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{
"saccharine":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar",
": yielding or containing sugar",
": overly or sickishly sweet",
": ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly",
": overly sentimental : mawkish",
": of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar",
": yielding or containing sugar",
": overly or sickeningly sweet"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-k(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
"-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n",
"-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn",
"\u02c8sak-(\u0259-)r\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsentimental"
],
"examples":[
"the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no saccharine happily-ever-after in which Johnny suddenly becomes a world-class dad, but their brief time together does change him. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Sweetness becomes saccharine and nostalgia a crutch. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The overall message from these flashbacks is that Mormon history is not as saccharine or as faith-promoting as church members like Pyre have been taught to believe. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That flurry of pastel tulips and cabbage roses had a distinctly feminine vibe, often too saccharine for male tastes. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"None of the bars are overly saccharine , but the Smooth Coconut Praline is probably the sweetest of the bunch\u2014like a more sophisticated Mounds bar (which is literally just ultra-sugary shredded coconut covered in chocolate). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Apr. 2022",
"If these mattresses were available half off all year round, the sweetness of the deal would soon turn unpleasantly saccharine . \u2014 Mary Gulino, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The saccharine , unpretentious charm of supermarket sheet cake and box mix Betty Crocker confections is known to all, so a spritz of Marissa Zappas\u2019 irreverent Annabel\u2019s Birthday Cake taps into your scent memories. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"If employing a sweeter-leaning tonic, keep the drink from becoming saccharine by swapping some of the tonic with seltzer or club soda. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin saccharum ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172514"
},
"sacerdotal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly",
": of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa-s\u0259r-\u02c8d\u014d-t\u1d4al",
"\u02ccsa-k\u0259r-"
],
"synonyms":[
"clerical",
"clerkly",
"ministerial",
"pastoral",
"priestly"
],
"antonyms":[
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"secular",
"temporal"
],
"examples":[
"sacerdotal garments such as a cassock and miter"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sacerdotalis , from sacerdot-, sacerdos priest, from sacer sacred + -dot-, -dos (akin to facere to make) \u2014 more at sacred , do ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185423"
},
"sack":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a usually rectangular-shaped bag (as of paper, burlap, or canvas)",
": the amount contained in a sack",
": a fixed amount of a commodity used as a unit of measure",
": a woman's loose-fitting dress",
": a short usually loose-fitting coat for women and children",
": sacque sense 2",
": dismissal",
": hammock , bunk",
": bed",
": a base in baseball",
": an instance of sacking the quarterback in football",
": to put in or as if in a sack",
": to dismiss especially summarily",
": to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage in football",
": any of several white wines imported to England from Spain and the Canary Islands during the 16th and 17th centuries",
": to plunder (a place, such as a town) especially after capture",
": to strip of valuables : loot",
": the plundering of a captured town",
": bag entry 1 sense 1",
": a sack and its contents",
": to put into a sack",
": to fire from a job or position",
": to loot after capture : plunder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sak",
"\u02c8sak"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"circa 1532, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb (2)",
"circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun (3)",
"1549, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194009"
},
"sad":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast",
": causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing",
": regrettable , deplorable",
": of little worth",
": of a dull somber color",
"seasonal affective disorder",
": feeling or showing sorrow or unhappiness",
": causing sorrow or unhappiness",
"seasonal affective disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sad",
"\u02c8sad"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"down in the mouth",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"What\u2019s the sad news that drives that fact home again this week. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Even the entrance to the complex is kind of sad , off a small-town square with a curious work of menacing public art. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Steinberg revealed that, at one point, even the writers room wondered if Rebecca dying from Alzheimer\u2019s was too sad . \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"Among the number of celebrities to pay tribute to Liotta following the sad news of his death were past costars Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver, as well as Costner. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"Sad sad news for #Houston and those who continue to live there. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 May 2022",
"Just got the sad news that #Batwoman will not be seeing an S4. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"This weekend brought the sad news that former senator Orrin G. Hatch passed away in Salt Lake City at age 88. \u2014 Deroy Murdock, National Review , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This week\u2019s sad news about actor Bruce Willis brings to mind Louise Steinman\u2019s story about the Aphasia Book Club at the Echo Park Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230302"
},
"sadden":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make sad",
": to become sad",
": to make or become sad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"bum (out)",
"burden",
"dash",
"deject",
"depress",
"get down",
"oppress",
"weigh down"
],
"antonyms":[
"brighten",
"buoy",
"cheer (up)",
"gladden",
"lighten",
"rejoice"
],
"examples":[
"It saddens me that we could not agree.",
"We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
"She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
"Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
"We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
"New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
"After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
"We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191858"
},
"saddened":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make sad",
": to become sad",
": to make or become sad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"bum (out)",
"burden",
"dash",
"deject",
"depress",
"get down",
"oppress",
"weigh down"
],
"antonyms":[
"brighten",
"buoy",
"cheer (up)",
"gladden",
"lighten",
"rejoice"
],
"examples":[
"It saddens me that we could not agree.",
"We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
"She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
"Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
"We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
"New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
"After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
"We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193736"
},
"saddle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a girthed usually padded and leather-covered seat for the rider of an animal (such as a horse)",
": a part of a driving harness comparable to a saddle that is used to keep the breeching in place",
": a seat to be straddled by the rider of a vehicle (such as a bicycle)",
": a device mounted as a support and often shaped to fit the object held",
": a ridge connecting two higher elevations",
": a pass in a mountain range",
": both sides of the unsplit back of a carcass including both loins",
": a colored marking on the back of an animal",
": the rear part of a male fowl's back extending to the tail \u2014 see duck illustration",
": the central part of the spine of the binding of a book",
": a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe",
": in control",
": to put a saddle on",
": to place under a burden or encumbrance",
": to place (an onerous responsibility) on a person or group",
": to mount a saddled horse",
": a padded and leather-covered seat for a rider on horseback",
": something like a saddle in shape, position, or use",
": to put a saddle on",
": to put a load on : burden",
": the part of a partial denture that carries an artificial tooth and has connectors for adjacent teeth attached to its ends"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8sad-\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[
"canyon",
"ca\u00f1on",
"col",
"couloir",
"defile",
"flume",
"gap",
"gill",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine"
],
"antonyms":[
"burden",
"encumber",
"freight",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"weight"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night",
"Verb",
"He saddled his horse and mounted it.",
"to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, Tim Hortons brand is back in the saddle with growing sales, comps, and expansion plans in populous countries such as China and India. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Tomatometer: 93% Critics Consensus: Clint Eastwood\u2019s sophomore outing as director sees him back in the saddle as a mysterious stranger, as the result is one of his most memorable Westerns. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
"Rodeo enthusiasts can witness seven traditional events including saddle bronc riding, women\u2019s barrel racing, steer racing and team roping June 3-4. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"After taking the Directors Guild Awards' top prize, Campion's riding high in this Oscar saddle with her second golden guy in sight. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"To them, riding bikes is throwing a leg over the saddle and pointing downhill. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls. \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"After the Rainy Pass checkpoint, mushers keep ascending up Ptarmigan Valley toward the mountain saddle . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The cantilevered saddle is long enough for two-up riding (passenger footpegs are standard), so your mom can pick you up from reform school. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On the training side, 86-year-old D. Wayne Lukas will saddle his 50th Derby starter in longshot Ethereal Road. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"This change will effectively saddle affected graduates with more debt for longer. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Once at the foot of the volcano, visitors can either hike on foot or saddle up and trek on horseback. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
"The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleged that the move to eliminate the district was unconstitutional, violated the state\u2019s legal and contractual obligations and would saddle taxpayers with a $1-billion debt burden. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"And the absurdity cascades down in ways that saddle those companies\u2019 employees with higher costs and leave some unable even to afford coverage. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
"Dissolving Walt Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District could saddle local taxpayers with about $1 billion in debt and leave local governments scrambling with how to take over vital services for Florida\u2019s top tourist attraction. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Justice Department appears to be ramping up a wide-ranging investigation, and making a referral could saddle a criminal case with further partisan baggage at a time when Mr. Trump is openly flirting with running again in 2024. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"There are 27 color options to choose from, including classic neutrals saddle brown and black, and tons of bold hues that will add a pop of color to any outfit, like royal blue, fuchsia, and Kelly green. \u2014 Isabel Calkins Mata, PEOPLE.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213439"
},
"sadistic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characterized by sadism",
": taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8di-stik",
"also",
"or"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1892, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201724"
},
"sadly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in a sad manner : in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness",
": in a way that causes feelings of sadness, disappointment, or regret",
": unfortunately"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sad-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonizingly",
"bitterly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"grievously",
"hard",
"hardly",
"inconsolably",
"lugubriously",
"mournfully",
"painfully",
"plaintively",
"regretfully",
"resentfully",
"ruefully",
"sorely",
"sorrowfully",
"unhappily",
"wailfully",
"woefully",
"wretchedly"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissfully",
"gladly",
"happily",
"joyfully",
"joyously"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183954"
},
"safe-deposit box":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a box (as in the vault of a bank) for safe storage of valuables"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"coffer",
"safe",
"strongbox"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a proxy for value, an NFT isn\u2019t much different from the words grandmother\u2019s jeweled brooch on a list in your safe-deposit box or your insurer\u2019s filing cabinet. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The letter did state that if a customer has a safe-deposit box , the owner of the box will need to go to the Summit branch no later than Nov. 19 to remove the contents or call the bank to make other arrangements. \u2014 Bob Bong, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Fireblocks has developed what is effectively a safe-deposit box for cryptocurrencies, along with a crypto version of the Swift money-transfer network used by banks. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Dinklage is effective as a ruthless mobster who loves his (maybe) mother and the diamonds in her safe-deposit box . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Extremely important papers, insurance, deeds, etc., are in my safe-deposit box . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2020",
"After speaking with a conservator, Phelps put acid-free paper between the pages and put it in a safe-deposit box . \u2014 Ben Simon St. Louis Post-dispatch, Star Tribune , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Dear Readers: There are some documents, certificates and other valuable items that might be better held in your bank\u2019s safe-deposit box rather than in a shoe box under the bed or in the closet at home. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Today, the subject is what should stay out of the safe-deposit box . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1870, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224811"
},
"safeness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": free from harm or risk : unhurt",
": secure from threat of danger, harm, or loss",
": successful at getting to a base in baseball without being put out",
": affording safety or security from danger, risk, or difficulty",
": healthy , sound",
": not threatening danger : harmless",
": unlikely to produce controversy or contradiction",
": not likely to take risks : cautious",
": trustworthy , reliable",
": a place or receptacle to keep articles (such as valuables) safe",
": condom sense 1",
": free or secure from harm or danger",
": giving protection or security against harm or danger",
": harmless",
": unlikely to be wrong or cause disagreement",
": not likely to take risks : careful",
": successful in reaching a base in baseball",
": a metal box with a lock that is used for keeping something (as money) safe",
": not causing harm or injury",
": having a low incidence of adverse reactions and significant side effects when adequate instructions for use are given and having a low potential for harm under conditions of widespread availability"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101f",
"\u02c8s\u0101f",
"\u02c8s\u0101f"
],
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"secure"
],
"antonyms":[
"coffer",
"safe-deposit box",
"strongbox"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Both vaccines are safe , and both produced antibody levels similar to those seen in young adults. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The vaccines are safe and trigger the same immune response that has protected older children and adults, the advisory panel decided Saturday. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Wen: Both vaccines are safe , and both are effective. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"No one is safe : Meta Platforms has lost over half its market value this year, and Twitter\u2019s shares might have done even worse absent Mr. Musk\u2019s iffy bid. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"During a hearing before the committee on Wednesday, Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeffrey Simmons said the collar is safe and had been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, undergoing more than 80 safety, toxicity and efficacy studies. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Allowing adolescents to access treatments worries some advocates who say there isn\u2019t enough research to ensure that the care is safe in the long term. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"People with highly specialized skills that are hard to replace may be overlooked for dismissal, whereas workers that possess talents that are ubiquitous and easily replaced are not safe . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"While the resulting product is definitely delicious, our Lab experts also love how easy cleanup is: The chute, plunger and blade are all top-rack dishwasher safe . \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, the investigators stored the laptop in a supervisor\u2019s office, in a special safe that had been certified to hold Top Secret documents\u2014even though anyone could go to the Internet to see the materials that were on it. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"In that safe was a handgun and the woman\u2019s boyfriend\u2019s Social Security card, bank book and passport. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Plus, after the fun of building, kids can use the safe to store their prized possessions. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Hexbug Kids can build their own safe with this kit, which comes with a customizable dial lock and dual bolts. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Burglars had broken through a glass door at the back of the home sometime between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. and made off with gold jewelry and a large safe . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Shauna attempts, literally, to lock her harrowing experience away in a tiny safe , which is a pretty on-the-nose metaphor for repression. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Guns should be unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lock boxes for handguns, with ammunition locked in a separate safe , the AAP recommends. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The physical threat from the M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce drummer reportedly flipped a switch in Gauthier, who, in retaliation, stole a safe from the couple\u2019s garage, forced it open and discovered a tape that Anderson and Lee had made on their honeymoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
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},
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness",
": to lose firmness, resiliency, or vigor",
": to decline especially from a thriving state",
": drift",
": to fail to stimulate or retain interest",
": to cause to sag : leave slack in",
": a tendency to drift (as of a ship to leeward)",
": a sagging part",
": a drop or depression below the surrounding area",
": an instance or amount of sagging",
": a temporary decline (as in the price of a commodity)",
"Screen Actors Guild",
": to sink, settle, or hang below the natural or right level",
": to become less firm or strong",
": a part or area that sinks or hangs below the natural or right level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sag",
"\u02c8sag",
"\u02c8sag"
],
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"droop",
"flag",
"hang",
"loll",
"swag",
"wilt"
],
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"droop",
"hang",
"slack",
"slackness"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The roof is sagging in the middle.",
"The economy began to sag .",
"As all our efforts failed, our spirits sagged .",
"Noun",
"if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bookshelves sag beneath the weight of volumes devoted to everything from his stint as an 18-year-old ambulance driver in World War I to his last days in Ketchum, Idaho. \u2014 John J. Miller, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"If the ball is heavy enough, the film will sag so much that any other objects will roll inescapably down toward the heaviest one. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Low temperatures should merely sag into the low to mid-50s. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Republicans are projected to perform well in the midterm elections, as President Biden's poll numbers sag , and historically, the party in the White House struggles in the midterm election of a president's first term. \u2014 Fin G\u00f3mez, CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The knotless net is regulation size and made with a durable PVC that won't sag in the middle. \u2014 Bronwyn Barnes, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"One is based on demand: When in-person shopper numbers sag , major grocery chains might instead dedicate the space to delivery. \u2014 Michael Waters, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"If used efficiently in the pocket, Vu\u010devi\u0107 can attract double teams and force opponents to sag off their perimeter defense, opening up spray-out 3-point shooting opportunities. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
"However, as box office receipts continue to sag , the competition in theaters looks higher than ever. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Seven days a week, the company stocks a free sag stop for cyclists on the Rose Canyon Bike Path, complete with fruit, energy bars, water, sports drinks, and Chamois Butt\u2019r. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"Exports are weakening in Asia as China\u2019s neighbors watch their largest market sag . \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"The sag in ridership illustrates the lagging return to downtown offices, particularly in older cities where railroad commuting predated the automobile. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Forecasters were watching a cold front sag southward across the state, with rain and a few storms ahead of it. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 20 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 ProPublica , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Do your leggings or shorts sag throughout your workout? \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185226"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning",
": caused by or indicating acute discernment",
": keen in sense perception",
": quick and wise in understanding and judging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259s",
"si-",
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],
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"discerning",
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"prudent",
"sage",
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"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"unperceptive",
"unwise"
],
"examples":[
"\u2026 the winner is praised for his sagacious grasp of the hopes and anxieties of the public, the loser is excoriated for the many and obvious blunders that derailed his candidacy \u2026 \u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg , New Yorker , 18 Dec. 2000",
"It has allowed him to pre-empt conservative political attacks, to appear sagacious despite his inexperience \u2026 \u2014 Alan Tonelson , Atlantic , June 1993",
"With commendably sagacious foresight, I sneaked spoils as well to the elders of key Judean cities whose good will I was cultivating for the future \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
"It has been suggested that we go to sleep at night because it is then too dark to do anything else; but owls, who are a venerably sagacious folk, do not sleep in the night-time. \u2014 James Stephens , The Crock of Gold , 1912",
"a sagacious critique of the current social climate in our nation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Read previous columns here. Leave it to the sagacious Linus Van Pelt to strip away the trappings of the Thanksgiving holiday tradition and find its essence. \u2014 Ben Zimmer, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Nevertheless, this is the time of year when food writers \u2014 ordinarily a wise and sagacious bunch \u2014 write about cocktails that are frightening or scary or spooky. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Clodagh\u2019s fantasy is that Paola will be there for her, as before\u2014still magnetic, still sagacious , still interested. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Other big losers: LVMH chief Bernard Arnault ($4.4 billion); Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ($5.6 billion); and the sagacious Warren Buffett ($5.3 billion). \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2020",
"The sagacious Lakers general manager happily traded Vlade Divac to Charlotte on that fateful draft night. \u2014 Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"The running back unit ascends with the additions of sagacious veteran Frank Gore and multidimensional jitterbug Devin Singletary, a third-round pick from Florida Atlantic. \u2014 Andy Benoit, SI.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"That kind of puckish, mildly subversive humor runs throughout the book, which is a calm and sagacious volume rendered somewhat somber by the news of his passing. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 July 2019",
"The young team is guided by a trio of sagacious celestial beings called the Misses, who challenge Meg to tap into her innate powers. \u2014 Alisha Acquaye, GQ , 2 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sagac-, sagax , from sagire to perceive keenly; akin to Latin sagus prophetic \u2014 more at seek ",
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221229"
},
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"noun"
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": of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning",
": caused by or indicating acute discernment",
": keen in sense perception",
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"si-",
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"\u2026 the winner is praised for his sagacious grasp of the hopes and anxieties of the public, the loser is excoriated for the many and obvious blunders that derailed his candidacy \u2026 \u2014 Hendrik Hertzberg , New Yorker , 18 Dec. 2000",
"It has allowed him to pre-empt conservative political attacks, to appear sagacious despite his inexperience \u2026 \u2014 Alan Tonelson , Atlantic , June 1993",
"With commendably sagacious foresight, I sneaked spoils as well to the elders of key Judean cities whose good will I was cultivating for the future \u2026 \u2014 Joseph Heller , God Knows , 1984",
"It has been suggested that we go to sleep at night because it is then too dark to do anything else; but owls, who are a venerably sagacious folk, do not sleep in the night-time. \u2014 James Stephens , The Crock of Gold , 1912",
"a sagacious critique of the current social climate in our nation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Read previous columns here. Leave it to the sagacious Linus Van Pelt to strip away the trappings of the Thanksgiving holiday tradition and find its essence. \u2014 Ben Zimmer, WSJ , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Nevertheless, this is the time of year when food writers \u2014 ordinarily a wise and sagacious bunch \u2014 write about cocktails that are frightening or scary or spooky. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Clodagh\u2019s fantasy is that Paola will be there for her, as before\u2014still magnetic, still sagacious , still interested. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Other big losers: LVMH chief Bernard Arnault ($4.4 billion); Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ($5.6 billion); and the sagacious Warren Buffett ($5.3 billion). \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2020",
"The sagacious Lakers general manager happily traded Vlade Divac to Charlotte on that fateful draft night. \u2014 Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"The running back unit ascends with the additions of sagacious veteran Frank Gore and multidimensional jitterbug Devin Singletary, a third-round pick from Florida Atlantic. \u2014 Andy Benoit, SI.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"That kind of puckish, mildly subversive humor runs throughout the book, which is a calm and sagacious volume rendered somewhat somber by the news of his passing. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 July 2019",
"The young team is guided by a trio of sagacious celestial beings called the Misses, who challenge Meg to tap into her innate powers. \u2014 Alisha Acquaye, GQ , 2 May 2018"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184212"
},
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"a mature or venerable person of sound judgment",
"proceeding from or characterized by wisdom, prudence, and good judgment",
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"grave , solemn",
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": sagebrush",
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"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water",
": the sails of a ship",
": a ship equipped with sails",
": an extent of fabric used in propelling a wind-driven vehicle (such as an iceboat)",
": something that resembles a sail",
": a streamlined conning tower on a submarine",
": a passage by a sailing craft : cruise",
": in motion with sails set",
": to travel on water in a ship",
": yacht",
": to travel on water by the action of wind upon sails or by other means",
": to move or proceed easily, gracefully, nonchalantly, or without resistance",
": to move through the air",
": to begin a water voyage",
": to travel on (water) by means of motive power (such as sail)",
": to glide through",
": to direct or manage the motion of",
": to attack vigorously or sharply",
": a sheet of strong cloth (as canvas) used to catch enough wind to move boats through the water or over ice",
": the sails of a ship",
": a trip in a ship or boat moved especially by the wind",
": to travel on a boat moved especially by the wind",
": to travel on or by water",
": to control the motion of (a ship or boat) while traveling on water",
": to move or proceed in a quick and smooth way"
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"as last element in compounds often",
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"crossing",
"cruise",
"passage",
"voyage"
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"boat",
"cruise",
"ferry",
"navigate",
"ship (out)",
"voyage"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Resilient Lady will follow later this summer, and Brilliant Lady will set sail , as originally planned, in 2023. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Eventually the family was able to set sail for French Polynesia when the territory resumed inter-island travel for sailors. \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Peter Harley, 61, hopes to set sail next week, weather permitting, from Virginia Beach and make his way to La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer, France. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Enlarge / LeChuck\u2019s ship being loaded up to set sail . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The sail barge was constructed here, behind fences to keep out prying fans. \u2014 Griffin Shea, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"It\u2019s made from a high-tensile material that looks like sail -cloth, giving the collection of dwellings a visual link to the boats in the harbor below, and its name: the Sail House. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
"After reaching the North Pole, the Seadragon surfaced in open water, its hull and sail dark against the white ice. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"In Newport, walk around Thames Street for a quick shop, rent bikes for a tour around the island, hire a captain for an afternoon sail on the water, or go tour those mansions for yourself. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eyvind is far from home, intending to sail from Scandinavia to Greece on a merchant vessel and seek his fortune. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Lund also mentioned that since cruise ships hope to once again sail from Vancouver, Flair Airlines will offer flights for cruise travelers. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The Collins boats all sail from the RAN\u2019s main west-coast base near Perth. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The ship is expected to sail in between 4-7 a.m., and will dock at both Cruise Terminal 8 and 10 during that day, according to an event memo. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Paul is a lock to win his primary, and Democrat Charles Booker of Louisville is likewise expected to sail through his own. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"In fact, Raimi was able to sail through production with his artistic vision mostly unchallenged. \u2014 Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"That number was poised to double this year, although some cruises that had expected to sail along Russia\u2019s northern coast have canceled plans. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"So two decades later, when the pandemic descended on Maryland, Tyler expected to sail through it. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191242"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination",
": lecherous , lustful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
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"concupiscent",
"goatish",
"horny",
"hot",
"hypersexual",
"itchy",
"lascivious",
"lecherous",
"lewd",
"libidinous",
"licentious",
"lubricious",
"lubricous",
"lustful",
"oversexed",
"passionate",
"randy",
"satyric",
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],
"antonyms":[
"frigid",
"undersexed"
],
"examples":[
"Lady Worsley's Whim , the story of Lady Worsley and her husband Sir Richard Worsley, is also reconstructed from some well-thumbed texts, in this case trial transcripts and newspaper reports of cases of \"Criminal Conversation\" which became popular eighteenth-century erotica. Charges \u2026 were brought by husbands seeking damages from the purported lovers of their supposedly adulterous wives, and the detail, which needed to be explicit, was frequently salacious . \u2014 Norma Clarke , Times Literary Supplement , 21 Nov. 2008",
"From snarky political commentary to salacious \"memoirs\" that flirt with both fact and fiction, scores of bloggers have gotten the book deal boon\u2014with mixed results at the register. \u2014 Eunice Lee et al. , Hyphen , Winter 2007",
"There's little difference between the junk mail in your mailbox and the junk e-mail that appears on your monitor, except that the e-mail is often of a salacious nature, e.g., the \"hot, live XXX action\" available at various dark alleyways on the web. \u2014 Michael Saunders , Boston Globe , 6 Oct.1997",
"a song with salacious lyrics",
"the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The internet was ablaze with social media commentary and news coverage throughout the salacious six-week civil suit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard as the once-happily married couple ripped one another apart in court. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Besides Sussmann, Durham has charged a key source of information in the salacious 2016 dossier on Trump with lying to the FBI. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Over the years, some have leveled more sinister or salacious allegations against Trump that didn\u2019t hold water. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 26 May 2022",
"So through those salacious , wild moments there were teachable moments. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Rutledge said that's another baseless political attack by someone who wants to make salacious statements with no interest in the truth. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
"The team was invigorated by owner Jerry Buss\u2019 approach to presenting sports as sometimes salacious amusement, and by a new superstar out of Lansing, Michigan. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"There are many salacious details about the case being investigated by the FBI. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Indeed, true-crime content with salacious , incredible, and shocking stories like the one inherent in the new Jimmy Savile title has been a big part of Netflix\u2019s recent mix of new releases. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin salac-, salax , from salire to move spasmodically, leap \u2014 more at sally ",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225314"
},
"salad":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various usually cold dishes: such as",
": raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing",
": small pieces of food (such as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin",
": a green vegetable or herb grown for salad",
": lettuce",
": a usually incongruous mixture : hodgepodge",
": a mixture of raw usually green leafy vegetables (as lettuce) combined with other vegetables (as tomato and cucumber) and served with a dressing",
": a mixture of small pieces of food (as meat, fish, pasta, fruit, or vegetables) usually combined with a dressing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259d",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
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"examples":[
"For dinner we had roast chicken and a salad .",
"a salad of fresh greens",
"I tossed the salad with some oil and vinegar and set it on the table.",
"Would you like soup or salad with your sandwich?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Using a vegetable peeler, shave the cheese over the salad . \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Evenly divide the tuna salad on two pieces of the pumpernickel toast. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Use the inner Romaine lettuce leaves to keep the salad crisp. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The museum has responded several times since the woman first highlighted the watermelon salad . \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The museum has responded several times since the woman first highlighted the watermelon salad . \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"What to order: Start with favorites like the chopped salad and the elevated potato skins with caviar. \u2014 Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The menu has nine pizzas, and more than half of those, including the salad , feature some form of jalape\u00f1os, calabrian peppers or Hungarian goathorn peppers. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Use the inner Romaine lettuce leaves to keep the salad crisp. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"plural noun"
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": an early flourishing period : heyday"
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"blossom",
"florescence",
"floruit",
"flower",
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"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"springtime"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even years removed from their salad days at The Rivoli, The Kids were still grappling with how to best communicate with each other. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"The two-time Oscar winner for best actor has been a fan of Cleveland\u2019s professional baseball team since his time in the city in the late 1970s while working an internship at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in his pre-Hollywood salad days . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s John\u2019s inheritance from his recently deceased father, an original mod revivalist who, in his salad days , once led a bikers\u2019 protest against Margaret Thatcher on the streets of Brighton. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 17 Nov. 2021",
"After running the Spurs on something akin to autopilot during the Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili salad days , Popovich relishes the chance to be a teacher again. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Oct. 2021",
"The first feature from Just Philippot harkens back to those salad days of bodily mutilation with a newfound technical finesse, making CGI obedience possible from the many animal co-stars. \u2014 Charles Bramesco, Vulture , 25 Aug. 2021",
