ? \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Scharf, echoing Solomon, said that a recession will be difficult to avoid and will have deleterious effects, such as increases in costs of banking products, such as mortgages, credit cards and loans. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Extreme theatergoing can have some deleterious side effects, particularly on the lower back. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"The disease normally requires regular blood transfusions to limit its deleterious effects. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Nearly half of medical students experience burnout and, before their professional education even begins, start to experience deleterious effects of stress, which continue and are amplified during medical school. \u2014 Anne N. Thorndike, STAT , 4 May 2022",
"As the coronavirus showed, diseases can spill over from animals to humans with deleterious effect. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1587, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Greek d\u0113l\u0113t\u0113rios , from d\u0113leisthai to hurt":""
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"\u02ccdel-\u0259-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259s",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deleterious pernicious , baneful , noxious , deleterious , detrimental mean exceedingly harmful. pernicious implies irreparable harm done through evil or insidious corrupting or undermining. the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society baneful implies injury through poisoning or destroying. the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind. noxious chemical fumes deleterious applies to what has an often unsuspected harmful effect. a diet found to have deleterious effects detrimental implies obvious harmfulness to something specified. the detrimental effects of excessive drinking",
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"thoughtful",
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"\u2014 Claudia Roth Pierpont"
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": slow, unhurried, and steady as though allowing time for decision on each individual action involved":[
"The jeweler worked at a deliberate pace."
],
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]
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"Verb",
"The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.",
"They will deliberate the question.",
"Adjective",
"She spoke in a clear, deliberate manner.",
"He advocates a slow and deliberate approach to the problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Last week, 18 people were swiftly chosen for the jury; 12 will deliberate and six will be alternates. \u2014 Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022",
"On Thursday, 18 people were chosen for the jury; 12 will deliberate and six will be alternates. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But still, the other claims remained for the jury to deliberate on, including claims for interference with a contract against Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, plus defamation claims against the latter three stars. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"The jury went out Wednesday afternoon to deliberate and decide on a verdict. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The jury took less than four hours to deliberate . Guy Wesley Reffitt's son, Jackson Reffitt, testified against him and offered some of the strongest evidence in the trial. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The jury is set to deliberate on Monday and is tasked with determining whether the onetime billionaire who claimed to have revolutionized blood testing knowingly misled investors, doctors, and patients about her startup in order to take their money. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Thomas said the candidates were scheduled to go through longer interviews with the Town Council on May 19, and the council will deliberate . \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"After hearing testimony from more than 800 witnesses, the jury retires to deliberate . \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The vast majority of the fight was shot in-camera, featuring stunts coordinated by Monique Ganderton, which was a deliberate choice to reflect Loki's core identity. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"The directors\u2019 decision to focus on the fourth estate in democracies as opposed to autocracies was a deliberate choice. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"While some search for the latest shortcut, growth hack, or way to game the algorithm, those who put in the hard work, day after day, and make a deliberate choice to continue to show up, matter what, ultimately prevail. \u2014 Amy Blaschka, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Homecoming was a deliberate choice, and one that felt like payoff was eventually coming for sooner or later. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In their eyes, the government in Baghdad and its American partners made a deliberate choice to punish Mosul and its civilians. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Moving to Nyasaland was not a deliberate choice, just the dumb luck of my entering the Peace Corps lottery and then receiving a letter saying I had been selected to teach in this British protectorate. \u2014 Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Applebaum argues that the destruction was deliberate : eliminating the Ukrainians would help cement Sovietization, and the regime\u2019s control over a resource-rich land. \u2014 Joseph Stalin, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the strike was deliberate . \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 22 May 2022"
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"1536y, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"debate",
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"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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"unconsciously",
"unintentionally",
"unknowingly",
"unwittingly"
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": in a way that is not hurried : slowly and carefully":[
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"He moves deliberately , almost cautiously, and he speaks with the assurance of someone who is accustomed to being listened to.",
"\u2014 Alec Wilkinson"
],
": with full awareness of what one is doing : in a way that is intended or planned":[
"trying deliberately to mislead us",
"a deliberately harsh review",
"It's very clear, however, that organizations funded in part by the fossil fuel industry have deliberately tried to undermine the public's understanding of the scientific consensus by promoting a few skeptics.",
"\u2014 Joel Achenbach"
]
},
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"di-\u02c8li-b\u0259-r\u0259t-l\u0113",
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"advisedly",
"consciously",
"designedly",
"intentionally",
"knowingly",
"purposefully",
"purposely",
"purposively",
"willfully",
"wittingly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172855",
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"adverb"
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"advised",
"calculated",
"considered",
"knowing",
"measured",
"reasoned",
"studied",
"thoughtful",
"thought-out",
"weighed"
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"a deliberate act of protest"
],
": characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration":[
"a deliberate decision",
"Ms. Barker herself has said that the decision to write about the war was a deliberate response to patronizing reviews of her working-class settings \u2026",
"\u2014 Claudia Roth Pierpont"
],
": slow, unhurried, and steady as though allowing time for decision on each individual action involved":[
"The jeweler worked at a deliberate pace."
],
": to think about deliberately and often with formal discussion before reaching a decision":[
"deliberate the question",
"was deliberating whether or not to accept the offer"
],
": to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully":[
"The jury deliberated for several days before reaching a verdict."
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The jury deliberated for two days before reaching a verdict.",
"They will deliberate the question.",
"Adjective",
"She spoke in a clear, deliberate manner.",
"He advocates a slow and deliberate approach to the problem.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Last week, 18 people were swiftly chosen for the jury; 12 will deliberate and six will be alternates. \u2014 Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022",
"On Thursday, 18 people were chosen for the jury; 12 will deliberate and six will be alternates. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, chicagotribune.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But still, the other claims remained for the jury to deliberate on, including claims for interference with a contract against Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, plus defamation claims against the latter three stars. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"The jury went out Wednesday afternoon to deliberate and decide on a verdict. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The jury took less than four hours to deliberate . Guy Wesley Reffitt's son, Jackson Reffitt, testified against him and offered some of the strongest evidence in the trial. \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The jury is set to deliberate on Monday and is tasked with determining whether the onetime billionaire who claimed to have revolutionized blood testing knowingly misled investors, doctors, and patients about her startup in order to take their money. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Thomas said the candidates were scheduled to go through longer interviews with the Town Council on May 19, and the council will deliberate . \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"After hearing testimony from more than 800 witnesses, the jury retires to deliberate . \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The vast majority of the fight was shot in-camera, featuring stunts coordinated by Monique Ganderton, which was a deliberate choice to reflect Loki's core identity. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"The directors\u2019 decision to focus on the fourth estate in democracies as opposed to autocracies was a deliberate choice. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"While some search for the latest shortcut, growth hack, or way to game the algorithm, those who put in the hard work, day after day, and make a deliberate choice to continue to show up, matter what, ultimately prevail. \u2014 Amy Blaschka, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Homecoming was a deliberate choice, and one that felt like payoff was eventually coming for sooner or later. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In their eyes, the government in Baghdad and its American partners made a deliberate choice to punish Mosul and its civilians. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Moving to Nyasaland was not a deliberate choice, just the dumb luck of my entering the Peace Corps lottery and then receiving a letter saying I had been selected to teach in this British protectorate. \u2014 Paul Theroux, Travel + Leisure , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Applebaum argues that the destruction was deliberate : eliminating the Ukrainians would help cement Sovietization, and the regime\u2019s control over a resource-rich land. \u2014 Joseph Stalin, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the strike was deliberate . \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 22 May 2022"
],
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"1536y, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English, from Latin deliberatus , past participle of deliberare to consider carefully, perhaps alteration of *delibrare , from de- + libra scale, pound":"Adjective and Verb"
},
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deliberate Verb 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 Adjective voluntary , intentional , deliberate , willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion. a voluntary confession intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved. the intentional concealment of vital information deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences. deliberate acts of sabotage willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another. willing obedience",
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"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about ",
"turn",
"weigh",
"wrestle (with)"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"The jury returned a verdict after a four-hour deliberation ."
],
": the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully : the act of deliberating":[
"After careful deliberation , he decided to study medicine rather than law."
],
": the quality or state of being deliberate":[
"spoke with clarity and deliberation",
"worked with deliberation on the painting"
]
},
"examples":[
"After hours of deliberation , the council came to a decision.",
"Jury deliberations lasted two days.",
"She spoke to the audience with clarity and deliberation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The four feature films that win their respective categories \u2014 Hoosier Lens, American Spectrum, World Cinema and Documentary \u2014 will advance to grand jury deliberation , where a sole winner will be selected. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"Mustangs coach Zach Ivester said there was deliberation about bringing Pyles back after four days of rest and that the senior left-hander was ready to go. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 29 May 2022",
"The case is now in the hands of the jury for deliberation . \u2014 Amy Haneline, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"The trial is expected to end on May 27, when it will be turned over to the jury for deliberation . \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"However, in light of the new information and legal questions, Jones referred the appointment to committee for deliberation . \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The jury\u2014 which is made up of six women and six men, many from Northern Michigan \u2014 re-entered its chamber for deliberation around 8:40 a.m. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2022",
"For the first time, there is serious public deliberation on the disparities in health, schooling, access to universities and wealth that persist along racial lines. \u2014 Aldon Morris, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022",
"After six weeks of testimony and three days of deliberation , the seven-person jury in the Depp v. Heard defamation case delivered its verdict today. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 1 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deliberate entry 2":""
},
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"di-\u02ccli-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"consideration",
"debate",
"reflection",
"study",
"thought"
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"noun"
]
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": frailty sense 1":[
"the delicacy of his health"
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"the delicacy of a spider web"
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": the quality or state of being luxurious":[],
": the quality or state of being squeamish":[
"Hunger knows no delicacy ."
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": the quality or state of requiring delicate (see delicate entry 1 sense 4b ) handling":[
"the delicacy of the tense negotiations"
]
},
"examples":[
"The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies .",
"the delicacy of the glassware",
"The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy .",
"a musician known for the delicacy of her compositions",
"the delicacy of the young boy's features",
"the delicacy of the perfume",
"the delicacy of the wine's flavor",
"Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the fact that Jenkins first conceived of this all-American delicacy in western New York makes perfect sense to food aficionados who champion Buffalo as a great American center of casual-eats excellence. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"The sort of delicacy your husband espouses makes the avoidance of a possibly awkward conversation a greater priority than the avoidance of serious harm. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"With this recording, the NEXT headphones articulated the French horn section with a sublime delicacy . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"That featured the percussionist Jonny Allen jogging a precise route around the bells, hitting a gradually evolving riff \u2014 sometimes with delicacy , sometimes with violence. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"But in parts of China and Vietnam, the popularity of their meat as a delicacy , their scales for folk medicinal remedies and the destruction of their habitat for expanding development threaten this branch of the animal kingdom. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Shark fins are commonly used for shark fin soup, which is considered a delicacy in certain areas. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This dark and cloudy cocktail uses Montelobos Espadin mezcal infused with huitlacoche, a fungus that grows inside ears of corn and is considered a delicacy , sometimes referred to as Mexican truffles. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Crow meat also was considered a delicacy in the late 1800s. \u2014 Alexi Eastes, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a":""
},
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"see delicate entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8de-li-k\u0259-s\u0113"
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"bit",
"cate",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"goody",
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"kickshaw",
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"titbit",
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"type":[
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},
"delicate":{
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"robust",
"strong",
"sturdy"
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"delicate wine glasses",
"a delicate flower",
"the delicate chain of life"
],
": easily unsettled or upset":[
"a delicate balance",
"the delicate relationships defined by the Constitution",
"\u2014 New Yorker"
],
": fastidious , squeamish":[
"a person of delicate tastes"
],
": generally pleasant":[
"the climate's delicate , the air most sweet",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": involving matters of a deeply personal nature : sensitive":[
"this is a delicate matter. Could I possibly speak to you alone",
"\u2014 Daphne Du Maurier"
],
": marked by care, skill, or tact":[
"her delicate handling of a difficult situation"
],
": marked by daintiness or charm of color, lines, or proportions":[
"a delicate floral print",
"an ample tear trilled down her delicate cheek",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": marked by fineness of structure, workmanship, or texture":[
"a delicate tracery",
"a delicate lace"
],
": marked by great precision or sensitivity":[
"a delicate instrument"
],
": marked by keen sensitivity or fine discrimination":[
"delicate insights",
"a more delicate syntactic analysis",
"\u2014 R. H. Robins"
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": not robust in health or constitution : weak , sickly":[
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],
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"a delicate aroma",
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": pleasing to the senses:":[],
": requiring careful handling:":[],
": requiring skill or tact":[
"in a delicate position",
"delicate negotiations",
"a delicate operation"
],
": something delicate":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural washing delicates by hand"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He has a delicate stomach and often gets sick when traveling.",
"The fabric has a delicate floral print.",
"We hung delicate lace curtains in the windows.",
"The tomb was adorned with delicate carvings.",
"the delicate flavor of the wine",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Fireflies, like other species, maintain a delicate balance in the ecosystem. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"Effectively finding that delicate balance, Ahuja\u2019s performance at states helped to make sure the Lions\u2019 wouldn\u2019t fall short at states. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"There\u2019s always the delicate balance of caring for people while getting important things accomplished. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Estefan recently spoke to The Times about the delicate balance of remaking a classic. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Central bankers have acknowledged that bringing prices down requires a delicate balance. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"First and foremost, Floyd and the Castros were determined to make sure that the film\u2019s core themes were never compromised, and that meant striking a delicate tonal balance. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"Until recently, that hydrological system existed in a delicate balance. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"The balance between celebrating art while Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine rages on has been a delicate one for the Oscars. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Unlike a sheet mask or a traditional skincare face mask, these patches are formulated specifically for your delicate under eyes to target eye-specific issues like fine lines and crow's feet. \u2014 Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"On the global stage, China has attempted to straddle a delicate , if impossible line, of upholding its values of national sovereignty while also not condemning Russia, a geopolitical partner, for the deadly invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
"They are infused with hyaluronic acid, caffeine and marshmallow extract, which help hydrate, depuff and soften the delicate under eye area. \u2014 Nicole Saunders, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Boyd suggests turning the item inside out, and agrees that using a mesh bag\u2014which also comes in handy for washing delicates and lingerie\u2014to protect from friction and snagging is best. \u2014 Alexandra Ilyashov, Glamour , 7 Apr. 2020",
"The two steam levels, high for sturdy fabrics and low for delicates and the option to use it dry with no steam at all, helped it compete with the corded irons in our tests. \u2014 Sarah Bogdan, Good Housekeeping , 15 Feb. 2019",
"Woolite is a home run, along with any other detergents geared toward delicates . \u2014 Shelby Deering, Country Living , 7 Feb. 2020",
"One knocked its antlers against the boards and then tucked itself back into the flow, eyes rolling in a face delicate from the side but moose-like and broad from the front. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
"When washing lingerie, sweaters, and other delicates by hand, avoid these common mishaps that could ruin your favorite fabrics. 1. \u2014 Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2015"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English delicat , from Latin delicatus given to self-indulgence, fastidious, subtly pleasing, not robust; akin to Latin delicere to allure":"Adjective and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8de-li-k\u0259t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for delicate Adjective choice , exquisite , elegant , rare , delicate , dainty mean having qualities that appeal to a cultivated taste. choice stresses preeminence in quality or kind. choice fabric exquisite implies a perfection in workmanship or design that appeals only to very sensitive taste. an exquisite gold bracelet elegant applies to what is rich and luxurious but restrained by good taste. a sumptuous but elegant dining room rare suggests an uncommon excellence. rare beauty delicate implies exquisiteness, subtlety, and fragility. delicate craftsmanship dainty sometimes carries an additional suggestion of smallness and of appeal to the eye or palate. dainty sandwiches",
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"subtle"
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},
"delicious":{
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"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
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": affording great pleasure : delightful":[
"a delicious bit of gossip"
],
": appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell":[
"a delicious meal",
"delicious aromas"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.",
"Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.",
"a delicious bit of gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That's something kind of fancy, but very, very delicious . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"The patisserie is an homage to Lee\u2019s background, melding together the three distinct aspects of her identity: The desserts combine Korean ingredients, French techniques and skills, and New York flavor to absolutely delicious effect. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"This could look like taking a dance class, taking a vinyasa/flow yoga class, or eating delicious new foods. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"What\u2019s more, guests can enjoy casual bites from The Canteen, Camp Long Creek\u2019s Airstream that serves delicious treats including cheeseburgers, bratwursts and canned cocktails to-go, as well as enjoy activities and dining options at Big Cedar Lodge. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The preparation can make for some delicious if sloppy eating, as the wetter ingredients return your gordita pocket or huarache substrate to its soft masa form. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"It\u2019s the perfect summer side, easy and delicious , from Sally Pasley Vargas. \u2014 Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The country is the world\u2019s largest producer of mango, much of it consumed domestically, often during heated debates about which region produces the most delicious variety, or how exactly the mango should be eaten. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"These easy appetizers are not only mouth-wateringly delicious , but perfectly shareable for crowds big and small. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1898, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin deliciosus , from Latin deliciae delights, from delicere to allure":"Adjective"
},
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"di-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
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"ambrosial",
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},
"deliciously":{
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"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
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": affording great pleasure : delightful":[
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"a delicious meal",
"delicious aromas"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.",
"Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.",
"a delicious bit of gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That's something kind of fancy, but very, very delicious . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"The patisserie is an homage to Lee\u2019s background, melding together the three distinct aspects of her identity: The desserts combine Korean ingredients, French techniques and skills, and New York flavor to absolutely delicious effect. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"This could look like taking a dance class, taking a vinyasa/flow yoga class, or eating delicious new foods. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"What\u2019s more, guests can enjoy casual bites from The Canteen, Camp Long Creek\u2019s Airstream that serves delicious treats including cheeseburgers, bratwursts and canned cocktails to-go, as well as enjoy activities and dining options at Big Cedar Lodge. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"The preparation can make for some delicious if sloppy eating, as the wetter ingredients return your gordita pocket or huarache substrate to its soft masa form. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"It\u2019s the perfect summer side, easy and delicious , from Sally Pasley Vargas. \u2014 Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The country is the world\u2019s largest producer of mango, much of it consumed domestically, often during heated debates about which region produces the most delicious variety, or how exactly the mango should be eaten. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"These easy appetizers are not only mouth-wateringly delicious , but perfectly shareable for crowds big and small. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022"
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],
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
],
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"Her books delight readers of all ages."
],
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],
": to take great pleasure":[
"delighted in playing the guitar"
]
},
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"Noun",
"We watched the fireworks with delight .",
"The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park.",
"To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two.",
"Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others.",
"The trip was a delight .",
"a garden full of tasty delights",
"The magazine is a cook's delight .",
"The stories are a delight to read.",
"Verb",
"The toy delighted the children.",
"The stories will delight readers of all ages.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"For the rest of us, the series has been\u2014admit it\u2014a frustrating combination of crap-your-pants nostalgic delight and near-complete story/character/fight scene inanity. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
"Hollywood loves nothing more than having heroes and villains collide like frenzied jocks for an audience\u2019s delight . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"Her paradoxes may not be as honed as the Irish master\u2019s, but there\u2019s a sharp literary sensibility behind her humor, a care with linguistic precision and a delight in shifting between outsider and insider perspectives. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"One answer is simple pleasure and delight , as in the elements that make up this novel are almost universally delightful. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"On the verge of losing her identity completely, Carmen grows increasingly numb to the mundane nature of bourgeois delight . \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"At the official dance party of Portland\u2019s pride festival, dance the night away with DJ Deanne, delight in LED and aerialist performances and get decorated with Zari Art body paint. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Simple gingerbread trim makes this home by Phoebe Howard a delight . \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 8 June 2022",
"Also Robert and Michelle King, who created the show, take a little too much delight in the freedoms a streaming platform offers. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Of course, there was also a nursery menu to delight ; fruity scones, lemon syllabub, strawberries, cucumber finger sandwiches. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"La Tienda\u2019s Connoisseur\u2019s Cheese Collection highlights artisan varieties from the most celebrated cheesemaking regions to delight die-hard dairy lovers. \u2014 Megan Murphy, Robb Report , 1 Dec. 2021",
"To top everything off, Hibachi Grill & Buffet offers a chocolate fountain to delight your sweet tooth. \u2014 Fredrick Ochami, Chron , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Many are founded by recent conservatory graduates, and their youthful energies and idealism often delight their loyal audiences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"This sequel is as joyful and uplifting as our first film, with even more fascinating and colorful characters to delight and entertain. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 3 May 2022",
"Including the way Brown feels about the community event, which continues to delight and amaze him. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Cinsault blend not only boasts a tasty, classic ros\u00e9 palate that will delight any pink lover, the bottom of the bottle shows off a distinctive rose shape. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
"For its 2022 fundraiser, the nonprofit Greene Acres Community Garden will be raffling off three prize packages that will delight backyard chefs from Parma to Peninsula and all points in between. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 12 May 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English deliten , from Anglo-French deliter , from Latin delectare , frequentative of delicere to allure, from de- + lacere to allure":"Verb and Noun"
},
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],
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]
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"I walked slowly, delighting in the crisp autumn air.",
"He delights in meeting new people."
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"unsatisfied"
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]
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"The children were especially delighted that there were enough cookies for each of them to have two.",
"We were delighted by the performance.",
"They are delighted at the prospect of a visit from their grandchildren.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those looking to escape the buzz will be delighted to find just the opposite at Villa Maria. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"As for what folks can expect to see, the former athlete teased that soccer fans will be delighted to see more action on the field. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
"However, those looking for a more relaxing getaway with far fewer neon lights will be delighted to find Boulder City just 40 minutes away from Sin City. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"DeBates says her birth parents were delighted to see him. \u2014 CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"David was also adamant that FTX not tease the commercial in advance of its Super Bowl debut and was delighted to find the ad agency and marketing team felt the same way. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Things that are similar to what has surprised and delighted customers in the past are likely to please customers now, just as things that have fallen flat in the past are unlikely to be wild successes the second time around. \u2014 Ali Jawin, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Most people are delighted to have you here on Earth. \u2014 Ecleen Luzmila Caraballo, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Roger insists that his father-in-law will be delighted to have Christie, as well as the men and women traveling with him from the old country. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022"
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},
"examples":[
"It has been delightful meeting you.",
"That was a delightful party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The essence of its tropical gardens is just as delightful as this Eres printed number. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Watching the three Peters interact and getting to know each other is particularly delightful . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"What\u2019s ironic about me playing Heather is that my high school experience was surprisingly delightful . \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no way a special that covers night terrors, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, a dead mother and a disturbingly blunt father, along with suicidal thoughts, should seem this delightful . \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Lipa, whose own choreography has improved in recent years, led the charge as her dynamic backup dancers elevated her moves, along with two daring roller skaters who were delightful to watch. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"This is all a long-winded way of saying that Monkey Prince, DC's new Asian American hero, is absolutely delightful so far. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And Carrie-Anne Moss was delightful to work with as well. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That is delightful over ice cream or cheesecake or to dip fruit in. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022"
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},
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},
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"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
],
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"enjoyed a delightful brunch"
]
},
"examples":[
"It has been delightful meeting you.",
"That was a delightful party.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The essence of its tropical gardens is just as delightful as this Eres printed number. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
"Watching the three Peters interact and getting to know each other is particularly delightful . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"What\u2019s ironic about me playing Heather is that my high school experience was surprisingly delightful . \u2014 Keaton Bell, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no way a special that covers night terrors, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, a dead mother and a disturbingly blunt father, along with suicidal thoughts, should seem this delightful . \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Lipa, whose own choreography has improved in recent years, led the charge as her dynamic backup dancers elevated her moves, along with two daring roller skaters who were delightful to watch. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"This is all a long-winded way of saying that Monkey Prince, DC's new Asian American hero, is absolutely delightful so far. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And Carrie-Anne Moss was delightful to work with as well. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
"That is delightful over ice cream or cheesecake or to dip fruit in. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see delight entry 2":""
},
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"d\u0113-"
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"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
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"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
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"nice",
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"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
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"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
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},
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],
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"adjective"
]
},
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"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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"any man would find it most delightsome to gaze upon her lovely face"
],
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"d\u0113-"
],
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"blessed",
"blest",
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"felicitous",
"good",
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"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
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"nice",
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"pleasant",
"pleasing",
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"savory",
"savoury",
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"welcome"
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]
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"delineate the steps to be taken by the government"
],
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"lights delineating the narrow streets"
]
},
"examples":[
"He plants his skates millimeters outside the blue-tinted 44-square-foot arena that delineates the crease and refuses to budge \u2026 \u2014 Michael Farber , Sports Illustrated , 21 May 2007",
"Screenwriter Christopher Hampton introduces a large gallery of characters, subtly delineating the unspoken class biases that will keep Robbie, for all his confidence, charm and Cambridge education, an outsider. \u2014 David Ansen , Newsweek , 10 Dec. 2007",
"So Madrid finally ordered On\u00eds to cut the best deal he could. The resulting Transcontinental (or Adams-On\u00eds) Treaty of 1819 ceded Florida to the United States and delineated the boundary between American and Spanish territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean \u2026 \u2014 Walter A. McDougall , Promised Land, Crusader State , 1997",
"Privacy plays a unique role in American law. Although considered a core value by most citizens, it is not explicitly delineated as a protected right by the U.S. Constitution. \u2014 Edward A. Cavazos et al. , Cyberspace and the Law , 1994",
"The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.",
"The characters in the story were carefully delineated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nor did the settlements, which did not delineate any blame. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Area rugs or a change in the flooring pattern or accent color can also help delineate spaces. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"For a simple outdoor gathering area, Belt recommends having a small firepit with a circular mulch pad surrounded by a stone perimeter to help delineate the space. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"And Erik Spoelstra has yet to delineate a specific role for Tyler Herro amid the Heat\u2019s roster makeover. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Most agreements to set up a corridor will typically limit access to neutral parties like the United Nations or aid organizations, outline any restrictions on modes of transport permitted and clearly delineate the area and time of the safezone. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In order to use DNA to trace a person\u2019s ancestry, researchers must first delineate groups of individuals with similar genetic traits as being representative of different areas of the world. \u2014 Kimberly Hickok, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"First, clearly delineate the problem that your bank\u2019s community relations program is meant to solve, like homelessness, poor education, malnutrition, etc. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a good way to delineate them: The NEH (again, with some exceptions) concerns itself with books and research, the NEA, by and large, with ephemeral experiences and audiences. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
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},
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"borrowed from Latin d\u0113l\u012bne\u0101tus, past participle of d\u0113l\u012bne\u0101re \"to trace the outline of,\" from d\u0113- de- + l\u012bne\u0101re \"to make straight, mark with lines,\" derivative of l\u012bnea \"string, cord, line entry 1 \"":""
},
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"verb"
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"\u2014 Eric J. McNulty"
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"\u2014 Bil Gilbert",
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"\u2014 Dennis P. O'Brien and Joan R. Coates"
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"\u2014 Adam Nicholson"
]
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"his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes",
"a finely wrought delineation of a young woman's first experience with romantic love",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But all the other details of the finished piece including the precise delineation of the figure, the lighting and the sublime color scheme are the work of Varley. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, even as the delineation between Oscar and Emmy is resolved, doc eligibility may be the most confusing aspect of the Emmy. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"There is kind of a blurry delineation , though, as to how advanced a player needs to be in order to swing an authoritative hammer. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"The new contract includes more delineation between what Invest Aurora does, and the responsibilities of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Economic Development. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"From this perspective, ka\u2019chatzot is a delineation of time, i.e., that actual moment when the night was divided: midnight. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The era of clear delineation between work and home life has steadily eroded over the past decade due to the proliferation of technology and connectivity. \u2014 Miriam Warren, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Or the delineation of how money raised from poll taxes must be spent. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2022",
"People listening to a podcast, especially one with interviews, may not be as clear about the delineation between entertainment and journalism. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
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"noun"
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},
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},
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"They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.",
"She's been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.",
"a series of minor delinquencies",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The boy was placed under arrest and charged with three counts of delinquency for operating under the influence of alcohol, driving to endanger, and operating a motor vehicle without a license, police said. \u2014 Deanna Schwartz, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"In the same quarter, Gen X presented a 1.53% auto loan delinquency rate, with baby boomers landing even lower at 0.93%. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"The Utah Bar Foundation report notes that the average delinquency leading to eviction was $640 in 2019. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In January, all states logged year-over-year declines in their overall delinquency rate. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"At that time, the total delinquency was $11.9 million, including surcharges and penalties, but the amount due has since dropped to close to $10.1 million because of additional payments made since then. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"By comparison, the delinquency rate for direct federal student loans was about 5.3% as of February 2020. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The increases were fairly small: Charge-offs rose from 0.9% to 0.95% of loans, and delinquency was up from 0.8% to 0.82%. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Police arrested a man for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, interference with custody and underage possession of alcohol following a traffic stop at 11:53 a.m. April 3. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 10 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Todd S. Purdum"
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"\u2014 Richard Wilson"
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"Adjective",
"a school for delinquent children",
"His delinquent behavior could lead to more serious problems.",
"The town is trying to collect delinquent taxes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave\u2014his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski\u2014Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"The facility will serve dual purposes as a correctional facility for youth found delinquent of crimes and as a detention facility for youth from Racine and surrounding counties being held temporarily or while awaiting trial. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Sure enough, all are present in this unpredictable tale of mutual misfit attraction between a juvenile delinquent and the middle-aged actor whose role in his life shifts from mentor to mother to lover. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Proper parenting would result in a well-mannered adult Tamagotchi, while inattention would result in a delinquent . \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The largest delinquent at the time was a Shelton business that owed more than $500,000. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"With no bidders on the remaining tax delinquent Taylor Tudor buildings put up at sheriff\u2019s sale -- not once but twice -- the city has now acquired them through the Cuyahoga County Land Bank for $200. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Nicole Johnson was charged nearly four years ago with reckless endangerment and contributing to conditions that leave a child delinquent or in need of supervision. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
"The passenger is set to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on charges of delinquent to wit: unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and carrying a loaded firearm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Last summer, the perpetrator was found delinquent on what would be multiple felony charges of child molesting. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In other cases, the agency said some auto loan servicers have refused to release personal property found in vehicles unless delinquent borrowers paid a storage fee. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Corelogic, the financial data service, has made a baseline forecast that some three million homeowners will fall behind on their mortgage payments\u2014and their pessimistic forecast predicts more than 12 million delinquent borrowers. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 28 July 2020",
"Or if people did have low credit or were delinquent on their loans ... \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"An eligible student loan borrower had more than seven consecutive months of delinquent payments prior to June 30, 2021. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"In addition, those borrowers must have had more than seven consecutive months of delinquent payments prior to June 30, 2021. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The average rate of delinquent payments rose from October to November across loans from six large credit-card banks, according to master trust figures compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The annual financial impact of the delinquent payments is more than $1 million, the directors were told. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2021"
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"borrowed from Latin d\u0113linquent-, d\u0113linquens, present participle of d\u0113linquere \"to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense),\" from d\u0113- de- + linqu\u014d, linquere (perfect l\u012bqu\u012b ) \"to go away from, leave, leave behind, abandon, desist from,\" going back to Indo-European *li-n-k w -/*li-n\u00e9-k w - \"leaves behind\" (whence also Sanskrit ri\u1e47\u00e1kti \"[s/he] leaves behind,\" Avestan irinaxti, Old Irish l\u00e9icid \"[s/he] lets go, leaves behind\"), ar-l\u00e9ici \"[s/he] lets go, releases, lends,\" present tense derivative from the base *lei\u032fk w - \"leave behind, distance oneself from,\" whence also, with varying ablaut, Greek le\u00edp\u014d, le\u00edpein (aorist \u00e9lipon ) \"to leave, quit, be missing,\" Armenian lik \u02bc \"(s/he) left, let go,\" Old Prussian pol\u0101ikt \"to remain,\" Lithuanian liek\u00f9, l\u00eckti, Germanic *l\u012bhwan- \"to grant, lend\" (whence Old English l\u0113on \"to lend, grant,\" Old Saxon farl\u012bhan, Old High German l\u012bhan, Old Norse lj\u00e1, Gothic leihwan \"to lend\")":"Adjective",
"earlier, \"person failing in a duty, offender,\" borrowed from Middle French delinquant, noun derivative from present participle of delinquer \"to commit an offense,\" borrowed from Latin d\u0113linquere \"to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)\" \u2014 more at delinquent entry 2":"Noun"
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"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
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"precocious",
"premature",
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"\u2014 Todd S. Purdum"
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"delinquent behavior"
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"\u2014 Richard Wilson"
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"Adjective",
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"The town is trying to collect delinquent taxes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave\u2014his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski\u2014Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"The facility will serve dual purposes as a correctional facility for youth found delinquent of crimes and as a detention facility for youth from Racine and surrounding counties being held temporarily or while awaiting trial. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Sure enough, all are present in this unpredictable tale of mutual misfit attraction between a juvenile delinquent and the middle-aged actor whose role in his life shifts from mentor to mother to lover. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Proper parenting would result in a well-mannered adult Tamagotchi, while inattention would result in a delinquent . \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The largest delinquent at the time was a Shelton business that owed more than $500,000. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"With no bidders on the remaining tax delinquent Taylor Tudor buildings put up at sheriff\u2019s sale -- not once but twice -- the city has now acquired them through the Cuyahoga County Land Bank for $200. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Nicole Johnson was charged nearly four years ago with reckless endangerment and contributing to conditions that leave a child delinquent or in need of supervision. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
"The passenger is set to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court on charges of delinquent to wit: unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and carrying a loaded firearm. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Last summer, the perpetrator was found delinquent on what would be multiple felony charges of child molesting. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In other cases, the agency said some auto loan servicers have refused to release personal property found in vehicles unless delinquent borrowers paid a storage fee. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Corelogic, the financial data service, has made a baseline forecast that some three million homeowners will fall behind on their mortgage payments\u2014and their pessimistic forecast predicts more than 12 million delinquent borrowers. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 28 July 2020",
"Or if people did have low credit or were delinquent on their loans ... \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"An eligible student loan borrower had more than seven consecutive months of delinquent payments prior to June 30, 2021. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"In addition, those borrowers must have had more than seven consecutive months of delinquent payments prior to June 30, 2021. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The average rate of delinquent payments rose from October to November across loans from six large credit-card banks, according to master trust figures compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
"The annual financial impact of the delinquent payments is more than $1 million, the directors were told. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 July 2021"
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"borrowed from Latin d\u0113linquent-, d\u0113linquens, present participle of d\u0113linquere \"to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense),\" from d\u0113- de- + linqu\u014d, linquere (perfect l\u012bqu\u012b ) \"to go away from, leave, leave behind, abandon, desist from,\" going back to Indo-European *li-n-k w -/*li-n\u00e9-k w - \"leaves behind\" (whence also Sanskrit ri\u1e47\u00e1kti \"[s/he] leaves behind,\" Avestan irinaxti, Old Irish l\u00e9icid \"[s/he] lets go, leaves behind\"), ar-l\u00e9ici \"[s/he] lets go, releases, lends,\" present tense derivative from the base *lei\u032fk w - \"leave behind, distance oneself from,\" whence also, with varying ablaut, Greek le\u00edp\u014d, le\u00edpein (aorist \u00e9lipon ) \"to leave, quit, be missing,\" Armenian lik \u02bc \"(s/he) left, let go,\" Old Prussian pol\u0101ikt \"to remain,\" Lithuanian liek\u00f9, l\u00eckti, Germanic *l\u012bhwan- \"to grant, lend\" (whence Old English l\u0113on \"to lend, grant,\" Old Saxon farl\u012bhan, Old High German l\u012bhan, Old Norse lj\u00e1, Gothic leihwan \"to lend\")":"Adjective",
"earlier, \"person failing in a duty, offender,\" borrowed from Middle French delinquant, noun derivative from present participle of delinquer \"to commit an offense,\" borrowed from Latin d\u0113linquere \"to be lacking, fall short of an approved standard, misbehave, commit (an offense)\" \u2014 more at delinquent entry 2":"Noun"
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"-kw\u0259nt",
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"belated",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"harden",
"set",
"solidify"
],
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": to become soft or liquid with age or maturity":[
"\u2014 used of some fungal structures (such as gills)"
],
": to dissolve or melt away":[]
},
"examples":[
"a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That was sitting out there, in a state of just deliquescing . \u2014 Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Not lumpia Shanghai, spring rolls as skinny as cheroots, the ground pork inside flecked with deliquescing fat. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 15 June 2017"
],
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"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin deliquescere , from de- + liquescere , inchoative of liqu\u0113re to be fluid \u2014 more at liquid":""
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"\u02ccde-li-\u02c8kwes"
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"fuse",
"liquefy",
"liquify",
"melt",
"run",
"thaw"
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"collected",
"composed",
"recollected",
"self-collected",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"unhysterical"
],
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"delirious with fever",
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],
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]
},
"examples":[
"As the child's temperature went up, he became delirious and didn't know where he was.",
"He was delirious with fever.",
"a group of delirious fans celebrating the team's victory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the mid-1970s, the blight of New York\u2019s downtown scene \u2014 the delirious cross-pollination of daring music, visual art and fashion \u2014 birthed musicians like Patti Smith and artists like Keith Haring. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The concert scenes, which reproduce much of the Pistols\u2019 brief catalog, explode with delirious violence. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Although Toyotomi died in a delirious stupor in 1598, subsequent shoguns continued his purges. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Enric himself, the synopsis says, is still traumatised by a childhood marked by religious fanaticism and a mother with delirious messianic ambitions. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"When the throw got away and went out of play, Duran tossed his helmet and the delirious Lions spilled out of the dugout in celebration. \u2014 Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Flocks of shrieking delirious teenagers moved hilariously from one place to another, settling and then taking off again into the distance. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The Christie family came to the Fraser home to tell them that Malva was pregnant \u2014 and, according to her, by Jamie (Sam Heughan), who Malva claims began an affair with her while Claire was delirious in her sickbed. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"His movies have long paid homage to the delirious blood baths of the grind-house era. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8lir-\u0113-\u0259s"
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"distraught",
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"composed",
"recollected",
"self-collected",
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"As the child's temperature went up, he became delirious and didn't know where he was.",
"He was delirious with fever.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the mid-1970s, the blight of New York\u2019s downtown scene \u2014 the delirious cross-pollination of daring music, visual art and fashion \u2014 birthed musicians like Patti Smith and artists like Keith Haring. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The concert scenes, which reproduce much of the Pistols\u2019 brief catalog, explode with delirious violence. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Although Toyotomi died in a delirious stupor in 1598, subsequent shoguns continued his purges. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Enric himself, the synopsis says, is still traumatised by a childhood marked by religious fanaticism and a mother with delirious messianic ambitions. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"When the throw got away and went out of play, Duran tossed his helmet and the delirious Lions spilled out of the dugout in celebration. \u2014 Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Flocks of shrieking delirious teenagers moved hilariously from one place to another, settling and then taking off again into the distance. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The Christie family came to the Fraser home to tell them that Malva was pregnant \u2014 and, according to her, by Jamie (Sam Heughan), who Malva claims began an affair with her while Claire was delirious in her sickbed. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"His movies have long paid homage to the delirious blood baths of the grind-house era. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2014 Thomas Wolfe",
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"In her delirium , nothing she said made any sense.",
"shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The disease killed quickly, causing painfully swollen lymph nodes (called buboes), fevers, vomiting, delirium and other unpleasant symptoms. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"Blake Lemoine\u2019s own delirium shows just how potent this drug has become. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"After Poole punctuated the third quarter with his deep 3-pointer, a shot that had the home crowd at Chase Center in a state of near- delirium , his teammates seemed to ride that crest of emotion. \u2014 Scott Cacciola, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"In 2009, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) assembled a task force on excited delirium . \u2014 Ayana Jordan, STAT , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Ketamine, meanwhile, was first used in clinical practice in the 1960s as a safer alternative to the anesthetic phencyclidine (PCP), which has been discontinued in the U.S. due to the high incidence of postoperative delirium with hallucinations. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"And there are montages, accompanied by a woodwind score (from Cho Young-wuk) lush with romance and intrigue, that deliver a delirium of imagery that would be the centerpiece climax of any other film, but here is simply a debonair aside. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"The finish of this PGA Championship was utter delirium . \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Lead poisoning symptoms can include abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, weakness, behavior or mood changes, delirium , seizures, and coma. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Latin, from delirare to be crazy, literally, to leave the furrow (in plowing), from de- + lira furrow \u2014 more at learn":""
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"furor",
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"noun"
]
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"distasteful",
"flat",
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"insipid",
"stale",
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"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
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"yucky",
"yukky"
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},
"examples":[
"The whole meal was delish .",
"the homemade chocolate sauce was absolutely delish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fat Ben, Cincinnati\u2019s most instagrammable baker who can make absolutely anything into a delish cake formation and many other delights, is doing a Pop Up at Streetside Brewery. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Visitors can also enjoy delish pumpkin beers that are on tap at several local brewpubs. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Mostly, these state-sundering tantrums have been delish meat for national publications to chow down on cherished clich\u00e9s about the California dream dying, dying, dead. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Sep. 2021"
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8lish"
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"dainty",
"delectable",
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"luscious",
"lush",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fears companies might delist as a result proved untrue. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Observers say the Biden administration\u2019s refusal to delist the group is a significant achievement for Israel. \u2014 Yonat Friling, Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"Shareholders of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global are expected to vote Monday evening Beijing time on a proposal to delist the company's shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Didi in December announced its plan to delist in the U.S. and pursue a listing in Hong Kong. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Didi Global, China\u2019s equivalent of Uber, announced plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange after a Beijing cybersecurity probe into its operations. \u2014 Pei Lin Wu, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"The issue escalated at the end of the Trump administration when lawmakers passed legislation that would delist foreign firms that refuse to comply. \u2014 Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Securities and Exchange Commission doesn\u2019t accept opinions with disclaimers, which can prompt stock exchanges to delist a company\u2019s shares. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Futu\u2019s inclusion doesn\u2019t mean the company\u2019s American depositary receipts will be forced to delist in the near-term, the company said in a statement Thursday. \u2014 Robert Schmidt, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8list",
"d\u0113-\u02c8list"
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"verb"
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to set free":[
"and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil",
"\u2014 Matthew 6:13 (King James Version)"
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": to take and hand over to or leave for another : convey":[
"deliver a package"
],
": hand over , surrender":[
"delivered the prisoners to the sheriff",
"delivered themselves over to God"
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": to send, provide, or make accessible to someone electronically":[
"deliver an email/text message",
"Have the information delivered to you via e-mail, cell phone, pager, instant messaging, or just on a Web page that you set up.",
"\u2014 Irene B. McDermott",
"When Netflix entered the European market in 2012, some national telecom companies forced it to pay \"tolls\" to deliver content to customers.",
"\u2014 Liz Alderman and Amie Tsang"
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": to assist (a pregnant female) in giving birth":[
"The doctor delivered several women."
],
": to aid in the birth of":[
"delivered a baby"
],
": to give birth to":[
"His wife delivered a healthy baby girl."
],
": to cause (oneself) to produce as if by giving birth":[
"has delivered himself of half an autobiography",
"\u2014 H. C. Schonberg"
],
": speak , sing , utter":[
"delivered a fiery sermon to the congregation",
"deliver a song",
"deliver a speech"
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": to send (something aimed or guided) to an intended target or destination":[
"ability to deliver nuclear warheads",
"delivered a fastball"
],
": to bring (something, such as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause":[
"\u2026 were counting on Mr. Cisneros to deliver the Hispanic vote for Michael Dukakis.",
"\u2014 Alfredo Corchado"
],
": to come through with : produce":[
"can deliver the best results",
"the new car delivers high gas mileage"
],
": to produce the promised, desired, or expected results : come through":[
"can't deliver on all these promises",
"a hitter who can deliver in the clutch"
],
": to give results that are promised, expected, or desired":[]
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8li-v\u0259r",
"di-\u02c8liv-\u0259r"
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"redeem",
"save"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deliver rescue , deliver , redeem , ransom , reclaim , save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action. rescued the crew of a sinking ship deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering. delivered his people from bondage redeem implies releasing from bondage or penalties by giving what is demanded or necessary. job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment ransom specifically applies to buying out of captivity. tried to ransom the kidnap victim reclaim suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased. reclaimed long-abandoned farms save may replace any of the foregoing terms; it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence. an operation that saved my life",
"examples":[
"The package was delivered to the office this morning.",
"She delivers the mail on my street.",
"They are having the furniture delivered next week.",
"The supermarket delivers groceries for free within 30 miles of the store.",
"\u201cDoes the restaurant deliver ?\u201d \u201cNo, you have to pick up the food yourself.\u201d",
"He will deliver the speech at noon.",
"The actors delivered their lines with passion.",
"The jury is expected to deliver a verdict later today.",
"The judge delivered a warning to the protesters.",
"The novel delivers an inspiring look into the life and ideas of Gandhi.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The texts, between Johnson's chief of staff and an aide to Pence, showed Johnson's aide informing Pence's aide that the senator was ready to deliver fraudulent ballots to Pence. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"This staffer stated that Senator Johnson wished to hand- deliver to the vice president the fake electors\u2019 votes from Michigan and Wisconsin. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Still, 78% of people surveyed in the Oracle report think brands can do more to deliver happiness to customers. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"This small town was so trusting that last school year, its campus was open, and parents could walk freely into the school to deliver lunch to their children in classrooms. \u2014 Moriah Balingit, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The group hopes its most ambitious live show to date will deliver its hard-to-describe dance tunes to the masses. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, an Amazon programmer crunches the switches on his keyboard and completes what is required for a drone to carry and deliver a bottle of AmazonBasics hand lotion to a home within a four-mile radius of Lockeford. \u2014 Luther Ray Abel, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"The committee this week disclosed text messages that showed an aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and Trump ally, tried to hand- deliver the fake elector votes to an aide for former Vice President Mike Pence. \u2014 Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The committee this week disclosed text messages that showed an aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican and Trump ally, tried to hand- deliver the fake elector votes to an aide for former Vice President Mike Pence. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deliverer, delivrer , from Late Latin deliberare , from Latin de- + liberare to liberate":""
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141610"
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"examples":[
"She prayed for deliverance as the famine got worse.",
"looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But what about the kind of deliverance that best serves the story while also reflecting our reality? \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The novel\u2019s only deliverance is that Arun has escaped it. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
"For those who are fasting, iftar is a daily deliverance after the long hours of hunger and thirst. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In some currents of Buddhism, humans alone have the potential for deliverance from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. \u2014 John Gray, The New York Review of Books , 22 Mar. 2018",
"The tracks performed touch on such themes as faith, love, loss, and a longing for peace or deliverance , for change and renewal. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Even sudden deliverance from Covid-19 and an economic spurt might not alter perceptions of a country in crisis, especially given the lack of a common national reality. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Huling compared the moment to enslaved people in Confederate states gathering in churches on New Year\u2019s Eve in 1862, praying for the deliverance of President Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Emancipation Proclamation. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2021",
"But through Morpheus' eyes, deliverance is possible. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"di-\u02c8li-v\u0259-r\u0259ns",
"di-\u02c8li-v(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
"d\u0113-",
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"salvation"
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"noun"
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"delivery":{
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"examples":[
"The delivery is scheduled for this morning.",
"The company offers free delivery with orders over $100.",
"Someone has to be home to accept delivery of the package.",
"Allow six weeks for delivery .",
"The baby weighed almost seven pounds at the time of delivery .",
"The doctor expects it to be a routine delivery .",
"The doctor has had three deliveries today.",
"The joke was funny, but his delivery was terrible.",
"I need to work on my delivery before I give the speech.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Thursday the council passed out extra meals left over from an earlier delivery by United Way of Anchorage. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"This holds particularly true for takeout and delivery orders. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Pregnant women with listeria typically experience only fever and other flu-like symptoms, like fatigue and muscle aches, but an infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery or complications after the baby is born. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 1 July 2022",
"Etched into our collective memory for its sky-rocketing notes and fervent delivery , this rendition of the national anthem is a playlist no-brainer. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 30 June 2022",
"To ensure your good vibes don\u2019t place an additional burden on workers right now, opt for nice notes that can be mailed in an envelope versus larger items like flowers, gifts, or food delivery . \u2014 Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF , 30 June 2022",
"But much of the growth has been in new types of food- delivery venues. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"The government claims the decision will help spur development, improve public service delivery , and create more opportunities for Papuans to become civil servants in the resource-rich area that remains one of the country's poorest regions. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Alvin's original version is also well worth tracking down, but there's an urgency to Doe's delivery that gives this one the edge for me. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 30 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8liv-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"-\u02c8li-vr\u0113",
"di-\u02c8li-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8li-v(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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"discharge",
"quietus",
"quittance",
"release"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 symbol \u0394"
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"As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread among humans, natural selection and adaptation will result in more variants that could plausibly be more transmissible than delta .",
"\u2014 Suresh V. Kuchipudi"
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"During deep sleep, the brain operates in delta wave frequency. But it's difficult to go from beta to theta then delta without first switching down to a relaxed alpha state.",
"\u2014 Daily Mail (London, England)"
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": fourth in position in the structure of an organic (see organic entry 1 sense 1b(2) ) molecule from a particular group or atom":[
"\u2014 symbol \u018d"
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": the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[],
"municipality south and southeast of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 99,863":[],
"see delta, the":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"High-earning millennials raking in six figures were predicted to lead the travel boom long before the delta variant gripped the nation at the end of last summer. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Isbell aside, there were signs that Summerfest could have larger crowds than last year, when the September dates and the delta variant cut into attendance (although some shows were still packed in 2021). \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"Omicron, which has been shown to have less severe symptoms and outcomes than other variants, quickly overtook the delta strain of the virus. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The good news is the variant appears far less severe than the previous delta strain and is likely to peak in the next few weeks and peter out by March, health experts say. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The once-dominant delta strain may also still be circulating. \u2014 Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Britain\u2019s public health agency says preliminary data suggest people with the omicron variant are between 50% and 70% less likely to need hospitalization than those with the delta strain. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 25 Dec. 2021",
"An early study of vaccine effectiveness showed that the shots from AstraZeneca Plc and the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE partnership provided much lower defenses against symptomatic infection with omicron, compared with the delta strain, after two doses. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The surge that is now hitting mainland Europe, driven by the highly transmissible delta strain of the virus, walloped Britain in the summer, just as the government removed all remaining legal restrictions on the economy and daily life. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1859, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Communications code word",
"circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deltha , from Greek delta , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew d\u0101leth daleth":"Noun and Adjective"
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"\u02c8del-t\u0259"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122144",
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"geographical name",
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": hepatitis d virus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125850",
"type":[
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"delta virus":{
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": a highly transmissible genetic variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus : delta variant":[
"Breathing shared air, though, brings the delta virus into throats and lungs, its favorite destinations.",
"\u2014 The Asheville (North Carolina) Citizen-Times"
],
": hepatitis d virus":[
"\u2026 when the delta virus combines with another virus that causes hepatitis B infection, it produces a much more deadly infection than hepatitis B alone.",
"\u2014 The New York Times"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The safest way is to sacrifice the hamster to stop the outbreak of the delta virus strain, which may come from the hamster. \u2014 Jinshan Hong, Bloomberg.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Firstly, the recent Covid-19 wave in the U.S. caused by the highly infectious delta virus variant appears to have peaked and investors are likely to seeing value in RCL stock which fell by almost 20% between June and early September. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Moreover, the recent Covid-19 wave in the U.S. caused by the highly infectious delta virus variant appears to have peaked and investors are likely to see some value in Norwegian Cruise Line stock, which has declined by almost 25% since early June. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"This could be driven either by slowing consumer demand, due to the spreading delta virus ; or by a limited supply of workers willing to take these jobs. \u2014 Harry Holzer, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The Hartford follows several other companies that have delayed plans for workers to return to the offices due to the delta virus . \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The effort comes after Colorado and other states have tried lotteries, college scholarships and other incentives to boost slumping vaccination rates as the highly contagious delta virus variant sweeps the nation. \u2014 James Anderson, ajc , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The report indicated the delta virus is highly contagious, can be spread by the fully vaccinated and is causing more breakthrough infections than expected. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Aug. 2021",
"Over and over, the president repeated that the vast majority of those falling ill and dying in the new wave of the delta virus are unvaccinated, putting others at risk and endangering the nation\u2019s fragile economic recovery and return to normalcy. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a high amplitude electrical rhythm of the brain with a low frequency of less than four cycles per second that occurs especially in slow-wave sleep , is most prominent in infancy and early childhood, and may exhibit abnormal activity in various conditions (such as traumatic brain injury or dementia)":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193652",
"type":[
"noun"
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"delta wing":{
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"definitions":{
": a triangular swept-back airplane wing with a usually straight trailing edge":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The aircraft\u2019s shape is reminiscent of a delta wing aircraft, used in military and supersonic jets like the Concorde, but the Falcon Solar takes it a step farther with curved wings and an elegant, bird-like fuselage. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The 71-foot-long fuselage was designed for aerodynamic efficiency, with a delta wing and three J85-15 engines by General Electric for supersonic speeds. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Ryan Aeronautical selected the delta wing for its new X-13 Vertijet aircraft that takes off straight up. \u2014 Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2021",
"Any delta wing has a large area, so wing loading is low. \u2014 Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2021",
"The briefing includes a rendering of a fighter concept that appears to combine the nose and cockpit of an F-CK-1 with a tailless delta wing similar to that on the Mirage 2000. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"The stubby delta wing gives sufficient lift with extremely low wing loading (weight to wing area), as well as minimum drag and maximum maneuverability. \u2014 Kevin Brown, Popular Mechanics , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The Rafale is an agile jet, with a delta wing and large canards to enhance maneuverability. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 20 Aug. 2019",
"The delta wing shape is essentially a triangle, and that helps keep the aircraft stable at high speeds. \u2014 Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"delta entry 1 ; from its shape":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103342",
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"noun"
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": of, relating to, or constituting a delthyrium":[]
},
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"New Latin delthyri um + English -al":""
},
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"(\u02c8)del\u00a6th\u012br\u0113\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104539",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": the opening between the beak and the hinge through which the pedicle of certain brachiopods extends":[]
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"New Latin, probably irregular from Greek d\u0113los clear, visible, evident + thyrion little door, diminutive of thyra door":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110454",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"noun"
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"undeceive"
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"\u2026 people he regards as deluded by the romantic idea that children somehow possess innate knowledge \u2026",
"\u2014 Andrew Delbanco",
"\u2026 Hamilton apparently deluded himself, as the first Treasury secretary, into thinking his policies patriotic when their effect, Mr. Phillips says, was to put money into silken purses.",
"\u2014 Michael Knox Beran"
]
},
"examples":[
"we deluded ourselves into thinking that the ice cream wouldn't affect our diet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a student of Stoic philosophy, Mr. Farnsworth doesn\u2019t delude himself that this restoration will happen any time soon. \u2014 Martha Bayles, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Resist the urge to spin it, second-guess it or delude yourself out of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"While leaders typically realize that there are key ingredients required to create a truly collaborative team, too many delude themselves into thinking that this type of collaborative environment will just develop by osmosis over time. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"And for those executives who don\u2019t delude themselves, who are clearheaded about the sub-par state of their customer experience, sometimes an even more warped sentiment prevails. \u2014 Jon Picoult, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Just keep chugging away and trying to improve and be open and never delude yourself that this is great. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The world is witnessing in Afghanistan a vivid and painful display of what happens when leaders in Washington delude themselves regarding persistent threats, the nature of America\u2019s enemies and the ability to end wars by simply going home. \u2014 H.r. Mcmaster And Bradley Bowman, WSJ , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Some lie brazenly, others appear to delude themselves. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 19 May 2021",
"Here\u2019s why the direction of price changes matters: In a year when crypto is up, traders can delude themselves. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Latin deludere , from de- + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
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"di-\u02c8l\u00fcd",
"d\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for delude deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
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"buffalo",
"burn",
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"fake out",
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"gaff",
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"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
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"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"deluded":{
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": deceived by false beliefs":[
"a deluded eccentric",
"deluded thinking"
],
": having or characterized by delusional ideas":[
"a deluded eccentric",
"deluded thinking"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film suggests the deluded single-mindedness of many missionaries in foreign lands, bringing with them not holiness but violence and spiritual unrest. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Sondheim and Weidman can try to come up with outlandish scenarios, like a bunch of ghosts urging Oswald to take up his rifle, but reality is always a thousand steps ahead, making up darker and weirder and more deluded stories. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Voter fraud is, of course, the bloody shirt waved by Trump, his enablers and some of the former president\u2019s more deluded followers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Shortly after Roy returned to India, in 1930, in a deluded attempt to influence the independence movement, he was arrested and imprisoned by the British. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021",
"But far more deluded critics object to the film for being immoral. \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 25 Dec. 2020",
"The state had failed its citizens, advocacy groups had failed the public, and an entire civilization had cosseted itself in a deluded sense of its own rectitude. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Luck's announcement left fans and observers feeling shock and confusion and, in a handful of deluded cases, anger. \u2014 Adam Kilgore, courant.com , 26 Aug. 2019",
"But this all comes at the end of this addictively chronicled history, in six parts, of a deluded autocrat and his equally imperious czarina, German-born and the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 27 June 2019"
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"\u2026 people he regards as deluded by the romantic idea that children somehow possess innate knowledge \u2026",
"\u2014 Andrew Delbanco",
"\u2026 Hamilton apparently deluded himself, as the first Treasury secretary, into thinking his policies patriotic when their effect, Mr. Phillips says, was to put money into silken purses.",
"\u2014 Michael Knox Beran"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a student of Stoic philosophy, Mr. Farnsworth doesn\u2019t delude himself that this restoration will happen any time soon. \u2014 Martha Bayles, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Resist the urge to spin it, second-guess it or delude yourself out of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"While leaders typically realize that there are key ingredients required to create a truly collaborative team, too many delude themselves into thinking that this type of collaborative environment will just develop by osmosis over time. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"And for those executives who don\u2019t delude themselves, who are clearheaded about the sub-par state of their customer experience, sometimes an even more warped sentiment prevails. \u2014 Jon Picoult, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Just keep chugging away and trying to improve and be open and never delude yourself that this is great. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The world is witnessing in Afghanistan a vivid and painful display of what happens when leaders in Washington delude themselves regarding persistent threats, the nature of America\u2019s enemies and the ability to end wars by simply going home. \u2014 H.r. Mcmaster And Bradley Bowman, WSJ , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Some lie brazenly, others appear to delude themselves. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 19 May 2021",
"Here\u2019s why the direction of price changes matters: In a year when crypto is up, traders can delude themselves. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021"
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"Verb",
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"deluged with requests for help",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Europe\u2019s energy strategy and the deluge of interest and investments for Africa present a paradox. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The text message deluge began early last Thursday night, at about the time Spurs rookie Malaki Branham heard his name called in as the 20th pick in the NBA draft, and did not stop until sometime the next morning. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 29 June 2022",
"But the deluge of these stories also reveals our high metabolism. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Registering some of it is taxing enough; fully processing the continuous deluge of it would be overwhelming. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The United States contributes more to the polluting deluge than any other nation, generating about 287 pounds of plastics per person annually. \u2014 Adela Suliman, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"In recent years, companies such as Meta and Google have increasingly promoted A.I.-based content moderation as key to mitigating the deluge of harmful online content. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"The United States contributes more to the polluting deluge than any other nation, generating about 287 pounds of plastics per person annually. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The deluge that caused the crisis in Montana began last Friday, when the southwestern corner of the state was hit with heavy rains, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Bryan Gallion, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Some shipping executives are skeptical that boxships from China will deluge U.S. and European ports in the months ahead. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Experts point towards a lagging vaccination program and a failure in government messaging as factors behind the surge, which is now threatening to deluge hospitals across the country. \u2014 Tara John, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
"In its desire to showcase all those shiny new ideas, Far Cry 6 puts its story on the backburner to deluge you with tutorials for countless new modes, upgrades, and abilities. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Nicholas, the sixth Atlantic hurricane of 2021, is expected to deluge southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana with torrential rain for several days, posing a threat to flood-prone Houston and other low-lying areas. \u2014 Robin Webb, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Newsom\u2019s opportunity to deluge the state with financial assistance is unlikely to convert the most stalwart Republican voter. \u2014 Melanie Mason Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2021",
"In all, a dozen associations along with 70 companies and law firms combined forces to deluge the FAA with comments. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2021",
"Consumers with expensive texting or data plans could end up facing higher costs if debt collectors deluge them with messages. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2020",
"In the Sanford area, large numbers of homes and businesses were deluged with water and mud. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2020"
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"\u2014 Walter Scott"
]
},
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"He has delusions about how much money he can make at that job.",
"He is living under the delusion that he is incapable of making mistakes.",
"She is under the delusion that we will finish on time.",
"As the illness progressed, his delusions took over and he had violent outbursts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bosniaks and Croats have also been susceptible to their own politics of division and self- delusion . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Folie \u00e0 Deux, which references a delusion or mental illness shared by two people, also suggests that Joker may also team up with another supervillain \u2013 possibly his sometime-girlfriend Harley. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Their failures highlight the limits, if not the delusion , of that vision. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Since there was nothing of economic value driving up crypto prices, only mass delusion , there hasn\u2019t been much to cushion their descent. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Many leaders allow their lives to become guided by delusion . \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"In moving up a weight class and selecting Bivol as his opponent, \u00c1lvarez crossed that invisible line that separates confidence from delusion , courage from hubris. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Through No\u00e9\u2019s lens, modern life appears diminished; the streets are portrayed as dangerous chaos; despair is endemic; hope, a sad delusion . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The incident, dismissed by many as a hysterical woman\u2019s delusion , became only a footnote in the constitutional crisis of the moment. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"delusive promises of high-paying jobs for the illegal immigrants",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self- delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Much of formal education over the past 50 years or so, especially in the humanities, has become a delusive exercise in mass evasion of this discomfiting truth. \u2014 Tracy Lee Simmons, National Review , 15 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter SZA releases the deluxe edition of her debut album Ctrl to celebrate its fifth anniversary. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Listen to the full deluxe edition of Twelve Carat Toothache below. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"Avril Lavigne is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Let Go, with a new deluxe edition \u2014 out today \u2014 featuring six bonus tracks. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"The deluxe edition features a gold foil gatefold LP jacket, black-and-gold smoke vinyl LP, an exclusive 5\u00d77 print, and a four-page booklet. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This deluxe version is identical to the middle model but comes with an extra cable, spare earpads and a pouch to store the headphones in. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"The original song on the deluxe record, released in November 2021 following Donda's initial drop that August, was a collaboration with Andr\u00e9 3000, though the version in the music video just features Kanye's voice. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"The Weeknd\u2019s Dawn FM jumps from No. 35 to No. 2 \u2014 matching its debut and peak position \u2014 following the release of its vinyl LP, cassette and deluxe boxed sets on April 29. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 8 May 2022",
"Lightweight and absorbent, this deluxe garment will create a spa-like experience right in the comfort of his home. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Taylor sprinkles the names of people, books, songs and more throughout the book, breadcrumbs to inspire readers to delve further. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The Hulu series, which concluded Thursday, is based on Jon Krakauer\u2019s nonfiction bestseller, which uses the real-life murder of Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter to delve into the turbulent history of the Mormon religion. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"There was a lot of trying to delve into it and finally understand the truth. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 30 May 2022",
"Taut and piercing, the film uses a genre template to delve into issues of violence, gender and policing in contemporary France. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
"During an internship at Monarch School, a K-12 in Barrio Logan that serves children who are experiencing homelessness, Weck was able to delve into doing just that for students who need it most. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Shanahan declined to delve into the impetus for Samuel\u2019s trade request. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"The brand is also aiming to delve into the Metaverse as well, with plans to create NFTs reflective of the characters depicted in its programming. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 13 May 2022",
"Her research, called the Turnaway Study, was designed to delve into the claim that abortions hurt women. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 5 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Taylor sprinkles the names of people, books, songs and more throughout the book, breadcrumbs to inspire readers to delve further. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"The Hulu series, which concluded Thursday, is based on Jon Krakauer\u2019s nonfiction bestseller, which uses the real-life murder of Brenda Lafferty and her infant daughter to delve into the turbulent history of the Mormon religion. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"There was a lot of trying to delve into it and finally understand the truth. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 30 May 2022",