"And with the new site expected to create just 40 jobs, and up to 70 pending future expansions, that doesn\u2019t mean Millville is poised to return to its salad days as a manufacturing hub. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The numbers provided further evidence that Netflix\u2019s salad days may be over, particularly in the U.S., where most households that want its 12-year-old streaming service already have it. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
"Now, roughly 70 percent of the properties have rooms that offer a modern take on the hotel\u2019s midcentury salad days , complete with interiors painted in orange and turquoise. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2019"
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"1606, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"verb"
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": to have a flow of saliva especially in excess",
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": to have a flow of saliva especially in excess"
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"\u02c8sa-l\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t",
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"drool",
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"slobber"
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"examples":[
"The smell alone was enough to make me salivate .",
"She was salivating at the prospect of traveling to Europe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Satellite operators salivate at the chance of tapping into the much larger terrestrial communications market, and other companies, like AST SpaceMobile and Lynx, are working on their own plans to plug mobile phones into satellite networks. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"The listing is not available to book yet, but Issa Rae respectfully gave us several days to salivate over these beautiful pictures until it can be booked on Tuesday, February 8. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Corsair recently sent over the latest iteration of its all-in-one One (hence the clever name) desktop gaming PC for testing, which comes packed with enough Alder Lake-ready hardware to make even the most jaded PC gamers salivate . \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The thought of that one-on-one primary scenario is probably making prominent Democrats (and Republicans) salivate \u2013 like mouths at a Thanksgiving feast. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
"No doubt, the questioners today will salivate at the opportunity to get publicity for slamming oil companies on camera, but this will remind many of us of the golden age of Barnum and Bailey\u2019s productions. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Bitcoin gaining the endorsement of Soros\u2019s top lieutenant\u2014even such a tepid endorsement\u2014is exactly the kind of news that may cause crypto investors to salivate . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Just the name makes some people salivate and others sick to their stomaches. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 3 Oct. 2021",
"His agent might salivate at the proposition of negotiating another extension. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"idiom"
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": to leave a place"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190206"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a salad plate of chopped meats, anchovies, eggs, and vegetables arranged in rows for contrast and dressed with a salad dressing",
": a heterogeneous mixture : potpourri"
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"\u02ccsal-m\u0259-\u02c8g\u0259n-d\u0113"
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"agglomerate",
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"gallimaufry",
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"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
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"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
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"ragout",
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"scramble",
"shuffle",
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"the downtown area has a salmagundi of one-of-a-kind shops, where you can find almost anything you might need\u2014and many things you don't"
],
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"circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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": a hall for exhibition of art",
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"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4n",
"\u02c8sa-\u02ccl\u00e4n",
"sa-\u02c8l\u014d\u207f",
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"gallery",
"museum"
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"at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In addition to seven guest suites, the superyacht also features two massage rooms, a hair salon , a gym and a full bar. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Panera Bread, which closed several months ago at Avon Commons, will be converted into a salon (no word on the name or services offered). \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
"Other amenities include state-of-the-art gym, hair salon , movie theater and a three-car garage. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Otherwise, the show\u2019s storylines revolve around less exotic matters, like Jen\u2019s frustrations with her overbearing boss at the salon , which unfold along predictable lines. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Spending much of her youth in her mother\u2019s Dominican hair salon , Avila listened and internalized how women talked about bodies and the value given to certain shapes and sizes. \u2014 Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Part salon , part shop, part museum of hair and beauty, the Beauty Bubble earned a spot on my colleague Lisa Boone\u2019s roundup of the 27 coolest shops to bookmark for your next Joshua Tree trip. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Today's at-home hair color options are easy to use and offer a quick and inexpensive way to update your look without the cost and hassle of a trip to the salon . \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"No one likes heading to the salon every few weeks, so this violet shampoo can make the time between visits last longer. \u2014 ELLE , 17 May 2022"
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": to add something to secretly",
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"Strategic Arms Limitation Talks",
"state and local taxes",
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": a compound formed by the combination of an acid and a base or a metal",
": to flavor or preserve with salt",
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": a crystalline compound NaCl that is the chloride of sodium, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry",
": a substance (as Glauber's salt) resembling common salt",
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": smelling salts",
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": being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater \u2014 compare bitter , sour entry 1 , sweet entry 1",
"river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in Arizona flowing west into the Gila River",
"river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in north central Kentucky flowing into the Ohio River",
"river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in northeastern Missouri flowing southeast into the Mississippi River"
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"\u02c8s\u022flt",
"\u02c8s\u022flt",
"\u02c8s\u022flt",
"\u02c8s\u022flt",
"\u02c8s\u022flt"
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"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
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"interlace",
"intersperse",
"interweave",
"lace",
"thread",
"weave",
"wreathe"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The soup needs a little more salt .",
"Season the meat with salt and pepper.",
"Verb",
"The meat was preserved by being salted and smoked.",
"The city salted the roads after the snowstorm."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective (1)",
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"Adjective (2)",
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214232"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": favorable to or promoting health or well-being",
": favorable to or promoting health or well-being"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-br\u0113-\u0259s",
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-br\u0113-\u0259s"
],
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"good",
"healthful",
"healthy",
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"sanative",
"tonic",
"wholesome"
],
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"insalubrious",
"noxious",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"examples":[
"fresh air and exercise are always salubrious",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just as cruising has been appreciated for salubrious ocean views and breezes, everyone has kept mum (at best) about the food, historically produced in one large galley with ingredients from the deep freeze. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"In recent years, production sets have been drawn to the suburbs of Naples, and its less salubrious underbelly. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"After grapes were picked, an unusual and salubrious warm streak of autumn weather provided a reason for winemakers to set outdoor lunch tables. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Activism has become a powerful force in contemporary art of late \u2014 exciting, resonant, even potentially reparative in nature, rather than irritatingly salubrious . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The people are openhearted, the infrastructure impeccable, the lifestyle salubrious . \u2014 Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure , 4 Sep. 2021",
"If the theory was off base, the results were still salubrious ; forty days gave the plague time enough to kill infected rats and sailors. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-well, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Tesla\u2019s power units have a particularly salubrious effect on old Porsche s. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 June 2021",
"But his restoration to a more salubrious on-camera role is a helpful reminder of the rules that now govern news. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 14 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin salubris ; akin to salvus safe, healthy \u2014 more at safe ",
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"1547, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184234"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": producing a beneficial effect : remedial",
": promoting health : curative",
": promoting health : curative"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sal-y\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
"\u02c8sal-y\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
],
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"advantageous",
"benefic",
"beneficent",
"beneficial",
"benignant",
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"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable"
],
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"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable"
],
"examples":[
"The accident should be a salutary lesson to be more careful.",
"the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jones\u2019s willingness to move beyond a specifically North American canvas is salutary , for much in Brazil\u2019s experience merits the attention of anyone interested in the history of slavery. \u2014 Larry Rohter, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"One way to put our knowledge about the salutary effects of nature into action is to actually treat outdoor time like medicine in a very literal way: Prescribe it. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Predictable cash flows have a salutary impact in an economy where uncertainty is the default mode. \u2014 Rajrishi Singhal, Quartz , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Even better, this same economic progress has had another salutary impact on health. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"This time, the three filmmakers had in mind something more salutary . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The only example of retrenchment that comes to mind is the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, which, while salutary in its effects, has been much undermined since its passage. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Such conditions are as salutary for the spread of respiratory viruses as a high-density prison. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Whether or not the Hungarian leader has done so, the effect has hardly been salutary . \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French salutaire , from Latin salutaris , from salut-, salus health",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175301"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy by word, gesture, or ceremony",
": regards",
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": an act or action of greeting",
": a word or phrase used as a greeting at the beginning of a letter"
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"\u02ccsal-y\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccsal-y\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"paean",
"panegyric",
"tribute"
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"A handshake and saying \u201chello\u201d are common salutations .",
"Shaking hands is a form of salutation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Best Underwear for Workouts Stretch into every downward dog or sun salutation knowing your underwear won't budge. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022",
"My doctor must have seen my salutation in my chart. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Upward-Facing Dog, or Urdhva Mukha Svanasana Upward-facing dog typically follows chaturanga during a traditional sun salutation . \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
"Also known as fierce pose, chair pose is typically offered during traditional sun salutation variations. \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
"Coupling that with a first name salutation in the subject line and the beginning of the email really works to set the stage for a personalized message from your organization that drives opens and click-through rates. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Another example is surya namaskara, or the sun salutation , a vinyasa flow performed during yoga. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 26 Dec. 2021",
"What is the best way to respond to this salutation ? \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The other is the name was inspired by a salutation the band members used when greeting each other. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 Oct. 2021"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212325"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": salutary"
],
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"\u02ccsal-y\u0259-\u02c8ti-f(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
],
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"good",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"medicinal",
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"sanative",
"tonic",
"wholesome"
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"insalubrious",
"noxious",
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"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
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"the thirsty wayfarer eagerly took a drink of the spring's salutiferous water"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin salutifer , from salut-, salus + -i- + -fer -ferous",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201440"
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"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": an unctuous adhesive substance for application to wounds or sores",
": a remedial or soothing influence or agency",
": to remedy (something, such as disease) with or as if with a salve",
": quiet , assuage",
": salvage",
": a healing or soothing ointment",
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"\u02c8sav",
"\u02c8s\u00e4v",
"\u02c8salv",
"\u02c8s\u00e4lv",
"\u02c8salv",
"\u02c8sav",
"\u02c8s\u00e4v",
"\u02c8sav",
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"\u02c8s\u0227v",
"\u02c8salv",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
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"Verb (2)",
"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225454"
},
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": a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute",
": the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets (as from an airplane)",
": a series of shots by an artillery battery with each gun firing one round in turn after a prescribed interval",
": the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo",
": something suggestive of a salvo: such as",
": a sudden burst",
": a spirited attack",
": to release a salvo of",
": to fire a salvo",
": a mental reservation : proviso",
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (1)",
"1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
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"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231222"
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"type":"adjective",
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"resembling in every relevant respect",
"conforming in every respect",
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"being the one under discussion or already referred to",
"corresponding so closely as to be indistinguishable",
"equal in size, shape, value, or importance",
"something identical with or similar to another",
"something or someone previously mentioned or described",
"despite everything nevertheless",
"in the same manner",
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"unchanged",
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"distinct",
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"unlike"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"In the book of the same name, My Policeman centers on Marion and Tom, who work as a school teacher and policeman, respectively. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"She was inspired by a character of the same name, a schoolgirl with pigtails, who appeared on the covers of Korean textbooks in the \u201970s and \u201980s. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Another paragon of Brutalism London\u2019s Trellick Tower (designed by Ern\u0151 Goldfinger, the tyrant architect who inspired Ian Fleming to create the James Bond villain of the same name). \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
"That the Maleficent actor and filmmaker will direct, produce, and write Without Blood, a film adaptation of Alessandro Baricco's novel of the same name. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022",
"Demi Moore, Kiefer Sutherland, and Kevin Bacon all play supporting roles in the film based on Sorkin\u2019s play of the same name. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"All Too Well, soundtracked by the 10-minute version of the song of the same name. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"The film also dives into the recent T. Rex tribute album of the same name, the final project from late producer Hal Willner. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"Two people with the same name is simply not that interesting. \u2014 Pete Lynch, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"What is different/ same between this Colts team and previous ones? \u2014 Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Stradley What is different/ same between this Steelers' team and previous ones? \u2014 Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle , 22 Dec. 2017",
"Without the wireless mousepad, that chamber can be used for optional weights same as...well, most Logitech gaming mice. \u2014 Hayden Dingman, PCWorld , 12 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Pronoun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1766, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality specimen",
"a finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole",
"an excerpt from a recording (such as a popular song by another performer) that is used in a musical composition, recording, or performance",
"to take a sample of or from",
"to judge the quality of by a sample test",
"to use a segment of (recorded music, sounds, or dialogue from another source) as part of one's own musical composition or recording",
"to use a sample (see sample entry 1 sense 3 ) from (another recording or performer)",
"serving as an illustration or example",
"a part or piece that shows the quality or character of the whole",
"a small amount of something that is given to people to try",
"to judge the quality or character of by trying or examining a small part or amount",
"a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality specimen",
"a finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sam-p\u0259l",
"\u02c8sam-p\u0259l",
"\u02c8sam-p\u0259l"
],
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"cross section",
"sampler",
"sampling",
"selection",
"slice"
],
"antonyms":[
"test",
"try (out)"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Because not all available housing is advertised online, this is only a sample of the area and does not reflect what existing renters are paying. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"For the 19 field sites, the researchers found an average of 29 individual plastic particles in each sample of melted snow. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"Playgrounds, tennis and volleyball courts, mountain biking, golf, and events are just a sample of what is available at the 1,500-acre oasis in the heart of Houston. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,021 U.S. adult residents interviewed between June 1-3, 2022. \u2014 Fred Backus, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Save one sample of an affected branch for diagnosis. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Access to a greater sample of data than just an application and bank statements could prevent this scenario. \u2014 Bernardo Martinez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The new ear implant from 3DBio Therapeutics integrates several proprietary technologies, executives said, beginning with a method for turning a small sample of a patient\u2019s cells into billions of cells. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"As lead author David Barad of the Center for Human Reproduction points out, the cells biopsied are a small sample of the whole. \u2014 Laura Hercher, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Day by day, most of the major studios will take turns hosting L.A. Screenings events, giving buyers the opportunity to sample new properties on the heels of the network upfront presentations, which were held the week of May 16 in New York. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"This is your chance to sample a variety of food from over 35 local eateries and enjoy a variety of wines from various wineries, including those made on La Caille grounds. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Guests will also have the chance to sample a new taproom-exclusive beer, created with Everything Cincy for the event, called Queen City Crown. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"After an hour-long walking tour across the property, guests will have an opportunity to sample some of the finest blends that Hacienda Mu\u00f1oz has to offer and maybe even grab a few bags to bring home. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure , 9 Jan. 2022",
"To find out, Dokoupil volunteered to sample the Apec program himself, working with pitching coordinator Ryan Sullins. \u2014 CBS News , 8 July 2021",
"Attendees can watch dozens of professional bull riders and more than 50 bulls in the Inlet Parking Lot and sample food and beverages from vendors located just yards from the ocean. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"Portal device appears to be low compared to the Quest 2, and Ray-Ban only has 83 official stores where users can sample the smart glasses. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 26 Apr. 2022",
"There doubtless will be additional material available in future special-editions, but that\u2019s not quite the same thing as being able to sample everything now during a theatrical release. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Visitors will have the chance to see the temple, sample Indian meals, attend a Saturday classical dance performance and participate in other events. \u2014 Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune , 7 June 2021",
"Here\u2019s a sample Mediterranean diet meal plan for a day, which fits a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet and is around the range of those flexible Mediterranean diet macros mentioned above. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Even university researchers have been taking an interest in the matter \u2014 consider this Cornell University project to re- sample photos of renowned landmarks into 4-D glory. \u2014 Payal Dhar, Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2020",
"His growing children dabble in journalism and sample European culture. \u2014 Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Verizon's Young went on to add Sites such as Downdetector.com utilize limited crowdsourced data drawn from sample social posts which are often statistically insignificant or factually incorrect. \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 15 June 2020",
"Shi is planning a national project to systematically sample viruses in bat caves\u2014with much greater scope and intensity than her team\u2019s previous attempts. \u2014 Jane Qiu, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Other events throughout the day include sample German lessons, fairy tale movie screenings and a dance party to close the night. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2019",
"This is the second time each pitcher is facing the opposing team so sample sizes are too small to gauge splits. \u2014 Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire , 13 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164627"
},
"sampler":{
"type":[
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a decorative piece of needlework typically having letters or verses embroidered on it in various stitches as an example of skill",
": one that collects, prepares, or examines samples",
": something containing representative specimens or selections",
": assortment"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sam-pl\u0259r",
"\u02c8sam-p(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1523, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204505"
},
"sampling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act, process, or technique of selecting a suitable sample",
": the act, process, or technique of selecting a representative part of a population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population",
": a small part selected as a sample for inspection or analysis",
": the introduction or promotion of a product by distributing trial packages of it",
": the act, process, or technique of selecting a suitable sample",
": the act, process, or technique of selecting a representative part of a population for the purpose of determining parameters or characteristics of the whole population",
": sample"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sam-pli\u014b",
"for senses 1 & 3",
"\u02c8sam-pli\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cross section",
"sample",
"sampler",
"selection",
"slice"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The reporter asked a sampling of people about their eating habits.",
"a sampling of the menu's entr\u00e9es",
"We were given a sampling of the food.",
"The band does a lot of sampling .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here\u2019s a sampling of how some companies are handling the new holiday. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"Here\u2019s a sampling of speakers slated to appear at some of the celebrations. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"After several meetings and inconclusive attempts at statistical sampling , the board decided to tabulate all the signatures proponents had collected in Ward 6. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"About half that many were documented in just the first four months of the 2021 school year at only a small sampling of Texas school districts, according to the records obtained by NBC News. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The proof of vaccination requirement took effect last week in Chicago and suburban Cook County, with mixed results at a sampling of gyms. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
"With this season\u2019s ski season underway, here\u2019s what\u2019s new at a sampling of Western resorts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Here, enjoy a peek at a sampling of the book\u2019s photographs. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"That was a common sentiment at a sampling of businesses Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202907"
},
"sanative":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the power to cure or heal : curative , restorative",
": having the power to cure or heal : curative"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-n\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8san-\u0259t-iv"
],
"synonyms":[
"good",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"medicinal",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"salutiferous",
"tonic",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"insalubrious",
"noxious",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"examples":[
"there's nothing like the sanative value of a good night's sleep"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English sanatif , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin sanativus , from Latin sanatus , past participle of sanare to cure, from sanus healthy",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202838"
},
"sanctify":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate",
": to free from sin : purify",
": to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to",
": to give moral or social sanction to",
": to make productive of holiness or piety"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleanse",
"purge",
"purify"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The priest sanctified their marriage.",
"The constitution sanctified the rights of the people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Contrary to many social mores, milah and niddah attempt to sanctify life, even in the most powerful and intimate realms. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Her death in 1856 marked the end of a 16-year mission in Indiana and the beginning of efforts to sanctify her contributions. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
"An ornate metal crucifix in the foreground and a wooden one on the wall behind the couple sanctify the scene. \u2014 Peter Van Agtmael, Magazine , 8 Dec. 2020",
"After harming or even executing the scapegoat, the society can create myths of atonement that sanctify social structures. \u2014 Michael A. Vargas, The Conversation , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Did this reversal of reproduction sanctify the event or displace it? \u2014 Namwali Serpell, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The Kiddush is a blessing to sanctify the beginning of the holiday. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 7 Aug. 2020",
"In June of 2013, Unesco, the United Nation\u2019s cultural arm, designated the mountain a World Heritage site\u2014recognizing the peak as a defining symbol of the nation\u2019s identity\u2014and more or less sanctifying the climb as a bucket-list experience. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017",
"Confined to one gallery with a dozen or so large-scale works, that show felt almost sanctified , as if one were in a chapel. \u2014 Siobhan Morrissey, miamiherald , 13 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English seintefien, sanctifien , from Anglo-French seintefier, sanctifier , from Late Latin sanctificare , from Latin sanctus sacred \u2014 more at saint ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225925"
},
"sanction":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a formal decree",
"an ecclesiastical decree",
"a solemn agreement oath",
"something that makes an oath binding",
"the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law",
"a consideration, principle, or influence (as of conscience) that impels to moral action or determines moral judgment",
"a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards",
"explicit or official approval, permission, or ratification approbation",
"an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication",
"to make valid or binding usually by a formal procedure (such as ratification)",
"to give effective or authoritative approval or consent to",
"to attach a sanction or penalty to the violation of (a right, obligation, or command)",
"to impose a sanction or penalty upon",
"official approval or permission",
"an action (as the ending of financial aid) taken by one or more nations to make another nation comply with a law or rule",
"to officially accept or allow",
"a punitive or coercive measure or action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order",
"explicit or official approval",
"an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication",
"to give official approval or consent to ratify",
"to impose a sanction on"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"warrant"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.",
"Their policy has legal sanction .",
"Verb",
"The government has sanctioned the use of force.",
"His actions were not sanctioned by his superiors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The British government had recently been criticized for failing to sanction enough oligarchs, giving them space, critics said, to sell assets or transfer them to associates. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Vladimir Potanin is still negotiating business deals as his fellow oligarchs stumble, raising questions about whether this metals magnate is too big to sanction . \u2014 John Hyatt, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Lawmakers from both parties, while largely supporting efforts to sanction and punish the Putin regime, are attempting to balance their constituents\u2019 preferences just months before the November midterms. \u2014 Abby Vesoulis, Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Maple Lake Academy\u2019s license has been under a sanction since February, after a girl died the month prior while attending the small residential treatment program in Spanish Fork. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"The embargo proposed by the European Commission in early May would be the harshest sanction yet after Moscow\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine and includes carve-outs for E.U. states most dependent on Russian oil. \u2014 Matt Bradley, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
"Her charity project, Elfa-Endo, which helps children with endocrine problems, also received funding from the powerful \u2014 and now under sanction \u2014 Alfa Bank. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"If the policyholder is found to be connected to a firm under sanction , the insurer may attract the attention of the U.S. Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which can mean severe fines or even jail time for executives. \u2014 Elisabeth Braw, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Zelensky also said halting purchases of Russian oil and gas would be the most powerful sanction possible. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"This is the act that allows the government to sanction individual human-rights abusers rather than whole peoples or societies. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"Britain is the first country to sanction the 39-year-old Kabaeva, an Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics and past cover model for the Russian edition of Vogue magazine. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal reported last month the U.S. scrapped earlier plans to sanction Kabaeva out of fear the Russian leader may lash out in response. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"When Mother was eight years old, her mother died of diphtheria, and her tyrannical Grandmother Hall refused to sanction more than occasional visits from her father. \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Too bad this is a largely symbolic gesture that ducks the main issue whether to sanction all Russian energy exports. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Cunha said through her attorney during an earlier court appearance that Moukawsher cannot sanction her because the court lost jurisdiction over her the moment she was disbarred. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"President Biden announced Thursday that U.S. and European allies would sanction five Russian banks holding about $1 trillion in assets and block high-tech exports. \u2014 David Pierson, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Even the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to not sanction anyone. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"sand":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds",
": soil containing 85 percent or more of sand and a maximum of 10 percent of clay",
": sandy soil",
": a tract of sand : beach",
": a sandbank or sandbar",
": the sand in an hourglass",
": the moments of a lifetime",
": an oil-producing formation of sandstone or unconsolidated sand",
": firm resolution",
": a yellowish-gray color",
": to sprinkle or dust with or as if with sand",
": to cover or fill with sand",
": to smooth or dress by grinding or rubbing with an abrasive (such as sandpaper )",
": loose material in grains produced by the natural breaking up of rocks",
": a soil made up mostly of sand",
": to sprinkle with sand",
": to smooth or clean with sandpaper",
": gritty particles in various body tissues or fluids \u2014 see brain sand",
"George 1804\u20131876 pseudonym of Amandine-Aurore-Lucie (or -Lucile )",
"n\u00e9e Dupin French writer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u207f(n)d",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u207f"
],
"synonyms":[
"beach",
"beachfront",
"strand"
],
"antonyms":[
"buff",
"file",
"grind",
"hone",
"rasp",
"rub"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. near Glamis, an area about 150 miles east of San Diego known for its desert sand dunes and other off-road attractions, Naval Air Facility El Centro said. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"So the ridges that are visible on Io\u2014complete with crests on a similar scale to those found on both Earth and Mars\u2014could, in fact, be sand dunes. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Judging from the brief logline, tonight\u2019s episode features the Fieris taking a tour of a cow and chicken farm, a jet boat excursion, and playing in the sand dunes. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Check out the dune scorpions, which are thriving in Baja\u2019s threatened sand dunes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The cabinet on May 10 directed the finance ministry to disburse some $2 million to implement a project to stabilize sand dunes, Iraqi News Agency reported. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Coopers Beach, backed by sand dunes and extravagant mansions in Southampton, New York, takes the No. 3 spot. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Just replace nearly 6000 miles of skyscraper-high sand dunes, rocky desert terrain, and high-speed navigation with three laps around a small dirt track on a perfect spring day on a farm in Sardinia. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 8 May 2022",
"Launched last year, the all-terrain supercar has traveled from the sand dunes of the Arabian Desert to the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This bar hosts sand volleyball leagues from Sunday to Friday. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"But if just a patch or two is loose, scrape off the chips, then lightly sand to round over the sharp edges where the paint came off. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Wet the sandpaper and the headlight, then sand the lens in straight, horizontal strokes. \u2014 Zachary Palmer, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2021",
"Another option that costs even less than painting your cabinets is to strip and sand them. \u2014 Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Two of Biden's potential picks are cited most often as coming closest to the Breyer model of focusing primarily on building internal coalitions and trying to sand down the sharpest edges of the conservative majority's decisions. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Luckily, down the hill there was a company that mines and exports sand . \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
"John Obey Beach is slowly disappearing as the dump trucks haul sand away and the tides push farther inland, toppling trees, destroying beach huts and carving out a yawning cliff of soil where there was once dry, flat land. \u2014 Peter Yeung, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The next lift is the bedding layer, which can be anything from finer crushed stone to sand . \u2014 Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics , 1 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202318"
},
"sandbag":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a bag filled with sand and used in fortifications, as ballast, or as a weapon",
": to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags",
": to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag",
": to treat unfairly or harshly",
": to coerce by crude means",
": to conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent especially in order to gain an advantage over",
": to hide the truth about oneself so as to gain an advantage over another",