"Taut and piercing, the film uses a genre template to delve into issues of violence, gender and policing in contemporary France. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
"During an internship at Monarch School, a K-12 in Barrio Logan that serves children who are experiencing homelessness, Weck was able to delve into doing just that for students who need it most. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Shanahan declined to delve into the impetus for Samuel\u2019s trade request. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
"The brand is also aiming to delve into the Metaverse as well, with plans to create NFTs reflective of the characters depicted in its programming. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 13 May 2022",
"Her research, called the Turnaway Study, was designed to delve into the claim that abortions hurt women. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 5 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conclusion: the live cockroaches demagnetize (i.e., the magnetic field decays) much faster than dead ones. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The basic theory was that the flowing hot water demagnetized the minerals. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 29 June 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 25 May 2017"
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conclusion: the live cockroaches demagnetize (i.e., the magnetic field decays) much faster than dead ones. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The basic theory was that the flowing hot water demagnetized the minerals. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 29 June 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 25 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conclusion: the live cockroaches demagnetize (i.e., the magnetic field decays) much faster than dead ones. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The basic theory was that the flowing hot water demagnetized the minerals. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 29 June 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 25 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Conclusion: the live cockroaches demagnetize (i.e., the magnetic field decays) much faster than dead ones. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2019",
"The basic theory was that the flowing hot water demagnetized the minerals. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 29 June 2017",
"The earth\u2019s solid iron core is hot enough to demagnetize iron and its alloys. \u2014 Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian , 25 May 2017"
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113"
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"Noun",
"Like other good Whigs, they had assumed that the people, once free of English influence, would honor and elevate the country's true patriots and natural aristocracy in ways that the English Crown had not. But when in the decades following the Revolution the people seemed to succumb to the deceit and flattery of mushroom demagogues , who were the popular counterparts of courtiers, the Federalists became bewildered and bitter. \u2014 Gordon S. Wood , Revolutionary Characters , 2006",
"Before the U.S. could begin to help Haiti rebuild its ravaged democracy last week, it first had to remove a raving demagogue . \u2014 Tim Padgett et al. , Time , 15 Mar. 2004",
"Here's the background: Tennessee's finances are a mess. The state is facing a shortfall of some $310 million\u2014but legislators remember what happened last year when they considered imposing the first income tax on wages. Goaded by talk-radio demagogues , hundreds of citizens surrounded the Statehouse in a near riot. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , 4 Feb. 2002",
"His opponent called him a bigoted demagogue .",
"that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices",
"Verb",
"But Clinton's boldness seemed to work, at least within the Beltway. House Republicans mostly stifled the urge to demagogue against his plan. \u2014 Tom Morganthau et al. , Newsweek , 11 Dec. 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The season also introduces a new demagogue : Vecna, who is mentioned in the trailer as one the gang is ready to fight. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Significantly, that came only as Kemp, like a demagogue , simultaneously amplified false election claims. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Like Truman, Biden is facing a Republican Party in thrall to a demagogue . \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"On Jan 6 a capitol that had been steadily delegitimized over decades was stormed by a mob that had been stoked to anger by a demagogue . \u2014 Eric Loeb, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Where are our musical bards at this critical time in history when the world is under assault by right-wing lunatics, dictators and a U.S. conservative party under the thumb of a very dangerous demagogue ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Frank\u2019s Truman is a populist in the best sense of the word: not a demagogue but a true man of the people. \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"By honoring Krause\u2019s list, NEISD danced to the tune of a demagogue . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"McCarthy was a hair-trigger demagogue ; Welch was a talented writer and ambitious thinker who could make the most unhinged sort of claim appear both copiously researched and politically urgent. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At least, not if leaders choose not to demagogue the issues. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The party seems determined to try to racially demagogue its way back to national power, even as an overwhelming majority of the country applauds the all-too-rare conviction of a white police officer who murdered a Black man. \u2014 Ankush Khardori, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021",
"With an election coming, advantage goes to those who stayed on the sidelines of the fight and now can demagogue on impossible solutions that would impose no pain and deliver free goodies. \u2014 Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2018"
],
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"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"verbal derivative of demagogue entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8de-m\u0259-\u02ccg\u00e4g"
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"firebrand",
"fomenter",
"incendiary",
"inciter",
"instigator",
"kindler",
"provocateur",
"rabble-rouser"
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On the other hand, the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings ended the demagogic power of Sen. Joe McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who used congressional investigations as a weapon against left-leaning government officials. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 June 2022",
"Critics of Erdogan\u2019s demagogic rule suggest his intransigence now ought to raise questions about Turkey\u2019s place within the alliance. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Willie\u2019s war buddy Mike Quinlan (Kevin Dennis) represents the unemployed Irish workers easily swayed by demagogic politicians. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The implicit contrast is to ignorant brutes who gravitate to demagogic leaders and resentful agendas. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Roughly seventy years ago the left's forebears made precisely the same move when confronted with an overly zealous, demagogic critic of communism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 25 June 2021",
"All these choices are demagogic , geared toward endearing the electorate. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Dec. 2021",
"And as in the United States a year ago, the opposition\u2019s best hope of defeating the demagogic incumbent rests with an old stalwart of the left who is trying to kindle nostalgia for more civil and prosperous times. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Other governments in Latin America and Europe with far less demagogic leadership oversaw covid death rates worse than that of Brazil. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"also -\u02c8g\u00e4-jik",
"\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-gik",
"or -\u02c8g\u014d-jik"
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"Noun",
"Like other good Whigs, they had assumed that the people, once free of English influence, would honor and elevate the country's true patriots and natural aristocracy in ways that the English Crown had not. But when in the decades following the Revolution the people seemed to succumb to the deceit and flattery of mushroom demagogues , who were the popular counterparts of courtiers, the Federalists became bewildered and bitter. \u2014 Gordon S. Wood , Revolutionary Characters , 2006",
"Before the U.S. could begin to help Haiti rebuild its ravaged democracy last week, it first had to remove a raving demagogue . \u2014 Tim Padgett et al. , Time , 15 Mar. 2004",
"Here's the background: Tennessee's finances are a mess. The state is facing a shortfall of some $310 million\u2014but legislators remember what happened last year when they considered imposing the first income tax on wages. Goaded by talk-radio demagogues , hundreds of citizens surrounded the Statehouse in a near riot. \u2014 Editor & Publisher , 4 Feb. 2002",
"His opponent called him a bigoted demagogue .",
"that politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices",
"Verb",
"But Clinton's boldness seemed to work, at least within the Beltway. House Republicans mostly stifled the urge to demagogue against his plan. \u2014 Tom Morganthau et al. , Newsweek , 11 Dec. 1995",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The season also introduces a new demagogue : Vecna, who is mentioned in the trailer as one the gang is ready to fight. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Significantly, that came only as Kemp, like a demagogue , simultaneously amplified false election claims. \u2014 Norman Eisen And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Like Truman, Biden is facing a Republican Party in thrall to a demagogue . \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"On Jan 6 a capitol that had been steadily delegitimized over decades was stormed by a mob that had been stoked to anger by a demagogue . \u2014 Eric Loeb, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Where are our musical bards at this critical time in history when the world is under assault by right-wing lunatics, dictators and a U.S. conservative party under the thumb of a very dangerous demagogue ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Frank\u2019s Truman is a populist in the best sense of the word: not a demagogue but a true man of the people. \u2014 Beverly Gage, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"By honoring Krause\u2019s list, NEISD danced to the tune of a demagogue . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"McCarthy was a hair-trigger demagogue ; Welch was a talented writer and ambitious thinker who could make the most unhinged sort of claim appear both copiously researched and politically urgent. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At least, not if leaders choose not to demagogue the issues. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The party seems determined to try to racially demagogue its way back to national power, even as an overwhelming majority of the country applauds the all-too-rare conviction of a white police officer who murdered a Black man. \u2014 Ankush Khardori, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2021",
"With an election coming, advantage goes to those who stayed on the sidelines of the fight and now can demagogue on impossible solutions that would impose no pain and deliver free goodies. \u2014 Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2018"
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"borrowed from Greek d\u0113mag\u014dg\u00f3s, from d\u00eamos \"people\" + -ag\u014dgos \"leading, impelling\" \u2014 more at demo- , -agogue":"Noun",
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"firebrand",
"fomenter",
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"inciter",
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"kindler",
"provocateur",
"rabble-rouser"
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"demand":{
"antonyms":[
"call (for)",
"claim",
"clamor (for)",
"command",
"enjoin",
"exact",
"insist (on)",
"press (for)",
"quest",
"stipulate (for)"
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": a seeking or state of being sought after":[
"in great demand as an entertainer"
],
": an act of demanding or asking especially with authority":[
"a demand for obedience"
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": something claimed as due or owed":[
"the demands of the workers' union"
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": the quantity of a commodity or service wanted at a specified price and time":[
"supply and demand"
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": the requirement of work or of the expenditure of a resource":[
"equal to the demands of the office",
"demands on one's time",
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],
": to ask authoritatively or earnestly to be informed of":[
"demand the reason for the dismissal"
],
": to ask or call for with authority : claim as due or just":[
"demanded to see a lawyer"
],
": to call for as useful or necessary":[
"etiquette demands a handwritten thank-you"
],
": to call for something in an authoritative way : to make a demand : ask":[],
": to call for urgently, imperiously, or insistently":[
"demanded that the rioters disperse"
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": to require to come : summon":[],
": urgent need":[
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],
": willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service":[
"the demand for quality day care"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The committee is considering her demand that she be given more time to complete the study.",
"The workers said they would not end the strike until their demands were met.",
"The demand for low-income housing is increasing as the economy gets worse.",
"We are seeing an increased demand for hospital beds.",
"The company increased production to meet demand .",
"Verb",
"The customer demanded a refund.",
"Parents have demanded that the teacher resign.",
"The reporter demanded to see the documents.",
"I demand to know what is going on here!",
"\u201cCome here at once!\u201d he demanded .",
"\u201cWhy won't you answer me?\u201d she demanded .",
"The situation demands immediate action.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The market is driven by the U.S. and Canada, where there is a high demand for educational technology products and services. \u2014 Roman Kumar Vyas, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Lisa, how much demand is there for Uncrustables Lee? \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Germany\u2019s Uniper was one of the first European energy firms to give in to President Vladimir Putin\u2019s demand for gas purchases to be made in rubles. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"There are signs demand for refrigerated products may be wavering. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Yet, while many individuals were able to receive psychological support, there was\u2014and still is\u2014an unmet demand for help. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"The recent drop in oat prices suggests there is less demand for meat, said Tom Brady, executive director of the JPMorgan Center for Commodities at UC Denver Business School. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 28 June 2022",
"But there also needs to be more demand from Boston\u2019s ecosystem of startups to move the needle on board diversity. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Once a big crowd saw Elvis perform, there was a demand for his record. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Trump didn\u2019t demand that Pence make a statement at a public event. \u2014 Lindsay Chervinsky, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
"Simply put, while the law doesn\u2019t demand that cops protect and serve, most officers want to and are encouraged to. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Musk didn't demand an inside look at Twitter's books Before signing the deal to purchase Twitter on April 25, Musk didn't require the right to conduct the due diligence that's customary in large acquisitions. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"The man didn't even demand money before shooting her once in the head, according to case records. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 21 Apr. 2022",
"On principle, parents shouldn\u2019t give investigators liberties that the law doesn\u2019t demand . \u2014 Suzanne Hirt, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Conscientious readers will not demand information that would endanger this nation\u2019s war effort or the lives of our men at the front. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Fed officials last spring and summer attributed most of the rise in inflation to supply-chain bottlenecks, which wouldn\u2019t necessarily demand a policy response if those kinks were expected to resolve themselves in a few months. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Our community should want \u2014 should demand \u2014 that every high school graduate be able to apply to a CSU or UC campus immediately after graduating high school. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English demaunde, demande \"question, request, claim,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative of demander, demaunder \"to ask a question, claim as due\" \u2014 more at demand entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English demaunden, demanden \"to ask a question, ask, claim as due,\" borrowed from Anglo-French demander, demaunder, borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113mand\u0101re \"to entrust, send, send word of, send instructions (to), make a claim on,\" going back to Latin, \"to entrust, hand over (to), lay a duty on,\" from de- de- + mand\u0101re \"to hand over, deliver, order\" \u2014 more at mandate entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8mand"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for demand Verb demand , claim , require , exact mean to ask or call for something as due or as necessary. demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands. demanded payment of the debt claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right. claimed the right to manage his own affairs require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation. the patient requires constant attention exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands. exacts absolute loyalty",
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"demand rate":{
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": a rate (as of electric power) based on the maximum amount that a customer requires to be kept available for use":[]
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"demand-pull":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an increase or upward trend in spendable money that tends to result in increased competition for available goods and services and a corresponding increase in consumer prices \u2014 compare cost-push":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8man(d)-\u02ccpu\u0307l"
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},
"demanding":{
"antonyms":[
"light",
"nondemanding",
"unchallenging",
"undemanding"
],
"definitions":{
": requiring much time, effort, or attention : exacting":[
"a demanding job",
"demanding customers"
]
},
"examples":[
"She had a demanding schedule with little free time.",
"Factory work can be physically demanding .",
"I have heard it is one of the most demanding courses at the university.",
"Their boss was really demanding , often expecting them to work long into the night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, those kids are pouring out of campus by the millions, and the most demanding , annoying, and hypersensitive among them go straight to work . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 23 June 2022",
"Now enter Obie Tann, whose Chicago upbringing molded a man who is no-nonsense, demanding and tough and hoping to put the pieces back together to build a championship program again. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
"The relationship-centric era has changed customer expectations, and customers are more demanding and less willing to be sold to. \u2014 Sagar Babber, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Based at Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, the program that emerged was rigorous and demanding . \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Most police officers are dedicated public servants with a very difficult and demanding job. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"An investigation by The Wall Street Journal last week revealed a U.S. office culture that is described as demanding and secretive, with several former employees describing 85 hours of meetings a week in addition to their regular work. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The process of writing, normally an intense and demanding experience for even a veteran of Ryan\u2019s experience, was easier this time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Yet at 76 years of age, Felisa seems unlikely to be taking on such a demanding and likely stressful new job for the long haul. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022"
],
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8man-di\u014b",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4n-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"arduous",
"burdensome",
"challenging",
"exacting",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"killing",
"laborious",
"onerous",
"persnickety",
"taxing",
"toilsome"
],
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
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": delimit":[
"a plot of land demarcated by a low stone wall"
],
": to set apart : distinguish":[
"demarcate teachers as mentor, master and model teachers based on their level of education",
"\u2014 Shanay Cadette"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new private boutique strategy will also demarcate between resellers who take advantage of tax and currency differences to flip goods and true clients who love the brand. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 18 June 2022",
"Lessons from climate science show that failure to demarcate conspiratorial reasoning from scientific investigation results in public confusion, insufficient action from leadership, and the harassment of scientists. \u2014 Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Low stone walls projected into the landscape to demarcate places for play and relaxation. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"James then recounts an experience during the war where his company would shoot flag bearers\u2014boys used to demarcate sides of the battlefield and avoid friendly fire during the fog of fighting. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Or, to put things a bit more sharply, the case will help demarcate the line between really bad journalism and libelous journalism. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The grand atrium of the Capitol Visitor Center, once filled with tourists, has been reconfigured with stanchions to demarcate the Covid testing line for lawmakers and staff members. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Freeways were marketed as a way to demarcate communities \u2014 that\u2019s what came up in the research for the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Belarusian soldiers were recorded destroying the fences that demarcate the border with Poland and blinding Polish units with strobe lights and laser beams, Poland\u2019s border guard said on Twitter. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"back-formation from demarcation , from Spanish demarcaci\u00f3n , from demarcar to delimit, from de- + marcar to mark, probably from Italian marcare , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary \u2014 more at mark":""
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u00e4r-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccm\u00e4r-",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cc"
],
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"define",
"delimit",
"demark",
"limit",
"mark (off)",
"terminate"
],
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"verb"
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"a demarcation line",
"The ability to test a theory against physical evidence \u2026 has provided a useful demarcation between science and pseudoscience.",
"\u2014 Norriss S. Hetherington",
"Certainly no clear line of demarcation has as yet been drawn between species and sub-species\u2014that is, the forms which in the opinion of some naturalists come very near to, but do not quite arrive at the rank of species.",
"\u2014 Charles Darwin",
"There has been much chatter in recent seasons about the great gender crossover, that deliberate erosion on the runways of a once-rigid demarcation between conventionally feminine and masculine clothes.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Paton",
"\u2026 the continued presence in the modern imagination of a sharp demarcation between public and private space.",
"\u2014 AAG Abstracts"
],
": something that marks or constitutes a boundary":[
"a demarcation line",
"The ability to test a theory against physical evidence \u2026 has provided a useful demarcation between science and pseudoscience.",
"\u2014 Norriss S. Hetherington",
"Certainly no clear line of demarcation has as yet been drawn between species and sub-species\u2014that is, the forms which in the opinion of some naturalists come very near to, but do not quite arrive at the rank of species.",
"\u2014 Charles Darwin",
"There has been much chatter in recent seasons about the great gender crossover, that deliberate erosion on the runways of a once-rigid demarcation between conventionally feminine and masculine clothes.",
"\u2014 Elizabeth Paton",
"\u2026 the continued presence in the modern imagination of a sharp demarcation between public and private space.",
"\u2014 AAG Abstracts"
],
": the marking of the limits or boundaries of something : the act, process, or result of demarcating something":[
"the demarcation of property lines"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccm\u00e4r-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"discreteness",
"discrimination",
"distinction",
"separation"
],
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"noun"
]
},
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": serving to point out or draw attention to a significant dividing place":[
"language with demarcative stress"
]
},
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"adjective"
]
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},
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"-m\u0227\u02cck\u0101t\u0259(r)",
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u00e4r\u02cck\u0101t\u0259r",
"d\u0113\u02c8-",
"-\u0101t\u0259-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112502",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": to remove or strip masts from (a ship)":[]
},
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"de- + mast (noun)":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111610",
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"transitive verb"
]
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"appear",
"materialize"
],
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": to lose or appear to lose materiality":[]
},
"examples":[
"the image suddenly dematerialized , and once again we were staring at a blank screen",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Polachek deploys her voice as a shape-shifting instrument: a silk rope that can curl up low and lush, or dematerialize into gossamer, or snap at the bull\u2019s-eye of a melody. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The staircase would seem to dematerialize in space. \u2014 Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
"And how James Cameron thanked him with a befuddled glance toward the heavens, as if his lead actor had dematerialized into stardust? \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2020",
"The movie\u2019s expressive moments\u2014and there are many\u2014are largely uprooted, decontextualized, and dematerialized , planted like index cards rather than allowed to unfold and to develop. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Last remaining human Prince fan is honored by bots and then ritually dematerialized . \u2014 Ian Frazier, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2019",
"When Man Ray used slatted light, for example, the bands of light and dark gloriously dematerialize the woman\u2019s skin with whirls of illumination. \u2014 Arthur Lubow, New York Times , 25 July 2019",
"In r/Asceticism, Snoo dematerializes into the cyberether, its form the mere wisp of an outline. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, WIRED , 6 July 2018",
"And a character called the Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), an escapee from the Quantum Realm, is an anguished creature who dematerializes and rematerializes at will during fights with Ant-Man and the Wasp, making her a tough opponent to beat and defeat. \u2014 Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times , 2 July 2018"
],
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"circa 1864, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
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"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink",
"vanish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203324",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"Definition of demd chiefly British spelling of damned"
],
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"\u02c8demd"
],
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"type":[]
},
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": a local population of closely related interbreeding organisms":[],
": a unit of local government in ancient Attica":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek d\u00eamos \"district, country, people, political district in Attica\" \u2014 more at demo-":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u0113m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131538",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"demean":{
"antonyms":[
"acquit",
"bear",
"behave",
"carry",
"comport",
"conduct",
"deport",
"quit"
],
"definitions":{
": to conduct or behave (oneself) usually in a proper manner":[
"\u2026 he might have been observed to demean himself as a person with nothing to do \u2026",
"\u2014 Henry James \u20201916"
],
": to lower in character, status, or reputation":[
"careful not to demean his opponent",
"demeaning the seriousness of the problem"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English demenen, demeynen \"to rule, control, decide, arrange, keep within bounds, moderate, behave (in a certain way), conduct (oneself),\" borrowed from Anglo-French demein-, tonic stem of demener \"to lead, guide, carry on, subject to, treat, agitate,\" (intransitive) \"to strive, thrash about,\" (reflexive) \"to behave\" (also continental Old & Middle French), from de- de- + mener \"to lead, bring,\" going back to Latin min\u0101re \"to push, impel (an animal forward),\" active form of the deponent verb min\u0101r\u012b \"to threaten\" \u2014 more at minatory":"Verb",
"de- + mean entry 2 , probably after debase":"Verb"
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0113n"
],
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"abase",
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094641",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"demeaning":{
"antonyms":[
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"laudative",
"laudatory"
],
"definitions":{
": damaging or lowering the character, status, or reputation of someone or something":[
"The work was dirty and demeaning , though not quite as somber as it sounds.",
"\u2014 Gillian Beer",
"He changed one song title \u2026 to slip around radio's reluctance to play songs with demeaning words in them \u2026",
"\u2014 Neil Strauss",
"[Sylvia Plath] is most helpfully linked, not to the demeaning disputes of her milieu, but to such powerful predecessors as Theodore Roethke, T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, and above all Emily Dickinson.",
"\u2014 Joyce Carol Oates"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of demean entry 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0113-ni\u014b"
],
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"belittling",
"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045248",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"demeanor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": behavior toward others : outward manner":[]
},
"examples":[
"Staffs like the one at Veritas have come a long way from the days when sommeliers \u2026 intimidated diners with their overbearing demeanor and French accents. \u2014 Food & Wine , September 2002",
"Sam himself, a quiet young man with a rather shy demeanor , was somewhat bemused by all this attention. \u2014 Lola Oberman , Bird Watcher's Digest , November/December 1994",
"the director of the opera company has a haughty demeanor that can be irritating",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maxwell\u2019s cool courtroom demeanor did not help sway the jury in her favor. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The investigation also found that Lugo violated department rules and regulations about obedience to laws and rules, standard of conduct, courtesy, rules governing conduct and demeanor . \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"Those rules include standard of conduct, courtesy, rules governing conduct, obedience to laws and rules, and demeanor . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Scarface, an 18-year-old high school dropout and former drug dealer was cast as a cold, introspective hustler, a natural fit in look and demeanor . \u2014 Jonathan Rowe, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
"An Indiana native and Disney veteran, Chapek came to the CEO job with a different skill set and demeanor from Iger\u2019s. \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Amid all this turmoil, however, VCs focused on crypto investments are maintaining an eerily calm demeanor . \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"The monthly subscription box comes with toys and treats designed with your pup's size and demeanor in mind. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"And Nadia\u2019s calm tone and demeanor helped when Ashley's natural birth plan didn\u2019t go as expected. \u2014 Javacia Harris Bowser, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"demean entry 2 + -or entry 2":""
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for demeanor bearing , deportment , demeanor , mien , manner , carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. a woman of regal bearing deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. your deportment was atrocious demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. a mien of supreme self-satisfaction manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. the kind of carriage learned at boarding school",
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"actions",
"address",
"bearing",
"behavior",
"comportment",
"conduct",
"deportment",
"geste",
"gest"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094251",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"demented":{
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"definitions":{
": affected by or exhibiting cognitive dementia":[
"At least one-third of people serving as caregivers for a demented husband or wife become chronically depressed.",
"\u2014 Bennett D. Gurian"
],
": mad , insane":[
"The advertising campaign for the movie version is trying to sell it as a prankish comedy, with the eccentric aunt who appears from nowhere as a demented Mary Poppins.",
"\u2014 Pauline Kael",
"\u2026 the violence was instigated directly by Serbian nationalists in Bosnia and in Belgrade as part of their demented project to separate the two intermixed ethnic communities once and for all,",
"\u2014 Charles Simic"
]
},
"examples":[
"Many of the patients there were demented .",
"In the movie, he plays a demented man trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles.",
"Her demented ramblings are a symptom of her illness.",
"He gave me a demented little smile.",
"parents who are almost demented with worry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the hate \u2014 and the demented ideology \u2014 that has killed their neighbors and wounded a city forever has many sources of power. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Chez Goodman is a demented palace of nouveau-riche aesthetic extravagance, the polar opposite of the clean, understated elegance of Howard Hamlin's mid-century home. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"When Crutcher instigates a plan to punish a student for his parents\u2019 relentless pressure to change their son\u2019s grade, Crutcher is pitched against three students out to uncover his demented schemes with a few of their own. \u2014 Carole E. Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2021",
"Rinee has a wonderfully distinctive and demented style. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 18 Mar. 2021",
"But there\u2019s also a level of precision and progressiveness to the power delivery that makes the whole demented package work surprisingly well. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Car and Driver , 15 Dec. 2020",
"But this book is a lot more demented than a simple whodunnit. \u2014 Megan Mccarthy, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2020",
"And where there are two Harley Quinns, the original, quite sane Harleen Quinzel, and a doppelganger, the demented Marian Drews. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2020",
"The show\u2019s ultimate depiction of Rock Hudson as a dumb-as-a-rock, barely sentient beefcake is one of its strangest choices; its decision to portray Vivien Leigh as a shrill maniac with a demented voice is yet another. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 1 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of dement \"to deprive of reason, drive mad,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113ment\u0101re, going back to Late Latin, \"to deceive, hoodwink,\" verbal derivative of Latin d\u0113ment-, d\u0113mens \"out of one's mind, frenzied, insane\" \u2014 more at dementia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8men-t\u0259d",
"di-\u02c8ment-\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103500",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dementia":{
"antonyms":[
"mind",
"saneness",
"sanity"
],
"definitions":{
": a usually progressive condition (such as Alzheimer's disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits (such as memory impairment, aphasia, and the inability to plan and initiate complex behavior)":[
"\u2026 dementia is diagnosed only when both memory and another cognitive function are each affected severely enough to interfere with a person's ability to carry out routine daily activities.",
"\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association"
],
": madness , insanity":[
"a fanaticism bordering on dementia"
]
},
"examples":[
"This patient suffers from dementia .",
"a new study on age-related dementias",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not about dementia , or growing up on an apple orchard, or taking the subway to high school. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"On June 9, 2019, the New York Times published an expos\u00e9 about how Max\u2019s dementia was allegedly being exploited by his business associates for financial gain. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"Writing the character of Yara, who experienced dementia , called for an expert on Alzheimer\u2019s disease. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia affecting elderly people, according to experts. \u2014 Heather Chen And Yuki Kurihara, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Music Health\u2019s overall goals and future initiatives go beyond the dementia sphere. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"This can happen when someone has a brain defect, cognitive delay, dementia or an illness not susceptible to treatment. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Physicians can now use tests of blood and cerebrospinal fluid to measure brain amyloid levels in people experiencing early signs of mild cognitive impairment or dementia . \u2014 Howard M. Fillit, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The Longest Day fundraiser aims to raise funding for dementia research through small, individualized fundraisers organized by volunteers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin d\u0113mentia \"derangement, insanity, folly,\" noun derivative of Latin d\u0113ment-, d\u0113mens \"out of one's mind, frenzied, insane,\" from d\u0113- de- + -ment, -mens, adjective derivative of ment-, mens \"power of reason, mental balance, mind\" \u2014 more at mind entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8men-ch\u0259",
"di-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259",
"-sh\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aberration",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"mania",
"rage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202829",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"dementia praecox":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": schizophrenia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, \"precocious dementia\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8pr\u0113-\u02cck\u00e4ks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101805",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dementia pugilistica":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chronic traumatic encephalopathy":[
"Brain degeneration from repeated blows to the head has been known in boxers since the 1920s as dementia pugilistica , or punch-drunk syndrome.",
"\u2014 Luna Shyr"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And is there really a difference between dementia pugilistica and chronic traumatic encephalopathy? \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
"Over the decades, it was sometimes suggested that dementia pugilistica might befall professional football players, too. \u2014 Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"borrowed from New Latin, \"pugilistic dementia\"":""
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"-\u02ccpy\u00fc-j\u0259-\u02c8li-sti-k\u0259",
"-\u02ccpy\u00fc-j\u0259-\u02c8lis-t\u0259-k\u0259"
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"noun"
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": a coarse light-brown raw sugar":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Combine 1 cup water, 1 cup demerara sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Add one chai tea bag, a small pinch of salt, and three demerara sugar cubes. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 Dec. 2020",
"Hot Toddy's are traditionally made with lemon, demerara sugar , your favorite scotch whiskey and fresh nutmeg, according to Food Network's recipe. \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Then these ginger-molasses cookies needed to be rotated at three minutes, individually punched down with the back of a spoon and sprinkled with demerara sugar at six minutes, cooled on the sheet pan and then carefully transferred to a cooling rack. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Spread the last of a jam jar across a sheet, roll it up, and slice it before topping with a little demerara sugar and baking: voil\u00e0, jammy pinwheels that could have come from a fancy bakery. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Oct. 2021",
"And, if desired, sprinkle with demerara sugar or regular sugar. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2021",
"Make the demerara syrup: In a small pan over medium heat, combine the demerara sugar with the water and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2021",
"Spread the demerara sugar or sparkling sugar, if using, onto a baking sheet. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Demerara , river and region in Guyana":""
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"-\u02c8rer-",
"\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4r-\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183751",
"type":[
"noun"
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"merit",
"virtue"
],
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": a mark usually entailing a loss of privilege given to an offender":[],
": a quality that deserves blame or lacks merit : fault , defect":[],
": lack of merit":[],
": offense":[]
},
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"Students are given demerits if they arrive late for classes.",
"as a typist she has the advantage of speed but the demerit of inaccuracy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drivetrain in the MX-30 feels detuned, maybe to stretch the range of its small battery pack, which leads us to our next performance demerit . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The people who put together securitizations \u2013 who pay attention to every little demerit in the rating process \u2013 might not like the fact that the securitization process devalues New York loans. \u2014 Joshua Stein, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The largest network of charter schools in Chicago ended a demerit system that cracked down on small infractions and, in a letter to alumni, apologized for its harsh discipline policies. \u2014 Bob Fernandez, ProPublica , 10 June 2021",
"In the ever-intense competition to attract businesses, restrictive healthcare laws such as SB 8 could be a decisive demerit . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Two of the man\u2019s supervisors had resigned, Zhang wrote, and the company\u2019s chief human resources officer Judy Tong \u2014 one of 13 senior leaders \u2014 had been given a demerit . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"So count a predictable rise in pig injuries and deaths as a demerit for Proposition 12 \u2014 and a cost to farmers and consumers. \u2014 Will Swaim, National Review , 9 Aug. 2021",
"As another demerit , HSA contributions are capped, for 2021, at $3,600 for singles and $7,200 for families, plus an extra $1,000 for people 55 and up. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 5 July 2021",
"According to the 2019-20 student handbook, for instance, a student who accrues more than 50 demerit points in a year risks earning less than the full scholarship amount for that year. \u2014 Bob Fernandez, ProPublica , 10 June 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French demerite , from Medieval Latin demeritum , from neuter of demeritus , past participle of demer\u0113re to be undeserving of, from Latin, to earn, from de- + mer\u0113re to merit":""
},
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"-\u02c8me-r\u0259t",
"d\u0113-\u02c8mer-\u0259t",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8mer-\u0259t"
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"dereliction",
"failing",
"fault",
"foible",
"frailty",
"shortcoming",
"sin",
"vice",
"want",
"weakness"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": blameworthy":[
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]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + meritorious":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201552",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": living near, deposited on, or sinking to the bottom of the sea":[
"demersal fish eggs"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The muscles of European sea bass contain little plastic, but the stomachs of British demersal sharks contain significant quantities. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin demers us (past participle of demergere to sink, from de- + mergere to dip, sink) + English -al entry 1 \u2014 more at merge":""
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0259r-s\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115946",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": the land attached to a mansion":[]
},
"examples":[
"the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra",
"the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, 15 seasons later, Whittingham has beamed himself to a different sphere, a rare demesne of security, a comfort zone as wide as Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s, hovering consistently in a most lofty realm. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
"In Loki, the titular character finds himself in the bizarre (almost Brazil style) demesne of the Time Keepers, an organization devoted to ensuring the sanctity of the timeline. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Still, enough of the original grounds remain as part of Biltmore\u2019s grandeur as to suggest, even today, a demesne with a castle at its center. \u2014 Stuart Ferguson, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French demesne, demeine \u2014 more at domain":""
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0101n",
"-\u02c8m\u0113n"
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"area",
"field",
"region",
"zone"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025208",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": a mixture of organophosphorus insecticides used as a systemic on plants":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from International Scientific Vocabulary d i e thyl + me rcapt- + -t hioic + -on entry 2":""
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"\u02c8dem\u0259\u02cct\u00e4n"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": half":[
"demi semiquaver"
],
": one that partly belongs to (a specified type or class)":[
"demi god"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from demi , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *dimedius , modification of Latin dimidius , from dis- + medius mid \u2014 more at mid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102915",
"type":[
"prefix"
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"definitions":{
": a girl or woman who engages in lewd or suggestive speech and usually promiscuous petting but retains her virginity":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, half virgin, from demi- (from demi half) + vierge virgin, from Latin virgin-, virgo":""
},
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"\u02ccdem\u0113v\u0113\u02c8e\u0259rzh",
"d\u0259m\u0113vyerzh"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110655",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a half bastion consisting of one face and one flank":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"demi- + bastion":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120513",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": demilance sense 2":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125402",
"type":[
"noun"
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"arm",
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": to do away with the military organization or potential of":[],
": to prohibit (something, such as a zone or frontier area) from being used for military purposes":[],
": to rid of military characteristics or uses":[]
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"the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Russia has billed its war in Ukraine in large part as a campaign to demilitarize the country, justifying long-range strikes against military infrastructure as a way of destroying weapons stockpiles and supplies provided by Western allies. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"The stated intention of the Kremlin was to demilitarize Ukraine. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC news , 9 May 2022",
"Piddubnyi said the claims made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of the war \u2014 that Russia was not targeting civilians, and only aimed to demilitarize Ukraine \u2014 are not true. \u2014 Amie Schaeffer, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Putin demands that Ukraine adopt a neutral status, drop its bid to join NATO, agree to demilitarize , recognize Russia\u2019s sovereignty over Crimea and acknowledge the independence of the rebel republics in the Donbas region. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has also insisted that Ukraine demilitarize , declare neutrality and give up any bid to join NATO. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Kremlin accused the European Union of hostile behavior, saying weapons supplies to Ukraine were destabilizing and proved that Russia was right in its efforts to demilitarize its neighbor. \u2014 Reuters, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Putin is demanding Ukraine demilitarize , recognize Russian control over Crimea and renounce any efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The Kremlin has demanded that Ukraine renounce future attempts to join NATO, demilitarize and acknowledge Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8mi-l\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"di-"
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"disarm"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165224",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": an area from which weapons and military forces have been removed":[
"the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180306",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an incomplete usually one-half metope (as at the corner of a frieze)":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"demi- + metope":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010605",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or belonging to the demimonde":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French demi-mondain , from demi-monde":""
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"-(\u02cc)m\u014dn\u00a6-",
"\u00a6dem\u0113(\u02cc)m\u00e4n\u00a6d\u0101n",
"d\u0259m\u0113m\u014d\u207fda\u207f"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215211",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman supported by a wealthy lover : a woman of the demimonde":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The object of Christian\u2019s adoration is Satine, a nightclub chanteuse and demimondaine , almost past her prime and riddled with consumption. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 25 July 2019",
"Rather than a consistent narrative style, Phillips shapes the prose to reflect the stages of her life, from the powerless demimondaine to the outspoken feminist writer. \u2014 Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French demi-mondaine , from feminine of demi-mondain , from demi-monde":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-mi-\u02ccm\u00e4n-\u02c8d\u0101n",
"\u02ccde-m\u0113-",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4n-\u02ccd\u0101n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203242",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the world of prostitution":[]
},
"examples":[
"a documentary examining the demimonde to which homosexuals were relegated before the start of the gay rights movement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tokyo Vice adapts the memoir of a U.S. journalist who covered the Japanese capital\u2019s criminal demimonde in the late 1990s. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Leviss joined the Vanderpump demimonde in season 5 as Kennedy\u2019s new girlfriend. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Tango, a style of music as well as dance, had stories to tell besides those of the Buenos Aires demimonde : love stories, stories of social action. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2021",
"Finger and Weber talk for an hour or so, spelunking deep into the demimonde with convivial delight. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
"Runyon\u2019s sense of the racing demimonde , though, promises deeper pleasures on offer. \u2014 Max Watman, WSJ , 28 May 2021",
"With the help of Sonny\u2019s ex-partner, Marty MacChicken, a gun-loving agitator with keen intuition who plays the straight man to the sad-sack and dryly comedic Sonny, the Chicken Police delve into Clawville\u2019s demimonde . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 May 2021",
"Shawishes are the primary brokers between the demimonde of refugees and the aid workers, municipal officials, employers, security agents, and journalists who interact with them. \u2014 Alexander Dziadosz, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020",
"In its day, Cristina\u2019s work was very much a product of its demimonde . \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French demi-monde , from demi- + monde world, from Latin mundus":""
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"\u02c8de-m\u0113-",
"\u02c8de-mi-\u02ccm\u00e4nd"
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"netherworld",
"underbelly",
"underworld"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185846",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": to remove mines and especially unexploded land mines from (an area)":[
"An estimated 100 million unexploded land mines stud the globe, and experts say it would take 10,000 years to demine Cambodia alone, using present methods.",
"\u2014 Adam Marcus , Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 1998",
"In Afghanistan, sergeant Murphy needs to take care to ride only in areas that have been de-mined . \"I am basically riding on a paved road through a minefield,\" he says.",
"\u2014 Christine Mattheis , Bicycling , July 2008"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8m\u012bn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033117",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": loss of bodily minerals (such as calcium salts) especially in disease":[],
": the process of removing mineral matter or salts (as from water)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One aspect of toothpaste that does make a difference though is fluoride, which combats the first stage of tooth decay, called demineralization . \u2014 Claire Ballentine, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
"di-",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccmi-n\u0259-r\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020010",
"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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"demise an estate"
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"the property has demised to the king's heirs"
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": transfer of the sovereignty to a successor":[]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"\u2026 invited visitors to play a game in which points are awarded to those who predict the demise of yet another overhyped dot-com. \u2014 Jeff Goodell , Rolling Stone , 14 Sept. 2000",
"This elegant little book is essential reading for anyone interested in the demise , the terminal silliness, of our culture. \u2014 John Irving , New York Times Book Review , 6 Apr. 1997",
"Like books, board games appear headed for imminent demise at the hands of cathode-ray terminals. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Mar. 1995",
"She had no property at the time of her demise .",
"The musician met an untimely demise .",
"We have not had truly local news coverage since the town newspaper's demise three years ago.",
"Losing this game will mean the team's demise .",
"Verb",
"our much beloved, recently demised leader",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This unsentimental murder mystery follows a Chinese American family in small-town Wisconsin whose restaurant, Fine Chao, is the site of owner Leo Chao\u2019s mysterious demise . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"But, despite the official protection now offered in Abu Dhabi, the erosion that gave each its unique shape will also eventually lead to their demise . \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"While the ceaseless pandemic and soggy winter and spring have dampened prospects of the project, Portland\u2019s persistent public safety crisis could lead to its demise . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"However, some fear that the park\u2019s scenic drama could lead to its demise . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
"Jones acknowledges how those events changed the trajectory of the Pistols\u2019 career and led to their demise . \u2014 David Chiu, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Magoon presents a comprehensive history of the Black Panther Party, from its heyday in the 1960s and \u201970s amid intense persecution by federal authorities to its eventual demise in the early 1980s. \u2014 Deborah Taylor, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Price wars and a change in architectural taste, though, led to the brick's demise . \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The last update for Internet Explorer was in 2013, meaning the legacy browser has suffered a slow demise . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ann, who\u2019s starring in a new opera at Disney Hall, embraces her character\u2019s nightly demise with a grand passion that her audiences find cathartic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
"Sadly, the bankruptcy of the company\u2019s battery supplier A123 Systems in 2012 led to the Fisker Automotive\u2019s demise a year later. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 27 Feb. 2021",
"Ruby, a lifelong Californian, takes the country\u2019s demise seriously. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 30 Sep. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dimise , from Anglo-French demise , feminine of demis , past participle of demettre to dismiss, from Latin demittere to send down, from de- + mittere to send":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u012bz"
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"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"decease",
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"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
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"sleep"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075830",
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"\u2026 invited visitors to play a game in which points are awarded to those who predict the demise of yet another overhyped dot-com. \u2014 Jeff Goodell , Rolling Stone , 14 Sept. 2000",
"This elegant little book is essential reading for anyone interested in the demise , the terminal silliness, of our culture. \u2014 John Irving , New York Times Book Review , 6 Apr. 1997",
"Like books, board games appear headed for imminent demise at the hands of cathode-ray terminals. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Mar. 1995",
"She had no property at the time of her demise .",
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"Losing this game will mean the team's demise .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This unsentimental murder mystery follows a Chinese American family in small-town Wisconsin whose restaurant, Fine Chao, is the site of owner Leo Chao\u2019s mysterious demise . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"But, despite the official protection now offered in Abu Dhabi, the erosion that gave each its unique shape will also eventually lead to their demise . \u2014 Barry Neild, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"While the ceaseless pandemic and soggy winter and spring have dampened prospects of the project, Portland\u2019s persistent public safety crisis could lead to its demise . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
"However, some fear that the park\u2019s scenic drama could lead to its demise . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
"Jones acknowledges how those events changed the trajectory of the Pistols\u2019 career and led to their demise . \u2014 David Chiu, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Magoon presents a comprehensive history of the Black Panther Party, from its heyday in the 1960s and \u201970s amid intense persecution by federal authorities to its eventual demise in the early 1980s. \u2014 Deborah Taylor, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Price wars and a change in architectural taste, though, led to the brick's demise . \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The last update for Internet Explorer was in 2013, meaning the legacy browser has suffered a slow demise . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ann, who\u2019s starring in a new opera at Disney Hall, embraces her character\u2019s nightly demise with a grand passion that her audiences find cathartic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021",
"Sadly, the bankruptcy of the company\u2019s battery supplier A123 Systems in 2012 led to the Fisker Automotive\u2019s demise a year later. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 27 Feb. 2021",
"Ruby, a lifelong Californian, takes the country\u2019s demise seriously. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 30 Sep. 2020"
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"So maybe the simulator is a little bit like a demiurge . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The demiurge behind Galactus, Uatu, the Silver Surfer, the Human Torch, and the Ultimate Nullifier was the story\u2019s writer, Stan Lee. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The second\u2014and more influential\u2014 demiurge of the folk-music microcosm is Bob Dylan, who is also twenty-three. \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The demiurge behind Galactus, Uatu, the Silver Surfer, the Human Torch, and the Ultimate Nullifier was the story\u2019s writer, Stan Lee. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The second\u2014and more influential\u2014 demiurge of the folk-music microcosm is Bob Dylan, who is also twenty-three. \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The demiurge behind Galactus, Uatu, the Silver Surfer, the Human Torch, and the Ultimate Nullifier was the story\u2019s writer, Stan Lee. \u2014 J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The second\u2014and more influential\u2014 demiurge of the folk-music microcosm is Bob Dylan, who is also twenty-three. \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The second\u2014and more influential\u2014 demiurge of the folk-music microcosm is Bob Dylan, who is also twenty-three. \u2014 Mick Stevens, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"This demo is designed to test high-data-rate laser communications that could change the way ground teams communicate with spacecraft across deep space. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Download instructions, then sign up for whatever piques your interest, from engineering a paper airplane to a Latin-flavor cooking demo . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"By comparison, the copy-and-pasted terrain that fills out the most boring regions of Halo Infinite looks like a Renaissance masterwork compared to the desolate landscape in this demo 's beginning area. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Their early demo tapes would give you about 10 percent of the necessary information. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Again, the three of them scraped by, sharing a single motel bed and living on bologna sandwiches, recording demo tapes in their free time and hoping for a break. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Whether that is a dating show that reflects the unique experiences that this demo is dealing with that aren\u2019t the same challenges that previous generations have explored with dating on TV. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The song was sent to Gudwin by Johnson after Jon Bellion, who wrote the lyrics, originally sent a demo of it directly to Bieber. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"His demo tapes were in good condition and the tracks legally belonged to him, so there wasn\u2019t any such obstacle to releasing the music. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The latter edition has 13 exclusive tracks \u2013 mostly demo recordings \u2013 not available on the digital or streaming album. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 19 June 2022",
"There's also a remote possibility that Apple will demo AR and VR experiences without announcing any hardware, just to build up hype in advance. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
"In a blog post on Monday, Meta said the store will let people demo various products and will include a VR space that lets customers try apps such as Beat Saber and Real VR Fishing. \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
"She was hired even before shooting began, which enabled her not only to demo themes for the directors but to visit the shooting location in the Dominican Republic last June. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Musk also said Tesla in 2017 would demo a Model S driving from NYC to LA with no driver interaction. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Jared Isaacman, the billionaire aerospace enthusiast who paid for the first tourist flight onboard SpaceX\u2019s Dragon last year, is now paying for a series of missions, called Polaris, to demo new technologies for SpaceX. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Developers and publishers from around the globe converge on downtown Los Angeles, welcoming media and gamers to demo new and upcoming releases. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"His wife, Lisa, encouraged him to demo it at DunDraCon, a role-playing convention near San Francisco. \u2014 Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"To achieve lasting peace, Libya needs not only to find its way out of the current political crisis, but also to demobilize a generation of young men who have grown up knowing little but war. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"There have been regional efforts in recent years to demobilize the M23, but its leaders have complained about the slow implementation of a peace accord and accused the Congolese army of waging war against it. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But its most potent power is the ability to demobilize , by instructing progressives that Democrats aren\u2019t serious about climate change and aren\u2019t worth their time, money, and effort. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 21 Sep. 2021",
"But after completing their reconnaissance mission on Wednesday, they were told to demobilize , said Task Force leader Garrett Wienckowski. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"The firm has until July 6 to demobilize its crews and clear the work area, Baker told lawmakers in the email Monday. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2021",
"However, Carla Julian, spokeswoman for the construction contractor, Purple Line Transit Constructors, said workers are continuing to demobilize . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Instead of attacking protesters with often savage violence, the security apparatus now seems to be trying to demobilize the opposition movement by picking off its leaders one by one and sending them out of the country. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Instead of attacking protesters with often savage violence, the security apparatus now seems to be trying to demobilize the opposition movement by picking off its leaders and sending them out of the country. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, Star Tribune , 8 Sep. 2020"
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"Democracy , I would repeat, is the noblest form of government we have yet evolved \u2026 \u2014 Norman Mailer , New York Review of Books , 27 Mar. 2002",
"\u2026 this and the economic failures of faithful democracies in places such as India or the Anglophone Caribbean demonstrated conclusively that there was no inherent link between freedom and capitalism \u2026 \u2014 Orlando Patterson , New Republic , 8 Nov. 1999",
"Even in democracies today, crucial knowledge is available to only a few individuals \u2026 \u2014 Jared Diamond , Guns, Germs, and Steel , 1997",
"The nation has chosen democracy over monarchy.",
"In a democracy , every citizen should have the right to vote.",
"The company is not a democracy ; decisions are made by a board of directors, not the workers.",
"There is democracy within the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Were democracy working, Huber said, there would be new federal legislation to address the threat to the planet. \u2014 Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"San Diego Congress members said the Jan. 6 hearings have shown that threats levelled at American democracy didn\u2019t end that day, and leaders must prepare for future domestic attacks. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"The conservative jurist believes that not only was electoral democracy in peril after the 2020 election, but the specter is looming over 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"There is also no democracy , freedom of association or right to take part in opposition political parties in Rwanda. \u2014 Carine Kanimba And Ana\u00efse Kanimba, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"Screaming in front of the Supreme Court building is rambunctious democracy , but screaming at a Supreme Court justice from the sidewalk in front of her house is unhinged fanaticism. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"Essentially, while America is a democracy , the Constitution did not make the Supreme Court a directly representative body. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 May 2022",
"As Emmert, a political scientist by training, has long hastened to note, the association is a representative democracy , largely controlled by its roughly 1,100 member colleges and universities of various sizes, budgets and athletic ambitions. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There is no requirement to be a democracy or to respect human rights \u2014 members China and Saudi Arabia would probably meet neither criteria if so. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Most of these policies appeal to Democratic voters.",
"an interview with a leader of the Democratic Party",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Xi\u2019s bellicose threats against Taiwan, attacks on democratic institutions in Hong Kong and campaign against the Uyghurs all have served to inflame U.S.-China relations. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"There must be consequences for such a deeply destabilizing action and a hostile takeover of our democratic institutions. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Since the 1970s, faith in democratic institutions has plummeted. \u2014 Mary Ziegler, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"But Democrats and some lawyers have argued that the Justice Department should be moving faster to investigate higher-level organizers and political operatives, given the seriousness of the threat posed to democratic institutions. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"That prompted the Chinese government in 2020 to impose a powerful national security law on the territory that has since eroded what was left of its democratic institutions. \u2014 Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"In Brazil, where democratic institutions are far younger, the military\u2019s involvement in the election is heightening fears. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"The officials have also said that strengthening democratic institutions in the region has been a goal of previous summits. \u2014 Tarini Parti, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The bulletin, which is scheduled to expire Nov. 30, said calls for violence by domestic extremists directed at democratic institutions, candidates and election workers will likely increase through the fall. \u2014 Ben Fox, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While sauntering through the presentation, which felt more like a spring picnic than fashion show (guests sipped on glasses of ros\u00e9 and plucked strawberries from overflowing trays), one particularly striking demoiselle caught the eye. \u2014 Jenna Rennert, Vogue , 11 Sep. 2018",
"The 2018 court included promenade girls, gallants, demoiselles , jewel-bearers and the queen. \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 1 Apr. 2018",
"Assam Rhino Reserve will showcase the greater one-horned rhinos, Asian brown tortoises and demoiselle cranes. \u2014 Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times , 9 Apr. 2018",
"After the final demoiselle was presented, the six curtseyed in unison to the audience. \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 7 Jan. 2018",
"These historical figures were seated on the ballroom floor to receive les demoiselles . \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 7 Jan. 2018"
],
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"1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French, from Old French dameisele \u2014 more at damsel":""
},
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"\u02ccdem-w\u0259-\u02c8zel"
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"damsel",
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"His car was demolished in the accident."
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"a filibuster which would effectively demolish the issue",
"\u2014 Current Biography",
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"\u2014 Dave Itzkoff"
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"The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.",
"Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.",
"The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished .",
"The car was demolished in the accident.",
"They demolished the other team 51\u20137.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kim Kimlin, the community stabilization director for the Cuyahoga Land Bank testified there were already plans to demolish 66 properties with the $1.7 million of the total $2 million in ARPA money requested from the county. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"The most recent owner and current seller is billionaire philanthropist and investor Ron Burkle, who bought the property for $15 million in 2018, and whose goal wasn\u2019t to demolish the home, but to restore and preserve it. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
"According to McGarity, the Trump administration\u2019s playbook was to demolish restraints on business opportunities while downplaying the profound environmental, health, and consumer protection costs of doing so. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The plan is to demolish Hamner, which was built in 1967, and Highcrest, built in 1969. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"The solution engineered by RHUGT producers was to demolish the fourth wall entirely, and on the other side was Ramona refusing to pay for glam. \u2014 Louis Peitzman, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The plan was to demolish the former Fair Oaks Ford dealership structure and put up a new 35,000-square-foot store as well as 5,000 to 7,000 square feet of additional retail space. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The only way to get rid of the stench was to demolish the Aztec houses to bury the dead in the rubble. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 20 May 2021",
"Prior plans to demolish the theater triggered opposition from some, who cited the building\u2019s iconic architecture and interior artwork. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022"
],
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Middle French demolir, extended stem demoliss- (with final conformed to earlier English verbs with the same ending, as nourish , perish ), borrowed from Latin d\u0113m\u014dl\u012br\u012b, d\u0113m\u014dl\u012bre \"to throw off, pull down, raze,\" from d\u0113- de- + m\u014dl\u012br\u012b \"to labor to bring about, strive, build, construct.\" probably derivative of m\u014dl\u0113s \"large mass, massive structure, effort, exertion\" \u2014 more at mole entry 4":""
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"\u2014 Current Biography",
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"\u2014 Dave Itzkoff"
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"The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.",
"Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.",
"The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished .",
"The car was demolished in the accident.",
"They demolished the other team 51\u20137.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kim Kimlin, the community stabilization director for the Cuyahoga Land Bank testified there were already plans to demolish 66 properties with the $1.7 million of the total $2 million in ARPA money requested from the county. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"The most recent owner and current seller is billionaire philanthropist and investor Ron Burkle, who bought the property for $15 million in 2018, and whose goal wasn\u2019t to demolish the home, but to restore and preserve it. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 30 May 2022",
"According to McGarity, the Trump administration\u2019s playbook was to demolish restraints on business opportunities while downplaying the profound environmental, health, and consumer protection costs of doing so. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"The plan is to demolish Hamner, which was built in 1967, and Highcrest, built in 1969. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"The solution engineered by RHUGT producers was to demolish the fourth wall entirely, and on the other side was Ramona refusing to pay for glam. \u2014 Louis Peitzman, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The plan was to demolish the former Fair Oaks Ford dealership structure and put up a new 35,000-square-foot store as well as 5,000 to 7,000 square feet of additional retail space. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The only way to get rid of the stench was to demolish the Aztec houses to bury the dead in the rubble. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 20 May 2021",
"Prior plans to demolish the theater triggered opposition from some, who cited the building\u2019s iconic architecture and interior artwork. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022"
],
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Middle French demolir, extended stem demoliss- (with final conformed to earlier English verbs with the same ending, as nourish , perish ), borrowed from Latin d\u0113m\u014dl\u012br\u012b, d\u0113m\u014dl\u012bre \"to throw off, pull down, raze,\" from d\u0113- de- + m\u014dl\u012br\u012b \"to labor to bring about, strive, build, construct.\" probably derivative of m\u014dl\u0113s \"large mass, massive structure, effort, exertion\" \u2014 more at mole entry 4":""
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"di-\u02c8m\u00e4-lish"
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"building",
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": explosives for destruction in war":[]
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"The old factory is scheduled for demolition next week.",
"The demolitions should be complete by the end of the year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Solon Board of Education has approved a contract for the demolition of the former Arthur Road Elementary School building. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Three months later, on March 1, 2016, the branch operation at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA closed to make way for the demolition of the existing facility and the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility. \u2014 Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Around the time Nock and Alexander bought the property, the City Council created a tax increment finance district to pay for demolition of the old structure. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Raimi said Palazuelo has until April 21 to pull permits for demolition of his portions of the plant. \u2014 Corey Williams, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Details haven\u2019t been finalized but a City Planning filing calls for the demolition of the restaurant space. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The Texas Department of Transportation will shut down all main lanes of Interstate 10 from Jan. 21-24 in Boerne for the demolition of the old Texas 46 bridge, the city said in an announcement on Facebook. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Jan. 2022",
"So when the National Health Service trust plumped for the demolition of the workhouse, in the 2000s, the building was not necessarily doomed. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Plans for the demolition of the standing portion of the complex have been accelerated as Tropical Storm Elsa looms. \u2014 NBC News , 4 July 2021"
],
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"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin d\u0113m\u014dl\u012bti\u014dn-, d\u0113m\u014dl\u012bti\u014d, from d\u0113m\u014dl\u012br\u012b \"to throw down, pull down, demolish \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-m\u0259-",
"\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n"
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"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
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"ruin",
"ruination",
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"wreckage"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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]
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": a contest in which skilled drivers ram old cars into one another until only one car remains running":[],
": something that resembles a demolition derby in destructiveness":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Events include demolition derby , tractor pull, rodeo, rides, competitions and pageants. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"The floors of the buildings over the years have bowed and collapsed, piling weaving machines on top of themselves like a vertical demolition derby . \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Among the biggest draws every year are the monster truck shows and Demo Cross, a combination demolition derby and figure-8 race. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Beyond inflation, changing driving habits, which have turned the less-crowded roadways into something of a demolition derby , may also be affecting insurance rates, Foster said. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Now the Viaduct turns into a two-story demolition derby as people make desperate bids to reach the nearest off-ramp before the thing buckles. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"There are practical reasons for Asknots to avoid the spotlight, especially given the hyperpartisan demolition derby that is Twitter and Facebook and all the rest. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Zeb Hansen gets a sendoff from his family before competing at Punishment at the Peak, a demolition derby in Grantsville on Saturday, Aug. 7. \u2014 Chris Samuels, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Jan. 2022",
"As usual, the fair will include a number of bands performing, a demolition derby , a petting zoo, a classic car show, food vendors and more. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 13 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a software program or process that runs in the background":[
"A mailer daemon installed on an e-mail system can respond to a piece of incorrectly addressed e-mail by generating an automated message to the sender that the message was undeliverable.",
"\u2014 J. D. Biersdorfer"
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": a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin":[
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"confronting the demons of his childhood"
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"Doug, putting like a demon , had birdies on the third and sixth \u2026",
"\u2014 Fred Tupper"
]
},
"examples":[
"only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon",
"a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Payne switched the setting from New Jersey to Nebraska, rewrote the ending and made Tracy more of a demon . \u2014 Tom Perrotta, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Jacob's character, Kane, debuted as a crimson, masked and mute demon who was half-brothers with fan-favorite superstar The Undertaker. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Yet another sinner is crucified on an enormous harp about to be plucked by a demon whose body resembles a tree. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022",
"The Zar trans religious ceremony, which uses drumming and dancing to cure an illness thought to be caused by a demon , is most prominent in southern Egypt and is practiced further south into the Sudan, though it may be performed anywhere in Egypt. \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"An pack of intrepid wizards will duel against a tiny blue speed demon to lead domestic box office charts. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The unusual teen meets a deceased couple and a demon , too \u2014 her life is changed almost instantaneously. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Needless to say, the turtle\u2014a speed demon by comparison\u2014was able to move out of the way in time. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
"News spread throughout Japanese social media outlets last Monday that a famous rock rumored to contain a demon has split in two. \u2014 Dieynaba Young, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, \"evil spirit,\" borrowed from Late Latin daem\u014dn \"evil spirit, pagan deity, idol,\" going back to Latin, \"supernatural being, spirit intermediate between humans and gods,\" borrowed from Greek daimon-, da\u00edm\u014dn \"superhuman power, variably evil or beneficent, intervening in human affairs, fate\" (Homeric), \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual,\" \"spirit intermediate between humans and gods\" (Plato), \"evil spirit\" (New Testament), probably from dai-, stem of da\u00edomai, da\u00edesthai \"to divide, allocate\" + -m\u014dn, deverbal noun and adjective suffix \u2014 more at tide entry 1":""
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"\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
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"cacodemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghost",
"ghoul",
"ghoulie",
"imp",
"shaitan"
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
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": alcoholic drink":[
"Whether you like a skinful, a small sherry at Christmas or are vehemently opposed to the demon drink in all its forms, an exhibition opening in Callington today is definitely worth raising a glass to.",
"\u2014 Simon Parker"
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"demonetize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to block (online content) from earning revenue (as from advertisements)":[
"When YouTube began its charge to demonetize more videos with sensitive content following its brand safety snafu earlier this year, some high-profile creators were vocal about how their incomes had plummeted as a result.",
"\u2014 Lara O'Reilly",
"\u2026 Facebook demonetized the Bee's business page in October, leaving it unable to collect fees for subscriptions or virtual events, because of an article that riffed on a classic bit from \"Monty Python and the Holy Grail.\"",
"\u2014 Christian Toto"
],
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": to stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The risk associated with dependency on a single system that can either demonetize you, or cut your pay drastically at a moments notice, is risky business. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"YouTube will still allow videos with falsehoods about climate change on its platform \u2014 but will demonetize any videos or channels that promote hoaxes or conspiracy theories about the topic. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Six weeks later, De La Haye was presented with an ultimatum, demonetize his YouTube channel or give up his football scholarship. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"YouTube also used this agreement to demonetize Dawson and Onision. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 26 May 2021",
"YouTube can decide literally tomorrow to demonetize your channel, and are half of these people going to continue their channels without being monetized? \u2014 Sandra Song, Vulture , 6 Mar. 2021",
"YouTube demonetized videos that mention coronavirus. \u2014 Stanley Reed, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Mar. 2020",
"In early 2019, for example, the company demonetized anti-vaccination videos by removing ads, and changed its recommendation algorithms to fight other conspiracy theories. \u2014 Dan Garisto/undark, Popular Science , 9 Mar. 2020",
"As soon as the policy launched, a journalist who makes documentary films chronicling hate movements had content removed from YouTube, and his channel was demonetized . \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 11 Dec. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1795, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9mon\u00e9tiser , from d\u00e9- de- + Latin moneta coin \u2014 more at mint":""
},
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"-\u02c8m\u0259-",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8m\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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]
},
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"antonyms":[
"angelic",
"angelical"
],
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],
": one possessed by a demon":[],
": possessed or influenced by a demon":[]
},
"examples":[
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"the murderer seemed possessed by a demoniac wish to destroy life"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, borrowed from Greek daimoniak\u00f3s, from daim\u00f3nion \"evil spirit\" (Septuagint, New Testament), \"divine power, lesser divine being\" (noun derivative from neuter of daim\u00f3nios, adjective derivative of da\u00edm\u014dn \"superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans\") + -akos -ac \u2014 more at demon":"Adjective",
"Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, noun derivative of daemoniacus demoniac entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"devilish",
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"fiendish",
"Luciferian",
"satanic"
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, borrowed from Greek daimoniak\u00f3s, from daim\u00f3nion \"evil spirit\" (Septuagint, New Testament), \"divine power, lesser divine being\" (noun derivative from neuter of daim\u00f3nios, adjective derivative of da\u00edm\u014dn \"superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans\") + -akos -ac \u2014 more at demon":"Adjective",
"Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, noun derivative of daemoniacus demoniac entry 1":"Noun"
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": a software program or process that runs in the background":[
"A mailer daemon installed on an e-mail system can respond to a piece of incorrectly addressed e-mail by generating an automated message to the sender that the message was undeliverable.",
"\u2014 J. D. Biersdorfer"
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"confronting the demons of his childhood"
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": an evil spirit":[
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": one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness":[
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"Doug, putting like a demon , had birdies on the third and sixth \u2026",
"\u2014 Fred Tupper"
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},
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"only in rare cases is the ancient rite of exorcism performed to cast out a troublesome demon",
"a man who was finally able to conquer his demons and kick his drug habit",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Payne switched the setting from New Jersey to Nebraska, rewrote the ending and made Tracy more of a demon . \u2014 Tom Perrotta, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Jacob's character, Kane, debuted as a crimson, masked and mute demon who was half-brothers with fan-favorite superstar The Undertaker. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Yet another sinner is crucified on an enormous harp about to be plucked by a demon whose body resembles a tree. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022",
"The Zar trans religious ceremony, which uses drumming and dancing to cure an illness thought to be caused by a demon , is most prominent in southern Egypt and is practiced further south into the Sudan, though it may be performed anywhere in Egypt. \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"An pack of intrepid wizards will duel against a tiny blue speed demon to lead domestic box office charts. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The unusual teen meets a deceased couple and a demon , too \u2014 her life is changed almost instantaneously. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Needless to say, the turtle\u2014a speed demon by comparison\u2014was able to move out of the way in time. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
"News spread throughout Japanese social media outlets last Monday that a famous rock rumored to contain a demon has split in two. \u2014 Dieynaba Young, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English, \"evil spirit,\" borrowed from Late Latin daem\u014dn \"evil spirit, pagan deity, idol,\" going back to Latin, \"supernatural being, spirit intermediate between humans and gods,\" borrowed from Greek daimon-, da\u00edm\u014dn \"superhuman power, variably evil or beneficent, intervening in human affairs, fate\" (Homeric), \"personal spirit, bringing luck or ill, that accompanies an individual,\" \"spirit intermediate between humans and gods\" (Plato), \"evil spirit\" (New Testament), probably from dai-, stem of da\u00edomai, da\u00edesthai \"to divide, allocate\" + -m\u014dn, deverbal noun and adjective suffix \u2014 more at tide entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
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"devil",
"fiend",
"ghost",
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"demonic cruelty",
"demonic laughter"
]
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"examples":[
"the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the games, Dracula was always portrayed as an unstoppable, evil and demonic force. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"YouGov poll found that 51% of Americans believe in demonic possession. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"The show will go from looking into demonic activity at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary with comedian Whitney Cummings to looking for Bigfoot with Bachelorette\u2018s Jojo Fletcher and exploring a haunted opera hall with Betty Who. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Dillon\u2019s deplorable character recounts his history of murders in gruesome detail to Verge (Bruno Ganz), Jack\u2019s demonic guide through the nine circles of hell. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"Check out Badgley and Meester's demonic stroll down Memory Lane in the clip below. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"Players traverse surreal worlds and duke it out with sentient poker chips, demonic clowns and boxing frogs across elaborate, multistage boss battles. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"The real fun, though, was watching Simmons fully embrace the scene's demonic nature, his dead eyes basking in eerie green light behind that kabuki-style make-up, his head jerking ominously, like a vampire ready to strike its prey. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"Doctor Strange was in the right place at the right time when a giant demonic monster appeared in New York. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 May 2022"
],
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"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"borrowed from Late Latin daemonicus, borrowed from Greek daemonik\u00f3s, from daimon-, da\u00edm\u014dn \"superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans, demon \" + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
},
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"demoniacal",
"demonian",
"devilish",
"diabolical",
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"fiendish",
"Luciferian",
"satanic"
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"the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the games, Dracula was always portrayed as an unstoppable, evil and demonic force. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"YouGov poll found that 51% of Americans believe in demonic possession. \u2014 Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"The show will go from looking into demonic activity at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary with comedian Whitney Cummings to looking for Bigfoot with Bachelorette\u2018s Jojo Fletcher and exploring a haunted opera hall with Betty Who. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Dillon\u2019s deplorable character recounts his history of murders in gruesome detail to Verge (Bruno Ganz), Jack\u2019s demonic guide through the nine circles of hell. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"Check out Badgley and Meester's demonic stroll down Memory Lane in the clip below. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"Players traverse surreal worlds and duke it out with sentient poker chips, demonic clowns and boxing frogs across elaborate, multistage boss battles. \u2014 Alyse Stanley, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"The real fun, though, was watching Simmons fully embrace the scene's demonic nature, his dead eyes basking in eerie green light behind that kabuki-style make-up, his head jerking ominously, like a vampire ready to strike its prey. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"Doctor Strange was in the right place at the right time when a giant demonic monster appeared in New York. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 9 May 2022"
],
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"But the Senate hearings have a broader purpose than exposing I.R.S. sins. They are a central element in a campaign by Congressional Republicans to demonize the tax agency, already the least loved of all Government bureaucracies.",
"\u2014 John M. Broder",
"The point is not to demonize business leaders. Their reasons for not hiring make eminent sense, given the incentives of the marketplace and the imperative to remain competitive.",
"\u2014 Zachary Karabell",
"Violence in the media has become the whipping boy of choice in these hypocritical times. It's easier to demonize a movie screen than to deal with the thorny issues of crime, racism, drugs, poverty and gun control.",
"\u2014 Peter Travers",
"For those who would forge a new environmental ethic, there is a constant temptation to demonize technology and deify nature.",
"\u2014 Gina Maranto"
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"demonstrate a procedure"
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"Allow me to demonstrate .",
"crowds demonstrating for the right to vote"
],
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"The police demonstrated calm restraint during the riot."
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]
},
"examples":[
"Each student must demonstrate mastery of the subject matter in order to pass the class.",
"Employees must demonstrate competence in certain skills before they can work independently.",
"The medication will not be marketed until it is demonstrated to be safe.",
"The latest test results clearly demonstrate that the vaccine works.",
"The group's failed efforts demonstrate how difficult it is to convince people to change their habits.",
"They have demonstrated a willingness to negotiate.",
"Several people will be demonstrating traditional farming techniques.",
"The instructor demonstrated the correct procedure for pruning a tree.",
"Would you mind demonstrating how the machine works?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Managers can also demonstrate the right way to care for others in the company family. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"For women whose goal is to burn fat, this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Specializations that focus on youth exercise, women\u2019s fitness, golf fitness, and MMA conditioning demonstrate the diverse programming. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Under the new legislation, importers must demonstrate that any suspect goods flagged by customs agents are forced-labor free. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"The fluctuating output and conflicting narratives surrounding the industry demonstrate the disarray Libya\u2019s oil sector is in, with little clarity on who really is in control of the nation\u2019s most valuable resource. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"La Jolla Music Society\u2019s 10 different series in its 2022-23 season demonstrate its scope. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The claims again demonstrate how deeply rooted Trump's false narrative about the election has become. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"In Germany, for example, developers of virtual health applications must demonstrate benefits for patients before receiving permanent licensing. \u2014 Ann Aerts, STAT , 18 June 2022"
],
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"1548, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from Latin d\u0113monstr\u0101tus, past participle of d\u0113monstr\u0101re \"to draw attention to, indicate, describe, show,\" from d\u0113- de- + monstr\u0101re \"to point out, show\" \u2014 more at muster entry 2":""
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],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for demonstrate show , manifest , evidence , evince , demonstrate mean to reveal outwardly or make apparent. show is the general term but sometimes implies that what is revealed must be gained by inference from acts, looks, or words. careful not to show his true feelings manifest implies a plainer, more immediate revelation. manifested musical ability at an early age evidence suggests serving as proof of the actuality or existence of something. a commitment evidenced by years of loyal service evince implies a showing by outward marks or signs. evinced not the slightest fear demonstrate implies showing by action or by display of feeling. demonstrated their approval by loud applause",
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"prove",
"show",
"substantiate"
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"verb"
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},
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"examples":[
"I went to a sculpture demonstration last weekend.",
"One of the instructors gave a demonstration of how to prune a tree.",
"Would you mind giving us a demonstration so that we can see how the machine works?",
"He brought along a copy of the software for demonstration .",
"Students took part in several nonviolent demonstrations against the government.",
"The latest tests are a clear demonstration that the vaccine works.",
"Many people sent cards and flowers in demonstration of their sympathy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The event culminates in a hands-on demonstration of Pym Tech \u2014 the Quantum Core \u2014 which has the ability to shrink and grow its targets. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Participating in that demonstration ignited a drive in Gilder. \u2014 Tim Booth, ajc , 20 June 2022",
"His activist record dates to his time in junior high, when he was arrested for participating in a demonstration in Jackson after hearing speeches by Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was assassinated by a white supremacist in 1963. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"In the demonstration , a user goes to log in with their passkey and is presented with a QR code to scan. \u2014 Max Eddy, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
"Each time, the two spellers exchanged subtle but supportive low-fives, in a demonstration of their camaraderie. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Russia recently attacked Kyiv with a cruise missile in a menacing demonstration of Moscow\u2019s ability to carry out a long-range strike against a metropolitan target. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"But many mourners wanted to march from the hospital to the Old City in a public demonstration of Palestinian grief and outrage at the killing, according to Palestinians who participated in the procession. \u2014 David S. Cloud And Fatima Abdulkarim, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"About 400 protestors took part in the demonstration , deputies said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English demonstracioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French demonstration, demustracioun, borrowed from Latin d\u0113monstr\u0101ti\u014dn-, d\u0113monstr\u0101ti\u014d \"action of pointing out, description, explanation\" (Late Latin, \"deduction, proof\"), from d\u0113monstr\u0101re \"to indicate, describe, show\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at demonstrate":""
},
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"\u02ccde-m\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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],
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"demo",
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"noun"
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"reserved",
"restrained",
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"unemotional"
],
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": a word or morpheme pointing out the one referred to and distinguishing it from others of the same class : a demonstrative (see demonstrative entry 1 sense 2 ) word or morpheme":[
"the demonstratives \"this,\" \"that,\" \"these,\" and \"those\""
],
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]
},
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"Adjective",
"In the phrase \u201cthis is my hat,\u201d the word \u201cthis\u201d is a demonstrative pronoun .",
"In the phrase \u201cgive me that book,\u201d the word \u201cthat\u201d is a demonstrative adjective .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The rage feels justifiably intense, but the play suffers from its demonstrative excess: The audience gets the drift all too soon. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Society has to be on the up and up that AI is going to have a demonstrative impact on societal power dynamics. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"During arguments, Breyer is often demonstrative , waving his arms for emphasis. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"My parents just weren\u2019t demonstrative in that fashion. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Thibodeau\u2019s complaining to the referees is typically loud and demonstrative . \u2014 Stefan Bondy, courant.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"To put a measure on it: maybe 5% less demonstrative than in the salad days, because girls will be women, but just as engaging, and seemingly engaged. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This is about the country, our pursuit of a more perfect union, and this is demonstrative of another step in that pursuit. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"With his demonstrative demeanor on the sideline and disheveled look, Madden was the ideal coach for the collection of castoffs and misfits that made up those Raiders teams. \u2014 John Dubow, courant.com , 28 Dec. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English demonstratyf \"based on logic, pointing out (of a pronoun),\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demonstratif, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113monstr\u0101t\u012bvus \"pointing out (of a pronoun), able to prove\" (Latin, \"displaying\u2014in rhetoric\"), from Latin d\u0113monstr\u0101tus, past participle of d\u0113monstr\u0101re \"to indicate, show, demonstrate \" + -\u012bvus -ive":"Adjective",
"Middle English demonstratyf, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113monstr\u0101t\u012bvum, noun derivative from neuter of d\u0113monstr\u0101t\u012bvus demonstrative entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259-tiv",
"di-\u02c8m\u00e4n-str\u0259-tiv"
],
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"effusive",
"emotional",
"touchy-feely",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052607",
"type":[
"adjective",
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"noun"
]
},
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": a person who engages in a public demonstration":[],
": a product (such as an automobile) used to demonstrate performance or merits to prospective buyers":[],
": one that demonstrates :":[]
},
"examples":[
"Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On this theme, Amazon has recently opened its first Amazon Style store, which is a demonstrator of several new real-world retail technologies. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"In her speech to the crowd, attorney and demonstrator Pratt Austin-Trucks, had words for Collins. \u2014 al , 26 June 2022",
"It will be used as a demonstrator first, to prove the Gemini battery concept can store and deliver energy. \u2014 John Voelcker, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022",
"At least one demonstrator has died during police gunfire during the protests. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"While many of the technical details remain secret, Bellwether is now conducting multiple test flights of a half-scale demonstrator model. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Bystander and drone video captured most of the frenzied chain of events that followed: Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, then shot to death protester Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded demonstrator Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The Scottish Government has been exploring and supporting the use of AI for some time, including investing in a number of demonstrator projects. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
"On one part of the sidewalk, longtime antiabortion demonstrator Coleman Boyd belts out a steady stream of Christian music, with lyrics about Jesus\u2019s love for the unborn. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"demonstrate + -or entry 1":""
},
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"\u02c8de-m\u0259n-\u02ccstr\u0101-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8dem-\u0259n-\u02ccstr\u0101t-\u0259r"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102654",
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"definitions":{
": a word (such as Nevadan or Sooner ) used to denote a person who inhabits or is native to a particular place":[
"Yet Hoosier , the folksy and ambiguous moniker, has for decades been snubbed by the federal government as the official name for residents of Indiana. Instead, the tongue-twisting \"Indianan\" - or worse, \"Indianian\" - has been the preferred demonym .",
"\u2014 Katie Mettler",
"Are we Michiganders or Michiganians? The question has long ignited plenty of fierce debate, and there has never been official consensus on our state's official demonym .",
"\u2014 Lee DeVito"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205349",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"nerve"
],
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": to throw into disorder":[],
": to upset or destroy the normal functioning of":[
"foreclosures were further demoralizing an already desperate real-estate market",
"\u2014 F. D. Roosevelt"
],
": to weaken the morale of : discourage , dispirit":[
"were demoralized by the loss"
]
},
"examples":[
"the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers",
"we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan Poole has also woken up, dropping 17 points off the bench, including some back-breaking baskets that really helped demoralize Boston. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"There is the programmatic violence meted out by Russian bombs and missiles against civilians as well as military targets, meant to demoralize as much as defeat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Don't mislead and try to demoralize our people and our troops with such crazy messages like yesterday. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Attacks have affected just a handful of Ukrainian government contractors and financial organizations, and seem intended primarily to demoralize defenders in Ukraine. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the numbers, Curry-Thompson-Poole pumped energy into the capacity crowd at Chase Center \u2014 and seemed to demoralize the Nuggets, who trudged toward the locker room. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This serves no military purpose, but aims to demoralize the civilian population and undermine their will to fight. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces have shelled nonmilitary areas from long distances in an attempt to demoralize Ukraine and drive civilians out of cities. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And yet \u2026 This winning streak has also seen the offense get white-hot so quickly that the Jazz can demoralize opponents with incendiary streaks of shot-making. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021"
],
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},
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"di-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4r-"
],
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"paralyze",
"undo",
"unman",
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"unstring"
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},
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]
},
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"the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers",
"we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan Poole has also woken up, dropping 17 points off the bench, including some back-breaking baskets that really helped demoralize Boston. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"There is the programmatic violence meted out by Russian bombs and missiles against civilians as well as military targets, meant to demoralize as much as defeat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Don't mislead and try to demoralize our people and our troops with such crazy messages like yesterday. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Attacks have affected just a handful of Ukrainian government contractors and financial organizations, and seem intended primarily to demoralize defenders in Ukraine. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the numbers, Curry-Thompson-Poole pumped energy into the capacity crowd at Chase Center \u2014 and seemed to demoralize the Nuggets, who trudged toward the locker room. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This serves no military purpose, but aims to demoralize the civilian population and undermine their will to fight. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces have shelled nonmilitary areas from long distances in an attempt to demoralize Ukraine and drive civilians out of cities. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And yet \u2026 This winning streak has also seen the offense get white-hot so quickly that the Jazz can demoralize opponents with incendiary streaks of shot-making. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
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": to upset or destroy the normal functioning of":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan Poole has also woken up, dropping 17 points off the bench, including some back-breaking baskets that really helped demoralize Boston. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"There is the programmatic violence meted out by Russian bombs and missiles against civilians as well as military targets, meant to demoralize as much as defeat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Don't mislead and try to demoralize our people and our troops with such crazy messages like yesterday. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Attacks have affected just a handful of Ukrainian government contractors and financial organizations, and seem intended primarily to demoralize defenders in Ukraine. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the numbers, Curry-Thompson-Poole pumped energy into the capacity crowd at Chase Center \u2014 and seemed to demoralize the Nuggets, who trudged toward the locker room. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This serves no military purpose, but aims to demoralize the civilian population and undermine their will to fight. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces have shelled nonmilitary areas from long distances in an attempt to demoralize Ukraine and drive civilians out of cities. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And yet \u2026 This winning streak has also seen the offense get white-hot so quickly that the Jazz can demoralize opponents with incendiary streaks of shot-making. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021"
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},
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"di-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4r-"
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"\u2014 F. D. Roosevelt"
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]
},
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"the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers",
"we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan Poole has also woken up, dropping 17 points off the bench, including some back-breaking baskets that really helped demoralize Boston. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"There is the programmatic violence meted out by Russian bombs and missiles against civilians as well as military targets, meant to demoralize as much as defeat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Don't mislead and try to demoralize our people and our troops with such crazy messages like yesterday. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Attacks have affected just a handful of Ukrainian government contractors and financial organizations, and seem intended primarily to demoralize defenders in Ukraine. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond the numbers, Curry-Thompson-Poole pumped energy into the capacity crowd at Chase Center \u2014 and seemed to demoralize the Nuggets, who trudged toward the locker room. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This serves no military purpose, but aims to demoralize the civilian population and undermine their will to fight. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Russian forces have shelled nonmilitary areas from long distances in an attempt to demoralize Ukraine and drive civilians out of cities. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And yet \u2026 This winning streak has also seen the offense get white-hot so quickly that the Jazz can demoralize opponents with incendiary streaks of shot-making. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021"
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},
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"di-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4r-"
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"1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02ccm\u00e4s"
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"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
],
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"demote a student",
"was demoted from major to captain"
],
": to relegate to a less important position":[
"a pitcher demoted to the bullpen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.",
"The army major was demoted to captain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The selloff of 10 years ago reflected concern that Netflix management was acting too rashly in rushing into streaming and seeming to demote the DVD service that was still generating the vast bulk of its revenue. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The changes: If a team wishes to demote a player already optioned five times that season, every other team must first get the chance to claim him on waivers. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"By opening up the algorithm that Twitter uses, those on the platform can see how Twitter decides to demote or promote material and potentially make suggestions on that code. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The corresponding move with Ahmed\u2019s activation was to demote Yonny Hernandez, who the Diamondbacks traded for earlier this month. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The same papers that once speculated about Mr. Sunak as a prime minister in waiting now question whether Mr. Johnson will demote him in a cabinet shuffle. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"After considering his response, Kendall decided to demote him to technical sergeant and grant his request to retire. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Ryder\u2019s memo, which veteran legal observers called rare, was a reaction to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III\u2019s decision to demote Master Sgt. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"If a breach of discipline is confirmed, authorities in Beijing have told Lam to either suspend, demote or even dismiss the officials, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported Monday. \u2014 Iain Marlow, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + -mote (as in promote )":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8m\u014dt"
],
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"break",
"bust",
"degrade",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060128",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"demothball":{
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": to remove the preservative covering in order to reactivate (something, such as a ship)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + mothball entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062035",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"demotic":{
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": of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing":[],
": popular , common":[
"demotic idiom"
]
},
"examples":[
"a more demotic way of speaking",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What does her embrace of the Republican base's most demotic superstitions tell us about the character of the contemporary right \u2014 and the character of contemporary American politics more generally? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, Baker does trash-and-vaudeville as in his demotic fashion ad Khaite FW21. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
"While Urdu education was severely restricted along with its script as well as its high, ultra Persianised register, demotic Urdu along with a substantial part of its Persian loans still lives on in India. \u2014 Shoaib Daniyal, Quartz , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Formally commanding, the multicolored suite captures in sprightly imagery and describes in demotic words a host of Black citizens\u2014real lives, really led\u2014in windows of tenements along a city street that\u2019s past due for intersecting with Fifth Avenue. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The American right has been molded in his anti-elitist, grassroots, demotic , irreverent, patriotic, hard-charging image. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 8 Feb. 2020",
"Saudi Arabia sponsors demotic Sunni radicalism throughout the Middle East, which has extended human conflict and contributed to the waves of refugees heading into Europe. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Sports have always been a more demotic proposition. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 12 July 2018",
"But the words Perdita speaks, defending the aesthetics of the natural over the artificial and refined, could be applied as well to the ambitious use of demotic language, a practice that, at the time Shakespeare wrote, was still new. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson, New Republic , 12 Dec. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from Greek d\u0113motik\u00f3s \"of the people, common, ordinary, of the cursive Egyptian script,\" from d\u0113m\u00f3t\u0113s \"one of the people, commoner\" (from d\u00eamos \"people\" + -t\u0113s, suffix of persons) + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at demo-":""
},
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072748",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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},
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"demotion":{
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"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
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"was demoted from major to captain"
],
": to relegate to a less important position":[
"a pitcher demoted to the bullpen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.",
"The army major was demoted to captain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The selloff of 10 years ago reflected concern that Netflix management was acting too rashly in rushing into streaming and seeming to demote the DVD service that was still generating the vast bulk of its revenue. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The changes: If a team wishes to demote a player already optioned five times that season, every other team must first get the chance to claim him on waivers. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"By opening up the algorithm that Twitter uses, those on the platform can see how Twitter decides to demote or promote material and potentially make suggestions on that code. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The corresponding move with Ahmed\u2019s activation was to demote Yonny Hernandez, who the Diamondbacks traded for earlier this month. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The same papers that once speculated about Mr. Sunak as a prime minister in waiting now question whether Mr. Johnson will demote him in a cabinet shuffle. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"After considering his response, Kendall decided to demote him to technical sergeant and grant his request to retire. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Ryder\u2019s memo, which veteran legal observers called rare, was a reaction to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III\u2019s decision to demote Master Sgt. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"If a breach of discipline is confirmed, authorities in Beijing have told Lam to either suspend, demote or even dismiss the officials, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported Monday. \u2014 Iain Marlow, Fortune , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
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"circa 1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"de- + -mote (as in promote )":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8m\u014dt"
],
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"bust",
"degrade",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
],
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"demot ic ( Egyptian ) + -ist":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259\u0307st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221857",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"demount":{
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"assemble",
"construct"
],
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": disassemble":[],
": to remove from a mounted position":[]
},
"examples":[
"soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They were torn down and pulverized by angry mobs, as happened in Kiev during the wave of protests in 2013-14, or methodically demounted by local authorities. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
],
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"break down",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"dismount",
"knock down",
"strike",
"take down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175357",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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": an officer whose duty it was to pronounce the doom of the court":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dempster, demestre judge, from demen to judge + -ster":""
},
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"\u02c8demzt\u0259r",
"-m(p)st-"
],
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"type":[
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]
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": soothing":[]
},
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"1732, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Latin demulcent-, demulcens , present participle of demulc\u0113re to soothe, from de- + mulc\u0113re to soothe":"Adjective"
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0259l-s\u0259nt",
"di-\u02c8m\u0259l-s\u1d4ant"
],
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02ccm\u0259ls\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113",
"d\u0113\u02cc-"
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"-s\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105129",
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]
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"complaint",
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"exception",
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"fuss",
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"question",
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"after some delay and demur , the door grudgingly turned on its hinges",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
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"\u2014 G. B. Shaw"
],
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": to take exception : object":[
"\u2014 often used with to or at it would seem hazardous to demur to a proposition which is so widely accepted \u2014 Samuel Alexander"
]
},
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"Verb",
"She suggested that he would win easily, but he demurred , saying he expected the election to be close.",
"don't hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms",
"Noun",
"we accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without demur",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"When his team began to trail on the scoreboard, a situation in which other coaches would call a time out to troubleshoot, Jackson tended to demur . \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Other people can do that for us, but even then our response to it must be to graciously demur . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Some Jews in New York also demur from focusing Jewish attention and energy on combating hate. \u2014 Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Other experts demur \u2014Joseph Uscinski, who researches QAnon, believes that less than 5 percent of Americans support violence against the government. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 30 Sep. 2020",
"But when asked who is at fault for the current situation, Abele demurred . \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Apr. 2020",
"In states without stay-at-home orders, Americans celebrate freedom as death toll climbs In the Trump administration's coronavirus task force briefings, Trump and task force leaders have demurred on issuing a national stay-at-home order. \u2014 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Biden, a former two-term vice president, however, demurred to local officials. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 2 Apr. 2020",
"After several pharmaceutical companies demurred , Yu oversaw manufacture of the drug himself. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the staff is quick to demur when asked about their celebrity clientele, my stay happens to coincide with that of a former boy band member and his actor wife. \u2014 Ella Riley-adams, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"To demur when called upon to defend that home from conquest is to willingly turn oneself into an exile. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In the final shot, Murray gives the camera a close-lipped grin that would make the Joker and the Cheshire Cat demur . \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Trump has repeatedly griped to senators who visit about McConnell, asking who could be a new Senate Republican leader; many demur or just allow Trump to rant, one adviser said. \u2014 Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2021",
"Asked to reveal a favorite garden moment, Anderson prefers to demur . \u2014 Clint Clemens, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2021",
"That would be Sinead Flanagan, a 27-year-old junior doctor, with dark hair and a demur , effervescent smile. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2019",
"When someone asks Mihalko if Chevy thinks of the new Blazer as the Camaro of crossovers, the humble engineer demurs . \u2014 Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics , 4 Feb. 2019",
"When someone asks Mihalko if Chevy thinks of the new Blazer as the Camaro of crossovers, the humble engineer demurs . \u2014 Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics , 4 Feb. 2019"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English demuren, demeren to linger, from Anglo-French demurer, demoerer , from Latin demorari , from de- + morari to linger, from mora delay \u2014 more at mora":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8m\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for demur Noun qualm , scruple , compunction , demur mean a misgiving about what one is doing or going to do. qualm implies an uneasy fear that one is not following one's conscience or better judgment. no qualms about plagiarizing scruple implies doubt of the rightness of an act on grounds of principle. no scruples against buying stolen goods compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim. had compunctions about lying demur implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or influence. accepted her decision without demur",
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": reserved , modest":[]
},
"examples":[
"So even if you think you've moved past your reputation as The Rebel, two minutes after getting together with your more demure sister, you're likely to fall back into that hell-raiser role. \u2014 Jessica Mehalic , Cosmopolitan , August 2001",
"It looked as though the dress and capelet were one piece. It created a demure look, but if you take off the capelet, it's a seductive strapless dress. \u2014 Elizabeth Hayt , Vogue , December 1999",
"I made a lot of friends at Les Tourelles with whom I have kept in touch over the years. There was one darling little girl, much younger than the rest of us, who was sweet, demure , and quiet, with beautiful long hair like Alice in Wonderland. \u2014 Anna Russell , I'm Not Making This Up, You Know , 1985",
"She was wearing a demure gray suit.",
"the demure charm of the cottage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, bridesmaids\u2019 dresses have remained classic and demure , with pastel, dusty, and neutral colors reigning in the market. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022",
"Velvet Buzzsaw star Ashton was extremely demure about her rock at the BAFTAs last weekend, keeping her ring finger hidden under her sleeve, which... \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The boxy fit and exaggerated bow closures on this option are demure but not overly saccharine. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But even in Sport+ mode, at legal(ish) and reasonable speeds, the Type S plants itself on the refined and demure side of the supercar spectrum. \u2014 Matt Farah, Car and Driver , 3 May 2022",
"Among her trademarks are an engaging smile and demure wave to the camera at the start of a game; tattoos including Talking Heads song lyrics, and attire that's on the serious side but with a touch of personal flair. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Though her oversized leather jacket allowed for some modesty, Rihanna\u2019s bump reveal was a provocative take on a piece that could easily read demure with different styling. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Oversized cardigans are another chic way to keep things more demure , whether layered over a dress or your comfiest T-shirt. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Betty\u2019s stories evolved from exciting, outlandish and dangerous to domestic and demure . \u2014 Emily Wishingrad, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8myu\u0307r"
],
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"coquettish",
"coy",
"kittenish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064342",
"type":[
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"noun"
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": reserved , modest":[]
},
"examples":[
"So even if you think you've moved past your reputation as The Rebel, two minutes after getting together with your more demure sister, you're likely to fall back into that hell-raiser role. \u2014 Jessica Mehalic , Cosmopolitan , August 2001",
"It looked as though the dress and capelet were one piece. It created a demure look, but if you take off the capelet, it's a seductive strapless dress. \u2014 Elizabeth Hayt , Vogue , December 1999",
"I made a lot of friends at Les Tourelles with whom I have kept in touch over the years. There was one darling little girl, much younger than the rest of us, who was sweet, demure , and quiet, with beautiful long hair like Alice in Wonderland. \u2014 Anna Russell , I'm Not Making This Up, You Know , 1985",
"She was wearing a demure gray suit.",
"the demure charm of the cottage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, bridesmaids\u2019 dresses have remained classic and demure , with pastel, dusty, and neutral colors reigning in the market. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 June 2022",
"Velvet Buzzsaw star Ashton was extremely demure about her rock at the BAFTAs last weekend, keeping her ring finger hidden under her sleeve, which... \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The boxy fit and exaggerated bow closures on this option are demure but not overly saccharine. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Apr. 2022",
"But even in Sport+ mode, at legal(ish) and reasonable speeds, the Type S plants itself on the refined and demure side of the supercar spectrum. \u2014 Matt Farah, Car and Driver , 3 May 2022",
"Among her trademarks are an engaging smile and demure wave to the camera at the start of a game; tattoos including Talking Heads song lyrics, and attire that's on the serious side but with a touch of personal flair. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Though her oversized leather jacket allowed for some modesty, Rihanna\u2019s bump reveal was a provocative take on a piece that could easily read demure with different styling. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Oversized cardigans are another chic way to keep things more demure , whether layered over a dress or your comfiest T-shirt. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Betty\u2019s stories evolved from exciting, outlandish and dangerous to domestic and demure . \u2014 Emily Wishingrad, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Suggestions that she run for president have been met with repeated demurrals .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As to the possibility of breaking his seven-Preakness tie with 19th century trainer R. Wyndham Walden, Baffert gave his usual demurral . \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Nevertheless, all systems rely upon buy-in, and every demurral helps to chip away a little at the rock on which the country has been built. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Rather than giving the traditional I-would-be-honored-but-am-focused-on-my-current-job demurral , some interested parties have been more forthcoming. \u2014 Lissandra Villa, Time , 21 May 2020",
"The demurral raised questions for the Saudis about the American commitment to Saudi security, which has underpinned the strategic layout of the Persian Gulf for decades. \u2014 Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Watching Peterson, in that video, you are reminded of the many Americans who may feel refreshed by Yang\u2019s demurrals on race. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Oct. 2019",
"That said, any demurral is clearly a minority opinion. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"The Gerson woman poured them both another glass of whiskey, ignoring the maid\u2019s demurral . \u2014 Adam O\u2019fallon Price, Harper's magazine , 10 June 2019",
"This time, she\u2019s lined up seven people to watch and wait and push through her demurrals and distractions, including her physician and midwife. \u2014 Nicole Cliffe, SELF , 26 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Georgia Republican primaries will almost certainly help demystify Trump. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"In its aim to \u2018 demystify gardening\u2019, the business has enabled users to simplify their shop, making a few selections that then generate recommendations of other products to achieve a certain aesthetic. \u2014 Kate Hardcastle, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"No frills, yet draped in impeccably sleek packaging, with multi-use formulas that demystify lofty hair care routines. \u2014 Blake Newby, Essence , 4 May 2022",
"This steady feedback is not to bombard employees, but to demystify the promotion process. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Leaders must see potential and be available, authentic and transparent in their relationship with team members, helping demystify their career growth and challenging them to take on challenges. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Nye, depicted as a being made from recycled plastic bottles, tries to demystify the process behind reuse. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The brothers, who are of Jamaican descent, were raised in south London and have long wanted to demystify Caribbean cooking, busting the myths that its recipes are complicated and meat heavy. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"In honor of Women\u2019s History Month, WIRED asked four women photographers to demystify this process by telling us about their most challenging image. \u2014 Charis Morgan, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"explicate",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coe wants to compassionately demythologize Jones, and thoroughly. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 4 May 2021",
"The result is that these people aren't really demythologizing him at all. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2018",
"Ruinous imperialist campaigns sharpened Euripides\u2019 demythologizing mockery. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 8 Sep. 2017",
"Both writers are intent on demythologizing the American West, retaining the best of the frontier spirit\u2014the self-reliance, the stoicism, the taciturn wit\u2014while conjuring its worst aspects. \u2014 Mary Kaye Schilling, Newsweek , 28 July 2017"
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"1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Noun",
"The bears will spend most of the winter in their den .",
"The TV is in the den .",
"He spent most evenings in the den reading and smoking his pipe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second level has four bedrooms, a laundry room and a den , or sitting area. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"But perhaps the most distinguishing room of the house is the den , which is accessible via the first landing on the staircase. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"The spacious first floor also incorporates a den , an office, and three guest rooms. \u2014 Pilar Viladas, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"The den , with two cubs born this winter, wasn\u2019t far from the spot where first responders removed the soldier, the agency said. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"The den , with two cubs born this winter, wasn\u2019t far from the spot where first responders removed the soldier, the agency said. \u2014 al , 13 May 2022",
"The titular Obi-Wan Kenobi \u2014 played by Ewan McGregor \u2014 is then tasked by Leia\u2019s adoptive father to rescue young Leia, which, unbeknownst to him, leads him straight to the den of Reva and, ultimately, another appearance from Flea. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"Spiral stairs lead down to a den with wood stove and sliders to a patio; there\u2019s also a guest suite with private bath, and another bath with step-in shower. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"From Fiorella\u2019s upstairs seating area, with a retractable roof, customers will open an unmarked door and find themselves in a narrow hallway lined with old-fashioned floral wallpaper, illuminated by purple lights, before entering Nonnina\u2019s cozy den . \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Urban animals den in parks and in seldom frequented areas between houses. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The birds live and den in the cactus, using holes created by woodpeckers and other animals. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Agency officials said some areas of the Rocky Mountains will retain enough snow in a warming world for wolverines to successfully den and breed. \u2014 Matthew Brown, ajc , 1 Nov. 2021",
"In an unusual move, U.S. Geological Survey Director James Reilly has refused to make public the study by his own scientists of the number of female polar bears that den and give birth on land near the southern Beaufort Sea. \u2014 Juliet Eilperin, Desmond Butler, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2020",
"These lobsters did not choose to den alone, the scientists suspected: they were being shunned. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 July 2020",
"Dave Crowley, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game who oversees the region, says this area is prime bear- denning territory. \u2014 Acacia Johnson, National Geographic , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Typically, black bears enter their dens in October, with most brown bears denning by November, Battle said. \u2014 Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Nov. 2019",
"Many grizzly bears have denned up for winter hibernation by the time a significant number of elk remains have accumulated, study team leader Frank van Manen wrote recently in the academic journal Ursus. \u2014 USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2020"
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": to deprive of a nerve supply":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two, my surgeon prefers to denervate \u2014the process of cutting of the nerve supply\u2014the pectoralis major muscles in conjunction with inserting the implants. \u2014 Tracy Hafen, SELF , 4 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The goal of the project is to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases commonly carried by mosquitoes such as dengue , Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya, according to USA Today. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Oxitec says the goal is to reduce the transmission of harmful diseases, such as dengue , Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Oxitec says the plan will reduce numbers of the invasive Aedes aegypti, which can carry diseases like Zika, yellow fever and dengue . \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Worldwide, over one million people die from mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile, dengue , Zika, yellow fever, malaria, and lymphatic filariasis every year. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Malaria, yellow fever, dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases were rampant. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Ticuna people have historically had to fare for themselves during outbreaks of diseases like yellow fever, dengue and malaria, caring for themselves with the jungle herbs their ancestors have used for centuries. \u2014 USA Today , 20 Mar. 2022",
"In California, the species is growing, but there have not been confirmed cases of dengue , chikungunya, Zika or yellow fever spread through the insect, according to state health officials. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The family includes Zika, yellow fever, Chikungunya and dengue and are already a significant public health problem in many tropical regions. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
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": the ability to deny something especially on the basis of being officially uninformed":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"This was less of a purge than an attempt to maintain plausible deniability . \u2014 Timothy Shenk, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"This cyber proxy web affords Moscow deniability and obscurity, and the ability to launch combinations of operations and attacks without having the Russian flag clearly emblazoned on them. \u2014 Justin Sherman, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Well, when [00:13:00] prosecutors want plausible deniability , instead of making the decision that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Wagner Group was created to aid, stand in for, and provide plausible deniability to Russian forces. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022",
"At each link in that chain, there obviously is a different management group, and there\u2019s plausible deniability , and there\u2019s a lack of visibility. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"This offers regimes that use them plausible deniability , and makes retaliation, at best, problematic. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The question is how to achieve deniability without sacrificing accuracy? \u2014 Dennis Shasha, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Analysts describe the group as an extension of Russia\u2019s foreign policy through deniable activities, including the use of mercenaries and disinformation campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"As Russia invades Ukraine, the Kremlin is pushing to amplify influence worldwide, and ostensibly private military groups like Wagner offer a deniable way to advance its goals, researchers say. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Which is why any new accords with Russia, to be truly effective, would have to embrace Russia\u2019s turn toward deniable , hard-to-detect cyberweapons. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Regardless of who was at fault, the impact was not deniable . \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Rather than declare open war on the international order, Russia was using digital means to undermine it with brazen but deniable acts of cyber sabotage. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Given that Centcom already consumes most such resources, a good first step would be to improve management of its in-theater assets to prevent deniable attacks by Iran. \u2014 Kathryn Wheelbarger And Dustin Walker, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2020",
"But well before then, the politics of self-presentation had coalesced around grander, less deniable hair. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Ben Wallace, Britain\u2019s defence secretary, has pointed to the example of the Wagner group, a mercenary force that serves as a deniable arm of Russian power in several warzones. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Sep. 2020"
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"She issued a flat denial of the charges made against her.",
"The accusations have met with angry denials from school officials.",
"The city government has been heavily criticized for its denial of the seriousness of the situation.",
"The hardest part of the punishment was the denial of his right to see his children.",
"The group is protesting the denial of voting rights to convicted felons.",
"The lawyers were disappointed by the court's denial of their motion to dismiss the case.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But imply that the industry is doing poorly under Biden, and that is a complete denial of reality. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Voters in Nevada seem to not be scared of a little election denial . \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"The first reports of illicit parties emerged late last November, prompting Mr. Johnson to issue a blanket denial that any laws had been broken. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"The agency's first post about the attack was a Russian government denial of involvement. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Her rep had something to say about that\u2014as blunt a denial as possible\u2014and now the Daily Mail has taken its story down. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Require insurers to pay for drugs while a patient is appealing a denial . \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"The Navy has not released records of Sheinman\u2019s board and, citing privacy exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act, issued a blanket denial for the records. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Peters failed to pass a work review for a second time, and lawmakers found that in July of 2020, she was sent a notice of a pending denial to her application. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 18 May 2022"
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"\u2014 Debora MacKenzie",
"He [Henry Puna] said climate change denialism jeopardised the future of Pacific countries: \"Some are not willing to accept the stark realities.\"",
"\u2014 Ben Doherty",
"The problem of vaccine denialism is closely tied to the problem of information and authority in the digital age. People prone to skepticism can cover themselves with layers of pseudo-science and conspiracy theories that thicken and harden like papier mache.",
"\u2014 Michael Gerson",
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"\u2014 Cathleen O'Grady"
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"The station broadcast across the Midwest, and Baker used its considerable reach, along with a print publication, to promote his cure, slander his personal enemies, and denigrate the mainstream medical establishment. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Republicans never miss an opportunity to denigrate Mr. Biden. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Trump has repeatedly used Fauci's old remarks, such as urging people not to wear masks in the beginning of the pandemic because experts were afraid medical workers would run out of supplies, in an effort to denigrate the health official. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 13 Oct. 2020",
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"To be clear, the rat reference wasn\u2019t meant to denigrate the caliber of candidates lining up to compete for the nomination. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Trump has repeatedly used Fauci's old remarks, such as urging people not to wear masks in the beginning of the pandemic because experts were afraid medical workers would run out of supplies, in an effort to denigrate the health official. \u2014 Mike Brest, Washington Examiner , 13 Oct. 2020",
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"To be clear, the rat reference wasn\u2019t meant to denigrate the caliber of candidates lining up to compete for the nomination. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"To be clear, the rat reference wasn\u2019t meant to denigrate the caliber of candidates lining up to compete for the nomination. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The choices are many, although a straight leg and dark indigo selvage denim is a classic (no jeggings, saggers or wackadoodle washes, please). \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Also, Robinson adds, be sure to keep the denim 's weight in mind. \u2014 Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Bags included duffel-bucket combo shaped by the word FENDI cut out in leather; a denim Peekaboo incorporated as an external water bottle holder and bright shoppers were made out of recycled plastic. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"We're also entirely obsessed with these Free People denim overalls for a stylish change of pace, and think this oversized gauze shirt would serve as an easy throw-on-and-go essential for beach days and weekend getaways alike. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"The aim, says Amy, is for Love Islanders to rewear the same denim Balmain dress or Ralph Lauren shirting over the duration of the show, to demonstrate how different genders and body types can style the same piece. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"And while some ladies may prefer denim for their traveling pants \u2014 looking at you, Sisterhood \u2014 there are plenty of pant styles and materials that prove to be just as versatile in your wardrobe. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Lopez styled the trendy denim simply: with a loose short white tee and white sneakers. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 2 May 2022"
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"Studio head Alan Horn \u2014 a Hollywood denizen for a half-century \u2014 is retiring, leaving Alan Bergman in charge. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
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"Even then, the process was a difficult one, requiring intensive lobbying by Mr. Johnson, himself a longtime denizen of the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Oct. 2021",
"When both kingdoms rose to prominence, an average Judean denizen lived under the rule of a king, and was a farmer who plowed fields and harvested crops. \u2014 Lina Zeldovich, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2021",
"The solitary denizen of the deep soon became the subject of even more research and speculation. \u2014 Pakinam Amer, Scientific American , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Mabel thinks that Sting\u2014another denizen of their building, and at one point a hilariously unsuspecting suspect\u2014is a member of U2. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"stargazing is nothing more than that, and denominating it as astrology does not make it a science",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, unlike conventional money mediums, it is not issued by a government and does not denominate any transactions in goods or assets. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 22 June 2021",
"However, because the debts are denominated in foreign currencies, the bonds expose the countries to foreign exchange risks. \u2014 Anna Isaac, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2020",
"What good were stocks if they were denominated in depreciating dollars? \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
"An analysis by Goldman Sachs of data for August showed a modest net outflow from bank accounts denominated in Hong Kong dollars, and an inflow into Singapore-dollar accounts. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Worse, there\u2019s a mismatch between its largely dollar- and euro- denominated borrowings and revenues from a big business in Latin America. \u2014 Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Researchers denominated three essential categories of arrogance and found that narcissists are less prone to depression. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
"According to S&P Global, Chinese companies must pay back $90 billion in debt denominated in American dollars, meaning the lenders are global companies and investors outside China. \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Last September, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city\u2019s de facto central bank, agreed to let its Beijing counterpart issue yuan- denominated bills in the offshore market. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019"
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},
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"people from several different Christian denominations"
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"the denomination of prices in U.S. dollars"
]
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"People from several different religious denominations participated in the event.",
"Methodists, Baptists, and other Christian denominations .",
"It's one of the more conservative denominations .",
"The kidnappers asked for bills in small denominations .",
"The gift certificates are available in $5 and $10 denominations .",
"She spoke with people of many different political denominations .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More than 8,000 Southern Baptists will descend on Anaheim next week for the annual meeting of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States \u2014 the first time in 41 years that the two-day meeting has been held in California. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The largest denomination of Mennonites in the U.S. has adapted its policies to be more welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Members of the nation\u2019s largest Protestant denomination are also planning to elect the next president of the convention. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein And Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"The country's largest Protestant denomination since the 1960s, the convention's membership peaked in 2006 at 16.3 million. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022",
"Seventy churches in Georgia split from the United Methodist Church (UMC) last week largely over LGBTQ issues, marking the latest in a growing divide within the third-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"Nationwide, Southern Baptist represent the largest Protestant denomination with roughly 14 million members. \u2014 Shelia Poole, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"This was partly the simple re- denomination of earnings from the local currency. \u2014 Steven Desmyter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Factions within the United Methodist Church have been at odds for years over the denomination \u2019s official stance on homosexuality. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see denominate":""
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"circa 1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"di-\u02ccn\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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"noun"
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"visible denotations of divine wrath",
"\u2026 which is why many articles and essays have a \"time it takes to read this\" denotation alongside the title or author's name.",
"\u2014 Chris Campanioni"
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},
"examples":[
"The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations.",
"The definition provides the word's denotation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The word hacker itself seems to carry a whiff of punk rebellion, its implied sophistication contrasting with a denotation of smashing and severing. \u2014 Darryn King, The Atlantic , 14 Nov. 2020",
"Through this preaching, white dominance in political, judicial, and economic affairs became denotations of the will of the universe instead of means of racial control. \u2014 Jared Yates Sexton, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2020",
"The registered office street address for Ghost Gunner, Inc. in its 2017 Public Information Record (PIR) is the same address listed as Wilson\u2019s personal address in his denotation as director of Defense Distributed in its 2017 PIR (PDF). \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 6 Oct. 2018"
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"circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see denote":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-n\u014d-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
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"handle",
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"title"
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"noun"
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},
"examples":[
"a string of absences from this course will be seen as denotative of the student's lack of interest in it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The paragon of such an attempt is something like Jia Tolentino\u2019s Trick Mirror, a work that stands as a denotative record of the social media shift, yet still falls to the same difficulties that characterize other cultural criticism of this type. \u2014 SPIN , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8d\u0113-n\u014d-\u02cct\u0101-tiv"
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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],
": to serve as an arbitrary mark for":[
"red flares denoting danger"
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": to serve as an indication of : betoken":[
"the swollen bellies that denote starvation"
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": to stand for : designate":[
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"\u2014 David Lodge"
]
},
"examples":[
"The word \u201cderby\u201d can denote a horse race or a kind of hat.",
"Her death denoted the end of an era.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also, use statistics whenever possible and numbers to denote the size or amount to illustrate the magnitude of your accomplishments. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"By one measure, Syrda's study could denote progress; there are enough women breadwinners in the dataset to come to these statistically significant conclusions. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In this scene, the blue and yellow subtitles denote two simultaneous, contradictory conversations. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Winding green arrows denote the birds\u2019 migratory paths \u2014 which transcend geographical borders, Carr notes \u2014 and meandering red lines represent the L.A. area freeway system. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Skipping the capitalization or leaving off a question mark doesn\u2019t denote a lack of respect. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2016",
"The name could be a contraction (L.A.\u2019s n/naka, for owner Niki Nakiyama\u2019s first and last name), or denote a meaningful phrase (Mi Tocaya\u2014meaning my namesake\u2014Antojeria in Chicago). \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The show uses different colors to denote when a character is speaking one language or the other. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the wake of the Great Depression, when the federal government graded neighborhoods in hundreds of cities for real estate investment, Black and immigrant areas were typically outlined in red on maps to denote risky places to lend. \u2014 Raymond Zhong, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle French denoter , from Latin denotare , from de- + notare to note":""
},
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8n\u014dt"
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"noun",
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"in the southern U.S., the word \"toboggan\" denotes a stocking cap"
],
": to serve as an arbitrary mark for":[
"red flares denoting danger"
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": to serve as an indication of : betoken":[
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": to stand for : designate":[
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"An epiphany is, literally, a showing. In Christian terminology it denotes the showing of the infant Jesus to the three Magi.",
"\u2014 David Lodge"
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},
"examples":[
"The word \u201cderby\u201d can denote a horse race or a kind of hat.",
"Her death denoted the end of an era.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also, use statistics whenever possible and numbers to denote the size or amount to illustrate the magnitude of your accomplishments. \u2014 Robin Ryan, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"By one measure, Syrda's study could denote progress; there are enough women breadwinners in the dataset to come to these statistically significant conclusions. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In this scene, the blue and yellow subtitles denote two simultaneous, contradictory conversations. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Winding green arrows denote the birds\u2019 migratory paths \u2014 which transcend geographical borders, Carr notes \u2014 and meandering red lines represent the L.A. area freeway system. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Skipping the capitalization or leaving off a question mark doesn\u2019t denote a lack of respect. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2016",
"The name could be a contraction (L.A.\u2019s n/naka, for owner Niki Nakiyama\u2019s first and last name), or denote a meaningful phrase (Mi Tocaya\u2014meaning my namesake\u2014Antojeria in Chicago). \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The show uses different colors to denote when a character is speaking one language or the other. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In the wake of the Great Depression, when the federal government graded neighborhoods in hundreds of cities for real estate investment, Black and immigrant areas were typically outlined in red on maps to denote risky places to lend. \u2014 Raymond Zhong, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle French denoter , from Latin denotare , from de- + notare to note":""
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"di-\u02c8n\u014dt",
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"type":[
"noun",
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"d\u0113\u02c8-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043611",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work":[
"In the denouement , the two lovers commit suicide."
],
": the outcome of a complex sequence of events":[]
},
"examples":[
"In the play's denouement , the two lovers kill themselves.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In this series\u2019 first episode, a mother and daughter (Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote) are caught up in a public mass shooting, the denouement of which reveals Collette\u2019s character Laura to have a surprising, unforeseen boldness. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 2 Mar. 2022",
"As the closing ceremony reached its denouement , something interesting unfolded. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 20 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s Drysdale\u2019s character who grows the most, not only in the colonial flashback but later in the play\u2019s present-day denouement . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The show traces its roots to a series of viral Instagram videos from 2020 that featured illusionistic cakes at their moment of denouement . \u2014 Maggie Cao, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of a big denouement , as the audience expects, Shakespeare chops the third act into a clutch of anticlimactic scenes of gradual humiliation, as everybody gets a shot at the king. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2022",
"But the playwright and this production still manage to bring it home in the play\u2019s ninth inning with a graceful, bittersweet denouement that leaves characters still searching, still discovering and still in play for another season. \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This denouement of these two people meeting after the fact is, in fact, a creative choice by Malgo. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Police are hopeful that the show of force Friday will convince many more to decamp and avoid a violent denouement on Parliament Hill. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French d\u00e9nouement , literally, untying, from Middle French desnouement , from desnouer to untie, from Old French desnoer , from des- de- + noer to tie, from Latin nodare , from nodus knot \u2014 more at node":""
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"d\u0101-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02ccm\u00e4",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131115",
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"denounced the arrangement with their former ally"
],
": to announce threateningly":[],
": to inform (see inform sense intransitive 1 ) against : accuse":[
"was denounced to the authorities"
],
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"they denounced him as a bigot",
"Others might cry or get bent out of shape when their personal tastes are denounced and ridiculed, but not him \u2026",
"\u2014 David Sedaris"
]
},
"examples":[
"The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence.",
"The film was denounced for the way it portrayed its female characters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine reached the one-month mark, President Zelensky called for a global protest, urging people everywhere to take to the streets and denounce Russian aggression. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Texans across the state have taken to the streets to denounce the invasion. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Thousands of pro-democracy protesters have taken to the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and other cities across the country to denounce the military takeover and demand civilian rule. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Thousands had taken to the streets in Khartoum and other cities across the country to denounce the October takeover, and a subsequent deal that reinstated the prime minister but sidelined the pro-democracy movement. \u2014 Samy Magdy, ajc , 2 Jan. 2022",
"British sports minister Nigel Huddleston suggested this week athletes who want to compete at Wimbledon might be asked to denounce Russian president Vladimir Putin before they\u2019re allowed to play. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Wilson himself refused to publicly denounce either lynching or the Klan. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This led Senator Lindsey Graham to publicly denounce the proposal. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Pe\u00f1a is summoning his countrymen to gather Tuesday morning at the Convention Center to denounce the Ortega regime in absentia. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French denuncier to proclaim, from Latin denuntiare , from de- + nuntiare to report \u2014 more at announce":""
},
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"di-\u02c8nau\u0307ns",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8nau\u0307n(t)s"
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"anathematize",
"censure",
"condemn",
"damn",
"decry",
"execrate",
"reprehend",
"reprobate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051408",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"airy",
"loose",
"open",
"uncrowded"
],
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": demanding concentration to follow or comprehend":[
"dense prose"
],
": extreme":[
"dense ignorance"
],
": having a high mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c ) per unit volume (see volume entry 1 sense 2 )":[
"Carbon dioxide is a dense gas.",
"The cake was overly sweet and dense ."
],
": having between any two elements at least one element":[
"The set of rational numbers is dense ."
],
": having high or relatively high opacity (see opacity sense 2 )":[
"a dense fog",
"a dense photographic negative"
],
": marked by compactness or crowding together of parts":[
"dense vegetation",
"dense traffic"
],
": slow to understand : stupid , thickheaded":[
"was too dense to get the joke"
]
},
"examples":[
"They cut a path through the dense jungle.",
"a dense tangle of wires",
"a dense cluster of stars",
"That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.",
"A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.",
"In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My solution of late is Westbourne's amazing snack mixes that are nutrient dense and protein rich. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Keep in mind that a large percentage of the ride price goes to aggregators, and prices can get even higher when cars exit dense areas like city centers. \u2014 Alexander Pershikov, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Taiwan's population of 24 million people is packed into dense urban areas like the capital of Taipei, with an average of 9,575 people per square kilometer. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a need for more affordable housing in L.A., Yank says, even in already dense urban areas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"And in dense suburban areas, the party still holds a sizable 12-point edge. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
"The proposal included less dense areas and open space. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"This dish can be dense enough to serve as an entr\u00e9e or makes a great hors d'oeuvre with crusty bread and cornichons, which are tiny crisp pickles. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Further south, the National Weather Service warns drivers of dense fog in higher elevations where the marine layer is causing low visibility. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Latin densus ; akin to Greek dasys thick with hair or leaves":""
},
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"\u02c8dens",
"\u02c8den(t)s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dense stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
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"compact",
"crowded",
"jam-packed",
"packed",
"serried",
"thick",
"tight"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000458",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[
"airy",
"loose",
"open",
"uncrowded"
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"dense prose"
],
": extreme":[
"dense ignorance"
],
": having a high mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c ) per unit volume (see volume entry 1 sense 2 )":[
"Carbon dioxide is a dense gas.",
"The cake was overly sweet and dense ."
],
": having between any two elements at least one element":[
"The set of rational numbers is dense ."
],
": having high or relatively high opacity (see opacity sense 2 )":[
"a dense fog",
"a dense photographic negative"
],
": marked by compactness or crowding together of parts":[
"dense vegetation",
"dense traffic"
],
": slow to understand : stupid , thickheaded":[
"was too dense to get the joke"
]
},
"examples":[
"They cut a path through the dense jungle.",
"a dense tangle of wires",
"a dense cluster of stars",
"That part of the city has a dense population of immigrants.",
"A dense mass of spectators filled the courtroom.",
"In the movie, she plays his kind but somewhat dense aunt.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My solution of late is Westbourne's amazing snack mixes that are nutrient dense and protein rich. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Keep in mind that a large percentage of the ride price goes to aggregators, and prices can get even higher when cars exit dense areas like city centers. \u2014 Alexander Pershikov, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Taiwan's population of 24 million people is packed into dense urban areas like the capital of Taipei, with an average of 9,575 people per square kilometer. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Ivan Watson, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a need for more affordable housing in L.A., Yank says, even in already dense urban areas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"And in dense suburban areas, the party still holds a sizable 12-point edge. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
"The proposal included less dense areas and open space. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"This dish can be dense enough to serve as an entr\u00e9e or makes a great hors d'oeuvre with crusty bread and cornichons, which are tiny crisp pickles. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Further south, the National Weather Service warns drivers of dense fog in higher elevations where the marine layer is causing low visibility. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin densus ; akin to Greek dasys thick with hair or leaves":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dens",
"\u02c8den(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dense stupid , dull , dense , crass , dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass , materialistic people dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on",
"synonyms":[
"close",
"compact",
"crowded",
"jam-packed",
"packed",
"serried",
"thick",
"tight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053031",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"density":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the average number of individuals or units per unit of space":[
"a population density of 500 per square mile",
"a housing density of 10 houses per acre"
],
": the common logarithm of the opacity":[],
": the degree of opacity (see opacity sense 2 ) of a translucent medium":[
"the fog's density"
],
": the distribution of a quantity (such as electricity or energy) per unit usually of space (such as length, area, or volume)":[
"The drawback to using ethanol as a complete replacement for gasoline, however, is not only the high cost of its production from cellulose but also its lower energy density .",
"\u2014 John R. Regalbuto"
],
": the mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c ) of a substance per unit of volume":[
"pure iron has a density of 7.8 grams per cubic centimeter"
],
": the quality or state of being dense":[
"measures of traffic density",
"the density of the cake",
"felt that the candidate's density on the subject of equality was alarming",
"the density of her prose"
],
": the quantity per unit of volume (see volume entry 1 sense 2 ), unit of area (see area sense 1 ), or unit of length: such as":[]
},
"examples":[
"We were surprised by the fog's density .",
"the density of her writing style",
"These instruments are used for measuring the density of the atmosphere.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And perhaps best of all is the AutoSense technology that determines the density of your beard and adjusts its shavers accordingly, thus lowering the chances of ingrown hairs. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
"Some density and phenolic textures speak to the air-drying process, while bright sour cherry is spiced with cloves and orange peel. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"In an interview, Professor Walker predicted that New York\u2019s density and wide variety of entertainment options would limit a casino\u2019s economic impact on the city. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"In an interview, Walker predicted that New York\u2019s density and wide variety of entertainment options would limit a casino\u2019s economic impact on the city. \u2014 Nicole Hong, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Because of the density and building canyons, cell ranges are extremely short, and so the maximum range of mid-band airwaves really never comes into play. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
"His focus has been to increase the energy density and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries, as well as reducing their cost. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The Department of Transportation prioritized density and rural main street revitalization this year in three grant packages totaling $6 billion. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"This year, the administration released three funding applications for competitive grant programs totaling nearly $6 billion that reward jurisdictions for land-use policies that promote density and rural main-street revitalization. \u2014 Suzanne P. Clark And Brian Deese, WSJ , 15 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dense":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8den(t)-s\u0259t-\u0113, -st\u0113",
"\u02c8den-s\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8den(t)-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"consistence",
"consistency",
"thickness",
"viscidity",
"viscosity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200859",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"density of freight traffic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the amount of traffic carried over a certain transport route in a given unit of time usually computed by dividing total ton-miles or passenger-miles by the length of route":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200154",
"type":[]
},
"dent":{
"antonyms":[
"cavity",
"concavity",
"depression",
"dint",
"hole",
"hollow",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
"definitions":{
"1849\u20131926 English publisher":[
"Joseph Mal*a*by \\ \u02c8ma-\u200bl\u0259-\u200bb\u0113 \\"
],
": a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure":[],
": to form a dent by sinking inward : become dented":[],
": to have a weakening effect on":[],
": to make a dent in":[
"dent a car"
],
": tooth : teeth":[
"denti form"
],
": tooth sense 2a":[],
"dental ; dentist ; dentistry":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail.",
"Many of the cans were badly dented .",
"Some types of metal dent more easily than others.",
"The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1703, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, tooth, from Latin dent-, dens":"Noun",
"Middle English denti- , from Latin, from dent-, dens tooth \u2014 more at tooth":"Combining form",
"Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dent"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decrease",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"knock down",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174537",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"biographical name",
"combining form",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dent corn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": corn of a variety ( Zea mays indentata ) having kernels that become indented at the top during ripening":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grits \u2014 beloved throughout the American South and among those with connections to it \u2014 are traditionally made from dent corn . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Neal planted tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, beans, pumpkins, squash, dent corn for making corn meal, herbs and edible flowers. \u2014 Kim Palmer, Star Tribune , 25 Dec. 2020",
"His uncle and father had been growing this white dent corn variety since the 1930s. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111818",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dented":{
"antonyms":[
"cavity",
"concavity",
"depression",
"dint",
"hole",
"hollow",
"indentation",
"indenture",
"pit",
"recess"
],
"definitions":{
"1849\u20131926 English publisher":[
"Joseph Mal*a*by \\ \u02c8ma-\u200bl\u0259-\u200bb\u0113 \\"
],
": a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure":[],
": to form a dent by sinking inward : become dented":[],
": to have a weakening effect on":[],
": to make a dent in":[
"dent a car"
],
": tooth : teeth":[
"denti form"
],
": tooth sense 2a":[],
"dental ; dentist ; dentistry":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail.",
"Many of the cans were badly dented .",
"Some types of metal dent more easily than others.",
"The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1703, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, tooth, from Latin dent-, dens":"Noun",
"Middle English denti- , from Latin, from dent-, dens tooth \u2014 more at tooth":"Combining form",
"Middle English, short for indenten to make dents in, indent":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dent"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decrease",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"knock down",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020836",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"biographical name",
"combining form",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dentel":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dentil":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French dentelle , literally, small tooth, from Old French":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dent\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123241",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"denuded":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of something important":[],
": to lay bare by erosion":[],
": to strip (land) of forests":[],
": to strip of all covering or surface layers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Grasshoppers, which thrive in warm and arid weather have taken over and are beginning to denude trees. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 27 June 2021",
"Kulhanek\u2019s announcement threatens to denude one of Russia\u2019s largest embassies in Europe in the wake of a Czech conclusion that Russian military intelligence operatives are responsible for a 2014 explosion that killed two civilians. \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 22 Apr. 2021",
"The envelopes the ballots were sent in have already been discarded by one of Philadelphia\u2019s 22 high-speed extractors, which together can denude 12,000 envelopes an hour. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 4 Nov. 2020",
"The pandemic has also denuded many of life\u2019s daily distractions that may have kept many people\u2019s attention off of these issues, Bustelle and Prelli said. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2020",
"Far from serving as a breakdown of the vigilante mind, the paranoid style would appear to be a leading-edge mode of adaptation to a civically denuded world of siloed and commercially deformed information flows. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2020",
"In February, hindered by an unexpected failure to roll out diagnostic tests and an administration that had denuded itself of scientific expertise, the nation sat largely idle while the pandemic spread within its borders. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Curators at the Louvre denuded its walls of masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and its floors of priceless sculptures. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"Lots of candles and denuded Irish trees isn\u2019t a plot. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Houston Chronicle , 31 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin denudare , from de- + nudus bare \u2014 more at naked":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8n(y)\u00fcd",
"-\u02c8ny\u00fcd",
"di-\u02c8n\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213842",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"denunciation":{
"antonyms":[
"citation",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"The attack drew strong denunciations from leaders around the world.",
"the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But others who have been the targets of denunciation by fellow citizens drew more hopeful lessons from the experience. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Twenty-three years after Handke first waded into these troubled waters, the announcement of his Nobel Prize brought a further chorus of denunciation . \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The report is a denunciation of the very existence of Israel as a refuge for the Jewish people. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Just ahead of the match, Merkel\u2019s recommendation that Brits not be allowed to travel to the E.U. this summer amid rising cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant received plenty of furious denunciation by the media. \u2014 Dan Stewart, Time , 28 June 2021",
"My maternal grandmother, who had once been associated with the Nationalists, was forced to write self- denunciation letters late into the night to prove her loyalty to the Communist Party. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"Wallace's bolt from Fox News -- and his recent denunciation of its programming -- gave CNN+ the kind of publicity boost a new venture needs. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"There's been, of course, rhetorical support or the absence of clear rhetoric and denunciation , or the absence of enunciation by China of what Russia is doing. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Eug\u00e8ne Ionesco\u2019s 1959 comedy, a cornerstone of the absurdist theater movement and a denunciation of conformity in all its political and social manifestations, isn\u2019t revived often nowadays. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see denounce":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02ccn\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"commination",
"condemnation",
"excoriation",
"objurgation",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reproof",
"riot act",
"stricture"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105516",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"deny":{
"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"allow",
"avow",
"concede",
"confirm",
"own"
],
"definitions":{
": decline":[],
": to declare (something) to be untrue":[
"They denied the allegations."
],
": to give a negative answer to":[
"denying the petitioners"
],
": to refuse to accept the existence, truth, or validity of":[
"There's no denying her expertise.",
"You can't deny that he's a good singer."
],
": to refuse to admit or acknowledge (something) : disavow":[
"denied responsibility for the vandalism"
],
": to refuse to grant":[
"deny a request",
"was denied a refund"
],
": to report or note the absence of (a symptom)":[
"The patient denies pruritus \u2026",
"\u2014 David A. Fisher"
],
": to restrain (oneself) from gratification of desires":[
"unwilling to deny himself the foods that he loves"
]
},
"examples":[
"He denied the report that he would be quitting his job.",
"She denies all the charges that have been made against her.",
"The police deny that racism is a problem in the department.",
"Yes, I was there. I don't deny it.",
"The judge denied their request.",
"a government that denies its citizens basic freedoms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson spokeswoman Alexa Henning downplayed the texts after they were publicly revealed for the first time during the committee\u2019s hearing in Washington, but did not deny that Johnson had wanted to hand-deliver the slate of fake electors to Pence. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Attorneys for Deadspin and the Athletic said Bauer\u2019s attorneys, in filing for defamation, did not deny their client had caused injury to the woman. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"In an interview that day, Mr. Boudin did not deny the woes facing the city. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Reuters reports that no licenses were requested, but an administration official told reporters the department\u2019s policy is to deny such requests. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Asked if Cassidy was too firm in his ways, Sweeney did not deny it. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Waldman doesn't deny making the statements, but Depp's side argued that even though Waldman was under his employ, Depp was not involved or aware of these remarks. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"The agency embraced the wireless industry\u2019s view, which was to deny that the new 5G networks posed any risk to aviation safety. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"None of this is to deny the Republican lurch to the extreme right and the wild popularity of conspiracy theories and nutcase politics. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English denien, borrowed from Anglo-French denier, deneier (also continental Old French), from de- de- (reinforcing the meaning of the base verb) + nier \"to renounce, deny, refuse\" (after Latin d\u0113neg\u0101re \"to deny\"), going back to Latin neg\u0101re \"to say (with the negative of a conjoined clause), deny, say no\" \u2014 more at negate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8n\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deny 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":[
"contradict",
"disaffirm",
"disallow",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disconfirm",
"disown",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"refute",
"reject",
"repudiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232003",
"type":[
"adverb",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"deodorize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of":[],
": to make (something unpleasant or reprehensible) more acceptable":[
"the movie deodorizes his scandalous career"
]
},
"examples":[
"We had the carpet cleaned and deodorized .",
"the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The wipes are made with organic and natural ingredients, such as neem leaf extract to deodorize and citrus essential oils to refresh. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
"Pet owners will be delighted that the steam mop can clean and deodorize pet messes, making the house smell fresh. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The brilliance lies in its formula, which uses tapioca starch (natural and sans talc) to help absorb oil, and persimmon powder to deodorize hair as if it\u2019s been washed. \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 30 Dec. 2021",
"While deodorants are meant to mask odor and deodorize \u2014as the name implies\u2014antiperspirants are designed to prevent the sweating process from occurring in the first place. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 22 Dec. 2021",
"It's designed to clean and deodorize pet messes as well as remove everyday dirt and stained grout on various flooring. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"To deodorize and neutralize the stinky odor, sprinkle 3 or 4 tablespoons of baking soda in each shoe. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2021",
"This features powerful citric extracts and these naturally clean and deodorize appliances. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 June 2021",
"Babcock said that the portable toilet industry, which includes porta potties, fancy restroom trailers, waste pumping trucks and chemicals to clean and deodorize the units, was growing steadily before Covid-19 hit. \u2014 David Williams, CNN , 29 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"excuse",
"explain away",
"extenuate",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"palliate",
"whitewash"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032726",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"depart":{
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"definitions":{
": die":[],
": to go away : leave":[],
": to go away from : leave":[],
": to turn aside : deviate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.",
"Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.",
"The train departed the station on time.",
"He is departing after 20 years with the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coach Bruce Arena, having built a deep and talented roster for the 2021 run, watched several of his best players depart for Europe. \u2014 Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The Senate is set to depart for a two-week recess at the close of business this week. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Once the third phase is complete, 20 jurors will be chosen to hear the trial \u2014 12 to sit on the jury, and eight to serve as alternates to step in if one of the 12 has to depart for any reason. \u2014 al , 7 June 2022",
"Conveyors move the coal onto the ships which depart at the rate of nearly one a week for Japan. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The Badgers are scheduled to depart for France on Aug. 7 for a four-game tour. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Karine Jean-Pierre will take over as President Joe Biden\u2019s next White House press secretary within weeks, replacing Jen Psaki who plans to depart for a job in cable news, the White House announced Thursday. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Before the players could depart for California, their football equipment was impounded in Phoenix because of a lawsuit filed by their former publicity manager for nonpayment of a $2,100 printing bill. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"John Wurdeman was about to depart for Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24 to attend the SuperNatural Wine Festival when he was told not to board the plane. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir , from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire , from part-, pars part":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4rt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for depart swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192833",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"depart this life":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to die":[
"My aunt departed this life at the age of 92."