": a bag filled with sand and used as a weight (as on a balloon) or as part of a wall or dam"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8san(d)-\u02ccbag",
"\u02c8sand-\u02ccbag"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"obligate",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he was sandbagging .",
"I think he was sandbagging us.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of the most challenging races of the year, the Killington Beast also happens to boast the most brutal sandbag carry in the sport. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 May 2015",
"Stand with your feet wider than hip-width, feet toed out to the sides, holding a sandbag in front of you with both hands at arm\u2019s length. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"During a reporting visit this month, after the first wave of mysterious explosions, New York Times journalists saw new sandbag positions across Tiraspol, the capital. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"That was the reward for whomever could overcome a serious case of the shivers to win a challenge by maneuvering a sandbag through a series of obstacles before landing it on a target. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Schraiber entered the stage with a sandbag and slammed it to the floor, scattering its contents in an arc across the stage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The images are almost identical, the theatre barricaded behind sandbag walls and anti-tank obstacles. \u2014 Will Hunt, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Kahler said MedGlobal is also training Ukrainian health care professionals how to physically prepare hospitals for attack, including how to move patients to lower floors and sandbag windows. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In a schoolyard that was converted into a garrison while Borodyanka was occupied, the Russians had cut a trench through a playground and built a sandbag wall along the perimeter fence, with openings for gun emplacements. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"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",
"Failure at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow or the Iran nuclear negotiations in Vienna would sandbag a presidency still struggling to find its feet. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded by creating a committee to look into the attack, but the GOP has sought to sandbag that as well. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded by creating a committee to look into the attack, but the GOP has sought to sandbag that as well. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded by creating a committee to look into the attack, but the GOP has sought to sandbag that as well. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded by creating a committee to look into the attack, but the GOP has sought to sandbag that as well. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
"In the 20 years that the United States military was in Afghanistan, more than 775,000 American troops deployed there, to citylike air bases and sandbag outposts on lonely mountaintops. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded by creating a committee to look into the attack, but the GOP has sought to sandbag that as well. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 4 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1590, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1860, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173504"
},
"sandwich":{
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between",
": one slice of bread covered with food",
": something resembling a sandwich",
": composite structural material consisting of layers often of high-strength facings bonded to a low strength central core",
": to make into or as if into a sandwich",
": to insert or enclose between usually two things of another quality or character",
": to make a place for",
": two or more slices of bread or a split roll with a filling (as meat or cheese) between them",
": to fit in between two or more things or people",
"town on the Stour River in Kent, southeastern England population 4600"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8san(d)-\u02ccwich",
"\u02c8sam-",
"dialectal",
"\u02c8sand-\u02ccwich",
"\u02c8san(d)-(\u02cc)wich"
],
"synonyms":[
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"jam",
"ram",
"shoehorn",
"squeeze",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"I had a ham sandwich for lunch.",
"a peanut butter and jelly sandwich",
"Verb",
"sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Murphy\u2019s chicken sandwich is topped with jalapenos, cabbage slaw and a spicy mayo. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
"The popular Vietnamese sandwich banh mi is made with layers of meat or tofu, pickles, and loads of fresh herbs, all tucked inside crispy baguette-style rolls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The sandwich version of this salad, pan bagnat, is also worth a try. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The characters discuss their hopes and dreams and some exceptional sandwich -making skills. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Previously, police collected more than 200 fliers in Beverly Hills and found that each was enclosed in a plastic sandwich bag containing rice \u2014 likely to weigh them down so they could be thrown out of a passing car. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Join Arby's loyalty program and get 50% off on any sandwich . \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the Parmigiano-Reggiano on each sandwich , followed by another layer with the remaining eggplant, another 1/4 cup sauce and the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"When exiting the Range Rover, the officer noticed several sandwich baggies. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Slice the buns into 1/2-inch-thick slices and serve with the cheese to sandwich between two slices of the bun. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Gore\u2019s solution was to sandwich it between thicker, stronger inner and outer face fabrics, creating a three-layer garment\u2014the beginnings of Gore-Tex. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2021",
"His solution\u2014to sandwich a thin sashimi slice between translucent wafers of Asian pear\u2014is elegant and sculptural, evoking a fish swimming through an emerald-and-yellow pool of scallion oil and lemon juice. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"His solution\u2014to sandwich a thin sashimi slice between translucent wafers of Asian pear\u2014is elegant and sculptural, evoking a fish swimming through an emerald-and-yellow pool of scallion oil and lemon juice. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"One of the simplest\u2014and most effective\u2014paths to preventing running injuries is to sandwich each run with targeted exercises. \u2014 Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 8 Mar. 2019",
"His solution\u2014to sandwich a thin sashimi slice between translucent wafers of Asian pear\u2014is elegant and sculptural, evoking a fish swimming through an emerald-and-yellow pool of scallion oil and lemon juice. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"His solution\u2014to sandwich a thin sashimi slice between translucent wafers of Asian pear\u2014is elegant and sculptural, evoking a fish swimming through an emerald-and-yellow pool of scallion oil and lemon juice. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021",
"His solution\u2014to sandwich a thin sashimi slice between translucent wafers of Asian pear\u2014is elegant and sculptural, evoking a fish swimming through an emerald-and-yellow pool of scallion oil and lemon juice. \u2014 Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181213"
},
"sane":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": proceeding from a sound mind : rational",
": mentally sound",
": able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions",
": healthy in body",
": having a healthy and sound mind",
": very sensible",
": free from hurt or disease : healthy",
": mentally sound",
": able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions",
": proceeding from a sound mind",
": mentally sound",
": able to understand one's actions and distinguish right from wrong"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101n",
"\u02c8s\u0101n",
"\u02c8s\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[
"balanced",
"clearheaded",
"compos mentis",
"lucid",
"normal",
"right",
"stable"
],
"antonyms":[
"brainsick",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"unbalanced",
"unsound"
],
"examples":[
"No sane person could do something so horrible.",
"Leaving was the only sane option she had.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My biggest challenge, though, is staying sane under the pressure to keep all this a secret. \u2014 Judith Basya, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Rest is necessary for staying sane and on your game. \u2014 Justin Grome, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Thru-hiking hinges on a balance between the long-term goal of finishing and the short-term goal of staying sane by, say, stopping in town for a burger and a beer or watching a bad movie at a hostel, blissful with fatigue. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 July 2020",
"Why does any sane person know, say, what Ja\u2019Marr Chase bench-presses? \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Now even this Soviet slogan of a sane person is prohibited, hello dystopia. \u2014 Francine Hirsch, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Sticking to the latter, some of the happenings in the Old Testament scare the bejeebers out of any sane person. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Today brings us yet another entry in the never-ending Wordle parade, that daily word game routine that keeps us just a little bit sane for a few minutes a day. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Sung with confident agility and womanly fullness rather than vulnerability, Sierra\u2019s Lucia, though, spends much of the performance oddly unperturbed and sane , even happy. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sanus healthy, sane",
"first_known_use":[
"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194443"
},
"saneness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": proceeding from a sound mind : rational",
": mentally sound",
": able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions",
": healthy in body",
": having a healthy and sound mind",
": very sensible",
": free from hurt or disease : healthy",
": mentally sound",
": able to anticipate and appraise the effect of one's actions",
": proceeding from a sound mind",
": mentally sound",
": able to understand one's actions and distinguish right from wrong"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101n",
"\u02c8s\u0101n",
"\u02c8s\u0101n"
],
"synonyms":[
"balanced",
"clearheaded",
"compos mentis",
"lucid",
"normal",
"right",
"stable"
],
"antonyms":[
"brainsick",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"unbalanced",
"unsound"
],
"examples":[
"No sane person could do something so horrible.",
"Leaving was the only sane option she had.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My biggest challenge, though, is staying sane under the pressure to keep all this a secret. \u2014 Judith Basya, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Rest is necessary for staying sane and on your game. \u2014 Justin Grome, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"Thru-hiking hinges on a balance between the long-term goal of finishing and the short-term goal of staying sane by, say, stopping in town for a burger and a beer or watching a bad movie at a hostel, blissful with fatigue. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 July 2020",
"Why does any sane person know, say, what Ja\u2019Marr Chase bench-presses? \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Now even this Soviet slogan of a sane person is prohibited, hello dystopia. \u2014 Francine Hirsch, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Sticking to the latter, some of the happenings in the Old Testament scare the bejeebers out of any sane person. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Today brings us yet another entry in the never-ending Wordle parade, that daily word game routine that keeps us just a little bit sane for a few minutes a day. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Sung with confident agility and womanly fullness rather than vulnerability, Sierra\u2019s Lucia, though, spends much of the performance oddly unperturbed and sane , even happy. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sanus healthy, sane",
"first_known_use":[
"1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220954"
},
"sanguinary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": bloodthirsty , murderous",
": attended by bloodshed : bloody",
": consisting of blood"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b-gw\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"bloody",
"bloody-minded",
"homicidal",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a movie so sanguinary that I covered my eyes during at least half of it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Except, of course, there have been a great many more mass shootings, adding Atlanta; Orlando, Fla.; Las Vegas; El Paso; Pittsburgh; Boulder, Colo.; Parkland, Fla.; and many other cities, large and small, to the sanguinary toll. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Though set in the far future and rendered in gorgeous 2-D by Madhouse Studios, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust feels ancient, like an old, sanguinary myth made new. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 25 Oct. 2021",
"But for those hoping to slake their bloodlust a little sooner, there\u2019s a whole world of sanguinary anime \u2014 with and without vampires \u2014 out there just waiting for viewers to sink their teeth into. \u2014 John Maher, Vulture , 4 June 2021",
"The details of that latest outrage bore all the markings of the sanguinary and absurd cycle of racist police violence. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 7 May 2021",
"The sanguinary stream in the tapestry may refer to the strife that drove Moufarrege\u2019s family from both Alexandria and Beirut, as the papyrus and the tile pattern would suggest. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2020",
"The red flag of the revolutionist in Lower California floats from the mast of the Mexican custom house in the Mexican town, the result of by far the most desperate and sanguinary battle yet fought on the Mexican peninsula. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 May 2018",
"But even a cursory glance at the news that emanates from the Buddhist world reveals a more sanguinary state of affairs. \u2014 Amar Diwakar, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2018",
"No discriminatory intent should be inferred here; all over the place, in dioramas set up by dealers to pitch their sanguinary wares, soldiers of every nationality and ethnicity were massacring soldiers of every other nationality and ethnicity. \u2014 Glenn Garvin, miamiherald , 28 Jan. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sanguinarius , from sanguin-, sanguis blood",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200137"
},
"sanity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being sane",
": soundness or health of mind",
": the state of having a healthy and sound mind",
": the quality or state of being sane",
": soundness or health of mind",
": the quality or state of being sane \u2014 compare insanity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-n\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-n\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8san-\u0259t-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"daylights",
"head",
"marbles",
"mind",
"reason",
"saneness",
"wit(s)"
],
"antonyms":[
"dementia",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"mania",
"unreason"
],
"examples":[
"People have begun to doubt his sanity .",
"She is the mother of six children but somehow keeps her sanity .",
"The sanity of the decision was never in question.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our Hamlet is an outsider in a wealthy British Indian family, who starts to question his relatives\u2019 morality and his own sanity after encountering his father\u2019s ghost. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"Lemire's run depicted Marc Spector in an asylum, where he was constantly made to question his own sanity . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Carla Navarro plays the intentionally oblivious Polly on the knife edge of sanity . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a certain irony to the fact that the key to breaking our political duopoly and returning some modicum of sanity to our politics could actually come from heavily blue or red states. \u2014 Garry Kasparov, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Still, this might not be a question of sanity , but perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Superstitions are often dismissed as irrational, but settled superstitions such as these are beacons of sanity in comparison with the live, ever-changing, turbulent, obsessive madness of active superstitious thinking. \u2014 Agnes Callard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"For the sake of my sanity , my Saturday afternoons, and domestic peace, someone please give us a proper family gaming plan. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Spending an hour just sitting in a quiet corner to relax before a drive home is important for sanity after long flights. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English sanite , from Anglo-French sanit\u00e9 , from Latin sanitat-, sanitas health, sanity, from sanus healthy, sane",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185242"
},
"sans":{
"type":[
"noun",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": without",
": sans serif"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sanz",
"\u02c8sanz"
],
"synonyms":[
"absent",
"minus",
"wanting",
"without"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"She went to the party sans her husband.",
"anyone sans shirt will not be allowed in the restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The stars reenacted their infamous 2003 VMAs kiss\u2014 sans Christina Aguilera\u2014at Spears's nuptials to Sam Asghari last night. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 June 2022",
"According to People, the Cambridge family ( sans Prince Louis) were treated to a tour of Cardiff Castle's stage ahead of a Platinum Jubilee Celebration Concert later in the evening. \u2014 Glamour , 4 June 2022",
"The Celtics have earned their spot in the Finals, knocking off the top-seeded Miami Heat, third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks ( sans Khris Middleton) and seventh-seeded Brooklyn Nets. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The couple\u2019s trip to London comes after Kardashian attended her sister Kourtney Kardashian\u2019s wedding in Italy sans Davidson. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 30 May 2022",
"At $94,675, my iX xDrive50 plugs in at $11,420 less than the more powerful M60 sans options. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 May 2022",
"Yet what grabs the eye even more \u2014 yes, even more \u2014 are the pink and green used for the lettering of the album title, the sans -serif font, and the letters being slightly off-kilter. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"That said, the executive producer has already thought about the new episodes featuring Tarlos in the midst of wedding planning \u2014 sans an emergency. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"For the first time since its holiday tradition began four years ago, the shop decided to see how fast the car was sans -tree. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 18 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
"first_known_use":[
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032530"
},
"sapience":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wisdom , sagacity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8sa-"
],
"synonyms":[
"discernment",
"insight",
"perception",
"perceptiveness",
"perceptivity",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the kind of sapience that comes from a lifetime of experience as an educator"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sapientia , from sapient-, sapiens , present participle",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170041"
},
"sapient":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"possessing or expressing great sagacity"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-\u0259nt",
"synonyms":[
"discerning",
"insightful",
"perceptive",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"unperceptive",
"unwise"
],
"examples":[
"an uncle who is always good for valuable insights and some sapient advice"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sapient-, sapiens , from present participle of sapere to taste, be wise \u2014 more at sage ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"sapless":{
"type":"noun (1)",
"definitions":[
"the fluid part of a plant",
"a watery solution that circulates through a plant's vascular system",
"a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor",
"bodily health and vigor",
"a foolish gullible person",
"blackjack , bludgeon",
"to drain or deprive of sap",
"to knock out with a sap",
"to proceed by digging a sap",
"to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation undermine",
"to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of",
"to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of",
"to operate against or pierce by a sap",
"the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications",
"a watery juice that circulates through a plant and carries food and nutrients",
"to weaken or use up little by little",
"\u2014 see cell sap , nuclear sap"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sap",
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1642, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"sappy":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"abounding with sap",
"resembling or consisting largely of sapwood",
"overly sweet or sentimental",
"lacking in good sense silly",
"sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8sa-p\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsentimental"
],
"examples":[
"She gets all sappy when she is around babies.",
"a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clich\u00e9s",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Romance served as the impetus behind the brand\u2019s Young Rose, but the scent isn\u2019t a sappy tale. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Using bold accent colors prevents pastel palettes from looking too sappy . \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The resulting book is beautiful and wise without ever being sappy or manipulative. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Our sappy human brains and their tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects kicked in. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Rather than having to carry on awkward pleasantry conversations with a driver, the passenger can just go for a ride and not need to engage in sappy dialogue. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
"Still, the show managed to put on a great Hanukkah episode that features some equally sappy and funny flashbacks, plus a very special performance by Ray Charles. \u2014 Rebecca Caplan, Vulture , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Being a parent is full of so many incredibly sappy moments. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Their subject is family life shown simply, without sappy sentimentality, full of messes and wonder. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 14 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"sarcasm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain",
": a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic , and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual",
": the use or language of sarcasm",
": the use of words that normally mean one thing to mean just the opposite usually to hurt someone's feelings or show scorn"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u02ccka-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8s\u00e4r-\u02ccka-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"affront",
"barb",
"brickbat",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"\"That was my favorite show yet this tour,\" Banks says. \"I love audiences that are ambivalent.\" For a second, I think he's laying on the sarcasm , until he continues. \"I really like the chance to win people over.\" \u2014 David Peisner , Spin , August 2007",
"\"The best part of being single,\" Bryce Donovan jokes, \"is being able to choose any woman I want to shoot me down.\" Such self-deprecating sarcasm is the trademark of this newsman's four-year-old weekly column \"It Beats Working\" in the Charleston Post and Courier . \u2014 People , 26 June 2006",
"\"But see,\" I say \u2026 \"in my line of work I'm supposed to dress in a way that makes clients feel sorry for me, or better yet superior to me. I think I accomplish that pretty well.\" Paul looks over at me again with a distasteful look that might be ready to slide into sarcasm , only he doesn't know if I'm making fun of him. He says nothing. \u2014 Richard Ford , Independence Day , (1995) 1996",
"a voice full of sarcasm",
"I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cannon then instructs viewers on the right way to make the semi-sweet drink \u2014 using just a touch of sarcasm . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
"Under all the witty sarcasm , is a relatable message of self-love and acceptance. \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To my ears, the second movement Andante presages the mature Mozart\u2019s biting sarcasm , its dotted martial theme as tragicomic as a toy soldier; winking courtly flourishes in the MOB winds only drove the impression home. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2021",
"The topics, language and sarcasm in the podcast will be tailored to adult audiences. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"Local leaders have urged workers to return, sometimes with notes of irritation and sarcasm . \u2014 Alexander Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022",
"These perturbations of gloomy sarcasm were expertly conveyed by the Kenneh-Masons. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In such cases, rudeness, sarcasm or refusal do not work. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The report shows that satire and sarcasm are common in much of the misinformation circulating about vaccines, but how would a social-media company\u2019s algorithm understand the nuances of humor in Spanish? \u2014 Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"earlier sarcasmus, borrowed from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French sarcasme, borrowed from Late Latin sarcasmos \"mockery,\" borrowed from Late Greek sarkasm\u00f3s, from Greek sark\u00e1 zein \"to jeer at while biting the lips\" (in galen ; perhaps, if the original sense was \"to bite or strip off flesh,\" derivative of sark-, s\u00e1rx \"flesh\") + -smos, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at sarco- ",
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"1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174100"
},
"sass":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": impudent speech : back talk",
": bold rudeness or impertinence especially when considered playful, appealing, or courageous",
": an appealingly exciting, lively, or spirited quality",
": to talk impudently or disrespectfully to",
": a rude or disrespectful reply",
": to speak to in a rude or disrespectful way"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sas",
"\u02c8sas"
],
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"back talk",
"backchat",
"cheek",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"mouth",
"sauce"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience",
"Verb",
"He got drunk and sassed a cop.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Is Leia\u2019s brand of sass a pleasure to write as well? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"The waitresses, which, as all over town, included several from eastern Europe, were fleet-footed and had just the right amount of sass . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Princess Estelle seems to have been born with a little bit of sass . \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"The laughter and sass , their love of drawing, their accumulation of dollar bills for a trip to Disney World. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Martha\u2019s brighter moments give Roberts the chance to exude the charisma and sass that lit up her earlier, lighter movies. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Armed with equal amounts of science and sass , Dr. Gunter writes about menopause unapologetically \u2014 as a natural phase in women\u2019s lives that should be free from shame and silence. \u2014 Stephanie Witmer, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
"With shade and sass like that, is this a show worth checking out? \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 Mar. 2022",
"My favorite scene, which may be a spoiler so feel free to skip ahead two paragraphs, is when Ming, furious over her daughter\u2019s disobedience and sass , unleashes her own red panda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With her awe- and fear-inspiring attitude, the comedian-singer-postmodern diva is often recommended for anyone who loves onstage chaos and sass a la Pink Martini, Liza Minnelli or Bette Midler. \u2014 Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2020",
"No stranger to reality TV, Delano got her start by sassing Simon Cowell on American Idol season 7 (as Danny Norriega) but was eliminated after making the Top 16. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
"That's right: Now there's a robot who can sass you as well as any teenager. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2019",
"Here, Prince Harry was captured sassing photographers while getting out of a car to visit the hospital after his cousin, Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988. \u2014 Lyndsey Matthews, Town & Country , 19 May 2018",
"Although Archie\u2019s a little shaking at the start of this number (think Zac Efron at the beginning of High School Musical), Betty takes over and uses it as an opportunity to apologize to Veronica after publicly sassing her a few minutes prior. \u2014 Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue , 19 Apr. 2018",
"An entertaining Twitter account, in which Daniels often and humorously sassed back at the name callers, recently went private. \u2014 Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Lewis also sassed and snarled at critics and interviewers who displeased him. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Esquire , 20 Aug. 2017",
"Things like negging bosses, sassing bartenders, writing off-the-rails emotional emails to men who didn\u2019t care about me\u2014these used to be core parts of my personality. \u2014 Meaghan O'connell, Longreads , 20 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1856, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201122"
},
"sassy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": impudent sense 1",
": vigorous , lively",
": distinctively smart and stylish",
": having or showing a rude lack of respect"
],
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"\u02c8sa-s\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-s\u0113"
],
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"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"examples":[
"Director J. J. Abrams has put the pop back in summer popcorn movies. His Star Trek, an exciting and sassy revamp of the classic sci-fi TV show and film series, is a blast in every sense of the word. \u2014 Leah Rozen , People , 18 May 2009",
"Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with \"bring,\" \"them,\" and \"home\" in black cursive icing. \u2014 Samantha M. Shapiro , Mother Jones , March/April 2007",
"You might be in London, but the scene\u2014from the counter stools and padded booths to the sassy waitresses and overhead TVs\u2014is pure southern honky-tonk. \u2014 Gourmet , March 2005",
"She bought some sassy high heels.",
"sassy kids shouting, \u201cOut of our way, you old geezer!\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Priah Ferguson, who plays the sassy Erica Sinclair, said that the horror elements that make Vecna so terrifying go beyond the typical jumpscare clich\u00e9. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"The Puerto Rican singer is portrayed as a sassy Mexican who loves tacos, burritos, and Ben Affleck. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Leading the cast as the Witch, whose spell impacts all of the other characters, is New Village\u2019s new managing director Rae Henderson-Gray, who gives a very funny and gender-fluid twist to the role that\u2019s fun, sassy and entertaining. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Doja has nailed not only the authenticity in a digital space, but also music that feels as fun and sassy as today\u2019s music listeners are. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Created by British bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, the cocktail program is a sassy take on classics: Manhattans, Sazeracs and even a Jell-O Fruit Basket of shooters. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Vegas Vixens were standouts, and the Observer bestowed a Mellow MoonPie Award upon the sassy sisters of New York, each dressed as the Statue of Liberty and carrying a torch. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Along the way, she's shared her sassy sense of humor \u2014 something on display in I Am Here, which hits theaters on March 11. \u2014 Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Albertson writes a sweet and sassy tale of young lovers caught between their wants and their obligationsm which results in a page-turning tale that will surely touch the reader's heart. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of saucy ",
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175731"
},
"sate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cloy with overabundance : glut",
": to appease by indulging to the full"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101t",
"\u02c8sat",
"\u02c8s\u0101t"
],
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"cram",
"glut",
"gorge",
"stuff",
"surfeit"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.",
"The information sated their curiosity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Twitter feed have been able to sate themselves on Truth Social, a platform launched in February by one of Trump\u2019s companies. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"Wine and food enthusiasts sate themselves with an agenda visiting dedicated makers and creatives who apply the honed skills of their respective crafts to elevating local and seasonal ingredients. \u2014 Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"These titles will sate you until it\u2019s safe to travel again. \u2014 Heather Greenwood Davis, Outside Online , 15 Dec. 2020",
"That, coupled with rising output in countries including Canada and Brazil, should sate demand for oil, said Edward Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Diners at some McDonald\u2019s can now sate their lust for a Quarter Pounder with a vegan McPlant instead. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than sate the curious, the disclosure triggered more questions about Mr. Kingman and the company that raised his visage from obscurity to ubiquity. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"There was a production surge north of the border as major studios and streamers booked up sound studios across Ontario in a bid to sate the rising global demand for content. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
"An English muffin with peanut butter on it will sate our starving boys for up to 25 minutes, enough time to boil up some macaroni and cheese or order a pizza. \u2014 Annabel Monaghan, The Week , 18 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214606"
},
"satiable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being appeased or satisfied"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1536, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231256"
},
"satin":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a fabric (as of silk) in satin weave with lustrous face and dull back",
": made of or covered with satin",
": suggestive of satin especially in smooth lustrous appearance or sleekness to touch",
": a cloth with a smooth shiny surface"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sa-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"satiny",
"sleek"
],
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"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a dress made of satin",
"Adjective",
"the satin petals of a rose",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Find options in whimsical floral prints or in solid shades; styles made from lace and linen to silk and satin . \u2014 Julie Tong, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
"Lennix also had a pink satin hair bow around her head in all the pictures except the last, which showed off her full head of dark hair. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Maddie Ziegler's long deconstructed half waves give a relaxed vibe to her satin outfit. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"Racegoers in their silk and satin finest happily became drenched in the torrential downpour, as the show and the race must go on. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 19 May 2022",
"Kelly, meanwhile, sported a pink satin Dolce & Gabbana suit that featured a red rose pattern all over. \u2014 Alex Cramer, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"Get that extra badge and all the owner will need is a red satin jacket with a prancing horse on the back. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
"Though some might find the keypad a bit of an eyesore, the lock\u2019s housing comes in a variety of sleek finishes, including matte black, polished chrome, satin nickel and Venetian bronze. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"Kacey, who has attended the Meta Gala many times before, completed her look with black satin gloves, a furry fan and plenty of jewels, including a stunning diamond necklace. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This satin maxi dress will turn heads at an elegant evening affair. \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Kendall was photographed holding hands with the basketball player while wearing a little black strapless dress with a satin bodice and sheer skirt. \u2014 Glamour , 21 May 2022",
"One of my tricks, at busiest times, is to not completely unpack but to keep my toiletries in clear bags, and some basics (like my performance shoes, jewelry, and a little satin bag of undergarments) sitting in a suitcase on the floor. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Available in a variety of colors and patterns, these satin pillowcases are gentle on hair (but tough enough to handle the washing machine) and come in a set of two. \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The engine bay is finished in smooth- satin Charcoal Metallic paint, looking infinitely more refined than what the owner of a Corvette would have seen 60 years ago. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The group \u2014 like many other ones of that era \u2014 went dormant until about 20 years ago, until Andrews, her close friend and neighbor, tried on a satin dress that Kimble kept from her grandmother\u2019s time. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Investing in a satin pillowcase can help tame your mane, and thousands of shoppers swear by this affordable silk-like pillowcase from Amazon. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Its design took notes more directly from the film, borrowing from an aerial security transport spaceship known as the Recognizer; a satin -black diamond-panel exhaust system was designed to resemble the spaceship itself. \u2014 Hannah Selinger, WSJ , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211558"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"giving satisfaction adequate",
"good enough for a particular purpose causing satisfaction"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
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"agreeable",
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatable"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"examples":[
"The job requires a satisfactory level of performance.",
"Results are less satisfactory than had been anticipated.",
"He gave a satisfactory account of how the accident had happened.",
"The movie was brought to a satisfactory close.",
"His work has been satisfactory , but not outstanding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How will all this lead to an end-state that is satisfactory to both sides? \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
"Investors are nervous about whether the rate curve will be satisfactory . \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That would be considered satisfactory condition on the National Bridge Inventory\u2019s rating scale. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"San Diego is launching a $10 million effort to complete risk assessments of all nine of the city\u2019s aging dams \u2014 only three of which are considered in satisfactory condition. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2021",
"Explanations of the discrepancy are varied, but none is very satisfactory . \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"But compromises can be less satisfactory than more consistent alternatives. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": giving satisfaction : adequate",
": good enough for a particular purpose : causing satisfaction"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"agreeable",
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
"hunky-dory",
"jake",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatable"
],
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"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"examples":[
"The job requires a satisfactory level of performance.",
"Results are less satisfactory than had been anticipated.",
"He gave a satisfactory account of how the accident had happened.",
"The movie was brought to a satisfactory close.",
"His work has been satisfactory , but not outstanding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How will all this lead to an end-state that is satisfactory to both sides? \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
"Investors are nervous about whether the rate curve will be satisfactory . \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That would be considered satisfactory condition on the National Bridge Inventory\u2019s rating scale. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"San Diego is launching a $10 million effort to complete risk assessments of all nine of the city\u2019s aging dams \u2014 only three of which are considered in satisfactory condition. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2021",
"Explanations of the discrepancy are varied, but none is very satisfactory . \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"But compromises can be less satisfactory than more consistent alternatives. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170052"
},
"satisfied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": pleased or content with what has been experienced or received",
": paid in full",
": persuaded by argument or evidence"
],
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"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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"first_known_use":[
"1772, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224922"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": to carry out the terms of (something, such as a contract) : discharge",
": to meet a financial obligation to",
": to make reparation to (an injured party) : indemnify",
": to make happy : please",
": to gratify to the full : appease",
": convince",
": to put an end to (doubt or uncertainty) : dispel",
": to conform to (specifications) : be adequate to (an end in view)",
": to make true by fulfilling a condition",
": to be adequate : suffice",
": please",
": to make happy or contented",
": to meet the needs of",
": convince",
": to do what has been agreed upon",
": to carry out the terms or obligation of (as by payment of money)",
": to cause to be discharged, settled, or paid",
": to meet an obligation to",
": to convince by argument or evidence",
": to conform to"
],
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"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b",
"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
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"assuage",
"quench",
"sate",
"satiate",
"slake"
],
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"examples":[
"Nothing satisfies her so much as doing a good job.",
"The movie's ending failed to satisfy audiences.",
"His curiosity was satisfied by their explanation.",
"They have satisfied themselves that the story is only a rumor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Novavax, which has never brought a vaccine through the licensure process before and which didn\u2019t own a production plant when the pandemic began, has struggled mightily to manufacture its product with a consistency that would satisfy the FDA. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"Coach, Gucci, Jimmy Choo and Rolex stores are among the highlights, while restaurants like Nobu and Ocean 44 satisfy fine diners. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"Play and social connection are universal needs which video games satisfy in unique ways. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces seek to hold the line, officials in Kyiv have been disheartened to see suggestions from the West that Ukraine should be giving up part of its territory to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin and end the war. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"This project will meet the needs of the school district and satisfy the requests of the overall community. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 30 May 2022",
"As Ukrainian forces seek to hold the line, officials in Kyiv have been disheartened to see suggestions from the West that Ukraine should be giving up part of its territory to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin and end the war. \u2014 Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"That potentially leaves the White House with the worst of all possible worlds \u2013 a policy that doesn't satisfy base voters, is still vulnerable to the inevitable charges of elitism from the right, and might end up in legal purgatory, anyway. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
"Whether Moderna\u2019s lower efficacy figures will satisfy the FDA\u2019s strict standards remains to be seen. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English satisfien , from Anglo-French satisfier , modification of Latin satisfacere , from satis enough + facere to do, make \u2014 more at sad , do ",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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],
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"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211647"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to satisfy fully : satiate",
": to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained",
": to fill completely with something that permeates or pervades",
": to load to capacity",
": to cause to combine until there is no further tendency to combine",
": saturated",
": to soak completely",
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"\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8sach-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-",
"\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
"\u02c8sach-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"soaked",
"soaking",
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"Verb",
"Saturate the sponge with water.",
"Images of the war saturated the news.",
"Their new products are saturating the market.",
"Adjective",
"the test will only work if the sample cloth is saturate with solution",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Just saturate your hair, leave it in for three minutes, and discover your new \u2019do. \u2014 ELLE , 17 May 2022",
"This simple formula mixes bergamot, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, fatty acids, and vitamin B5 to saturate the skin and draw in moisture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"The current Russian army is a replica of Joseph Stalin\u2019s Red Army, designed to saturate minefields with bodies. \u2014 Yulia Latynina, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Leftover explosives still saturate the Lao countryside, posing a threat to farmers and children. \u2014 Saqib Rahim, NBC News , 16 May 2022",
"That this therapeutic relationship\u2014so awesomely abnormal, as Malcolm put it\u2014has become relatively common speaks to how deeply Sigmund Freud\u2019s ideas about analyzing the psyche saturate our world. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"Easter weekend will get off to a wet and soggy start with cloudy skies and spot showers expected to saturate the metro area over the next three days. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Those actions saturate the moral bones of that society. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Flip peels to cover both sides with sugar, and press peels into the sugar to completely saturate them. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1782, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": full of moisture : made thoroughly wet",
": being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure",
": being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms",
": having high saturation : pure",
": being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure",
": being an organic compound having no double or triple bonds between carbon atoms"
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"\u02c8sa-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d",
"\u02c8sach-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t-\u0259d"
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"bedraggled",
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"soaked",
"soaking",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"washed",
"water-soaked",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"watery",
"wet"
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"arid",
"dry",
"unwatered",
"waterless"
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"examples":[
"His shirt was saturated with sweat.",
"the area's already saturated freeways",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a saturated and turbulent music industry, what the modern artist goes through to reach relevant, convertible listeners is beyond the difficulty of an uphill battle. \u2014 Anto Dotcom, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Hart and cinematographer Bryce Fortner complement our heroine\u2019s innate vibrancy with a fresh, saturated palette, while handheld shots aid the immediacy and intimacy of introspective moments. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Contrasting the coral with blue Orange Grove wallpaper from Anthropologie makes each color look more saturated . \u2014 Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 May 2022",
"It\u2019s saturated and rich color without being energetic or pushy. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Zoya calls it Prussian \u2014 that's stunningly saturated , giving off a warmth not often sensed with shades of blue. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The high-resolution images allow the colors to look more saturated . \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Hailing from Orange County, Zamar Velez\u2019s project incorporates the bright, saturated play of color and infectious celebration of youth for which, at his young age, he\u2019s already become recognized for. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Inevitably, as the markets grew more saturated and competition increased, the sales era was born. \u2014 Chris Martin, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn",
": cold and steady in mood : slow to act or change",
": of a gloomy or surly disposition",
": having a sardonic aspect",
": of or relating to lead",
": of, relating to, or produced by the absorption of lead into the system"
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"\u02c8sa-t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bn",
"\u02c8sat-\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bn"
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"black",
"bleak",
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"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
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"grey",
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"lonesome",
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"gay",
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"examples":[
"He is saturnine in temperament.",
"the men awaiting interrogation by the police shared a saturnine silence"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": a condiment or relish for food",
": a fluid dressing or topping",
": something that adds zest or piquancy",
": stewed fruit eaten with other food or as a dessert",
": pert or impudent language or actions",
": liquor",
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": to cover or serve with a sauce",
": to modify the harsh or unpleasant characteristics of",
": to give zest or piquancy to",
": to be rude or impudent to",
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"\u02c8s\u022fs",
"usually",
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"usually",
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"dressing",
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"She tried several sauces before she found one she liked.",
"chicken in a cream sauce",
"Cover the strawberries with the chocolate sauce .",
"This pizza needs more sauce .",
"I've had enough of your sauce !",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bookable via OpenTable, this meal will feature braised short rib with rosti potato, watercress and caramelized shallots in a mustard sauce paired with a whisky flight featuring spirits from a vast premium whisky collection. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"On a recent Sunday, in the makeshift kitchen behind his tent, Sungkamee expertly handled a wok engulfed in flames, tossing thin, flat rice noodles in a sweet tamarind sauce until the noodles were slick and shining. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"While the location has changed, signature dishes such as the pollo fundido burro, steak and chicken fajita combo and chile con carne simmered in homemade green or red sauce and served with tortillas, remain true to the original. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Here, chunks of tail (a tough meat) are slowly braised for hours in a tomatoey sauce , with glugs of wine. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"But there is something about a really fresh spear, trimmed of its tough stalk and simply steamed or roasted and dipped in hollandaise sauce , that tastes as fresh as sap rising. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"Brenda and Lee will teach you how to make the wheat dough from scratch and then prepare the noodles in two ways\u2014BiangBiang (broad, belt-like noodles) and Xinjiang Lamian (thin, strand-like noodles)\u2014before dressing them in a hot and sour sauce . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
"This salmon is topped with fresh herbs in a Champagne sauce that is the star of the show. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
"Noodles tossed in a sauce that\u2019s both nutty and spicy is a personal favorite of mine. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Walk away and live your life, then come back to sauce them, which takes only a few, short, relaxing movements. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"There were potatoes to mash; stuffing to prepare; bread to slice; sauce to stir; and turkey to arrange \u2014 with just an hour to go before the first performance. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Add chipotle chile and sauce and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
"The pizza\u2019s layering is the key: crust, meat, cheese then sauce on top. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Wolfgang\u2019s mouth is red at the corners, sauce on his bare chest; his little face blurs, turns to blocks, stops, then refocuses itself on the screen. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Serve chicken, vegetables and sauce with rice and/or tortillas. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Make that jam or soap or spaghetti sauce and sell it at a booth at a farmer\u2019s market. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The fish sauce combines with the tomato paste to make the chili\u2019s flavor rounder and richer and a little more pungent. \u2014 Kate Krader, Fortune , 15 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191741"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": served with or having the consistency of sauce",
": impertinently bold and impudent",
": amusingly forward and flippant : irrepressible",
": smart , trim",
": being rude and disrespectful : sassy",
": stylish in dress or appearance"
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"\u02c8s\u022f-s\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-",
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"examples":[
"irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This gift set comes with four squeezy bottles for plenty of saucy BBQs. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Shortly after the saucy post, Jenner's big sister Kim Kardashian came and picked up her and bestie Hailey Bieber. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Have a wonderful day, and please keep us in mind when something saucy or surprising develops. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
"While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"The saucy reggaeton single debuted at No. 31 on Hot Latin Songs last week, and also entered the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 Mar. 2022",
"As everyone\u2019s checking their Instagram feeds, waiting for the last few hours of the work week to slip by, Kendall Jenner posted a saucy Instagram of herself hinting at an upcoming Kendall X Kylie collaboration. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Add the crushed tomatoes and about 3 tablespoons of their juices, or just enough to make sure the mixture looks more saucy than dry. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Produced by Daramola and Jota Rosa, the collaboration is a saucy mid-tempo reggaet\u00f3n jam laced with rhythmic tropical flavors that backs the two artist\u2019s vocal chemistry and flirtatious lyrics. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213215"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"noun"
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": served with or having the consistency of sauce",
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": amusingly forward and flippant : irrepressible",
": smart , trim",
": being rude and disrespectful : sassy",
": stylish in dress or appearance"
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"\u02c8s\u022f-s\u0113",
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"examples":[
"irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This gift set comes with four squeezy bottles for plenty of saucy BBQs. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Shortly after the saucy post, Jenner's big sister Kim Kardashian came and picked up her and bestie Hailey Bieber. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Have a wonderful day, and please keep us in mind when something saucy or surprising develops. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
"While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022",
"The saucy reggaeton single debuted at No. 31 on Hot Latin Songs last week, and also entered the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 Mar. 2022",
"As everyone\u2019s checking their Instagram feeds, waiting for the last few hours of the work week to slip by, Kendall Jenner posted a saucy Instagram of herself hinting at an upcoming Kendall X Kylie collaboration. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Add the crushed tomatoes and about 3 tablespoons of their juices, or just enough to make sure the mixture looks more saucy than dry. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Produced by Daramola and Jota Rosa, the collaboration is a saucy mid-tempo reggaet\u00f3n jam laced with rhythmic tropical flavors that backs the two artist\u2019s vocal chemistry and flirtatious lyrics. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032509"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
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": not domesticated or under human control : untamed",
": lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce , ferocious",
": wild , uncultivated",
": boorish , rude",
": malicious",
": lacking complex or advanced culture : uncivilized",
": a person belonging to a primitive society",
": a brutal person",
": a rude or unmannerly person",
": to attack or treat brutally",
": not tamed : wild",
": being cruel and brutal : fierce",
": a person belonging to a group with a low level of civilization",
": a cruel or violent person",
"Michael Joseph 1872\u20131940 prime minister of New Zealand (1935\u201340)"
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"\u02c8sa-vij",
"\u02c8sa-vij"
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"Neandertal",
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"baddie",
"baddy",
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"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
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"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Indonesia\u2019s second president, Suharto, had ruled the country since Sukarno was ousted in 1967, overseeing not only a savage repression of the left but also a financial meltdown in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s indiscriminate shelling of civilians, to say nothing of the heinous treatment of Ukrainians in places like Bucha, shows how savage wars for land can be. \u2014 Leif Wenar, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"And then there was Megan Thee Stallion, who lit up an unnamed nemesis with a savage new diss track. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On one hand, Russia's brutal and savage campaign against civilians offers a rare example of moral clarity -- good vs. evil, right vs. wrong. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"At its heart is a savage question: When drought is coming for everyone, who owns the flood? \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Putin came to power in 1999 largely by waging a savage war against separatists in Russia\u2019s mostly Muslim republic of Chechnya. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian language has a word for bears that become extremely savage and ruthless: shatoon. \u2014 A. Craig Copetas, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Plenty of savage things happen in Xinjiang, but as far as the CCP is concerned, the repression there is a practical response to a practical problem. \u2014 Jim Talent, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, the show\u2019s premise is set in a fantastical world where humans turn into savage monsters and wreak terror. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Things are about to get savage at the Pynk! Megan Thee Stallion is coming to P-Valley season 2, and EW has an exclusive first look below. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Drew also put his savage moves to good use during shooting. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Grey chronicles the flatlining of her career with savage and engaging wit. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Second, Big Inflation will take a savage bite from those ebbing advances. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The book met with many savage reviews, some the product of chemical industry machinations, and the agriculture secretary himself denounced Carson as a spinster and a Communist, but Silent Spring shone a spotlight on DDT like nothing before. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Some of the best sketches, whether silly or savage , have a tinge of horror. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Broadway shows forced to close on opening night after a savage review in the Times fared better than critiques of Cervas\u2019s proposals. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Aircraft armed with Quicksinks could savage more heavily defended convoys, particularly those ferrying amphibious marines, if another asset such as a submarine or B-1B bomber disabled or sank the convoy\u2019s escorts. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"This same ecosystem treats any and all mainstream coverage of Democrats that doesn't savage them as infected by hypocrisy and double standards. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Every issue in our society seems to have a political angle that someone can savage for news cycle advantage. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Beijing\u2019s recent crackdown on its domestic tech giants demonstrates the government\u2019s willingness to savage the market cap of private industry. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 16 Sep. 2021",
"On Twitter, the outgoing president frequently leveraged his more than 88 million followers to savage his rivals, boost allies, and sometimes spread falsehoods on a viral scale. \u2014 Author: Tony Romm, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2021",
"In the months after the pandemic started to savage the economy in March, consumer bankruptcy filings in South Florida trailed the numbers filed in 2019. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2020",
"At Maryland, punter Wade Lees watched Knight savage his teammates and realized upon transferring to UCLA a few years later that the Bruins could use that sort of ferociousness. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The sometimes savage themes of her paintings have been interpreted as expressions of wrathful catharsis. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184701"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a treeless plain especially in Florida",
": a tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth",
": a temperate grassland with scattered trees (such as oaks)",
": land of warm regions (as Africa) that is covered with grass and only a few shrubs and trees"
],
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"s\u0259-\u02c8va-n\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bracketing for a moment the question of whether a life of being hand-fed by screaming children in an enclosure on the juniper savanna is a good and humane one for a giraffe, the next 60 seconds were an ear-splitting assault of juvenile joy. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"Msituni has done so well that her wildlife care team recently introduced her to the rest of the giraffe herd in the safari park's East Africa savanna habitat. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"For those interested in helping plant 50 trees in Peck Farm Park\u2019s oak savanna at part of the celebration of Earth Day, advance registration is required through the Geneva Park District. \u2014 Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In Kenya and Brazil, rows of eucalyptus grow on land that was once ecologically rich forest and savanna . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Satellites spot troubling signals that may portend a transformation from rainforest to savanna , with profound implications for the planet. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The dark, dense, damp tropical rainforest will give way to a more open savanna . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"And out by Grand Ronde\u2019s reservation, the Nature Conservancy has returned to the tribe over 600 acres of land, which holds some of the last remaining white oak savanna in the region. \u2014 Brian Oaster, oregonlive , 13 Nov. 2021",
"The expedition, or dzomori, leaves Rip\u00e1 for a day of collecting native seeds on the savanna of Mato Grosso, Brazil. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201710"
},
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],
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"river 314 miles (505 kilometers) long in eastern Georgia flowing southeast to the Atlantic and forming the Georgia-South Carolina boundary",
"city and port in eastern Georgia at the mouth of the Savannah River population 136,286"
],
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"s\u0259-\u02c8va-n\u0259"
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},
"savant":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a person of learning",
"one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field (as of science or literature)",
"a person affected with a developmental disorder (such as autism or intellectual disability) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (such as mathematics or music)",
"autistic savant \u2014 see also savant syndrome",
"a person affected with a developmental disorder (as autism or intellectual disability ) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (as mathematics or music)",
"autistic savant \u2014 see savant syndrome"
],
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"pundit",
"sage",
"scholar"
],
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"examples":[
"a savant in the field of medical ethics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prolific singer, songwriter, arranger and composer was a musical savant that played several instruments. \u2014 Essence , 19 May 2022",
"Mark Riddell, a standardized test-taking savant , was paid to either ace SATs and ACTs in students' place, or correct the students' answers before they were handed in, prosecutors said. \u2014 Jason Hanna, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Beating the Hawks starts with containing two-time All-Star point guard Trae Young -- a pick-and-roll savant who ranked sixth in scoring and third in assists this season. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The test-taking savant who helped rich kids cheat their way into elite colleges was sentenced Friday. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The Dallas Mavericks\u2019 young savant shredded the Cavaliers\u2019 undermanned defense, leading the Mavericks to a 120-112 win in the finale of Cleveland\u2019s three-game homestand. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
"An artistic savant of wide erudition, Terry had written reviews and other pieces for our books and arts pages as long ago as 1987. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In Into the Abyss, the director Tommy Oliver splices together a bounty of tour and studio footage showing the rapper born Jarad Anthony Higgins as a bright-eyed savant who was more or less constantly rapping. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Jacob Barnes is 11-for-14 on field-goal attempts this season, including a long of 47 yards, and Cesar Barajas is a field-possession savant . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 4 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, from present participle of savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise \u2014 more at sage ",
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"1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"save":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to deliver from sin",
"to rescue or deliver from danger or harm",
"to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss",
"to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive )",
"to put aside as a store or reserve accumulate",
"to spend less by",
"to make unnecessary avoid",
"to keep from being lost to an opponent",
"to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning",
"maintain , preserve",
"to rescue or deliver someone",
"to put aside money",
"to avoid unnecessary waste or expense economize",
"to spend less money",
"to make a save",
"a play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning",
"the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead",
"official credit for a save",
"other than but , except",
"except for the fact that only",
"but , except",
"to free or keep from danger or harm",
"to keep from being ruined preserve",
"to put aside for later use",
"to keep money instead of spending it",
"to keep from being spent, wasted, or lost",
"to make unnecessary",
"to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device so that it can be used later",
"except entry 1 sense 2"
],
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"synonyms":[
"deliver",
"redeem"
],
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"apart from",
"aside from",
"bar",
"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"saving"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Two pharmaceutical breakthroughs were announced only last week that could save tens of thousands of lives each year and redefine cancer care. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"While the company\u2019s primary goal was to simply save time locating metal in their facilities and create a standardized locating procedure, RTLS can be used to do much more than simply pinpoint inventory. \u2014 Fabio Belloni, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"With grocery prices up nearly 11% in the past 12 months in the Los Angeles area, The Times is researching the best ways to save and wants to hear your tips. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"Danielle Robinson put up a shot and missed, but Smith fought through the entire Lynx defense to save the ball and knock it out of bonds off a Lynx player. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, residents are fighting to save ash trees and rallying to keep old-growth trees in the ground during water department work. \u2014 Morgan Greene And Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Doctors were able to save his life and referred him to an outpatient psychiatric facility. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The machine, Dobbs said, serves two purposes to save lives and also to combat the stigma associated with Narcan. \u2014 Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"The audience for Thursday\u2019s game also surpassed that of any NBA Finals game \u2014 save the deciding game six last year \u2014 in 2020 and \u201921, pending updates. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Emmanuel Clase pitched the 10th for his 12th save in 14 chances. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"The run proved meaningless, as Auburn closer Blake Burkhalter worked around two hits to earn his 14th save , shutting the door on Sheehan\u2019s second win of the season. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Gavin Hollowell pitched two scoreless innings for his sixth save . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Cole Sulser allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Tanner Scott pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save . \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Gregory Soto needed just eight pitches to work a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 11th save of the season. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Liam Hendriks retired the side in order in the ninth for his 15th save . \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Hillier recorded his 16th save , extending his single-season school record. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The two runs off Akin drew the score closer, but L\u00f3pez completed his seventh save of the season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Preposition",
"Particularly this year, with COVID-19, there are no gatherings to attend save a bonfire or a socially distant hike now and then. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Oct. 2020",
"As of Sunday, all other airlines have already ended their flights to mainland China from SFO, which normally has more departures to China than any other U.S. airport save Los Angeles International. \u2014 Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"But all the candidates save Sanders were in Selma on Thursday to mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Rask\u2019s career road save percentage of .936 in the postseason is the best since 1955-56, when shots on goal became an official NHL statistic. . \u2014 Scott Thurston, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2019",
"In the hallway, shelves under the ceiling save space, and there are hooks on the wall for hanging skateboards. \u2014 Ilya Khrennikov, Bloomberg.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
"No part of the offense, save perhaps the running game in the second half, deserved praise following the Colts\u2019 ugly 20-17 loss in Houston. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Currently in his 11th NHL season with a career save percentage of .915 over 481 starts. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"For 39 days, three players will have been locked into a game that has no pause button or reset button \u2014 no save points or checkpoints. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Conjunction",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162315"
},
"savory":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": having savor : such as",
": piquantly pleasant to the mind",
": morally exemplary : edifying",
": pleasing to the sense of taste or smell especially by reason of effective seasoning",
": having a spicy or salty quality without sweetness",
": being, inducing, or marked by the rich or meaty taste sensation of umami",
": a small serving of food that is spicy or salty but not sweet",
": the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavor characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes : umami",
": either of two aromatic mints:",
": summer savory",
": winter savory",
": pleasing to the taste or smell"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101v-r\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101v-r\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"ambrosial",
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"scented",
"sweet"
],
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"fetid",
"foul",
"malodorous",
"noisome",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"skunky",
"smelly",
"stenchful",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They prepared an assortment of both sweet and savory foods.",
"cedar is one of the most savory of all woods"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183615"
},
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the taste or smell of something",
"a particular flavor or smell",
"a distinctive quality",
"to have a specified smell or quality smack",
"to give flavor to season",
"to have experience of taste",
"to taste or smell with pleasure relish",
"to delight in enjoy",
"the taste or smell of something",
"to taste or smell with pleasure",
"to delight in"
],
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"flavor",
"taste"
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"flavor",
"lace",
"season",
"spice"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"For a fleeting few weeks in June, July and August, moms, dads and kiddies can cast aside worries about school, schedules, music lessons and soccer practice, and savor life at a slightly less hectic pace. \u2014 Tammy Stables Battaglia, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
"There was a time when the Miami Heat were relaxed, confident, with enough leeway to exhale and savor . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"Food writer Casey Barber says May is the sweetest time to savor strawberries. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
"Now, however, the internet seems to be on the same page as me, seeing as Twitter is rife right now with flavor savor content surrounding these photos. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 27 Apr. 2022",
"With the opening of the Avengers campus at Disney California Adventure last year, several food stations in that area of the park are also offering bite-size festival food items that can be purchased with a sip and savor pass. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sit down to savor Priscilla Long\u2019s evocative musings on writing. \u2014 Longreads , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Or savor adults-only programming featuring unique guest speakers, great music, specialty films, and one-of-a-kind activities. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Spin that vinyl and savor every subtle hiss and pop from purely analog audio. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"This Mother\u2019s Day, let\u2019s all savor the time together and celebrate the dedication and love of our moms. \u2014 Dan Doonan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"In the master closet, a vanity area and racks for shoe and handbag organization allow Dawn to savor a few moments of luxury each morning. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Don\u2019t sweat the ERA, savor the way the slider so easily explodes from his hand. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Diners savor nigiri, sashimi, and crudo made by a Japanese chef using only the freshest, locally caught fish. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The oldest player \u2014 by six years \u2014 on the Boston Celtics' roster will savor this trip to the NBA Finals in ways that his teammates simply cannot. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Or maybe just savor the moment with her teammates before heading off to college. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There are also plenty of other private nooks to sit, sip and savor the vineyards views. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Head to your local ice cream shop, and, if weather allows, savor your treats outdoors. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"savoury":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"having savor such as",
"piquantly pleasant to the mind",
"morally exemplary edifying",
"pleasing to the sense of taste or smell especially by reason of effective seasoning",
"having a spicy or salty quality without sweetness",
"being, inducing, or marked by the rich or meaty taste sensation of umami",
"a small serving of food that is spicy or salty but not sweet",
"the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavor characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes umami",
"either of two aromatic mints",
"summer savory",
"winter savory",
"pleasing to the taste or smell"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113",
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"ambrosial",
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"scented",
"sweet"
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"foul",
"malodorous",
"noisome",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"skunky",
"smelly",
"stenchful",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They prepared an assortment of both sweet and savory foods.",
"cedar is one of the most savory of all woods"
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
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"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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": having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters",
": practical know-how",
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": having practical knowledge or understanding of something"
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"\u02c8sa-v\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-v\u0113"
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"astute",
"canny",
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted",
"hard-boiled",
"hardheaded",
"heady",
"knowing",
"sharp",
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"shrewd",
"smart"
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"chops",
"experience",