]
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113807",
"type":[
"idiom"
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"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
],
"definitions":{
": bygone":[
"departed days"
],
": having died especially recently":[
"mourning our departed friend"
]
},
"examples":[
"a few crumbling ruins are all that remain of that departed civilization",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The departed executives collectively had put in more than 100 years of work for the Raiders, with most of their tenures stretching back to when Al Davis was still alive. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Micky Dolenz is going to honor his departed Monkees bandmates Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones with a special tour. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Each of the departed defensive coaches had, at some point, raved about the Californian\u2019s makeup and commitment to his craft. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Once their segment ended, Dickerson reached down and gave her a long bear hug, and as her wheelchair was pushed offstage, the two departed hand in hand. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Mattocks was once a fixture with Jamaica's national team, and Schantz hopes Mattocks can help fill the void left by departed high-scoring forward Rufat Dadashov, whom the club transferred to Germany's FC Schalke II. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 20 Aug. 2021",
"That\u2019s not getting into the free-agent millions for departed pieces like Erik Flowers and Ted Karras. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
"True, Marvel prefers not to tarnish its departed heroes\u2019 images. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 9 July 2021",
"Another picture incorporates a list of departed Black luminaries spelled out in glitter. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
"d\u0113-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for departed dead , defunct , deceased , departed , late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. a dead , listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation. a defunct television series deceased , departed , and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use. the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism. our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status. the company's late president",
"synonyms":[
"bygone",
"bypast",
"dead",
"defunct",
"done",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"nonextant",
"vanished"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060002",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"departee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who is departing or who has departed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Be as candid as possible with your remaining staff while also protecting the privacy of the departee . \u2014 Nick Leighton, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The most recent departee was national security adviser John Bolton, Trump's third permanent pick for the job, who was forced out earlier this month. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Sep. 2019",
"As for what's to come for the two recent departees , expect to see Sara joining Michael Strahan to host the new third hour of Good Morning America called GMA Day, which is replacing The Chew at the 1 p.m. time slot. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 7 Aug. 2018",
"Still, one or more of the Intel departees could be considered in the search that Intel\u2019s board says will look at internal and external candidates. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 22 June 2018",
"Most recent departees have headed to Florida, whose Puerto Rican population has surged to over 1m. \u2014 The Economist , 12 Apr. 2018",
"But those who commented from a Gunners' persuasion were also only too happy to see the Emirates Stadium January departee left worse off out of the two. \u2014 SI.com , 26 Mar. 2018",
"Arsenal's Hector Bellerin has downplayed a dressing room divide over recent departee Alexis Sanchez but the Spaniard did admit his former teammate had a demanding attitude which often proved 'too much' for the rest of the team. \u2014 SI.com , 17 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-p\u00e4r-\u02c8t\u0113",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030709",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"departing":{
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"definitions":{
": die":[],
": to go away : leave":[],
": to go away from : leave":[],
": to turn aside : deviate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.",
"Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.",
"The train departed the station on time.",
"He is departing after 20 years with the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coach Bruce Arena, having built a deep and talented roster for the 2021 run, watched several of his best players depart for Europe. \u2014 Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The Senate is set to depart for a two-week recess at the close of business this week. \u2014 Byallison Pecorin, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"Once the third phase is complete, 20 jurors will be chosen to hear the trial \u2014 12 to sit on the jury, and eight to serve as alternates to step in if one of the 12 has to depart for any reason. \u2014 al , 7 June 2022",
"Conveyors move the coal onto the ships which depart at the rate of nearly one a week for Japan. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The Badgers are scheduled to depart for France on Aug. 7 for a four-game tour. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Karine Jean-Pierre will take over as President Joe Biden\u2019s next White House press secretary within weeks, replacing Jen Psaki who plans to depart for a job in cable news, the White House announced Thursday. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Before the players could depart for California, their football equipment was impounded in Phoenix because of a lawsuit filed by their former publicity manager for nonpayment of a $2,100 printing bill. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"John Wurdeman was about to depart for Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24 to attend the SuperNatural Wine Festival when he was told not to board the plane. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir , from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire , from part-, pars part":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4rt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for depart swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up ",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out ",
"pull out",
"push off",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004918",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"department":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a category consisting especially of a measurable activity or attribute":[
"lacking in the trustworthiness department",
"\u2014 Garrison Keillor"
],
": a distinct sphere : province":[
"that's not my department"
],
": a division of a college or school giving instruction in a particular subject":[],
": a functional or territorial division: such as":[],
": a major administrative division of a government":[],
": a major division of a business":[],
": a major territorial administrative subdivision":[],
": a section of a department store handling a particular kind of merchandise":[],
": a territorial subdivision made for the administration and training of military units":[]
},
"examples":[
"Your letter has been forwarded to our sales department .",
"When you get to the hospital, go directly to the X-ray department .",
"the university's math and science departments",
"the department of modern languages",
"She joined the town's police department .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Davis said his department depends on an overwhelmed state crime lab for evidence processing. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"With sports canceled, furloughs and layoffs instituted inside his department , and a fiscal budget deficit imminent, Harlan was asked about the possibility of eliminating sports to help cut costs. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The expectations placed on the shoulders of managers are not always well-founded, as the process of promotion in organizations rewards hard skills of an employee in their specific department , usually by giving them the role of manager. \u2014 Anand Inamdar, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Regarding speeding in Parma, Police Chief Joseph M. Bobak said his department studied the issue. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Lugo\u2019s attorney, Daniel Griffin, said his client deserved more from his department and the city. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said at the news briefing that his department had transported 16 survivors to hospitals, four of whom were minors. \u2014 Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Unlike the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Space Force is not its own military department . \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told The Associated Press in an interview that his department could take enforcement actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer protection standards. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9partement , from Old French, act of dividing, from departir":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"arm",
"branch",
"bureau",
"desk",
"division",
"office",
"service"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095920",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"department stamp":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an official postage stamp issued for use in a particular government department, as one of a series issued in the U.S. 1873\u201379":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123429",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"department store":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their ruruHaus occupied three floors of a former department store across the road from the Fridericianum. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"This was probably in the early to mid-1970s, and the police were essentially running a sting operation in the men\u2019s restroom of this department store , and the names of suspects were printed in the paper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The concept is an evolution of the luxury department store \u2019s ongoing focus on circularity. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Their collection can be found in the 7th floor of the Printemps department store and by private appointment for more archival pieces. \u2014 Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The demise of the the store in the middle-class suburb, 15 miles south of New York City, is the tale of the death of the discount department store writ small. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The demise of the the store in the middle-class suburb, 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of New York City, is the tale of the death of the discount department store writ small. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The demise of the the store in the middle-class suburb, 15 miles south of New York City, is the tale of the death of the discount department store writ small. \u2014 David Porter, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The demise of the the store in the middle-class suburb, 15 miles south of New York City, is the tale of the death of the discount department store writ small. \u2014 David Porter, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110812",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"departure":{
"antonyms":[
"advent",
"appearance",
"arrival"
],
"definitions":{
": a setting out (as on a new course)":[],
": death":[],
": divergence sense 2":[
"a departure from tradition"
],
": the act or an instance of departing":[]
},
"examples":[
"What is your time of departure ?",
"You should plan to arrive at the airport an hour before departure .",
"a schedule of arrivals and departures",
"The departures of several key employees have caused problems for the company.",
"her sudden departure from the company",
"The team has struggled since the departure of its head coach.",
"His previous movies have all been comedies, so this dramatic role is a real departure for him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Minutemen have had six losing seasons in their last seven, with just three NCAA Tournament appearances since Calipari\u2019s departure in 1996. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Easy to kick off before departure and strap on upon arrival. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"When weather is difficult, airlines expect to work with ATC on programs to increase aircraft separation and slow down arrival and departure rates in busy traffic areas. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Rodriguez ran the Del Posto kitchen after Marc Ladner\u2019s departure in 2017. \u2014 Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"On Wednesday, however, the saga around his offseason free agency, departure from the Braves and apparent split from his agents continued to dominate baseball\u2019s news cycle. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Be weather aware at departure and arrival airports, as summer thunderstorms can greatly impact flight routes. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"When news of the sale broke in December 2020, fans of the Royals voiced their anguish over the club\u2019s departure . \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"But Freddie Freeman\u2019s departure from the Atlanta Braves in March could serve as a cautionary tale for Contreras, or any pending free agent for that matter. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4r-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"decamping",
"decampment",
"departing",
"exit",
"exiting",
"farewell",
"going",
"leave",
"leave-taking",
"lighting out",
"outgo",
"parting",
"quitting",
"walking out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211754",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depasture":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": put to graze : pasture":[],
": to denude of pasture by too constant grazing":[],
": to feed on pasture : graze":[],
": to use for pasture":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + pasture":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125933",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"depauperate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": falling short of natural development or size":[],
": impoverished":[
"a depauperate fauna"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anything in the Asclepias genus will feed the monarch\u2019s caterpillars, which badly need the food in the large, milkweed- depauperate migration states of the Midwest. \u2014 Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2017",
"Anything in the Asclepias genus will feed the monarch\u2019s caterpillars, which badly need the food in the large, milkweed- depauperate migration states of the Midwest. \u2014 Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English depauperat , from Medieval Latin depauperatus , past participle of depauperare to impoverish, from Latin de- + pauperare to impoverish, from pauper poor \u2014 more at poor":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u022f-p\u0259-r\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073802",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"depauperization":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the process of becoming depauperate or the quality or state of being depauperate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u0307",
"d\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213611",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depauperize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make depauperate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + pauperize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173956",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"depend":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to be dependent especially for financial support":[
"Her family depends on her paycheck.",
"still depends on his parents"
],
": to be determined, based, or contingent (see contingent entry 1 sense 1 )":[
"life depends on food",
"the value of Y depends on X"
],
": to be pending or undecided":[
"matters of greatest moment were depending",
"\u2014 John Milton"
],
": to hang down":[
"a star was depending from his neck",
"\u2014 Arnold Bennett"
],
": to place reliance or trust":[
"you can depend on me"
]
},
"examples":[
"whether or not we play baseball will depend on how much rain we get",
"I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In New York City as in many other large North American cities, cycling is enjoying an enormous surge in popularity among everyone from casual riders to those who depend on pedal power to get to and from workplaces. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Those measures will help but won\u2019t immediately bring an end to formula supply shortages that have left people who depend on formula facing empty shelves or limits on purchases. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The imports will help but will not immediately bring an end to supply shortages that have left people who depend on formula facing empty shelves or limits on purchases. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"This is not the same for liberals who depend on liberal institutions and professional opportunities. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 26 May 2022",
"There are, of course, benefits of the influx of revenue from American clients (and a rise in Brazilian and Middle Eastern travelers), but some local companies who depend on large chunks of Russian money in the summer will still experience a loss. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
"Glass said the fare policy aims to support residents who depend on the service, many of whom continued to work at essential jobs during the pandemic. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The reality of the outbreak is far more mundane, if no less devastating to birds and people who depend on them for their livelihood. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"The reality of the outbreak is far more mundane, if no less devastating to birds and people who depend on them for their livelihood. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French dependre , modification of Latin depend\u0113re , from de- + pend\u0113re to hang \u2014 more at pendant":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"hang",
"hinge",
"ride",
"turn"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010601",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dependability":{
"antonyms":[
"dodgy",
"uncertain",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"unsafe",
"untrustworthy"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable":[
"a dependable source of income",
"a dependable assistant",
"needs a dependable car for work"
]
},
"examples":[
"seeking a dependable person to look after their summer home in the off-season",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freshman Tara Gruca, sophomore Kylie Sturm, junior Ruby Gray and senior Ella Cochenour have all been dependable both at the plate and in the field. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"Prescott appreciates Brisker\u2019s toughness and sees his value to the defense as a player who can be impactful inside the box but still be dependable in coverage. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Using solar and battery storage to meet the same goals would be too expensive and would not be as dependable , Salt River Project executives said in an interview. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"And LaVine was LaVine, dependable as ever despite an early-season thumb injury and then a lingering left knee issue, willing to cede his role as top dog during closing time to let DeRozan do his thing. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But this guy was as dependable as any in the history of the game. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"With the aces Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom out, David Peterson has been surprisingly dependable . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"These are used for hiking and are quite dependable . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s no controlling for shameless, intransigent men, but there urgently need to be more dependable limits over their influence. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see depend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"calculable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"secure",
"solid",
"steady",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustable",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092557",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dependable":{
"antonyms":[
"dodgy",
"uncertain",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"unsafe",
"untrustworthy"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being trusted or depended on : reliable":[
"a dependable source of income",
"a dependable assistant",
"needs a dependable car for work"
]
},
"examples":[
"seeking a dependable person to look after their summer home in the off-season",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freshman Tara Gruca, sophomore Kylie Sturm, junior Ruby Gray and senior Ella Cochenour have all been dependable both at the plate and in the field. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"Prescott appreciates Brisker\u2019s toughness and sees his value to the defense as a player who can be impactful inside the box but still be dependable in coverage. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Using solar and battery storage to meet the same goals would be too expensive and would not be as dependable , Salt River Project executives said in an interview. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"And LaVine was LaVine, dependable as ever despite an early-season thumb injury and then a lingering left knee issue, willing to cede his role as top dog during closing time to let DeRozan do his thing. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But this guy was as dependable as any in the history of the game. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"With the aces Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom out, David Peterson has been surprisingly dependable . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"These are used for hiking and are quite dependable . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s no controlling for shameless, intransigent men, but there urgently need to be more dependable limits over their influence. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see depend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"Freshman Tara Gruca, sophomore Kylie Sturm, junior Ruby Gray and senior Ella Cochenour have all been dependable both at the plate and in the field. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 22 May 2022",
"Prescott appreciates Brisker\u2019s toughness and sees his value to the defense as a player who can be impactful inside the box but still be dependable in coverage. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Using solar and battery storage to meet the same goals would be too expensive and would not be as dependable , Salt River Project executives said in an interview. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"And LaVine was LaVine, dependable as ever despite an early-season thumb injury and then a lingering left knee issue, willing to cede his role as top dog during closing time to let DeRozan do his thing. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But this guy was as dependable as any in the history of the game. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"With the aces Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom out, David Peterson has been surprisingly dependable . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"These are used for hiking and are quite dependable . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s no controlling for shameless, intransigent men, but there urgently need to be more dependable limits over their influence. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 12 May 2022"
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"The company was hurt by its dependence on government loans.",
"Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable.",
"a harmful dependence on foreign oil",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Europe\u2019s dependence on Russian energy has been a subject of hot debate since the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"The organization\u2019s dependence on tobacco money prompted many African American legislators to oppose restrictions on menthol cigarettes. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"But Russia\u2019s dependence on imports actually worsened over the years. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"At the heart of the shift is Germany\u2019s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which until recently was not seen as problematic by German leaders. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This history helps explain why Beijing might feel a bit awkward about the invasion, but China\u2019s dependence on Russia outweighs its relationship with Ukraine, and Beijing has publicly backed Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Europe may be ready to move on from Russian gas exports after Putin invaded Ukraine this week, but Germany\u2019s dependence on Russian gas leaves the continent in a vulnerable position. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Geopolitics, European dependence on Russian natural gas and the sheer size of Russia are some of the reasons keeping the U.S. from subjecting Moscow to a more comprehensive embargo similar to what is seen in Cuba, North Korea and Iran. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Multiple barriers, namely dependence on caregivers and difficulties with visiting primary care physicians, prevent homebound people from receiving adequate care. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"The company was hurt by its dependence on government loans.",
"Our dependence upon foreign oil makes our economy vulnerable.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Europe\u2019s dependence on Russian energy has been a subject of hot debate since the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"The organization\u2019s dependence on tobacco money prompted many African American legislators to oppose restrictions on menthol cigarettes. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"But Russia\u2019s dependence on imports actually worsened over the years. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"At the heart of the shift is Germany\u2019s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which until recently was not seen as problematic by German leaders. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This history helps explain why Beijing might feel a bit awkward about the invasion, but China\u2019s dependence on Russia outweighs its relationship with Ukraine, and Beijing has publicly backed Moscow. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Europe may be ready to move on from Russian gas exports after Putin invaded Ukraine this week, but Germany\u2019s dependence on Russian gas leaves the continent in a vulnerable position. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Geopolitics, European dependence on Russian natural gas and the sheer size of Russia are some of the reasons keeping the U.S. from subjecting Moscow to a more comprehensive embargo similar to what is seen in Cuba, North Korea and Iran. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Multiple barriers, namely dependence on caregivers and difficulties with visiting primary care physicians, prevent homebound people from receiving adequate care. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259ns",
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"the country's dependency on foreign oil",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every mother and child, regardless of age, health or dependency , deserves protection, respect and opportunity. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Has a physical, mental or cognitive disability (dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s), drug dependency or another condition that is dangerous to themselves or others. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"But Europe\u2019s dependency on Russian gas, built up over decades, is proving hard to roll back quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Those with the following conditions may have an inadequate amount (though possibly not a serious deficiency): type 2 diabetes, renal disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, hyperthyroidism and alcohol dependency . \u2014 Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"Anti-poverty policy was reformulated to respond to worries about moral hazard and dependency . \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The couple\u2019s 13-minute conversation is heavy in the language of therapy, including details of Ms. Pinkett Smith\u2019s co- dependency and childhood trauma. \u2014 Erich Schwartzel And Ellen Gamerman, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That emotional vulnerability and dependency is exactly what disinformation feeds off of, slowly exploiting users\u2019 deepest anxieties. \u2014 Paola Ramos, Vogue , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The dependency on video calls in virtual work settings has increased tenfold, and that gives rise to the big question of Zoom backgrounds. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
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"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
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"He has been alcohol dependent for several years.",
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"Noun",
"The insurance provides coverage for workers and their dependents .",
"a person's spouse and dependents",
"Do you have any dependents ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some of those countries are heavily dependent on arms deliveries or energy supply from Russia. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"Coupled with sanctions on its banking sector, the decision plunged Afghanistan into financial calamity, depriving it of the money needed to buy food and other imports on which the country is heavily dependent . \u2014 Jeff Stein, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Around 80% of Colorado River water goes to agriculture, and places like California\u2019s Imperial Valley, which is heavily dependent on irrigation from the river, generated over $2 billion in gross value of agricultural production in 2019. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The most obvious problem with any such argument is that viability is heavily dependent on factors that have nothing to do with the characteristics of a fetus. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"That said, the firm is heavily dependent on consumer spending levels. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"But Europe remains heavily dependent on Russia\u2019s gas and, this week, Moscow slashed deliveries of natural gas to Europe, prompting calls for conservation measures as governments prepare for the winter. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"The bloc remains heavily dependent on Russian energy \u2014 since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the E.U. has imported about $46 billion worth of oil, natural gas and coal from Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Europe remains heavily dependent on Russian gas exports to power its economy, with Russian energy comprising as much as 70% or 80% of the fuel supply in some eastern European countries. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In emotional testimony at the hearing, Athulya Rajakumar, 23, spoke of the toll of growing up in Seattle as a dependent of her single mother, who had a temporary work visa. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the credits might be of special interest to those parents who had a child born to them in 2021 and can claim the child as a dependent . \u2014 Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"But the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office, which investigates abuse allegations in the county, took custody of the boy at the hospital anyway, and asked a judge to make Elijah a dependent of the state. \u2014 Carol Marbin Miller, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Can you be claimed as a dependent on another person's 2021 return? \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Information presented to jurors on Tuesday also alleged that Hyde had been a foster parent to the teen, even declaring him on his taxes as a dependent . \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"To qualify, a young worker could not be claimed as a dependent on a parent's 2021 tax return. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Care provided by a relative who is not your dependent can qualify as an expense. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The parents would need to be able to claim the child as a dependent on their 2021 income tax return and qualify based on income limits for the credit. \u2014 Susan Tompor, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"di-\u02c8pen-d\u0259nt"
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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccf\u00e4s-\u02ccf\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"The wall was painted with a large mural depicting famous scenes from American history.",
"Several of the architect's most famous buildings will soon be depicted on postage stamps.",
"The photograph depicts the two brothers standing in front of a store.",
"Angels are usually depicted with wings.",
"In the drawing, the magic cap was depicted as a soft, black hat.",
"The movie depicts the life of early settlers.",
"I like the way she depicts the characters in her novels.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, the incident takes place just out of view and does not clearly depict what happened. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"Makda Kibour and Leslie Rose depict different subjects in different media, but both have an affinity for structure. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"His war photographs depict individuals in extreme conditions and bear witness to acts of incredible heroism as well as brutality. \u2014 Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"But this is the Stanley Cup playoffs and this is Canada, where five-dollar bills depict children playing pond hockey, and where the Battle of Alberta stamped the \u201980s with thrilling games and rollicking punch-ups. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The official noted these reports depict a small narrative amongst the ranks and it is not believed to be an overwhelming factor prohibiting Russia\u2019s progression in Ukraine. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"The giant glyphs may depict spirits of the underworld and have been dated to the first millennium AD. \u2014 CNN , 4 May 2022",
"The shows also depict characters desiring, and forming, deep connections with their work and co-workers. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some would depict a pie with different slices showing where each penny went: 50 cents to suppliers, 4 cents to shareholders, 10 cents to taxes, and so on. \u2014 Rick Wartzman, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2014 Timothy Egan",
"The late Vermont artist Stephen Huneck made works that are instantly recognizable\u2014bright, accessible, folky depictions of dogs enjoying themselves.",
"\u2014 James Heflin",
"By comparison with the depiction of domesticity in such 1950s staples as The Donna Reed Show and Ozzie and Harriet , the portrait of family life on The Dick Van Dyke Show , the emblematic sitcom of the early 1960s, seemed staggering in its sheer smartness and casual elegance.",
"\u2014 Bruce Bawer"
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"1688, in the meaning defined above":""
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8pikch\u0259(r)",
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6pigm\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8pig\u02ccment"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": loss of normal pigmentation":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with any hair removal method that involves pulling hair from the root, there are still some risks of side effects such as temporary skin redness, inflamed hair follicles, hyperpigmentation, depigmentation (loss of skin color), and ingrown hairs. \u2014 Stephanie Eckelkamp, SELF , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Although vitiligo is typically a lifelong condition, Farber says that those who have it are not born with this depigmentation . \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Long-term use of it can lead to irritation, skin sensitivity, permanent depigmentation and in rare cases, ochronosis, an additional darkening of the skin that is often blue or black in color. \u2014 Rebecca Dancer, Allure , 12 Mar. 2020"
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccpig-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccmen-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a statement, Captain Chris Nye, who was piloting the aircraft, said the plane diverted to Florida's Pensacola Airport, then continued to Orlando after the mother and baby were able to deplane with the assistance of medical personnel. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"United memorably asked a family to deplane in December 2020 after refusing to mask their 2-year-old. \u2014 Chron , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Monday were required to wait 45 minutes to deplane after landing. \u2014 Hearst Television, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
"All the other passengers had to deplane while the FBI completed a security check. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"As a frequent flier to Iceland, my arrival routine and advice to visitors is always the same: deplane and get yourself in the water\u2014immediately. \u2014 Mosha Lundstr\u00f6m Halbert, Vogue , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Passengers were only given a chance to deplane after pilots exceeded their legal working day and had to be replaced with another crew, according to a consent order. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Passengers were only given a chance to deplane after pilots exceeded their legal working day and had to be replaced with another crew. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The plane, which was coming from Knoxville, Tenn., was unable to move after losing the tire , so passengers had to deplane on the tarmac and were taken to the terminal by bus, Allegiant said in a statement released to WBZ-TV. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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": swelling of the cytoplasm of a plasmolyzed cell : reversal of plasmolysis":[]
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"New Latin, from de- + plasmolysis":""
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"1998, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a deplenished purse"
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"d\u0259\u0307+\u02c8-",
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"depleting the country of its natural resources"
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"their depleted resources"
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"examples":[
"Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources.",
"We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"High evaporative stress can rapidly deplete soil moisture and lead to hotter temperatures, as the evaporative cooling effect is diminished. \u2014 Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"An unrelenting drought and record heat, both worsened by the changing climate, have pushed the water supply at Northern California's Lake Oroville to deplete rapidly. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 June 2021",
"An injury to Mateo would further deplete the Orioles, who are already dealing with injuries to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle and outfielder Austin Hays. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 May 2022",
"The high temperatures will only further deplete what little snow remains. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The decision to stop bond payments will further deplete the resources Putin is using to continue his war against Ukraine and will cause more uncertainty and challenges for Russia's financial system, the Treasury official said. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022",
"One manifestation of this system is the Ay\u00f5pare Cooperative, which trades only products that do not deplete nature and only with outsiders who support Apiwtxa's objectives. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As Kogan writes, some activities unnecessarily deplete your energy. \u2014 Anne Sugar, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That would deplete their gas, and their ability to escape. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"exhaust",
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"depleting the country of its natural resources"
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": to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value":[
"deplete our life savings",
"their depleted resources"
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"examples":[
"Activities such as logging and mining deplete our natural resources.",
"We completely depleted our life savings when we bought our new house.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"High evaporative stress can rapidly deplete soil moisture and lead to hotter temperatures, as the evaporative cooling effect is diminished. \u2014 Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"An unrelenting drought and record heat, both worsened by the changing climate, have pushed the water supply at Northern California's Lake Oroville to deplete rapidly. \u2014 Star Tribune , 20 June 2021",
"An injury to Mateo would further deplete the Orioles, who are already dealing with injuries to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle and outfielder Austin Hays. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 15 May 2022",
"The high temperatures will only further deplete what little snow remains. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The decision to stop bond payments will further deplete the resources Putin is using to continue his war against Ukraine and will cause more uncertainty and challenges for Russia's financial system, the Treasury official said. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 5 Apr. 2022",
"One manifestation of this system is the Ay\u00f5pare Cooperative, which trades only products that do not deplete nature and only with outsiders who support Apiwtxa's objectives. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As Kogan writes, some activities unnecessarily deplete your energy. \u2014 Anne Sugar, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That would deplete their gas, and their ability to escape. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin depletus , past participle of depl\u0113re , from de- + pl\u0113re to fill \u2014 more at full":""
},
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"di-\u02c8pl\u0113t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deplete deplete , drain , exhaust , impoverish , bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. depleting our natural resources drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence. personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit exhaust stresses a complete emptying. her lecture exhausted the subject impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness. impoverished soil bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse. war had bankrupted the nation of resources",
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"spend",
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": a basic experimental ration designed to exhaust the body reserve of a specific nutrient while maintaining other dietary requirements in balance":[]
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"\u0259t\u0113",
"d\u0259\u0307\u02ccpl\u014dr\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113",
"d\u0113\u02cc-",
"-i",
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"creditable",
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"praiseworthy"
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"deplorable living conditions"
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"deplorable behavior",
"deplorable living conditions"
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"we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship",
"condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What authors from countries like the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States produce can be deplorable as well. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But the behavior of both the German and Turkish governments was deplorable . \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The museum\u2019s failures of due diligence were deplorable , Bogdanos told me, but fell short of a provable crime. \u2014 Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"No animals should suffer or live in the deplorable conditions these animals had to endure. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Dillon\u2019s deplorable character recounts his history of murders in gruesome detail to Verge (Bruno Ganz), Jack\u2019s demonic guide through the nine circles of hell. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
"Only a few bold souls will walk out on even the most deplorable production before the curtain closes. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The most apparent reason to confine AI would be to stop it from deplorable acts. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"It\u2019s because the state of Utah had been turning a blind eye to the problems, letting treatment centers operators in some instances get away with deplorable treatment of the youth in their care. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deplore":""
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"di-\u02c8pl\u022fr-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"contemptible",
"cruddy",
"despicable",
"dirty",
"grubby",
"lame",
"lousy",
"mean",
"nasty",
"paltry",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"ratty",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sneaking",
"sorry",
"wretched"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215302",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"deplore":{
"antonyms":[
"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
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"definitions":{
": to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation":[
"many critics deplore his methods"
],
": to feel or express grief for":[
"deplore the death of a friend"
],
": to regret strongly":[
"deplore my own actions"
]
},
"examples":[
"We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.",
"Many people deplored the change.",
"Although deplored by many, her decisions have greatly benefited the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both deplore the end of the Soviet Union, and both share a deep distrust of the West that is fueled by nonsensical conspiracy theories. \u2014 Susanne Sternthal, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
"The result is excessive tolerance, which conservatives deplore . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In a vote at the United Nations Security Council on a measure to deplore Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, China abstained. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"China abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote on Friday to deplore Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Earlier Wednesday, diplomats from dozens of countries took the floor at the U.N. General Assembly to deplore Russia\u2019s actions toward Ukraine and plead for dialogue, while Russia and ally Syria defended Moscow\u2019s moves. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz And Edith M. Lederer, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, archetypal Trump Country is inhabited by the descendants of Scots-Irish anti-authoritarians who deplore outsiders, hierarchy, and learned university men. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Indeed, millions of French came out to applaud public workers every evening, during the early months of the pandemic\u2014something those who deplore the vaccine mandates have repeatedly pointed out. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Many deplore the lousy status of our existing roadways, replete with potholes, insufficient markers, and a slew of problems that endanger drivers and pedestrians alike. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer , from Latin deplorare , from de- + plorare to wail":""
},
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"di-\u02c8pl\u022fr"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deplore deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)"
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"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
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": to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation":[
"many critics deplore his methods"
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": to feel or express grief for":[
"deplore the death of a friend"
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": to regret strongly":[
"deplore my own actions"
]
},
"examples":[
"We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.",
"Many people deplored the change.",
"Although deplored by many, her decisions have greatly benefited the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both deplore the end of the Soviet Union, and both share a deep distrust of the West that is fueled by nonsensical conspiracy theories. \u2014 Susanne Sternthal, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
"The result is excessive tolerance, which conservatives deplore . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In a vote at the United Nations Security Council on a measure to deplore Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, China abstained. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"China abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote on Friday to deplore Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Earlier Wednesday, diplomats from dozens of countries took the floor at the U.N. General Assembly to deplore Russia\u2019s actions toward Ukraine and plead for dialogue, while Russia and ally Syria defended Moscow\u2019s moves. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz And Edith M. Lederer, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, archetypal Trump Country is inhabited by the descendants of Scots-Irish anti-authoritarians who deplore outsiders, hierarchy, and learned university men. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Indeed, millions of French came out to applaud public workers every evening, during the early months of the pandemic\u2014something those who deplore the vaccine mandates have repeatedly pointed out. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Many deplore the lousy status of our existing roadways, replete with potholes, insufficient markers, and a slew of problems that endanger drivers and pedestrians alike. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer , from Latin deplorare , from de- + plorare to wail":""
},
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"di-\u02c8pl\u022fr"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deplore deplore , lament , bewail , bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224827",
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": occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning":[
"the deponent verbs in Latin and Greek"
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": one who gives evidence":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"As all deponents are instructed, Mr. Ryan was directed not to guess, assume or speculate in his deposition. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin deponent-, deponens , from Latin, present participle of deponere":"Adjective"
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"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u014d-n\u0259nt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120020",
"type":[
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"noun"
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": deponent":[
"a deponential ending"
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of a deponent verb":[
"a deponential ending"
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6d\u0113p\u0259\u00a6nench\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102837",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"depopularize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cause to be no longer popular":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + popularize":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211153",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"depopulate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ravage":[],
": to reduce greatly the population of":[]
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"examples":[
"Large areas of the country had been depopulated by disease.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Increasingly, the Russians appear to be using their massive firepower advantage - especially in Mariupol - to depopulate Ukraine\u2019s urban centers and then take them over. \u2014 Greg Jaffe And Meg Kelly, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Increasingly, the Russians appear to be using their massive firepower advantage \u2014 especially in Mariupol \u2014 to depopulate Ukraine\u2019s urban centers and then take them over. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Social media users are claiming that billionaire tech titan Bill Gates is part of a conspiracy to depopulate the Earth. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Chief executive Dave Bateman claims coronavirus vaccines are part of a plot to depopulate the Earth. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
"No decision has been made on whether to depopulate Maple Hill Farms, according to DATCP. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Cities balloon or depopulate over the course of decades. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 14 Oct. 2020",
"The filing also makes broader allegations that cleaning at the states\u2019 prisons is insufficient in light of COVID-19 and that the system remains crowded, despite some efforts to depopulate it. \u2014 Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post , 28 May 2020",
"Patterson's co-op made the tough decision to depopulate and euthanize nearly 3,400 pigs, worth about $500,000. \u2014 Jack Turman, CBS News , 9 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin depopulatus , past participle of depopulari , from de- + populari to ravage":""
},
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011652",
"type":[
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"verb"
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"depopulator":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, devastator, from Latin depopulator , from depopulatus + -or":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162559",
"type":[
"noun"
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": to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code":[],
": to carry away":[],
": to send out of the country by legal deportation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Thousands of immigrants had been illegally deported .",
"deported them back to their country of birth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Migrants the government seeks to deport , including those who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, can file defensive asylum applications to try to prevent their deportation. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"His comments came following criticism from the head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and several Congress Members who were upset after Brooks defended Alabama\u2019s controversial immigration law to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"Republicans are also insisting that the Biden administration suspend its plans to lift a public health order known as Title 42, which authorities have used to deport asylum-seekers during the pandemic. \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"In 2019, Jackson issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration from expanding its power to use a faster process to deport migrants who illegally entered the United States. \u2014 Robert Barnes And Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The government convinced them that Russia might deport her quickly only if her case did not become front-page news. \u2014 Gerald Posner, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The policy allowed federal authorities to quickly deport migrants at the border to prevent cross-border spread of the virus. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 3 May 2022",
"Later that day, attorney Nicole Hallett argued to Judge Daniel Rippy for an emergency motion for release on recognizance and to seek a visa so that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities will not deport Navarro. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Already, the Biden administration has vowed to continue to enforce Title 42, a public health rule that\u2019s allowed U.S. officials to deport and deny entry to asylum seekers arriving in the U.S.-Mexico border during the pandemic. \u2014 Maria In\u00e9s Taracena, The New Republic , 13 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French deporter , from Latin deportare to carry away, from de- + portare to carry \u2014 more at fare":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u014drt",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8p\u022frt"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deport banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia 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",
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"expatriate",
"relegate",
"transport"
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": the removal from a country of an alien whose presence is unlawful or prejudicial":[]
},
"examples":[
"the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan Barab, a former deputy assistant secretary of labor for OSHA during the Obama administration, said that the fear of deportation and the desperate need for work can combine to leave undocumented workers particularly exposed. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Once migrants have final orders of deportation , ICE agents can arrest and deport them. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
"Almost three years later, the 50-year-old Trejo can now work without much fear of deportation . \u2014 Palabra, al , 25 May 2022",
"Migrants returned to Mexico under Title 42 are sent back without a deportation order, which may encourage them to try to enter the U.S. again. \u2014 Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"They were taken by Mr. Solomon\u2019s activism in Israel as an organizer against the deportation order, and Ms. Solomon\u2019s savvy. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The visa was canceled a second time on Friday, and that decision became final on Sunday when a court dismissed his challenge to a deportation order. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Jamaica had issued a deportation order, but the island nation has no formal extradition treaty with Haiti, where Palacios is wanted, a local police spokesman said. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2022",
"And Shikman and Lee convinced the Board of Immigration Appeals to undo Vivar\u2019s deportation order and restore his status as a legal permanent resident. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccp\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccp\u014dr-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-p\u0259r-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"banishment",
"displacement",
"exile",
"expatriation",
"expulsion",
"relegation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230837",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deportee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation":[]
},
"examples":[
"the deportee vowed that he would someday return to a liberated nation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eddy, a deportee who preferred not to give his surname, described his deportation to CNN earlier this week after trekking across 11 countries to reach the US from Chile. \u2014 Caitlin Hu, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The results of medical screening results are noted on each deportee 's medical transfer form and all deportees are given masks to wear before and during deportation flights, ICE officials said. \u2014 Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2020",
"If one deportee tests positive for COVID-19, all deportees arriving on that flight are supposed to be tested. \u2014 Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2020",
"In Reynosa, Mexico, the largest city in the state, at least 16 deportees have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Mayor Maki Ortiz. \u2014 Kevin Sieff, Washington Post , 27 May 2020",
"Guatemala has confirmed 119 deportees arrived with COVID-19 from the United States. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2020",
"As of Monday, 117 deportees on four flights from the U.S. had tested positive for the virus, according to the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020",
"Health Minister Hugo Monroy\u2019s comments were dramatically out of line with what the government had previously said about infected deportees . \u2014 Time , 14 Apr. 2020",
"The flight with the infected deportees arrived in Guatemala\u2019s capital Monday from Brownsville, Texas, carrying 76 Guatemalans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccp\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccp\u014dr-\u02c8t\u0113",
"di-"
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"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
"emigr\u00e9",
"evacuee",
"exile",
"expat",
"expatriate",
"refugee"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232108",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": the manner in which one conducts (see conduct entry 1 sense 2 ) oneself : behavior":[
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"His features are strong and masculine \u2026, all his motions graceful, and his deportment majestic.",
"\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
]
},
"examples":[
"The new students were instructed in proper dress and deportment .",
"His stiff deportment matched his strict demeanor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Taliban show no sign of easing a crackdown not only on such basic rights as education and jobs for women, but on every facet of public life, from deportment to travel. \u2014 David Zucchino, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Those were apparently old and quaint rules of deportment . \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Membership is determined by a student\u2019s scholastic achievement, attendance, deportment , participation in career-technical student organizations and teacher recommendations. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"More on the deportment of the Americans and British in a bit, but for now how could American and British leaders have been so easily duped? \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And for business leaders, tasked with leading people through tough times, Zalenskyy's deportment offers lessons that are transferable even when the stakes aren't as high. \u2014 Aman Kidwai, Fortune , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Flame Show Bar, Gordy had his performers tutored in deportment . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
"But where Navalny\u2019s public presentation is cocky, droll, and irreverent, Sobol has the deportment of a straight-A student, a tireless nerd. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"Something in their door-to-door deportment , their earnestness and brio, seemed a soft rebuke to my own disenchantment. \u2014 Andrew Kay, Longreads , 17 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see deport":""
},
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"di-\u02c8p\u022frt-m\u0259nt",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deportment bearing , deportment , demeanor , mien , manner , carriage mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture. a woman of regal bearing deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training. your deportment was atrocious demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior. the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor. a mien of supreme self-satisfaction manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others. the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking. the kind of carriage learned at boarding school",
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"actions",
"address",
"bearing",
"behavior",
"comportment",
"conduct",
"demeanor",
"geste",
"gest"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105433",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depose":{
"antonyms":[
"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne"
],
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": affirm , assert":[],
": to bear witness":[],
": to put down : deposit":[
"deposing the sacrament in a carved recess",
"\u2014 Francis Berry"
],
": to remove from a throne or other high position":[
"plotting to depose the king",
"a deposed military leader"
],
": to take testimony (see testimony sense 1a ) from especially by deposition":[
"depose a witness",
"plaintiffs \u2026 were entitled to depose experts retained by the defendants",
"\u2014 National Law Journal"
],
": to testify to under oath or by affidavit":[
"deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the building"
]
},
"examples":[
"a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country",
"she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bonjean also declined to comment beyond confirming the judge's ruling and her authority to depose Huth again. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Taddeo sought to depose Floridians for Equality and Justice\u2019s chairman, Stephen Jones, and obtain the group\u2019s bank records. \u2014 Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The women\u2019s attorneys need to depose Watson and four others, including expert witnesses and other witnesses. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"The committee, which seeks to depose Biggs on May 26, explained its thinking in a series of tweets. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"And in the late \u201990s, Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s deputy, who believed the boss\u2019s taste for Holocaust jokes was preventing the party from becoming a serious political force, attempted to depose him. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"No evidence military will depose Biden Since the Electoral College votes have been certified, there is no constitutional way for Trump to become president until Biden's term is over in January 2025. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 28 July 2021",
"But his decision comes as Trump has remained a dominant force in the GOP, retaining the fealty of many lawmakers and threatening to use party primaries to depose those who cross him. \u2014 Alan Fram, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Genesis Communications, which distributes Jones' show and was also named in the suit, would also like to depose Jones, his attorneys added in the filing. \u2014 Rob Frehse And Brian Vitagliano, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French deposer , from Late Latin deponere (perfect indicative deposui ), from Latin, to put down":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u014dz",
"d\u0113-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"defrock",
"deprive",
"dethrone",
"displace",
"oust",
"uncrown",
"unmake",
"unseat",
"unthrone"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094654",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"deposition",
"dregs",
"grounds",
"precipitate",
"sediment",
"settlings"
],
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": a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)":[],
": a place of deposit : depository":[],
": an act of laying or putting something or someone down : an act of depositing":[
"the deposit of boulders by ancient glaciers"
],
": money deposited in a bank":[
"making a deposit or a withdrawal",
"a deposit of $3,000"
],
": money given as a pledge or down payment":[
"put down a deposit on a new house"
],
": something placed for safekeeping: such as":[],
": the state of being deposited":[],
": to become deposited":[],
": to lay down : place":[
"deposited himself in the chair next to me"
],
": to let fall (something, such as sediment)":[
"layers of mud that had been deposited by the flood"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Your paycheck will be automatically deposited into your account.",
"I deposited over $3,000 this afternoon.",
"Please deposit your things in your room and return to the hotel lobby.",
"The taxi deposited us at the train station.",
"Noun",
"Our records show that she made a large deposit to her account earlier in the month.",
"If you return that empty soda can, you'll get back the five-cent deposit you paid when you bought the soda.",
"The rental car company requires a deposit for drivers under the age of 25.",
"a deposit of mud left by the flood",
"He had surgery to remove calcium deposits from his knee.",
"the buildup of fat deposits in the arteries",
"Their company has discovered new oil deposits below the ocean floor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The decree calls for buyers to deposit funds into the euro account that are then converted into rubles by Gazprombank and automatically withdrawn for payment. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The Earthbanc app will provide a carbon bank with an easy way for global users to deposit and withdraw their investment, including for the unbanked. \u2014 Marianne Lehnis, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The new tax refund option from Coinbase arrives months after the cryptocurrency platform began allowing users to deposit their paycheck into their Coinbase accounts. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to the driver accepting cash and tickets, this internal account allows riders to deposit funds ahead of time by sending cash, checks or using a credit card (for a fee) for demand response rides. \u2014 Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Spanish-speaking customers may now deposit checks, note their balance, lock their card, transfer money, pay bills and more simply by talking to their smartphones. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Parents or grandparents can deposit funds earmarked for future education costs, and the funds grow tax-free. \u2014 Larry Light, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Participants wipe their sweaty pits with a cotton pad, deposit it into a numbered jar, and proceed to smell each one before submitting their top five. \u2014 Genevieve Fullan, Longreads , 12 Apr. 2022",
"On the other hand, semi-permanent dyes do not contain ammonia like permanent ones and deposit color onto hair strands. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The money was then counted by two aides at the palace and passed along to royal bank Coutts for deposit in the fund. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Model year 2024 pre-orders began last week, with Cadillac asking for a refundable $100 deposit to get one's name in the queue for either an RWD or AWD model. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 28 June 2022",
"The second half of Cleveland\u2019s aid was scheduled for deposit this month. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"Securities traders need to have $25,000 on deposit with a U.S.-based broker to achieve pattern day trader (PDT) status. \u2014 Robert Green, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Every dollar paid by the Fed to acquire securities was accomplished using a keystroke to credit the seller\u2019s reserve balance, which is held on deposit at the Fed. \u2014 Judy Shelton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Follow a few quick steps to register and make your first deposit . \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"Alfonzo and her husband would have lost their deposit , and possibly been sued. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Most contracts require buyers to secure financing within 30 days or potentially lose their deposit . \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1624, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin depositus , past participle of deponere \u2014 see depose":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8p\u00e4z-\u0259t",
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bank"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005159",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"deposit money":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bank demand deposits which can be used as money through drawing checks":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202613",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deposit of faith":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the body of revealed truth in the Scriptures and tradition proposed by the Roman Catholic Church for the belief of the faithful":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of Medieval Latin depositum fidei":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110301",
"type":[]
},
"deposit premium company":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mutual insurance company issuing policies at a stated premium often with provision for assessment":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230023",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deposit slip":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a piece of paper that a person includes with a bank deposit to show how much money he or she is putting in an account":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161634",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deposit station":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235114",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a testifying especially before a court":[
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],
": an act of removing from a position of authority : an act of deposing":[
"deposition of a king"
],
": an act or process of laying someone or something down or letting something fall : an act or process of depositing":[
"the deposition of earth and stone by glaciers"
],
": something deposited : deposit":[
"Moraines are glacial depositions ."
]
},
"examples":[
"She gave a videotaped deposition about what she saw that night.",
"His attorneys took depositions from the witnesses.",
"the deposition of sand and gravel on the river bed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jamie has also failed to comply with any of the previous at least eight dates offered for a deposition , the filing alleged. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"When called for a deposition by the panel, Eastman cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination a hundred times, Representative Pete Aguilar of Texas revealed. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"Emilia Marin, a speech pathology clerk at Robb Elementary School, filed a similar petition Thursday asking the court to force Daniel Defense officials to sit for a deposition and to produce materials. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Prosecutors said that Navarro, 72, failed to appear for a deposition or provide documents to congressional investigators in response to a subpoena issued Feb. 9 by the House committee. \u2014 Alan Feuer And Luke Broadwater, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury in November for refusing to appear for a deposition and turn over documents, and has pleaded not guilty. \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"Jordan\u2019s subpoena orders him to appear for a deposition on May 27. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"In preparation, Sommer subpoenaed Stuef for a deposition . \u2014 Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online , 5 May 2022",
"Oltmann has never presented proof of Coomer being on the call, and in March 2022, the judge overseeing the defamation case sanctioned Oltmann, fining him almost $33,000 for failing to appear for a deposition . \u2014 Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see depose":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccd\u0113-p\u0259-",
"\u02ccde-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccdep-\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
],
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"deposit",
"dregs",
"grounds",
"precipitate",
"sediment",
"settlings"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224133",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"deposition from the cross":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a work of art representing Christ's descent from the cross":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080421",
"type":[]
},
"depository":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a place where something is placed or deposited especially for safekeeping":[
"a book depository",
"a depository for government funds"
],
": depositary sense 1":[
"a depository of ancient tradition"
]
},
"examples":[
"The bank is used as a depository for government funds.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kyiv is seeking security guarantees, worried Moscow could target agriculture convoys after a recent attack on a grain depository . \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"There would be a new framework for banks and credit unions to issue stablecoins, but issuers wouldn\u2019t have to become depository institutions. \u2014 Jesse Hamilton And Coindesk, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"While revenue grew by 49% to about $1.55 billion, marginally ahead of consensus, driven by strong demand for the company\u2019s ES8, the ES6, and EC6 vehicles, net loss per American depository share stood at $0.16, in line with estimates. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"By the time the USSR collapsed, a major Soviet industrial capital had become a radioactive depository with a large, unemployed, mostly Russian-speaking population. \u2014 Isabelle De Pommereau, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Mar. 2022",
"In London, Bank of New York Mellon resigned as the depository agent for VTB Bank PJSC depositary receipts traded in the British capital. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"All three have depository shares that trade in London and shed more than 50% of their value on Monday. \u2014 Michael Wursthorn, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"American depository shares in JD, each representing two ordinary shares of the company, closed at $75.08 on Tuesday and were last trading down nearly 1.9% on Wednesday. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Cousin said the surge in egg prices, for instance, meant the food depository had to switch to buying medium eggs instead of large ones in order to source the same amount of product. \u2014 Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deposit entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"di-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"depot",
"magazine",
"repository",
"storage",
"storehouse",
"warehouse"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depository library":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a library designated to receive U.S. government publications":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182355",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depositum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": deposit sense 2":[],
": the faith and doctrine committed to the Christian church":[
"\u2014 archaic except in law and theology"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in sense 1, from Latin; in sense 2, from Medieval Latin, from Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u0259t\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033256",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depositum miserabile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": necessary deposit":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"\u02ccmiz\u0259\u02c8rab\u0259(\u02cc)l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074527",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"depot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight":[],
": a place for storing goods or motor vehicles":[],
": a place for the reception and forwarding of military replacements":[],
": a place for the storage of military supplies":[],
": store , cache":[
"a fat depot in the body"
]
},
"examples":[
"a distribution depot for auto parts",
"the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said high-precision missiles were used to target the depot , where weapons including U.S.-supplied shells for M777 howitzers were being kept. \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"In 1957, Chambliss was among 100 white protesters who blocked Shuttlesworth from entering Birmingham\u2019s train depot , Terminal Station. \u2014 Jeremy Gray | Jgray@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
"The container facility in Sitakunda is a private depot , one of at least 15 in the area, Mr. Islam said. \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Transnistria remains under pro-Russian separatist control and permanently hosts 1,500 Russian troops and an arms depot , according to The Guardian. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
"Last year, the Czech Republic expelled 18 Russian diplomats after the government said that Russia was behind a 2014 explosion that killed two people at an arms depot . \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Seasonal American cuisine served in a historic railroad depot . \u2014 Tracey Teo, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Besidovska and her daughter arrived on March 28 \u2014 a day after a Russian rocket blew up a fuel depot near the city. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Missiles hit a radioactive waste-disposal site in Kyiv, and an electrical transformer was damaged in a similar depot in Kharkiv, according to an email from the International Atomic Energy Agency. \u2014 Jonathan Tirone/bloomberg, Time , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9p\u00f4t , from Middle French depost , from Medieval Latin depositum , from Latin, neuter of depositus":""
},
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"senses 1 and 2 are \u02c8de-(\u02cc)p\u014d",
"\u02c8d\u0113- for 3",
"sometimes \u02c8de-",
"usually \u02c8de-\u02ccp\u014d for 1 & 2",
"sense 3 is \u02c8d\u0113-",
"\u02c8d\u0113p-",
"\u02c8dep-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"also \u02c8d\u0113-"
],
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"depository",
"magazine",
"repository",
"storage",
"storehouse",
"warehouse"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162916",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"depot ship":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a supply and repair ship in a flotilla of small naval vessels (such as destroyers or submarines)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042039",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"depreciation":[],
"depression":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065105",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"deprave":{
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
],
"definitions":{
": to speak ill of : malign":[]
},
"examples":[
"the belief that pornography depraves society as a whole",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All writings, unpalatable for one section of the society, cannot be labeled as obscene, vulgar, depraving , prurient and immoral. . . . \u2014 Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker , 12 Dec. 2019",
"This is especially true when the news operation is clearly on the side of righteousness against a policy as depraved this. \u2014 David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com , 15 June 2018",
"This series follows the trails of their obsession, and takes a deep dive into the killers\u2019 depraved psyches to reveal their darkest secrets as investigators close in to end the killer\u2019s reign of terror. \u2014 Michael O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2018",
"McDonagh complicates Mildred's story by showing how the lust for justice can grow depraved the longer it is denied \u2014 a favorite subject of dramatists going back to Aeschylus. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 1 Mar. 2018",
"Glorifying any murderer is sickening. Mocking is depraved . \u2014 Ed O\u2019loughlin, New York Times , 7 Jan. 2018",
"As depraved a forum as Twitter can be at times, one of its redeeming characteristics is its users' penchant for outing liars in real time. \u2014 Matthew Martinez, star-telegram , 18 Feb. 2018",
"The collusion of Breitbart and Fox News, of the governor of Kentucky and of all three Republican Senate candidates in Alabama, is depraved . \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 17 Aug. 2017",
"He was cursed with the possession of a power and authority which no man of narrow mind, bitter prejudices, and inordinate self-estimation can exercise without depraving himself as well as injuring the nation. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 30 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French depraver , from Latin depravare to pervert, from de- + pravus crooked, bad":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pr\u0101v"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deprave 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",
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"abase",
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deteriorate",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175134",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"depraved":{
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"the work of depraved minds",
"He acted with depraved indifference to human suffering.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With androids, known as Hosts, as entertainment, the human guests can live out their most depraved fantasies\u2014murder, rape, and torture, included\u2014with total impunity. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
"Collective shock and grief have long been replaced by a zombie mind-set of depraved acceptance. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Police eventually charged him with depraved heart murder. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Our initial priority was getting this depraved , sick individual off the streets. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Under the disinfecting spotlight of an engaged international press, cheerleading for Vlad suddenly became too depraved , even for Tucker Carlson. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Putin now has overwhelming support in his depraved country for this aggression and for his intention to erase millions of Ukrainians. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 12 Mar. 2022",
"There are few things more depraved than targeting the vulnerable and defenceless. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Morally, portraying the enemy as ready to commit the most depraved crimes helped desensitize combatants and added further fuel to a fast escalating cycle of entirely conventional violence. \u2014 Claas Kirchhelle, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deprave":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pr\u0101vd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112451",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"depravity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a corrupt act or practice":[
"the depravities of war"
],
": the quality or state of being corrupt, evil, or perverted : the quality or state of being depraved":[
"He is awed by its fabulous wealth but deeply troubled by what he sees as its moral depravity \u2026",
"\u2014 Nicholas D. Kristof"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was sinking into a life of utter depravity .",
"People were shocked by the depravity of her actions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By doubling down on its protagonist\u2019s depravity and stripping him of any boyishly charming veneer, the series stops searching for the vulnerability beneath his facade and commits to focusing on Barry\u2019s dangerousness. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"As such, we humans will continually and daily be witnessing the depravity of enslavement. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The horrific depths of his depravity are revealed in the final episode, through audio recordings that will absolutely haunt me for weeks (if not years) to come. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 7 June 2022",
"Somehow, in all its depravity , her Central Valley hums with life. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022",
"The Envelope offers strong warnings about the unflinching content and depictions of her depravity . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"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",
"Speculation demands ambition\u2014the ability not only to sketch out the depths of human depravity , but also to pine for its redemption. \u2014 ELLE , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The Hulu series plumbs the depths of Zoomer depravity . \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see deprave":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pra-v\u0259-t\u0113",
"also -\u02c8pr\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abjection",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"decadency",
"degeneracy",
"degenerateness",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"demoralization",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"libertinage",
"libertinism",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"rakishness",
"turpitude"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163959",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deprecate":{
"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
"definitions":{
": belittle , disparage":[
"the most reluctantly admired and least easily deprecated of \u2026 novelists",
"\u2014 New Yorker"
],
": play down : make little of":[
"speaks five languages \u2026 but deprecates this facility",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": to express disapproval of":[
"deprecates such attempts at humor"
],
": to pray against (something, such as an evil)":[],
": to seek to avert":[
"deprecate the wrath \u2026 of the Roman people",
"\u2014 Tobias Smollett"
],
": to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative":[
"\u2026 the Google Drive app for PC and Mac is officially being deprecated and the company's developers announced in a blog post that it will no longer be supported starting December 11. Instead, you'll need to choose from one of two new apps.",
"\u2014 Rhett Jones",
"In the case of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is deprecating and removing more than 20 features.",
"\u2014 Mauro Huculak"
]
},
"examples":[
"movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year",
"deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Investors can shift to other markets, companies can change their focus, infrastructure can be allowed to deprecate until much of its value is gone. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"The courts constantly deprecate the practice of claiming willful blindness, and the accountant or attorney must report financial fraud rather than feigning ignorance of their client\u2019s money laundering business. \u2014 Benjamin Chou, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The goal is to deploy these by late 2022, help scale adoption, and only then start to deprecate third-party cookies. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"If Facebook's actions did indeed deprecate CHD's anti-vaccine content and divert attention away, as the suit alleges, then its systems are working exactly as intended. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Less on the positive side for some users, Catalina will deprecate support for 32-bit applications, making many old games and other apps unplayable after the OS is installed. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2019",
"This may not be too helpful, though, since the Android and iOS Cortana apps themselves are being rapidly deprecated . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020",
"The judge, though, said a sentence of probation would deprecate the seriousness of Flick\u2019s crime. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"These languages aren\u2019t deprecated in the technical sense, but their unexpectedly long lives have created problems with things like dates. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin deprecatus , past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, from de- + precari to pray \u2014 more at pray":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-pri-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074820",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
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"definitions":{
": belittle , disparage":[
"the most reluctantly admired and least easily deprecated of \u2026 novelists",
"\u2014 New Yorker"
],
": play down : make little of":[
"speaks five languages \u2026 but deprecates this facility",
"\u2014 Time"
],
": to express disapproval of":[
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],
": to pray against (something, such as an evil)":[],
": to seek to avert":[
"deprecate the wrath \u2026 of the Roman people",
"\u2014 Tobias Smollett"
],
": to withdraw official support for or discourage the use of (something, such as a software product) in favor of a newer or better alternative":[
"\u2026 the Google Drive app for PC and Mac is officially being deprecated and the company's developers announced in a blog post that it will no longer be supported starting December 11. Instead, you'll need to choose from one of two new apps.",
"\u2014 Rhett Jones",
"In the case of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is deprecating and removing more than 20 features.",
"\u2014 Mauro Huculak"
]
},
"examples":[
"movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year",
"deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Investors can shift to other markets, companies can change their focus, infrastructure can be allowed to deprecate until much of its value is gone. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"The courts constantly deprecate the practice of claiming willful blindness, and the accountant or attorney must report financial fraud rather than feigning ignorance of their client\u2019s money laundering business. \u2014 Benjamin Chou, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The goal is to deploy these by late 2022, help scale adoption, and only then start to deprecate third-party cookies. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"If Facebook's actions did indeed deprecate CHD's anti-vaccine content and divert attention away, as the suit alleges, then its systems are working exactly as intended. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Less on the positive side for some users, Catalina will deprecate support for 32-bit applications, making many old games and other apps unplayable after the OS is installed. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2019",
"This may not be too helpful, though, since the Android and iOS Cortana apps themselves are being rapidly deprecated . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2020",
"The judge, though, said a sentence of probation would deprecate the seriousness of Flick\u2019s crime. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"These languages aren\u2019t deprecated in the technical sense, but their unexpectedly long lives have created problems with things like dates. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":""
},
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"Latin deprecatus , past participle of deprecari to avert by prayer, from de- + precari to pray \u2014 more at pray":""
},
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"\u02c8de-pri-\u02cck\u0101t"
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"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095934",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"laudative",
"laudatory"
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": seeking to avert disapproval : apologetic":[],
": serving to deprecate : disapproving":[]
},
"examples":[
"he typically followed up any mention of his accomplishments with some deprecatory comments about his perceived failures",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This subsided with unusual speed, however, as cricket fans took instead to sharing the self- deprecatory jokes coming over the border. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2019",
"Philipps has acquired her 1-million-and-growing Instagram followers through her self- deprecatory humor, raw honesty and vulnerability. \u2014 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY , 11 July 2018",
"What the show is really selling is the Chang attitude and mystique, a combination of ego, exactitude, foul-mouthed rebelliousness and self- deprecatory nerdiness. \u2014 Mike Hale, New York Times , 23 Feb. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-pr\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8de-pri-k\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
],
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"belittling",
"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201657",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"depreciate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to lower in honor or esteem":[
"often depreciates the importance of her work"
],
": to lower the price or estimated value of":[
"depreciate property"
],
": to deduct from taxable income a portion of the original cost of (a business asset) over several years as the value of the asset decreases":[],
": to fall in value":[
"advised us to sell the stock before it depreciates"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"break",
"cheapen",
"depress",
"devaluate",
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"downgrade",
"lower",
"mark down",
"reduce",
"sink",
"write down",
"write off"
],
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"appreciate",
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"mark up",
"upgrade"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for depreciate decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
"examples":[
"These changes have greatly depreciated the value of the house.",
"The value of the house has depreciated greatly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Generally speaking, when geopolitical turmoil affects a country, their currency will depreciate and their imports or exports will be impacted. \u2014 Michael Mirarchi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Each CryptoKitty is unique and owned by the user, ownership is validated on the Ethereum blockchain, and its value can appreciate or depreciate based on market demand. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"Before the pandemic, the first-year drop in value was about 33.3%, and then the car would continue to depreciate , at an average rate of 14% in each year after that, according to research firm J.D. Power. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Some are buying electronics and appliances before their rubles depreciate further. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"As the governments depreciate the dollar, the value of your debt will fall just like the government\u2019s bonds. \u2014 Dr. Philip Fischer, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The price of real estate could depreciate quickly depending on the popularity of a certain platform, resulting in major losses. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As cash continues to depreciate , silver, like other precious metals, has intrinsic value and can protect both your IRA and purchasing power. \u2014 Regal Assets, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Investors and economists expect the lira to depreciate further due to high inflation and recently lowered interest rates. \u2014 Hardika Singh, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin depretiatus , past participle of depretiare , from Latin de- + pretium price \u2014 more at price entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142007"
},
"depreciation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to lower in honor or esteem":[
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],
": to lower the price or estimated value of":[
"depreciate property"
],
": to deduct from taxable income a portion of the original cost of (a business asset) over several years as the value of the asset decreases":[],
": to fall in value":[
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]
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"attenuate",
"break",
"cheapen",
"depress",
"devaluate",
"devalue",
"downgrade",
"lower",
"mark down",
"reduce",
"sink",
"write down",
"write off"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"enhance",
"mark up",
"upgrade"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for depreciate decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
"examples":[
"These changes have greatly depreciated the value of the house.",
"The value of the house has depreciated greatly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Generally speaking, when geopolitical turmoil affects a country, their currency will depreciate and their imports or exports will be impacted. \u2014 Michael Mirarchi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Each CryptoKitty is unique and owned by the user, ownership is validated on the Ethereum blockchain, and its value can appreciate or depreciate based on market demand. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"Before the pandemic, the first-year drop in value was about 33.3%, and then the car would continue to depreciate , at an average rate of 14% in each year after that, according to research firm J.D. Power. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Some are buying electronics and appliances before their rubles depreciate further. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"As the governments depreciate the dollar, the value of your debt will fall just like the government\u2019s bonds. \u2014 Dr. Philip Fischer, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The price of real estate could depreciate quickly depending on the popularity of a certain platform, resulting in major losses. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As cash continues to depreciate , silver, like other precious metals, has intrinsic value and can protect both your IRA and purchasing power. \u2014 Regal Assets, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Investors and economists expect the lira to depreciate further due to high inflation and recently lowered interest rates. \u2014 Hardika Singh, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin depretiatus , past participle of depretiare , from Latin de- + pretium price \u2014 more at price entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145503"
},
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"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"enhance",
"mark up",
"upgrade"
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": to fall in value":[
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": to lower in honor or esteem":[
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],
": to lower the price or estimated value of":[
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},
"examples":[
"These changes have greatly depreciated the value of the house.",
"The value of the house has depreciated greatly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Generally speaking, when geopolitical turmoil affects a country, their currency will depreciate and their imports or exports will be impacted. \u2014 Michael Mirarchi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Each CryptoKitty is unique and owned by the user, ownership is validated on the Ethereum blockchain, and its value can appreciate or depreciate based on market demand. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"Before the pandemic, the first-year drop in value was about 33.3%, and then the car would continue to depreciate , at an average rate of 14% in each year after that, according to research firm J.D. Power. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Some are buying electronics and appliances before their rubles depreciate further. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"As the governments depreciate the dollar, the value of your debt will fall just like the government\u2019s bonds. \u2014 Dr. Philip Fischer, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The price of real estate could depreciate quickly depending on the popularity of a certain platform, resulting in major losses. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As cash continues to depreciate , silver, like other precious metals, has intrinsic value and can protect both your IRA and purchasing power. \u2014 Regal Assets, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Investors and economists expect the lira to depreciate further due to high inflation and recently lowered interest rates. \u2014 Hardika Singh, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021"
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"Generally speaking, when geopolitical turmoil affects a country, their currency will depreciate and their imports or exports will be impacted. \u2014 Michael Mirarchi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Each CryptoKitty is unique and owned by the user, ownership is validated on the Ethereum blockchain, and its value can appreciate or depreciate based on market demand. \u2014 Leeor Shimron, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"Before the pandemic, the first-year drop in value was about 33.3%, and then the car would continue to depreciate , at an average rate of 14% in each year after that, according to research firm J.D. Power. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Some are buying electronics and appliances before their rubles depreciate further. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"As the governments depreciate the dollar, the value of your debt will fall just like the government\u2019s bonds. \u2014 Dr. Philip Fischer, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The price of real estate could depreciate quickly depending on the popularity of a certain platform, resulting in major losses. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As cash continues to depreciate , silver, like other precious metals, has intrinsic value and can protect both your IRA and purchasing power. \u2014 Regal Assets, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Investors and economists expect the lira to depreciate further due to high inflation and recently lowered interest rates. \u2014 Hardika Singh, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021"
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"depressing the price of a stock",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even if demand for outdoor gear is high, no one knows for sure how the pandemic will continue to depress spending power or disrupt the supply chains that retailers rely on for products. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Markets will have to adjust Zero percent interest rates depress government bond rates, essentially forcing investors to bet on riskier assets like stocks. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"The danger there is that could leave lasting scars for Pennsylvania Democrats and depress some of the voters the eventual nominee needs in the general election. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Companies that buy back their shares are getting more bang for their buck as market declines depress stock prices, helping to boost buyback activity, which is expected to hit a record $1 trillion this year. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Its ability to depress the nervous system, which allowed for a sleepy, trancelike high, was a welcome distraction from the stresses of living in a poor Black neighborhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"The war will is also likely to depress shipments from Russia to one of its biggest customers and a huge LNG market, Japan. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Higher oil prices are also likely to depress consumer demand by funneling money away from other purchases. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
"However, other trends may depress air travel both here and around the country. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Comparison with last year\u2019s depressed pandemic figures overstates this year\u2019s change. \u2014 Douglas Carr, National Review , 23 July 2021",
"In Arkansas, the wait to see a doctor would be weeks\u2014a delay that the father thought would be hard on Laura, an eighth grader who sometimes spoke of feeling isolated and depressed . \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"With overall sales still depressed and the pandemic far from over, a win could mean the difference between an early closure and months of profit. \u2014 Lee Seymour, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Dominion is contending with a far more depressed China film market, however. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"That would be Beijing\u2019s worst full-year figure since 1990, excluding 2020 when the pandemic depressed activity. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Everyone\u2019s depressed , everyone\u2019s anxious, and everyone is feeling uncertain about the future. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"Ravnsborg's attorneys filed a motion last month alleging that Boever's alcoholism and prescription drug abuse led at least one family member, a cousin, to believe that a depressed Boever killed himself by jumping in front of Ravnsborg's car. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The problem is that so many people look around the world and get very depressed . \u2014 Rose Minutaglio, ELLE , 2 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The \u201890s house-meets-bounce record is a bonafide earworm: The beat tingles up your spine, begging you to quickly find a dancefloor as the lyrics allow for a bit of mental release from these depressing times. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
"The accumulating evidence from the depressing data is that the Fed\u2019s challenge is much more severe than their optimism suggests. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"The implication is that eventually heat will be spread completely uniformly and there will be no driving force for further change \u2014 a depressing prospect that scientists of the mid-19th century called the heat death of the universe. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Without Jacquet's dry humor suffusing each chapter, the book would have made for a depressing , exhaustive history of corporations duping consumers, bypassing regulators and silencing critics. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"These depressing headlines and stats lead to the likely conclusion that a recession, while not guaranteed, is likely to impact the freelance economy within the next year and perhaps sooner. \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"While the storyline can feel depressing since the outcome doesn't change, Cann says the purpose behind the game is positive. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2022",
"When describing the game to friends, I\u2019ve been met with questions as to whether the game is depressing . \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Jen Ellison\u2019s cast also reaches out to the audience again, another crucial Second City quality that has been in depressing retreat. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022"
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"After several years of an economic boom, it looks as though we may be heading toward a depression .",
"The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bieber has been open about struggling with mental health issues, including depression , ADHD and anxiety. \u2014 Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Human trials have shown significant success in the areas of depression , death anxiety, smoking cessation, positive personality changes, and more. \u2014 Steve Volk, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
"Many people with bipolar disease have predominantly symptoms of depression , with only one or few relatively mild hypomanic episodes. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
"Brian is a lonely man whose bouts of depression co-exist with his penchant for building strange inventions. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"That's clinical depression and the anxiety disorders, and those things are qualitatively different than normal human sadness or normal expectable and proportional anxiety. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"This research found that spending time in nature tended to reduce blood pressure, lower hormones related to stress and anxiety, decrease the probability of depression and improve cognitive function and certain immune functions. \u2014 Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation , 2 June 2022",
"But advocates currently say the drug is used in the treatment of severe mental health disorders, including depression and schizophrenia, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders. \u2014 Chris Pugh, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Goodman points out that in many cases, people who exhibit social anxiety can then go on to develop other mental heath problems including depression and alcohol addiction. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 22 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This can lead to a very depressive outlook on the world. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"For all its rage and grotesquerie, that book was ultimately a conversion story about a depressive misanthrope who learns to live again, aided by psychopharmaceuticals and a brush with mass tragedy. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"To make matters worse, Thomas believes he was born with a depressive temperament. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
"In a survey by Data-Humanism, a blog about data journalism, about 40 percent of Shanghai residents surveyed in mid-April reported having depressive tendencies in the previous two weeks of lockdown. \u2014 Alyssa Chen, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"The three top diagnoses generating those payments were peripheral vascular disease, major recurrent depressive disorder and Type 2 diabetes with peripheral angiopathy. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"In this country, as many as four in 10 adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder during the pandemic. \u2014 Caroline Chirichella, Health.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Clayton had tried psychotherapy and an arsenal of traditional oral antidepressants over the years, but her severe depressive symptoms and suicidal ideations persisted. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"In general, the depression rate for women is higher than men, and studies have found that women college athletes reported more depressive symptoms than male college athletes. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Then there was Rushmore, about the friendship between a teenage oddball played by Jason Schwartzman and a wealthy depressive played by Bill Murray, the Anderson film that even the Anderson averse admit to tolerating. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Cases for depressive and anxiety disorders last year are estimated to have increased by more than a quarter\u2014an unusually large surge. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In her first two novels, Conversations With Friends (2017) and Normal People (2018), the young Irish writer Sally Rooney resurrected the depressive , evacuated style that Ernest Hemingway made his signature. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Writing about a listless depressive with seemingly no deep passions or excitements and no significant relationship with any other living being is the far greater challenge Lahiri has set herself. \u2014 Sigrid Nunez, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2021",
"Some people may experience psychotic symptoms (such as hearing voices) or experience suicidal thoughts due to the severity of their depressive or anxiety symptoms, Dr. Magavi says. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 7 May 2021",
"The producer was a lifelong depressive whose last film had also flopped. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Aside from governing sleep, melatonin is linked to many other biological processes, like reproductive development, and may possibly underlie cancer and mental health disorders like major depressive or bipolar disorder. \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2020",
"King\u2019s characters are writers, doctors, teachers, bullied kids, depressives , alcoholics, people on low incomes. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's frustration that builds up in reality TV, there's a bit of sensory deprivation that adds to the angst and frustration that inevitably creates drama. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Discussions of America\u2019s racist history lend important insights into the patterns of poverty, unemployment, and social deprivation that exist today. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"The study involved 300 obese people in Tower Hamlets, an inner city area of high deprivation in London. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 17 Nov. 2021",
"While Harlow was studying social deprivation in monkeys, his first wife, a graduate student who gave up a promising career to marry him, filed for divorce, citing his neglect. \u2014 Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic , 29 July 2021",
"Sleep deprivation limits students from acquiring information, impedes the retention of the information, and hinders the ability to retrieve that information. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"Becoming a member of the unit involves a three-week selection process that includes constant physical and mental stress and food and sleep deprivation . \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"And sleep deprivation can weaken the immune system. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"But supporters say language deprivation is a more urgent crisis, one existing interventions have failed to solve. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine\u2019s allies have struggled to keep the pressure on and deprive Mr. Putin of resources for his war machine without putting their own economies at too much risk. \u2014 Patricia Cohen, New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Government policy has continued to widen the racial wealth gap\u2014through housing laws in the New Deal era, discriminatory wage scales or miscarriages of the criminal legal system, which deprive Black households of reliable breadwinners. \u2014 Malaika Jabali, Essence , 19 June 2022",
"With the Neptunes protecting Odesa, the Ukrainian navy in theory could stage some or all of its new Harpoons near the Romanian border\u2014and deprive the Russian fleet of any safe approach to the island. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Homelessness is not a problem caused by individuals experiencing it, but by the systems that distribute\u2014and deprive people of\u2014housing. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"Others criticize the way fire crews heavily relied on backburning, a fire-suppression tactic that involves starting smaller fires to deprive a larger wildfire of fuel. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"That's because the goal is to deprive the body of its primary energy source\u2014carbohydrates\u2014and load up on fat in order to force your body into a metabolic state called ketosis, in which stored fat is burned for energy, as SELF has reported. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 4 June 2022",
"During the Vietnam War, Americans launched Operation Ranch Hand in 1962, employing chemical herbicides in enormous quantities to deprive the enemy of places to hide. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Those price rises have been driven in part by the EU\u2019s declared aim of reducing its reliance on Russia\u2019s fossil fuels to deprive the country of the funds needed to fight the war. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 31 May 2022"
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"Road pollution, for example, tends to inflict the greatest damage on those living in deprived urban areas. \u2014 Kath Mackay, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Ayala was criticized by law enforcement agencies who said her Brady list deprived officers of due process and risked provable cases being lost because certain officers could not testify. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Ebro explained Monday morning that his main takeaways from the talk were Kanye's admiration for Donald Trump and his overall goal to deprogram people from their conventional train of thought. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 23 Apr. 2018"
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"Jeffery Robinson has spent the past decade attempting to deprogram his fellow Americans. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"There, T\u2019Challa\u2019s sister, science wiz Shuri (Letitia Wright), figures out how to deprogram Bucky\u2019s brainwashed brain. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Ebro explained Monday morning that his main takeaways from the talk were Kanye's admiration for Donald Trump and his overall goal to deprogram people from their conventional train of thought. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 23 Apr. 2018"
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"The Chicago Bulls selected Terry with the No. 18 pick Thursday, adding wing depth to their roster as the team looks to build around DeMar DeRozan for the 2022-23 season. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"Shelter, the beer bar at the Roost food hall, tries to keep up to half of its 50 draft beers at or under 5 percent ABV \u2014 about the strength of a Budweiser, but with much more flavor and depth . \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Los Angeles is in need of low-cost roster depth after finishing 33-49 and missing the play-in tournament this year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Sarkisian and his staff have to keep adding depth to a roster still playing catch-up to the top programs in the Football Bowl Subdivision \u2014 having Manning in the fold is expected to put UT in the running for the top signing class in this cycle. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Los Angeles is in need of low-cost roster depth after finishing 33-49 and missing the play-in tournament this year. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Over the last few weeks, the show has not only given new depth to existing stories, but it's also carved out memorable new ones \u2014 and introduced a few surprises along the way. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 June 2022"
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"Shelter, the beer bar at the Roost food hall, tries to keep up to half of its 50 draft beers at or under 5 percent ABV \u2014 about the strength of a Budweiser, but with much more flavor and depth . \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Los Angeles is in need of low-cost roster depth after finishing 33-49 and missing the play-in tournament this year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
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"And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic. \u2014 John Lanchester, The New Yorker , 29 July 2019",
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"And while the city can deputize other employees to issue tickets to offenders, that can be a potentially volatile situation for workers who are not trained, City Law Director William Ondrey Gruber said. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In theory, deals to cross- deputize local and tribal officers can resolve jurisdictional problems, since whichever authority shows up at the crime scene has the ability to handle it, no matter whether the parties are Native American. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Johnson will likely deputize Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland for that role, RNS reports. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 18 June 2021",
"Obviously there are a number of differences between the Rittenhouse case and that of the men who killed Arbery, but both raise the same fundamental question: Who will the state allow to self- deputize as killer police? \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Last week the Capitol Police Board issued an emergency declaration, which will go into effect about the time of the demonstration and allow the Department to deputize outside law enforcement officers as United States Capitol Police Special Officers. \u2014 Oren Liebermann And Alex Marquardt, CNN , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The Capitol Police Board already issued an emergency declaration that will go into effect of the demonstration, allowing the department to deputize outside law enforcement officers as U.S. Capitol Police special officers. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The Capitol Police Board also issued an emergency declaration, which will allow the department to deputize outside law enforcement officers as United States Capitol Police special officers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2021"
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"Thomas Wolf, deputy director with the Brennan Center's Democracy Program, said the theory contradicts the intent of the framers' of the Constitution. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 30 June 2022",
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"Kohta Zaiser, deputy director of community engagement in the mayor\u2019s office, manages the city\u2019s internship program and helped spearhead the local initiative. \u2014 Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"All six on board were killed, the office\u2019s deputy director, Sonya Porter, told ABC News affiliate WCHS. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"There were two events going on in Logan County at the time of the crash, Sonya Porter, deputy director of the Logan County Office of Emergency Management, told USA TODAY in an email. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Joanne Gordon"
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"The train derailed in heavy snow.",
"The train was derailed by heavy snow.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just last week, for instance, extreme heat caused a BART train to derail in Northern California, my colleague Felicia Alvarez reports. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Driving home from the confrontation with Albert, Barry gets a call from Gene, who claims to be planning to kill Jim to prevent him from revealing the truth about Barry, and in turn to derail Gene\u2019s improbable late-career renaissance. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"The group has long exerted its sway with millions of firearms-owning voters to derail gun control drives in Congress. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"StarKist Tuna is seeking to derail a lawsuit alleging a price-fixing conspiracy costing buyers more than $1 billion. \u2014 Joe Palazzolo, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Ra\u00fal Ruid\u00edaz each had injuries derail their Golden Boot hopes in 2021 and figure to be in the running this season. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The problems with the wheel assembly caused a train operating on the Blue Line to derail in October, leading safety regulators to order all 748 of the 7000-series cars out from service. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Charles Campbell\u2019s late field goal, a career-long 55 yarder, cut the lead to 14-10 at halftime, Indiana recovering from a slow start that once threatened to derail the Hoosiers in a must-win game. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Serious side effects, some deadly, threatened to derail the field in its early years, prompting researchers to step back and reconsider their approach. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"\u2014 G. W. Stonier"
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"examples":[
"being stranded at night on a lonely road would derange anyone",
"the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After all, the original Surrealist movement, with its urge to systematically derange the senses, occurred in the wake of the First World War and its horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The fathomless mysteries of other people, the capacity of their quiet behaviors to obsess and derange . \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The show is about two roommates, their extended social circle and their unusual dynamics, and its through-the-looking-glass hyper-sincerety is both enchanting and warmly deranged . \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
"Kate Lindsey, as Agrippina\u2019s deranged son, Nero, spazzed out in a bad-boy style, burying her face in heaps of stage cocaine. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Wilde tries to play Scruggs with bad-girl swagger but seems merely deranged . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2019",
"But the story used to sketch in such a bracing and dark vision of social critique and the collapse of civilization turns schizoid and deranged . \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Only someone completely deranged and delirious can negate that which the eyes can see. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Three years later, she is still deranged by mourning. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"sound",
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"\u2014 Cynthia Gorney",
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"\u2014 Moncef Zouali"
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": mentally unsound : crazy sense 2a":[
"a celebrity being stalked by a deranged fan",
"After which we conclude that though it's satisfying to think we could murder our enemy in ambush (since it needs to be done), only a deranged or suicidal person would carry out such a plan.",
"\u2014 Richard Ford",
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"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
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"His life was crowded, rather than peacefully isolated, and certainly never of an Olympian detachment, even though he was capable of quite deranged gestures of show-offy extravagance\u2014such as buying an enormous house, more suitable for a banker than a painter \u2026",
"\u2014 Robert Hughes",
"Or you could take part in a deranged computer game where you had to cycle after a huge beach ball, scoop it up and throw it through a hoop, scoring points for each goal.",
"\u2014 Natasha Ellis"
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"\u2014 G. W. Stonier"
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"the storage room had all been deranged by the earthquake, and it took hours to sort out things",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After all, the original Surrealist movement, with its urge to systematically derange the senses, occurred in the wake of the First World War and its horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The fathomless mysteries of other people, the capacity of their quiet behaviors to obsess and derange . \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The show is about two roommates, their extended social circle and their unusual dynamics, and its through-the-looking-glass hyper-sincerety is both enchanting and warmly deranged . \u2014 Margaret Lyons, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
"Kate Lindsey, as Agrippina\u2019s deranged son, Nero, spazzed out in a bad-boy style, burying her face in heaps of stage cocaine. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Wilde tries to play Scruggs with bad-girl swagger but seems merely deranged . \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2019",
"But the story used to sketch in such a bracing and dark vision of social critique and the collapse of civilization turns schizoid and deranged . \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Only someone completely deranged and delirious can negate that which the eyes can see. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Three years later, she is still deranged by mourning. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"French d\u00e9ranger , from Old French desrengier , from des- de- + reng line, row \u2014 more at rank entry 1":""
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"bum",
"do-nothing",
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"no-account",
"no-good",
"no-goodnik",
"slacker",
"vagrant"
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"The officer was charged with being derelict in his duty.",
"the guards were judged derelict in their duty",
"Noun",
"It was a run-down neighborhood filled with drugs addicts and derelicts .",
"a section of the city that seemed to be frequented mostly by derelicts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For much of the past century, the Atlanta way of dealing with dangerous and derelict housing was to tear it down. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 Oct. 2017",
"The first duty of the commander in chief is the protection of US citizens, and Trump clearly was derelict in this duty. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"McCray questioned Ford about a policy in place during his time as deputy chief in Fulton County, Georgia, that barred firefighters from entering vacant or derelict buildings. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
"There is also now a plan to redevelop the parcels of land \u2014 some which are empty, some which have derelict homes and some which are still occupied \u2014 into 252 new or rehabilitated homes or apartments alongside pocket parks and short hillside trails. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"And the megaproject Galataport, an underground cruise ship terminal, which also launched in October, now anchors a part of the city that had been derelict and inaccessible since the late 19th century. \u2014 Richard Morgan, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Classic Club Coupe started life as a 1998 911 Carrera that the executive director of the Porsche Club of America found in derelict condition in Columbia, Virginia. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 21 Mar. 2022",
"After the booster sent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite to a gravitationally-stable Lagrange point, the rocket\u2019s second stage became derelict . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Both were meant to bring the financially derelict cities into solvency, at any cost. \u2014 Derek Robertson, The New Republic , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Due to asbestos removal, lawsuits, and auctions, the complex remained a rotting derelict until razed in 1985. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
"SoLa also broadened into commercial real estate, buying a complex of derelict buildings on East 60th Street in the heart of a pre-WWII warehouse district. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"There, in shadowy streets and derelict buildings, men and women roam, often without apparent purpose, as if heavily medicated or perhaps blasted by that collective devastation called reality. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Amid hip coffee bars and boutique stores, Queen Anne style mansions and Victorian houses are still erect while derelict buildings are spotted throughout the city, indicating the faint remnants of the seedy history of Hudson. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Some lawmakers and advocates have expressed frustration that the FDA was derelict in responding to reports of infant illness and slow to review the whistleblower\u2019s claims of unsafe plant management. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Stalked each night by a merciless presence on board the ship, the Demeter eventually arrives off the shores of England as a charred, derelict wreck, with no trace of the crew. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The FSO Safer, a derelict oil tanker, is in grave danger of disintegrating and releasing its 1.14 million barrels of crude oil into the Red Sea. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"If anything, the Port should be working with real estate investors collaboratively to reactivate derelict properties, build denser housing on vacant land, and expand housing supply to keep up with demand. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
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"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Latin derelictus , past participle of derelinquere to abandon, from de- + relinquere to leave \u2014 more at relinquish":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02cclikt",
"\u02c8de-r\u0259-"
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"careless",
"disregardful",
"lax",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slack"
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},
"examples":[
"the dereliction of a cause by its leaders",
"The officer was formally charged with dereliction of duty .",
"a serious dereliction of duty",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both faced misdemeanor charges of interfering with civil rights, falsification, obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Basically, the president's flagrant dereliction of duty while the Capitol was being attacked. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"Nothing isolates one\u2019s crime, and all the moral dereliction that comes with it, quite like a story in which the jail time, which hasn\u2019t even started, already seems to be receding into the past. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"A decade later, one of them struggles to find work, having had his name tarnished after being convicted at court-martial of dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer and reduced in rank for indulging in the raucous party. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"He was voted out of office in 2014 by Ukrainian lawmakers for gross human rights violations and dereliction of duty. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Weakness and a dereliction of duty on the part of the heads of AMPAS and total control in the hands of Will Packer. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"April 28, 2006 - Charged with eight counts, including disobeying an order, dereliction of duty, cruelty, false statements, fraud and interfering with an investigation. \u2014 CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Considering hearing that, that was a dereliction of duty. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022"
],
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"\u02ccde-r\u0259-",
"\u02ccder-\u0259-\u02c8lik-sh\u0259n"
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"abandonment",
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"type":[
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": to express a lack of respect or approval of":[
"politicians deriding their opponents",
"were derided as the weaker sex"
],
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"got derided by a carnival clown"
],
": to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism":[
"politicians deriding their opponents",
"were derided as the weaker sex"
]
},
"examples":[
"my brothers derided our efforts, but were forced to eat their words when we won first place",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ascendent left-leaning movement will face a fierce fight in the coming years, as conservatives increasingly deride their efforts as corporate wokeness run amok. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Red state officials deride it as politically correct and woke and are trying to stop investors who contract with states from adopting it on any level. \u2014 Sam Metz, Anchorage Daily News , 19 May 2022",
"Rowland cruised to an easy reelection win over U.S. Rep. Barbara Kennelly of Hartford, and her fellow Democrats would deride those rebates for decades afterward. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Throughout his political career, Biden has cultivated a reputation for unscripted candor, a trait allies laud as humanizing but adversaries deride as undisciplined. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While several people referenced the text of the law in the comment section, the Crazy Girl Saloon rep continued to deride those who sided with Miller. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 1 Mar. 2022",
"To punch down is to deride and shun people for things that O\u2019Neil says are largely shaped by forces beyond their control; for her, these include addiction, obesity and poverty. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"For a brief window, before the inevitable breakdown, these young women were so fleet-footed that Fleshman used to deride eating disorders as a form of cheating. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017",
"But lawmakers and union representatives deride the vacant positions across state government generally and say excessive use of contractors may be particularly wasteful and morale-busting in the medical examiner\u2019s office. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022"
],
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"circa 1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"shoot down",
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"My remarks were anodyne, but some other snippets of marginalia were shrieks of derision \u2026 \u2014 Paul Theroux , Granta 44 , Summer 1993",
"Britain had its boffins, working researchers subject to the derision of intellectual gentlemen. \u2014 James Gleick , Genius: The Life & Science of Richard Feynman , 1992",
"\u2026 discussion, laughter, lecturing, but no shouts or threats, no yardsticks banging for silence, no words of shame or derision . \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"The whole idea of Camelot excites derision . In fact, I am sure Kennedy would have derided it himself. No one at the time ever thought of his Washington as Camelot. \u2014 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. , The Cycles of American History , 1986",
"One of the students laughed in derision at my error.",
"The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.",
"\u201cNerd\u201d is a term of derision .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The process, while speedy for a takeover the size of Chelsea\u2019s, also drew derision from some quarters as deadlines for final offers were repeatedly extended to extract the highest price even as the seller, Abramovich, could not expect to get paid. \u2014 Tariq Panja, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"In an effort to draw in more casual fans, this year\u2019s Oscars included a first-ever fan-favorite award, voted on via Twitter, a gambit that drew widespread derision from academy members and cineastes alike in the run-up to the show. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Lewinsky and Tripp were ridiculed, caricatured and shamed in the media when the real-life drama played out in the 1990s, but this version casts that derision into relief. \u2014 Todd Longwell, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Elon Musk\u2019s potential $44 billion purchase of Twitter has been met with concern, scoff, and even derision . \u2014 James Chen, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"The public's derision of Heard, experts say, exposes misunderstandings about the dynamics of intimate partner violence and underscores the perfection the public expects from people who say they\u2019ve been abused. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for older politicians, including presidents, to face questions \u2014 and derision \u2014 about their mental prowess. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Anything less than abject fawning is met with what\u2019s-your-problem-Doc derision . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His mention of his pronouns has become fodder for right-wing derision and misleading video clips. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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": expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn : expressing or causing derision":[
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"Given such follies \u2026, it's easy to be derisive of Jerry Lewis \u2026",
"\u2014 James Wolcott"
]
},
"examples":[
"the derisive performances of some of the singers on the talent show",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While social media reaction to the case has been cruel and derisive , Stewart cautions against making broad generalizations based on that content. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"In the third round, Gomez rocked Cota, then tossed Cota to the ring floor, prompting a warning and derisive chants from the crowd. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Often used interchangeably with more derisive terms such as helicopter parenting, bulldozer parenting, and snowplow parenting, intensive parenting has its appeals. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"When talking with Greg about a recent police shooting of an unarmed Black teen, Aaron suggests the kid must have done something to warrant it, inspiring his father\u2019s derisive laughter. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 May 2022",
"The crowd, eager all afternoon to see the milestone, responded with perhaps the loudest boos ever heard at a Tigers game since Comerica Park opened in 2000 and shouted derisive chants at the Yankees. \u2014 Larry Lage, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The image immediately drew derisive remarks on social media and has been widely panned since. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The only shot Simmons took was a dunk during pregame warmups that drew derisive cheers from the Philly fans. \u2014 Aaron Bracy, ajc , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Novelist and critic Scott Bradfield credited Didion for breaking free of the tendency to box California into detective fiction or derisive satire. \u2014 Dorany Pineda And Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Dec. 2021"
],
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"circa 1662, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8ri-ziv",
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"the pawnbroker offered what I regarded as a derisory amount for the diamond ring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But when people invest in their own solar panels and start producing electricity, the feed in tariff pays them back a derisory amount. \u2014 Jemma Green, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The contents of his elegant Tite Street home \u2014 roughly 2,000 books, all the furnishings, even the children\u2019s toys \u2014 were sold at a bankruptcy auction for derisory sums. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s no escaping that the current ESG qualifications of most directors and executives is derisory , and mandatory disclosures would provide the stick to increase competency. \u2014 Paul Polman, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2021",
"Arsenal are seemingly the latest club to have entered the Harry Maguire saga alongside Manchester United and Manchester City, only to make a derisory transfer enquiry for the Leicester and England centre back well below the Foxes' asking price. \u2014 SI.com , 3 July 2019",
"Now non-Duchenne laughter, along with its dark side, appeared: strategic, calculated, and even derisory and aggressive. \u2014 Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American , 26 June 2019",
"While much of the talk is typically derisory , two of late night\u2019s royalty took a different tack Wednesday night. \u2014 Natasha Bach, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"-z\u0259-",
"di-\u02c8r\u012b-s\u0259-r\u0113"
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"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
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"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogative",
"derogatory",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
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"adjective"
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"d\u0113\u02cc-",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8r\u012b-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"a priori",
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"deductive",
"inferable",
"inferrible",
"inferential",
"reasoned"
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"adjective"
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"root",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While all of this is preliminary ahead of either further disclosures from Apple or getting hands-on time with the hardware itself, the M2 looks a lot like a derivate of the A15 SoC, similar to how the M1 was derived from A14. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"One idea could be using a swing arm flipping the hatch towards the capsule ceiling or a derivate of the idea by Jordan Larson made for the previous capsule (last years hatch assignment on this blog) \u2014 Kristian Von Bengtson, WIRED , 4 Oct. 2012"
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8de-r\u0259-",
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"noun"
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": the relation of a word to its base or root (see root entry 1 sense 6 )":[]
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"He is doing research into the derivation of \u201cYankee.\u201d",
"\u201cChildish\u201d was formed by derivation from \u201cchild.\u201d",
"Scientists are debating the possible derivation of birds from dinosaurs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Decision-makers need to be much better equipped to maximize value derivation from the manufacturing process. \u2014 Mykola Striletskyi, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The album\u2019s title, Viajante (a derivation of traveler), explains it. \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But how to keep the project from feeling like a copy of a copy, a derivation of something that was already loudly, intentionally derivative? \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But released into a country changed by the racial reckonings of the 2020s, the derivation of the beloved '90s show is filled with discussions about race, gender and sexuality. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The forest, whose name is a Spanish derivation of an Indigenous Taino word, offers one of the most diverse ecosystems in the network, with wildlife including the famed Coqui frog, the island\u2019s unofficial symbol. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Here two most famous red wines are Veneroso - a derivation of the family name - and Nambrot, which was the first name of the founder of the family. \u2014 Tom Hyland, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The performance levels these platforms are capable of returning come from their special sauce, which include derivation of psychological and emotional factors by holding users captive on their platforms. \u2014 Hessie Jones, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The name Harlow is a derivation of his father\u2019s stage name. \u2014 Julian Voloj, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
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"see derive":""
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"\u02ccder-\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccde-r\u0259-"
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"spin-off"
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"\u02ccder\u0259\u02c8v\u0101sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
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"noun"
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"soybean derivatives"
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],
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],
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"\u2014 Kingsley Martin",
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],
": the limit of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable as the latter change approaches zero":[]
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"The word \u201cchildish\u201d is a derivative of \u201cchild.\u201d",
"Tofu is one of many soybean derivatives .",
"Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.",
"Adjective",
"A number of critics found the film derivative and predictable.",
"His style seems too derivative of Hemingway.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Tying in the Nettuno derivative was key if the Gracale was to have any real gravitas. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
"By stimulating cell turnover, the vitamin A derivative offers its consistent, long-term users a host of benefits. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The night treatment features retinol, the vitamin-A derivative known for boosting cell turnover to improve fine lines, wrinkles, and discoloration, while the facial milk keeps skin calm and hydrated with soothing plant oils. \u2014 Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Glycyrrhetinic Acid is a derivative of liquorice extract and is an anti-irritant agent that softens your skin while also eliminating bacteria that can cause body odor. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The serum is also formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid, soothing niacinamide, bisabolol (a derivative of chamomile), and vitamin C. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Though English and French are official languages, everyone speaks Creole (Seselwa), a French derivative with Bantu and Malagasy influences. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"They are all made from a derivative of silicon, called Silinvar, which is known for being lightweight, rugged and antimagnetic. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Pycnogenol, a derivative of pine trees, is the antioxidant of choice in this formula. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lots of good imitators have lived in the Big Brother house but these derivative caricatures are often simplistic and never stand the test of time. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 28 June 2022",
"Chris Bae, chief executive and co-founder at structured- derivative -solutions provider EDG and a former trader at UBS and Goldman Sachs, is looking at open interest and is tracking global exchanges that offer options trading. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
"And to pull back the film\u2019s own Pennywisian mask of derivative fright-making is to find nothing much underneath. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Commodities fall outside of its lane though interestingly its sister agency, the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which currently oversees derivative markets and contracts based on digital commodities. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Readers who give themselves over fully to Yuknavitch\u2019s aqueous story will catch strains of Jeanette Winterson and David Mitchell, but there\u2019s nothing derivative about her insightful reverie. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Italian Modernism had always been seen through a French lens, and her New York shows shed that perspective to better establish avant-garde Italian art as an independent rather than derivative movement. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Calo is a language that cholos use here that\u2019s derivative of Spanish, English and sometimes even Nahuatl used by some nations in Mexico. \u2014 Gary \u201cganas\u201d Garay, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Griner was detained on Feb. 17 at an airport in Russia after authorities there said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing a cannabis derivative . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 14 June 2022"
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"see derive":"Adjective"
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"di-\u02c8ri-v\u0259-tiv",
"d\u0259-\u02c8ri-v\u0259-tiv",
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"noun"
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": citizenship derived from that of another (as from a person who holds citizenship by virtue of naturalization)":[]
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"\u2014 Thomas Jefferson"
],
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],
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"The novel's appeal derives entirely from the complexity of its characters."