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"know-how",
"moxie",
"proficiency",
"skills"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She's a very savvy investor.",
"He is savvy about computers.",
"Noun",
"she's an excellent scholar of political science, but lacks the kind of savvy needed to run for public office",
"Verb",
"the man growled, \u201cDon't ever date my daughter again\u2014you savvy ?\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In better news, the researchers found that users were getting more savvy about safeguarding their privacy. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
"The company believes that this is the new age of capitalism and a very savvy way for companies to integrate their business into our digital world. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"But those nightclub crowds weren\u2019t necessarily the most politically savvy bunch, Franken says. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"Olave is a very savvy receiver and is faster than some people realize. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Even savvy patients struggle with getting access to antiviral treatments such as Paxlovid. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Here\u2019s a look at the basic concepts and vocab needed to become crypto savvy . \u2014 Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The purpose of the program is to help small business owners become more savvy managers and learn what to do and not do when attempting to expand. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Miele and Mitsubishi Electric Trane remote diagnostic systems: Homeowners may be becoming more savvy about using smart technology, but many don\u2019t want to deal with repair issues. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mayor Gil Ruiz said many townsfolk believed that federal and state security forces were corrupt or didn\u2019t have the savvy or will to fight criminal groups effectively. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Then again, an argument could be made that the playoffs are a time when veteran savvy is irreplaceable, as some of the uneven play of the Heat neophytes has shown in this series. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022",
"The movie suggests that any underdog with street savvy and hustle can rise to the top. \u2014 Yi-ling Liu, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Just imagine a business savvy rather than a mere domain expert talent pool. \u2014 Pradeep Aradhya, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The qualities that most fascinated Williams were the Shakers\u2019 embrace of new technology and their economic self-sufficiency and business savvy . \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2021",
"That means being media ready, media savvy , and on message. \u2014 Henry Devries, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The high competition for new homes has priced many young homeseekers out of the market, as older generations looking to downsize have been able to leverage higher incomes and more years of real estate savvy to win out on bidding wars. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Which isn\u2019t to say that Scott, who speaks with the air and savvy of a veteran businessman, isn\u2019t up to the task. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Often, those people are young and tenacious, rather than savvy at climbing the corporate ladder. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"However, the Ukrainian president is showing how a modern leader can rally others to his side through a simple message of humanity and shared mission\u2013 and savvy in communicating that to the world. \u2014 Alen Bubich, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Humans aren\u2019t the only animals savvy enough to use tools. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Entering Sei Less feels like a reflection of Mirjahangiry\u2019s diverse and multicultural upbringing as well as his business savvy . \u2014 Nishat Baig, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022",
"How can savvy concertgoers find value for their entertainment budgets? \u2014 Rick Henderson, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Sagive Greenspan, a market- savvy IT, and tech industry veteran. \u2014 Sagive Greenspan, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"His resourcefulness, toughness and savvy on the floor have been significant factors for Benet (22-5, 9-0) during an undefeated run through the East Suburban Catholic Conference. \u2014 Patrick Z. Mcgavin, chicagotribune.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Sarah Hlubik, a paleobiologist at George Washington University who was not involved in the study, tells NPR that the research points to early humans\u2019 savvy response to a harsh climate. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Adjective",
"1826, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1785, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1686, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194417"
},
"sawbones":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": physician , surgeon"
],
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"\u02c8s\u022f-\u02ccb\u014dnz"
],
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"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"physician"
],
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"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
"examples":[
"a real old-timer who remembers when you could expect a sawbones to make a house call"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1837, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225702"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having an end sawed off",
": of less than average height"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u022fd-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"little",
"low",
"low-lying",
"low-slung",
"short"
],
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"altitudinous",
"high",
"lofty",
"tall",
"towering"
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"first_known_use":[
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185717"
},
"say":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to express in words : state",
": to state as opinion or belief : declare",
": utter , pronounce",
": recite , repeat",
": indicate , show",
": to give expression to : communicate",
": suppose , assume",
": to express oneself : speak",
": to admit defeat",
": in other words : in effect",
": not to mention : and notably in addition",
": an expression of opinion",
": a right or power to influence action or decision",
": the authority to make final decisions",
": something that is said : statement",
": about , approximately",
": for example : as",
": to express in words",
": to state as an opinion or decision : declare",
": repeat entry 1 sense 2 , recite",
": indicate sense 2 , show",
": to consider as a possibility or example",
": an expression of opinion",
": the power to decide or help decide"
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"\u02c8s\u0101",
"Southern also",
"\u02c8s\u0101"
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"articulate",
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"pass",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize",
"vocalize"
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"say-so",
"voice",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Your youngster won't be able to say no to veggies when they are covered in cheese in this creamy, decadent rice dish. \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
"These types of infrastructure measures reduce instances of human error, experts say , which decreases the risk of a tragic consequence for anyone using the road. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The only way to restore trust, these candidates say , is by electing them. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"What will Musk say in his address to Twitter employees?, a new Fortune report, highlights five key points staff will be eager to discuss during a meeting with Elon Musk set for Thursday. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"To make that kind of system effective, advocates say , any oversight body would need autonomy, enforcement capabilities and the power to share information with the public. \u2014 Shannon Heffernan, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
"Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave is trying to say goodbye to her Hollywood Hills home \u2014 again. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Would just like to say a big shoutout to Artechouse for believing in my work and sharing it with the audience in the US. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"During a discussion among advisers about what Trump should say to supporters on election night, Stepien urged caution. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While the name Donovan Mitchell wasn\u2019t specifically mentioned, there has been speculation that the Jazz\u2019s star guard wants a say . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"First, Didi is not getting away scot-free, with the Journal reporting that the company is expected to pay a hefty fine and grant Beijing a 1% stake in the company and a more direct say in operational decisions. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"For the first weekend, Hallmark fans can have a say in which films air by participating in new, weekly polls launching every Monday on the Hallmark Movie Checklist app through June 19. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
"Want a say in what the best album of the year is (so far)? \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
"With a new share price of say , $125, that context and price association is lost. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"And his personal investment has little bearing on the final say , Akshant Goyal (no relation), the company\u2019s chief financial officer, added in the letter. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
"Cardinal Zen has been a vocal critic of the current pope\u2019s agreement that gives Beijing a say in the appointment of Catholic bishops in China. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"For communities with an interest in the land, removing those kinds of conclusions can foreclose access to a provision of federal law that promises communities a say in what happens when historic sites are at risk. \u2014 Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica , 20 May 2022"
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],
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},
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"noun"
],
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": one's unsupported assertion or assurance",
": an authoritative pronouncement",
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"\u02c8s\u0101-(\u02cc)s\u014d",
"\u02c8se-"
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"noun"
],
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": something said",
": adage",
": proverb"
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"\u02c8s\u0101-i\u014b"
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"there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the saying goes, star kids grow up at a faster rate than any other child. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 15 June 2022",
"There is even a saying to describe what the top four hitters must do. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"There is a saying among market analysts that the Fed tends to tighten policy until something breaks, and many analysts believe that this downturn will continue on until the Fed finishes its current round of interest rate hikes. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"There is another semi-popular saying that goes along with this tendency. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In the adventure world, there has long been a saying that there are three types of fun (maybe explained best in this piece by Kelly Cordes). \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 13 Mar. 2022",
"There is a saying in the business: Leave them wanting more. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Among the Afghan security forces, there had been a popular saying in Farsi that Hussein would have been familiar with: ya watan, ya kafan. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
"There is a saying that revenge is a dish best served cold. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"verb"
],
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": to make sad",
": to become sad",
": to make or become sad"
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"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sa-d\u1d4an"
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"bum (out)",
"burden",
"dash",
"deject",
"depress",
"get down",
"oppress",
"weigh down"
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"brighten",
"buoy",
"cheer (up)",
"gladden",
"lighten",
"rejoice"
],
"examples":[
"It saddens me that we could not agree.",
"We were saddened to see how ill she looks.",
"She was saddened over the death of her friend.",
"Her face saddened when she heard the news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The story of Eva Hesse\u2019s short life and brilliant career as one of America\u2019s greatest 20th-century abstract sculptors is saturated by tragedies that still have the power to sadden and shock. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But that\u2019s revealed not to sadden us so much as to awaken us, to remind us that our memories must be cultivated and exercised as much as any craft or skill. \u2014 Todd Martens Game Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Stories of slave revolts at once inspire and sadden me. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2021",
"And perhaps that should sadden all of us some, and not just because of what all that self-destructive behavior took from Maradona, who died less than six weeks shy of his 61st birthday. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
"We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, azcentral , 11 June 2020",
"New England Patriots \u2714 @Patriots We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Patriot Reche Caldwell. \u2014 NBC News , 7 June 2020",
"After four decades of coming to Iowa for the caucuses, I will be saddened by their likely elimination in 2024. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 4 Feb. 2020",
"We are extremely saddened to announce today that Float Fest 2019 is being cancelled. \u2014 Colin Stutz, Billboard , 21 June 2019"
],
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"1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking"
],
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"s\u00e4r-\u02c8d\u00e4-nik"
],
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"acerb",
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sarcastic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
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"examples":[
"\"The Great War,\" used interchangeably with \"the First World War\" (so named in 1918 by a sardonic English journalist, who knew it would not be the last such conflict) \u2026 \u2014 Benjamin Schwarz , Atlantic , May 1999",
"They have that brand of sardonic humor special to people up against it: black and wry and shocking \u2026 \u2014 Doris Lessing , New Yorker , 16 Mar. 1987",
"In a story by Flaubert, this spreading of cloths to save the carpet would be observed with a sardonic eye; in Lawrence it is bleakly practical. \u2014 Hugh Kenner , A Sinking Island , 1987",
"The movie is a sardonic look at modern life.",
"a sardonic little jab that made her visitor quiet and subdued for the rest of the night",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These 10 artists released statements that have helped define the year thus far, whether because of their genre-melding approach to making music, their introspective lyrics, their sardonic humor, or their dancefloor-ready beats. \u2014 Maura Johnston, Time , 3 June 2022",
"The scene is at once comical, deeply sardonic and, most of all, intensely theatrical. \u2014 Keith Christiansen, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Outside the consulting room, Guralnik can have a sardonic edge, a matter-of-fact briskness. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"James is dashing and a little sardonic as Henry, whose lifelong experiences with time travel have left him with the prickly shell of a survivor, while Leslie throws herself wholeheartedly into Clare\u2019s emotional highs and lows. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"Back at the barbecue joint, Sheriff Herman Hickey (Ron Perlman), a gruff longtime lawman with a sardonic sense of humanity, is investigating signs that a bloody slaughter recently occurred on the premises. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 12 May 2022",
"Sometimes, the turn is crude; other times, sardonic . \u2014 Caitlin Wolper, SPIN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Containing about 150 recipes, the pages are jam-packed with the history and science of food and sprinkled with Brown\u2019s wit and sardonic humor. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Diane\u2019s sardonic personality is captured for posterity in a famous GIF of Martin, with her hand on her chest and an incredulous look on her face. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1638, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"noun"
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": the quality of being sagacious"
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"si-"
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"examples":[
"a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But that scholar would also have acknowledged their courage, intellectual rigor, sagacity and political skill. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"In an age when women were pawns in geopolitical alliances, Eleanor was recognized for her authority, diplomacy and political sagacity \u2014 a legend in ballads even in her own time. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Even as McConnell\u2019s power base is crumbling, the majority leader\u2019s reputation for political sagacity seems impervious to reality. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Even as McConnell\u2019s power base is crumbling, the majority leader\u2019s reputation for political sagacity seems impervious to reality. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Even as McConnell\u2019s power base is crumbling, the majority leader\u2019s reputation for political sagacity seems impervious to reality. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Even as McConnell\u2019s power base is crumbling, the majority leader\u2019s reputation for political sagacity seems impervious to reality. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The sagacity of the editorial review community who are extremely savvy based upon their juxtaposition of product reviews over time can also help. \u2014 Peter Weedfald, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
"Still, some may well question her agency, asking if, at 19, Ms. Eilish has the sense or sagacity to weather the possible fallout. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2021"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-185341"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry",
": a lecherous man",
": one having satyriasis",
": any of various satyrid butterflies"
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"Casanova",
"Don Juan",
"lecher",
"lothario",
"lounge lizard",
"masher",
"philanderer",
"wolf",
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"examples":[
"the legendary conquests of a suburban satyr",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Disney+ series will feature Walker Scobell in the title role of 12-year-old Percy, a teen demigod; Aryan Simhadri as Grover, a satyr who is half-boy and half-goat; and Jeffries as Annabeth, a daughter of the goddess Athena. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
"Grover is a cautious satyr who embarks on daring mythological journeys alongside Percy and Annabeth. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"He is also remembered, among Brits with a taste for evergreen gossip, as perhaps the most erotically adventurous man of his generation, the satyr of the socialists. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Depending on the mythology, a satyr can be a man with a horse\u2019s ears and tail, or a being with a boat\u2019s ears, horns, tail and legs. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Like the decking of the satyr \u2019s ship, the wool then rotted away, leaving a cast of its fibres on the coin. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2019",
"Once the plot requires Percy to go on a picaresque quest to retrieve the titular lightning bolt, with Annabeth and a satyr named Grover (Jorrel Javier) in tow, the storytelling and songwriting become hectic and monotonous. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"The painting, completed in the 1960s, is of a long-necked satyr -like woman, with spiral breasts and an aristocratic arm draped elegantly on a ledge, her fingers long and slim, like those of Carrington herself. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Made of amethyst, bone, faience, glass, turquoise, and umber, and including phallic amulets, scarabs, a woman, a dancing satyr , and a head of Dionysus, they are thought to be the treasure box of a sorceress. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin satyrus , from Greek satyros ",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-203048"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()"
],
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": a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order",
": the framework in which panes of glass are set in a window or door",
": such a framework together with its panes forming a usually movable part of a window",
": a broad band of cloth worn around the waist or over the shoulder",
": a frame for a pane of glass in a door or window",
": the movable part of a window"
],
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],
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},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": filled to satiety",
": to satisfy (a need, a desire, etc.) fully or to excess"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259t",
"\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"full",
"replete",
"sated",
"satiated",
"stuffed",
"surfeited"
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"quench",
"sate",
"satisfy",
"slake"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a couple of satiate dinner guests had ensconced themselves on the living room sofa",
"Verb",
"a long drink of water at last satiated my thirst",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Exhibitors attempt to satiate that level of excitement by setting aside a majority of screens, which is the kind of saturation that allows a film to hit an opening weekend figure north of $150 million in the first place. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"There is one option to satiate fans that definitely won\u2019t be explored \u2014 rounding up replacement players, as the owners did back in the spring of 1995 when MLB players were on strike, and getting through the spring with fake teams. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"With the Crocker Park location in Westlake, Vergara and Co. will have the West Side covered while Willoughby will satiate food and drink cravings on the East Side. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone in the Brooklyn area who is dying for a Galley Boy \u2013 or wants to know what one is \u2013 now can satiate their craving. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
"There is a silver lining, though: this recent crop of sports cars will at least satiate the desires and wants of performance die-hards and muscle car fans. \u2014 Morgan Korn, ABC News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Those looking to satiate their post-sauna hunger can preorder a picnic lunch at the time of booking. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Monica is anal and has a compulsive need to clean while Patty literally murders people to satiate the need previously filled by eating. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Almost two years later, businesses can\u2019t find enough workers to satiate their needs. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
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"Verb",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225431"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea ) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark",
": of a grayish greenish yellow color",
": slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy"
],
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"\u02c8sa-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8sa-l\u014d"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"he was still a bit sallow after a week spent in bed with the flu",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cancer transformed Wu from a baby-faced boy to a sallow wraith immobilized on a gurney. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Her cheeks were sunken, complexion sallow , her tiny frame emaciated and frail. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Purple neutralizes sallow , yellow tones, while orange and red balance out blue and purple dark circles. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour , 16 Oct. 2018",
"Chiffchaffs and willow warblers sing in the sallow and alder, while every leaf seems to hold a butterfly or dragonfly or hoverfly. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2018",
"With hints of greens and blues beneath her sallow flesh, the girl looks sickly. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Her cherry-colored cheeks impart a glow that is far from the dull, sallow complexions of the average person that is experiencing a hangover. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Caffeine, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut and light-reflecting particles instantly wake up tired, sallow skin and make for a brighter, smoother under-eye region. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"My face had become gaunt and haggard, my sallow skin formed shadows etched beneath my eyes that no amount of makeup could disguise. \u2014 Emily Listfield, Allure , 8 May 2021",
"In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Her father should know, having spent decades hunched over an oak desk in a shipping company\u2019s lightless front room along with a dozen other sallow men. \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Amid this oppressive gloom, Stone\u2019s sallow , hangdog visage suggests someone wasting away before our very eyes. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The elusive purple emperor butterfly has made its home in the acres of sallow trees -- a kind of willow -- that flourish on the estate. \u2014 Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence and Joshua Reynolds looked sallow . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 30 Aug. 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-231443"
},
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"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the fluid part of a plant",
": a watery solution that circulates through a plant's vascular system",
": a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor",
": bodily health and vigor",
": a foolish gullible person",
": blackjack , bludgeon",
": to drain or deprive of sap",
": to knock out with a sap",
": to proceed by digging a sap",
": to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine",
": to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of",
": to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of",
": to operate against or pierce by a sap",
": the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications",
": a watery juice that circulates through a plant and carries food and nutrients",
": to weaken or use up little by little",
"\u2014 see cell sap , nuclear sap",
"[probably short for sapling ]"
],
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"\u02c8sap",
"\u02c8sap"
],
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"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1642, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-233906"
},
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"type":[
"conjunction",
"noun",
"preposition"
],
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": preservation from danger or destruction : deliverance",
": the act or an instance of economizing",
": money put by",
": the excess of income over consumption expenditures",
": a usually specified lower cost",
": except , save",
": without disrespect to",
": except , save",
": something that is not spent, wasted, or lost",
": money put aside (as in a bank)"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-vi\u014b",
"\u02c8s\u0101-vi\u014b"
],
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"aside from",
"bar",
"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"save"
],
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"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"only",
"yet"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The prime objective behind it is to maximize cost- saving , profit on investment and reduce cost cycle time. \u2014 Chris Kille, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"But this issue is cropping up because another force wants the denomination to stop doing the good work of starting churches, and sharing the gospel, and saving , and baptizing people, and all of that. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
"Stabilizing debt through lower entitlement spending, by contrast, might lead people to work longer and would increase private saving , both of which would increase economic growth. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"This service moves the money each month to different online saving accounts to capture the best interest rates. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The 16-year-old rising star might be known for kicking butts and saving lives as America Chavez in Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness \u2014 but to Gomez, playing the superhero means so much more. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"Alice was obsessed with saving containers and cookie tins, some empty, some heavy with fossilized Christmas baking. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For young people still trying to establish their careers, focusing on retirement or saving for the future may not seem like a top priority. \u2014 Kunyi Yang, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Care for the children in the moment, but don't feel guilty saving that photo. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Conjunction",
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-004628"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having or resembling the soft usually lustrous smoothness of satin"
],
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"\u02c8sat-n\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-t\u1d4an-\u0113"
],
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"buffed",
"burnished",
"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"satin",
"sleek"
],
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"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt"
],
"examples":[
"There's a satiny feel to the material.",
"the satiny short coat of an Arabian horse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reach for Merit\u2019s satiny lipstick for sheer, buildable color no matter the occasion. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Crisp romaine, toasted croutons and a satiny , garlicky dressing are the key elements of a perfect Caesar salad. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Crisp romaine, toasted croutons and a satiny , garlicky dressing are the key elements of a perfect Caesar salad. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"Giorgio Armani's luxurious foundation balm glides over skin to give full satiny coverage that blurs pores, redness, spots and uneven texture. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"Sophie wore a green bomber jacket and paired it with a black tee, jeans, and sneakers; Joe has worn this style countless times over the years, including a classic khaki-green style and even a satiny -pink style, too. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
"Child used Chocolate ColorStay Lip Liner, a lovely satiny brown. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 3 May 2022",
"Smooth and satiny on the palate with stone fruit and tropical fruit notes and a long sweet fruity finish. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"SeeMe Beauty\u2019s satiny cream melts into skin to deliver intense hydration all day long via glycerin, niacinamide and botanical oils and extracts (avocado, turmeric, lavender, lemon). \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022"
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": a device (as on a weapon or a machine) designed to prevent inadvertent or hazardous operation",
": a situation in football in which a member of the offensive team is tackled behind its own goal line that counts two points for the defensive team \u2014 compare touchback",
": a member of a defensive backfield in football who occupies the deepest position in order to receive a kick, defend against a forward pass, or stop a ballcarrier",
": a billiard shot made with no attempt to score or so as to leave the balls in an unfavorable position for the opponent",
": base hit",
": to protect against failure, breakage, or accident",
": freedom from danger or harm : the state of being safe"
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"\u02c8s\u0101f-t\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101f-t\u0113"
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"protection",
"safeness",
"security"
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"jeopardy",
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some 70 percent of this hospital\u2019s staff have already fled \u2014 leaving Ukraine, or heading west to relative safety further from the front line. \u2014 Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"The attorney general, gun- safety advocates, and law enforcement have all voiced support for the bills. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Only after passing through to safety did Ira consider that the pro-Russian forces could have taken her or any of the other women away to be raped, as Russian soldiers stand accused of doing elsewhere in Ukraine. \u2014 Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"This year\u2019s proceeds will benefit gun- safety advocacy nonprofit Everytown and local birthing and midwifery center Kindred Space LA. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"The subsequent complaint, filed with federal OSHA in February 2021, raised product- safety concerns for the first time, and a complaint sent to the FDA eight months later expanded on those allegations. \u2014 Jesse Newman, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"But Petty, who also serves on the school- safety commission, defended the law. \u2014 Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"As 2014 began, Amy joined other street- safety advocates in lobbying to bring Vision Zero laws to New York City. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"The National Rifle Association is accustomed to drawing national attention amid calls for gun- safety legislation following mass shootings, like the one that left 19 students and two teachers dead last week in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Maks is now back in Ukraine, where his orphanage's director has moved him to relatively safety in the country's west. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Or safety Bennett Williams or center Alex Forsyth (for the third straight game). \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 24 Oct. 2021",
"David published a great paper in Nature late last year showing that in mice Yamanaka gene therapy can safety reprogram the epigenome of the retina and restore vision in a mouse model of glaucoma. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
"Shouldn't safety technology have the opposite effect on falls? \u27a1 Join Pop Mech Pro to get exclusive home renovation advice from experts and step-by-step plans for DIY projects. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The team is reviewing options including a traditional indoor event at an area hotel or an outdoor event should safety protocols warrant. \u2014 Anna Caplan, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2021",
"Lawmakers put on gas masks and crawled under seats before officers whisked them to safety out the back door without a moment to spare. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com , 13 Jan. 2021",
"His third-attempt from his own end zone deflected off wide receiver Phat Watts to safety Christian Swint, who returned it to the 8. \u2014 G Smith, NOLA.com , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Among the primary New England defenders trying to stop Ekeler will be safety Adrian Phillips, who spent his first six NFL seasons with the Chargers. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020"
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"1916, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-024841"
},
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"noun"
],
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": the act or process of preserving in safety",
": the state of being preserved in safety",
": the act of keeping safe : protection from danger or loss"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02c8k\u0113-pi\u014b",
"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02c8k\u0113-pi\u014b"
],
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"keeping",
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"examples":[
"His will is in safekeeping with his lawyer.",
"while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the meantime, the plastic foam beasts will remain locked in the kitchen for safekeeping . \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
"In the meantime, the plastic foam beasts will remain locked in the kitchen for safekeeping . \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"This implies that the traditional notion of depositing money in a bank for safekeeping is incorrect. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"While the money is raised, the Austin company will continue to store the pieces of the sculpture for safekeeping , said owner David Smith. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Somali gunmen had captured me on land, as a luckless journalist, and stowed me on the Naham 3 for safekeeping , probably to consolidate captives and save money. \u2014 Michael Scott Moore, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"The boards added that whenever possible, statues had been saved, carefully wrapped and placed in storage for safekeeping , an approach that would continue until a final plan was adopted. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"One firearm was taken as well for safekeeping , according to the release. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Police impounded the man\u2019s car and took possession of the gun for safekeeping and for investigation. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041547"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": giving satisfaction : adequate",
": good enough for a particular purpose : causing satisfaction"
],
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"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"agreeable",
"all right",
"alright",
"copacetic",
"copasetic",
"copesetic",
"ducky",
"fine",
"good",
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"jake",
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"palatable"
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"disagreeable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"examples":[
"The job requires a satisfactory level of performance.",
"Results are less satisfactory than had been anticipated.",
"He gave a satisfactory account of how the accident had happened.",
"The movie was brought to a satisfactory close.",
"His work has been satisfactory , but not outstanding.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How will all this lead to an end-state that is satisfactory to both sides? \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
"Investors are nervous about whether the rate curve will be satisfactory . \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That would be considered satisfactory condition on the National Bridge Inventory\u2019s rating scale. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"San Diego is launching a $10 million effort to complete risk assessments of all nine of the city\u2019s aging dams \u2014 only three of which are considered in satisfactory condition. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2021",
"Explanations of the discrepancy are varied, but none is very satisfactory . \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
"But compromises can be less satisfactory than more consistent alternatives. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Bridges considered in what the federal program deems fair or satisfactory condition \u2014 some signs of deterioration or minor loss or cracking \u2014 are rated 5 or 6. \u2014 Claudia Lauer, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the angel who in Jewish belief is commanded by God to tempt humans to sin, to accuse the sinners, and to carry out God's punishment",
": the rebellious angel who in Christian belief is the adversary of God and lord of evil",
": devil sense 1"
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"\u02c8s\u0101-t\u1d4an",
"\u02c8s\u0101-t\u1d4an"
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"archfiend",
"Beelzebub",
"devil",
"fiend",
"Lucifer",
"Old Nick",
"serpent"
],
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"examples":[
"some people believe that Satan can successfully tempt almost anyone with lies and flattery"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew \u015b\u0101\u1e6d\u0101n adversary",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-132137"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": of, relating to, or constituting satire",