],
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"Petroleum is derived from coal tar."
],
": to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source":[
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]
},
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"The river derives its name from a Native American tribe.",
"Much of the book's appeal derives from the personality of its central character.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your digital health strategy should derive from your institution's strategic priorities. \u2014 Dwight Raum, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The likelihood that Trump\u2019s stamp on the federal judiciary will persist doesn\u2019t derive only from the sheer number of his appointees occupying the bench. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"And not only is the animal killed, but the owner \u2013 even if not at fault \u2013 may not derive pleasure from it. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Those instead derive from the companion Privileges and Immunities Clause. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Thrifty individuals derive some pleasure from spending money on themselves. \u2014 David John Marotta, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These restrictions derive from a fear of enraging a certain kind of customer. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
"But Geter, 42, also seems to derive from these works an extraordinary sense of capacity. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Without naming any specific characters, Kenobi director Deborah Chow tells EW that viewers should expect more cameos and appearances to derive from the films, as opposed to characters who have already been introduced into the live-action universe. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 17 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deriver , from Latin derivare , literally, to draw off (water), from de- + rivus stream \u2014 more at run":""
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"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8r\u012bv"
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"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"reason",
"understand"
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": combining the function of skin and muscle":[
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"noun"
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": of or relating to the tactile sensitivity of the skin":[]
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"adjective"
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": hide , conceal":[]
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"Middle English derne , from Old English dyrne, dierne ; akin to Old Saxon derni secret, Old High German tarni , Latin firmus firm":"Adjective",
"Middle English dernen , from Old English dyrnan ; akin to Old High German ternen, tarnen to hide, conceal, Old Saxon dernian ; denominatives from the root of Old English dyrne secret, hidden":"Verb"
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"-\u0259in",
"\u02c8d\u0259rn",
"\u02c8dern",
"-\u0259\u0304n",
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": the third of the three columns on a roulette layout on which one may bet and which embraces the numbers 25 to 36 inclusive":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"\u02c8d\u0259rn\u0113\u0259r",
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": the newest fashion":[]
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"when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But here, the couple dove in joyously and with abandon: Their kitchen could stand as Gambrel\u2019s dernier cri . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 16 Oct. 2019"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003226",
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"extoll",
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"magnify",
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"\u2026 a few instances of inaccuracy or mediocrity can never derogate from the superlative merit of Homer and Vergil \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Goldsmith"
]
},
"examples":[
"The title of the book derogates the people it is about.",
"Her parents are constantly derogating her achievements.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters. \u2014 Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com , 28 Mar. 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
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"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
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"trash-talk",
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"laud",
"magnify",
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"\u2026 a few instances of inaccuracy or mediocrity can never derogate from the superlative merit of Homer and Vergil \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Goldsmith"
]
},
"examples":[
"The title of the book derogates the people it is about.",
"Her parents are constantly derogating her achievements.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters. \u2014 Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com , 28 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
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"Middle English, from Late Latin derogatus , past participle of derogare , from Latin, to annul (a law), detract, from de- + rogare to ask, propose (a law) \u2014 more at right":""
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"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8de-r\u0259-"
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
],
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": to act beneath one's position or character":[],
": to cause to seem inferior : disparage":[
"derogating another's achievements"
],
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"\u2026 a few instances of inaccuracy or mediocrity can never derogate from the superlative merit of Homer and Vergil \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Goldsmith"
]
},
"examples":[
"The title of the book derogates the people it is about.",
"Her parents are constantly derogating her achievements.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The key issue is who has the final authority to determine whether the play derogates the spirit or alters the characters. \u2014 Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com , 28 Mar. 2018"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English, from Late Latin derogatus , past participle of derogare , from Latin, to annul (a law), detract, from de- + rogare to ask, propose (a law) \u2014 more at right":""
},
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"\u02c8der-\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"\u02c8de-r\u0259-"
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"play down",
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"put down",
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"trash-talk",
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"commendatory",
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"laudative",
"laudatory"
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": detracting from the character or standing of something":[
"\u2014 often used with to, towards , or of \u2026 abstained from saying a word derogatory to his new friend's religion \u2026 \u2014 Anthony Trollope"
],
": expressive of a low opinion : disparaging":[
"derogatory remarks",
"a derogatory term"
]
},
"examples":[
"The aroma of wine made from Concord \u2026 grapes is often described as \"foxy,\" a wine term as derogatory as it is vague. \u2014 Danny May et al. , Berkshire Home Style , March 2007",
"In Powell's memoir, Lemann points out, terms like \"expert\" and \"academic\" are clearly derogatory . \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 5 Feb. 2001",
"Unfortunately, the codes were badly explained and ham-handedly enforced. At Michigan an interpretive guide called \"What Students Should Know \u2026 \" went beyond the scope of the actual code in saying that even a derogatory comment \u2026 would be punished by the university. \u2014 Laurence R. Stains , Rolling Stone , 5 Aug. 1993",
"fans made a steady stream of derogatory remarks about the players on the visiting team",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although the word has often been used as an insult in '90s movies, it has recently been acknowledged as a derogatory term. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"The original version of the track sparked heated debate among fans, who were disappointed with the singer\u2019s decision to include the derogatory term. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Keogh uses a derogatory term for a plus-sized person. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"If anyone is observed by multiple people saying what could be perceived as racial, anti-Semitic, derogatory or intimidating verbiage or displaying such a symbol, they will be asked to leave the event. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Chappelle\u2019s controversial and derogatory statements stand in contrast to Mulaney\u2019s largely uncontroversial material. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"This can involve looking into late payments, collections, or other derogatory marks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"At one point, four police officers had to usher a parent from the meeting after being accused of derogatory behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"Vaughn made a derogatory remark suggesting that if the lights were shut off in Ray\u2019s office, he wouldn\u2019t be seen in the dark, according to the suit. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022"
],
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"circa 1503, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"see derogate":""
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"di-\u02c8r\u00e4-g\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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"belittling",
"contemptuous",
"decrying",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"denigrative",
"denigratory",
"deprecatory",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derisory",
"derogative",
"detractive",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"pejorative",
"scornful",
"slighting",
"uncomplimentary"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": the part of the body a person sits on : buttocks":[
"\u2014 used euphemistically Not only do most federal, state, and local parks and open spaces strictly prohibit taking any part of a plant, let alone digging up the whole thing, but try this on private land and you might be digging buckshot out of your derriere instead. \u2014 Jerry Emory Liposuction is also the best way to treat lumpy derrieres and remove saddle bags. \u2014 Mary Ellen Banashek"
]
},
"examples":[
"I slipped on the ice and fell on my derriere .",
"swimsuits that should be worn only by those with tight little derrieres",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are two different ways to get your derriere out of these pants without undoing the shoulder straps. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Leather-clad from top to bottom \u2014 literally, just to her bottom, with only fishnets showing past that point \u2014 Madonna left the audience with a good look at what decades of working out will do to a person\u2019s derriere . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what truly sets these leggings apart from the millions out there was its unique ability to transform anyone\u2019s derriere . \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"Picture a pair of leggings that mix the comfort of activewear with the appeal of shapewear, featuring an intentional wedgie that carefully separates your buttcheeks, giving anyone a derriere made for its own reality TV show. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"In the images, Affleck grabs Lopez's derriere while looking directly into their own photographer's camera. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 25 July 2021",
"Dickie offered to show the crowd the scars on his derriere ; the crowd opted to take his word for it. \u2014 al , 16 July 2021",
"Back in the day, my sister and I cracked up when the belt vibrated her derriere . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2021",
"Formulated with Wheat Protein and Watermelon Extracts, this sweet-as-candy body treat plumps the derriere while helping to reduce the appearance of cellulite or fine lines. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French derri\u00e8re , from Old French derrier back part, rear, from derier , adverb, behind, from Late Latin deretro , from Latin de from + retro back":""
},
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"\u02ccde-r\u0113-",
"\u02ccder-\u0113-\u02c8er"
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"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"breech",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
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"fanny",
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"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"derri\u00e8re":{
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": the part of the body a person sits on : buttocks":[
"\u2014 used euphemistically Not only do most federal, state, and local parks and open spaces strictly prohibit taking any part of a plant, let alone digging up the whole thing, but try this on private land and you might be digging buckshot out of your derriere instead. \u2014 Jerry Emory Liposuction is also the best way to treat lumpy derrieres and remove saddle bags. \u2014 Mary Ellen Banashek"
]
},
"examples":[
"I slipped on the ice and fell on my derriere .",
"swimsuits that should be worn only by those with tight little derrieres",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are two different ways to get your derriere out of these pants without undoing the shoulder straps. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Leather-clad from top to bottom \u2014 literally, just to her bottom, with only fishnets showing past that point \u2014 Madonna left the audience with a good look at what decades of working out will do to a person\u2019s derriere . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But what truly sets these leggings apart from the millions out there was its unique ability to transform anyone\u2019s derriere . \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"Picture a pair of leggings that mix the comfort of activewear with the appeal of shapewear, featuring an intentional wedgie that carefully separates your buttcheeks, giving anyone a derriere made for its own reality TV show. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
"In the images, Affleck grabs Lopez's derriere while looking directly into their own photographer's camera. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 25 July 2021",
"Dickie offered to show the crowd the scars on his derriere ; the crowd opted to take his word for it. \u2014 al , 16 July 2021",
"Back in the day, my sister and I cracked up when the belt vibrated her derriere . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2021",
"Formulated with Wheat Protein and Watermelon Extracts, this sweet-as-candy body treat plumps the derriere while helping to reduce the appearance of cellulite or fine lines. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French derri\u00e8re , from Old French derrier back part, rear, from derier , adverb, behind, from Late Latin deretro , from Latin de from + retro back":""
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"can",
"cheeks",
"duff",
"fanny",
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"heinie",
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"noun"
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"bless",
"consecrate",
"hallow",
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"sanctify"
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": to divest of sacred qualities or status":[]
},
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"deplores how contemporary society has desacralized and trivialized the celebration of Christmas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aguilar thinks the basilica should be desacralized and turned into a museum. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Rumor and street culture\u2014jokes, postcards, sayings, bawdy plays performed in saloons\u2014changed the image of the czar and the czarina, desacralized them, before and during the war. \u2014 Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian , 29 Sep. 2017"
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8sa-",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8s\u0101-kr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"bless",
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sacralize",
"sanctify"
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": desacralize":[]
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"desanctified the church building and converted it into condos",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Someone may have removed these features in an attempt to desanctify the religious icon, according to a government statement. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"deconsecrate",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011101",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"desc":{
"antonyms":[],
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"descendant":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120116",
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"abbreviation"
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"antonyms":[],
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": to remove a coating, layer, or incrustation from : to free from scale (see scale entry 3 sense 3 )":[
"To descale the kettle, fill it with equal parts water and vinegar and let it soak for an hour before making sure it's been properly rinsed out.",
"\u2014 Sarra Gray"
],
": to remove scales (see scale entry 3 sense 1a ) from":[
"You can, of course, ask the fishmonger to gut and descale the fish for you.",
"\u2014 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"de- + scale entry 3":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8sk\u0101l"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a violent revolutionist":[],
": an Argentine worker especially when poor and underprivileged":[],
": an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution of 1820\u201323":[]
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"Spanish, from descamisado poor, from des- dis- (from Latin dis- ) + camisa shirt + -ado -ate (from Latin -atus )":""
},
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"\u02ccde\u02ccskam\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor":[],
": a superimposed counterpoint to a simple melody sung typically by some or all of the sopranos":[],
": comment , discourse":[],
": discourse or comment on a theme":[],
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},
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"an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare",
"the soprano descanted above the melody line",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Hynde storyline, which includes her messing around with songs on an acoustic guitar, runs as a kind of descant against the personal and professional noise of the Pistols. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"This is a dark and defensive descant to a more substantial and necessary conversation about whiteness in America. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 3 July 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English dyscant , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French descaunt , from Medieval Latin discantus , from Latin dis- + cantus song \u2014 more at chant":"Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8skant",
"\u02c8de-\u02ccskant",
"de-\u02c8skant",
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"declaim",
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"expatiate",
"harangue",
"lecture",
"orate",
"speak",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004110",
"type":[
"noun",
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": soprano recorder":[]
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": a singer who performs descants":[]
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"de-\u02c8skan-",
"di-\u02c8skan-",
"\u02c8de-\u02ccskan-t\u0259r"
],
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"type":[
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a singer proficient at performing high descants":[]
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"\u02c8de-\u02ccskan-tist",
"de-\u02c8skan-",
"di-\u02c8skan-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025647",
"type":[
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"antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"climb",
"mount",
"rise",
"uprise",
"upsweep",
"upturn"
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"definitions":{
": to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above":[
"reporters descended on the candidate"
],
": to conduct nerve impulses away from the brain":[
"\u2026 lesions that interrupt the descending pathways from the cortex or brain stem produce weakness in voluntary movements \u2026",
"\u2014 Claude Ghez and John Krakauer"
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": to extend down along":[
"a narrow scar descended her arm"
],
": to incline, lead, or extend downward":[
"the road descends to the river"
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": to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop":[],
": to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive":[
"descends from an old merchant family"
],
": to pass by inheritance":[
"a desk that has descended in the family"
],
": to pass by transmission":[
"songs descended from old ballads"
],
": to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one":[
"descended from the platform"
],
": to pass from higher to lower musical notes":[
"The harmony descends chromatically."
],
": to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive":[
"descends from the general to the specific"
],
": to pass, move, or climb down or down along":[
"descending the staircase"
],
": to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent":[
"Their scores were listed in descending order."
],
": to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack)":[
"a hawk descending upon its prey"
],
": to worsen and sink in condition or estimation":[
"He descended into a deep depression.",
"descended to poverty",
"descend into chaos"
]
},
"examples":[
"Wait for the elevator to descend .",
"The workers descended into the hole.",
"A herd of goats descended into the valley.",
"The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon.",
"Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing it.",
"The children descended the staircase silently.",
"The path descends to the river.",
"The stairs descended into the tunnel.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a role that could easily descend into overeager caricature, Brown makes for an outstanding Dede. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The Inlet itself carries edges, of floe ice in the winter and steep bluffs that descend sharply from along Point Woronzof and toward Kincaid Park. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Both established Eggers as a stylistic descendant of the Brothers Grimm, a crafter of macabre fables that descend into torrents of madness. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"But Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis has trails that descend into a sinkhole, following a cascading stream along the way. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Just as plants do on land, photosynthetic algae known as phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide and are in turn eaten by animals, which poop out carbon-rich pellets that descend to the seafloor. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The skiing, up the road at Stowe Mountain Resort, offers options for all levels on the garlands of trails that descend through forests from Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The dome can protect only against limited types of missiles, and the U.S. is pursuing separate plans to beef up defenses against Chinese ballistic missiles that descend from space. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Just after its arrival at Neptune the orbiter would jettison a small lander that would descend into its atmosphere in 37 minutes. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre , from Latin descendere , from de- + scandere to climb \u2014 more at scan":""
},
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"di-\u02c8send",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"decline",
"dip",
"drop",
"fall",
"plunge",
"sink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094229",
"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb"
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"descend (on":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to take sudden, violent action against the shock troops descended on the village without warning"
],
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224424",
"type":[
"verb"
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"descend (on ":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to take sudden, violent action against the shock troops descended on the village without warning"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104924",
"type":[
"verb"
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},
"descend from":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source":[
"Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.",
"The plants descend from a common ancestor.",
"They claim to be descended from a noble British family."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002340",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
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"descend/sink/stoop to someone's level":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to behave as badly as someone who has treated one wrongly":[
"Despite my opponent's personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level ."
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"Though Phillippe is not a descendant of Queen Victoria, the two do still share a family tree. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 23 May 2022",
"Millsap is a descendant of teenage Mayflower passenger Mary Chilton, buried at nearby King\u2019s Chapel. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"His name was Thomas Welsby Clark, the son of wealthy sheep ranchers and a descendant of Scottish immigrants. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"His name was Thomas Welsby Clark, the son of wealthy sheep ranchers and a descendant of Scottish immigrants. \u2014 Oscar Schwartz, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Moderna thinks the dominant strain this fall could be a familiar one: omicron, delta or a descendant of either of the two. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Media reviews cemented the verdict for this son of an Episcopal priest and descendant of slaves. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Historians, Native American leaders and a descendant of Capt. \u2014 Rick Green, courant.com , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"But repatriation also requires participation from descendant communities. \u2014 Megan Gannon, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Though Phillippe is not a descendant of Queen Victoria, the two do still share a family tree. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 23 May 2022",
"Millsap is a descendant of teenage Mayflower passenger Mary Chilton, buried at nearby King\u2019s Chapel. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"His name was Thomas Welsby Clark, the son of wealthy sheep ranchers and a descendant of Scottish immigrants. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"His name was Thomas Welsby Clark, the son of wealthy sheep ranchers and a descendant of Scottish immigrants. \u2014 Oscar Schwartz, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"The landing of Chang'e 5's descender and ascender unit. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 2 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a role that could easily descend into overeager caricature, Brown makes for an outstanding Dede. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The Inlet itself carries edges, of floe ice in the winter and steep bluffs that descend sharply from along Point Woronzof and toward Kincaid Park. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Both established Eggers as a stylistic descendant of the Brothers Grimm, a crafter of macabre fables that descend into torrents of madness. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
"But Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis has trails that descend into a sinkhole, following a cascading stream along the way. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Just as plants do on land, photosynthetic algae known as phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide and are in turn eaten by animals, which poop out carbon-rich pellets that descend to the seafloor. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The skiing, up the road at Stowe Mountain Resort, offers options for all levels on the garlands of trails that descend through forests from Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The dome can protect only against limited types of missiles, and the U.S. is pursuing separate plans to beef up defenses against Chinese ballistic missiles that descend from space. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Just after its arrival at Neptune the orbiter would jettison a small lander that would descend into its atmosphere in 37 minutes. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"Toscano-Anderson, an Oakland native, became the first player of Mexican descent to win an NBA championship. \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"At the heart of the protest is the controversial plan to move an iconic memorial dedicated to men and women of Mexican descent who gave their lives in service to their country. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Selena Gomez and Melissa Villase\u00f1or teamed up for another hilarious sketch as two women of Mexican descent hosting a talk show about their neighborhood of Pico Rivera, called A Peek At Pico. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 May 2022",
"Gomez is a California native from Los Angeles born to parents of Mexican descent in 2006. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"The markets continued their volatile descent this week, with three major stock indexes deepening losses for the year and the S&P 500 index closing out its worst week since March 2020. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The markets continued their volatile descent this week, with three major stock indexes deepening losses for the year and the S&P 500 index closing out its worst week since March 2020. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"The markets continued their volatile descent this week, with three major stock indexes deepening losses for the year and the S&P 500 index closing out its worst week since March 2020. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Then came Japan\u2019s brutal invasion and occupation of China, the deprivations of World War II, and the chaos of civil war and revolution\u2014and, with those upheavals, the family\u2019s exile from their garden paradise and their descent into poverty. \u2014 Diane Cole, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
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"Two-thirds of Texans say the higher gas prices Texans are facing have been a financial difficulty, including three in 10 who describe it as a financial hardship. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"People who have been regularly exposed to this type of music over the years have become familiar with those rules, even without being able to describe them in music theory terms. \u2014 Eva Amsen, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Bowser has tried to describe herself as a mayor for Black Washington. \u2014 Omari Daniels, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Becton, a first-round pick in 2020, said these were phrases people have used throughout his life to describe him. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
"Less than half \u2013 49% \u2013 used that label to describe themselves in the same poll last year. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"The problem as many executives describe it: Current business is great, but the difficulties ahead are obvious. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Charging documents describe no violence, but that charge can also apply to other felony crimes. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"Peecyclers in Vermont describe a personal benefit from their work: A sense of gratification thinking about their own body\u2019s nutrients helping to heal, instead of hurt, the earth. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022"
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"Coded in much the same way as any software, organizations need to build APIs using consistent description language to ensure they are easily connected in a clear, transparent and secured way. \u2014 Bernadette Nixon, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Border Patrol agents later provided surveillance footage of a man matching Zamorano's description driving the truck through a Laredo Sector checkpoint. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
"Since then, the same description has been applied to the wars fought by the U.S. in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. \u2014 Donald Stoker, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s that vague description Apple provided on its iOS 16 preview page, which went up a few weeks ago: Fueling and driving task apps are available in CarPlay. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 June 2022",
"And two, does the Secret Service\u2019s denial, at least anonymously so far, of Hutchinson\u2019s description of Trump lunging at the Secret Service and trying to take the steering wheel hurt Hutchinson\u2019s credibility? \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The problem was Independence police did find a gun under the driver\u2019s seat that matched the victim\u2019s description . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Based on Tesla's description , Powerwall owners can sign up for the program using the battery management software. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
"Mitchell Black offers a variety of other removable and permanent wallpaper patterns as well, but be sure to double-check the product description to determine which options are peel and stick. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"di-\u02c8skrip-sh\u0259n"
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"the descriptive basis of science"
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"She gave a descriptive account of the journey.",
"a talent for descriptive writing",
"a poem full of descriptive detail",
"The black cat was given the descriptive name \u201cMidnight.\u201d",
"The book is a descriptive grammar.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Revealing excerpts of that prose \u2014 from her fiction, as well as diary and notebook entries, all written in a tersely descriptive style that marks it as the work of the same hand \u2014 are read with cool authority by Gwendoline Christie. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Both groups are an anomaly to folks like me who often put shows into a neat, descriptive box. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
"The descriptive trail guides have photos and reviews. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The companies also noted that a descriptive analysis based on 10 symptomatic COVID-19 cases identified in the trial suggests that the three doses are 80 percent effective against an omicron infection. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"To be more descriptive , the flavor combines terpene, hemp seeds, strawberry and cayenne pepper (but notably not THC or CBD additives). \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout, the lyrics are more direct and descriptive , less humor-dependent than in the past. \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"Support for a diversity-improvement program was lower in the experiential condition, with an average score of 71.07, compared with 74.5 in the descriptive condition. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
"My purpose in mentioning them is just to be descriptive as each relates to happiness, optimism, and prospects for future success, without regard to whether any of them are right or wrong. \u2014 Chuck Bolotin, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021"
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see describe":""
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"di-\u02c8skrip-tiv"
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"miss",
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"\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
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"Verb",
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"could just descry the ship coming over the horizon"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"derivative of descry entry 1":"Noun",
"in sense 1 Middle English descrien, descriven, descreven \"to catch sight of, discover, discern,\" apparently developed from descriven (rarely descrien ) \"to describe, recount, characterize,\" borrowed from Anglo-French descrire, descriver, descrier \"to describe, give an account of,\" going back to Latin d\u0113scr\u012bbere \"to represent by drawing, describe \"; in sense 2 Middle English descrien \"to announce, make known, reveal, betray,\" perhaps borrowed from Middle French descrier \"to cry, make known,\" from des- de- + crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":"Verb"
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"di-\u02c8skr\u012b"
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"ascertain",
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"determine",
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"dig up",
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"find out",
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"d\u0113\u02c8-",
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"transitive verb"
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"\u2026 the kind of shore development \u2026 that has desecrated so many waterfronts \u2026",
"\u2014 John Fischer"
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]
},
"examples":[
"The vandals were accused of desecrating graves.",
"vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Opponents say the quarry would desecrate the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band\u2019s most sacred site and wildlife habitat. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"To think that 80 years later, Russian forces would strike the area of the Babyn Yar memorial site and desecrate the memories of the Jews who were murdered there, is sickening. \u2014 Liora Rez, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The most meaningful divide in American politics is no longer between left and right but between those who uphold democracy and those who desecrate it. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The golem became destructive, either rising upon his creator, killing others, continuing to grow uncontrollably or simply setting out to desecrate the Sabbath, and the rabbi was forced to destroy it. \u2014 Roy Schwartz, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The plan to keep the site a secret is based on concerns about relic hunters and others who might desecrate a war grave, officials said. \u2014 al , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Native activists said the plan would contaminate the peaks and desecrate the land held sacred by so many Indigenous peoples and upset the balance of life. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Joe Biden is the first president to desecrate not only the tenets of Friedman\u2019s economic ideas, but the anti-democratic implications of his entire philosophy. \u2014 Zachary D. Carter, The New Republic , 17 June 2021",
"Former Marine Corps reservist Yonathan Melaku is sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempting to desecrate graves at the cemetery. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 16 June 2021"
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"1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To some of us, any blending of the American flag and the Confederate flag borders on desecration . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
"One observer described the attack with gusto, decrying a surprise attack on families and the subsequent desecration of their bodies. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"An Ottawa law enforcement spokeswoman said Monday that the police had begun several criminal investigations following the desecration of monuments and other threatening behavior during the weekend protests in Canada\u2019s capital. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"These actions, according to the Estonian parliament, have consisted of murders, enforced disappearances, deportations, imprisonment, torture, rape, and the desecration of corpses. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And various outbursts of violence are staged awkwardly, with no real sense of danger \u2014 the eventual desecration of what little order existed in the junk shop plays almost like comedy. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Police described the recent throwing of fireworks from inside the mosque, at least one of which caused a small fire in a carpet, as an act of desecration . \u2014 Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman And Hadas Gold, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Johns Creek, Georgia, agreed in 2021 to allocate $100,000 to the Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery and enforce a law to prevent desecration and vandalism of local cemeteries, said the town\u2019s mayor, John Bradberry. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Diana was charged under Article 341, the desecration of structures and damage to property, punishable by up to three years in prison. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1717, in the meaning defined above":""
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"the communicants were aghast at the desecration of the altar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To some of us, any blending of the American flag and the Confederate flag borders on desecration . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
"One observer described the attack with gusto, decrying a surprise attack on families and the subsequent desecration of their bodies. \u2014 Peter C. Mancall, Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"An Ottawa law enforcement spokeswoman said Monday that the police had begun several criminal investigations following the desecration of monuments and other threatening behavior during the weekend protests in Canada\u2019s capital. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"These actions, according to the Estonian parliament, have consisted of murders, enforced disappearances, deportations, imprisonment, torture, rape, and the desecration of corpses. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And various outbursts of violence are staged awkwardly, with no real sense of danger \u2014 the eventual desecration of what little order existed in the junk shop plays almost like comedy. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Police described the recent throwing of fireworks from inside the mosque, at least one of which caused a small fire in a carpet, as an act of desecration . \u2014 Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman And Hadas Gold, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Johns Creek, Georgia, agreed in 2021 to allocate $100,000 to the Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery and enforce a law to prevent desecration and vandalism of local cemeteries, said the town\u2019s mayor, John Bradberry. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Diana was charged under Article 341, the desecration of structures and damage to property, punishable by up to three years in prison. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1717, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to remove the seed from":[]
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"noun"
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": to become desegregated":[]
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"efforts to desegregate the town's buses",
"Eventually the city's schools desegregated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Five years later, an appellate court ruled against the school district and ordered it to desegregate . \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The events led to a federal lawsuit forcing Uvalde to desegregate . \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"In more recent decades, dozens of public \u2014 and free \u2014 Montessori programs have opened across the country, often as part of explicit efforts to desegregate schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This is a really complicated issue, one rooted in efforts to desegregate New York City schools but one in which many Asian Americans have felt overlooked and politically slighted. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Barbee ultimately sued in federal court, and in 1976, Judge John Reynolds ordered MPS to desegregate . \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"Under White\u2019s direction, the association promoted interracial unionization, pried open Blacks\u2019 access to wartime defense work, and pushed the Pentagon to desegregate the military. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The work follows a 2020 resolution from Peterson and MPS board vice president Sequanna Taylor to develop a regional plan to desegregate schools and reduce inequities. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
"The city\u2019s 10-day Fiesta showed us that in more than 100 years, San Antonio has failed to desegregate and extricate itself from an anti-Mexican past. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"1949, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"d\u0113-\u02c8se-gr\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"d\u0113-\u02c8se-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8se-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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"d\u0113-\u02ccse-gri-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"d\u0113-\u02ccse-gr\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Congregants have long supported progressive causes, including civil rights, desegregation and busing, and AIDS and gender issues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Despite being early advocates for desegregation and affirmative action, the Free Press did not hire its first African-American reporter until 1955. \u2014 Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
"Back in 1954, some parents objected to the racial desegregation of public schools. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"While busing began as a countywide effort to integrate schools, it has been watered down to the point that less than 7% of JCPS students \u2014 almost all of them Black and low-income \u2014 carry the district's desegregation efforts. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"Kupchik notes that the practice of suspending students can largely be traced back to school desegregation efforts in the \u201960s and \u201970s. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Fifty years ago, to aid with desegregation efforts, DISD opened Skyline High School as the nation\u2019s first magnet school. \u2014 Talia Richman, Dallas News , 27 Sep. 2021",
"In the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s, community schools emerged in some instances around desegregation efforts as a way to unite communities and schools for greater service to the neighborhood population. \u2014 Raymond Pierce, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
"The Scouts were themselves the focus of semi-successful postwar desegregation efforts. \u2014 Alexandra Lange, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"If you don't want the computer program to automatically correct your spelling, you will have to deselect that option.",
"he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again). \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade. \u2014 Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times , 4 Sep. 2019",
"Make sure to knock Frontier and Spirit out of the running by deselecting them on either of the search engines, as their service and extra fees will make the fare and flight too much hassle for the money. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 19 Mar. 2018",
"The lowest fares will be highlighted in green: Just make sure to deselect Frontier and Spirit, as their flights come with extra fees. \u2014 Bridget Hallinan, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 May 2018",
"But with Labour nudging ahead of the Tories in opinion polls, there is no appetite for a coup, and deselecting troublesome MPs is easier said than done. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
"The group has manpower, which some fear could be used to deselect troublesome MPs on the party\u2019s right. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Sep. 2017"
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"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"German, from Low German, alteration of Middle Low German bisemer, besemer , of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian bezm\u0117\u0303nas , of Slavic origin; akin to Old Russian bezm\u0115n\u016d desemer, small weight, Polish bezmian, przezmian balance without pans, perhaps of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish batman small weight":""
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": to make (a sensitized or hypersensitive individual) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent":[]
},
"examples":[
"The shot will help to desensitize the nerve.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Strategic thinking training should enable participants to practice rapid change in an effort to desensitize them. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 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",
"It was also used to desensitize gun powder for naval guns, a corrosion inhibitor for brass casings and waterproofing for airplanes, ammunition, and also in motors and electric coils. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the trainers at least wanted to desensitize Tilikum in case someone fell in. \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"Morally, portraying the enemy as ready to commit the most depraved crimes helped desensitize combatants and added further fuel to a fast escalating cycle of entirely conventional violence. \u2014 Claas Kirchhelle, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Swing voters are far more concerned about how social media and videogames may undermine the mental development of children, desensitize them to violence, delay their socialization, and put their personal data at risk of exploitation. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Technicians typically use a numbing gel to help desensitize the area before and after the laser treatment to minimize discomfort. \u2014 Jessica Cruel, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
"For long-term care, immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots) is a great tool that helps desensitize your body to specific allergens over time, helping to gradually minimize symptoms. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Jan. 2022"
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"The shot will help to desensitize the nerve.",
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"Strategic thinking training should enable participants to practice rapid change in an effort to desensitize them. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 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",
"It was also used to desensitize gun powder for naval guns, a corrosion inhibitor for brass casings and waterproofing for airplanes, ammunition, and also in motors and electric coils. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the trainers at least wanted to desensitize Tilikum in case someone fell in. \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"Morally, portraying the enemy as ready to commit the most depraved crimes helped desensitize combatants and added further fuel to a fast escalating cycle of entirely conventional violence. \u2014 Claas Kirchhelle, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Swing voters are far more concerned about how social media and videogames may undermine the mental development of children, desensitize them to violence, delay their socialization, and put their personal data at risk of exploitation. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Technicians typically use a numbing gel to help desensitize the area before and after the laser treatment to minimize discomfort. \u2014 Jessica Cruel, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
"For long-term care, immunotherapy (also known as allergy shots) is a great tool that helps desensitize your body to specific allergens over time, helping to gradually minimize symptoms. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Jan. 2022"
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"Satellite images taken this year and 20 years ago show that the desert is in retreat thanks to a resurgence of trees. \u2014 Andy Coghlan , New Scientist , 14-20 Oct. 2006",
"The coastal plain is a desert in terms of precipitation\u2014less than six inches fall annually\u2014but what falls as snow stays to be later distributed by the wind. \u2014 John Hildebrand , Harper's , November 2003",
"The house finch, a songbird native to the Western desert , has proved to be highly adaptable, having rapidly colonized the Eastern states after its release on Long Island in the early 1940's. \u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 1 Jan. 2002",
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"While my very American mother swabbed the dishes, Dad lingered at the dinner table, recreating in visceral detail the taste of mint in a Bedouin teacup under a desert sky, or the golden plumage of his father's saluki dogs, or the filigreed robes of the young king at the camel races. \u2014 Diana Abu-Jaber , Vogue , May 2007",
"\u2026 the place in the Texas Panhandle where Highway 66 rolled down off the land of farms and ranches into the beginnings of the desert grassland and red-rock country that dominated New Mexico. \u2014 Susan Croce Kelly , Route 66 , 1988",
"Verb",
"Boulet saw his longtime partner desert him in the midst of the storm, then had his wife and daughter skip town in its aftermath. \u2014 Mike Flaherty , TV Guide , 10-16 Sept. 2007",
"Left alone for a moment, he feels mournful, bereft\u2014and then panicky, when he thinks he has been deserted again. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 7 Mar. 2005",
"But now the building seemed deserted at two in the afternoon, and I soon learned that the paper, incredibly, was forced to advertise for applicants to the staff. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
"The inhabitants had deserted the town.",
"She had been married for just over a year when her husband deserted her.",
"He was deserted by his friends and family."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there are advancements being made that may allow scientists to determine dates by analyzing the desert varnish on rocks. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022"
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"The coastal plain is a desert in terms of precipitation\u2014less than six inches fall annually\u2014but what falls as snow stays to be later distributed by the wind. \u2014 John Hildebrand , Harper's , November 2003",
"The house finch, a songbird native to the Western desert , has proved to be highly adaptable, having rapidly colonized the Eastern states after its release on Long Island in the early 1940's. \u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 1 Jan. 2002",
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"While my very American mother swabbed the dishes, Dad lingered at the dinner table, recreating in visceral detail the taste of mint in a Bedouin teacup under a desert sky, or the golden plumage of his father's saluki dogs, or the filigreed robes of the young king at the camel races. \u2014 Diana Abu-Jaber , Vogue , May 2007",
"\u2026 the place in the Texas Panhandle where Highway 66 rolled down off the land of farms and ranches into the beginnings of the desert grassland and red-rock country that dominated New Mexico. \u2014 Susan Croce Kelly , Route 66 , 1988",
"Verb",
"Boulet saw his longtime partner desert him in the midst of the storm, then had his wife and daughter skip town in its aftermath. \u2014 Mike Flaherty , TV Guide , 10-16 Sept. 2007",
"Left alone for a moment, he feels mournful, bereft\u2014and then panicky, when he thinks he has been deserted again. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 7 Mar. 2005",
"But now the building seemed deserted at two in the afternoon, and I soon learned that the paper, incredibly, was forced to advertise for applicants to the staff. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
"The inhabitants had deserted the town.",
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"Satellite images taken this year and 20 years ago show that the desert is in retreat thanks to a resurgence of trees. \u2014 Andy Coghlan , New Scientist , 14-20 Oct. 2006",
"The coastal plain is a desert in terms of precipitation\u2014less than six inches fall annually\u2014but what falls as snow stays to be later distributed by the wind. \u2014 John Hildebrand , Harper's , November 2003",
"The house finch, a songbird native to the Western desert , has proved to be highly adaptable, having rapidly colonized the Eastern states after its release on Long Island in the early 1940's. \u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 1 Jan. 2002",
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"\u2026 the place in the Texas Panhandle where Highway 66 rolled down off the land of farms and ranches into the beginnings of the desert grassland and red-rock country that dominated New Mexico. \u2014 Susan Croce Kelly , Route 66 , 1988",
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"Left alone for a moment, he feels mournful, bereft\u2014and then panicky, when he thinks he has been deserted again. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 7 Mar. 2005",
"But now the building seemed deserted at two in the afternoon, and I soon learned that the paper, incredibly, was forced to advertise for applicants to the staff. \u2014 Arthur Miller , Timebends , 1987",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hours after The Post interviewed Lapko and Khrus, members of Ukraine\u2019s military security service arrived at their hotel and detained some of their men, accusing them of desertion . \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"Before the new process for separation came into effect, an individual had to accuse a spouse of desertion , adultery, or unreasonable behavior to be able to petition for a divorce. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
"Hours after The Post interviewed Lapko and Khrus, members of Ukraine\u2019s military security service arrived at their hotel and detained some of their men, accusing them of desertion . \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"Hours after The Post interviewed Lapko and Khrus, members of Ukraine\u2019s military security service arrived at their hotel and detained some of their men, accusing them of desertion . \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"During wartime, the most severe punishments for desertion are death and up to life in prison, said Lt. Cmdr. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"Bowen, despite his earlier desertion (and his criminal record), instead would successfully reenlist in the U.S. Navy during World War I and head to sea. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In 2016, he was arrested and charged with desertion . \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Even an outright cancelation would indicate an iota of empathy from Adele\u2019s camp, because at some point, disappointment trumps desertion . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"the team really deserved that victory after the way they played",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That opens the door for arguments that fetuses deserve legal protection, legal experts said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Across the country, Democrats have argued for years that Iowa\u2019s caucuses no longer deserve to kick off such an important process. \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Democrats want to move on to another tax-and-spend reconciliation bill, but legislators deserve time to consider the biggest change in gun and safety laws in decades. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Gibney adds that some, not all, stories deserve both. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"But even if Curry might deserve the most credit for this championship, Golden State wouldn\u2019t be here without contributions throughout the organization. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Complex alien minds are all around us and deserve more of our curiosity and respect. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 16 June 2022",
"Of course, not all of the accidents were caused directly by system errors, but some cases of accidents with such machines deserve special attention. \u2014 Alex Polyakov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"So much of what seems new today in science fiction builds on the work that came before it, and writers like Meryll and Zoline deserve reintroduction to the modern reader. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
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"a well deserved promotion for a hard worker",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No Tony is more deserved this year than the one that should be etched with Wheeldon\u2019s name. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Back at the house, Nia immediately tells KellyAnne and Jonna about Sylvia's comment, and they get pissed off because KellyAnne's win deserved to be celebrated. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The unfair-labor-practices case against the Federalist over a joke tweet deserved to be sent back to the salt mine. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 20 May 2022",
"The second half was a dream start for the Pride as Gunny Jonsdottir got on the end of a ball by Leroux to tap in, giving the Pride a deserved lead in the 51st minute. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"On the other, Odorizzi is having a run of deserved luck. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 13 May 2022",
"Critic Bill Addison is on a richly deserved vacation. \u2014 Daniel Hernandezfood Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Although that film was a deserved Oscar winner for best makeup, Raimi\u2019s movie relies more on CGI for its scarier junctures and may face a more challenging time getting on the shortlist, depending on how the competition field shakes out. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"Sassuolo took a deserved lead through Giacomo Raspadori, only to see Juve fight back thanks to goals from Dybala and Moise Kean. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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": appropriately having or being given something specified":[
"\u2014 used with of a proposal deserving of support [=a proposal that deserves support] a criminal deserving of punishment"
],
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"reward the proud according to their deservings",
"\u2014 Charles Kingsley"
],
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"rewarding deserving workers",
"scholarships for deserving students"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He's a very deserving young man.",
"The church provides aid to deserving families.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Smith\u2019s numbers and accolades, to be clear, are gaudy, and deserving of consideration. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Hey Hoynsie: Eli Morgan seems to really be maturing as a pitcher and deserving of another turn in the rotation with Aaron Civale out. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 28 May 2022",
"But Summer\u2019s catalog is a pop feast deserving of esteem. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Russian leaders are no less deserving of that title, yet political speech will help bring justice only when it is translated into binding legal opinion. \u2014 Michael A. Newton, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The recipient of that good fortune was Country House, who was 65-to-1 and very much deserving of those odds. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Both of those situations are unfortunate, and deserving of attention. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center, said the Russian leadership doesn\u2019t see Ukraine, a place once controlled by Moscow, as deserving of rigorous study. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Operation Connect believes that veterans are future leaders and model citizens, will enrich our local economy for years to come, and are a community asset deserving of investment. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some years, though, are more deserving than others. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"What people dream of, gala-wise, is beauty, admiring and being admired, charming and being charmed, being selected as special and deserving . \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Some parents have publicly suggested that students earning admission with lower GPAs are less deserving of the seats than applicants with higher GPAs who were rejected from the exam schools. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2021",
"Every year a $1000 scholarship is given to a deserving high school senior or college student planning on a career in the environmental sciences. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"The Original Kolache Shoppe, of course, is a very deserving addition, at number 65. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 24 May 2022",
"In Lowe\u2014and in Dash\u2019s striking, cinematic staging of her gowns in the Renaissance Revival Room\u2014there couldn\u2019t be a designer more deserving to finally get their flowers. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Emerald Isle is also the most successful country to compete at the (in)famous Eurovision Song Contest, winning the event a table-topping seven times\u2013a truly deserving champion of Heardle. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Go ahead, the (finale) stage is here, and five deserving queens \u2014 Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden, and Willow Pill \u2014 are prepared to claim their $150,000 check (check!) and the most coveted crown in the world. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"di-\u02c8z\u0259r-vi\u014b"
],
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"good",
"meritorious",
"worthy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104402",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
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": castrate , spay":[],
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": to eliminate perceived sexism from":[
"desex the language of church Bible study programs",
"\u2014 R. M. Harley"
]
},
"examples":[
"desex the baby chickens destined for market"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8seks",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8seks"
],
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"synonyms":[
"alter",
"fix",
"neuter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111013",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to deprive of sexual characters or power":[],
": to divest of sexual quality":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition, many vaccination campaigns aim to desexualize the HPV vaccine, instead of focusing on its effectiveness in preventing cancers later in life. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"In addition, many vaccination campaigns aim to desexualize the HPV vaccine, instead of focusing on its effectiveness in preventing cancers later in life. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"In addition, many vaccination campaigns aim to desexualize the HPV vaccine, instead of focusing on its effectiveness in preventing cancers later in life. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"In addition, many vaccination campaigns aim to desexualize the HPV vaccine, instead of focusing on its effectiveness in preventing cancers later in life. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"In addition, many vaccination campaigns aim to desexualize the HPV vaccine, instead of focusing on its effectiveness in preventing cancers later in life. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
"Participants see the march as an opportunity to normalize and desexualize women\u2019s breasts. \u2014 The Know Staff, The Know , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Several told me stories of being advised to desexualize themselves, or of choosing to do so. \u2014 Hallie Lieberman, New York Times , 7 June 2019",
"But beyond its shiny surface and real estate pornography, the film, is a way to talk about the ways in which older people are desexualized in our culture. \u2014 Katie Walsh, kansascity , 17 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"-\u02c8sek-sh\u00fc-\u0259-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010651",
"type":[
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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": the state of being dressed in a casual or careless style":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8bil",
"-\u02c8b\u0113",
"\u02ccde-s\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113l"
],
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"noun"
]
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"-\u02c8bil",
"-\u02c8b\u0113",
"\u02ccde-s\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113l"
],
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"type":[
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"desi goat"
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Bengali des\u012b , from Sanskrit de\u015b\u012bya , from de\u015ba point, country, district, from di\u015bati he points out":"Adjective",
"Bengali des\u012b indigenous":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101s\u0113",
"\u02c8des\u0113",
"\""
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050247",
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"definitions":{
": a drying agent (such as calcium chloride)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Salt acts as a desiccant , pulling water from meat fibers. \u2014 Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This minimizes humidity getting into the medicine bottle and also removes the risk of swallowing the desiccant by mistake. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Killgrove said chestnut oaks contain tannin, a natural desiccant , a type of drying agent. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 9 Aug. 2016",
"Step #3: Use a Desiccant Now, here's the most important part: submerge your phone in a desiccant , or a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water. \u2014 Joel Johnson, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2021",
"Dry goods and some other foods can be safely stored for a long time in a variety of containers, when packaged with the appropriate desiccant or oxygen absorbers. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Dry goods and some other foods can be safely stored for a long time in a variety of containers, when packaged with the appropriate desiccant or oxygen absorbers. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Dry goods and some other foods can be safely stored for a long time in a variety of containers, when packaged with the appropriate desiccant or oxygen absorbers. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Dry goods and some other foods can be safely stored for a long time in a variety of containers, when packaged with the appropriate desiccant or oxygen absorbers. \u2014 Popular Science , 9 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8des-i-k\u0259nt",
"\u02c8de-si-k\u0259nt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042802",
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]
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"antonyms":[
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify"
],
"definitions":{
": to become dried up":[
"leaves desiccating in winter",
"Lake Valencia has been \u2026 steadily desiccating for more than 200 years.",
"\u2014 J. Platt Bradbury et al."
],
": to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality":[
"\u2026 a charming little romance \u2026 not desiccated and compressed within the pages of a book",
"\u2014 Elinor Wylie"
],
": to dry up":[
"the desiccated land"
],
": to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate":[
"desiccated coconut"
]
},
"examples":[
"that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history",
"add a cup of desiccated coconut to the mix",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Edward is in the grip of a grotesque malady that causes his flesh to desiccate and slough away. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"But the winds also desiccate vegetation and create dangerous wildfire conditions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"At shallow depths, the eggs would cook and desiccate . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 25 June 2021",
"Comparatively, the cremated young adult was burned before their body had begun to desiccate and decompose. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Aug. 2020",
"Here, volcanic lakes, acid pools, desiccated basins, and subterranean caverns are no match for biology. \u2014 Nadia Drake, National Geographic , 26 Aug. 2019",
"These efforts to resurrect pieces of the delta\u2019s desiccated ecosystems face major challenges, including limited funds, scarce water supplies, and the hotter, drier conditions brought on by climate change. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"A few weeks later, a reporter found Rippee at a Vallejo strip mall, asleep on a patch of concrete littered with dirty socks and desiccated orange peels. \u2014 Jocelyn Wiener, SFChronicle.com , 4 Jan. 2020",
"For their study, researchers analyzed active and desiccated tardigrades across a timespans ranging between one and 48 hours. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 16 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1575, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Latin desiccatus , past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de- + siccare to dry, from siccus dry \u2014 more at sack":""
},
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"\u02c8de-si-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8des-i-\u02cck\u0101t"
],
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"castrate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dehydrate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize",
"petrify"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to entertain or express a wish to have or attain":[]
},
"examples":[
"a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve"
],
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"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin desideratus , past participle of desiderare to desire \u2014 more at desire":""
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"di-\u02c8si-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"-\u02c8zi-"
],
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"ache (for)",
"covet",
"crave",
"desire",
"die (for)",
"hanker (for ",
"hunger (for)",
"itch (for)",
"jones (for)",
"long (for)",
"lust (for ",
"pant (after)",
"pine (for)",
"repine (for)",
"salivate (for)",
"sigh (for)",
"thirst (for)",
"want",
"wish (for)",
"yearn (for)",
"yen (for)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075351",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"arrangement",
"blueprint",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"project",
"road map",
"scheme",
"strategy",
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],
"definitions":{
": a decorative pattern":[
"a floral design"
],
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"a declaration of a design upon his life",
"\u2014 John Locke"
],
": a mental project or scheme in which means to an end are laid down":[
"was never part of my design"
],
": a particular purpose or intention held in view by an individual or group":[
"He has ambitious designs for his son."
],
": a preliminary sketch or outline showing the main features of something to be executed":[
"the design for the new stadium"
],
": aggressive or evil intent":[
"\u2014 used with on or against he has designs on the money"
],
": an underlying scheme that governs functioning, developing, or unfolding : pattern , motif":[
"the general design of the epic"
],
": deliberate purposive planning":[
"more by accident than design"
],
": the arrangement of elements or details in a product or work of art":[
"\u2026 his sense of structure, both in the general design of Paradise Lost and Samson , and in his syntax \u2026",
"\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
],
": the creative art of executing aesthetic or functional designs":[
"studied design in college"
],
": to conceive and plan out in the mind":[
"he designed the perfect crime"
],
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"design a system for tracking inventory"
],
": to devise for a specific function or end":[
"a book designed primarily as a college textbook",
"a suitcase designed to hold a laptop computer"
],
": to draw the plans for":[
"design a building",
"designing a new bike"
],
": to draw, lay out, or prepare a design":[
"was trained to design for homes and offices"
],
": to have as a purpose : intend":[
"she designed to excel in her studies"
],
": to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name":[],
": to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of":[
"\u2026 a curious woman whose dresses always looked as if they had been designed in a rage \u2026",
"\u2014 Oscar Wilde"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A team of engineers designed the new engine.",
"Who designed the book's cover?",
"He designed the chair to adjust automatically.",
"They thought they could design the perfect crime.",
"design a strategy for battle",
"Noun",
"There are problems with the design of the airplane's landing gear.",
"I like the design of the textbook.",
"I love the sculpture's design .",
"The machine had a flawed design .",
"the design and development of new products",
"Correcting mistakes is part of the design process.",
"a number of design concepts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bombardier decided instead to design a business jet with the same fuselage as the 7500, but with a higher cruise speed and range. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Start over with each platform, and design your creative assets with intention. \u2014 Ira Belsky, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The teams design their outdoor spaces with dwindling budgets and rising pressure; Ty disrupts their plans right before judging. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Some Blackstone staff had hoped to design a vehicle for accredited investors with as little as about $1 million in net worth, one of the people said. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Autoclaves that sterilize medical waste with steam provide further recycling opportunities, and manufacturers can design products with recycling in mind. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Keen to root the property with a firm sense of place, the hotel tapped local Caribbean designer Michelle Leotaud to design the resort with deliberate and alluring pops of color. \u2014 Rachel Dube, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The new process doesn\u2019t just allow the company to design smaller chips with more transistors. \u2014 PCMAG , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Inuit elder Peter Kattuk was key in helping design the approach to SIKU, as well as Lucassie Arragutainaq, who has spent his career working to understand how Inuit knowledge and science can work together. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mashama, a robust design , uses environmentally friendly fabrics. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Find a fitting design for your space in these 22 DIY Garden Trellis Projects for All Your Climbing Plants and Flowers. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"This printer takes up minimal space, has a nice aesthetic design , and comes in a few different colors, too. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"Other iOS 16 features to look forward to, meanwhile, include a new notification design . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"Expect the 2024 Accord's interior to adopt a similar design as the latest Civic and upcoming CR-V, both of which have a distinctive honeycomb texture for the air vents and a tablet-style touchscreen sitting atop the center of the dash. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"This is more than a few bits of tech and a noise reduction office design . \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"There are also several mobile vendors peppered throughout the stadium, which has a clever and comfy design , as many entertainment and sports venues do now - see the new Orion Amphitheater in nearby Huntsville. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"Per Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner, this bill had been in the works after Evita\u2019s death in 1952, and a preliminary design survived the decades after a 1955 coup deposed Per\u00f3n and proscribed Peronism, hidden behind a drawer in Argentina\u2019s mint. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, to outline, indicate, mean, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare , from Latin, to mark out, from de- + signare to mark \u2014 more at sign":"Verb and Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8z\u012bn"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for design Noun intention , intent , purpose , design , aim , end , object , objective , goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain. intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about. announced his intention to marry intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness. the clear intent of the statute purpose suggests a more settled determination. being successful was her purpose in life design implies a more carefully calculated plan. the order of events came by accident, not design aim adds to these implications of effort directed toward attaining or accomplishing. her aim was to raise film to an art form end stresses the intended effect of action often in distinction or contrast to the action or means as such. willing to use any means to achieve his end object may equal end but more often applies to a more individually determined wish or need. his constant object was the achievement of pleasure objective implies something tangible and immediately attainable. their objective is to seize the oil fields goal suggests something attained only by prolonged effort and hardship. worked years to reach her goals plan , design , plot , scheme , project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. plans for a house design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony. a design for a new dress plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention to their relations and proportions. the plot of the play scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest. a scheme to defraud the government project often stresses imaginative scope and vision. a project to develop the waterfront",
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"propose",
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": chosen but not yet installed (see install sense 2a )":[
"ambassador designate"
],
": denote":[
"associate names with the people they designate"
],
": specify , stipulate":[
"to be sent by a designated shipper"
],
": to call by a distinctive title, term, or expression":[
"a particle designated the neutron"
],
": to distinguish as to class (see class entry 1 sense 3 )":[
"the area we designate as that of spiritual values",
"\u2014 J. B. Conant"
],
": to indicate and set apart for a specific purpose, office, or duty":[
"designate a group to prepare a plan"
],
": to point out the location of":[
"a marker designating the battle"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The wooden stakes designate the edge of the building site.",
"the designated time for the meeting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Others took aim at a law that allows council members to designate schools, libraries and other facilities as off-limits for camping. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Many of my clients designate sheets or clothes for tanning. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"The development was on the agenda, but only for a vote to establish boundaries, prepare a redevelopment plan and designate land on Main Street as blighted. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"Director of national intelligence nominee- designate Avril Haines also has a confirmation hearing scheduled for Friday and incoming veterans affairs secretary Denis McDonough for Jan. 27. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Use art or mirrors on the walls to designate zones. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent- designate Iranetta Wright is focused on four phases in her 100-day plan: engage, explore, evaluate and equip. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 27 Apr. 2022",
"President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Democratic California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his nominee- designate to head his Health and Human Services Department, a crucial post amid the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 6 Dec. 2020",
"The lawmakers said there are times when Feinstein still appears sharp, like during last month's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice- designate Ketanji Brown Jackson. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Teams designate players to open a spot on their 40-man roster and usually add a new player. \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"To avoid this, companies should designate managers to facilitate LCNC development and help educate citizen developers about how the technology works, what tools the organization supports, and how to work with the larger IT organization. \u2014 Vishwastam Shukla, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Federal legislation should designate all medical clinics and hospitals as gun-free zones. \u2014 Brian Till, The New Republic , 6 June 2022",
"Also, Russia\u2019s top prosecutor asked the country\u2019s Supreme Court to designate Ukraine\u2019s Azov Regiment \u2014 among the troops that made up the Azovstal garrison \u2014 as a terrorist organization. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Also, Russia\u2019s top prosecutor asked the country\u2019s Supreme Court to designate Ukraine\u2019s Azov Regiment \u2014 among the troops that made up the Azovstal garrison \u2014 as a terrorist organization. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"The news release did not designate a location for the venue, or indicate when it would be expected to open. \u2014 Noel Oman, Arkansas Online , 5 May 2022",
"Sponsors must designate specific refugees to assist. \u2014 Chris Cameron, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"One of the laws being challenged would designate Kentucky\u2019s attorney general as the only statewide constitutional officer allowed to spend taxpayer funds on litigation challenging a bill\u2019s constitutionality. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8de-zig-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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},
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"you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arkansas Razorbacks baseball designated hitter Brady Slavens made College World Series history on Wednesday against Ole Miss. \u2014 Erik Hall, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Former Sox designated hitter Yerm\u00edn Mercedes was claimed off of waivers by the San Francisco Giants. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Then Lyles left a four-seam fastball over the heart of the plate to designated hitter MJ Melendez, who cranked it 418 feet into the fountain beyond right-center field to place a four-spot on Lyles in one inning for the first time this season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Gutierrez got a fly out, and then designated hitter Tommy La Stella whiffed at a slider in the dirt. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022",
"After shortstop Dominic Pitelli singled in a run, designated hitter Ariel Garcia got in on the fun with a two-run homer to give the Hurricanes a quick 7-0 lead as the Hurricanes sent 10 players to bat in the inning. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
"Following consecutive singles from Mississippi State commit Braden Booth and designated hitter Ryan Revera to lead off the frame, Alabama commit Sam Mitchell hit into a 6-4-3 double-play to end the top half of the inning. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 6 May 2022",
"Ohtani was the Angels designated hitter opening day, 2018. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Cubs reliever Keegan Thompson hitting Brewers designated hitter Andrew McCutchen with a pitch in the eighth inning, the fourth plunking between the teams of the game. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"cover",
"fill-in",
"locum tenens",
"pinch hitter",
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"stand-in",
"sub",
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"\u02ccdezig\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0113\u02cc\u014dp\u0259(r)\u02c8s\u014d(\u02cc)n\u0113"
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"\u2014 Richard Berry",
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": the relation between a sign and the thing signified":[]
},
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"Though many people call her a liberal, it is not a designation she uses herself.",
"we've never given the homemade gadget a proper designation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The entire poll was conducted the day after Zeldin accepted the party\u2019s designation as nominee at the state GOP Convention. \u2014 John Zogby, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"And when talks broke down last week, the state upped the ante by recommending Boston receive more oversight and be labeled underperforming, an embarrassing designation that can take years to reverse. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"This year\u2019s festivals also celebrate Juneteenth\u2019s designation as a federal holiday. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The park was recently even given an International Dark Sky designation . \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"Plenty of banners have been hung for Mason baseball, but the hope is the next one carries an Ohio Division I state designation . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"Another brand who already holds a royal warrant\u2014an official designation that the company is a favorite of the family\u2014is handbag maker Launer London. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Adebayo has received second-team designation in the national media balloting, which concludes prior to the start of the playoffs. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"This designation strips residents of the rights associated with being a tenant, explained Marques Vestal, an assistant professor of critical Black urbanism at UCLA and a member of LATU. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see designate entry 1":""
},
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"\u02ccde-zig-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
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"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature",
"title"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192642",
"type":[
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]
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"blueprint",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"master plan",
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"road map",
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"strategy",
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"a floral design"
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"\u2014 John Locke"
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"He has ambitious designs for his son."