": manifesting or given to satire"
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"s\u0259-\u02c8tir-ik"
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"acerb",
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"acid",
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"corrosive",
"cutting",
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"sardonic",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
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"examples":[
"a satiric story about the movie business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The creative team has produced a series that, based on the first seven episodes, begins with almost satiric tones of dark humor and evolves into something darker and more intense. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The music is jubilant but the lyrics are satiric poison. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"His company, Citizen Brick, founded a dozen years ago, makes largely underground, nearly clandestine, often satiric , very limited edition quasi-Lego minifigures and playsets. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Now, with 13 albums under its belt, Destroyer is a legacy act, and Bejar has largely stuck to his formula of satiric lyrics and new-wave sonics that fans are well familiar with at this point. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Despite its bawdy- satiric tone\u2014and an outrageous scene in which Tommy has a conversation with his love appendage\u2014the show is firmly on the lovers' side. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Fellowes and his collaborators instead seem focused on maintaining a light, satiric touch. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Jan. 2022",
"This darkly satiric novel examines how a nation exploits its own trauma. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In Smallwood\u2019s satiric portrayal of brainy precarity, a valiant sort of curiosity triumphs over careerist myopia. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-133530"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry",
": a lecherous man",
": one having satyriasis",
": any of various satyrid butterflies"
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"\u02c8s\u0101-t\u0259r",
"chiefly British"
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"Casanova",
"Don Juan",
"lecher",
"lothario",
"lounge lizard",
"masher",
"philanderer",
"wolf",
"womanizer"
],
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"examples":[
"the legendary conquests of a suburban satyr",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Disney+ series will feature Walker Scobell in the title role of 12-year-old Percy, a teen demigod; Aryan Simhadri as Grover, a satyr who is half-boy and half-goat; and Jeffries as Annabeth, a daughter of the goddess Athena. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
"Grover is a cautious satyr who embarks on daring mythological journeys alongside Percy and Annabeth. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"He is also remembered, among Brits with a taste for evergreen gossip, as perhaps the most erotically adventurous man of his generation, the satyr of the socialists. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Depending on the mythology, a satyr can be a man with a horse\u2019s ears and tail, or a being with a boat\u2019s ears, horns, tail and legs. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Like the decking of the satyr \u2019s ship, the wool then rotted away, leaving a cast of its fibres on the coin. \u2014 The Economist , 4 July 2019",
"Once the plot requires Percy to go on a picaresque quest to retrieve the titular lightning bolt, with Annabeth and a satyr named Grover (Jorrel Javier) in tow, the storytelling and songwriting become hectic and monotonous. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2019",
"The painting, completed in the 1960s, is of a long-necked satyr -like woman, with spiral breasts and an aristocratic arm draped elegantly on a ledge, her fingers long and slim, like those of Carrington herself. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Made of amethyst, bone, faience, glass, turquoise, and umber, and including phallic amulets, scarabs, a woman, a dancing satyr , and a head of Dionysus, they are thought to be the treasure box of a sorceress. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine , 28 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin satyrus , from Greek satyros ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144633"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": filled to satiety",
": to satisfy (a need, a desire, etc.) fully or to excess"
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"\u02c8s\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259t",
"\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"full",
"replete",
"sated",
"satiated",
"stuffed",
"surfeited"
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"assuage",
"quench",
"sate",
"satisfy",
"slake"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a couple of satiate dinner guests had ensconced themselves on the living room sofa",
"Verb",
"a long drink of water at last satiated my thirst",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Exhibitors attempt to satiate that level of excitement by setting aside a majority of screens, which is the kind of saturation that allows a film to hit an opening weekend figure north of $150 million in the first place. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"There is one option to satiate fans that definitely won\u2019t be explored \u2014 rounding up replacement players, as the owners did back in the spring of 1995 when MLB players were on strike, and getting through the spring with fake teams. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"With the Crocker Park location in Westlake, Vergara and Co. will have the West Side covered while Willoughby will satiate food and drink cravings on the East Side. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone in the Brooklyn area who is dying for a Galley Boy \u2013 or wants to know what one is \u2013 now can satiate their craving. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
"There is a silver lining, though: this recent crop of sports cars will at least satiate the desires and wants of performance die-hards and muscle car fans. \u2014 Morgan Korn, ABC News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Those looking to satiate their post-sauna hunger can preorder a picnic lunch at the time of booking. \u2014 Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Monica is anal and has a compulsive need to clean while Patty literally murders people to satiate the need previously filled by eating. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Almost two years later, businesses can\u2019t find enough workers to satiate their needs. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Adjective",
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"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190255"
},
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"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
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": a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel but coarser than silt, and is used in mortar, glass, abrasives, and foundry molds",
": soil containing 85 percent or more of sand and a maximum of 10 percent of clay",
": sandy soil",
": a tract of sand : beach",
": a sandbank or sandbar",
": the sand in an hourglass",
": the moments of a lifetime",
": an oil-producing formation of sandstone or unconsolidated sand",
": firm resolution",
": a yellowish-gray color",
": to sprinkle or dust with or as if with sand",
": to cover or fill with sand",
": to smooth or dress by grinding or rubbing with an abrasive (such as sandpaper )",
": loose material in grains produced by the natural breaking up of rocks",
": a soil made up mostly of sand",
": to sprinkle with sand",
": to smooth or clean with sandpaper",
": gritty particles in various body tissues or fluids \u2014 see brain sand",
"George 1804\u20131876 pseudonym of Amandine-Aurore-Lucie (or -Lucile )",
"n\u00e9e Dupin French writer"
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"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8sand",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u207f(n)d",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u207f"
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"beach",
"beachfront",
"strand"
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"buff",
"file",
"grind",
"hone",
"rasp",
"rub"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The crash was reported at 12:25 p.m. near Glamis, an area about 150 miles east of San Diego known for its desert sand dunes and other off-road attractions, Naval Air Facility El Centro said. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"So the ridges that are visible on Io\u2014complete with crests on a similar scale to those found on both Earth and Mars\u2014could, in fact, be sand dunes. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Judging from the brief logline, tonight\u2019s episode features the Fieris taking a tour of a cow and chicken farm, a jet boat excursion, and playing in the sand dunes. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
"Check out the dune scorpions, which are thriving in Baja\u2019s threatened sand dunes. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
"The cabinet on May 10 directed the finance ministry to disburse some $2 million to implement a project to stabilize sand dunes, Iraqi News Agency reported. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Coopers Beach, backed by sand dunes and extravagant mansions in Southampton, New York, takes the No. 3 spot. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Just replace nearly 6000 miles of skyscraper-high sand dunes, rocky desert terrain, and high-speed navigation with three laps around a small dirt track on a perfect spring day on a farm in Sardinia. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 8 May 2022",
"Launched last year, the all-terrain supercar has traveled from the sand dunes of the Arabian Desert to the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This bar hosts sand volleyball leagues from Sunday to Friday. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"But if just a patch or two is loose, scrape off the chips, then lightly sand to round over the sharp edges where the paint came off. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Wet the sandpaper and the headlight, then sand the lens in straight, horizontal strokes. \u2014 Zachary Palmer, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2021",
"Another option that costs even less than painting your cabinets is to strip and sand them. \u2014 Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Two of Biden's potential picks are cited most often as coming closest to the Breyer model of focusing primarily on building internal coalitions and trying to sand down the sharpest edges of the conservative majority's decisions. \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Luckily, down the hill there was a company that mines and exports sand . \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
"John Obey Beach is slowly disappearing as the dump trucks haul sand away and the tides push farther inland, toppling trees, destroying beach huts and carving out a yawning cliff of soil where there was once dry, flat land. \u2014 Peter Yeung, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The next lift is the bedding layer, which can be anything from finer crushed stone to sand . \u2014 Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics , 1 Aug. 2020"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190546"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": producing pleasure or contentment by providing what is needed or wanted : enjoyable , gratifying"
],
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"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b-i\u014b"
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor",
": to give a sign of respect, courtesy, or goodwill to : greet",
": to become apparent to (one of the senses)",
": to honor (a person, a nation, an event, etc.) by a conventional military or naval ceremony",
": to show respect and recognition to (a military superior) by assuming a prescribed position",
": to express commendation of : praise",
": to make a salute",
": greeting , salutation",
": a sign, token, or ceremony expressing goodwill, compliment, or respect",
": the position (as of the hand) or the entire attitude of a person saluting a superior",
": firecracker",
": to give a sign of respect to (as a military officer) especially by a movement of the right hand to the forehead",
": to show or express respect for : honor",
": the position taken or the movement made when bringing the right hand to the forehead in a sign of respect (as for a military officer)",
": an act or ceremony that is a show of respect or honor"
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"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fct",
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"acclaim",
"accredit",
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"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"tout"
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"greeting",
"hello",
"salutation",
"welcome"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At noon, the flag should be briskly raised to full staff to salute all of those who have served. \u2014 Lauren Matthews And Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 29 Apr. 2022",
"And what better way to salute those joyful moments than with a little retail therapy? \u2014 Vogue , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Its design of stone, sculptures and flags will salute Michigan's members of the Greatest Generation, from the men fighting at the front to the women building weapons in Detroit's factories. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, while planning the 2022 edition of SummerFest, Barnatan had contemplated including a concert or two that would salute France\u2019s Nadia Boulanger. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Wiegand was in Phoenix to salute the memory of Roosevelt\u2019s fellow Rough Riders from Arizona and other military veterans at a benefit for the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation based in North Dakota. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Even critics who complained that some passages were overwritten or that the dialogue did not sound realistic, said there was much to salute in Mr. Duffy\u2019s effort. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Because Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses refuse to salute national flags or engage in military service, their history has been characterized by frequent conflicts with totalitarian states, most famously in Nazi Germany. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In fact, the Observer decided that Sam\u2019s former float and its merry troupe merited a Mellow MoonPie Award, and poured out a little brown liquor to salute them. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The tradition continued alongside these remarks with the lying of wreaths, a rifle salute and the playing of Taps. \u2014 Corey Schmidt, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"West Allis is planning a Memorial Day observance ceremony featuring patriotic songs sung by the Nathan Hale choir, a flag ceremony, a rifle salute and a veterans\u2019 tribute. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"In salute to both observances, Billboard is spotlighting industry events and activations that will take place throughout June. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"In a salute to the 75th Anniversary of the United States Air Force, the event will have a packed show showcasing both military and civilian aircraft. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Just about everyone \u2014 a white man with a buzz cut, a Black woman in medical scrubs, Mr. Turner, who served during the wars in Iraq \u2014 raised their arms toward the setting sun in a silent salute . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"In Mexico City in 1968, Black Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the podium in a black-power salute . \u2014 Stephen Wade, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In Mexico City in 1968, Black Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the podium in a black-power salute . \u2014 Stephen Wade, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Friday's 2-1 win over Long Island University at Oceanside gave the Sun Devils a chance to do their postgame victory celebration \u2014 three stick taps at center ice in salute of the fans. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191022"
},
"sameness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being the same : identity , similarity",
": monotony , uniformity",
": the quality or state of being identical or like another",
": monotony"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101m-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8s\u0101m-n\u0259s"
],
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"humdrum",
"monotone",
"monotonousness",
"monotony"
],
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"examples":[
"the sameness of the two methods",
"There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The commentary in reaction to the shooting also unfolded with a certain sameness , noticed Daniel Cassino, a professor of political science at Farleigh Dickinson University who has studied the discussion of gun control on cable news. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The erasure of languages that Ng\u0169g\u0129 understood from his prison cell is echoed in the erasure that defines Irvine\u2019s sameness . \u2014 Dw Gibson, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
"However, the difference in talent was so lopsided that the games had a sameness to them. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
"One state - sameness - is equivalent to nothingness. \u2014 Amir Husain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"As times changed, that sameness gave way to the untamed, thrilling diversity of today\u2019s digital wilderness. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than boring me, the sameness freed me from the constant worry over what was going to happen next. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Yet much of it, despite lots of activity and ostensible variety in the orchestra and among the singers, gives a sense of engulfing sameness of musical texture and vocal approach. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The punctum of these images is not difference, but sameness , and that seems to bring the horror of war more efficiently to the foreground. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191228"
},
"sashay":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner",
": walk , glide , go",
": to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner",
": to make a chass\u00e9",
": trip , excursion",
": a square-dance figure in which partners sidestep in a circle around each other with the man moving behind the woman",
": chass\u00e9"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sa-\u02c8sh\u0101",
"also"
],
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"prance",
"stalk",
"strut",
"swagger"
],
"antonyms":[
"excursion",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"ramble",
"sally",
"sortie",
"spin"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The model sashayed down the runway.",
"She sashayed into the room.",
"Noun",
"just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Unlike other games in the genre where enemies would simply walk on screen or sometimes step out of doorways, the Turtles arcade game felt like a Broadway musical in how villains would sashay in with comedic timing. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2022",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day? \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Platforms, knee-high boots, booties and daunting stilettos sashay across a scuffed floor. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton caught its elegant sashay in action. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"For those who missed Claire sashay away with her repeat Best in Show victory, the 2021 National Dog Show is now streaming on Peacock. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 25 Nov. 2021",
"That\u2019s the playground in which Kate and Marine sashay and pirouette around one another, while navigating their budding sexualities, fleeting romantic interests and respective desires to whisk away the grand prize. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Designers have long counted on Campbell to bring their creations to life, her inimitable sashay adding a special touch to countless collections. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
"There are more than enough nods (and even a sashay ) to its predecessor in the sequel that matured fans will love and appreciate \u2014 but where does that leave children like mine? \u2014 Lacey Vorrasi-banis, EW.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
"Our goose can do the aforementioned honk and also waddle \u2014 more of a try-not-to-love me sashay , actually \u2014 and use a nimble, elongated neck to pry radio wires free or hide under a table. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191310"
},
"sadness":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast",
": causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing",
": regrettable , deplorable",
": of little worth",
": of a dull somber color",
"seasonal affective disorder",
": feeling or showing sorrow or unhappiness",
": causing sorrow or unhappiness",
"seasonal affective disorder"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sad",
"\u02c8sad"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"down in the mouth",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But to live with doubt means accepting the sad , cruel, surprising and sometimes wonderful capriciousness of the world. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"For instance, an assessment might ask teachers how frequently a student engages in arguing and impulsive behavior or is sad . \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"The Good News: Be sympathetic towards those who are sad , and be excited for those who are happy. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 26 May 2022",
"But longtime Marble Madness fans may be sad to learn that this leak represents the second, trackball-free prototype of the game, which definitely suffers somewhat for its reliance on joystick controls. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"The loss of any newspaper is sad but creates an even larger void in a small town. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Goldberg said the whole situation is sad , and the facts are disturbing. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
"What\u2019s the sad news that drives that fact home again this week. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Even the entrance to the complex is kind of sad , off a small-town square with a curious work of menacing public art. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191850"
},
"saphead":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a weak-minded stupid person : sap"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sap-\u02cched"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"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",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
],
"examples":[
"an important diplomatic post that is no place for a saphead"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193305"
},
"sanctuary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a consecrated place: such as",
": the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem or its holy of holies",
": the most sacred part of a religious building (such as the part of a Christian church in which the altar is placed)",
": the room in which general worship services are held",
": a place (such as a church or a temple) for worship",
": a place of refuge and protection",
": a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal",
": the immunity from law attached to a sanctuary",
": relating to or being a locality that provides limited cooperation to federal officials in the enforcement of immigration laws or policies",
": a holy or sacred place",
": a building or room for religious worship",
": a place that provides safety or protection",
": the protection from danger or a difficult situation that is provided by a safe place"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-ch\u0259-\u02ccwer-\u0113",
"\u02c8sa\u014bk-ch\u0259-\u02ccwer-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"sanctum",
"shrine"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The house was a sanctuary for runaway teens.",
"The refugees found sanctuary when they crossed the border.",
"The sanctuary contains the altar of sacrifice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Marine Sanctuary: Under a proposal made by the Biden administration, Hudson Canyon, a vast gorge 100 miles southeast of the Statue of Liberty, would become a national marine sanctuary . \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"The true pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance is La Suite Dior, a 1,500-square-foot sanctuary currently reserved for the most loyal (read: highest spending) clientele. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"But construction got under way earlier this years on a sanctuary for the colony of monkeys, whose ancestors escaped from a breeding farm in the 1940s. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"An online petition created by the Nonhuman Rights Project to get Happy transferred to a larger sanctuary has received more than 1.4 million signatures. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Alaska\u2019s Glacier Bay, a sanctuary for humpback whales, was half as loud as the previous year, as were cities and rural areas throughout California, New York, Florida, and Texas. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"The federal government is considering a proposal for a California coastal marine sanctuary that would be led by the Chumash tribe. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Her creative vision is perfectly aligned with our company\u2019s ethos of being a world class incubator for culturally relevant songs and a creative sanctuary for our roster. \u2014 Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Then, between daily walks with the anti-poaching dogs at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, volunteers can help out at a chimpanzee sanctuary before meeting Najin and Fatu, Sudan's only living descendants. \u2014 Rachel Rebibo, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1985, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201818"
},
"saliva":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (such as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often begins the breakdown of starches",
": a watery fluid that moistens chewed food and contains enzymes which break down starch and that is secreted into the mouth from three pairs of glands near the mouth",
": a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often begins the breakdown of starches"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-v\u0259",
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-v\u0259",
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-v\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"drool",
"slaver",
"slobber",
"spit",
"spittle"
],
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"examples":[
"our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the fluoride in toothpaste mixes with your saliva to create a protective coating around your tooth enamel. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"Ticks excrete something in their saliva that essentially anchors them to your skin. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"The precautions include a testing program that requires jurors, lawyers and other trial participants to take a saliva -based COVID-19 test up to two times a week for the duration of any trial. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Infected birds shed virus in their saliva , mucus and feces, posing a potential risk for people in close contact with them. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Infected birds spread the virus through their saliva , feces and mucous and can infect people through the eyes, nose mouth or through inhalation. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Do not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with saliva , mucous or feces from wild or domestic birds. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
"To confirm this suspicion the virus was isolated from infected patient nasopharyngeal tissue, saliva , stool, and blood samples to clone the viral genome. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Investigators obtained a warrant for Gadlin\u2019s saliva , which matched with DNA found at the crime scene, officials said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203455"
},
"sallow":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea ) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark",
": of a grayish greenish yellow color",
": slightly yellow in a way that does not look healthy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
"\u02c8sa-l\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"he was still a bit sallow after a week spent in bed with the flu",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cancer transformed Wu from a baby-faced boy to a sallow wraith immobilized on a gurney. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Her cheeks were sunken, complexion sallow , her tiny frame emaciated and frail. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Purple neutralizes sallow , yellow tones, while orange and red balance out blue and purple dark circles. \u2014 Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour , 16 Oct. 2018",
"Chiffchaffs and willow warblers sing in the sallow and alder, while every leaf seems to hold a butterfly or dragonfly or hoverfly. \u2014 The Economist , 5 July 2018",
"With hints of greens and blues beneath her sallow flesh, the girl looks sickly. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Her cherry-colored cheeks impart a glow that is far from the dull, sallow complexions of the average person that is experiencing a hangover. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Caffeine, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut and light-reflecting particles instantly wake up tired, sallow skin and make for a brighter, smoother under-eye region. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"My face had become gaunt and haggard, my sallow skin formed shadows etched beneath my eyes that no amount of makeup could disguise. \u2014 Emily Listfield, Allure , 8 May 2021",
"In Shadow and Bone, Alina is depicted as plain (if not homely), with mousy brown hair and pale, sallow skin. \u2014 Lauren Puckett, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Her father should know, having spent decades hunched over an oak desk in a shipping company\u2019s lightless front room along with a dozen other sallow men. \u2014 The Editors, Curbed , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Amid this oppressive gloom, Stone\u2019s sallow , hangdog visage suggests someone wasting away before our very eyes. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
"The elusive purple emperor butterfly has made its home in the acres of sallow trees -- a kind of willow -- that flourish on the estate. \u2014 Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence and Joshua Reynolds looked sallow . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 30 Aug. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215135"
},
"salty":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, seasoned with, or containing salt",
": being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater \u2014 compare bitter entry 1 sense 1a , sour entry 1 sense 1 , sweet entry 1 sense 1 , umami entry 2",
": smacking of the sea or nautical life",
": piquant",
": earthy , crude",
": feeling or showing resentment towards a person or situation : bitter",
": the taste sensation that is suggestive of seawater \u2014 compare bitter entry 2 sense 1b , sour entry 2 sense 1b , sweet entry 3 sense 2 , umami entry 1",
": of, tasting of, or containing salt",
": of, seasoned with, or containing salt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u022fl-t\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u022fl-t\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u022fl-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackish",
"briny",
"saline",
"salt"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsaline"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I think the soup tastes salty .",
"salty sea water is safe to swim in, but you really shouldn't swallow it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Local hotspots reopen their doors and decks, ready to reunite with seasonal guests who are eager to embrace the sun, sand, and salty air. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"Perhaps the sound of calling gulls or the smell of salty air also comes to mind. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 8 May 2022",
"Waterfront homes require more frequent maintenance than homes farther inland due to the corrosive nature of the salty air and exposure to the wind. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Sun, sea spray and salty air create the perfect environment for sailing enthusiasts but not so much for priceless works of art. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Their voices vibrate with emotion in the salty air at beachside Restaurante El Pirata (the Pirate). \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
"For the next five-to-nine months, the salty air coats the hanging meat. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Like sand between your toes, the smell of salty air, and an ice-cold cocktail in your hand. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 24 Dec. 2021",
"This Portuguese Alvarinho \u2014 the grape known in Spain as Albari\u00f1o \u2014 conjures the feeling of the Atlantic coast and its cool, salty air. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220058"
},
"sacralize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to treat as or make sacred"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-kr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8s\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bless",
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sanctify"
],
"antonyms":[
"deconsecrate",
"desacralize",
"desanctify"
],
"examples":[
"sacralizing the cohabitation of a man and a woman by means of the marriage ceremony"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1933, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222238"
},
"sagging":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness",
": to lose firmness, resiliency, or vigor",
": to decline especially from a thriving state",
": drift",
": to fail to stimulate or retain interest",
": to cause to sag : leave slack in",
": a tendency to drift (as of a ship to leeward)",
": a sagging part",
": a drop or depression below the surrounding area",
": an instance or amount of sagging",
": a temporary decline (as in the price of a commodity)",
"Screen Actors Guild",
": to sink, settle, or hang below the natural or right level",
": to become less firm or strong",
": a part or area that sinks or hangs below the natural or right level"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sag",
"\u02c8sag",
"\u02c8sag"
],
"synonyms":[
"droop",
"flag",
"hang",
"loll",
"swag",
"wilt"
],
"antonyms":[
"droop",
"hang",
"slack",
"slackness"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The roof is sagging in the middle.",
"The economy began to sag .",
"As all our efforts failed, our spirits sagged .",
"Noun",
"if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Bookshelves sag beneath the weight of volumes devoted to everything from his stint as an 18-year-old ambulance driver in World War I to his last days in Ketchum, Idaho. \u2014 John J. Miller, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"If the ball is heavy enough, the film will sag so much that any other objects will roll inescapably down toward the heaviest one. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Low temperatures should merely sag into the low to mid-50s. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Republicans are projected to perform well in the midterm elections, as President Biden's poll numbers sag , and historically, the party in the White House struggles in the midterm election of a president's first term. \u2014 Fin G\u00f3mez, CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The knotless net is regulation size and made with a durable PVC that won't sag in the middle. \u2014 Bronwyn Barnes, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"One is based on demand: When in-person shopper numbers sag , major grocery chains might instead dedicate the space to delivery. \u2014 Michael Waters, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022",
"If used efficiently in the pocket, Vu\u010devi\u0107 can attract double teams and force opponents to sag off their perimeter defense, opening up spray-out 3-point shooting opportunities. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
"However, as box office receipts continue to sag , the competition in theaters looks higher than ever. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Seven days a week, the company stocks a free sag stop for cyclists on the Rose Canyon Bike Path, complete with fruit, energy bars, water, sports drinks, and Chamois Butt\u2019r. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"Exports are weakening in Asia as China\u2019s neighbors watch their largest market sag . \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"The sag in ridership illustrates the lagging return to downtown offices, particularly in older cities where railroad commuting predated the automobile. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Forecasters were watching a cold front sag southward across the state, with rain and a few storms ahead of it. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 20 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 ProPublica , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Do your leggings or shorts sag throughout your workout? \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 25 Jan. 2022",
"This combined with the sag in post-election enforcement to make Facebook a key vector for pushing the ideas that fueled violence on Jan. 6. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-065516"
},
"satisfiable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being satisfied"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1638, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-142132"
},
"saw":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material (such as wood, metal, or bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk",
": to cut with a saw",
": to produce or form by cutting with a saw",
": to slash as though with a saw",
": to use a saw",
": to cut with or as if with a saw",
": to undergo cutting with a saw",
": to make motions as though using a saw",
": maxim , proverb",
": a tool or machine with a blade having sharp teeth that is used for cutting hard material (as wood or metal)",
": to cut or shape with a saw",
": a common saying : proverb",
": a hand or power tool used to cut hard material (as bone) and equipped usually with a toothed blade or disk"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u022f",
"\u02c8s\u022f",
"\u02c8s\u022f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He sawed the boards in half.",
"This blade is too dull for sawing ."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-144555"
},
"salvation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": deliverance from the power and effects of sin",
": the agent or means that effects salvation",
": the realization of the supremacy of infinite Mind over all bringing with it the destruction of the illusion of sin, sickness, and death",
": liberation from ignorance or illusion",
": preservation from destruction or failure",
": deliverance from danger or difficulty",
": the saving of a person from sin or evil",
": something that saves from danger or difficulty"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sal-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"sal-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"deliverance",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Tourism has been the salvation of the island.",
"we spent the night in the cellar praying for salvation from the tornadoes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the resulting power vacuum a new religion emerged promising salvation - Islam. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Dan wants to know if polygamy is part of salvation , but an older man \u2014 who\u2019s got a gun in his belt \u2014 tells Dan to get lost. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"But in arguably the two greatest consecutive crunch-time drives by any quarterback this season, Herbert amazingly pulled them back to the brink of salvation . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Depending on one\u2019s theology, the ritual is a component of salvation or a symbol of it. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"In his earliest years, the author despised golf by association but gradually, in a sense, found his salvation through the game. \u2014 John Paul Newport, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Regardless, the prospects of Western retailers reopening in Russia appear increasingly bleak and Russia\u2019s malls are already looking East for salvation . \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The Pirates\u2019 salvation \u2014 and possibly Trent\u2019s \u2014 is star player Billy Lowe, a volatile senior whose extreme talents on the field are matched by his violent temper. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"And as things get hotter in India, electricity shortages may also rule out the salvation of air conditioning. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English salvacion , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin salvation-, salvatio , from salvare to save \u2014 more at save ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-151439"