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"the design for the new stadium"
],
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"\u2014 used with on or against he has designs on the money"
],
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"\u2026 his sense of structure, both in the general design of Paradise Lost and Samson , and in his syntax \u2026",
"\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
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"he designed the perfect crime"
],
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"a suitcase designed to hold a laptop computer"
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"design a building",
"designing a new bike"
],
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"was trained to design for homes and offices"
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"she designed to excel in her studies"
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": to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of":[
"\u2026 a curious woman whose dresses always looked as if they had been designed in a rage \u2026",
"\u2014 Oscar Wilde"
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},
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"A team of engineers designed the new engine.",
"Who designed the book's cover?",
"He designed the chair to adjust automatically.",
"They thought they could design the perfect crime.",
"design a strategy for battle",
"Noun",
"There are problems with the design of the airplane's landing gear.",
"I like the design of the textbook.",
"I love the sculpture's design .",
"The machine had a flawed design .",
"the design and development of new products",
"Correcting mistakes is part of the design process.",
"a number of design concepts",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bombardier decided instead to design a business jet with the same fuselage as the 7500, but with a higher cruise speed and range. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
"Start over with each platform, and design your creative assets with intention. \u2014 Ira Belsky, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The teams design their outdoor spaces with dwindling budgets and rising pressure; Ty disrupts their plans right before judging. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Some Blackstone staff had hoped to design a vehicle for accredited investors with as little as about $1 million in net worth, one of the people said. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Autoclaves that sterilize medical waste with steam provide further recycling opportunities, and manufacturers can design products with recycling in mind. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Keen to root the property with a firm sense of place, the hotel tapped local Caribbean designer Michelle Leotaud to design the resort with deliberate and alluring pops of color. \u2014 Rachel Dube, Travel + Leisure , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The new process doesn\u2019t just allow the company to design smaller chips with more transistors. \u2014 PCMAG , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Inuit elder Peter Kattuk was key in helping design the approach to SIKU, as well as Lucassie Arragutainaq, who has spent his career working to understand how Inuit knowledge and science can work together. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mashama, a robust design , uses environmentally friendly fabrics. \u2014 Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Find a fitting design for your space in these 22 DIY Garden Trellis Projects for All Your Climbing Plants and Flowers. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"This printer takes up minimal space, has a nice aesthetic design , and comes in a few different colors, too. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
"Other iOS 16 features to look forward to, meanwhile, include a new notification design . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"Expect the 2024 Accord's interior to adopt a similar design as the latest Civic and upcoming CR-V, both of which have a distinctive honeycomb texture for the air vents and a tablet-style touchscreen sitting atop the center of the dash. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"This is more than a few bits of tech and a noise reduction office design . \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"There are also several mobile vendors peppered throughout the stadium, which has a clever and comfy design , as many entertainment and sports venues do now - see the new Orion Amphitheater in nearby Huntsville. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
"Per Fern\u00e1ndez de Kirchner, this bill had been in the works after Evita\u2019s death in 1952, and a preliminary design survived the decades after a 1955 coup deposed Per\u00f3n and proscribed Peronism, hidden behind a drawer in Argentina\u2019s mint. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, to outline, indicate, mean, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare , from Latin, to mark out, from de- + signare to mark \u2014 more at sign":"Verb and Noun"
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"newfangled",
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"Noun",
"She is one of the leading designers in the fashion world.",
"He is a designer and engineer for a car company.",
"She was the designer of the book's jacket.",
"Adjective",
"that car manufacturer is claiming that their new models are the last word in designer technology",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Check out our complete guide to the best Nordstrom Anniversary Sale deals happening this year, including wardrobe essentials, designer fashion, and home decor. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"Ashley is the mother of Shawn\u2019s daughter and an aspiring fashion designer who is impervious to his charms and has clear rules and expectations for him as a man and father. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The university filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2019 after fashion designer Marc Jacobs also filed to trademark the same word, Johnson said. \u2014 Amy Simonson, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"People still ask about the exhibition on fashion designer Alexander McQueen that closed 11 years ago, the guard said. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Loughlin; Mossimo Giannulli, her fashion designer husband; and other high-profile parents were charged with paying fixers to help their children gain admission into elite schools. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"Anna Sui, the acclaimed fashion designer , was, like Mr. Hannah, a native of the Midwest who navigated her way to New York. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"The German fashion designer debuted his foray into interiors with his new home collection, with a booth at Salone Del Mobile. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Fashion designer LaTerry Mohsin, owner of Sew Modest Studio, believes that events like this matter in reaching the fashion community in Detroit. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The order arrived as a white, non- designer T-shirt, size 2XL. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, Target revealed the lookbook for the 180-piece multi- designer collection, whose pieces will retail from $15 to $80 and will come in sizes XXS to 4X. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Fashion fans lamenting the loss of directional retailers such as Barneys New York and Jeffrey New York, will soon have a new multi- designer playground to explore. \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2021",
"As a non- designer , Caplan had an ability to explain design to a wide audience minus the quixotic jargon of the trade. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 13 June 2020",
"To prove it, House Beautiful contributor Eddie Ross headed to his local Home Depot to curate a quartet of no-fail hardware suites that look designer -level but without the custom price tag. \u2014 Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful , 21 Oct. 2019",
"The excellent Tim Gunn was interviewed too, as was designer Christian Siriano \u2014 one of the fabulous judges of our Real Women Style Awards, coming in September! \u2014 who has made a point of being inclusive in his own line. \u2014 Meredith Rollins, Redbook , 23 June 2017",
"The excellent Tim Gunn was interviewed too, as was designer Christian Siriano \u2014 one of the fabulous judges of our Real Women Style Awards, coming in September! \u2014 who has made a point of being inclusive in his own line. \u2014 Meredith Rollins, Redbook , 23 June 2017",
"Spotted shaking their groove thang were none other than handsome, fedora-wearing Bruno Mars, singer-songwriter James Blunt, and even designer Christian Siriano. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 Nov. 2010"
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"1662, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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"di-\u02c8z\u012b-n\u0259r"
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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"he suspected his new admirer of being a designing woman who only wanted his money",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That means giving up or sharing power and privilege and doing the hard work of listening and co- designing solutions with the marginalized groups. \u2014 Setche Kwamu-nana, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Nov. 2020",
"In the 1960s, the computing pioneer Grace Murray Hopper would hand out 11.8-inch lengths of wire to illustrate how designing smaller electronic parts would create faster computers. \u2014 John Markoff, New York Times , 29 June 2018",
"In the 1960s, the computing pioneer Grace Murray Hopper would hand out 11.8-inch lengths of wire to illustrate how designing smaller electronic parts would create faster computers. \u2014 John Markoff, New York Times , 29 June 2018"
],
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"di-\u02c8z\u012b-ni\u014b"
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"cagey",
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"cute",
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"dodgy",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"scheming",
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"\u2014 Jane Austen",
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"Adjective",
"The house is in a highly desirable location.",
"The new stove has many desirable features.",
"the qualities that make a desirable business partner",
"The experiment did not achieve a desirable result.",
"a beautiful and desirable woman",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Big investment firms have said that their rentals enable families to live in desirable neighborhoods with good schools, in homes that at today\u2019s sales price are too high for many first-time buyers. \u2014 Will Parker, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The two-bedroom basement unit in a handsome brick home in one of Toronto\u2019s most desirable neighborhoods had been lovingly prepared by the family\u2019s four sponsors, members of the Jewish community of Toronto. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Jan. 2022",
"What private entities like banks and lenders can do is to incentivize efficiencies in their lending, investing in ideas like smaller units without parking in desirable neighborhoods rather than conventional large apartments. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Just as during past changes in government, distributing property to Taliban disciples in swaths of rural farmland and in desirable urban neighborhoods has turned into at least a short-term recourse to keep stability within the Taliban ranks. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
"White families, in turn, fled for the suburbs as construction of L.A.\u2019s new freeway system cut through formerly desirable neighborhoods. \u2014 SELF , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The exit of public employees from these historically desirable neighborhoods may have created an opportunity for Black and Hispanic residents of the city\u2019s more central neighborhoods to move outwards. \u2014 Mike Gousha And John D. Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Sep. 2021",
"In some instances, real estate agents have been known to steer Black homebuyers to less desirable neighborhoods. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Analysts argue that this will improve standards in the rental sector and offer more choice in desirable neighborhoods. \u2014 Hanna Ziady, CNN , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Constitution protects desirables and undesirables alike. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Michael Solon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Responses ran the gamut of tangible and intangible desirables , some of which are truly shoot-for-the-stars gifts and at least one that doesn't cost any money at all. \u2014 Ars Technica , 22 Nov. 2019",
"The undesirables are migrants or refugees, the desirables are expats or cosmopolitans. \u2014 Ben Huberman, Longreads , 21 July 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"see desire entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"di-\u02c8z\u012b-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"bodacious",
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"hot",
"luscious",
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"toothsome"
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},
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"letch",
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"passion",
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"yen"
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"\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
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"\u2014 James Fallows"
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],
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": to have or feel desire":[
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],
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]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He desired her approval more than anything.",
"The apartment has modern amenities, a great location\u2014everything you could desire .",
"She knew that men still desired her.",
"Noun",
"Desire is a common theme is music and literature.",
"The magazine tries to attend to the needs and desires of its readers.",
"Both sides feel a real desire for peace.",
"His decisions are guided by his desire for land.",
"They expressed a desire to go with us.",
"They have a desire to have children.",
"a strong desire to travel around the world",
"He was overcome with desire for her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Bran doesn\u2019t desire revenge against her stepfamily. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"For Fleming\u2019s kids in Texas, gender-affirming hormones are not currently part of the discussion; not all trans people desire hormones or surgery to feel affirmed in their gender. \u2014 Heather Boerner, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"Some jobs and some employees very much desire a dedicated space. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
"Seven decades after it was widely embraced, people still desire the spare aesthetic qualities of open interiors with sliding glass walls that dissolve barriers to the outdoors. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"While convenience is still top of mind, understanding what people need and desire and then tailoring communications and shopping is even more important than before. \u2014 Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"However, the drop in telehealth volumes since the pandemic peak also reflects patients\u2019 (and doctors\u2019) desire for more in-person visits. \u2014 Paddy Padmanabhan, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"If there\u2019s one knock against Stroud\u2019s game, it\u2019s that his ability \u2014 and sometimes desire \u2014 to make plays with his legs is often non-existent. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"And the will and desire to win in one field can easily transfer to another. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most government investigations ended and laws and regulations were changed, but the families press on, encouraged by help from the industry experts and driven by a desire to avert further tragedy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Parents expressed a fear of sending kids to school, or a desire to move abroad. \u2014 Dakin Andone, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"The group is falling apart and is confronted with only two extreme attitudes from the audience \u2013 either absolute desire or endless contempt. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"Trump is weighing a late endorsement of Bailey in the GOP governor\u2019s race, a Trump aide told the Tribune, also noting the former president\u2019s desire to back winning candidates. \u2014 Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Thankfully, there are still those whose desire to bring critical help and a human face to those who are in the most distress. \u2014 Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"His impact at the line of scrimmage was evident when Auburn\u2019s coaches flipped on his film and targeted him in the transfer portal, but the program\u2019s desire to add Joseph to the roster was fortified during his visit to campus earlier this month. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Although having a dog was my son\u2019s desire Rocco latched onto his new mama with a vengeance. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Mercedes has presented the Vision AMG, a concept that signals its performance brand\u2019s desire to shift towards electric propulsion in the coming decade. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French desirer , from Latin desiderare , from de- + sider-, sidus heavenly body":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8z\u012br",
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8z\u012b(-\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for desire Verb 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",
"synonyms":[
"ache (for)",
"covet",
"crave",
"desiderate",
"die (for)",
"hanker (for ",
"hunger (for)",
"itch (for)",
"jones (for)",
"long (for)",
"lust (for ",
"pant (after)",
"pine (for)",
"repine (for)",
"salivate (for)",
"sigh (for)",
"thirst (for)",
"want",
"wish (for)",
"yearn (for)",
"yen (for)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193634",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"desire line":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an unplanned route or path (such as one worn into a grassy surface by repeated foot traffic) that is used by pedestrians in preference to or in the absence of a designated alternative (such as a paved pathway)":[
"There's a concept in landscape architecture called a desire line . It refers to a path worn into the ground by foot traffic, in defiance of the planned curves of sidewalks and roadways.",
"\u2014 Henry Grabar",
"This is the authoritarian approach to erasing a desire line : block it off with some type of obstacle\u2014a fence, a bush, a pile of brush, a sharply (if, in this case, politely) worded sign.",
"\u2014 Robert Moor",
"The proposed fence would not enclose the parking lot, only limit its use as a desire path .",
"\u2014 Zachary Oren Smith"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212552",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desireless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being without desire":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u012b(\u0259)rl\u0259\u0307s",
"-\u012b\u0259l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114333",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"desirer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that desires":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from desiren + -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u012br\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222120",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desiringly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": longingly , yearningly":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042206",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"desirous":{
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
],
"definitions":{
": impelled or governed by desire":[
"desirous of fame"
]
},
"examples":[
"management is very desirous of finishing the project on time and within budget",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Suppose a firm that is crafting an AI system is desirous of letting the world know about how great their AI is going to be. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"On the scale between wants and needs, the GrillGun Basic falls on the desirous end of the spectrum. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Given the state of the Texans' rebuild, inquiring about Saints veterans is less desirous . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Possibly due to wanting to grab hold of whatever treasures the AI steals, or maybe out of an act of hatred toward other humans and desirous of having the AI wreak havoc. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"For example, the AI might be desirous of wiping out humans and calculates that by stealing some of our resources this might be more readily accomplishable. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The automakers and self-driving car tech firms are desirous of finally making money off their deep investments into the technology. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"That is a matter of national sentiment, and polls show that in the years since Russia\u2019s seizure of Crimea in 2014, Ukrainians are more desirous than ever of joining the Western alliance. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The temperamental Moon forms a tense square against desirous Venus just after midnight, brewing some late-night issues. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8z\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092638",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"desirousness":{
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
],
"definitions":{
": impelled or governed by desire":[
"desirous of fame"
]
},
"examples":[
"management is very desirous of finishing the project on time and within budget",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Suppose a firm that is crafting an AI system is desirous of letting the world know about how great their AI is going to be. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"On the scale between wants and needs, the GrillGun Basic falls on the desirous end of the spectrum. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Given the state of the Texans' rebuild, inquiring about Saints veterans is less desirous . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Possibly due to wanting to grab hold of whatever treasures the AI steals, or maybe out of an act of hatred toward other humans and desirous of having the AI wreak havoc. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"For example, the AI might be desirous of wiping out humans and calculates that by stealing some of our resources this might be more readily accomplishable. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The automakers and self-driving car tech firms are desirous of finally making money off their deep investments into the technology. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"That is a matter of national sentiment, and polls show that in the years since Russia\u2019s seizure of Crimea in 2014, Ukrainians are more desirous than ever of joining the Western alliance. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The temperamental Moon forms a tense square against desirous Venus just after midnight, brewing some late-night issues. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8z\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162335",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"desist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to cease to proceed or act":[
"a court order to desist from selling the product"
]
},
"examples":[
"Despite orders from the police, the protesters would not desist .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"James\u2019s office sent cease-and- desist orders to 28 ghost gun sellers earlier this month. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Other states\u2014including New Jersey, which filed a cease-and- desist order against Celsius\u2014quickly followed suit. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"As part of the settlement, Schwab agreed to a cease-and- desist order from the practices, a censure, and will retain an independent consultant to review its robo-adviser disclosures, marketing and advertising. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"In the letter, the station owners also asked Democratic lawyers to stop referencing that decision in their cease-and- desist letters to other stations. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"In 1998, Goggles obtained a cease-and- desist order from the Oglala Lakota Tribal Court requiring Meya to return all the materials and copies and to stop publishing or making presentations about the count. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"At last week\u2019s meeting, the Coastal Commission unanimously passed a cease-and- desist order and administrative penalty on the Headland development company on the recommendation of staff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Meta conducted extensive account takedowns and dismantled other infrastructure on its platforms as part of the action, banned the organizations, and sent them cease and desist warnings. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 16 Dec. 2021",
"However, this unlawful phenomenon led the OCM in early February 2022 to send over two dozen letters ordering businesses suspected of illegally selling or gifting cannabis to cease and desist those activities. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English desisten, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French desister, desistier, borrowed from Latin d\u0113sistere \"to leave off, cease,\" from d\u0113- de- + sistere \"to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt\" \u2014 more at assist entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8zist",
"di-\u02c8zist",
"d\u0113-",
"-\u02c8sist",
"di-\u02c8sist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for desist stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up ",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173058",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"desitive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": concluding or expressing a conclusion":[
"a desitive proposition"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin desit us + English -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dez\u0259tiv",
"-es\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155014",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"desize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to remove size or sizing from (cloth)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + size (noun)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u0307+",
"(\u02c8)d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062513",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"desk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a division of an organization specializing in a particular phase of activity":[
"the Russian desk in the Department of State"
],
": a reading table or lectern from which a liturgical service is read":[],
": a seating position according to rank in an orchestra":[
"a first- desk violinist"
],
": a table, counter, stand, or booth at which a person works":[],
": a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface especially for writing and reading and often with drawers, compartments, and pigeonholes":[]
},
"examples":[
"an information desk at an airport",
"We will ask for directions to the restaurant at the front desk .",
"We went to the reception desk to check into our room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And he's been known to be at his desk until well into the night \u2014 so much so that Prince Harry once joked that his father would wake up with paper stuck to his face! \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Back at her desk an hour later, Ms. Ury led a Zoom session for 67 people who had paid nearly $2,000 each for a six-week course, which gave them the chance to ask their most pressing questions about dating. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"In fact, these exercises can even be done while lying in bed or seated at your desk at work. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, CNN , 9 June 2022",
"Less than a month after suffering a season-ending blowout loss to top-seeded Kansas on the second day of the Big 12 Tournament, Bob Huggins sat at his desk inside his office on the West Virginia University campus. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"Going beyond a rainbow flag at your desk : Here's the business impact of LGBTQ inclusion in the workplace. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Majority Whip James Clyburn explains his reticence WASHINGTON \u2013 The most sweeping gun safety legislation in 30 years has a viable path from the Senate to the president's desk , but it's being challenged. \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Republican lawmakers sent it to DeWine\u2019s desk earlier this month over objections from Democrats. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Dutchess prepared briefing materials that helped propel Kimoto\u2019s case to Donald Trump\u2019s desk . \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 4 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deske, dext \"reading desk, lectern,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin descus, desca, variant of discus \"raised table, platform,\" going back to Latin, \"discus, kind of plate, gong,\" borrowed from Greek d\u00edskos \"discus,\" in Late Greek also \"dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong\" \u2014 more at discus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8desk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"arm",
"branch",
"bureau",
"department",
"division",
"office",
"service"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082725",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desk job":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a job that someone does while sitting at a desk":[
"She left her desk job to become a farmer."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232700",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desk jobber":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": drop shipper":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120411",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deskbound":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": restricted to work at a desk":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many writers are deskbound anchorites; Kurkov is a compulsively social animal with a deep bench of illustrious friends. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Crystal City neighborhood are better known for deskbound defense contractors than for SWAT-style stunts performed outside. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Its worth noting that the Surface Pro tablets are still built around the deskbound environment of Windows 10 that has been evolving since the dawn of Windows. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"The new study, which involved almost half a million workers, finds that people whose jobs involve frequent moving and lifting tend to live longer than those whose occupations are deskbound . \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
"In this fuller analysis, men who were active at work developed heart disease and cancer at lower rates than deskbound men. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
"The latest macOS beta (the seventh beta of Big Sur 11.3) improves the support of iOS apps running on macOS, increasing the utility of the Mac platform and unlocking the extensive iOS and iPadOS app library for the deskbound hardware. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Will Apple follow an aggressive one year update on the M chips and the hardware, or will the realities of deskbound purchase styles see a two-year as the base? \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The stress of the pandemic\u2014and for deskbound workers, the less-than-stellar ergonomics of working from home\u2014have manifested in all sorts of aches and pains this year. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8desk-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055211",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"desolate":{
"antonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"definitions":{
": barren , lifeless":[
"a desolate landscape"
],
": devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted":[
"a desolate abandoned town"
],
": devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy":[
"desolate memories"
],
": forsake":[
"their desolated families back home"
],
": joyless, disconsolate , and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one":[
"a desolate widow"
],
": showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated":[
"a desolate old house"
],
": to deprive of inhabitants":[
"The neighboring towns were desolated ."
],
": to lay waste":[
"desolating the city with bombs"
],
": to make desolate :":[],
": to make wretched":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a desolate house abandoned many years ago",
"destitute and desolate since her husband walked out on her",
"Verb",
"totally desolated the city with aerial bombs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Except that the landscapes the family travels through are so empty and desolate . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"By comparison, the copy-and-pasted terrain that fills out the most boring regions of Halo Infinite looks like a Renaissance masterwork compared to the desolate landscape in this demo's beginning area. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Rome, takes place in the desolate outskirts of the city, where two children have had a vision of the Madonna. \u2014 Keith Christiansen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"They were eventually detained off a desolate beach road. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Since its debut nearly 50 years ago, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has spawned eight films about unsuspecting young people who stumble onto a desolate Texas town and become victims of the cannibalistic Leatherface and his family. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Reid was born in the desolate mining town of Searchlight. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 12 Jan. 2022",
"With no machinery working the fields, the country viewed from the window of a vehicle traveling 75 mph on the interstate did appear desolate . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"Across the street from Boynton Beach City Hall, a desolate pioneer home is awaiting the promise of a funky modern makeover. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Like any masterful monologue, one felt invited inside the mind behind that desolate yet brave voice. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate , all but essential food stores closed. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate , all but essential food stores closed. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate , all but essential food stores closed. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate , all but essential food stores closed. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"For eight weeks, the streets of Paris were empty of traffic and silent, the sidewalks desolate , all but essential food stores closed. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
"But by summer\u2019s end, the early excitement had died down and many sidewalk tables were languishing unfilled, leaving neighborhood streets desolate rather than boisterous, North End restaurateurs said then. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021",
"Marville traced the urban growth of Paris, from ramshackle construction sites to burgeoning neighborhoods, desolate outskirts and how quickly Paris modernized in the mid 19th century. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English desolat, desolate \"deserted, lonely, distressed,\" borrowed from Latin d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101tus, past participle of d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101re \"to leave all alone, forsake, empty of inhabitants,\" from d\u0113- de- + -s\u014dl\u0101re, verbal derivative of s\u014dlus \"lone, acting without a partner, lonely, deserted,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective",
"Middle English desolaten (in past participle desolatid \"deserted, ruined\"), borrowed from Latin d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101tus, past participle of d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101re \"to leave all alone, forsake, empty of inhabitants\" \u2014 more at desolate entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8de-s\u0259-l\u0259t",
"\u02c8de-z\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for desolate Adjective alone , solitary , lonely , lonesome , lone , forlorn , desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms. everyone needs to be alone sometimes solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course glorying in the calm of her solitary life but more often it suggests sadness and a sense of loss. left solitary by the death of his wife lonely adds to solitary a suggestion of longing for companionship. felt lonely and forsaken lonesome heightens the suggestion of sadness and poignancy. an only child often leads a lonesome life lone may replace lonely or lonesome but typically is as objective as alone . a lone robin pecking at the lawn forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear. a forlorn lost child desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement. desolate after her brother's death dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost",
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011717",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"desolation":{
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
],
"definitions":{
": barren wasteland":[
"looked out across the desolation"
],
": devastation , ruin":[
"a scene of utter desolation"
],
": grief , sadness":[
"\u2026 he put his trembling hands to his head, and gave a wild ringing scream, the cry of desolation .",
"\u2014 George Eliot"
],
": loneliness":[],
": the action of desolating":[
"the pitiful desolation and slaughter of World War I",
"\u2014 D. F. Fleming"
]
},
"examples":[
"She sank into a state of desolation and despair.",
"photos that show the desolation of war",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One way to protect yourself from this desolation is to pick up a coffee subscription. \u2014 Jaina Grey Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 30 June 2022",
"But after the Roman Empire deteriorated, malarial swamps spread again throughout Maremma\u2014transforming the terrain for centuries into a lawless land of fever, bandits and desolation . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Beckett\u2019s bitterly comic banter remains, but Kurt\u00e1g\u2019s version is filled with compassion for these characters mired in exhaustion, desolation and especially old age. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation . \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
"The photos map the experience of desolation through landscape photos. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
"In eastern cities controlled by Russia, witnesses described desolation and ruin, as well as looting by Russian troops, where tens of thousands of people had once lived. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Even for Russian propaganda purposes, a smoldering desolation may be a tough sell. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Amid the pain, shock and desolation in Bucha, one question emerges over and over \u2014 why the brutality from a people so close to Ukraine? \u2014 Richard Engel, NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English desolacion, desolacioun \"state of distress or hardship, feeling of distress, affliction,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French desolacion, borrowed from Late Latin d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101ti\u014dn-, d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101ti\u014d \"abandonment, solitude,\" from Latin d\u0113s\u014dl\u0101re \"to leave all alone, forsake, empty of inhabitants\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at desolate entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-z\u0259-",
"\u02ccde-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blue devils",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063248",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"despair":{
"antonyms":[
"despond"
],
"definitions":{
": a cause of hopelessness":[
"an incorrigible child is the despair of his parents"
],
": to lose all hope or confidence":[
"despair of winning"
],
": to lose hope for":[],
": utter loss of hope":[
"a cry of despair",
"gave up in despair"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"On the occasion of Johnson's tercentenary, Martin ( A Life of James Boswell ) searches out the psychological elements covered up by Boswell and others: the immense insecurities, bouts of deep depression, corrosive self-doubt and, in his last days, despair for his very soul. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 21 July 2008",
"Players who'd been on the 2004 Olympic team joked about whether their two bronze medals equaled one silver. There was none of the despair or finger-pointing that followed the world championships in '02, when Team USA finished sixth. \u2014 Kelly Anderson , Sports Illustrated , 11 Sept. 2006",
"The people who try to save endangered species in Hawaii are immune to despair . They have to be, to keep doing what they do. \u2014 Lawrence Downes , New York Times , 19 Dec. 2004",
"His despair nearly drove him mad.",
"I was overcome by despair at being unable to find them.",
"She finally gave up in despair .",
"The people were driven to despair by the horrors of war.",
"This latest setback has brought her to the depths of despair .",
"Verb",
"It is possible that at this stage Caesar had not altogether despaired of a consensual solution to the difficulties facing the Republic. \u2014 Anthony Everitt , Cicero , (2001) 2003",
"Sometimes it is hard not to despair about relations between men and women in American society. They seem to have hit rock bottom. \u2014 Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn , New Republic , 6 May 2002",
"Yet, until very recently, Alzheimer's was so poorly understood that scientists despaired of finding a treatment, much less a cure. \u2014 Ken Garber , Technology , March 2001",
"Things look bad now, but don't despair .",
"we despaired when we saw how little time we had left to complete our project",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though a study of despair , the memoir is not despairing: through their poetry, Hopkins and Boye offer inspiration to Hewitt, also a poet. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Nowhere was that more apparent than in the depths of despair , when the family grew even closer in the wake of Teddy\u2019s death. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"That sense of despair , that feeling that only those who already viewed Trump as a threat to democracy are gaining wisdom from the hearings, seemed palpable in many places. \u2014 Andrea Eger Canfield, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The goal was to guide the audience through this unique futuristic tale and bring out the core theme: hopefulness in the face of despair . \u2014 Bob Verini, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Following two months of frustration, despair , and economic loss, Shanghai\u2019s draconian COVID-19 lockdown ended at midnight on Wednesday morning, prompting celebrations tempered with fear that an outbreak could return. \u2014 Brenda Goh, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022",
"Obesity specialists despair but hope that with the advent of highly effective drugs, the situation will change. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"After a decade of inaction on guns, many despair that this is America\u2019s destiny\u2014that mass shootings are now an inevitable part of growing up. \u2014 Anne Godlasky, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
"Inspired by the suicide of the author\u2019s sister, the book is a veiled grief memoir that veers wildly between plangent, poetic despair , plainspoken journaling and blunt, cutting humor \u2014 a spectrum mirroring the variable stages of grief itself. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There are as many reading appetites as there are readers, so if your favorite book of 2022 doesn't make our list, don't despair . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"Over the next week and a half, the Widderses rode an emotional roller coaster, elated by seeming improvements, only to despair over indicators of the severe damage to their daughter\u2019s liver. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"This purchase behavior targeting presents as one of many reasons not to despair in digital marketing this year. \u2014 Anil Malhotra, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But do not despair : There may be an affordable studio oasis in your future. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"So don't despair if Champagne is hard to come by this year. \u2014 Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Do not despair of the computer generation\u2019s zeal for nature, our essayist argues. \u2014 Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Despite Iraqi Kurdistan\u2019s outward prosperity, young people especially despair over the lack of jobs and over the corruption, repression and tribal conflicts that often override the legal system. \u2014 Elian Peltier, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"If your towels have seen better days, don't despair . \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 14 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English despeiren , from Anglo-French desperer , from Latin desperare , from de- + sperare to hope; akin to Latin spes hope \u2014 more at speed entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sper"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"desperation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"forlornness",
"hopelessness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180315",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"despairing":{
"antonyms":[
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"Panglossian",
"Pollyanna",
"Pollyannaish",
"Pollyannish",
"rose-colored",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"definitions":{
": given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope":[]
},
"examples":[
"despairing predictions regarding the effects of global overpopulation",
"despairing applicants need to be reminded that most students are eventually accepted somewhere",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The darkness is deeper and sometimes more despairing this year, but the jokes are just as frequent, and maybe even a bit more cathartic. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"Her thoughts grew more despairing during the next few weeks in the hospital and then in the Navy\u2019s psychiatric ward. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"People who demonstrate tragic optimism suffer the same\u2014and sometimes even more\u2014pain and sorrow in the short term as those who become pessimistic and despairing . \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 20 Jan. 2021",
"On July 30, 1932, exactly 6 months before Hitler became chancellor of Germany, Albert Einstein sent a despairing letter to Sigmund Freud. \u2014 Adam Kuper, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"This despairing rhetoric can\u2019t be helping to encourage vaccination. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Beyond the research evidence, their gut-level take tells them that young people truly have become more anxious and despairing . \u2014 Judith Warner, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"And so has the concept of time \u2014 which has been skewed and disorienting: sometimes painfully slow, sometimes overwhelming in its acceleration, sometimes too despairing to even fully experience at all. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The best way to prevent the world from plunging into something truly despairing is to start forcefully articulating what a more just world should look like, and isolate its enemies, at home and abroad. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sper-i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despairing despondent , despairing , desperate , hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort. despondent about yet another rejection despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency. despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration. one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation. the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless",
"synonyms":[
"bearish",
"defeatist",
"downbeat",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035712",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"despecificate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to divest of specific signification":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"de- + specificate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)d\u0113+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231705",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"despect":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": contempt":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin despectus , from despectus past participle of despicere to look down upon, despise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8spekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190730",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desperacy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": desperation":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"despera te + -cy":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102313",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desperado":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"the notorious desperados of the Wild West",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The premise, The Sandman) will portray Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who\u2019s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit\u2019s finest once and aims to do so again. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 May 2022",
"The film saddles up alongside Nat Love (Jonathan Majors), a desperado looking for vengeance after a traumatic childhood incident. \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And the male rider looked the part of a desperado with his white hat & bandana, brown leather chaps, and white duster adorned with blue Cowboys stars. \u2014 Kristi Scales, Dallas News , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo No one faced more pressure to thrive, aside from those desperados on the roster bubble. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 25 Aug. 2019",
"There's going to be 15 desperados over those two nights. \u2014 NBC News , 28 July 2019",
"Buy a California fishing license at Convict Lake, named for a gang of desperadoes who broke out of a Nevada jail in 1871 and met their end in a shootout with lawmen here. \u2014 Katherine Rodeghier, Dallas News , 16 July 2019",
"That includes the dead G-Man and the desperado who gunned him down, the outlaw eventually swinging from a noose in downtown Indianapolis while a bloodthirsty crowd cheered on Alabama Street. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2019",
"The desperadoes are so evil that Dutch (Borgnine) makes a joke of it when someone suggests pausing to give a decent burial to a fallen comrade. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 20 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate , adjective":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8r\u0101-",
"\u02ccde-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003051",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desperadoism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wave or period of unusual activity by desperadoes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u014d\u02cciz\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"desperate":{
"antonyms":[
"hopeful",
"optimistic"
],
"definitions":{
": giving no ground for hope":[
"the outlook was desperate"
],
": having lost hope":[
"a desperate spirit crying for relief"
],
": involving extreme danger or possible disaster":[
"a desperate situation"
],
": involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration":[
"made a desperate leap for the rope"
],
": moved by despair or utter loss of hope":[
"victims made desperate by abuse"
],
": of extreme intensity":[
"\u2026 a desperate languor descended heavily upon her, and she slept \u2026",
"\u2014 Elinor Wylie"
],
": shocking , outrageous":[],
": suffering extreme need or anxiety":[
"desperate for money",
"desperate to escape",
"celebrities desperate for attention"
]
},
"examples":[
"The collapse of her business had made her desperate .",
"As the supply of food ran out, people became desperate .",
"We could hear their desperate cries for help.",
"a desperate struggle to defeat the enemy",
"He made a desperate bid to save his job.",
"They made one last desperate attempt to fight their way out.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The visit proved useful to Reichert, who was desperate to get any information that would further the investigation and finally put the killings to an end. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"Though some parents are desperate to get their young children vaccinated, many others are hesitant. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Spider-Man fans are most desperate to stream online. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 June 2022",
"Inside Family Dollar next door across Landon Street, the mood was more desperate . \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Conditions for children in eastern and southern Ukraine where fighting has intensified are increasingly desperate . \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Inside Family Dollar next door across Landon Street, the mood was more desperate . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"The white-hot demand for U.S. workers cooled a bit in April, though the number of unfilled jobs remains high and companies are still desperate to hire more people. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Parents yesterday were desperate to get information about their kids. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin desperatus , past participle of desperare \u2014 see despair entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-sp\u0259rt",
"\u02c8de-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
"-spr\u0259t",
"\u02c8de-sp\u0259-r\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for desperate despondent , despairing , desperate , hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort. despondent about yet another rejection despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency. despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration. one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation. the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless",
"synonyms":[
"despairing",
"despondent",
"forlorn",
"hopeless"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075104",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"desperately":{
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely , terribly":[
"desperately tired",
"desperately important"
],
": in a way that involves despair, extreme measures, or rashness : in a desperate manner":[
"struggling desperately",
"desperately crying out"
]
},
"examples":[
"all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lifting the barrier to gainful employment, along with the recognition that businesses desperately need more workers, companies are changing their tune on job seekers who have criminal records. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The Guardians desperately need Sandlin and/or Karinchak to pull themselves together. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 26 June 2022",
"The Rockets desperately need some outside shooting and help on defense. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 23 June 2022",
"Would the Atlanta Hawks, who desperately need grit, be willing to part with one of their playmaking, outside-shooting wings? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The Blazers desperately need large defenders who can help protect Lillard and Anfernee Simons, two small guards not known for their defense. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
"There are three reasons why foreign countries desperately need the dollar and are willing to trade their national product for it. \u2014 Jarl Jensen, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And at the same time, suggesting that human-like intelligence is not far away might distract from all the current flaws in A.I. that so desperately need fixing. \u2014 Gary Marcus, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The four council members at Friday\u2019s news conference described the unit as something that would rarely be used but was desperately need for a small group of homeless people. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see desperate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t-l\u0113",
"-spr\u0259t-l\u0113",
"\u02c8de-sp\u0259-r\u0259t-l\u0113",
"-sp\u0259rt-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091757",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"desperation":{
"antonyms":[
"hope",
"hopefulness"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of hopelessness leading to rashness":[],
": loss of hope and surrender to despair":[]
},
"examples":[
"She felt overcome by desperation .",
"the desperation of severe poverty",
"They hired me out of desperation , because they couldn't get anyone else.",
"Finally, in desperation , he tried to flee the country.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Born To Run'' is Bruce Springsteen's magnum opus, a desperation epic about getting outta Jersey via Highway 9, the road passing through his hometown of Freehold. \u2014 Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
"The push to demonize ESG (again, for the wrong reasons) speaks to a newfound desperation . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
"With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor, desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Phoenix got every rebound & hit 3 desperation end- of-shot clock shots in the 2nd half that killed any comeback attempt. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
"The city has been the scene of growing desperation for the 100,000 people who are trapped there and struggling to survive under Russian occupation, said Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukraine\u2019s deputy prime minister. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As the shot clock wound down, a desperation 3-pointer banked in off the glass. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The excessive dazzle of these spaces belies a desperation to keep alien beauty close, as though its enigmatic charms might rub off on us. \u2014 Laura Bannister, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But also, don\u2019t mistake their lack of desperation for aloofness either. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02ccde-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"despair",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"forlornness",
"hopelessness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081807",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"despicable":{
"antonyms":[
"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy"
],
"definitions":{
": deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation":[
"despicable behavior"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is a despicable traitor.",
"even within the prison population, pedophiles are regarded as particularly despicable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As despicable as the behavior toward Crenshaw was, even more alarming were the actions taken by the Texas GOP and the convention's 5,000-plus delegates. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Many words come to mind to describe the tenor of Smith\u2019s message directed at Boselli: despicable , na\u00efve, repugnant, astonishing, unseemly and classless. \u2014 Gene Frenette, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"After many years of playing minor heavies (True Romance, Get Shorty), Gandolfini shot to stardom by showing a tender side to an otherwise despicable human being. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 9 June 2022",
"This was a man who just two weeks prior referred to Saban as a despicable narcissist who needed to be slapped more as a child. \u2014 John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"Orange High School lacrosse game was a despicable act and an outrage to the community. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Yet in many ways, the members of the newspaper axis were especially despicable . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"In the second animated origin story of the summer, a pre- despicable 12-year-old boy named Gru dreams of becoming the world\u2019s greatest supervillain with some help from his loyal, bumbling yellow sidekicks. \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"Some characters were despicable , some were ridiculous. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin despicabilis , from Latin despicari to despise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-(\u02cc)spi-",
"di-\u02c8spi-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8de-spik-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despicable 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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"cheap",
"contemptible",
"cruddy",
"deplorable",
"dirty",
"grubby",
"lame",
"lousy",
"mean",
"nasty",
"paltry",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"ratty",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sneaking",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081443",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"despise":{
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"definitions":{
": to look down on with disrespect or aversion":[
"despised the weak"
],
": to regard as negligible , worthless, or distasteful":[
"despises organized religion"
]
},
"examples":[
"He and Julie grooved to Cuban son and jazz on NPR and loved arty films, for instance; and they distrusted big business and despised tract houses, malls, and other aesthetically unpleasing byproducts of a consumer society. \u2014 Brian C. Anderson , National Review , 13 Mar. 2006",
"She was despised as a hypocrite.",
"I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Add Amy Ryan \u2014 not an afterthought, her character would despise being considered that way \u2014 and there\u2019s no mystery about how deserving this show is of recognition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The semi-transparent black glass roof contrasts nicely with the paint color and conceals a sunscreen in the headliner, which should be an option for purists like this driver who despise sunroofs on performance cars. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"Unionist politicians of all stripes despise the protocol. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Even people who despise country music aren\u2019t going to deny Parton\u2019s long list of accomplishments. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Since then, McMullin\u2019s Democratic partisan rhetoric has managed to alienate nearly everyone who voted for him before, in pursuit of a fundraising base among people who despise anyone who didn\u2019t vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Drivers may despise speed cameras, but McNickle said his office receives plenty of requests from neighborhoods that want them. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The word is so repeatedly used that disabled people come to despise just hearing it, regardless of the circumstances. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And even a city literally torn apart by violence is usually filled with families who get along with the people others tell them to despise . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French despis- , stem of despire , from Latin despicere , from de- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy":""
},
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"di-\u02c8sp\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despise 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":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051105",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"despisement":{
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"definitions":{
": to look down on with disrespect or aversion":[
"despised the weak"
],
": to regard as negligible , worthless, or distasteful":[
"despises organized religion"
]
},
"examples":[
"He and Julie grooved to Cuban son and jazz on NPR and loved arty films, for instance; and they distrusted big business and despised tract houses, malls, and other aesthetically unpleasing byproducts of a consumer society. \u2014 Brian C. Anderson , National Review , 13 Mar. 2006",
"She was despised as a hypocrite.",
"I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Add Amy Ryan \u2014 not an afterthought, her character would despise being considered that way \u2014 and there\u2019s no mystery about how deserving this show is of recognition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"The semi-transparent black glass roof contrasts nicely with the paint color and conceals a sunscreen in the headliner, which should be an option for purists like this driver who despise sunroofs on performance cars. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
"Unionist politicians of all stripes despise the protocol. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Even people who despise country music aren\u2019t going to deny Parton\u2019s long list of accomplishments. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Since then, McMullin\u2019s Democratic partisan rhetoric has managed to alienate nearly everyone who voted for him before, in pursuit of a fundraising base among people who despise anyone who didn\u2019t vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Drivers may despise speed cameras, but McNickle said his office receives plenty of requests from neighborhoods that want them. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The word is so repeatedly used that disabled people come to despise just hearing it, regardless of the circumstances. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And even a city literally torn apart by violence is usually filled with families who get along with the people others tell them to despise . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French despis- , stem of despire , from Latin despicere , from de- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despise 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":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004618",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"despite":{
"antonyms":[
"contempt",
"contemptuousness",
"despisement",
"despitefulness",
"disdain",
"misprision",
"scorn"
],
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": an act showing contempt or defiance":[],
": detriment , disadvantage":[
"I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite , more solidly \u2026",
"\u2014 Sir Winston Churchill"
],
": in spite of":[],
": malice , spite":[],
": the feeling or attitude of despising someone or something : contempt":[],
": to provoke to anger : vex":[],
": to treat with contempt":[]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"Many children are shy around strangers, of course, but Jacob's reticence is different. He suffers from a rare childhood disorder \u2026 that renders him so anxious in the company of others that he cannot, despite all his efforts, utter a single word. \u2014 Kathy Ehrich Dowd et al. , People , 18 Feb. 2008",
"That's exactly what researchers at Texas A & M University have done with Smart Little Lena, a stallion ( despite the name) famed for its cow herding skills. \u2014 Henry Nicholls , New Scientist , 1-7 Apr. 2006",
"Despite the thriving trade in manuscripts that occurred throughout the Greek and Roman empires, many plays, poems, and philosophical musings by writers such as Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Sophocles have been lost. \u2014 Physics Today , June 2005",
"we went to the party despite the bad weather outside",
"Noun",
"pointedly ignored his false friend out of despite",
"sheer despite was the sole reason for her hurtful comments",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2020",
"And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 7 May 2020",
"Amid a variety of cases of inflated prices across the United States, those focused on the humble egg are among the most sweeping, despite what at first glance appears to be a relatively modest sum. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"The ad questions why the restrictions are still in place despite the state having many fewer cases of the virus than projections from the Department of Health Services estimated. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2020",
"Through the family\u2019s ups and downs, Copeland was a steadying presence, despite his disability. \u2014 al , 6 May 2020",
"Los Angeles County beaches will remain closed for the time being, despite other coastal stretches reopening \u2014 with limitations \u2014 this week in nearby Orange County with the state\u2019s blessing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2020",
"But despite the move to Dallas, Dalton is still hopeful to become a starter in NFL again one day. \u2014 Joey Hayden, Dallas News , 5 May 2020",
"The writing, by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney (who also play the lead characters), is razor-sharp and, despite being a dark-ish romantic comedy, so original. \u2014 T+l Editors, Travel + Leisure , 4 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
"The Toon Army last beat Spurs on the final day of the 2015/16 season, when a shock 5-1 triumph - despite already being relegated - led to Arsenal snatching second place. \u2014 SI.com , 22 Aug. 2019",
"In Division II, Turpin somehow was dropped from 4th to 5th despite holding off Anderson 29-28 to remain undefeated. \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Harris\u2019 campaign fundraising output has stayed consistent in first quarter around $12 million and $11.8 million in second quarter despite , as first reported by Politico, shakeups among senior campaign staff. \u2014 Andrew Hirschfeld, Fortune , 2 Oct. 2019",
"And then - despite barely stepping over the halfway line - the hosts hit the crossbar and had a shout for a penalty. \u2014 SI.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
"There is no doubt her status as a fashion designer has been achieved in part both despite and because of her Spice Girls-marinated celebrity. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Aug. 2019",
"Irving left James and the Cavaliers in a trade with the despite to lead his own team, but his experience in Boston may have changed his perspective. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, USA TODAY , 27 June 2019",
"However, the report goes on to suggest that the Citizens are still 'ahead' of Carlo Ancelotti's side despite , as aforementioned, the only rumours coming out of his native country. \u2014 SI.com , 26 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bucks 127, Kings 106: Khris Middleton had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe scored 24 and Milwaukee beat host Sacramento despite an off night for Giannis Antetokounmpo. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 10 Jan. 2020",
"Indeed, very few countries do: despite ramping up testing in recent days, the UK remains short of its 10,000 tests per day target. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 24 Mar. 2020",
"This year\u2019s team should be remembered as a group that despite early-career adversity, put all the pieces together to become consistent, balanced and selfless. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Meanwhile in Minnesota, a Star Tribune poll finds that only 5 percent of Democrats believe accusations against DNC Vice Chair Keith Ellison despite much greater and far more detailed evidence against him. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Sep. 2018",
"Villa Hills City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday night to allow the sale of 85 acres of now-vacant land - despite considerable opposition from many residents, Enquirer media partner Fox19 reports. \u2014 Monroe Trombly, Cincinnati.com , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Lance Wallnau, a Christian author, claimed God spoke to him and showed him that Trump was like King Cyrus, who followed God\u2019s will despite being a pagan. \u2014 Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2017",
"ON TRACK\u2019 DESPITE LOSSES Minnesota\u2019s primary problem this season has been an inability to hold leads. \u2014 Jace Frederick, Twin Cities , 9 Jan. 2017",
"Asher ready despite layoff: Right-hander Alec Asher has appeared in just two games since making his Orioles debut with a quality start April 15, pitching one inning April 23 and 26. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 1 May 2017"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French despit , from Latin despectus , from despicere \u2014 see despise":"Noun, Preposition, and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"notwithstanding",
"regardless of",
"with"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001540",
"type":[
"noun",
"preposition",
"verb"
]
},
"despiteful":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"definitions":{
": expressing malice or hate":[]
},
"examples":[
"despiteful treatment of his poor relations during their visit"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u012bt-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064107",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"despitefulness":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"definitions":{
": expressing malice or hate":[]
},
"examples":[
"despiteful treatment of his poor relations during their visit"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u012bt-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222035",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"despoil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage":[]
},
"examples":[
"The landscape has been despoiled by industrial development.",
"the burglars despoiled the art museum in search of treasures they thought they could sell to a fence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even a comparative smidgen of methane can despoil the climate. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The 2008 financial crisis exposed the economic folly and moral bankruptcy of a system that relied on bribing executives with stock options to squeeze workers, bamboozle customers, despoil the environment and dodge taxes. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Farm Aid, like other companies, has rejected non-organic cotton that requires extensive use of synthetic fertilizers, soil additives, defoliants and other chemicals that despoil the land. \u2014 Billboard , 21 Sep. 2020",
"Ms Ellmann mourns ecosystems despoiled by modern humankind. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Here in a primitive wilderness despoiled by European invaders, where black men and women are rounded up, murdered and hanged from trees, a much farther-reaching tragedy comes into startling focus. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Here in a primitive wilderness despoiled by European invaders, where black men and women are rounded up, murdered and hanged from trees, a much farther-reaching tragedy comes into startling focus. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Here in a primitive wilderness despoiled by European invaders, where black men and women are rounded up, murdered and hanged from trees, a much farther-reaching tragedy comes into startling focus. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Aug. 2019",
"Proponents of Warren\u2019s plan might argue that this would benefit workers in the U.S., by saving jobs from unfair overseas competition by countries that abuse their workers and despoil their environments. \u2014 Noah Smith, Twin Cities , 16 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English despoylen , from Anglo-French despoiller , from Latin despoliare , from de- + spoliare to strip, rob \u2014 more at spoil entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despoil ravage , devastate , waste , sack , pillage , despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying. ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction. a hurricane ravaged the coast devastate implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area. an earthquake devastated the city waste may imply producing the same result by a slow process rather than sudden and violent action. years of drought had wasted the area sack implies carrying off all valuable possessions from a place. barbarians sacked ancient Rome pillage implies ruthless plundering at will but without the completeness suggested by sack . settlements pillaged by Vikings despoil applies to looting or robbing without suggesting accompanying destruction. the Nazis despoiled the art museums",
"synonyms":[
"loot",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"sack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035857",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"despond":{
"antonyms":[
"blue devils",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"definitions":{
": despondency":[],
": to become despondent":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"we must not despond even though we live in trying times",
"Noun",
"he sank into a crushing despond after his wife left him",
"loss of his job threw him into a deep despond",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Their partnership\u2014in fighting Communism and reviving the U.S. economy after the despond of the 1970s\u2014changed American debate. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Animal spirits might buoy up markets again, or investors might sink back into the sort of despond that ended 2015, but sentiment currently offers little guide. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2018",
"Animal spirits might buoy up markets again, or investors might sink back into the sort of despond that ended 2015, but sentiment currently offers little guide. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2018",
"On its best nights, the N.B.A. offers a free-jazz apex, as good teams (none of which are found within hundreds of miles of that basketball despond in New York City) offer jukes and passes and shooting. \u2014 Michael Powell, New York Times , 25 Apr. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1655, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1678, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin despond\u0113re , from de- + spond\u0113re to promise solemnly \u2014 more at spouse":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8sp\u00e4nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"despair"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224418",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"despondence":{
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
],
"definitions":{
": despondency":[]
},
"examples":[
"her slumping posture betrayed a growing despondence",
"the ability to endure defeat without despondence has allowed him to weather the ups and downs of an acting career",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both question the human costs of work, zooming in on the affects\u2014 despondence , alienation, indifference\u2014that businesses produce alongside goods and services. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In Ohio on Monday night, though, Trump used the misstatements to project confidence and ward off any despondence among supporters in the face of polls that continue to show Biden with a solid lead nationwide. \u2014 Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News , 23 Sep. 2020",
"And whether through aloofness or despondence , 27 percent said none of the words offered matched their feelings. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
"The date, though, will likely be remembered most vividly for the storming of the city\u2019s legislative building by a small group of activists who sought to signal to the world their despondence over their city\u2019s fate. \u2014 Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker , 3 July 2019",
"The story takes place in one of the city\u2019s public housing complexes, where a majority of the population still live today, cheek-by-jowl in micro apartments\u2014amplifying the feelings of suffocation and despondence . \u2014 Isabella Steger, Quartzy , 24 July 2019",
"There\u2019s an art to being bleak, doing it in such a way as to actually cheer up listeners as opposed to making them wallow in despondence . \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 2 June 2018",
"Tryout season doesn't have to be all elation or despondence . \u2014 Eliza Mcgraw, chicagotribune.com , 19 May 2018",
"A sense of fatigue and despondence has set in as White House officials wait for new balls to drop. \u2014 Jill Colvin, The Seattle Times , 19 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"di-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259n(t)s"
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"blue devils",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
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"doldrums",
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"noun"
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"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
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"joy",
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"jubilation",
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"sank into despondency while he was unemployed"
]
},
"examples":[
"in despondency because he couldn't seem to settle into a lasting relationship",
"in their despondency they seemingly forgot that losing teams can become winning teams in a single season",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The feeling of despondency mixed with self-hatred and panic created an emotional scene. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Can\u2019t sadness and parental grief and despondency be discussed, managed and supported, without launching a paramilitary response? \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In the end, what keeps the album engaging amid the despondency is the not entirely defatigable Posty persona itself\u2026 on top of his and chief collaborator Louis Bell\u2019s underrated knack for strong, conversational melodies. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Dion offers neither false hope nor despondency , just hard-nosed resolution. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Board that did a [00:19:00] survey of their county\u2019s youth and discovered this epidemic of depression and despondency among adolescents. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Though Lebanon\u2019s chronic crises have caused deep despondency , analysts say, that did not translate into much support for change candidates, who were diverse and divided. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
"This aura of despondency was actually part of Manolete\u2019s appeal. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Back then, a senseless war in Afghanistan catalyzed despondency . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"see despond entry 1":""
},
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"di-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259n-s\u0113"
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"synonyms":[
"blue devils",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"miserableness",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"despondent":{
"antonyms":[
"hopeful",
"optimistic"
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": feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection , or depression":[
"despondent about his health"
]
},
"examples":[
"His colleagues did not care for his despondent company, which made him suffer more, which perpetuated their distance \u2026 \u2014 Noah Charney , The Art Thief , 2007",
"The Simpsons' plots are a bit more sophisticated than their Saturday morning counterparts and are occasionally tinged with pathos\u2014as when Homer loses his job at the nuclear-power plant and becomes despondent and even suicidal. \u2014 Jerry Lazar , TV Guide , 13 Jan. 1990",
"Writers who spend much time in universities are likely to grow despondent over the future of literature, for there it is treated as a finished thing. \u2014 Louis Simpson , New York Times Book Review , 21 Nov. 1982",
"I had never seen them looking so despondent .",
"a group of despondent fans",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The other, Keystone, who served with the Army in the Middle East and suffered traumatic brain injury, was despondent about a contentious family drama and knew the Dreamer would help him through it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Over the past six months, Democrats have become increasingly despondent about their prospects in November's midterm elections. \u2014 CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
"So while everyone is despondent to saying goodbye to the Pearson family after six incredible seasons, at least fans get the opportunity to see Moore in person and celebrate her music. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"And in her early 20s, despondent at a career setback, Ms. Jean-Pierre attempted suicide. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"And in her early 20s, despondent at a career setback, Jean-Pierre attempted suicide. \u2014 Michael M. Grynbaum, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Grief trafficked in overwhelming negative feelings with their particular strain of sludge metal in the \u201890s, especially downtrodden even amongst their contemporaries like Eyehategod, Buzzov*en, and the punkier but ultra- despondent Dystopia. \u2014 Andy O'connor, SPIN , 24 May 2022",
"Some bears were so despondent about the results in fact, that a number questioned their very validity. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the last stretch of a 26.2-mile trek in March\u2019s Los Angeles Marathon, Andrea called her mother, despondent . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1699, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin despondent-, despondens , present participle of despond\u0113re":""
},
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"di-\u02c8sp\u00e4n-d\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for despondent despondent , despairing , desperate , hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort. despondent about yet another rejection despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency. despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration. one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation. the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless",
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"despairing",
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"forlorn",
"hopeless"
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"definitions":{
": a writing formally announcing a betrothal":[],
": betrothal":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"modification (influenced by Latin desponsare ) of Spanish desposorios , from desposar to marry, betroth, from Latin desponsare to betroth, from de- + sponsa spouse":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103535",
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"despot":{
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": a Byzantine emperor or prince":[],
": a bishop or patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church":[],
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"regards the basketball coach as a despot"
]
},
"examples":[
"He was a successful basketball coach, but many people regarded him as a petty despot .",
"The company is run by a benevolent despot .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And a video recently resurfaced showing Putin shaking while welcoming Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in mid-February, according to The Independent, fueling speculation that the despot has Parkinson's disease. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"The first was a combative bully, the other, an arrogant despot . \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"The country was built on a system of checks and balances intended to protect the interests of the minority and ensure no despot could run roughshod. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"His old friend comes through with Hanna's address, and the team brings her in after finding the murder weapon in her apartment along with a rare baseball card taken from a safety despot box during a bank robbery. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Covenant monsters sometimes die with visceral gore and unflinching footage of point-blank gunshot wounds, and a second-episode sequence includes a military execution in which a despot bags prisoners' heads before popping each with a pistol. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Daly is a despot in the game, and the woman who saves the day happens to be played by Milioti herself. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 29 Mar. 2021",
"Speaking at a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser shortly before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Donald Trump heaped praise on the despot . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"As Putin\u2019s army lays siege to Ukraine, leveling towns with the tactics of a medieval despot , the need for emergency food relief grows exponentially. \u2014 Steven Banks, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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"Middle French despote , from Greek despot\u0113s master, lord, autocrat, from des- (akin to domos house) + -pot\u0113s (akin to posis husband); akin to Sanskrit dampati lord of the house \u2014 more at dome , potent":""
},
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"\u02c8de-sp\u0259t",
"-\u02ccsp\u00e4t"
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"caesar",
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"f\u00fchrer",
"fuehrer",
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"strongman",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French despotat , from despote + -at -ate":""
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"-p\u0259\u02cct\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051544",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"limited"
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of a despot":[
"a despotic government"
]
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"a nation ruled by a series of despotic rulers, each seemingly worse than the last",
"the despotic coach demands that his players obey him without question",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s the latest news from the wild intersection of international sports and despotic regimes? \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
"Another poetic country is Nicaragua, the home of Rub\u00e9n Dar\u00edo and also of Gioconda Belli\u2014a poet and writer who has been exiled for fiercely criticizing her country\u2019s despotic ruler, Daniel Ortega. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion has exposed the reality of power politics, in which competing blocs of free and despotic states are again driving history. \u2014 Aaron Rhodes, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Giant crocodilians were ritualistically beheaded in China in the second millennium bc, and archaeologists theorized that people were drawn to Monte Alb\u00e1n not by good farmland or despotic coercion but by its relatively egalitarian society. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Vladimir Putin\u2019s Ukraine invasion exposed the foolishness of relying on despotic regimes for resources, particularly energy. \u2014 John Barrasso, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The rule of law would descend into the rule of despotic man. \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Ukranians have put up a valiant fight to defend their country against the merciless assault waged by despotic Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Nothing matters more right now to the peace of the world and the security of the U.S. than crippling Mr. Putin\u2019s drive to rebuild an aggressive and despotic empire by waging a criminal war. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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"de-\u02c8sp\u00e4-tik",
"di-"
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"absolute",
"arbitrary",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"czarist",
"tsarist",
"tzarist",
"dictatorial",
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"tyrannous"
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"type":[
"adjective",
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": a despotic state":[
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"an excess of law is despotism , from which free men revolt",
"\u2014 S. B. Pettengill"
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": oppressive or despotic exercise of power":[
"educational despotism"
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"by the end of the 20th century many countries around the world had rejected despotism in favor of democracy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"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",
"Yet the despotism and nihilism of Marxism, Stalin\u2019s cause, is ultimately indistinguishable from the power outlook at the heart of Putinism. \u2014 Bartle Bull, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Tocqueville called this enervated condition democratic despotism , the soft, passive twin of majority tyranny. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The compendium of National Review journalism expressing a trenchant hostility to despotism is legendary. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Muratov, in his Nobel lecture, cast a free press as a counteragent for such despotism , likening journalists to dogs that keep the caravan of society moving forward. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The public position against Russian Federation in all areas is a loud cure for despotism . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Free societies have an obligation to demonstrate their revulsion toward despotism . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Yet this isn't the first time of judicial despotism in American history. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 17 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"see despot":""
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"\u02c8de-sp\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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"Caesarism",
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"tzarism",
"dictatorship",
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"type":[
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": an advocate or supporter of despotism":[]
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"-p\u0259t\u0259\u0307st",
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": to act the despot":[]
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"French despotiser , from despote + -iser -ize":""
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"-p\u0259\u02cct\u012bz",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190355",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually sweet wine typically served with dessert or afterward":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s nearly dessert wine in its sweetness but ends up accentuating the layers of spice. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Pair the Velvety Key Lime Cheesecake with Domaine Papin Coteaux du Layon dessert wine . \u2014 Dwight Brown, Essence , 18 May 2022",
"To cap off their wine window tour, Tucci and Digiugno enjoyed the local dessert wine , Vin Santo, with almond biscotti. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
"For the fourth release, an 18-year-old whiskey was transferred to Moscatel de Valencia casks that were used to age this sweet Spanish dessert wine . \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The result is a brain-bustlingly complex whiskey that has smoke from a bit of peated malt used in the creation of the whiskey and the many years spent in wood juxtaposed with the sweet fruit notes that come from the dessert wine . \u2014 Gina Pace, Forbes , 24 Dec. 2021",
"In the mouth, a powerhouse of scintillating flavors\u2014precise, clean, vibrant\u2014provide a rich, layered, lambent dessert wine . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"According to the brand, the barrels used for this secondary maturation previously held a sweet white dessert wine that was macerated with bitter orange peel to pick up flavor and color. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Not opening a dessert wine is virtuous, a sign of restraint. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1773, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon for use in eating dessert":[],
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"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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": a Russian unit of land area equal to 2.7 acres":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110343",
"type":[
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"destine":{
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": to decree beforehand : predetermine":[
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"freight destined for European ports"
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"examples":[
"his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Organizations that adopt a laissez-faire approach and expect that coaching will naturally take root after a successful pilot inevitably destine the previous valiant efforts to come to naught. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Prospective snooker fans should next watch the 1985 Snooker World Championships final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor, a mammoth confrontation which seemed destined never to end. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 1 May 2020",
"But the procedural tactics \u2014 likely to be quashed \u2014 seem destined to founder on the number of Macronists who were swept into the Parliament with his En Marche party, as opponents collapsed around them. \u2014 Adam Nossiter, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Up by 13\u00bd games in mid-August, Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers seemed destined . \u2014 Ben Walker, SFChronicle.com , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Boeing might have been struggling, but McDonnell Douglas seemed destined for failure. \u2014 Natasha Frost, Quartz , 3 Jan. 2020",
"Despite his humble beginnings, Mr. Harrell believed he was destined for more. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 9 May 2020",
"Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott seem like they were destined to be together\u2014but even true love has its awkward moments. \u2014 Tierney Mcafee, Country Living , 2 May 2020",
"By the summer before his last year of college, Dr. King knew he was destined to continue the family profession of pastoral work and decided to enter the ministry. \u2014 National Geographic , 15 Jan. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French destiner , from Latin destinare , from de- + -stinare (akin to Latin stare to stand) \u2014 more at stand":""
},
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"\u02c8de-st\u0259n"
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"fate",
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"ordain",
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"preordain"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100247",
"type":[
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": likely to still be admired many years from now":[
"Their latest album is destined to become a classic ."
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"type":[
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": a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency":[
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]
},
"examples":[
"They believed it was their destiny to be together.",
"motivated by a sense of destiny",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of our fellow citizens do not believe that America can deny the obligation of directing world destiny . \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"My career and my children are a product of my own hard work and choices, underpinned by a society and health care system that once understood the necessity of an individual\u2019s right to choose their own destiny . \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"Seehorn, of course, won\u2019t entertain guesses about her character\u2019s destiny . \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 June 2022",
"The Celtics demonstrated defense as destiny Wednesday night in the first NBA Finals game on the parquet in a dozen years. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The feature follows Vincent, a rebellious teenage humpback whale who must confront his destiny and save the oceans from destruction by an ancient evil. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"The Red Wings earned their third victory of this championship series with a force that could burst a dam, a defense that could hold back time, and a speedy confidence that bordered on destiny . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"But for those who did wrong, Saturn retrograde could mean a meeting with fate and destiny . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 5 June 2022",
"Aside from how emotionally painful that sounds, frozen in torment and tongue-tied in destiny are particularly challenging conditions to sustain in a novel, which demands at least a modicum of dynamic movement. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 24 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English destinee , from Anglo-French, from feminine of destin\u00e9 , past participle of destiner \u2014 see destine":""
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"\u02c8de-st\u0259-n\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for destiny fate , destiny , lot , portion , doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance it was her lot to die childless , portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain",
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"circumstance",
"doom",
"fate",
"fortune",
"kismet",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053636",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"destitute":{
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking something needed or desirable":[
"a lake destitute of fish"
]
},
"examples":[
"His business failures left him destitute .",
"many families were left destitute by the horrible fire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a destitute Naples, and Lewis\u2019s acute powers of observation put us right there. \u2014 Edward Chisholm, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a rip-roaring romp that combines black comedy with Hitchcockian horror and social realism\u2014a fable about two clans, one destitute but ambitious and the other naive and wealthy, whose lives become intertwined. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Prosecutors said in a news release at the time of his convictions that Buck typically targeted people who were destitute , homeless or struggling with drug addiction. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Financially destitute and utterly greedy, Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin by marrying her off to a wealthy man for money and land. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"After the Great Depression, which left so many Americans destitute , the federal government stepped in to help families. \u2014 Angela Garbes, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Skid row has long been the downtown zone where Los Angeles has shunted services for its most destitute . \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The South African army has deployed 10,000 troops to help find those missing, rebuild roads, bridges and utilities, and distribute emergency aid to families made destitute by the deluge. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Applicants had to begin the process by quitting their jobs; those whose visas were denied were left destitute . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin destitutus , past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de- + statuere to set up \u2014 more at statute":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
"-\u02ccty\u00fct",
"-\u02cct(y)\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215414",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"destitutely":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a destitute condition":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063534",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"destituteness":{
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking something needed or desirable":[
"a lake destitute of fish"
]
},
"examples":[
"His business failures left him destitute .",
"many families were left destitute by the horrible fire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a destitute Naples, and Lewis\u2019s acute powers of observation put us right there. \u2014 Edward Chisholm, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a rip-roaring romp that combines black comedy with Hitchcockian horror and social realism\u2014a fable about two clans, one destitute but ambitious and the other naive and wealthy, whose lives become intertwined. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Prosecutors said in a news release at the time of his convictions that Buck typically targeted people who were destitute , homeless or struggling with drug addiction. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Financially destitute and utterly greedy, Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin by marrying her off to a wealthy man for money and land. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"After the Great Depression, which left so many Americans destitute , the federal government stepped in to help families. \u2014 Angela Garbes, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Skid row has long been the downtown zone where Los Angeles has shunted services for its most destitute . \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The South African army has deployed 10,000 troops to help find those missing, rebuild roads, bridges and utilities, and distribute emergency aid to families made destitute by the deluge. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Applicants had to begin the process by quitting their jobs; those whose visas were denied were left destitute . \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin destitutus , past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de- + statuere to set up \u2014 more at statute":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cct(y)\u00fct",
"\u02c8de-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
"-\u02ccty\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095826",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"destitution":{
"antonyms":[
"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"wealthiness"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"widespread destitution in Third World countries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No matter the utter destitution of their subjects, politicians and those close to politicians will always eat, and eat well. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"However, the last two years have clearly pushed a lot more people into harsh destitution . \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Shelter is an issue impacting many people, from those on the brink of destitution to a whole generation of younger Californians for whom homeownership appears increasingly out of reach. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"In wealthy countries especially, consumer spending makes up such a huge proportion of the economy that there was no choice but to offer huge rescue packages to prevent a self-perpetuating cycle of bankruptcies and destitution . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Growing destitution could undermine the Taliban\u2019s so-far solid hold on power and serve as a recruiting tool for the local branch of Islamic State, their only significant rival. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Those on the left like to emphasize push factors \u2014 things that drive people to leave their countries, like violence, natural disasters or destitution . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Rising inequality Even as tens of millions of people were being pushed into destitution , the ultra-rich becamewealthier. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 26 Dec. 2021",
"This retreat from an accomplishment that helped keep millions of Americans out of destitution is a disgrace. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for destitution poverty , indigence , penury , want , destitution mean the state of one with insufficient resources. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts. the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances. the indigence of her years as a graduate student penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money. a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure. lived in a perpetual state of want the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine",
"synonyms":[
"beggary",
"destituteness",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"pauperism",
"penuriousness",
"penury",
"poorness",
"poverty",
"want"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"destn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"destination":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112443",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"destroy":{
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"definitions":{
": annihilate , vanquish":[
"armies had been crippled but not destroyed",
"\u2014 W. L. Shirer"
],
": neutralize":[
"the moon destroys the light of the stars"
],
": to cause ruin or destruction":[
"it is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct",
"\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
],
": to put out of existence : kill":[
"destroy an injured horse"
]
},
"examples":[
"Eventually our problems with money destroyed our marriage.",
"All the files were deliberately destroyed .",
"The disease destroys the body's ability to fight off illness.",
"The bomb blast destroyed the village.",
"The dog had to be destroyed since its owner could not prevent it from attacking people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burn pits were commonly used to destroy waste collected at military bases. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"In the Lviv region near the border with NATO member Poland, Russian forces used high-precision Kalibr missiles to destroy the depot near the town of Zolochiv, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"Antibiotics are used to destroy both harmful and helpful germs. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"The defense also objected to the judge adding language that specified a weapon could also be used to destroy property, not just a human being. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Guerrero, who grew up in Uvalde hunting with his father, a ranch foreman, questioned whether people have a right to weapons that are made to destroy and kill and meant for war. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Theories can turn out to be correct, but challenging the truth constantly can corrupt minds, destroy relationships, and sow chaos. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The commissioners said widening the road to four lanes would destroy its rural character and encourage more traffic and sprawl development. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French destroy-, destrui- , stem of destrure , from Vulgar Latin *destrugere , alteration of Latin destruere , from de- + struere to build \u2014 more at structure":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8str\u022fi",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233300",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"destructible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being destroyed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the show, Google demoed a fully destructible game world that took advantage of cloud compute power. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
"This bevy of variables \u2014 between operators, destructible and constructible environmental elements, enemy types, spawn points, maps, difficulty settings and more \u2014 will likely give the game a long shelf life. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"The other new addition to multiplayer is destructible walls. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"These images that populate our collective consciousness all started as a single destructible canvas. \u2014 Chloe Sarbib, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Early on in the tournament that\u2019s not a big deal since there\u2019s a destructible wall in the way. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Add in the series\u2019 usual destructible buildings, evolving terrain and changing weather (now including a tornado) and there are some clear differences with Call of Duty. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 June 2021",
"To wit, Demon's Souls is in love with the movement of tiny pieces of fabric or shreds of armor, or the way destructible environments can break. \u2014 Julie Muncy, Wired , 24 Nov. 2020",
"The America that Donald Trump described in his debate with Joe Biden last Thursday night is a strangely destructible place\u2014one that might, in a blink, disappear. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1755, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8str\u0259k-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065648",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"destruction":{
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
],
"definitions":{
": a destroying agency":[
"Alcohol will be his destruction ."