},
"sanctified":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : consecrate",
": to free from sin : purify",
": to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to",
": to give moral or social sanction to",
": to make productive of holiness or piety"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleanse",
"purge",
"purify"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The priest sanctified their marriage.",
"The constitution sanctified the rights of the people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Contrary to many social mores, milah and niddah attempt to sanctify life, even in the most powerful and intimate realms. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Her death in 1856 marked the end of a 16-year mission in Indiana and the beginning of efforts to sanctify her contributions. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Oct. 2021",
"An ornate metal crucifix in the foreground and a wooden one on the wall behind the couple sanctify the scene. \u2014 Peter Van Agtmael, Magazine , 8 Dec. 2020",
"After harming or even executing the scapegoat, the society can create myths of atonement that sanctify social structures. \u2014 Michael A. Vargas, The Conversation , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Did this reversal of reproduction sanctify the event or displace it? \u2014 Namwali Serpell, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The Kiddush is a blessing to sanctify the beginning of the holiday. \u2014 Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day , 7 Aug. 2020",
"In June of 2013, Unesco, the United Nation\u2019s cultural arm, designated the mountain a World Heritage site\u2014recognizing the peak as a defining symbol of the nation\u2019s identity\u2014and more or less sanctifying the climb as a bucket-list experience. \u2014 Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian , 29 May 2017",
"Confined to one gallery with a dozen or so large-scale works, that show felt almost sanctified , as if one were in a chapel. \u2014 Siobhan Morrissey, miamiherald , 13 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English seintefien, sanctifien , from Anglo-French seintefier, sanctifier , from Late Latin sanctificare , from Latin sanctus sacred \u2014 more at saint ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-154631"
},
"sarcophagus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stone coffin",
": coffin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u00e4r-\u02c8k\u00e4-f\u0259-g\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"bier",
"box",
"casket",
"coffin",
"pall"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The much younger Elizabeth died in 1942 and was placed next to her husband in a matching solid bronze coffin and marble sarcophagus . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"Over the last six episodes, the series slowly revealed clues hinting at Jake's eventual appearance, from that mysterious third sarcophagus in episode 4 to the violent and unexplained blackouts Marc and Steven both experienced. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"The plant\u2019s four reactors have been shut down ever since, and an encasement called a sarcophagus covers the location of the original explosion and fire. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
"In 2019, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned an ancient golden Egyptian sarcophagus to Egypt after it was found to have been stolen during the Arab Spring uprisings. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The dorade is freed from its sarcophagus at the table, filleted and served with confit peewee potatoes and artichokes. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Marc had just discovered Steven in his own sarcophagus . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
"The second sarcophagus seems to be yet another clue that there is an additional identity that has yet to be introduced. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The lead sarcophagus had buckled from the weight of the church above it but was still sealed per the Daily Beast. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin, after lapis sarcophagus \"kind of stone with caustic properties used for coffins,\" partial translation of Greek l\u00edthos sark\u00f3phagos, literally, \"flesh-eating stone\"; sark\u00f3phagos from sarko- sarco- + -phagos -phagous ",
"first_known_use":[
"1619, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-155730"
},
"safeguard":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": pass , safe-conduct",
": convoy , escort",
": a precautionary measure, stipulation, or device",
": a technical contrivance to prevent accident",
": to provide a safeguard for",
": to make safe : protect",
": something that protects and gives safety",
": to make or keep safe or secure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02ccg\u00e4rd",
"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02ccg\u00e4rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"antonyms":[
"bulwark",
"cover",
"defend",
"fence",
"fend",
"forfend",
"guard",
"keep",
"protect",
"screen",
"secure",
"shield",
"ward"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The new law has safeguards to protect the rights of citizens.",
"There are many safeguards built into the system to prevent fraud.",
"Verb",
"laws that safeguard the rights of citizens",
"You need to safeguard your computer against viruses.",
"There are steps you can take to safeguard against identity theft.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Synthetic data augments real data to improve quality, volume gaps and safeguard sensitive data. \u2014 Clayton Nicholas, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The legislature also built a new safeguard into the new state budget that begins July 1 to ensure hiring remains a priority for the Executive Branch. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"The tracking at the crate level could also provide a safeguard against theft, Wiliot says, because of the visibility the tags provide. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"The state in 2018 passed legislation vacating those laws, a show of support for reproductive rights and a safeguard should Roe v. Wade ever be overturned. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"Investing in adaptation projects can help not only protect people from climate impacts, but also improve agricultural productivity and provide food security, protect human health and well-being, and safeguard livelihoods. \u2014 Kyla Mandel, Time , 28 Feb. 2022",
"On April 27, an additional $263 million was allocated to implement quarantines and safeguard flocks. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
"Holding an advanced degree could provide a safeguard for the future. \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The two biggest cabinet companies, Omnicell and BD, agreed to update their machines in line with these recommendations, but the only safeguard that has taken effect so far is turned off by default. \u2014 Brett Kelman, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"On the heels of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, several government agencies and fire districts co-wrote a community wildfire protection plan to discuss how best to safeguard their communities. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 June 2022",
"That same day, Lightfoot was in overdrive trying to safeguard her policy. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Chief among the challenges Kramer will inherit is attempting to safeguard the future of the Academy Awards, which has been plagued for years by declining ratings and existential anxieties over the movies themselves. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"And it\u2019s not just the climate and environment that governments are looking to safeguard . \u2014 Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"New language added as a result of those conversations aims to safeguard low-cost power for low-income New Yorkers and those who live in disadvantaged communities, and ensure that projects don\u2019t violate indigenous sovereignty. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"The three lawsuits\u2014 all filed separately in federal court in Cleveland, including one on Friday\u2014 accuse the Fortune-500 company of failing to safeguard personal information. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"And these oppressors did not hesitate to use violence to safeguard the system. \u2014 Emma Coleman Jordan, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"The agency was created in 1974, as the first generation of commercial reactors was going online, and its rules were mainly designed to safeguard the operation of active plants and nuclear-material sites. \u2014 Douglas Macmillan, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111104"
},
"sable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the color black",
": black clothing worn in mourning",
": a carnivorous mammal ( Martes zibellina ) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia",
": any of various animals related to the sable",
": the fur or pelt of a sable",
": the usually dark brown color of the fur of the sable",
": of the color black",
": dark , gloomy",
": the color black",
": a meat-eating animal of northern Europe and Asia that is related to the weasel and has soft brown fur"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"ebony",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"raven"
],
"antonyms":[
"white"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a brush made of sable",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The brush, of sable , which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Apr. 2020",
"European, American and Japanese furriers had long purchased sable , mink and otter furs from local hunters, but had never been interested in the coarse fur of the Tarbagan marmot. \u2014 Paul French, CNN , 18 Apr. 2020",
"Salmon, of course, but also smoked trout, whitefish and sable are all gorgeous on a graze board. \u2014 Katie Workman, NBC News , 12 Dec. 2019",
"They are not committed to a two-season cycle, private planes and yachts, sable and vicuna. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 5 Sep. 2019",
"In Angola, the national team is nicknamed Palancas Negras after giant sable antelopes, the country\u2019s national symbol, famed for its long, curved horns. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 19 July 2019",
"They are made of mink, faux mink, sable , silk, cashmere, or synthetic fibers. \u2014 Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
"At the time, there were fewer than 44 sable antelope and perhaps a thousand buffalo on one million acres. \u2014 Paul Steyn, National Geographic , 2 May 2019",
"Dessert was strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream followed by a selection of assorted fresh fruits, then coffee and petit fours. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Animal activist Bo Derek was horrified to learn that the queen of England wears antique sable coats. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"No matter the wait, no matter the tourists\u2014fastidious New Yorkers wouldn\u2019t get their smoked sable elsewhere. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, Town & Country , 6 May 2022",
"Fencing and moats were created with a private grant, and in 1970 three species of hoofed animals \u2014 a South African sable antelope, greater kudu and gemsbok \u2014 arrived. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"To \ufb01ght the bitter cold, Brown taught the other women to row and shared her sable coat. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The blonde hair, the gusto, and the sable were all stops on Blige\u2019s journey to truly feel beautiful. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This sable cardigan is Logan\u2019s go-to office sweater. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Many natural options include Saikoho goat, gray squirrel, silver fox, and even Kolinsky sable . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The Holly family brought zebras, impalas, ostriches, cranes, lemurs, giraffes, aoudads, mouflons and sable antelopes, according to the Gainesville Sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-113446"
},
"saintly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint : holy",
": like a saint or like that of a saint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101nt-l\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u0101nt-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"devout",
"godly",
"holy",
"pious",
"religious",
"sainted"
],
"antonyms":[
"antireligious",
"faithless",
"godless",
"impious",
"irreligious",
"ungodly",
"unholy"
],
"examples":[
"a saintly man who devoted his life to caring for the dying",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By most accounts a saintly man, Celestine was canonized 17 years after his death, but his pre-papal life as a hermit left him ill-suited to oversee the church's complex bureaucracy. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 7 June 2022",
"As climate collapse looms, bicycles have taken on a saintly quality, extolled as squeaky-clean instruments of penance for wealthy countries\u2019 carbon emissions. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Beery, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"The life that Alharthi describes is one of almost saintly self-abnegation. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Those looking for saintly intercession can choose from a pantheon of holy helpers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"The memeification of Johnny Depp\u2019s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard continues on TikTok, as hordes of enthusiastic fans attempt to flatten an ugly, complicated situation into a binary narrative of unhinged aggressor versus saintly victim. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The dancers are not at their best when they are shown, in one scene, as shackled or required to maintain a saintly disposition while posed as if on the cross. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Even children were, and still can be, approved for saintly veneration. \u2014 Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Far from some saintly martyr, Sophie is a wild card who takes advantage of some people who are trying to help her while angrily pushing others away. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121648"
},
"sacrosanct":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": most sacred or holy : inviolable",
": treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-kr\u014d-\u02ccsa\u014b(k)t"
],
"synonyms":[
"hallowed",
"holy",
"inviolable",
"sacred",
"unassailable",
"untouchable"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the government's most sacrosanct institutions",
"The tradition is regarded as sacrosanct .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Trust in healthcare is sacrosanct : the doctor-patient relationship is paramount, and everything must flow from that. \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"While expressing sympathy for Russia\u2019s security concerns in Eastern Europe, Beijing also has called for a cease-fire and affirmed its belief in the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity are sacrosanct \u2014a position that Mr. Wang espouses. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"That doesn\u2019t mean that the pendulum should swing and businesses should not return their teams to the office, but maybe five days a week isn\u2019t sacrosanct . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
"One of the pillars of medical ethics is that patient autonomy is sacrosanct . \u2014 WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Still, many Americans hold their right to bear arms, enshrined in the US Constitution, as sacrosanct . \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Many former and current executives see it as sacrosanct , a key reason shoppers gravitate to the store and the linchpin of simplified operating model that increases profits. \u2014 Sarah Nassauer, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2021",
"The number 12 will always be sacrosanct in Foxborough and may never be worn on a jersey there again. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Provisions to help combat climate change are also considered sacrosanct for many, although some of the proposals are expensive. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sacrosanctus , probably from sacro sanctus hallowed by a sacred rite",
"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121952"
},
"saloon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": salon sense 1",
": an often elaborately decorated public hall",
": a usually large public cabin on a ship (as for dining)",
": the living area on a yacht",
": salon sense 4",
": barroom",
": salon sense 2",
": parlor car",
": sedan sense 2a",
": bar entry 1 sense 4"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcn",
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fcn"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barroom",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"cantina",
"dramshop",
"gin mill",
"grogshop",
"pub",
"public house",
"taproom",
"tavern",
"watering hole",
"watering place"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"cowboys drinking in the saloon after their work was done for the day",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the taproom, guests can expect the specialty saloon featuring select Rhinegeist brews and a bourbon bar provided by New Riff Distilling. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"The upscale saloon is one of fewer than a dozen businesses that make up downtown Markleeville, a two-minute stroll end-to-end along Highway 89. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"One hundred and eighty years ago, the mostly rural area around Armitage and Grand avenues was known as Whiskey Point thanks to the saloon George Merrill opened to farmers and travelers out of his family home. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a bar, which is like the saloon in a Western town, which is where the worst elements hang out. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"Once returned to its former glory, the saloon will join Bentley\u2019s expanding lineup of Heritage Collection road-going cars. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Guests also have access to miles of trails, horseback riding, a country store, a mini-museum, a Western saloon featuring live music on summer weekends and a steakhouse and pizzeria. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Construction is almost finished on the 31-cabin property, complete with a historic saloon turned restaurant. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"His design for the X-wing, the Rebel Alliance\u2019s signature starfighter, was inspired by seeing a dart thrown at an English pub, and was meant to suggest the image of a cowboy drawing his guns outside a saloon . \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 23 May 2022"
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],
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"noun"
],
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": landfill"
],
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"dump",
"landfill",
"tip"
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"even after many years in sanitary landfills , disposable diapers have proven to be resistant to decomposition"
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"1968, in the meaning defined above"
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": a particular flavor or smell",
": a distinctive quality",
": to have a specified smell or quality : smack",
": to give flavor to : season",
": to have experience of : taste",
": to taste or smell with pleasure : relish",
": to delight in : enjoy",
": the taste or smell of something",
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"flavor",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The chicken piccata is chicken piccata, but the hormone-free meat is more tender than usual, and the sauce fortified with fresh stock is lighter, but still full of flavor, with a lemony, lingering savor . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 29 June 2018",
"The tri-tip was unfortunately dry and might have been better sliced rather than cubed, but the onion rings on top added savor . \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Shrimp on sugarcane \u2013 a paste that\u2019s a little sweet, with a briny savor \u2013 was a great counterpoint to small nibbles of those wildly hot chile peppers. \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 9 Feb. 2018",
"Food at Pujol is prepared in a kitchen with no burners or saute\u0301 pans, most dishes seared on a wood grill and finished in an oven to preserve the familiarly Mexican savor of smoke. \u2014 Guy Trebay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This Mother\u2019s Day, let\u2019s all savor the time together and celebrate the dedication and love of our moms. \u2014 Dan Doonan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"In the master closet, a vanity area and racks for shoe and handbag organization allow Dawn to savor a few moments of luxury each morning. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Don\u2019t sweat the ERA, savor the way the slider so easily explodes from his hand. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Diners savor nigiri, sashimi, and crudo made by a Japanese chef using only the freshest, locally caught fish. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The oldest player \u2014 by six years \u2014 on the Boston Celtics' roster will savor this trip to the NBA Finals in ways that his teammates simply cannot. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Or maybe just savor the moment with her teammates before heading off to college. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There are also plenty of other private nooks to sit, sip and savor the vineyards views. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Head to your local ice cream shop, and, if weather allows, savor your treats outdoors. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022"
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"Noun",
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": not domesticated or under human control : untamed",
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": wild , uncultivated",
": boorish , rude",
": malicious",
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": a person belonging to a primitive society",
": a brutal person",
": a rude or unmannerly person",
": to attack or treat brutally",
": not tamed : wild",
": being cruel and brutal : fierce",
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"Michael Joseph 1872\u20131940 prime minister of New Zealand (1935\u201340)"
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"\u02c8sa-vij",
"\u02c8sa-vij",
"\u02c8sa-vij"
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"uncivil",
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"baddie",
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"brute",
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"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
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"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
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"rascal",
"reprobate",
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"scalawag",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Indonesia\u2019s second president, Suharto, had ruled the country since Sukarno was ousted in 1967, overseeing not only a savage repression of the left but also a financial meltdown in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s indiscriminate shelling of civilians, to say nothing of the heinous treatment of Ukrainians in places like Bucha, shows how savage wars for land can be. \u2014 Leif Wenar, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"And then there was Megan Thee Stallion, who lit up an unnamed nemesis with a savage new diss track. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On one hand, Russia's brutal and savage campaign against civilians offers a rare example of moral clarity -- good vs. evil, right vs. wrong. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"At its heart is a savage question: When drought is coming for everyone, who owns the flood? \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Putin came to power in 1999 largely by waging a savage war against separatists in Russia\u2019s mostly Muslim republic of Chechnya. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian language has a word for bears that become extremely savage and ruthless: shatoon. \u2014 A. Craig Copetas, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Plenty of savage things happen in Xinjiang, but as far as the CCP is concerned, the repression there is a practical response to a practical problem. \u2014 Jim Talent, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, the show\u2019s premise is set in a fantastical world where humans turn into savage monsters and wreak terror. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Things are about to get savage at the Pynk! Megan Thee Stallion is coming to P-Valley season 2, and EW has an exclusive first look below. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Drew also put his savage moves to good use during shooting. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Grey chronicles the flatlining of her career with savage and engaging wit. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Second, Big Inflation will take a savage bite from those ebbing advances. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The book met with many savage reviews, some the product of chemical industry machinations, and the agriculture secretary himself denounced Carson as a spinster and a Communist, but Silent Spring shone a spotlight on DDT like nothing before. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Some of the best sketches, whether silly or savage , have a tinge of horror. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Broadway shows forced to close on opening night after a savage review in the Times fared better than critiques of Cervas\u2019s proposals. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Aircraft armed with Quicksinks could savage more heavily defended convoys, particularly those ferrying amphibious marines, if another asset such as a submarine or B-1B bomber disabled or sank the convoy\u2019s escorts. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"This same ecosystem treats any and all mainstream coverage of Democrats that doesn't savage them as infected by hypocrisy and double standards. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Every issue in our society seems to have a political angle that someone can savage for news cycle advantage. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Beijing\u2019s recent crackdown on its domestic tech giants demonstrates the government\u2019s willingness to savage the market cap of private industry. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 16 Sep. 2021",
"On Twitter, the outgoing president frequently leveraged his more than 88 million followers to savage his rivals, boost allies, and sometimes spread falsehoods on a viral scale. \u2014 Author: Tony Romm, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2021",
"In the months after the pandemic started to savage the economy in March, consumer bankruptcy filings in South Florida trailed the numbers filed in 2019. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2020",
"At Maryland, punter Wade Lees watched Knight savage his teammates and realized upon transferring to UCLA a few years later that the Bruins could use that sort of ferociousness. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The sometimes savage themes of her paintings have been interpreted as expressions of wrathful catharsis. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination",
": lecherous , lustful"
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"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259s"
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"concupiscent",
"goatish",
"horny",
"hot",
"hypersexual",
"itchy",
"lascivious",
"lecherous",
"lewd",
"libidinous",
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"lubricious",
"lubricous",
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"frigid",
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],
"examples":[
"Lady Worsley's Whim , the story of Lady Worsley and her husband Sir Richard Worsley, is also reconstructed from some well-thumbed texts, in this case trial transcripts and newspaper reports of cases of \"Criminal Conversation\" which became popular eighteenth-century erotica. Charges \u2026 were brought by husbands seeking damages from the purported lovers of their supposedly adulterous wives, and the detail, which needed to be explicit, was frequently salacious . \u2014 Norma Clarke , Times Literary Supplement , 21 Nov. 2008",
"From snarky political commentary to salacious \"memoirs\" that flirt with both fact and fiction, scores of bloggers have gotten the book deal boon\u2014with mixed results at the register. \u2014 Eunice Lee et al. , Hyphen , Winter 2007",
"There's little difference between the junk mail in your mailbox and the junk e-mail that appears on your monitor, except that the e-mail is often of a salacious nature, e.g., the \"hot, live XXX action\" available at various dark alleyways on the web. \u2014 Michael Saunders , Boston Globe , 6 Oct.1997",
"a song with salacious lyrics",
"the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lifetime is bringing to life the sad and salacious tale of Melanie McGuire (played by Candice King) who was a fertility nurse married to her ex-Navy husband, Bill (played by Michael Roark), and also the mother to two young boys. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"People think that a strip club is going to be a place that is so salacious . \u2014 Veronica Wells, Essence , 7 June 2022",
"The internet was ablaze with social media commentary and news coverage throughout the salacious six-week civil suit between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard as the once-happily married couple ripped one another apart in court. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Besides Sussmann, Durham has charged a key source of information in the salacious 2016 dossier on Trump with lying to the FBI. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Over the years, some have leveled more sinister or salacious allegations against Trump that didn\u2019t hold water. \u2014 Brian Bennett, Time , 26 May 2022",
"So through those salacious , wild moments there were teachable moments. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Rutledge said that's another baseless political attack by someone who wants to make salacious statements with no interest in the truth. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
"The team was invigorated by owner Jerry Buss\u2019 approach to presenting sports as sometimes salacious amusement, and by a new superstar out of Lansing, Michigan. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin salac-, salax , from salire to move spasmodically, leap \u2014 more at sally ",
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic",
": bloodred",
": consisting of or relating to blood",
": bloodthirsty , sanguinary",
": accompanied by, involving, or relating to bloodshed : bloody",
": ruddy",
": having blood as the predominating bodily humor \u2014 see humor entry 1 sense 2c",
": having the bodily conformation and temperament held characteristic of such predominance and marked by sturdiness, healthy red complexion, and cheerfulness",
": a moderate to strong red",
": consisting of or relating to blood",
": ruddy",
": having blood as the predominating bodily humor",
": having the bodily conformation and temperament held characteristic of such predominance and marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness"
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"\u02c8sa\u014b-gw\u0259n",
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"sanguinary",
"sanguineous"
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But maybe Bieber is not as sanguine about going home empty-handed, as he and his team are known to have taken the Grammys seriously in the past. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The continued rise in energy prices is hitting Italy hard, but Draghi was sanguine about weathering the turmoil. \u2014 Alessandra Migliaccio, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Although total output in the United States contracted, analysts tended to be more sanguine about the American economy\u2019s prospects, noting that consumer spending was strong despite high inflation and that the labor market remained tight. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Bante, Nicol\u00f2\u2019s youngest son, was a bit more sanguine , denying that Rita even knew him or his brothers all that well. \u2014 James Mcauley, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Strange views crisis and injustice, like so much else, with a sanguine tenacity. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
"Simon Porte Jacquemus\u2019s beachside show called for sanguine style, and that vibe was captured by Blackpink\u2019s Jennie. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Nvidia\u2019s move always seemed opportunistic, and analysts had never been very sanguine on the odds of completing the deal. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Having said this, this sanguine perspective will not hold much longer if asset prices continue to climb, and leverage continues to build at the pace of the past year. \u2014 Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But the rest of the production was far from sanguine . \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Indeed, as director Amy Berg\u2019s documentary reminds us, his fans are not exactly known for being laid-back and sanguine in the face of criticism of their idol. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The song grapples with the self-doubt that emerges as a product of the creative process, and serves as a sanguine take on a common artist\u2019s dilemma. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The hunter's moon, which follows the harvest moon, was also called the travel, dying grass, sanguine or blood moon by Algonquin tribes. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The designs of Indian miniatures were first drawn in rough outline in charcoal, which was subsequently painted over with sanguine followed by a very thin coat of white priming. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Yet on Wall Street, the scene is the other kind of sanguine : The stock has slipped into the red for the year. \u2014 Hannah Levitt, Los Angeles Times , 20 Aug. 2019",
"But not all involved with the legal defense are sanguine that Giuliani can succeed where others have failed. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Here, there are more than 90 options ranging from yuzu to orange sanguine , speculoos to fig. \u2014 Kristen Bateman, Vogue , 7 July 2017"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-114527"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": bloodred",
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": of, relating to, or containing blood",
": of, relating to, or containing blood",
": sanguine sense 2"
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"san-\u02c8gwi-n\u0113-\u0259s",
"sa\u014b-",
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"san-"
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"in the sanguineous culture of ancient Sparta, military glory was prized above all else"
],
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-174839"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to lay away (something valuable, such as money) safely : save"
],
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"cache",
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"lay by",
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"examples":[
"salted away some jewels in a safe-deposit box for the lean times"
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181409"
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"preposition",
"verb"
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": to deliver from sin",
": to rescue or deliver from danger or harm",
": to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss",
": to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive )",
": to put aside as a store or reserve : accumulate",
": to spend less by",
": to make unnecessary : avoid",
": to keep from being lost to an opponent",
": to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning",
": maintain , preserve",
": to rescue or deliver someone",
": to put aside money",
": to avoid unnecessary waste or expense : economize",
": to spend less money",
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": the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead",
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": but , except",
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": to keep from being ruined : preserve",
": to put aside for later use",
": to keep money instead of spending it",
": to keep from being spent, wasted, or lost",
": to make unnecessary",
": to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device so that it can be used later",
": except entry 1 sense 2"
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"\u02c8s\u0101v",
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"deliver",
"redeem"
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"apart from",
"aside from",
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"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Spend a little less, save a little more and do it regularly. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"So there's a big tonal gearshift between some of the darker scenes in the show and then scenes like when the Deep's trying to save a dolphin from Oceanland and accidentally ejects it through the windshield of his car. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"Government officials have been given every Friday off for three months to save on fuel and grow their own fruits and vegetables. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"The game's default modes save progress between levels, and the optional infinite-lives option is certainly appreciated. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
"Forthcoming Energy Innovation modeling finds that extending the tax credit cap and increasing the tax credit would save consumers an average of $15.3 billion per year between 2023 and 2030, and total $122.3 billion over that period. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The projects are estimated to save more than $700,000 in the first year and nearly $36 million over the 20-year contract. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Ahead save some time (and some cash) and shop our 14 favorite early Prime Day beauty deals. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Two pharmaceutical breakthroughs were announced only last week that could save tens of thousands of lives each year and redefine cancer care. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Emmanuel Clase pitched the 10th for his 12th save in 14 chances. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"The run proved meaningless, as Auburn closer Blake Burkhalter worked around two hits to earn his 14th save , shutting the door on Sheehan\u2019s second win of the season. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Gavin Hollowell pitched two scoreless innings for his sixth save . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Cole Sulser allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Tanner Scott pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save . \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Gregory Soto needed just eight pitches to work a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 11th save of the season. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Liam Hendriks retired the side in order in the ninth for his 15th save . \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Hillier recorded his 16th save , extending his single-season school record. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The two runs off Akin drew the score closer, but L\u00f3pez completed his seventh save of the season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Particularly this year, with COVID-19, there are no gatherings to attend save a bonfire or a socially distant hike now and then. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Oct. 2020",
"As of Sunday, all other airlines have already ended their flights to mainland China from SFO, which normally has more departures to China than any other U.S. airport save Los Angeles International. \u2014 Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"But all the candidates save Sanders were in Selma on Thursday to mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Rask\u2019s career road save percentage of .936 in the postseason is the best since 1955-56, when shots on goal became an official NHL statistic. . \u2014 Scott Thurston, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2019",
"In the hallway, shelves under the ceiling save space, and there are hooks on the wall for hanging skateboards. \u2014 Ilya Khrennikov, Bloomberg.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
"No part of the offense, save perhaps the running game in the second half, deserved praise following the Colts\u2019 ugly 20-17 loss in Houston. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Currently in his 11th NHL season with a career save percentage of .915 over 481 starts. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"For 39 days, three players will have been locked into a game that has no pause button or reset button \u2014 no save points or checkpoints. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Conjunction",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sacred place",
": a place where one is free from intrusion"
],
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"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-t\u0259m"
],
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"sanctuary",