],
": the action or process of destroying something":[
"the destruction of the building"
],
": the state or fact of being destroyed : ruin":[
"scenes of death and destruction",
"the destruction of their careers"
]
},
"examples":[
"War results in death and widespread destruction .",
"We are trying to save the building from destruction .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As they were driven away, Svetlana looked out the window, taking in the scale of destruction in her neighborhood. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Captive Burmese pythons let loose by Hurricane Andrew's destruction in 1992 have flourished in the southern Florida ecosystem, decimating local species in the process. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Ahead of the meeting with Zelenskyy, the leader German Chancellor Olaf Scholz observed that officials must keep the horrible scenes destruction in mind in all their decisions. \u2014 John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Ahead of the meeting with Mr. Zelenskyy, the leader German Chancellor Olaf Scholz observed that officials must keep the horrible scenes destruction in mind in all their decisions. \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Ahead of the meeting with Zelenskyy, the leader German Chancellor Olaf Scholz observed that officials must keep the horrible scenes destruction in mind in all their decisions. \u2014 John Leicester And Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"But residents who are enduring the trauma of relentless storms know any facility that adds emissions to the atmosphere magnifies the likelihood of destruction in vulnerable communities. \u2014 Cathy Bussewitz And Martha Irvine, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"The image of the destruction of the Roman port city of Pompeii in 79 C.E. by the volcanic ash of Mount Vesuvius is one that likely haunts the mind of any classics student. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"When a sizable number of Jews fled to Alexandria after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 ad, Jewish magical formulae, divine names, and figures such as King Solomon were added to the practice. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English destruccioun , from Anglo-French destruction , from Latin destruction-, destructio , from destruere \u2014 see destroy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015328",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"destructive":{
"antonyms":[
"nondestructive"
],
"definitions":{
": causing destruction : ruinous":[
"destructive storm"
],
": designed or tending to hurt or destroy":[
"destructive criticism"
]
},
"examples":[
"It was one of the most destructive storms in recent memory.",
"She argued that the law was destructive of personal liberties.",
"The school is concerned about the destructive behavior of a few students.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The passionate, self- destructive duo became not only lovers but savvy partners-in-crime. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Before and since Russia\u2019s invasion, hackers have used destructive wiper malware against Ukrainian targets including a financial firm and government suppliers. \u2014 Catherine Stupp, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The feature, which isn\u2019t enabled by default, is designed to protect data in specific folders from destruction from ransomware, wipers, and other types of destructive malware. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In January, as diplomats from the United States prepared to meet with their Russian counterparts in an attempt to avoid military conflict in Ukraine, Russian hackers already were putting the finishing touches on a new piece of destructive malware. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"There are some reports of some destructive malware. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Feb. 2022",
"While that attack may have originated from Russian ally Belarus, subsequent destructive malware hit Ukrainian systems, posing as ransomware but deleting data. \u2014 Garrett M. Graff, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The statement from the Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies had been infected with destructive malware disguised as ransomware. \u2014 Time , 16 Jan. 2022",
"The statement from the Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified number of Ukrainian government agencies had been infected with destructive malware disguised as ransomware. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8str\u0259k-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"annihilatory",
"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"devastating",
"devastative",
"disastrous",
"ruinous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002904",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"desultorily":{
"antonyms":[
"methodical",
"methodic",
"nonrandom",
"orderly",
"organized",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized"
],
"definitions":{
": disappointing in progress, performance, or quality":[
"a desultory fifth place finish",
"a desultory wine"
],
": marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose":[
"a dragged-out ordeal of \u2026 desultory shopping",
"\u2014 Herman Wouk"
],
": not connected with the main subject":[
"desultory comments"
]
},
"examples":[
"a desultory search for something of interest on TV",
"a desultory discussion about the news of the day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So King came to the camp and fell into its desultory rhythm marked by the white noise of daytime traffic below and moan of the fog horns at night. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Bran and Peter embark on a desultory pseudo-romance that\u2019s threatened when Peter decides to leave UCLA and transfer to Harvard. \u2014 Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"Yet by noon, life continued at its desultory pace as people began to stir in the dozen structures pressed against the guardrail over the 101 Freeway in downtown L.A. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"The Wizrd and Save Me EP; and 2020\u2019s one-two punch of desultory hive-bait, High Off Life and Pluto x Baby Pluto, the latter with Lil Uzi Vert. \u2014 Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Disenchanted with the Texans after a desultory 4-12 season amid front office dysfunction, Watson requested a trade. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The \u00c1vila family moved out in 1869, and the place slipped into desultory habitation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The prose, much of it flat or clich\u00e9d, only underscores the desultory effect. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In past elections, this was a desultory phase of the campaign. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin desultorius , literally, of a circus rider who leaps from horse to horse, from desilire to leap down, from de- + salire to leap \u2014 more at sally":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u0259l-",
"di-\u02c8s\u0259l-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8de-s\u0259l-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"-\u02c8z\u0259l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aimless",
"arbitrary",
"catch-as-catch-can",
"erratic",
"haphazard",
"helter-skelter",
"hit-or-miss",
"random",
"scattered",
"slapdash",
"stray"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184738",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"desultory":{
"antonyms":[
"methodical",
"methodic",
"nonrandom",
"orderly",
"organized",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized"
],
"definitions":{
": disappointing in progress, performance, or quality":[
"a desultory fifth place finish",
"a desultory wine"
],
": marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose":[
"a dragged-out ordeal of \u2026 desultory shopping",
"\u2014 Herman Wouk"
],
": not connected with the main subject":[
"desultory comments"
]
},
"examples":[
"a desultory search for something of interest on TV",
"a desultory discussion about the news of the day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So King came to the camp and fell into its desultory rhythm marked by the white noise of daytime traffic below and moan of the fog horns at night. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Bran and Peter embark on a desultory pseudo-romance that\u2019s threatened when Peter decides to leave UCLA and transfer to Harvard. \u2014 Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"Yet by noon, life continued at its desultory pace as people began to stir in the dozen structures pressed against the guardrail over the 101 Freeway in downtown L.A. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"The Wizrd and Save Me EP; and 2020\u2019s one-two punch of desultory hive-bait, High Off Life and Pluto x Baby Pluto, the latter with Lil Uzi Vert. \u2014 Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Disenchanted with the Texans after a desultory 4-12 season amid front office dysfunction, Watson requested a trade. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The \u00c1vila family moved out in 1869, and the place slipped into desultory habitation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The prose, much of it flat or clich\u00e9d, only underscores the desultory effect. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In past elections, this was a desultory phase of the campaign. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin desultorius , literally, of a circus rider who leaps from horse to horse, from desilire to leap down, from de- + salire to leap \u2014 more at sally":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-z\u0259l-",
"di-\u02c8s\u0259l-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02c8de-s\u0259l-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"-\u02c8z\u0259l-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aimless",
"arbitrary",
"catch-as-catch-can",
"erratic",
"haphazard",
"helter-skelter",
"hit-or-miss",
"random",
"scattered",
"slapdash",
"stray"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010931",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"detach":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": disengage , withdraw":[],
": to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage":[]
},
"examples":[
"Detach the upper part of the form and return it with your payment.",
"During the accident the trailer was detached from the car.",
"The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.",
"It can be difficult to detach yourself from the chaos of the situation.",
"She has been trying to detach herself from an abusive relationship.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An accumulation of road salt may cause the frame mounting surface, where the fuel tank mounting bands are attached, to corrode and possibly detach the fuel tank, which can result in a fuel leak. \u2014 USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"After low-mileage use, the bolts can loosen to the point where the wheel can detach , the auto maker said Thursday. \u2014 Ryan Felton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Jonah and Neil feel Stacie\u2019s presence often \u2014 as a pelican who wouldn\u2019t detach from their fishing boat, or a pigeon who moved in on their balcony. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"The rear stabilizer bracket bolts may loosen and detach . \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2021",
"The result was that the helicopter lurched left then right when its rotor struck the flight deck, causing all four blades to detach from the rotor. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"As 9To5Google reports, according to a reliable source, the next Nest Hub will allow the screen to detach from its base. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
"While society pressures us to detach ourselves from our emotions and lived experiences, Price notes that yoga, meditation, and breathwork are powerful tools to access healing from within. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"The company warns parents that the bunny basket\u2019s eyes can detach . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9tacher , from Old French destachier , from des- de- + -tachier (as in atachier to attach)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8tach",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174410",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"detached":{
"antonyms":[
"cordial",
"friendly",
"sociable",
"social",
"warm"
],
"definitions":{
": exhibiting an aloof objectivity usually free from prejudice or self-interest":[
"a detached observer"
]
},
"examples":[
"The house has a detached garage.",
"a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some uprooted trees landed on buildings, a detached garage was destroyed, and a barn was destroyed. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The detached , two-story garage was originally a carriage house and can accommodate two vehicles and plenty of storage space. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Milley portrayed the withdrawal of the final troops as the continuation of a process that has been ongoing for a decade, instead of a detached , isolated decision. \u2014 Oren Liebermann, CNN , 2 May 2021",
"The answer came in transforming the detached garage into a 550-square-foot accessory dwelling unit, otherwise known as an ADU or granny flat, for Maggie. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Located just 40 minutes outside of Park City, the place\u2014which took four years to complete\u2014spans 12,377 square feet, which includes the detached garage and the main residence. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
"As soon as that wood was neatly stacked by our detached garage, in came a truck with a dumpster. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Located on a two-acre parcel, the $75 million masterpiece spans 16,609 square feet and has seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, as well as a detached six-car garage. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
"By taking ordinary, if decayed, stuff and exhibiting it in detached isolation, the artist offers a fresh view of things that otherwise wouldn\u2019t rate a second glance. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see detach":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8tacht",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detached indifferent , unconcerned , incurious , aloof , detached , disinterested mean not showing or feeling interest. indifferent implies neutrality of attitude from lack of inclination, preference, or prejudice. indifferent to the dictates of fashion unconcerned suggests a lack of sensitivity or regard for others' needs or troubles. unconcerned about the homeless incurious implies an inability to take a normal interest due to dullness of mind or to self-centeredness. incurious about the world aloof suggests a cool reserve arising from a sense of superiority or disdain for inferiors or from shyness. aloof from his coworkers detached implies an objective attitude achieved through absence of prejudice or selfishness. observed family gatherings with detached amusement disinterested implies a circumstantial freedom from concern for personal or especially financial advantage that enables one to judge or advise without bias. judged by a panel of disinterested observers",
"synonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"asocial",
"buttoned-up",
"cold",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"offish",
"remote",
"standoff",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"unclubbable",
"unsociable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233314",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"detached service":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": military service away from one's assigned organization":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detachment":{
"antonyms":[
"bias",
"favor",
"favoritism",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"partisanship",
"prejudice"
],
"definitions":{
": a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special composition":[],
": freedom from bias or prejudice":[],
": indifference to worldly concerns : aloofness":[],
": the action or process of detaching : separation":[],
": the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service":[],
": the part so dispatched":[]
},
"examples":[
"I wish the article had approached the issue with a bit more detachment .",
"The form is perforated to make detachment of the bottom section easier.",
"A detachment of soldiers was called to assist the police.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Makhachek, a military engineer, led a detachment that laid minefields and other defenses, said Col. Ruslan Shutov, who attended the funeral of his friend of more than 30 years. \u2014 John Leicester And Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Makhachek, a military engineer, led a detachment that laid minefields and other defenses, said Col. Ruslan Shutov, who attended the funeral of his friend of more than 30 years. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Stock market volatility reminds us that long-term stock market success requires a certain detachment and tolerance for short-term pain. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"His writing conveyed both intimacy with the sport and detachment from its conventions. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"In addition to using special forces troops to provide security at the embassy, officials are considering restoring a Marine security guard detachment , like those that normally provide security at embassies around the world. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"Born in San Francisco in 1932, Cantwell was diagnosed with tuberculosis as well as a partial retinal detachment in his youth. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"At Liberty, this detachment can start to feel literal. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Now, after a long wait, an unexpected delay due to Hall suffering a freak biceps detachment injury, and a giant amount of trash talk, the time has come for the Heaviest Boxing Match in History to finally take place. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8tach-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"disinterest",
"disinterestedness",
"equity",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"justice",
"neutralism",
"neutrality",
"nonpartisanship",
"objectiveness",
"objectivity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175104",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detail":{
"antonyms":[
"post",
"station"
],
"definitions":{
": a part considered or requiring to be considered separately from the whole":[
"discussing the details of the building's columns"
],
": a part of a whole: such as":[],
": extended treatment of or attention to particular items":[
"explaining without going into detail",
"giving careful attention to detail"
],
": selection of a person or group for a particular task (as in military service)":[],
": the person or group selected":[
"a member of a security detail",
"police details at the parade"
],
": the small elements of an image corresponding to those of the subject":[
"strong lighting to achieve clarity of detail"
],
": the small elements that collectively constitute a work of art":[
"admire the great detail of his work"
],
": the task to be performed":[
"were assigned to kitchen detail"
],
": to assign to a particular task":[
"was detailed to another unit during maneuvers"
],
": to clean and refurbish (a vehicle) very thoroughly and meticulously":[
"detail a car"
],
": to furnish with the smaller elements of design and finish":[
"trimmings that detail slips and petticoats"
],
": to make detail drawings":[],
": to report minutely and distinctly : to report with close attention to small elements : specify":[
"detailed their grievances",
"wrote a letter detailing her vacation"
],
": with all the particulars":[
"explained the job in detail"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Every detail of the wedding was carefully planned.",
"They designed every detail of the house.",
"the wooden box's fine carved detail",
"We admired the detail of the artist's work.",
"The job requires attention to detail .",
"The article provides further details .",
"You left out an important detail about their new baby: is it a girl or boy?",
"The novel is full of historical details .",
"The book includes a wealth of detail on living conditions aboard ships at that time.",
"The novel is full of historical detail .",
"Verb",
"The book details the series of events that led to the tragedy.",
"She wrote a letter detailing her complaints.",
"The Army has detailed him to investigate the complaints.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Whether your phone runs Android or iOS, remember that your wireless carrier also knows your location in slightly less detail from its own cell towers \u2013 and keeps that data for anywhere from one to five years. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"By refusing to address the situation in any detail , Freeman allowed the accusations of Close\u2019s alleged malpractice to linger. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"Earlier this year a Martian annular solar eclipse was filmed in exquisite detail by NASA. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The whole saga is cataloged in stunningly honest detail across Gang of Youth\u2019s dense third album Angel in Realtime. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
"In more detail : This matte, blendable stick is a must-have, and like all Fenty products, the shade range is hard to beat. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022",
"The tennis-court-sized observatory is able to peer deeper into the cosmos and in greater detail than any telescope that has come before it. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The events in her testimony \u2014 explained in new and vivid detail for the first time publicly \u2014 are of potentially vital interest to both the committee and the Justice Department. \u2014 Nomaan Merchant, Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"As the system's first exclusive, Demon's Souls shows off what the PS5\u2019s new hardware is capable of, rendering gothic architecture to eldritch horrors in stunning detail . \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Military officials declined to publicly detail the nature of any service members\u2019 religious exemption requests, but spoke on condition of anonymity to provide some descriptions. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Military officials declined to publicly detail the nature of any service members\u2019 religious exemption requests, but spoke on condition of anonymity to provide some descriptions. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"That request and the one for military support came after Russia's invasion of Ukraine had occurred, said the official, who declined to detail the Chinese reaction, but indicated Beijing had responded. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason has declined to detail the cost of the transformation work, but has said the bank will cut costs elsewhere to keep the total in check. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The city has declined to publicly detail specifics of their interactions with Gonzales or say what help was provided to him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The committee is expected to detail on Thursday some of its findings about the plot involving pro-Trump electors. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Nick Mosby\u2019s last ethics disclosure, filed in January, does not list the legal defense fund as a business affiliation or detail any gifts. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
"Companies have started to detail how the Treasury Department rules, which were released in December and went into effect in March of this year, are hitting their first-quarter earnings. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1650, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French d\u00e9tail , from Old French detail slice, piece, from detaillier to cut in pieces, from de- + taillier to cut \u2014 more at tailor":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8t\u0101l",
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detail Noun item , detail , particular mean one of the distinct parts of a whole. item applies to each thing specified separately in a list or in a group of things that might be listed or enumerated. every item on the list detail applies to one of the small component parts of a larger whole such as a task, building, painting, narration, or process. leave the details to others particular stresses the smallness, singleness, and especially the concreteness of a detail or item. a description that included few particulars",
"synonyms":[
"item",
"particular",
"point"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013557",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"detailed":{
"antonyms":[
"compendious",
"summary"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts":[
"the detailed study of history"
]
},
"examples":[
"We need a more detailed comparison of the available options.",
"He gave us very detailed instructions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The report cites 143,350 civilian deaths that were individually documented by various sources with detailed information that included the deceased\u2019s full names, dates and location of death. \u2014 Sahar Akbarzai, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Investigators focused on a handful of those queries, asking Google to provide detailed user information for them. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"Future research that captures more detailed information about health and getting Social Security benefits could explore these impacts more closely. \u2014 Debra Brucker, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
"Pair these hotspots with click-to-buy links or pop-up windows for detailed product information. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Labor Code section 226 requires employers to include detailed information on wage statements, including wages earned. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"The state form for requesting waivers requires detailed financial information to prove economic hardship and extensive documentation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"Full itineraries and more detailed information about each unique adventure can be found on their website. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"But city officials did not return requests for detailed information on the fate of the property. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1740, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cct\u0101ld",
"di-\u02c8t\u0101ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detailed circumstantial , minute , particular , detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point. circumstantial implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space. a circumstantial account of our visit minute implies close and searching attention to the smallest details. a minute examination of a fossil particular implies a precise attention to every detail. a particular description of the scene of the crime detailed stresses abundance or completeness of detail. a detailed analysis of the event",
"synonyms":[
"blow-by-blow",
"circumstantial",
"elaborate",
"full",
"minute",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103547",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"detailedly":{
"antonyms":[
"compendious",
"summary"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts":[
"the detailed study of history"
]
},
"examples":[
"We need a more detailed comparison of the available options.",
"He gave us very detailed instructions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Form 990 is meant to provide the public with detailed financial information about tax-exempt organizations. \u2014 Henri Hollis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Directors want more detailed information concerning the investments and mechanisms that help the organization respond to, and recover from, cybersecurity breaches quickly and effectively. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The film features extensive interviews with Ayala, whose accusations \u2014 outlined in a detailed police report first published by Pitchfork \u2014 fueled the subsequent controversy and buzz around XXXTentacion. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Last month, Human Rights Watch issued a detailed report accusing Russian fighters of participating in a massacre of roughly 300 civilians during a military operation. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 30 May 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released its most detailed report yet on nine cases of pediatric hepatitis in Alabama that have captured national attention. \u2014 Bloomberg, Arkansas Online , 2 May 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released its most detailed report yet on nine cases of pediatric hepatitis in Alabama that have captured national attention. \u2014 Bloomberg News, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Hans Liang, president of the probation officers union, AFSCME Local 685, said earlier this year that the Probation Department released a detailed proposal that recommended turning Nidorf into a secure youth facility. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The major scandal only came to an end in 2016 with the publication of a detailed report that apportioned blame and was followed by the jailing of some responsible. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1740, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cct\u0101ld",
"di-\u02c8t\u0101ld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detailed circumstantial , minute , particular , detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point. circumstantial implies fullness of detail that fixes something described in time and space. a circumstantial account of our visit minute implies close and searching attention to the smallest details. a minute examination of a fossil particular implies a precise attention to every detail. a particular description of the scene of the crime detailed stresses abundance or completeness of detail. a detailed analysis of the event",
"synonyms":[
"blow-by-blow",
"circumstantial",
"elaborate",
"full",
"minute",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090200",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"detain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to hold or keep in or as if in custody":[
"detained by the police for questioning"
],
": to keep back (something due) : withhold":[],
": to restrain especially from proceeding":[
"was detained by a flat tire"
]
},
"examples":[
"They were detained by the police for questioning.",
"He claimed he had been illegally detained .",
"Unexpected business had detained her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Defense attorneys painted a picture of residents on edge about crime in the neighborhood and said the men attempted to detain Arbery for police questioning. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Rubin said the men had the right to detain Arbery under an 1863 state law, which was largely repealed with bipartisan support after outrage over the slaying. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael, gave chase, hoping to detain Arbery until police arrived, Rubin said, but Arbery refused to stop and lunged toward McMichael and his gun. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The footage then depicts a struggle that starts as Blasingame attempts to detain Black. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
"Once on the way home from school, Ms. Mobley saw officers detain a visibly distraught classmate and push the student into the back of a police vehicle. \u2014 Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"Boudin\u2019s spokesperson, Rachel Marshall, said the office filed a motion to detain Scott, but a Superior Court judge denied it. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"At the eatery, Tuckson had tried to detain two women who were disputing their bill, the prosecutors wrote. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Prosecutors have filed a motion to detain Morrissette, who is from Alabama. \u2014 Matthew Reisen Albuquerque Journal, al , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English deteynen , from Anglo-French deteign- , stem of detenir , modification of Latin detin\u0113re , from de- + ten\u0113re to hold \u2014 more at thin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8t\u0101n",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detain keep , retain , detain , withhold , reserve mean to hold in one's possession or under one's control. keep may suggest a holding securely in one's possession, custody, or control. keep this while I'm gone retain implies continued keeping, especially against threatened seizure or forced loss. managed to retain their dignity even in poverty detain suggests a delay in letting go. detained them for questioning withhold implies restraint in letting go or a refusal to let go. withheld information from the authorities reserve suggests a keeping in store for future use. reserve some of your energy for the last mile delay , retard , slow , slacken , detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress. delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival. bad weather delayed our arrival retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping. language barriers retarded their progress slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention medication slowed the patient's heart rate , slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort. on hot days runners slacken their pace detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time. unexpected business had detained her",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123301",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"detainer":{
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"release"
],
"definitions":{
": a writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to hold a person in custody":[],
": detention in custody":[]
},
"examples":[
"keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours",
"she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement have lodged a detainer with Queens Central Booking. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"He is being held on $10,000 cash bail and a federal detainer , police said. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Marshal Marty Keely said the agency is in possession of a receipt that the detainer notices were signed and marked received by a deputy that day. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer was also placed on Ventura, though his immigration status was not immediately known. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The Rent Board does not provide public data on unlawful detainer lawsuits, which landlords often file after an eviction notice if a tenant has not yet vacated a building. \u2014 Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Sep. 2021",
"In Maryland, there are four types of eviction cases: failure to pay, tenant holding over, breach of lease and wrongful detainer . \u2014 Billy Jean Louis, baltimoresun.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Unlawful detainer is the most common type of eviction in Arkansas. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 25 July 2021",
"And the practice is Border Patrol places a detainer on them. \u2014 Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News , 3 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Anglo-French detenour , alteration of detenir":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"detainment",
"detention",
"hold",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070329",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detainment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to hold or keep in or as if in custody":[
"detained by the police for questioning"
],
": to keep back (something due) : withhold":[],
": to restrain especially from proceeding":[
"was detained by a flat tire"
]
},
"examples":[
"They were detained by the police for questioning.",
"He claimed he had been illegally detained .",
"Unexpected business had detained her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Defense attorneys painted a picture of residents on edge about crime in the neighborhood and said the men attempted to detain Arbery for police questioning. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Rubin said the men had the right to detain Arbery under an 1863 state law, which was largely repealed with bipartisan support after outrage over the slaying. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"McMichael and his father, Greg McMichael, gave chase, hoping to detain Arbery until police arrived, Rubin said, but Arbery refused to stop and lunged toward McMichael and his gun. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The footage then depicts a struggle that starts as Blasingame attempts to detain Black. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
"Once on the way home from school, Ms. Mobley saw officers detain a visibly distraught classmate and push the student into the back of a police vehicle. \u2014 Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"Boudin\u2019s spokesperson, Rachel Marshall, said the office filed a motion to detain Scott, but a Superior Court judge denied it. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"At the eatery, Tuckson had tried to detain two women who were disputing their bill, the prosecutors wrote. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Prosecutors have filed a motion to detain Morrissette, who is from Alabama. \u2014 Matthew Reisen Albuquerque Journal, al , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Lawyers contend that more advanced genetic testing equipment might detect fragments of DNA that were not detectable when evidence was first examined in the early '90s. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"So, deep x-ray and radio observations may detect the black hole, which can be used to better characterize the object, says Sahu. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Among those whose tests detect cancer, scans or biopsies can often locate it. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Davis also noted that the receivers can only detect sharks that have been tagged. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The Ponderosa is a self-driving vehicle that hits assembly line employee Jack, revealing that the braking mechanism doesn\u2019t detect darker skin tones. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Research from my colleagues and me over the past decade has consistently found that screening tools accurately detect students in need of additional support in school. \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"The tests conducted on the pig were done in its snout, and only could detect active infections, per the Times. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"In initial testing, an AI algorithm to detect a specific kind of hip fracture outperformed radiologists and registered a nearly perfect AUC. \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Lawyers contend that more advanced genetic testing equipment might detect fragments of DNA that were not detectable when evidence was first examined in the early '90s. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"So, deep x-ray and radio observations may detect the black hole, which can be used to better characterize the object, says Sahu. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Among those whose tests detect cancer, scans or biopsies can often locate it. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Davis also noted that the receivers can only detect sharks that have been tagged. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"The Ponderosa is a self-driving vehicle that hits assembly line employee Jack, revealing that the braking mechanism doesn\u2019t detect darker skin tones. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Research from my colleagues and me over the past decade has consistently found that screening tools accurately detect students in need of additional support in school. \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"The tests conducted on the pig were done in its snout, and only could detect active infections, per the Times. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"In initial testing, an AI algorithm to detect a specific kind of hip fracture outperformed radiologists and registered a nearly perfect AUC. \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"The use of extended detection and response can help organizations identify potential risks that could lead to ransomware exploitation. \u2014 Chuck Brooks, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Countries will still need to continue investing in their own health care systems and pharmaceutical manufacturing and create agile systems of detection for emerging diseases. \u2014 Adar Poonawalla, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"In 2018, Pinkett Smith spoke publicly about her experience with the autoimmune disorder in an episode of her Facebook Watch talk show, Red Table Talk, recalling the earliest moments of detection . \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The report, which estimates 6.5 million Americans aged 65 and older have dementia, also details the importance of early detection of mild cognitive impairment, which can progress to dementia. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 15 Mar. 2022",
"While they are packaged differently and may use slightly different procedures, officials said, the test mechanisms of detection and effectiveness are generally the same. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Darlene Superville, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"While they are packaged differently and may use slightly different procedures, officials said, the test mechanisms of detection and effectiveness are generally the same. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Darlene Superville, Chron , 14 Jan. 2022",
"While they are packaged differently and may use slightly different procedures, officials said, their mechanisms of detection and effectiveness are generally the same. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And the rate of detection has doubled, from five firearms per 1 million passengers in 2019 to 11 firearms per million passengers in 2021. \u2014 Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Using a combination of detective work and innovative technology, everyone has pulled together to reveal the final resting place of this tenacious ship. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"When a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in 2016, a detective working extra duty shot at the gunman from outside the club. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Almost overnight, Buryak, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, was thrust into a frantic, detective -like pursuit, scrambling for clues, trying to figure out where Russian soldiers were holding his son, and how to get him back. \u2014 Paulina Villegas And Reis Thebault, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"Almost overnight, Buryak, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, was thrust into a frantic, detective -like pursuit, scrambling for clues, trying to figure out where Russian soldiers were holding his son, and how to get him back. \u2014 Reis Thebault, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Jurors received school surveillance footage, detective interrogation clips and heard audio of jail phone calls of him apologizing to his family, WPTV reported. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Police asked anyone with information on this homicide to call the detective office at (870) 730-2090 or the dispatch center at (870) 541-5300. \u2014 Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The fastidious Hercule Poirot was her first detective hero, and though the character has been played by many actors, David Suchet owned him on the small screen. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"The idea of the more detective , noirish Batman is just really fun. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Neither Stittum, the detective , nor Steven Ohmer, the prosecutor, offered a motive for the crime, and no one who testified described a conflict between Dunn and Rogers. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"This iconic Alfred Hitchcock film follows a former San Francisco police detective (James Stewart), who is brought on a case to prevent his friend\u2019s wife from dying by suicide. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"But her big break came on the second season of the CBS series Mannix, when the star detective (Mike Connors) sets up his own P.I. firm and hires Fisher\u2019s character, Peggy Fair, to be his Girl Friday. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 June 2022",
"Easily one of Benedict Cumberbatch's breakout roles, Sherlock stars Cumberbatch as the famous detective , paired with Martin Freeman as his Dr. Watson. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
"Magistrate Robert Vann told an Indiana State Police detective that King made threats during a June 1 Zoom hearing discussing a child removed from her care. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Cruz was bullied by his brother and classmates, his brother told a detective . \u2014 Scott Travis, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
"The man told the detective Hayes showed him a rifle. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"According to the criminal complaint, Janice Moyer, a clerk for the village of Menomonee Falls, told a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department detective that Tafoya voted twice in the fall primary election. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"using metal detectors to improve safety at airports",
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"By measuring the energy deposited in the CDF detector by those events\u2019 electrons and muons, the physicists worked backward to figure out how much energy\u2014or mass\u2014the W boson originally had. \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Amaka, however, believed there was a flaw in the detector . \u2014 Wired , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Soto attended the school herself when it was called Dorchester High School, and remembers students sneaking in and out of side doors all the time, without ever having to go through a metal detector . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Deputies said TreQuera Lashell Ford, 24, panicked when she was questioned about a strong smell of marijuana before proceeding through a metal detector at security. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 16 May 2022",
"These bulletlike particles constantly rip through the detector in almost perfectly straight lines, letting the researchers detect any wonky wires and pin down the wires\u2019 positions to within 1 micrometer. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Everyone entering the Capitol must pass through a metal detector and face bag inspection beginning Thursday, Jan. 27. \u2014 Julia Shumway, oregonlive , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Electrolux is recalling 13 models of Frigidaire refrigerators and one Electrolux model sold over the last two years because the level detector arm in the icemaker can break into pieces and fall into the ice bucket, posing a choking hazard. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Then the detector \u2014in this case, something called an x-band sensor\u2014would deliver these data to a battle management system, which would direct a missile to intercept the threat. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022"
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": a device used to keep a railroad switch locked in position while a train is passing over it":[]
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": one who uses a portable metal detector as a hobby":[
"The trove was discovered in October near Watlington, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of London, by 60-year-old James Mather, an amateur treasure-seeker who called the find \"every detectorist's dream.\"",
"\u2014 Alastair Grant",
"The third, known as the Crosby Garrett Helmet, was found in a field in 2010 by a metal detectorist who wants to remain anonymous. It was sold at auction for $3.6 million.",
"\u2014 Brad Smithfield"
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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"He got detention for being late to class.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Earlier this month, Russian authorities extended Griner\u2019s pre-trial detention until July 2. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Surprise police arrested detention officer Tony Michael Ekiss on June 12 for multiple felony charges, according to Sgt. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 19 June 2022",
"Griner\u2019s detention in Russia is putting that disparity on display. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"Brittney Griner\u2019s pre-trial detention in Russia was extended again, according to the Russian media outlet, TASS, as reported by ABC News. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"In March, Russian officials said Griner\u2019s detention had been extended until May 19. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The sheriff\u2019s office said Patrick Lee Bone, 39, was found unresponsive by a detention officer about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Immigration cases are considered civil matters, not criminal ones, so immigration detention is not supposed to be used as punishment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"The issue is further complicated by the fact that state officials are considering slashing funds to juvenile courts if too many youths are sent to Ohio\u2019s detention system. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 20 May 2022"
],
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"efforts to save a deteriorating rain forest",
"Exposure to rain and sun will gradually deteriorate the paint.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Being a hothead will only deteriorate team morale further during a time of crisis. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"High heat can deteriorate and buckle pavement, warp or buckle railway tracks and exceed certain types of aircraft operational limits. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Despite weeks of progress, Wilson announced on June 6 that Eva's condition had started to deteriorate due to the severity of her skull fracture. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Her relationship with her brother, which had been strong, started to deteriorate . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Advocates for rural areas say that if representation were allocated strictly by population, Japan\u2019s remote areas might deteriorate further, an argument that some political scientists agree has merit. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Some pointed out that, unlike at amusement parks or on airlines, conditions on a ski hill deteriorate in a short time, making waiting more costly. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Only Arizona is a lock, and the situation could deteriorate quickly. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Oct. 2021",
"California is still taking steps to prepare in case conditions deteriorate further. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"the gradual deterioration of the weather",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The patient is now on two of these drugs, and the deterioration of his physical abilities has stopped. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"Her mother\u2019s attachment to the old house, Arnetta said, may have distracted her from the deterioration of her surroundings. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The withdrawal of Google\u2019s employees and planned bankruptcy underscore the further deterioration of Russia\u2019s relationship with Western technology firms since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Sam Schechner And Mauro Orro, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"The deterioration in economic conditions was also reflected in official PMI data. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Syria\u2019s continuing economic deterioration has only made their situation worse. \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"When Gunner proposes to his wife and son a way to spare them, even more than himself, the pain of the complete mental deterioration that is inevitable, Peg is confronted with a devastating sacrifice. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Stricken with a lifetime of blindness and a chronic autoimmune disorder, Cassandra Webb, an elderly woman, experienced great neurological deterioration throughout her life. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 25 May 2022",
"Mission 66 revitalization efforts began in 1955 to mend deterioration that occurred during WWII. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022"
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"Second, explanations should be determinate , meaning that there is one set explanation that accounts for all or most of something. \u2014 Joseph Franklin, Scientific American , 11 June 2018",
"Florida Weave Used commercially for determinate varieties, this training technique supports tomatoes with twine woven horizontally between rows of stakes. \u2014 Doug Hall, Good Housekeeping , 19 July 2018",
"On a truly determinate tomato, flowers occur at the ends of branches and will all be about the same size at the same time. \u2014 Walter Reeves, ajc , 13 June 2018",
"This is because nature is not simple and determinate . \u2014 Joseph Franklin, Scientific American , 11 June 2018",
"Some of the Early Girl varieties are indeterminate (that is, growing tall and needing a cage or stake), but most of the other earlies are determinate (low-growing and potentially sprawling). \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 10 Jan. 2018",
"Soon the court will have a chance to make a determinate decision on the Blaine amendments. \u2014 Valerie Strauss, Washington Post , 26 June 2017"
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"The new instruments allow for more precise determination of the size of the tumor.",
"The document will be used for determination of ownership.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Schroeder then asked him a few financial questions to make the determination that the defendant is eligible to a public federal defender representation. \u2014 Marta Dhanis, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Once most applications are received, McDermott added, the comptroller\u2019s office also must make a determination whether grants will be reduced, on a proportional basis, in the event demand exceeds available funds. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"In a statement, board chairman Paul C. Smedberg said Metro\u2019s Ethics Committee will meet June 23 to consider the complaint and make a determination . \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"But scientists need more information to make the determination . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"All situations are different and must be evaluated based on the company, its industry, the number of employees and internal and external factors to make the determination that the time to shift the company culture is now. \u2014 Rashmi Gupta, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The companies will need to see at least 21 cases of COVID-19 to make a final determination of the vaccine\u2019s effectiveness; so far there are 10. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"The unit did not make a determination regarding his innocence or guilt. \u2014 Hannah Rappleye, NBC News , 19 May 2022",
"Because there are only 21 appraisers for more than 150,000 properties in Milwaukee, individual appraisers do not make the determination on your property's value. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022"
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"The new policy will be determined by a special committee.",
"The demand for a product determines its price.",
"He believes that one's personality is determined mostly by genetics.",
"An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.",
"They are unable to accurately determine the ship's position at this time.",
"Scholars have determined that the book was written in the late 16th century.",
"I am trying to determine what happened and when.",
"They are determining if they should stay.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Collective Bargaining Agreement was revised in 2020 to stipulate that an independent disciplinary officer appointed by the NFL and NFLPA will determine the initial discipline as opposed to Goodell. \u2014 cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The city\u2019s mayor, Park Heong-joon, thanked the group for its upcoming efforts, who will be on hand to personally introduce the city to members of the committee who determine where the World Expo will be held. \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"Some modern examples of AI include speech recognition (in the form of virtual assistants like Siri or Alexa) and systems that determine what's in a photograph or recommend what to buy or watch next. \u2014 Matt Ford, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"On June 2, di Suvero sent a letter to the commission seeking answers about why the meetings were canceled and how the commission will determine when future meetings should be held. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"As his putt approached the hole on the 18th green on Sunday evening, Will Zalatoris thought he was headed to a thrilling playoff that would determine the U.S. Open champion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"This is a crossroads that can determine the future of your brand. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Another version of the plan involved sending the electoral votes back to state legislatures, which would determine which electoral slates to send to Congress. \u2014 Siobhan Hughes, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The city charter gives the council the power to approve new district lines that determine who their voters will be. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022"
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"The powder was tested and determined to be a fentanyl and cocaine mixture. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Those who stayed are resilient and determined to stick it out in the White Mountains. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
"Even behind bars, Navalny has remained a vocal and determined critic of the Russian government. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"While there, Laurie discovers a mysterious wooden duck decoy and\u2014 determined to honor the life of a beloved, adventurous woman who never married and didn\u2019t have any children\u2014embarks on a lively quest to figure out its origins. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her mother, Ana Rodriguez, described Maite as focused and determined . \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The hunt for fraud in Arizona accelerated in the days after electors had been certified, and showed how a vocal and determined faction of Republican legislators could force through a deeply destabilizing outside election review. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Hoss knew Coan\u2019s true love and was bound and determined to turn Coan into a college football quarterback. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
"Basically, those executives will have to accept the changes in the business landscape, where the workforce is more active and determined and the employees' personal circumstances, beliefs, life stages and identities also play a major role. \u2014 Nacho De Marco, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
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"The powder was tested and determined to be a fentanyl and cocaine mixture. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Those who stayed are resilient and determined to stick it out in the White Mountains. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
"Even behind bars, Navalny has remained a vocal and determined critic of the Russian government. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"While there, Laurie discovers a mysterious wooden duck decoy and\u2014 determined to honor the life of a beloved, adventurous woman who never married and didn\u2019t have any children\u2014embarks on a lively quest to figure out its origins. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her mother, Ana Rodriguez, described Maite as focused and determined . \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The hunt for fraud in Arizona accelerated in the days after electors had been certified, and showed how a vocal and determined faction of Republican legislators could force through a deeply destabilizing outside election review. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Hoss knew Coan\u2019s true love and was bound and determined to turn Coan into a college football quarterback. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
"Basically, those executives will have to accept the changes in the business landscape, where the workforce is more active and determined and the employees' personal circumstances, beliefs, life stages and identities also play a major role. \u2014 Nacho De Marco, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
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"The powder was tested and determined to be a fentanyl and cocaine mixture. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Those who stayed are resilient and determined to stick it out in the White Mountains. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
"Even behind bars, Navalny has remained a vocal and determined critic of the Russian government. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"While there, Laurie discovers a mysterious wooden duck decoy and\u2014 determined to honor the life of a beloved, adventurous woman who never married and didn\u2019t have any children\u2014embarks on a lively quest to figure out its origins. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Time , 6 June 2022",
"Her mother, Ana Rodriguez, described Maite as focused and determined . \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"The hunt for fraud in Arizona accelerated in the days after electors had been certified, and showed how a vocal and determined faction of Republican legislators could force through a deeply destabilizing outside election review. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Hoss knew Coan\u2019s true love and was bound and determined to turn Coan into a college football quarterback. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
"Basically, those executives will have to accept the changes in the business landscape, where the workforce is more active and determined and the employees' personal circumstances, beliefs, life stages and identities also play a major role. \u2014 Nacho De Marco, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
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"The price of crude oil, a key determiner for gas prices, surpassed $110 a barrel Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Wednesday, suddenly morphing into a newspaper editor and apparent determiner of article length. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The price of crude oil is a key determiner for prices at the pump. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Later that year, serendipity joined persistence and temerity as a determiner of the drug\u2019s fate. \u2014 Stephanie Stone, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Yet the dividend alone is not the sole determiner of value. \u2014 Moneyshow, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"The property tax hike also created political headwinds, and his opponent said that was the main determiner in the race. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 July 2020",
"Therefore the Mavericks need not worry about any tie-breakers because seeds\u2019 first determiner will be winning percentage. \u2014 Dallas News , 26 June 2020",
"Today, doing well in Iowa can give successful candidates the momentum to raise money and is often a determiner of success. \u2014 Olivia Sally, Teen Vogue , 18 Jan. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Passages like this one, which directly contradict their characterization of the book\u2019s alleged determinism , reductionism, and essentialism, are easy to find! \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And, of course, Olympic telecast producers proved powerless before its romantic determinism . \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Finland has traditionally been militarily neutral and enjoyed good relations with Moscow \u2014 but the war in Ukraine has led the country to rethink its security and self- determinism . \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"To what extent can causation be seen as determinism ? \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"What happens to Didion when a narrow and cracked determinism swallows not just the women\u2019s movement but the whole world? \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Hossenfelder\u2019s commitment to determinism puts her in good company. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Yet his pitch has hardened into litany: technological determinism , political pessimism, cultural relativism, and so on. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Technological determinism is not exactly the vogue among academic historians these days. \u2014 Stephen Budiansky, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"Passages like this one, which directly contradict their characterization of the book\u2019s alleged determinism , reductionism, and essentialism, are easy to find! \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And, of course, Olympic telecast producers proved powerless before its romantic determinism . \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Finland has traditionally been militarily neutral and enjoyed good relations with Moscow \u2014 but the war in Ukraine has led the country to rethink its security and self- determinism . \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"To what extent can causation be seen as determinism ? \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"What happens to Didion when a narrow and cracked determinism swallows not just the women\u2019s movement but the whole world? \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Hossenfelder\u2019s commitment to determinism puts her in good company. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Yet his pitch has hardened into litany: technological determinism , political pessimism, cultural relativism, and so on. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Passages like this one, which directly contradict their characterization of the book\u2019s alleged determinism , reductionism, and essentialism, are easy to find! \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2022",
"And, of course, Olympic telecast producers proved powerless before its romantic determinism . \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Finland has traditionally been militarily neutral and enjoyed good relations with Moscow \u2014 but the war in Ukraine has led the country to rethink its security and self- determinism . \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"To what extent can causation be seen as determinism ? \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"What happens to Didion when a narrow and cracked determinism swallows not just the women\u2019s movement but the whole world? \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Hossenfelder\u2019s commitment to determinism puts her in good company. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Yet his pitch has hardened into litany: technological determinism , political pessimism, cultural relativism, and so on. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Technological determinism is not exactly the vogue among academic historians these days. \u2014 Stephen Budiansky, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"di-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
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"The author argues that deterrence is no longer the best way to prevent war.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Criminals, especially those who commit gun offenses, should face stricter mandatory sentences as a deterrence mechanism, said Brooks, 79. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"This all means classical deterrence mechanisms like harsh punishment or armed security at the door do little to prevent mass shootings. \u2014 Time , 7 June 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",
"Japan reaffirmed commitments to increase its military spending as part of a deterrence strategy against North Korea. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"The push toward deterrence by Mr. Biden and Yoon, who is less than two weeks into his presidency, marks a shift by the leaders from their predecessors. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"Biden\u2019s team is focused, through engaging with allies in the region, on returning to a North Korea strategy aimed at deterrence . \u2014 Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Recent comments by Russian leaders about their strategic nuclear capabilities following the invasion of Ukraine have shined a spotlight on America's nuclear deterrence mission. \u2014 Luis Martinez, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
"When Germany forced asylum seekers to stay on container ships outside Hamburg, rights activists condemned the practice as deliberate isolation and symbolic deterrence . \u2014 Rick Noack And Sandra Mehl, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The ads had a deterrent effect on youth smoking."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only real question is how big this deterrent effect will be. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Figuring that the deterrent effect of the ABP program started after the first bans were handed out, the researchers divided the results into two categories: 2008 to 2012, and 2013 to 2017. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 16 Mar. 2020",
"Anyone with an Internet connection and a little curiosity can see that, in the run-up to Putin\u2019s invasion, Biden\u2019s vice president, secretary of state, and national-security adviser all said the chance of sanctions would have a deterrent effect. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
"However, there are no firm conclusions about the preventive or deterrent effect of international justice. \u2014 Shelley Inglis, The Conversation , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The panel evaluates Russian President Vladimir Putin's immediate and long-term objectives and discusses how deterrent measures might be enhanced. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"And when perpetrators walk free, the deterrent effect of the justice system is undermined by a growing awareness that crimes are likely to go unpunished. \u2014 James Cross, National Review , 27 July 2021",
"The $700 billion figure is on the higher end of public estimates of what is plausible, and those larger estimates assume sustained efforts and a deterrent effect of tougher enforcement. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
"This, the paper\u2019s authors suggest, is because any deterrent effect is outweighed by the effects on misdemeanants\u2019 labor-market prospects. \u2014 Charles Fain Lehman, National Review , 18 Apr. 2021"
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many gardeners detest this plant, while a few actually like it. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 9 May 2022",
"The Lakers and the league are said to detest the series\u2019 existence, too, with NBA lawyers already reaching out to HBO about the use of trademarks and logos well ahead of the show\u2019s premiere. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Among those who have voiced concern loudly enough to gain public attention is state Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, who Lahner listed as someone who seems to detest the tool as policy. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This sympathy is particularly strong among young Poles, many of whom detest the Law and Justice party and strongly support the European Union. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Polling shows Americans widely detest the practice: 75 percent would prefer to end it, according to an October poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Polling shows Americans widely detest the practice: 75 percent would prefer to end it, according to an October poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. \u2014 Erin Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The city of Chicago signed over its parking business to a private company on a 75-year contract, a short-term financial windfall that residents will detest for generations. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021",
"But if takeout was just like us, why did my father detest it so much? \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Mar. 2021"
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"He is a detestable villain.",
"the detestable actions of a nasty little man",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The six-time major champion admits the Saudis have a detestable human rights record, but also thinks the PGA Tour needs competition. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 12 June 2022",
"Typically, the detestable Russian bad guy, Boris Badenov, would try to harm the lovable North American good guys played by a moose and a squirrel. \u2014 Bob Haber, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"While a free trip to Hawaii sounds great, there's just one problem: her plus one is her detestable new brother-in-law, Ethan. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
"An unequivocal rejection of this detestable president will send him packing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"What is detestable , though, is McAuliffe\u2019s disdain for lower-income families who want that same level of accountability from their children\u2019s public schools. \u2014 Rory Cooper, National Review , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But Feito, an obviously talented writer, gives us a Mrs. March who is detestable , a person who revels in other people\u2019s failures. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Even the wave, seen recently at both Oracle Park and the Coliseum, isn\u2019t as detestable as usual. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 July 2021",
"Campy embraces the detestable with affection, as an actual aesthetic. \u2014 Marie Southard Ospina, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2021"
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"a congenital detestation of injustice, which drove her to become an activist for civil rights",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others balance their detestation of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine against other concerns. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Here all the liturgical phrases of the 19th-century religion of progress, which had seemed hollow and platitudinous to a young man growing up in America in detestation of the Sunday supplements, rang true. \u2014 John Dos Passos, National Review , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Germany has set aside its traditional detestation for debt to unleash emergency spending, while enabling the rest of the European Union to breach limits on deficits. \u2014 Peter S. Goodman, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"But how much of a life, free of troubles and self- detestation , can a 15-year-old boy concerned with raising an infant build before his sense of self is devoured? \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2019",
"On Iran, Trump\u2019s detestation for diplomacy is equally dangerous. \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 6 Oct. 2017",
"The old Hollywood\u2019s history of infatuation with newspapering met the new Hollywood\u2019s detestation of Nixon. \u2014 Mark Feeney, Slate Magazine , 14 June 2017",
"A few days earlier, social media heaped scorn upon David Mamet for his detestation of post-show discussions. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017"
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"the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this year, Popovici or the 20-year-old Helsop may dethrone him. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"That's quick enough to dethrone the current Raptor as the quickest F-150, but Ford will need a Lightning R to challenge the Rivian R1T for EV-pickup-acceleration supremacy. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
"That's not to say that black is poised to dethrone the white wedding dress anytime soon. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Still, a series of unfortunate events could quickly dethrone king dollar. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"To dethrone the Giants and supplant the Dodgers, staying healthy and avoiding clubhouse drama that engulfed the team last summer will be paramount. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Valhalla saw a sizable increase in its viewing time during its first full week on the streamer \u2014 but not quite sizable enough to dethrone Inventing Anna from the top spot. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"There have been hordes of lawmakers who have overtly or covertly worked to try and dethrone the earliest states from their positions. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Its ambitious goal is to dethrone shareholder primacy and profit maximization as defining features of capitalism. \u2014 Nick Romeo, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
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"di-\u02c8thr\u014dn",
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"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8tik",
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": a common-law action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained or of its value":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Christopher Akpala, owner of the Uac Food Mart in the 900 block of Bennett Place in Harlem Park, filed the detinue \u2014 a legal claim to recover wrongfully seized property \u2014 in January, according to court records. \u2014 Kevin Rector, baltimoresun.com , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English detenewe , from Anglo-French detenue detention, from feminine of detenu , past participle of detenir to detain":""
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"\u02c8de-t\u1d4an-\u02cc(y)\u00fc",
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"The first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Novak introduces clich\u00e9s and stereotypes only to detonate them \u2014 or, better yet, fill them in in ways that show us how the stereotypes are real and not real. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"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",
"Though Moscow did not acknowledge any attack, saying only that a fire had caused ammunition on board to detonate , the loss of the ship represents an important victory for Ukraine and a symbolic defeat for Russia. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Though Moscow did not acknowledge any attack, saying only that a fire had caused ammunition on board to detonate , the loss of the ship represents an important victory for Ukraine and a symbolic defeat for Russia. \u2014 Adam Schreck, Chron , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Though Moscow did not acknowledge any attack, saying only that a fire had caused ammunition on board to detonate , the loss of the ship represents an important victory for Ukraine and a symbolic defeat for Russia. \u2014 Adam Schreck, Robert Burns And Yesica Fisch, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Moscow only said that a fire onboard caused ammunition stocks to detonate , prompting an evacuation of the crew. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Over 270 million cluster bombs were dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War; up to 80 million did not detonate , and are still causing child casualties today. \u2014 Alexandra Grossi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But this speed also puts the team at risk: The Shabab will sometimes detonate a second bomb in the area of an attack, specifically meant to target those arriving to help. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
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"\u02c8de-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
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"there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seoul officials have said Pyongyang has conducted multiple experiments with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh underground explosion. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Skyburner\u2019s Oath - Hip-fire projectile no longer tracks, but arcs similar to a Grenade Launcher and has a larger detonation size than ADS. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The two men closer to the detonation were obliterated. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Jack Russell terrier has been credited with detecting more than 200 explosives and preventing their detonation since the start of the war, quickly becoming a canine symbol of Ukrainian patriotism. \u2014 Rachel Elbaum, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
"The detonation happened several hundred miles to the west of the British mainland, in the North Atlantic off the coast of Northern Ireland. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The detonation of this super-warehouse would create a fireball 31 miles across, flattening 1,864 square miles surround it. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When the government publicly declares the detonation to be safe for the local population \u2014 despite evidence to the contrary \u2014 Don has to lay it all on the line, going public with damaging research. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Bay, 57 and youthful in a leather jacket and tee, will always be preceded by his reputation: demanding, a technical wizard prone to a fast pace and the occasional detonation , onscreen and off. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccde-t\u1d4an-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"bypass",
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"The little restaurant is worth a detour .",
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"The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour .",
"Verb",
"We detoured around the heaviest traffic.",
"A police officer was detouring traffic around the scene of the accident.",
"Traffic will be detoured to 72nd Street.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Press officers made no preparations for a detour to the Capitol, such as scheduling an additional stop for the motorcade and the pool of reporters who follow the president\u2019s movements. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Press officers made no preparations for a detour to the Capitol, such as scheduling an additional stop for the motorcade and the pool of reporters who follow the president\u2019s movements. \u2014 Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey And Carol D. Leonnig, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"For a basketball program accustomed to winning, the past month has been a detour across rutted, dusty backroads. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"As noon approached, Farzad found a detour : a virtual visit with an urgent-care clinic. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Styles\u2019 third solo album, Harry\u2019s House, could be a continuation of Fine Line\u2019s mainstream pop appeal, an off-kilter detour , or anything in between, and his status as an A-list artist wouldn\u2019t be questioned. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
"If time allows, detour along California 166 to New Cuyama for a stay at the trendy Cuyama Buckhorn, then down California 33 to Ojai and Ventura. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s even a detour into the conspiracy culture that has been exacerbated by the pandemic, dark material for a comedian who has a reputation for being, if not exactly wholesome, then family-friendly adjacent. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Karolina Kirbyte, a 28-year-old Lithuanian mother, sometimes takes an 18 kilometer (11-mile) detour into Poland when visiting family near the two countries\u2019 border. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Detour: Signs will detour motorists to Iowa Street, East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive, Shelby and Raymond streets. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"IndyGo Routes 4, 26 and 39 will detour along temporary stops on Meadows Drive, Meadows Parkway, Millersville Road and Oxford Road. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
"Officers also helped detour nine MTS buses whose routes were interrupted by traffic congestion, which spanned about 30 blocks, said Police Chief Jose Tellez. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Northbound Loop 101 drivers can detour to westbound Loop 202 towards Sky Harbor Airport or downtown Phoenix, and southbound Loop 101 drivers can use westbound Loop 202 to connect to the I-10. \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"To be clear, the idea that the draft dominoes could detour in a way that gives the Bears an opening to go after Olave likely is far-fetched. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Don\u2019t miss the chance to spend an afternoon exploring the twisting Deer Creek Narrows, or detour down the rafter\u2019s trail to the river to check out the outlet of the narrows, 80-foot-high Deer Creek Falls. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 4 Dec. 2018",
"Broadway #17 bus will detour to the Steel Bridge during the closures. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The operations provide a gateway into Europe for Russians who would otherwise have to detour via Turkey or the Persian Gulf. \u2014 Misha Savic, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"1738, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"French d\u00e9tour , from Old French destor , from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn \u2014 more at turn":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cctu\u0307r",
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"deflection",
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"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
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"a special tea that is supposed to detoxify the body",
"a drug addict who is being detoxified",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And, hemp also helps to detoxify the soil, removes CO2 from the air, and doesn\u2019t need pesticides, further establishing it as an eco-friendly option. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Using natural and moisturizing ingredients, this product works to detoxify your pits and will keep you dry and clean throughout the day. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Spirulina extract works to detoxify the skin of oil, dirt, grime, makeup and other impurities \u2013 all while revitalizing the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"More recent Democratic leaders, even when criticized for their views on the size and reach of government, have found ways to detoxify the once dangerous mix of driving and taxation. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"People have been using saunas for years to heal their muscles, improve recovery, detoxify their skin, and increase their testosterone. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"This deodorant is made to detoxify your pits, unclogging the pores and removing toxins that may be trapped in your skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"It's formulated with luxurious caviar extract and rich in Omega fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals to help cleanse, detoxify , thicken, and protect any factors that can cause hair to look and feel older. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"Your liver helps filter waste material out of your blood, detoxify chemicals, break down drugs, secrete bile into your intestines which helps with your digestion, and manufacture proteins such as those used for blood clotting. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Only those where there is a risk that private considerations may detract from serving the public interests. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Generating long-standing, replicable success means seeing the indicators that will detract or add to your business. \u2014 Amir Taichman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Some Catalan separatists accuse Spain of using the revelation of the hacking of top officials to detract attention from their cases. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"Some Russia skeptics believe the announcement is nothing but Moscow's spin, designed to detract attention from losses on the battlefield. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The Rebel v2 felt pleasantly plush but not so much to detract from the performance or feel disembodied from the road. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 17 May 2021",
"Berry says the lack of another win by a Black woman in the best actress category does not detract from the great work that has been and is being done by her fellow Black actresses. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"While November brought significant volatility, as already mentioned, long-bias hedge funds still returned 10.4% through November, demonstrating that the challenging month didn't detract much from their return. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"But these formal choices don\u2019t detract from the impressively thick and sensitively handled record of a life that the filmmakers, led by Andrew Rossi, who wrote and directed, have carefully reassembled. \u2014 The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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"Middle English, from Latin detractus , past participle of detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de- + trahere to draw":""
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"di-\u02c8trakt",
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"aggrandizement",
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"\u2014 J. F. Golay"
]
},
"examples":[
"her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Any light breezes should not be a major detraction . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"But the main thrust of the detraction against Inventing Anna is that the show is too nice to Anna. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Some saw his limited experience \u2013 with only one full season as a college starter \u2013 as a detraction . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 16 Nov. 2021",
"In that respect, the inclusion of Wood\u2019s account of creating this theater feels like a detraction , a decision to excise some of the liveness Scovel wanted to capture, and replace it with something else. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 25 June 2021",
"While in Chicago, some observers echoed the criticisms of Palm Springs\u2019 residents over its kitsch and its detraction from other famous architecture, and questioned the statue\u2019s connection to the city. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 23 May 2021",
"Some might even view niceness as a detraction in politics. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The only detraction will be a pesky breeze from the west. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2021",
"But this was neither the dominant impression nor a significant detraction from a presentation rife with interest. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 10 Jan. 2020"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"d\u0113-",
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"belittlement",
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]
},
"examples":[
"opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large",
"the requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The king of design patents is Apple, which has filed and asserted its rights over the shape of the iPhone to Samsung\u2019s detriment . \u2014 Wen Xie, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The two become precarious friends, with Norma forever seizing the main chance, often to Susan\u2019s detriment . \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"In the 1980s, during an art market boom, the paintings entered the commercial mainstream, often to the exploitative detriment of the communities that made them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Barber is one of a growing number of sensory biologists who fear that humans are polluting the world with too much light, to the detriment of other species. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"Big brands are increasingly embracing TikTok as well, which could be to the detriment of other social media firms. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"The redistricting troubles also worked to the detriment of Republicans in at least one instance. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"That phrase is used to describe situations where an obvious truth is overlooked to the detriment of onlookers. \u2014 Jim Corbett, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Those lighter \u2013 and vastly more important \u2013 elements take a back seat in Season 4, much to the detriment of the series.. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin detrimentum , from deterere to wear away, impair, from de- + terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":""
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"\u02c8de-tr\u0259-m\u0259nt"
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"affliction",
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"the detrimental effects of pollution"
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"Adjective",
"In context, the word \"corruption\" summarized the opinion (set forth in some of the books mentioned in the review) that, as a general matter, the growing financial dependence of the medical profession on the pharmaceutical industry is profoundly detrimental to sound public, medical, and scientific policy. \u2014 New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2009",
"Healthy people can harbor Klebsiella to no detrimental effect; those with debilitating conditions, like liver disease or severe diabetes, or those recovering from major surgery, are most likely to fall ill. \u2014 Jerome Groopman , New Yorker , 11 & 18 Aug. 2008",
"Unfortunately, tourism, along with dynamite fishing and poaching, has proved detrimental to the park's coral reefs, mangrove complexes, coastal wetlands and marine species. \u2014 Nature Conservancy Landmarks , Fall 2003",
"there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was detrimental to the local environment",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The detrimental impact that delivery business has on workers and drivers\u2014a frantic pace, low wages, few workplace protections, and the relentless pressure to meet tight deadlines\u2014is well-documented. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"However, from my perspective as executive chancellor of Oaksterdam University, this move could have a detrimental impact on the legal cannabis industry. \u2014 Dale Sky Jones, Rolling Stone , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Tilton said Stutes discussed the idea that Eastman\u2019s actions could have a detrimental impact on the Alaska House as an institution. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Having a continuous pulse on their tone, temper and style is important as one negative person can have a detrimental impact on a business. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Theoretically, those are the types of hitters who can minimize any detrimental impact of these changes. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Ethics tell us what is beneficial or detrimental , helpful or harmful, better or worse, in a particular context. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Those nutrients can prove detrimental to the health of the bay and its tributaries by stimulating the growth of algae, which strips the water of oxygen required to sustain marine life. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"Corporate and tourism industry executives in recent weeks have ramped up their public criticisms, calling Japan\u2019s reopening overly cautious and detrimental to its economy and global image. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1831, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"see detriment":"Noun"
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"\u02ccde-tr\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for detrimental Adjective pernicious , baneful , noxious , deleterious , detrimental mean exceedingly harmful. pernicious implies irreparable harm done through evil or insidious corrupting or undermining. the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society baneful implies injury through poisoning or destroying. the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind. noxious chemical fumes deleterious applies to what has an often unsuspected harmful effect. a diet found to have deleterious effects detrimental implies obvious harmfulness to something specified. the detrimental effects of excessive drinking",
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"dangerous",
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"noxious",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091403",
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": a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : debris":[],
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": miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends":[
"still picking up detritus from the block party",
"\u2026 sifting through the detritus of his childhood \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Tomasky"
]
},
"examples":[
"the detritus of ancient civilizations",
"As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukrainian military teams have cleared major thoroughfares of mines, shells and other lethal detritus . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"His garden was littered with spent shell casings, shell holes and other detritus of battle. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Over the years, the public has seen the detritus of violence such as the blood stains and the police tape. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"That\u2019s largely thanks to ranchers and farmers, who clear-cut the forest and burn the detritus to make way for crops and cattle. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"All the while, a single tree grows from sprout to sapling to a mature tree, holding in its branches the detritus of the man\u2019s life experiences. \u2014 Eric Vilas-boas And John Maher, Vulture , 21 Dec. 2021",
"In The Cut, Danielle Cohen observed that an active social-media life can leave an unappealing digital paper trail\u2014the cringey detritus of a series of past selves. \u2014 Jenna Mahale, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"In a clearing not far away there was another body, left with the detritus of what had been a Russian military camp. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
"To keep the intake from getting clogged with large detritus like seaweed, grills and filters armor this crucial entrance. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French d\u00e9tritus , from Latin detritus , past participle of deterere \u2014 see detriment":""
},
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"di-\u02c8tr\u012bt-\u0259s",
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"ashes",
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"residue",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"wreck",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002424",
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"this deuced washing machine always gives me trouble"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
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"also \u02c8dy\u00fc-",
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"confounded",
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"dang",
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"darn",
"durn",
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": a card game (such as poker) in which each deuce may represent any card designated by its holder":[]
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": duck entry 1 sense 1":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (Scots) duke , from Old English d\u016bce":""
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"\u02c8dy\u00fck"
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"noun"
]
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
": devalue":[]
},
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"-y\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t",
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8val-y\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
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"attenuate",
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"mark up",
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"examples":[
"plans to devaluate the peso",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The move is likely to further devaluate Iran\u2019s currency, create a liquidity crunch and be viewed in Tehran as a significant escalation, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse & Bazaar, a think tank focused on Iran\u2019s economy. \u2014 John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The country's currency, the Real, was devaluated by 10% and the national stock market, Bovespa, temporarily halted trading when the implications against Temer were made public. \u2014 Flora Charner, CNN , 28 May 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"The government has decided to devalue its currency.",
"Economic woes forced the government to devalue .",
"He argues that placing too many requirements on schools devalues the education they provide.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But at the same time, the advent of social media has created a sure-fire way to devalue an experience through picture taking, too. \u2014 Tim Maurer, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In a world that tries to devalue any woman who's older than 30 years old, Cameron Diaz says becoming a mother has completely transformed her attitude toward aging. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
"Brewery and distillery taproom licenses are cheaply available over the counter from the state, and bars have been worried about competition that could devalue their licenses. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"In March, the country\u2019s central bank allowed the Egyptian pound to devalue by 14% against the U.S. dollar to pave the way for discussions with the IMF for a new loan. \u2014 Chao Deng, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The researchers highlight how overlapping changes\u2014financial, cultural, interpersonal\u2014work to devalue an entire generation of Harlem\u2019s Black residents. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"That is not to devalue Mr. Thackston\u2019s translation, which is impressively meticulous. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin could force lenders in some countries to accept payment in rubles, but that could further devalue the Russian currency. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 10 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s always great to devalue the voters and call them morons, which is what the Republicans have been doing of late. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143056"
},
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": forestall , anticipate , outstrip":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French devancer , from Old French devancier, davancier , from devant, davant in front, forward, after Old French avant before: avancier to advance":""
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"The flood devastated the town.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Some automakers are making direct supply deals with miners because a shortage would devastate their business. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Floods and other natural disasters can devastate the infrastructure needed to transport food to hungry communities. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"For one, a number of nations at or near Earth\u2019s waistline are small island states that are highly vulnerable to massive storms that can devastate infrastructure and crimp their most dependent industries, such as tourism. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 4 May 2022",
"Bird flu, or the avian flu, can devastate chicken and turkey populations, but the risk of infection for humans is very limited. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"These are anxious days for businesspeople in Ukraine, with more than 100,000 Russian troops massed on the eastern border, threatening to launch a conflict that could devastate Ukraine\u2019s economy and spark a severe energy crisis in Europe. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Putin has accused Washington of wanting to drag out the war in order to devastate his nation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 John Schwartz",
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"\u2014 Susan Werner Kieffer"
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"Doug never called. He dumped me for the cheerleader, and I was, in the parlance of teen-age romance, absolutely devastated .",
"\u2014 Marialisa Calta",
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"\u2014 Ira Berkow"
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"\u2014 Gary Sandquist"
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"\u2014 Jeremy Bernstein"
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"The flood devastated the town.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Some automakers are making direct supply deals with miners because a shortage would devastate their business. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Floods and other natural disasters can devastate the infrastructure needed to transport food to hungry communities. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"For one, a number of nations at or near Earth\u2019s waistline are small island states that are highly vulnerable to massive storms that can devastate infrastructure and crimp their most dependent industries, such as tourism. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 4 May 2022",
"Bird flu, or the avian flu, can devastate chicken and turkey populations, but the risk of infection for humans is very limited. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"These are anxious days for businesspeople in Ukraine, with more than 100,000 Russian troops massed on the eastern border, threatening to launch a conflict that could devastate Ukraine\u2019s economy and spark a severe energy crisis in Europe. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Putin has accused Washington of wanting to drag out the war in order to devastate his nation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"The flood devastated the town.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"After initial worries that the pandemic would devastate book sales, publishers have recorded strong profits in the past two years and independent sellers have endured. \u2014 Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Some automakers are making direct supply deals with miners because a shortage would devastate their business. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Floods and other natural disasters can devastate the infrastructure needed to transport food to hungry communities. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"For one, a number of nations at or near Earth\u2019s waistline are small island states that are highly vulnerable to massive storms that can devastate infrastructure and crimp their most dependent industries, such as tourism. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 4 May 2022",
"Bird flu, or the avian flu, can devastate chicken and turkey populations, but the risk of infection for humans is very limited. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"These are anxious days for businesspeople in Ukraine, with more than 100,000 Russian troops massed on the eastern border, threatening to launch a conflict that could devastate Ukraine\u2019s economy and spark a severe energy crisis in Europe. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Putin has accused Washington of wanting to drag out the war in order to devastate his nation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The easiest and quickest method to peel and devein a shrimp in one swift movement is as simple as grabbing a fork from your utensil drawer. \u2014 Paul Stephen Paul\u2019s Cooking Tips, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2021",
"Clean and devein the dry peppers and toast on the flat grill, being careful to not burn. \u2014 Sonia Ramirez, Chron , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Shrimp in all forms ( deveined , tail on or off, peeled or unpeeled), mussels, clams, lobster tails and fillets of a large assortment of fish types from mahi mahi to ahi tuna steaks are easily found. \u2014 Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Wolf says the product looks like a peeled, deveined and tailless cooked shrimp but is hypoallergenic, lower in calories and cholesterol, and higher in fiber. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Wolf says the product looks like a peeled, deveined and tailless cooked shrimp but is hypoallergenic, lower in calories and cholesterol, and higher in fiber. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Season 3/4 pounds medium peeled and deveined shrimp with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. \u2014 The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Wolf says the product looks like a peeled, deveined and tailless cooked shrimp but is hypoallergenic, lower in calories and cholesterol, and higher in fiber. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Wolf says the product looks like a peeled, deveined and tailless cooked shrimp but is hypoallergenic, lower in calories and cholesterol, and higher in fiber. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2019"
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"She has been exercising regularly to develop her back muscles.",
"The story was later developed into a novel.",
"The island has developed its economy around tourism.",
"The course is designed to develop your writing skills.",
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"He develops the concept more fully in his book.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People with monkeypox can develop a fever, headache, muscle pains, chills, swollen lymph nodes and feel tired. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Some people develop into disciplined singers and instrumentalists; others abandon musical study altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
"Winchester will focus the company on prestige commercial television for both domestic and international audiences as well as working closely with writers, actors and directors to develop and produce their work. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"From one to three days after the flu-like symptoms begin, people typically develop a rash and lesions that may start in one place on the body and spread to other parts. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"People also commonly develop a rash with a pimple or blisterlike appearance, and in some cases may only have the rash as a symptom. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Councilman Conway, who sponsored the bill, said officials are working to develop a new arrangement to address the issue with the fledgling Police Accountability Board. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"According to the Vatican\u2019s refugee website, Japan has the lowest asylum intake ration in the developed world. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The result has been worsening allergies across the developed world, due to the overabundance of pollen-spreading males. \u2014 Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"The countries in the developed world have started using smallpox vaccines and are considering the use of antivirals to battle their outbreaks of the disease. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"In the recent past the large developed and emerging economies of the world were synchronised in two ways. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The event takes place against the backdrop of the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades in both developed and many developing economies. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 22 May 2022",
"But as vaccination rates rose in developed economies, borders reopened, quarantine rules eased and air travel picked up. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s not a surprise that innovation around Covid and the vaccines came from developed economies. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Our systematic review of data from eight developed nations around the world shows that despite the surge in sales of fitness trackers, physical activity declined from 1995 to 2017. \u2014 David Bassett, The Conversation , 4 May 2022"
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"the developer of software that is used the world over",
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"Stonewall bought the property in June 2021 for $13 million after condemnation proceedings had started, the rail developer said. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
"The developer said it\u2019s putting up $25 million more in private equity. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The developer said the project's restaurant and tenant spaces are also underway. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the mall\u2019s athletic wear store Lululemon is undergoing expansion, the developer said. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"The developer has said a third of the entire property will be devoted to stormwater management to deal with any water issues. \u2014 Judy Pochel, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"The gym will open when damage from the most recent flood is repaired and work on the common areas is underway, the developer said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The developer has said a third of the entire property will be devoted to stormwater management to deal with any water issues. \u2014 Judy Pochel, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"That will bring rents down an average of $58 per month, the developer said. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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"d\u0113-",
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"Good nutrition is important for proper muscle development .",
"The company offers many opportunities for professional development .",
"The software is still in the early stages of development .",
"I try to keep up with the latest developments in computer technology.",
"Have there been any new developments in the case?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Is your own professional development worth it to you? \u2014 Mari Carmen Pizarro, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Our universe is dotted with an incredible array of things in every possible phase of their development , from the swirling clouds that will eventually bear stars, to the long-dead cloudy remnants of other stars. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because earlier in its development , China was using cheaper, weaker low-clinker cement and buildings and bridges were collapsing, so now the Chinese government is mandating stronger cement, Norway\u2019s Andrew said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"As his master, Kenobi sees this \u2014 not yet realizing it will lead the young Skywalker to the Dark Side, but as a roadblock in his Jedi development . \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"The fact that Heston Kjerstad is playing at all is noteworthy, given the breadth of injuries that have set back his development . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 21 June 2022",
"With his development -at-all-costs ethos, Mr. Bolsonaro has undermined environmental oversight bodies and ignored existing legislation. \u2014 Andrew Downie, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 June 2022",
"The project is designed to expand access to books in the places where children learn, live and play, and to empower adults to read alongside them to develop lifelong literacy skills during the most critical years of their development . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"The resort pays tribute to the Cora and Huichol cultures by employing resource-efficient architecture and sustainable practices, while botany experts were consulted during its development to ensure the preservation of land and ecological wildlife. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022"
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"1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see develop":""
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"di-\u02c8vel-\u0259p-m\u0259nt",
"di-\u02c8ve-l\u0259p-m\u0259nt",
"d\u0113-"
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"elaboration",
"evolution",
"expansion",
"growth",
"progress",
"progression"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"developmental toys"
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"developmental highways"
]
},
"examples":[
"A drop in temperature can slow the plant's developmental process.",
"a child with developmental abnormalities",
"My theory is still in its developmental stage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chastain began racing in NASCAR\u2019s developmental series. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"Holmgren couldn\u2019t have asked for a better home than the small-market Thunder, who are fully committed to a patient developmental approach and can help shield him from questions about his physique early in his career. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"One of the top recruits in the 2021 class, Foster eschewed college in favor of the G League Ignite, the NBA's developmental team. \u2014 Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Now known as the Epson Tour, the LPGA Futures Tour became a national touring organization and the official developmental arm of the LPGA Tour in 1999. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Segerstrom, a professor of developmental , social and health psychology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, has studied the connection between self-regulation, stress and immune function. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"This indicates that babbling is a widespread and natural developmental process in parrots. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Considering Day 3 picks are considered developmental prospects, the Cowboys simply wanted to move on from the veteran WR. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
"But both were developmental prospects, flashing excellent length but little pro readiness due to Paye's lack of pass-rush experience and Odeyingbo's health in coming off a torn Achilles. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Dec. 2021"
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"pilot",
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": a discipline of biology concerned with the processes and mechanisms that control and influence the development and growth of organisms especially from a molecular, cellular, or genetic perspective \u2014 see evolutionary developmental biology":[]
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"While there is little disagreement about the basic developmental biology , there are sharp differences about the significance. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"In recent years, researchers have found evidence for pattern completion in both neural circuits and developmental biology . \u2014 Rafael Yuste, Scientific American , 11 Dec. 2021",
"These recent experiments from developmental biology and neuroscience can now provide a common mechanism of how this could work via key nodes that generate pattern completion. \u2014 Rafael Yuste, Scientific American , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Zach double majored in chemical engineering and economics, while Nigel got his degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology . \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2021",
"The departments to be consolidated in Pasadena are plant biology and global ecology, which are currently located at Stanford University, and embryology (or developmental biology ), located at Johns Hopkins University. \u2014 Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS , 16 Apr. 2021",
"The xenobots are turning some conventional views in developmental biology upside down. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Thomas Hope, professor of cell and developmental biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a COVID-19 vaccine researcher, said that technology does not exist. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"Another lawsuit involved a venture capital firm that wanted to hire a Singaporean with a PhD in developmental biology from Stanford as a $250,000-a-year analyst to evaluate Silicon Valley biotech startups. \u2014 Sinduja Rangarajan, Quartz India , 3 Dec. 2019"
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": any of various conditions (such as autism spectrum disorder , cerebral palsy , intellectual disability , blindness, or fragile X syndrome ) that usually become apparent during infancy or childhood and are marked by delayed development or functional limitations especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility":[
"Two to three babies in 1,000 have cerebral palsy (CP), making it one of the most common developmental disabilities .",
"\u2014 Melanie Howard",
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"\u2014 Braema Mathi"
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a condition (such as autism or dyslexia ) that is typically marked by delayed development or impaired function especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility : developmental disability",
": a condition (such as autism or dyslexia ) that is typically marked by delayed development or impaired function especially in learning, language, communication, cognition, behavior, socialization, or mobility : developmental disability"
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"1834, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034341",
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135356",
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"noun"
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"boho",
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"free spirit",
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"iconoclast",
"individualist",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"loner",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist"
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"definitions":{
": straying or deviating especially from an accepted norm (see norm sense 2 )":[
"deviant behavior"
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},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a study of deviant behavior among criminals",
"some studies show that many violent criminals begin exhibiting deviant behavior in early childhood",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When justice is sought in the wake of a scam, skepticism is positioned as the norm, while gullibility is treated as a maladaptive, pathological, deviant form of socioeconomic being. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"This isn\u2019t to say that all men engage in these behaviors \u2013 or that booking relatively late is a sign of deviant behavior. \u2014 Javier D. Donna, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
"But these days, no matter how deviant or morally abhorrent their beliefs, people have no trouble finding soulmates on 4chan, 8chan or Telegram. \u2014 Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"Such mastery of capitalist subjecthood feels unexpected from a group so often portrayed as socially deviant . \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"When actual deviants are in short supply, Moynihan argued, the quota gets filled by reclassifying normal behaviors as deviant . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Thatcher\u2019s government has just passed a law that stereotypes lesbians and gays as paedophiles, recruiting children for their \u2018 deviant \u2019 lifestyles. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"Moynihan\u2019s essay was based on the sociologist Kai Erikson\u2019s observation that the proportion of people whom society deems deviant remains constant over time even as the supply of actual deviants ebbs and flows. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That the virtual world Zuckerberg wants to invent might open this Pandora\u2019s box of deviant digitization should come as no surprise. \u2014 Timothy Lloyd, The New Republic , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Phoenix\u2019s Joker was a real deviant ; Rogowski makes Hans a dissatisfied lover and nonconforming irredeemable \u2014 countering the millennium\u2019s anodyne Buttigieg progressive. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This depiction of Biden as a lovable deviant helped shape public perception of the real-life Biden as someone fun and relatable. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Similarly, unmarried men were deemed narcissistic, deviant , and pathological. \u2014 T.l. Andrews, Quartz , 21 Dec. 2019",
"There is a long tradition in theatre of casting men as women who are older, stricter, meaner, fatter, louder \u2014 in other words, deviant . \u2014 Mia J. Merrill, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
"But then again, I and my family were not libeled as traitors, crooks, deviants , and imbeciles, and put in legal jeopardy for 22 months as the media and ex-Obama officials ginned up hoax after hoax. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Kosek said the fire-suppression campaign reflects a belief, deeply rooted in the Forest Service\u2019s history, that people who set fires in forests are deviants and evildoers. \u2014 Wendy Melillo, The Conversation , 19 July 2019",
"The process of catching cheaters in video games is muddled in secrecy: the more developers say, the better equipped deviants are to cheat more efficiently next time around. \u2014 Patricia Hernandez, The Verge , 24 Oct. 2018",
"The streets of his New York are filled with rubble, leftover from a civil war between militant Christians and social deviants . \u2014 Adi Robertson, The Verge , 2 Dec. 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1923, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8d\u0113-v\u0113-\u0259nt"
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"aberrant",
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"irregular",
"unnatural",
"untypical"
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"libertine",
"perv",
"pervert",
"profligate",
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"deviate behavior"
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"\u2014 F. M. Godfrey"
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": to depart from an established course or norm":[
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"behaviors that deviate from the norm"
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"Noun",
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"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But while maximalist Bitcoiners may not want to deviate from Nakamoto\u2019s vision, Larsen contends times are changing. \u2014 Olga Kharif, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"For an austere, efficiency-minded repair depot, laser-focused on schedule, maintainers may be hard-pressed to deviate from standardized procedures. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Still, China's government does not appear willing to deviate from its commitment to regular mass PCR testing despite the policy's ineffectiveness and economic toll. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"After working in some capacity every day for the better part of four months, the Beavers\u2019 coach didn\u2019t want to deviate from what has worked. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"On Monday, during a press conference in Tokyo, President Joe Biden said the US would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"But in the midst of the largest land war in Europe since World War II, Biden\u2019s tendency to deviate from official U.S. policy has the potential to complicate efforts to end the conflict and confuse allies and partners, some diplomats say. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Nick Bostrom of Oxford University published his book \u2018\u2018Superintelligence,\u2019\u2019 introducing a range of scenarios whereby advanced A.I. might deviate from humanity\u2019s interests with potentially disastrous consequences. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Both ladies are proof that there\u2019s no need to deviate from your go-to ensembles. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"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",
"Will Trump deviate beyond his usual script to discuss the events of January 6? \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
"And so the question is, in the case, did the image and the artwork that Warhol created, did that deviate enough? \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"How is voting supposed to be conducted in nursing homes and how did elections in 2020 deviate from that? \u2014 Molly Beck And Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The marks on the Krapina 3 Neandertal skull deviate from all the other examples of bone modification at the site and are unique in the fossil record. \u2014 David W. Frayer, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than drastically deviate from your norm, try keeping your caffeine intake consistent. \u2014 Sarah Garone, Health.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Boards, schools, and even teachers can choose to do the bare minimum or deviate from script, which means what students learn is wildly different from school to school, and even classroom to classroom. \u2014 Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"As a result, many of the structures deviate from current building standards. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Aggravating circumstances: Rape/criminal deviate conduct, on probation or parole, mutilation/torture. \u2014 Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2014"
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"\u02c8d\u0113-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deviate Verb swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
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"swing",
"turn",
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": the difference between a value in a frequency distribution and a fixed number (such as the mean )":[]
},
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"There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.",
"Having juice instead of coffee was a deviation from his usual routine.",
"The pattern's deviation from the norm is significant.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The noun enormity, dating in English from the late 1400s, originally denoted either (1) deviation from sound morality; or (2) a crime, offense, or monstrous transgression. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 9 June 2022",
"The comment, which Biden made during a trip to Japan, was taken by some observers as a deviation from the official U.S. line on Taiwan, in place for decades. \u2014 Meredith Oyen, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Leaving a stable job for a convict is a major deviation from societal norms, Bourke said. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"YouTube Go was actually a wild deviation from the normal YouTube formula, thanks to being targeted at users with intermittent Internet access. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
"The project is also a deviation from how many celebrities have approached crypto. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"This measures its deviation from its own standard levels, and bitcoin has still had wild swings, such as a 17 percent jump on March 1. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Kessler\u2019s smile while ascending the ladder was a deviation from the moments of angst as the 7\u20321 center continues to battle through a shoulder injury suffered last Saturday in a loss at Tennessee. \u2014 al , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The special legal order permits the government to enact laws by decree without parliamentary oversight, and permits the temporary suspension of and deviation from existing laws. \u2014 Justin Spike, ajc , 24 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"see deviate entry 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-v\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices .",
"agreeing to dismantle all nuclear devices",
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"The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As digital transformation fuses IT with OT systems, unique or legacy OT systems are frequently missed by existing cybersecurity technologies that create device inventories. \u2014 Peter Lund, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device . \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Much like iOS 16, watchOS 9 won\u2019t support every device that watchOS 8 supports. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"The new law established a uniform safety connectivity fee of $1.30 per month for each device , including tablets and other devices that use data. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"Did the Colonel live out his later years being sickly in casinos, as portrayed in the movie\u2019s framing device ? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"With significant inroads in the life sciences, healthcare, and medical device industries, ITJ has more than doubled its revenue in the past two years. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"For instance, a camera or other monitoring device is not allowed if the living room has a sofa bed. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Each device comes preloaded with relaxing nature soundscapes (including rainfall, a campfire, and the ocean) and six different white noise options. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 22 June 2022"
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"gambit",
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"juggle",
"knack",
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"The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices .",
"agreeing to dismantle all nuclear devices",
"a useful mnemonic device for remembering the names of the planets",
"The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As digital transformation fuses IT with OT systems, unique or legacy OT systems are frequently missed by existing cybersecurity technologies that create device inventories. \u2014 Peter Lund, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Have life-saving devices near the pool, such as a hook, pole, or flotation device . \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Much like iOS 16, watchOS 9 won\u2019t support every device that watchOS 8 supports. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"The new law established a uniform safety connectivity fee of $1.30 per month for each device , including tablets and other devices that use data. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
"Did the Colonel live out his later years being sickly in casinos, as portrayed in the movie\u2019s framing device ? \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"With significant inroads in the life sciences, healthcare, and medical device industries, ITJ has more than doubled its revenue in the past two years. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"For instance, a camera or other monitoring device is not allowed if the living room has a sofa bed. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Each device comes preloaded with relaxing nature soundscapes (including rainfall, a campfire, and the ocean) and six different white noise options. \u2014 Jake Smith, Glamour , 22 June 2022"
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"Middle English devis, devise , from Anglo-French, division, plan, from deviser to divide, regulate, tell \u2014 more at devise":""
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"di-\u02c8v\u012bs"
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"artifice",
"dodge",
"fetch",
"flimflam",
"gambit",
"gimmick",
"jig",
"juggle",
"knack",
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"ruse",
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"sleight",
"stratagem",
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"wile"
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": fellow":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrases poor devil, lucky devil"
],
": severe consequences":[
"\u2014 used with the there'll be the devil to pay if we're late"
],
": severe criticism or rebuke : hell":[
"\u2014 used with the I'll probably catch the devil for this"
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": the difficult, deceptive, or problematic part of something":[
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": the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell":[
"\u2014 usually used with the \u2014 often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse what the devil is this? the devil you say!"
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": to season highly":[
"deviled eggs"
]
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"Noun",
"She is a tricky devil , so be careful.",
"Those kids can be little devils sometimes.",
"He's such a lucky devil that he'll probably win the lottery someday.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the devil is in the detail, and plenty of the details in the presentation raise questions. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"As a means of explaining to Xan what a devil might be, my dad had asked him to think of Satan as the essence of ants. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"At the time, witchcraft \u2013 defined by English law as using magical powers bestowed by the devil , according to the New England School of Law \u2013 was a felony offense. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 19 Oct. 2021",
"This new Conjuring offering \u2014 produced, in line with the rest of the series, by James Wan \u2014 is, like the other films, based on a real case handled by the Warrens, in which the man\u2019s attorney indeed claimed that accused was possessed by the devil . \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 4 June 2021",
"The Sandman's version of the devil was actually the inspiration for the recent live-action Lucifer series that starred Tom Ellis in the titular role, so the new series has gone in a different direction with casting. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"The film tells the story of Mara, a witch in training who is seeking to rescue her sister from the clutches of the devil himself. \u2014 Ed Meza, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"Also known as devil \u2019s ivy, this plant grows in low light. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 7 June 2022",
"Fight Club \u2013 An insomniac office worker and a devil -may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Highlights include a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, prosciutto, deviled egg salad, biscuits, bagels and baguettes and cinnamon rolls. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2020",
"For $60, the family-sized meal includes a savory galette, homemade brioche with plum jam and French butter, Bayonne ham and pickles, miso deviled eggs, fresh fruit and a spring salad with wine and Bloody Mary or mimosa kits available for extra. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 6 May 2020",
"Those eggs now can be transformed into egg salad and deviled eggs. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2020",
"On the menu: Dragon\u2019s Eggs (spicy deviled eggs) and Red Wedding cake, among other bites. \u2014 Randi Stevenson, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Drizzle each deviled egg with aioli and sprinkle with additional Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Lime seasoning. \u2014 Danielle Pointdujour, Essence , 26 Dec. 2019",
"The eggs \u2014 which were peeled, hard-boiled, and packaged in plastic pails of various sizes at the facility \u2014 may have been sold to food service operators and restaurants to make ready-to-eat dishes such as egg salad and deviled eggs. \u2014 Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Usually there will be bagels and lox, tuna salad, egg salad or hard-cooked or deviled eggs, noodle kugel, some sort of vegetable like cole slaw or cucumber salad, fruit, and then small pastries like rugelach or mandel bread or the like for dessert. \u2014 Stacey Ballis, chicagotribune.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
"The menu includes ratatouille with poached eggs and speck, deviled eggs with pork belly rillettes, and avocado toast with six-minute egg. \u2014 Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com , 24 June 2019"
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English devel, del, dule, going back to Old English d\u0113ofol, d\u012boful, going back to West Germanic *diuvul- (whence also Old Frisian di\u016bvel, di\u014dvel, Old Saxon diu\u0180al, Middle Dutch duvel, Old High German tiuval, tiufal ), probably borrowed from an early Romance outcome of Late Latin diabolus \"the Devil,\" borrowed from Greek di\u00e1bolos (New Testament, Septuagint, as a rendering of Hebrew \u015b\u0101\u1e6d\u0101n satan ), earlier, \"accuser, backbiter, slanderer,\" agentive derivative of diab\u00e1llein \"to take across, put through, set at variance, attack (a person's character), accuse, slander,\" from dia- dia- + b\u00e1ll\u014d, b\u00e1llein \"to reach by throwing, let fly, strike, put, place,\" going back to earlier *g w \u0259l-n-\u014d or *g w \u0259l-i\u032f-\u014d, perhaps going back to an Indo-European base *g w elh 1 -":"Noun",
"derivative of devil entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8de-v\u0259l",
"\u02c8de-v\u1d4al",
"dialectal \u02c8di-"
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"archfiend",
"Beelzebub",
"fiend",
"Lucifer",
"Old Nick",
"Satan",
"serpent"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233226",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": any of various very large rays (genera Manta and Mobula of the family Mobulidae) widely distributed in warm seas that have large, triangular, winglike pectoral fins and a pair of hornlike lobes near the mouth which are used to guide plankton and other small aquatic organisms into the mouth, that typically lack a stinger on the tail, and that reproduce viviparously producing one or two offspring at birth":[
"\u2014 compare manta ray"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most of the devil ray dives had an unusual stepwise profile. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Manta belong to the genus Mobula (formerly Manta), containing ten species - two (possibly three) manta and eight devil ray species. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
"Several species of sharks, as well as all manta and devil rays , are protected under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2020",
"On the top floor of the aquarium (The Vista), breathtaking views of cruise ships and Miami\u2019s skyline compete with the 100-foot wide, 500,000-gallion tank where mahi-mahi, devil rays , tuna, and hammerhead sharks cavort. \u2014 Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2018",
"Director Eliana Alvarez Martinez focuses on Munk\u2019s search for pygmy devil rays , a species that was named Mobula Munkiana in his honor. \u2014 Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com , 12 Sep. 2017",
"This is the tank where mahi-mahi, devil rays and hammerhead sharks travel through its open water. \u2014 Howard Cohen, miamiherald , 18 Sep. 2017"
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021736",
"type":[
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": a theory of history: political and social crises arise from the deliberate actions of evil or misguided leaders rather than as a natural result of conditions":[]
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000235",
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"antonyms":[
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"uptight"
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"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccde-v\u1d4al-(\u02cc)m\u0101-\u02c8ker"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"She was attracted by his devilish charm.",
"There was a devilish look of mischief in her eyes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After Elvis\u2019 brief foray into Hollywood, he and Parker land in Las Vegas, where Presley has a musical comeback, but goes down a bad path as the Colonel pulls strings behind the scenes like a devilish puppet master. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Our recipes include beloved fall flavors like pumpkin spice, devilish dark chocolate and sweet maple. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"What\u2019s devilish , however, isn\u2019t his work ethic, but his duplicitousness. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 June 2022",
"While many pranks these days tend to be on the trickier, more- devilish side, Today fans couldn't help but love how wholesome Al\u2019s version is. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Buoyed by the art market\u2019s recent strength and Basquiat\u2019s international appeal, Phillips headed into the sale with a measure of confidence, giving the work featuring a devilish figure a $70 million estimate. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Despite its devilish name, this type of ivy is an angel to care for. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"As a result, your devilish side loves to party and can be moody. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gigi Hadid carried Jenner's devilish iteration on the runway for the Parisian label's fall/winter 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English develyssh, from devel devil entry 1 + -yssh -ish":""
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"\u02c8dev-lish",
"\u02c8de-v\u0259-lish",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183613",
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"She was attracted by his devilish charm.",
"There was a devilish look of mischief in her eyes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After Elvis\u2019 brief foray into Hollywood, he and Parker land in Las Vegas, where Presley has a musical comeback, but goes down a bad path as the Colonel pulls strings behind the scenes like a devilish puppet master. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Our recipes include beloved fall flavors like pumpkin spice, devilish dark chocolate and sweet maple. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"What\u2019s devilish , however, isn\u2019t his work ethic, but his duplicitousness. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 June 2022",
"While many pranks these days tend to be on the trickier, more- devilish side, Today fans couldn't help but love how wholesome Al\u2019s version is. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Buoyed by the art market\u2019s recent strength and Basquiat\u2019s international appeal, Phillips headed into the sale with a measure of confidence, giving the work featuring a devilish figure a $70 million estimate. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Despite its devilish name, this type of ivy is an angel to care for. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"As a result, your devilish side loves to party and can be moody. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gigi Hadid carried Jenner's devilish iteration on the runway for the Parisian label's fall/winter 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"She was attracted by his devilish charm.",
"There was a devilish look of mischief in her eyes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After Elvis\u2019 brief foray into Hollywood, he and Parker land in Las Vegas, where Presley has a musical comeback, but goes down a bad path as the Colonel pulls strings behind the scenes like a devilish puppet master. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Our recipes include beloved fall flavors like pumpkin spice, devilish dark chocolate and sweet maple. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"What\u2019s devilish , however, isn\u2019t his work ethic, but his duplicitousness. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 June 2022",
"While many pranks these days tend to be on the trickier, more- devilish side, Today fans couldn't help but love how wholesome Al\u2019s version is. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"Buoyed by the art market\u2019s recent strength and Basquiat\u2019s international appeal, Phillips headed into the sale with a measure of confidence, giving the work featuring a devilish figure a $70 million estimate. \u2014 Kelly Crow, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Despite its devilish name, this type of ivy is an angel to care for. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"As a result, your devilish side loves to party and can be moody. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Gigi Hadid carried Jenner's devilish iteration on the runway for the Parisian label's fall/winter 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"Ruffians were breaking windows out of sheer devilment .",
"his devilment at school remains the stuff of local legend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book. \u2014 Eugenia Bone, WSJ , 10 July 2019"
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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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"children always getting into some devilry",
"superstitious villagers who were quick to attribute an unexpected occurrence to devilry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure? \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Suddenly, modernists were jockeying to impose some glass-and-steel devilry atop the old dame. \u2014 Shawn Mccreesh, Curbed , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Before long, the angry and injured young wife is the one on trial for witchcraft \u2014 fighting for her life as the apparent evidence of devilry accrues. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2021",
"Aboard the ship, mysterious devilry begins to take place and a demon is suspected to be behind it. \u2014 Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The mildly disastrous consequences of Eddie\u2019s devilry predictably set up the big moment at the end of the show in which Ward or June Cleaver would distill an important Life Lesson from the experience. \u2014 Paul Farhi, Washington Post , 19 May 2020",
"These winged insects pollinate plants, inspire funny memes, and rule the night like fluttery little kings, felled only by the devilry of porch lights masquerading as the moon. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work , 23 Oct. 2019"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English develrye, from devel devil entry 1 + -rye -ry":""
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": a dish consisting of oysters or pieces of chicken liver seasoned, wrapped in bacon, and broiled or fried : pigs in blankets":[]
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"children always getting into some devilry",
"superstitious villagers who were quick to attribute an unexpected occurrence to devilry",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure? \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Suddenly, modernists were jockeying to impose some glass-and-steel devilry atop the old dame. \u2014 Shawn Mccreesh, Curbed , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Before long, the angry and injured young wife is the one on trial for witchcraft \u2014 fighting for her life as the apparent evidence of devilry accrues. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2021",
"Aboard the ship, mysterious devilry begins to take place and a demon is suspected to be behind it. \u2014 Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The mildly disastrous consequences of Eddie\u2019s devilry predictably set up the big moment at the end of the show in which Ward or June Cleaver would distill an important Life Lesson from the experience. \u2014 Paul Farhi, Washington Post , 19 May 2020",
"These winged insects pollinate plants, inspire funny memes, and rule the night like fluttery little kings, felled only by the devilry of porch lights masquerading as the moon. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work , 23 Oct. 2019"
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"This is a devious attempt to force everyone to use the new brand to differentiate the two offerings. \u2014 Kevin Krewell, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Yet these historically commonplace circumstances aren\u2019t known to turn people into devious schemers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"The new season also boasts an impressive roster of guest stars, from Amy Schumer playing a fictional version of herself to Shirley MacLaine as Bunny's mom and even Nathan Lane's return as the devious Teddy Dimas. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
"Butler also deserves credit for his performances during Presley\u2019s quieter moments, bringing emotional depth to a man who fell apart under the pressure of his devious manager. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Human affairs are more complicated and devious than cause and effect suggest. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The devious plan to keep us all hooked on heating and cooking with gas. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"There are any number of devious plot complications that involve a sea monster, help from the gods and the heroic ministrations of a ploughboy, Giustino. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"With a genius daughter (Jessica Chastain) trying to work out the problem on the ground, Cooper faces unexpected challenges, including dangerous new terrains, a devious team member, and the possibility of never seeing his family again. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022"
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"The new season also boasts an impressive roster of guest stars, from Amy Schumer playing a fictional version of herself to Shirley MacLaine as Bunny's mom and even Nathan Lane's return as the devious Teddy Dimas. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
"Butler also deserves credit for his performances during Presley\u2019s quieter moments, bringing emotional depth to a man who fell apart under the pressure of his devious manager. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Human affairs are more complicated and devious than cause and effect suggest. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The devious plan to keep us all hooked on heating and cooking with gas. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"With a genius daughter (Jessica Chastain) trying to work out the problem on the ground, Cooper faces unexpected challenges, including dangerous new terrains, a devious team member, and the possibility of never seeing his family again. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022"
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"The new plan is the result of months of work inside the LAPD to determine which of the recommendations in the earlier reports should be prioritized and devise a plan for implementing them. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"His frustration is focused on an intermediate step, in which ratings firms like S&P use company information to devise an ESG score, which in turn can be cited by a fund manager. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
"CFOs play a central role in helping devise and implement these elements. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"When the pandemic required the district to implement remote learning in March of last year, the district was forced to assure all students were issued an electronic devise . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is often a preferable arrangement if the couple's intent is for the surviving partner to have complete ownership of the home since this transfer is automatic by operation of law and not dependent upon a devise under a will. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Ally expects to surface in some of the content that creators who take part in the program devise . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Grogan, over his two decades as CEO, figured out the nonprofit could drive change by combining the power of research on critical topics such as affordable housing and education reform with its ability to convene stakeholders and devise solutions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
"Some fear China could use such data to give its drug industry an economic advantage, devise bioweapons tailored to Americans\u2019 genetics, or even blackmail people by threatening to publicize private information. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2021",
"So Fuer had a millworker devise custom red covers, which connect to a red bookcase tucked between the room\u2019s two windows. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The group has been working with Teen Vogue editors to firm up their collections and devise plans that are pandemic-proof. \u2014 Vogue Runway, Vogue , 23 Oct. 2020"
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"There will always be sensitive cases where a real-life expert must parse the underlying causes of an issue and devise the best treatment plan, Freeman says. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
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"The new plan is the result of months of work inside the LAPD to determine which of the recommendations in the earlier reports should be prioritized and devise a plan for implementing them. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"CFOs play a central role in helping devise and implement these elements. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"In a statement Friday, the IS-K said the explosive devise that devastated Mazar-e-Sharif's Sai Doken mosque was hidden in a bag left inside among scores of worshippers. \u2014 Kathy Gannon And Mohammad Shaob Amin, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"When the pandemic required the district to implement remote learning in March of last year, the district was forced to assure all students were issued an electronic devise . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is often a preferable arrangement if the couple's intent is for the surviving partner to have complete ownership of the home since this transfer is automatic by operation of law and not dependent upon a devise under a will. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Ally expects to surface in some of the content that creators who take part in the program devise . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Grogan, over his two decades as CEO, figured out the nonprofit could drive change by combining the power of research on critical topics such as affordable housing and education reform with its ability to convene stakeholders and devise solutions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
"Some fear China could use such data to give its drug industry an economic advantage, devise bioweapons tailored to Americans\u2019 genetics, or even blackmail people by threatening to publicize private information. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2021",
"So Fuer had a millworker devise custom red covers, which connect to a red bookcase tucked between the room\u2019s two windows. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The group has been working with Teen Vogue editors to firm up their collections and devise plans that are pandemic-proof. \u2014 Vogue Runway, Vogue , 23 Oct. 2020"
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"When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees , subject to the administration of his estate. \u2014 Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News , 26 Jan. 2020"
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"There will always be sensitive cases where a real-life expert must parse the underlying causes of an issue and devise the best treatment plan, Freeman says. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"The revisions would require the port to conduct more soil and groundwater quality monitoring, reduce discharges in nongrowing seasons and devise a plan to clean existing groundwater contamination. \u2014 Alex Baumhardt, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new plan is the result of months of work inside the LAPD to determine which of the recommendations in the earlier reports should be prioritized and devise a plan for implementing them. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"His frustration is focused on an intermediate step, in which ratings firms like S&P use company information to devise an ESG score, which in turn can be cited by a fund manager. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
"CFOs play a central role in helping devise and implement these elements. \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"When the pandemic required the district to implement remote learning in March of last year, the district was forced to assure all students were issued an electronic devise . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is often a preferable arrangement if the couple's intent is for the surviving partner to have complete ownership of the home since this transfer is automatic by operation of law and not dependent upon a devise under a will. \u2014 Matthew Erskine, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Ally expects to surface in some of the content that creators who take part in the program devise . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Grogan, over his two decades as CEO, figured out the nonprofit could drive change by combining the power of research on critical topics such as affordable housing and education reform with its ability to convene stakeholders and devise solutions. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
"Some fear China could use such data to give its drug industry an economic advantage, devise bioweapons tailored to Americans\u2019 genetics, or even blackmail people by threatening to publicize private information. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 14 June 2021",
"So Fuer had a millworker devise custom red covers, which connect to a red bookcase tucked between the room\u2019s two windows. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2021",
"The group has been working with Teen Vogue editors to firm up their collections and devise plans that are pandemic-proof. \u2014 Vogue Runway, Vogue , 23 Oct. 2020"
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"Miller\u2019s writing d\u00e9but may have been precipitated by her assault, but the final work devitalizes its horrific beginnings. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2019",
"His lip was completely destroyed with multiple linear lacerations, jagged lacerations, devitalized tissue, denervated tissue with a 12 cm laceration in multiple pieces of the entire left upper lift, the mucosal surface, and orbicularis. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 1 June 2017"
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8v\u022fis"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133309",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"devoid":{
"antonyms":[
"filled",
"flush",
"fraught",
"full",
"replete",
"rife"
],
"definitions":{
": being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment":[
"\u2014 used with of an argument devoid of sense a landscape devoid of life"
]
},
"examples":[
"the so-called comedy is totally devoid of intelligence, originality, and even laughs",
"the picnic jug was completely devoid of juice after only a few minutes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our nutrition pros noted that many kids\u2019 snacks tend to be devoid of protein and high in sugar, but this one is packed with 7 to 8 g of high-quality protein and has only 1 to 2 g of sugar per 2-stick serving. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"Proctor\u2019s ride, scheduled for six laps, was to be done first thing, when the track was still devoid of NRE students, and the weather cool - well, as cool as Florida can be in late June. \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"But that doesn't mean The Boys is devoid of subtlety. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"In contrast, the younger, overlying rocks that span the early part of the subsequent Triassic Period, some 252 million to 247 million years ago, are devoid of coal. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"In combination with the crisp throttle response that is devoid of delay in either tipping in or lifting off, the clutch and shifter will be excellent examples of this dying breed for future drivers. \u2014 Dan Carney, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Most of Garvey Avenue between Santa Anita and Merced avenues was devoid of activity by 6 p.m. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Some industry experts quoted in the piece were quick to point to the prime release date, which was devoid of major competition, and others suggested the word-of-mouth from the U.S. got people excited in other parts of the world. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"But having faced adversity doesn\u2019t mean one is devoid of joy. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 9 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, past participle of devoiden to dispel, from Anglo-French *desvoider , from des- dis- + voider to empty \u2014 more at void entry 3":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8v\u022fid"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bankrupt",
"bare",
"barren",
"bereft",
"destitute",
"void"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211649",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"devoir":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually formal act of civility or respect":[],
": duty , responsibility":[]
},
"examples":[
"patient confidentiality has long been an integral part of a physician's professional devoir"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of Middle English dever, devoir , from Anglo-French, from deveir, devoer to owe, be obliged, from Latin deb\u0113re \u2014 more at debt":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8de-\u02ccvw\u00e4r",
"d\u0259-\u02c8vw\u00e4r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"charge",
"commitment",
"do",
"duty",
"imperative",
"incumbency",
"need",
"obligation",
"office",
"responsibility"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"devolution":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
],
"definitions":{
": retrograde (see retrograde entry 1 sense 2 ) evolution : degeneration":[]
},
"examples":[
"the gradual devolution of the neighborhood from a thriving community of close-knit families to a drug-ridden slum",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Afro-American Big Grrrls phenotypes are derived from the white radical feminist concept Riot Grrrls, perfectly linked to the dubious approval of Biden liberals, thus a cultural devolution . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 June 2022",
"Still, Cronenberg isn\u2019t too worried about making definitive statements on mankind\u2019s devolution . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"No story is imposed on this gradual evolution (or devolution , perhaps). \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Entering its final season, Better Call Saul had much to unpack about Jimmy's concerning devolution , Kim's alarming new scheme, and Lalo's frightening revenge mission. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Much of Season 4, the strongest in the series, quietly traced the painful devolution of their trust. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"But questioning a person\u2019s religious claims will rarely come across as respectful, and the devolution of religion in America has turned everyone into their own religious authority. \u2014 Ira Bedzow, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The podcast \u2014 part true crime, part historical fiction \u2014 covers Lennon\u2019s ties with political revolutionaries, the devolution of his relationship with Paul McCartney and his assassination at the age of 40. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The result is a devolution of controversy to the state, municipal, and local levels of government. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 10 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin d\u0113vol\u016bti\u014dn-, d\u0113vol\u016bti\u014d \"passage of time, passing down of a task, transference of legal proceedings,\" from Latin d\u0113vol\u016b-, variant stem of d\u0113volvere \"to roll (something) down, (in passive voice) sink or fall back, become subject to, be passed down to (an heir)\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at devolve":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02ccd\u0113-v\u0259-",
"\u02ccde-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n, \u02ccd\u0113-",
"\u02ccde-v\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025152",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"devolve":{
"antonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"improve",
"meliorate"
],
"definitions":{
": to come by or as if by flowing down":[
"streams devolving from the mountains",
"his allegedly subversive campaigns \u2026 devolve from his belief in basic American rights",
"\u2014 Frank Deford"
],
": to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution":[
"The scene devolved into chaos."
],
": to fall or be passed usually as a responsibility or obligation":[
"the responsibility for breadwinning has devolved increasingly upon women",
"\u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich"
],
": to pass by transmission or succession":[
"the estate devolved on a distant cousin"
],
": to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another":[
"devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense",
"\u2014 Christopher Lane"
]
},
"examples":[
"She cynically asserts that our species is devolving .",
"Somehow the debate devolved into a petty competition to see who could get more applause.",
"Community leaders hope that the new government will devolve more power to the community itself.",
"Responsibility has devolved to the individual teachers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Animals stage a workers\u2019 coup on a farm, then devolve into a totalitarian state, in this classic broadside against Stalinism. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"Organizations that devolve power and decision-making, and which offer specialists the scope to leverage their knowledge, are naturally more resilient, more flexible and more open to innovation. \u2014 Lars Lehne, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"How often can glowing spring predictions continue to devolve into dull autumn realities? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The initial pursuit of fraud would devolve into a yearlong fracas between Republicans and local election officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"The initial pursuit of fraud would devolve into a yearlong fracas between Republicans and local election officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Similarly, business decisions should not devolve to a simplistic question such as print advertising or online advertising. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"From there, things devolve into an unholy symphony of human bickering, sending the cast and crew of this film-within-a-film into a hellish collective meltdown. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Although much of the day\u2019s performances got off without a hitch, the end of the night seemed to devolve into chaos, per social media reports. \u2014 Shirley Ju, Variety , 14 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English devolven \"to transfer, overthrow,\" borrowed from Latin d\u0113volvere \"to roll (something) down, (in passive voice) sink or fall back, become subject (to), be passed down (to an heir),\" from d\u0113- de- + volvere \"to set in a circular course, cause to roll\" \u2014 more at wallow entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8v\u022flv, -\u02c8v\u00e4lv",
"di-\u02c8v\u00e4lv",
"-\u02c8v\u022flv",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"rot",
"sink",
"worsen"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162816",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"devote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to commit by a solemn act":[
"devoted herself to serving God"
],
": to give over or direct (time, money, effort, etc.) to a cause, enterprise, or activity":[
"Part of the lecture was devoted to taking questions from the audience.",
"She devoted her life to public service."
]
},
"examples":[
"I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog.",
"planning a diplomatic career, she's been intensely devoting herself to the study of foreign languages in college",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In practice however, steering committees devote way too much time and effort to the construction of ornate business cases to justify their investment decisions. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Others suggest that a salary closer to market rates for midlevel tech workers is appropriate, and that founders at early stage companies should be able to devote their energies to building the company without worrying about basic necessities. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"White Charlestown resident Alice McGoff (Amanda Collins) and her daughter Lisa (Marianna Bassham) devote their energies to anti-busing protests, believing that the cohesion and identity of their neighborhood is at stake. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Too many of us devote far too much of our attention to angertainment. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
"Despite progress driven by Title IX, colleges devote fewer resources to women\u2019s sports, based on a first-of-its-kind data analysis by USA TODAY. \u2014 USA Today , 26 May 2022",
"The South Korean tech conglomerate will devote most of the money to its semiconductor, biotechnology, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence units. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
"High school students and their parents devote an extraordinary amount of time and energy to the college search process. \u2014 Adam Weinberg For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"The bill would devote $70 million to salary enhancement grants for child care and early childhood education workers, and increase the number of infant and toddler slots in child development centers across the state to 2,800 spaces, up from 1,500. \u2014 Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin devotus , past participle of devov\u0113re , from de- + vov\u0113re to vow":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8v\u014dt",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for devote 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",
"synonyms":[
"allocate",
"consecrate",
"dedicate",
"earmark",
"give up (to)",
"reserve",
"save",
"set by"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104550",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"devoted":{
"antonyms":[
"unloving"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by loyalty and devotion":[
"a devoted fan",
"he is devoted to her"
]
},
"examples":[
"a rock star's most devoted fans",
"The TV show has a devoted following.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From 1969 to his death in 1977, only 797 out of 2,936 days were devoted to performing concerts or recording in the studio. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"The 10th floor is entirely devoted to the primary suite, with an area encompassing a luxurious spa bath, sauna, and dressing room. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Ihor Tkachov\u2019s farm are devoted to winter wheat, a variety planted in autumn and harvested in summer. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Mike, a devoted husband, is survived by his wife Mary Kathryn, his sister Mary Ann Hagerty, her wife Kathleen O\u2019Rourke, and their daughter Meg. \u2014 Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Mike, a devoted husband, is survived by his wife Mary Kathryn, his sister Mary Ann Hagerty [and] her wife Kathleen O\u2019Rourke, and their daughter Meg. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Directed by Neil Berkeley, the film presented a sympathetic, down-to-earth image of Gottfried as a devoted husband and father. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"How could this devoted husband and father abandon his family like that? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Her devoted husband, Paul, was a more average height: 5 feet 9 inches. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see devote":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8v\u014d-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222553",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"devotedness":{
"antonyms":[
"unloving"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by loyalty and devotion":[
"a devoted fan",
"he is devoted to her"
]
},
"examples":[
"a rock star's most devoted fans",
"The TV show has a devoted following.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From 1969 to his death in 1977, only 797 out of 2,936 days were devoted to performing concerts or recording in the studio. \u2014 Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation , 22 June 2022",
"The 10th floor is entirely devoted to the primary suite, with an area encompassing a luxurious spa bath, sauna, and dressing room. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
"Ihor Tkachov\u2019s farm are devoted to winter wheat, a variety planted in autumn and harvested in summer. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Mike, a devoted husband, is survived by his wife Mary Kathryn, his sister Mary Ann Hagerty, her wife Kathleen O\u2019Rourke, and their daughter Meg. \u2014 Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Mike, a devoted husband, is survived by his wife Mary Kathryn, his sister Mary Ann Hagerty [and] her wife Kathleen O\u2019Rourke, and their daughter Meg. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Directed by Neil Berkeley, the film presented a sympathetic, down-to-earth image of Gottfried as a devoted husband and father. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"How could this devoted husband and father abandon his family like that? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Her devoted husband, Paul, was a more average height: 5 feet 9 inches. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see devote":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0113-",
"di-\u02c8v\u014d-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043312",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"devotee":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
],
"definitions":{
": an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)":[]
},
"examples":[
"The nightclub is popular among jazz devotees .",
"a group of religious devotees",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Flacks is not the only one passionate about pay phones; another pay phone devotee is Mark Thomas, who documents them on his website The Payphone Project. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"During her travel-heavy days as a corporate trainer in the mid-2010s, Covarrubias became a particular devotee of interview podcasts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"The personification of those enthusiasms was the composer John Cage\u2014a student of Schoenberg, a devotee of Eastern thought, and an idolater of Duchamp. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The eight-episode series, which Bayer co-created with fellow SNL alum Jeremy Beiler, is loosely based on her own life as a home-shopping devotee and a pediatric cancer survivor. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, Time , 10 May 2022",
"Steve Kambouris, 38, a snakehead devotee from Dundalk, Md., believes the species will eventually be considered a nonnative game fish, something to market to sport fishermen, not a pest to eradicate. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Manson Family devotee Tex Watson, will star alongside Tom Hanks \u2014 who is set to appear as Elvis\u2019 notorious manager Colonel Tom Parker. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"Hebrew Prayer is the creation of Dr. Eric Weitzner, a devotee of Bach\u2019s music and former student of Hebrew and Jewish theology. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Roberts plays Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon devotee Attorney General John Mitchell (Penn). \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccde-\u02ccv\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u02ccd\u0113-",
"\u02ccd\u0101-",
"-\u02c8t\u0101",
"d\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201225",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"devotion":{
"antonyms":[
"abomination",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"rancor"
],
"definitions":{
": a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate (see corporate sense 2 ) worship of a congregation":[],
": an act of prayer or private worship":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural during his morning devotions"
],
": religious fervor : piety":[],
": the act of dedicating something to a cause, enterprise, or activity : the act of devoting":[
"the devotion of a great deal of time and energy"
],
": the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal":[
"her devotion to the cause",
"filial devotion"
],
": the object of one's devotion":[]
},
"examples":[
"She has cared for the poor with selfless devotion .",
"The devotion they felt for each other was obvious.",
"The project will require the devotion of a great deal of time and money.",
"They spend an hour each morning at their devotions .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ruangrupa\u2019s devotion to the collaborative process and its various allergies \u2014 toward authorship, markets, ticketed shows and all the other beams and buttresses of the art world \u2014 are thoroughgoing. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"But the devotion and power represented by that chorus, that melody, that feeling, somehow connect to people in this context. \u2014 Alan Light, Variety , 30 May 2022",
"Boston was a center of both Protestant devotion and intellectual innovation. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 May 2022",
"White wants people to remember her daughter for her devotion and love as a mother. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"The difficulty Manchester United might have with Phillips is his devotion and love for current club Leeds. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"In 1984 Pham worked as a systems engineer for Steve Jobs when Apple was a small company; their paths didn\u2019t cross for long, but Pham never forgot Jobs\u2019 utter sense of devotion and belief in a product. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"In Wright\u2019s version, Cyrano\u2019s proud and vain outburst onstage is really just a performative bit of theatre criticism, an act of sincere principle inseparable from his romantic devotion and his martial virtue. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Fourteen years later, Emmett is a clever, happy young man, a fact that both establishes Mamie\u2019s maternal devotion and amplifies the tragedy to come. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see devote":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"di-\u02c8v\u014d-sh\u0259n",
"d\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for devotion fidelity , allegiance , fealty , loyalty , devotion , piety mean faithfulness to something to which one is bound by pledge or duty. fidelity implies strict and continuing faithfulness to an obligation, trust, or duty. marital fidelity allegiance suggests an adherence like that of citizens to their country. pledging allegiance fealty implies a fidelity acknowledged by the individual and as compelling as a sworn vow. fealty to the truth loyalty implies a faithfulness that is steadfast in the face of any temptation to renounce, desert, or betray. valued the loyalty of his friends devotion stresses zeal and service amounting to self-dedication. a painter's devotion to her art piety stresses fidelity to obligations regarded as natural and fundamental. filial piety",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"fondness",
"love",
"passion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"devotional":{
"antonyms":[
"nonreligious",
"profane",
"secular"
],
"definitions":{
": a short worship service":[],
": of, relating to, or characterized by devotion":[
"devotional literature"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a religious bookstore with an extensive stock of devotional literature",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This two-sided tabletka, a small, wafer-thin devotional painting, would have been displayed at specific times in the Orthodox church\u2019s religious calendar. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"From around the 18th to the early 20th centuries, Catholic pilgrims in Europe would eat small devotional images of the Madonna, Jesus or a saint printed in sheets like postage stamps, long preceding avant-garde chefs and their menus of edible ink. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Veteran Hindu devotional singer Krishna Das performs at 9 p.m. from Boulder, Colo. as part of the Buddhist Arts and Film Festival. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"His mother, when not marching for equal rights, played a lot of Qawwali, a genre of Sufi devotional music. \u2014 Priyanka Mattoo, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The 31-day devotional inspires men to rise to a higher calling, while encouraging them to have broader conversations about their faith. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
"Most of the medieval manuscripts are books of hours \u2014 Christian devotional books used to pray at certain hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Training her kids in the word of God through daily devotional readings and church. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 3 May 2022",
"There was perhaps no American pianist more steeped in the sonatas, or more prepared to take on the next logical feat of devotional derring-do: performing all 32 of them live in a nine-month period. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Additionally, Temple Square buildings were open from 3 to 9 p.m so young adults could gather before and after the devotional . \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The 97-year-old church leader\u2019s remarks came during a worldwide devotional for Latter-day Saints ages 18 to 30 and livestreamed from the Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"That evening, from 6 to 7:30, the group will continue the celebration in words and song with a devotional at the Tabernacle on downtown Salt Lake City\u2019s Temple Square. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Oct. 2021",
"One, In-N-Out, has stayed in the family since the first one opened, in Baldwin Park in 1948, and the loyalty of its customers and workers approaches the devotional . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The First Presidency\u2019s annual Christmas devotional , featuring Christmas messages from top church leaders and music by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Nov. 2021",
"The devotional included lively sermons and music by the famed Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Oct. 2021",
"This novel is a paean to slasher films, a devotional about an acolyte written by an obsessive. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021",
"This extremely intelligent devotional on the absolute freedom and joy of embracing one\u2019s inner bimbo. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 27 May 2021"
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"Get ready, kiddos will devour these addictive chicken avocado pinwheels, which are great for lunch or an after-school snack. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
"The pro-gun lobby in this nation is inviting us to devour the flesh of our sons and of our daughters. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Mariko rose to fame with her leftover salmon bowl recipe and more than 10.6 million followers continue to devour her cooking and cleaning content. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Serve in warmed corn tortillas topped with more fresh lime juice, cilantro, and pickled onions; over rice and beans; in a burrito; or devour it straight from the pan. \u2014 Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online , 4 June 2020",
"Goldfish, as voracious eaters, will devour snails, small insects, fish eggs, and young fish\u2014and will wildly out-compete native fish. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"More recently, goats have been deployed\u2014a lone grazer can devour 300 square feet of invasive buckthorn per day. \u2014 Jon Waterman, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
"From prolific prize winners to hotshot debuts, the best and brightest books to devour this season. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"McDermott declared that, if Idaho kept harboring more than five hundred, the animals would devour the entire ecosystem. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"It is his devout wish to help people in need.",
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"But when Snow's BBQ opened in 2003, she was convinced to oversee the pits at the Saturday-only restaurant that is now a mecca in Texas for devout barbecue eaters. \u2014 Todd A. Price, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"With its house music vibe, the dance track marked the return the Bey Hive (as her devout fan base is known) was more than ready for. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Onoda\u2019s devout belief in his mission becomes a form of schizophrenia, warping everything in its path. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"The Dolomite Mountains team is nearly all women, and company founder Agustina Lagos Marmol is a multilingual world traveler, adventurer, rock and mountain climber, windsurfer, cyclist, skier and devout hiker. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Bridegan remained a devout LDS member, while Gardner-Fernandez began straying from her faith, sources said. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"Much to the satisfaction of devout customers, it was reintroduced in October 2019. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"His mother was a homemaker whose optimism and devout Catholicism were strong influences on a young Tom Murphy, who later had his corporate headquarters in a building opposite St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Manhattan. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"All of this offseason acclaim is invigorating for the most optimistic Bears fans and the most devout Fields backers, who have visions of a bright star soon appearing in a Chicago sky that often has been pitch black the last 30 years. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
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": to ret (flax or hemp) by exposure to rain, dew, and sun":[]
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"\u2014 Essence"
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"another version of the story of the dewy small-town girl hoping to make it big on Broadway",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"King suggests avoiding mattifying formulations and opting for cream or lotion formulations, which are typically more dewy and moisturizing than powder ones. \u2014 Casey Clark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
"This botanical powerhouse locks in moisture after your skin is clean and leaves you with soft, dewy skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Her simple pig vulva has become full and dewy , a clean point of expectant flesh. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Since then, her beauty style has remained dewy , barely there and all about the skin. \u2014 ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"This cream blush, housed in a handy refillable compact, leaves a plush, dewy tint on cheeks and lips in hues from pink to peach and berry. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On April 4th, Thee Stallion posted a selfie on her Instagram showcasing her clear and dewy skin. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 25 Apr. 2022",
"With additional aromas and flavors of ripe white peaches, papaya and the smell of a dewy lawn in springtime, this wine will be right at home with everything from Mother\u2019s Day brunch to the Primus show at Edgefield in June. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"It's also packed with nourishing shea butter and hydrating avocado oil, which means a pigment-rich, dewy effect is yours for the taking. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"\u02c8d\u00fc-\u0113",
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the lower dexter part of the field of an escutcheon":[]
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": mental skill or quickness : adroitness":[]
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"Russ Cellan, Ferguson's coach at Freeport (New York) High, and Ron Prince, his former offensive line coach at Virginia, both attribute Ferguson's dexterity and footwork to his extensive martial arts training \u2026 \u2014 Nunyo Demasio , Sports Illustrated , 10 Apr. 2006",
"The Carcanet volume also offers its readers the advantage of seeing the German originals alongside the English, enabling them to perceive at a glance how much sympathy and linguistic dexterity Elliot has brought to the difficult but rewarding task of introducing a new generation of English readers to Heine's tragic but wonderfully vigorous and vivid late poetry. \u2014 S. S. Prawer , Times Literary Supplement , 28 Sept. - 4 Oct. 1990",
"But the mayor showed considerable political dexterity in the days following the fire, taking care to distance himself from on-site decisions while accepting full responsibility for the bombing itself. He made himself available to reporters, met with people from the fire-ravaged neighborhood, and was gracious enough not to blame subordinates. \u2014 Amy Wilentz , Time , 27 May 1985",
"The job requires manual dexterity .",
"He has the dexterity needed to deal cards quickly.",
"The amazing dexterity of the acrobat.",
"He's a teacher known for his imagination and verbal dexterity .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use the following exercises to improve lower-leg dexterity . \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 7 Jan. 2021",
"By contrast, today\u2019s CAI systems are powered by machine learning, giving them far greater dexterity as well as the ability to self-improve over time. \u2014 Gaurav Tewari, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"And rounding out the quartet is the 18-year-old Coco Gauff, the youngest player in the WTA top 100 and a fast-rising star whose dexterity on clay is partly the result of extensive training in France and junior tournaments played in Latin America. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
"Navigating them successfully will require a degree of policymaking dexterity that has been notably absent in both the monetary and fiscal realms in recent years. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not just a test of dexterity , mastery and aesthetics, but of endurance, lasting over 45 minutes and countless changes in mood and style. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity , dazzling finesse. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Already, the photographer\u2019s uncanny dexterity , nuance, and sense of timing are clear. \u2014 Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Grammy voters love tradition and musical dexterity and just a pinch of showbiz razzle-dazzle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"dek-\u02c8ster-\u0259t-\u0113",
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"ham-handed",
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"unhandy"
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"They praised her dexterous handling of the crisis.",
"The movie is a dexterous retelling of a classic love story.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hall\u2019s characters always have things to say and these episodes find the writer with lots to say and lots to address \u2014 the series continues to say those things with a dexterous , stinging, thickly accented voice all its own. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Bates could not have chosen a better partner for this SF Symphony Co-Commission and West Coast Premiere than the astoundingly dexterous pianist Daniil Trifonov. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
"All-wheel drive versions feature the larger pack and the additional motor up front, delivering a dexterous , potent, digitally managed 320 hp. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"In a world of increasing automation, machines are expected to perform more dexterous motions, explains Brent Wallace, a Ph.D. student at ASU\u2019s School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering who was involved in the work. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
"The band is expert at building tension by creating a simple but potent melody\u2014Chassagne is especially dexterous on a synthesizer\u2014escalating the volume, tamping up the rhythm, and facilitating a sudden, noisy release. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The production, directed by Peter Richards with a dexterous hand, meticulously realizes Hnath\u2019s unorthodox style. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"To score those deals, Cyber Group invested not only in extensive R&D but also in a deft and dexterous territory-by-territory charm offensive. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Edifying insights accompany Brands\u2019 dexterous reconstruction of how U.S. policymakers made the strategy work. \u2014 Daniel J. Samet, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Latin dextr-, dexter on the right side, skillful":""
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"\u02c8dek-st\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8dek-st(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dexterous dexterous , adroit , deft mean ready and skilled in physical movement. dexterous implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation. unrolled the sleeping bag with a dexterous toss adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness. the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling. a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel",
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To try to counteract the insulin, medical staff gave the baby an injection of dextrose , or sugar. \u2014 Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
"His discharge medication list ran more than two pages: Insulin, dextrose and glucagon to help balance his blood sugar. \u2014 USA Today , 14 Mar. 2021",
"Note that granola bars may use other names for sugar, including corn syrup, brown rice syrup, honey, invert sugar, molasses, barley malt extract, fructose, and dextrose . \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 3 Sep. 2019",
"The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists tracks more than 200 medications in short supply, among them everyday necessities like antibiotics, dextrose and several vaccines, including the rabies vaccine. \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times , 14 Oct. 2019",
"But the frozen dinners still contains xanthan gum, dextrose , isolated soy protein product and guar gum. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2018",
"What's in it: Stevia extract and dextrose or maltodextrin. \u2014 Molly Kimball, NOLA.com , 8 May 2018",
"The emergency medical kit should also contain aspirin, dextrose for diabetics, epinephrine for allergic reactions and nitroglycerine for heart problems. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2018",
"Though bupivacaine is used as a local anesthetic across the hospital, for all sorts of procedures, Columbia now reserves the dextrose preparation for the most risky and complicated of emergency deliveries. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 22 May 2018"
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"-\u02ccstr\u014dz",
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"They praised her dexterous handling of the crisis.",
"The movie is a dexterous retelling of a classic love story.",
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"Hall\u2019s characters always have things to say and these episodes find the writer with lots to say and lots to address \u2014 the series continues to say those things with a dexterous , stinging, thickly accented voice all its own. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Bates could not have chosen a better partner for this SF Symphony Co-Commission and West Coast Premiere than the astoundingly dexterous pianist Daniil Trifonov. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
"All-wheel drive versions feature the larger pack and the additional motor up front, delivering a dexterous , potent, digitally managed 320 hp. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"In a world of increasing automation, machines are expected to perform more dexterous motions, explains Brent Wallace, a Ph.D. student at ASU\u2019s School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering who was involved in the work. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
"The band is expert at building tension by creating a simple but potent melody\u2014Chassagne is especially dexterous on a synthesizer\u2014escalating the volume, tamping up the rhythm, and facilitating a sudden, noisy release. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The production, directed by Peter Richards with a dexterous hand, meticulously realizes Hnath\u2019s unorthodox style. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"To score those deals, Cyber Group invested not only in extensive R&D but also in a deft and dexterous territory-by-territory charm offensive. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Edifying insights accompany Brands\u2019 dexterous reconstruction of how U.S. policymakers made the strategy work. \u2014 Daniel J. Samet, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 symbol D"
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"d\u00fc-\u02c8tir-\u0113-\u0259m",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Urey, of course, was a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered the isotopes of hydrogen, like deuterium , and so on. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will also halt general licenses for exports of source material, special material, byproduct material and deuterium to Russia. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
"The 50 million watts is only the power supplied directly to the deuterium and tritium fuel. \u2014 Don Lincoln, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Set up to reflect the design of ITER, and with the mix of deuterium and tritium fuel that will be used there, JET made the largest sustained fusion reaction yet. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Unfortunately, the heated deuterium makes its own magnetic fields, which interfere with the force fields. \u2014 Don Lincoln, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
"According to Daly, the Sun has very low levels of heavy hydrogen called deuterium . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In theory, deuterium can be obtained from Earth's oceans; one liter of seawater is estimated to have enough fusion material to produce energy equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline, Newsweek reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The extra performance of the new OLED EX displays isn\u2019t solely down to the influence of deuterium , however. \u2014 John Archer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021"
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The individuals approached a teller and passed over a demand note . \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
"The robber entered the US Bank branch shortly after 9:05 a.m. and presented a demand note to a teller, said Escondido police Lt. Erik Witholt. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The robbery attempt happened about 12:30 p.m. at the Cabrillo Credit Union on El Cajon Boulevard near Baltimore Drive, where the would-be thief gave a teller a demand note , only to leave before the teller complied, Lt. Katy Lynch said. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"According to court documents, Tinsley and an accomplice entered the bank with a firearm, handed a demand note announcing the robbery to a teller, then zip-tied the tellers. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The suspect entered the grocery store at about 6:50 p.m., then approached a teller with a demand note at about 6:55 p.m. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"O\u2019Brien said the thief handed a demand note to one of the tellers, who then handed the thief an undisclosed amount of cash. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Police recovered a demand note in the seat back pocket in front of him and stolen money from the bank, court records show. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Dec. 2021",
"McNamara said the robber in both instances used a demand note and matched a similar physical description. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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"di-\u02c8t\u0259r",
"d\u0113-"
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"discourage",
"dissuade",
"inhibit"
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"encourage",
"persuade"
],
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"examples":[
"Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, the automaker in most imminent danger of failure, gave lawmakers three reasons Chapter 11 isn't an option. First, the special financing that usually tides companies over through reorganization is so scarce right now that GM might not be able to get enough to keep functioning. Second, the stigma of bankruptcy would deter consumers from buying GM cars. Third, GM is already in the midst of a dramatic reorganization that will pave the way to a profitable future. \u2014 Justin Fox , Time , 1 Dec. 2008",
"For some species that deter attack by being poisonous, the goal of their physical appearance is not to hide or confuse other forest creatures, but to be noticed. \u2014 Candice Millard , The River of Doubt , 2005",
"Originally developed to monitor and track cattle, radio frequency identification (RFID) is now the cutting edge in merchandise, parcel, and baggage tracking. It's debuting in stores and libraries across the country as the most effective way to track inventory and deter theft without making consumers feel like they're in a war zone. \u2014 Athan Bezaaitis , PC Magazine , January 2000",
"None of these tribulations deterred spectators in the least. The ancient Olympics remained immensely popular, the greatest recurring event in antiquity, from 776 b.c. (when Hercules himself was said to have founded them) until a ban on pagan festivals by Christian emperor Theodosius I in the fourth century a.d. ensured their demise\u2014a spectacular thousand-year run. \u2014 Leigh Steinberg , Civilization , June/July 2000",
"Some potential buyers will be deterred by the price.",
"Painting the metal will deter rust.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Does the dissent think that laws like New York\u2019s prevent or deter such atrocities? \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"But Mayor Andre Dickens and interim police Chief Darin Schierbaum are asking more residents and business owners to register their surveillance systems with the city, hopeful that Atlanta\u2019s camera network will help solve and deter crime. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"Syrian air defenses would unlikely deter , and certainly cannot prevent, Turkey from launching an attack. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"After all, an average hospitalization from Covid costs $20,000 \u2014 the cost of approximately 2,000 Covid tests, which can deter the spread of the virus. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Eastern European countries, which have been menaced by Russia in the past, consider its defeat on the battlefield of Ukraine a historic opportunity to deter future aggression and ensure Europe\u2019s wider security. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Of the award, $5 million was in punitive damages aimed to punish Heard for especially reprehensible conduct and to deter similar conduct in the future (later reduced to $350,000 in accordance with the state\u2019s statutory cap). \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"And using seized Russian assets to back Ukraine only makes sense, not only to deter Moscow, but to dissuade any bad acting regimes that might be tempted to follow in the Kremlin's destructive and ruinous footsteps. \u2014 Casey Michel, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"But none of the Democratic governors who responded to the AP\u2019s questions supported arming teachers or staff to deter or stop attacks. \u2014 David A. Lieb, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022"
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"Latin deterr\u0113re , from de- + terr\u0113re to frighten \u2014 more at terror":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That episode winds up coming full circle to involve Saul and Caprice in a stunt that will put their competitors (a dervish -dancing man who has sprouted multiple ears; a woman who mutilates herself for the delectation of the elite) to shame. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Hare was a dervish , assisting on four consecutive fast-break baskets at one point and tallying eight points, including her final 3-pointer that boosted the Huskies\u2019 lead to 54-27 heading into the fourth. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The 19-year-old pop sensation danced around the large stage like a dervish during her seven-song set, accompanied by a band that includes brother Finneas. \u2014 Steve Bloom, Variety , 25 Sep. 2021",
"In fact, the whirling dervish out of UCLA looks like an enormous bargain for the Browns in the sixth round. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2021",
"As Iranians say, the night is long and the dervish is awake. \u2014 Washington Examiner , 25 Feb. 2021"
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"Turkish dervi\u015f , literally, beggar, from Persian darv\u012bsh":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two other types of hepatitis, hepatitis D, also known as delta hepatitis , and hepatitis E, are not common in the United States. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143258"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143431"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": decree , ordinance":[]
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to reduce the strength, value, or importance of (something)":[
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"The overcooked vegetables detracted somewhat from an otherwise fine meal."
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"\u2014 compare plaintiff":[
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],
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},
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"di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259nt",
"in legal circles often -\u02ccdant",
"di-\u02c8fen-d\u0259nt, -\u02ccdant"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"The jury believed that the defendant was guilty.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"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 defendant in that case, Joseph Amrine, went free. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"The jury will be tasked with deciding whether the defendant , who has already pleaded guilty, should be sentenced to death or life in prison. \u2014 al , 7 June 2022",
"But the high court ruled that under New Jersey law, the statue of limitations began in this case in 2010 \u2013 when the state had the capability of matching the crime scene DNA with the defendant \u2019s. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The defendant , Troy McAlister, was on parole for robbery and had been arrested several times in the months before the crash. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Carter\u2019s case multiple times to familiarize herself with the defendant \u2019s appearance. \u2014 ELLE , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Often in civil cases involving larger corporate entities, insurance companies will opt to settle out of court with a defendant if the financial impact of fighting the suit at trial is deemed larger than the settlement itself. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The trials in fact are not public and are held in prison, in many cases with only the defendant \u2019s lawyer allowed to be present. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Cahill cited the May 18 guilty plea by Thao and Keung's co- defendant , former Officer Thomas Lane. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Deputy District Attorney Matt Greco said Cartwright\u2019s co- defendant , 38-year-old Lorena Espinoza, entered the business first and lured the Radda to the back of his store, where he was later fatally shot by Cartwright. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"His co- defendant , 31-year-old Nichelle Greene, was deciding around midday Tuesday whether to go to trial on felony murder and robbery charges after an emotional plea hearing. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"In the unemployment benefits case, co- defendant Plummer had been paroled in July 2020 and was arrested Tuesday. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Co- defendant Caleigh Tabler, 20, faces four counts, including possessing and exploding destructive devices and accessory after the fact. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"The guilty plea came just one hour before Keeler's federal trial was scheduled to begin and a week after his co- defendant , former state Sen. Brent Waltz, pleaded guilty. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His co- defendant , 29-year-old Keani Flores, awaits trial. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Illumina is betting on the courts and their history of pro- defendant rulings. \u2014 Steve Lohr, New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English defendaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French defendant, diffendaunt, noun derivative from present participle of defendre \"to defend \"":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": space well outside the earth's atmosphere and especially that part lying beyond the earth-moon system":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Recommended by Our Editors Fission surface power technologies will also help NASA mature nuclear propulsion systems that rely on reactors to generate power, paving the way for more deep space exploration missions. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
"The discovery was made through a basic principle called atrometric microlensing, which is easy enough to explain but harder to identify in deep space . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 15 June 2022",
"The estimates are based on extrapolations of NASA\u2019s historic budget trend and the development trends within deep space exploration research. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Since then, Robinson has experimented liberally with sci-fi tropes, writing everything from an alternate history of China to an epic about deep space exploration to a speculative historical novel set in the Ice Age. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This first mission in the Artemis program, which will not carry any humans, will test out NASA's latest deep space exploration systems. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But that won't be operationally feasible for broad deployment on future deep space missions, such as a manned mission to Mars. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Atacama is the driest spot on Earth, which means there are few things in the air \u2014 notably moisture \u2014 to interfere with capturing signals from deep space . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This high-profile international effort, spearheaded by the US space agency at a cost of nearly $7.5 billion per year, seeks to return humans to the lunar surface in the mid-2020s and establish a sustainable presence in deep space . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144521"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to remove the fuse from (a mine, a bomb. etc.)":[],
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
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"examples":[
"Skilled negotiators helped defuse the crisis.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Athens ultimately agreed to take the systems to defuse that crisis and avert a possible war. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Obliging her request, the producers immediately dispatch a neighbor \u2014 also an actor \u2014 to show up at Truman\u2019s front door, deus-ex-machina\u2013style, and defuse the situation. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 28 June 2022",
"Rourke \u2014 a board member of The Womxn Project (and demonstration organizer) and candidate for a State Senate District 29 seat in Warwick \u2014 had rushed over to try to defuse the situation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The woman walked away, towards the city hall lot, to defuse the situation, but the man followed. \u2014 cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"In interviews, officials described details of those plans for the first time, just ahead of a series of diplomatic negotiations to defuse the crisis with Moscow, one of the most perilous moments in Europe since the end of the Cold War. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Rather, Moscow delivered Athens S-300s Cyprus had initially ordered as part of an arrangement to defuse a crisis between Turkey and Cyprus that began in early 1997. \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"With oil prices falling later in the same year, the Bank of Russia ended up lifting its key rate to as high as 17% to defuse a currency crisis. \u2014 Anya Andrianova, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Chancellery officials have said Mr. Scholz was working behind the scenes to defuse the crisis. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"He spent one week in detox .",
"The famous writer recently went into detox .",
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"The reviews state that with just one application, the skin will receive a visible detox , glowing skin and decreased pores. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Looking at her notes from the time period for recollection, Lloyd spoke about Depp experiencing muscle spasms, chills and pains \u2014 typical for anyone going through detox \u2014 and feeling frustrated. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Choose from a variety of programs including their signature nutrition program, metabolism nutrition system, level II detox which is designed by a doctor, and their bridal program. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"To help narrow it down further, think about whether your group of friends is craving some exciting beach time, a quaint and sophisticated stay at a small-town bed and breakfast, a digital detox , or somewhere known for its robust nightlife. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
"In the edited clip, Rihanna shows viewers her Cookies N Clean detox mask before applying it and leaving it to set. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 May 2022",
"Sweating is the best detox for your brain and body. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Sometimes guys just want to provide a little detox action to their skin, too. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Those are the rules of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's customized detox routine. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plaster walls have been repaired and painted, the dentil molding restored to its original glory. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 12 Feb. 2020",
"That\u2019s white wainscot, wide door frames and deep crown molding that is oversized dentil style. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 19 Oct. 2019",
"Speaking of a large party, at 23 feet the dining room can seat 12 in comfort, surrounded by Gracie wall covering, deep dentil molding and a carved fireplace. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 19 Oct. 2019",
"The beautifully proportioned 18-by-14-foot dining room features trim and molding that extend to the dentil molding on the fireplace mantel. \u2014 Joan Walden, courant.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
"Selldorf does not do Ye Olde Ionic orders or ironic dentil moldings. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer , 13 Apr. 2018",
"While clearly a 20th-century design, the arched windows in the center portal, meaty keystones over the windows, and the dentil molding below the roof are all lifted directly from early-American architecture. \u2014 Inga Saffron, Philly.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
"Outside, the home's brick exterior is greatly improved courtesy of a new door painted Benjamin Moore Seaweed green and by swapping white dentil molding for black. \u2014 Lisa Boone, latimes.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"In classical architecture, dentils are a series of decorative tooth-like blocks typically used under the soffit of a cornice. \u2014 Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com , 23 Aug. 2017"
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"obsolete French dentille , from Middle French, diminutive of dent":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150916"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, they\u2019re found in food packaging, carpets, furniture, clothing, makeup and everyday household items like dental floss . \u2014 Shantal Riley, Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Use plastic cleaners, like dental floss picks or foam. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Unlike dental floss , these handy gadgets literally repel food and bacteria from the crevices of your teeth using water pressure. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Health.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The technology is akin to using dental floss , and these are best for patients with bridges or braces that make traditional flossing challenging, Israel says. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Then string the noodles together with dental floss or string. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Crews have also retrieved masks, gloves, dental floss , hair and other items from sewer pipes, Baker said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 11 May 2021",
"There was something that looked like dental floss in the second bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2021",
"As superintendent of Crystal's Public Works Department, Patrick Sele has seen lots of items flushed down the toilet over the years: diapers, dental floss , hygiene products. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151544"
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"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"mountain 14,295 feet (4357 meters) high in the Pennine Alps, southern Switzerland":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nicole Greco, a cannabis educator and holistic dental hygienist . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"Maro was set to graduate from high school, and wanted to pursue a career as a dental hygienist . \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"After Reynolds switched to an electric toothbrush, his own dental hygienist commented on how clean his teeth looked. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"Back in May 2021, a source said Hammer was dating a dental hygienist in the Cayman Islands amid his controversy. \u2014 Alexia Fern\u00e1ndez, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"And after every use, my mouth feels like it was cleaned by a dental hygienist . \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Health.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Meanwhile, in 1973, Mr. Durst married Kathleen McCormack, a dental hygienist and daughter of a middle-class Irish Catholic family, bringing her into one of the most prominent Jewish families in New York City. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Zatroch, trained as a dental hygienist ,works as a dental office manager and is the mother of an 11-year-old daughter. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Wells regularly teams up with dental hygienist Lisa Foley and social worker Sofia Thorn at sessions that give expecting moms the basic information about pregnancy. \u2014 Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153644"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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