"shrine"
],
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"examples":[
"Her office was her sanctum .",
"the sanctum of a church",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Earl\u2019s home is an airless, tidily ordered sanctum of records and movies fussily cataloged on index cards. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Kelly has created this and allowed the inner sanctum to be shared. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"This reported treatise on the inner sanctum of the New York psychoanalytic community in the 1970s, told through interviews with an anonymous practitioner, is a classic. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"The pastel contributed to an understated and optically quieter sanctum , especially when present in the visually soft materials\u2014rosy plaster and concrete\u2014that form the walls, ceiling and floor. \u2014 Catherine Dash, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Bands like Metallica, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, whose posters line the walls of the pair\u2019s inner sanctum (the basement at Hunter\u2019s house) are role models. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The recreations helped to, hopefully, immerse the viewer deeper into Warhol\u2019s world and inner sanctum . \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"But the jazzy, anticipatory score is a clue that something bad is going to burst into Leonard\u2019s sanctum . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There is no way to be sure of what the billionaires are telling Putin inside the sanctum of the Kremlin. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182127"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": holy of holies",
": sanctum sense 2"
],
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"\u02ccsa\u014b(k)-t\u0259m-\u02ccsa\u014b(k)-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0259m"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Late Latin",
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"1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182243"
},
"sadism":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation on another person \u2014 compare masochism , sadomasochism",
": delight in cruelty",
": extreme cruelty",
": a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by the infliction of physical or mental pain on others (as on a love object) \u2014 compare algolagnia , masochism"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccdi-z\u0259m",
"\u02c8sa-",
"\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccdiz-\u0259m",
"\u02c8sad-\u02cciz-"
],
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"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"barbarity",
"barbarousness",
"brutality",
"cruelness",
"cruelty",
"fiendishness",
"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"savageness",
"savagery",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
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"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"examples":[
"a troubled youth with a streak of sadism in him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But just as therapy is complicated, our relationship with parents who have tormented us with indifference or even sadism is complicated. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"To the sadism of white America, Davis contrasts the Native reverence for living creatures. \u2014 Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The flip side of masochism is sadism (named after an eighteenth-century French nobleman), in which someone derives pleasure from inflicting pain of a physical or emotional nature. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But this can also sound like a nonviolent (and still extremely painful) form of sadism . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The Harder They Fall takes its cues from Quentin Tarantino\u2019s funny sadism \u2014 the opening family-massacre scene imitates Inglourious Basterds, and each following episode evokes Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The sadism in Spiral is relatively toned down, with the various implements of impalement and slaughter presented briefly, which makes the film not so much a reinvention as a dilution. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 13 May 2021",
"There\u2019s a long-familiar tradition in film of refinement meshing with evil, as with the epicurean sadism of movie Nazis and arch-criminals. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The turn toward sadism that began with Daniel Craig\u2019s angry, sinister interpretation of 007 has reached an unconscionable level of heartlessness. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Marquis de Sade ",
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"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184124"
},
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"adjective",
"adjective ()",
"noun"
],
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": of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum",
": holy , sacred",
": of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum",
": a sacral vertebra or sacral nerve"
],
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"\u02c8sa-kr\u0259l",
"\u02c8s\u0101-",
"\u02c8s\u0101-kr\u0259l",
"\u02c8sa-",
"\u02c8sak-r\u0259l",
"\u02c8s\u0101-kr\u0259l"
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective (2)",
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"Adjective (1)",
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"Adjective (2)",
"1882, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"noun"
],
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": a ring on a church door, ensuring sanctuary to any laying hold of it"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204235"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism",
": characterized by extreme cruelty or viciousness"
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"s\u0259-\u02c8ta-nik",
"s\u0101-"
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"cacodemonic",
"demoniac",
"demoniacal",
"demonian",
"demonic",
"demonical",
"devilish",
"diabolical",
"diabolic",
"fiendish",
"Luciferian"
],
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"angelic",
"angelical"
],
"examples":[
"the cat's eyes reflected a satanic red in the dark",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There have been a number of other terrorism prosecutions and convictions in Great Britain linked by law enforcement to the Order of Nine Angles, and Parliament has been lobbied to ban the satanic cult as a domestic terror group. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"Police blamed a satanic cult and its leader, Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Manson rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s with provocative music, a ghoulish appearance and twisted iconography: Hollywood glam meets Nazi symbolism meets satanic ritual. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Vandals desecrated the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday with satanic messages shortly before the morning Mass. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Acquaintances unfriend adherents on Facebook, and in real life, after seeing one too many posts calling NASA a satanic psyop. \u2014 Kelly Weill, The Atlantic , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Other cases had no discernible partisan leanings or were driven by delusion or wild conspiracy theories, such as the belief embraced by QAnon that Democrats are part of a satanic cult. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Thoughtless by nature, barbarians think that universal health insurance is a satanic plot. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The murder of the building\u2019s owner and an aspiring real estate mogul decades earlier was attributed, at the time, to a cabal of teens enacting a satanic ritual. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-220854"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll",
": to walk in a slow relaxed way : stroll"
],
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"\u02c8s\u022fn-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8s\u00e4n-",
"\u02c8s\u022fn-t\u0259r"
],
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"amble",
"hike",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"stroll",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
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"examples":[
"They sauntered slowly down the street.",
"He sauntered into the store.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At night, guests sit around the fire with local Masai guides -- and more often than not a giant eland antelope with tusks that could kill will saunter up to Cottar and start drinking red wine from his glass. \u2014 Melissa Twigg, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"The Crue drummer would saunter into the studio during the Classless Act sessions, sip espressos, listen to the mixes and hang. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The bear, now less than 100 feet away, glanced over at us and began to saunter left, his cadence nauseatingly cool. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 24 Feb. 2021",
"The OTR Kennel Club is sponsoring this fun event that will saunter around OTR and Washington Park and then wind down back at QCR where there will be food, drinks and fun. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Any person can saunter into any shop without a mask; work-from-home guidance has been scrapped; and all needs for a vaccine passport have been squashed. \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Check out the views on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway at Franconia Notch State Park, saunter up the Appalachian Trail, and be sure to pull over at the viewpoints for waterfalls like Flume and Silver Cascades. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 26 Aug. 2021",
"The interconnected trio allows for someone to saunter from one to another with a drink and not violate open-container laws. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Miami went up 14-0 on its first two possession and appeared ready to saunter through a bad Georgia Tech team. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021"
],
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"circa 1667, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-221709"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar",
": yielding or containing sugar",
": overly or sickishly sweet",
": ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly",
": overly sentimental : mawkish",
": of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar",
": yielding or containing sugar",
": overly or sickeningly sweet"
],
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"\u02c8sa-k(\u0259-)r\u0259n",
"-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n",
"-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn",
"\u02c8sak-(\u0259-)r\u0259n"
],
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"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
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"unsentimental"
],
"examples":[
"the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no saccharine happily-ever-after in which Johnny suddenly becomes a world-class dad, but their brief time together does change him. \u2014 Hilary Weaver, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
"Sweetness becomes saccharine and nostalgia a crutch. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The overall message from these flashbacks is that Mormon history is not as saccharine or as faith-promoting as church members like Pyre have been taught to believe. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That flurry of pastel tulips and cabbage roses had a distinctly feminine vibe, often too saccharine for male tastes. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"None of the bars are overly saccharine , but the Smooth Coconut Praline is probably the sweetest of the bunch\u2014like a more sophisticated Mounds bar (which is literally just ultra-sugary shredded coconut covered in chocolate). \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 27 Apr. 2022",
"If these mattresses were available half off all year round, the sweetness of the deal would soon turn unpleasantly saccharine . \u2014 Mary Gulino, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The saccharine , unpretentious charm of supermarket sheet cake and box mix Betty Crocker confections is known to all, so a spritz of Marissa Zappas\u2019 irreverent Annabel\u2019s Birthday Cake taps into your scent memories. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"If employing a sweeter-leaning tonic, keep the drink from becoming saccharine by swapping some of the tonic with seltzer or club soda. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-232317"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": satanic"
],
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"-n\u0259\u0307k\u0259l",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-020423"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": consisting of or containing salt",
": of, relating to, or resembling salt : salty",
": consisting of or relating to the salts of the alkali metals or of magnesium",
": a metallic salt",
": a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action",
": a saline solution",
": one isosmotic with body fluids",
": consisting of or containing salt",
": of, relating to, or resembling salt : salty",
": consisting of or relating to the salts especially of lithium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium",
": relating to or being abortion induced by the injection of a highly concentrated saline solution into the amniotic sac",
": a metallic salt",
": a salt of potassium, sodium, or magnesium with a cathartic action",
": an aqueous solution of one or more such salts",
": a saline solution used in physiology",
": physiological saline"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccl\u0113n",
"-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccl\u0113n",
"-\u02ccl\u012bn"
],
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"brackish",
"briny",
"salt",
"salty"
],
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"nonsaline"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Iwasaki, at Yale, developed a nasal spray consisting of the spike protein in a saline suspension - a strategy that wouldn\u2019t work as a first-round vaccination but could be powerful as a booster. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The lake\u2019s saline water also wreaked havoc on cameras and water chemistry gadgets Footen uses. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Those materials are needed to make saline bags and syringes to administer the fluid. \u2014 Anna Edney, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Mild allergic reactions can usually be treated on your own, either with home remedies (think saline nasal rinses or cool compresses) or OTC meds like antihistamines or hydrocortisone cream. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Brander noted that the team also recreated the experiments with different levels of salinity and found that more saline water tended to increase the amount of the particles the organisms ingested. \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The lagoons are pink due to the algae, plankton, and shrimp that live in this super- saline solution. \u2014 Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Congress is considering boosting the credit for collecting carbon emissions from smokestacks by 70% to $85 for a metric ton if the carbon is stashed in saline geologic formations, or $60 if it is sent down oil wells. \u2014 Jennifer Hiller, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"But the ponds have become sources of saline water only. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The mice that received saline , however, healed much quicker. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022",
"There was now a small reservoir filled with saline embedded in Ben\u2019s groin. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"After getting settled at AHS, Hera received treatment for her burns, including laser therapy, honey bandages, wound cleanings with saline , and several medications to prevent infection. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"On the other hand, NCCIH finds that irrigating your nose with saline , using a neti pot or other rinsing device, may be helpful. \u2014 Karen Pallarito, Health.com , 7 July 2021",
"The investigation showed that about 75% of all the fentanyl given to patients at Yale reproductive clinic from June to October in 2020 was adulterated with saline . \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 26 May 2021",
"Myers also recommends sterile saline solution, which tends to be recommended for most piercings. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ideally, the saline solution is poured or squirted into one nostril and comes out the other, experts said, which flushes out the nasal cavities. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Also not to be missed: its well-structured Grande Ann\u00e9e Ros\u00e9 2014, with a bright saline character, along with pithy pink grapefruit, orange peel and some bing cherry notes. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the taste or smell of something",
": a particular flavor or smell",
": a distinctive quality",
": to have a specified smell or quality : smack",
": to give flavor to : season",
": to have experience of : taste",
": to taste or smell with pleasure : relish",
": to delight in : enjoy",
": the taste or smell of something",
": to taste or smell with pleasure",
": to delight in"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259r",
"\u02c8s\u0101-v\u0259r"
],
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"flavor",
"taste"
],
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"flavor",
"lace",
"season",
"spice"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The chicken piccata is chicken piccata, but the hormone-free meat is more tender than usual, and the sauce fortified with fresh stock is lighter, but still full of flavor, with a lemony, lingering savor . \u2014 Craig Laban, Philly.com , 29 June 2018",
"The tri-tip was unfortunately dry and might have been better sliced rather than cubed, but the onion rings on top added savor . \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 9 Mar. 2018",
"Shrimp on sugarcane \u2013 a paste that\u2019s a little sweet, with a briny savor \u2013 was a great counterpoint to small nibbles of those wildly hot chile peppers. \u2014 Kate Washington, sacbee , 9 Feb. 2018",
"Food at Pujol is prepared in a kitchen with no burners or saute\u0301 pans, most dishes seared on a wood grill and finished in an oven to preserve the familiarly Mexican savor of smoke. \u2014 Guy Trebay, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 20 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This Mother\u2019s Day, let\u2019s all savor the time together and celebrate the dedication and love of our moms. \u2014 Dan Doonan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"In the master closet, a vanity area and racks for shoe and handbag organization allow Dawn to savor a few moments of luxury each morning. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Don\u2019t sweat the ERA, savor the way the slider so easily explodes from his hand. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Diners savor nigiri, sashimi, and crudo made by a Japanese chef using only the freshest, locally caught fish. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"The oldest player \u2014 by six years \u2014 on the Boston Celtics' roster will savor this trip to the NBA Finals in ways that his teammates simply cannot. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Or maybe just savor the moment with her teammates before heading off to college. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"There are also plenty of other private nooks to sit, sip and savor the vineyards views. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Head to your local ice cream shop, and, if weather allows, savor your treats outdoors. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-073631"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cloy with overabundance : glut",
": to appease by indulging to the full"
],
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"\u02c8s\u0101t",
"\u02c8sat",
"\u02c8s\u0101t"
],
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"cram",
"glut",
"gorge",
"stuff",
"surfeit"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"The meal was more than enough to sate his hunger.",
"The information sated their curiosity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And for those of you who love berries but not the idea of stirring them in pots with cups of sugar, here are a few other ideas to sate your appetite for the best fruits of late spring and early summer. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"On the other end of the spectrum, some experiences sate our thirst and give us permission to cross similar journeys off our lists. \u2014 Jenny Earnest, Outside Online , 2 May 2020",
"Twitter feed have been able to sate themselves on Truth Social, a platform launched in February by one of Trump\u2019s companies. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"Wine and food enthusiasts sate themselves with an agenda visiting dedicated makers and creatives who apply the honed skills of their respective crafts to elevating local and seasonal ingredients. \u2014 Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"These titles will sate you until it\u2019s safe to travel again. \u2014 Heather Greenwood Davis, Outside Online , 15 Dec. 2020",
"That, coupled with rising output in countries including Canada and Brazil, should sate demand for oil, said Edward Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Diners at some McDonald\u2019s can now sate their lust for a Quarter Pounder with a vegan McPlant instead. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than sate the curious, the disclosure triggered more questions about Mr. Kingman and the company that raised his visage from obscurity to ubiquity. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-100652"
},
"saltatory evolution":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": evolution by sudden variation or by periods of active variation with intervening inactive periods : macroevolution \u2014 compare saltation sense 3a"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104916"
},
"sandwich (in":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to put among or between others could we sandwich in one more speaker during the morning session of the conference?"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the state of being full of or smelling of sap",
": the quality or state of being sappy : foolishness"
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"\u02c8sa-p\u0113-n\u0259s"
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"bathos",
"gooeyness",
"lovey-doveyness",
"mawkishness",
"mush",
"mushiness",
"saccharinity",
"sentimentalism",
"sentimentality",
"sloppiness",
"soppiness",
"syrup",
"sirup"
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"examples":[
"the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But if sappiness or shyness aren\u2019t really the show\u2019s thing, sensitivity is. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
"That means giving the star a chance to be heroic and funny, while adding a dollop of heart that borders a bit too much on sappiness . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Those early moments of violence are actually some of the only ones in a movie that\u2019s fairly light on the gore and heavy on the sappiness , as if Argento\u2019s knives had been dulled by age. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The script, by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, is lovely but modest\u2014a tale of Vogel\u2019s personal redemption and self-improvement that could easily come off with the sappiness of a Hallmark special. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2019",
"As spoken by one character, that line sounds like del Toro\u2019s credited allies the Coen Brothers, which exposes the snark at the base of del Toro\u2019s left-wing sappiness . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 Dec. 2017",
"The elasticity of language, the silliness and sappiness , felt very much like the expression of the twins. \u2014 Parul Seghal, The Atlantic , 17 June 2017",
"Mara\u2019s up for it all, but the nudge toward sappiness over messiness feels like the slightest step backward. \u2014 Robert Abele, latimes.com , 8 June 2017"
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": saintly , pious",
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": entered into heaven : dead",
": much admired : idolized"
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"\u02c8s\u0101n-t\u0259d"
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"devout",
"godly",
"holy",
"pious",
"religious",
"saintly"
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"antireligious",
"faithless",
"godless",
"impious",
"irreligious",
"ungodly",
"unholy"
],
"examples":[
"They believed whatever they were told by their sainted leader.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His heroines were never all good\u2014they\u2019re not Dickens\u2019s sainted angels wearing white\u2014and his villains were never all bad. \u2014 Dawn Davis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
"And as The Atlantic\u2019s Ronald Brownstein pointed out a few weeks ago, even John Roberts, the sainted institutionalist, has gone after voting rights with a zeal that verges on the political. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Jan. 2022",
"In private, the two sainted public-health officials schemed to quash dissenting views from top scientists. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The sainted man kindly directed my husband to a urinal and then escorted him outside, handing me his clothing with sympathy and obvious relief. \u2014 Erica Groten, Los Angeles Times , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Bush is perhaps best known in Texas for a dust-up over renovation of the Alamo, that most sainted of Texas shrines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2021",
"The program also gives Republicans a chance to paint their visions while wrapping themselves in the mantle of one of the GOP\u2019s most beloved and sainted figures. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
"Most economists attribute these developments to Fed policy under the sainted Paul Volcker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
"But Maggie is one of those somewhat sainted free spirits who light up everyday dreariness (at least in the movies), stirring things up while inspiring clucks of disapproval and censure. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122203"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain"
],
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"\u02ccs\u00e4\u014b-\u02c8f(r)w\u00e4",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8f(r)w\u00e4"
],
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"aplomb",
"calmness",
"collectedness",
"composedness",
"composure",
"cool",
"coolness",
"countenance",
"equanimity",
"equilibrium",
"imperturbability",
"placidity",
"repose",
"self-composedness",
"self-possession",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
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"agitation",
"discomposure",
"perturbation"
],
"examples":[
"He displayed remarkable sangfroid when everyone else was panicking during the crisis.",
"the professional gambler seemed to take both his wins and his losses with remarkable sangfroid",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much like her mastery of language, Harini puts plenty of work into her onstage sangfroid . \u2014 Ben Nuckols, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"Born in Philadelphia and educated at Bennington College, Taylor has excelled at playing characters with a certain sandpapery sangfroid . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For those of us who have been following United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, the defendant\u2019s sangfroid didn\u2019t come as much of a surprise. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Swayman may do so eventually, but so far, he\u2019s been all sangfroid . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Who has the sangfroid to perfectly frame an assault on armed enemies who are near enough to throw things at? \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021",
"The sangfroid that served him then also amassed him hundreds of thousands of subscribers, millions of views, and enough money to quit his police job. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2020",
"But the traders\u2019 sangfroid may quickly disappear if oil prices rise significantly. \u2014 Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com , 22 Aug. 2020",
"Tasked with introducing this franchise's modish, candy-colored universe on screen as well as behind the camera, Banks tackles both roles with remarkable sangfroid . \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 15 Nov. 2019"
],
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"1750, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133252"
},
"satisfaction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the payment through penance of the temporal punishment incurred by a sin",
": reparation for sin that meets the demands of divine justice",
": fulfillment of a need or want",
": the quality or state of being satisfied : contentment",
": a source or means of enjoyment : gratification",
": compensation for a loss or injury : atonement , restitution",
": the discharge of a legal obligation or claim",
": vindication",
": convinced assurance or certainty",
": a feeling of happiness or content with something : the condition of being satisfied",
": something that makes a person happy, pleased, or content",
": the act or fact of satisfying",
": execution of an accord by performance of the substituted obligation",
"\u2014 compare accord sense 3 , transaction sense 3",
": a document indicating that an obligation has been satisfied",
": the quality or state of being satisfied"
],
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"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
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"content",
"contentedness",
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"delectation",
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"gratification",
"happiness",
"pleasure",
"relish"
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"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"unhappiness"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, just 39% consider digital experiences to be critical to satisfaction and loyalty. \u2014 Eric Clark, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The National Council on Aging reports that participants typically have higher levels of social interaction, life satisfaction and health than older adults who don\u2019t use a local senior center. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Tharp says volunteering in nature gives people a sense of satisfaction and meaning. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The study\u2019s results followed a trend: Adults with little or no interest in mental or physical activity scored low in life satisfaction and psychological wellness. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Freaking out is almost always a source of regret and embarrassment, not satisfaction and pride. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"However, there is a part of me that rejoices that people still have an unreasonable fear, satisfaction and respect for one of the greatest symbols of true wilderness in our great state. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Both in driving satisfaction and comfort, the iX is a showstopper. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The report also found that women, people of color, and Generation Z are experiencing disproportionate drops in job satisfaction and loyalty. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134133"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a frame dwelling with two stories in front and one behind and a roof with a long rear slope"
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"\u02c8s\u022flt-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the understated house was more New England saltbox than brutalist concrete fantasy. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Fortunately, many saltbox houses are still standing today. \u2014 Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Its towns make good postcards, with saltbox houses meandering outward from a central green and a white clapboard church. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Feb. 2020",
"Photo: Boston Globe/Getty Images Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen designed the shingled Cape Cod saltbox -style main house and a two-story guesthouse, which were completed in 1981. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 27 June 2019",
"Lindheimer House: Make advance reservations to visit here, an 1845 saltbox cottage built with adobe brick and traditional German fachwerk. \u2014 Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News , 11 June 2018",
"The saltbox -style house, built in 1906 on 1,020 acres, has three bedrooms, one bath and 2,452 square feet ($2,936 a square foot). \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 12 June 2018",
"Consisting of two saltbox houses and four outbuildings overlooking the rest of Salvage, its harbor, and the rugged coastline that surrounds it, the Pickersgill Premises is an official Registered Property of Newfoundland and Labrador. \u2014 Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Although the three cottages look like 18th-century saltboxes , while renovating them Romualdez found newspapers from the 1930s used as insulation, as well as a photograph from that time showing the three structures attached to the windmill. \u2014 Bob Colacello, Vanities , 2 Aug. 2017"
],
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"1876, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134310"
},
"sally":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": an action of rushing or bursting forth",
": a sortie of troops from a defensive position to attack the enemy",
": a brief outbreak : outburst",
": a witty or imaginative saying : quip",
": a venture or excursion usually off the beaten track : jaunt",
": to leap out or burst forth suddenly",
": set out , depart",
": a sudden attack especially by besieged soldiers",
": a clever and funny remark",
": to rush out",
": to set out (as from home)"
],
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"\u02c8sa-l\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0113"
],
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"excursion",
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"sashay",
"sortie",
"spin"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a morning sally out to see the historic monuments around the city",
"the final sally made her laugh, and that ended the argument",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Both nominees would be vital to Democrats push to revive net neutrality, the latest sally in a decades-long battle over whether all Internet traffic should be treated equally by providers. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Both nominees would be vital to Democrats push to revive Net neutrality, the latest sally in a decades-long battle over whether all Internet traffic should be treated equally by providers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Oct. 2021",
"And consider compromise that can bring most everyone to the table in agreement, rather than insisting on a quixotic sally into a windmill that might flip a body into the air and leave it to fall. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
"As Claremont puts a great deal of effort into promoting constitutional principles and the Founding, this is a peculiarly off-base sally . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Her writing blows sad and then joyful, warm then cool, with surprising sallies into magical realism and religious critique. \u2014 Madeleine Schwartz, Harper's magazine , 10 June 2019",
"This sally was undermined when the shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, could not remember the policy\u2019s cost. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2018",
"But the contests never actually occur, because the musketeers divine in d\u2019Artagnan a man who is willing to risk his life and can assist them in their sallies against Cardinal Richelieu\u2019s belligerent guards. \u2014 Tobias Grey, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Almost every week, editorialists at high-profile joints electrocute Twitter with a new your-liberal-views-are-vulgar sally . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, WIRED , 12 Mar. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That may last for a while as buyers who weren\u2019t able to purchase an apartment during the depths of the pandemic restrictions finally sally forth. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"In 2018, for instance, an American aircraft-carrier sallied into the Arctic Circle for the first time in 30 years, during a huge exercise in Norway. \u2014 The Economist , 16 May 2020",
"In addition to this, the two foresters cite other assaults: the beetle colonies that waited out the newly mild winters in the dead wood left by the high winds, and which sallied forth aggressively this year to attack new stands. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Jan. 2020",
"From the school, convoys sallied forth every morning toward the half-dozen sawmills that lay beyond town, hidden behind high plank walls. \u2014 Felipe Fittipaldi, National Geographic , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Cleander, who commanded the Praetorian Guards, ordered a body of cavalry to sally forth and disperse the seditious multitude. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 6 June 2019",
"In my own hopelessly romantic eyes, Dr. Hawking in the Copley Plaza will always be St. George in a wheelchair, sallying forth to slay the black-hole dragon. \u2014 Dennis Overbye, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2018",
"So many people going to the game or other festivities surrounding the game are waiting for temperatures to safely rise above freezing levels before sallying out. \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 8 Jan. 2018"
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"Noun",
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134341"
},
"Saint Edward's crown":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": imperial crown sense 1a"
],
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"-\u02c8edw\u0259(r)dz-"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"after St. Edward (Edward the Confessor) \u20201066 king of England",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142853"
},
"sally-bloom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fireweed sense b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142901"
},
"salivate (for)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy I've been salivating for a high-definition TV for some time"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143255"
},
"salary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fixed compensation paid regularly for services",
": a fixed amount of money paid regularly for work done",
": fixed compensation paid regularly for services"
],
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"\u02c8sal-r\u0113",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259-",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8sal-r\u0113"
],
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"emolument",
"hire",
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"pay",
"pay envelope",
"paycheck",
"payment",
"stipend",
"wage"
],
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"examples":[
"She was offered a salary of $50,000 a year.",
"Employees receive an annual increase in salary .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Staffers will also see annual minimum salary increases of 3.25 percent (for those making under $100,000 a year) and 2.75 percent (for those making over $100,000) in subsequent years of the contract. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"The extra revenue will help cover rising personnel costs and provide salary increases for West Valley City workers, especially police officers. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Last year, the Solon Education Association agreed to a one-year contract -- with no salary increases -- with the school board for the 2021-22 fiscal year. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Therefore, slower salary increases mean elevated price pressures may not be as sticky as previously thought. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"That\u2019s despite the Board of Regents last week voting to unilaterally implement a three-year contract for the faculty with salary increases lower than recent inflation. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"The school board and superintendent asked commissioners to add $4 million to that amount in order to provide salary increases for staff. \u2014 Cameron Goodnight, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"There are legitimate reasons why salary increases are provided for some but not others. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"There are legitimate reasons why salary increases are provided for some but not others. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English salarie , from Anglo-French, from Latin salarium pension, salary, from neuter of salarius of salt, from sal salt \u2014 more at salt ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143944"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Japanese white-collar businessman"
],
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"\u02c8sal-r\u0113-\u02ccman",
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 48-year-old salaryman started fishing as a hobby during the pandemic. \u2014 Hanako Lowry, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"Following Magnetic Rose was the entirely different and eerily upbeat Stink Bomb, which dealt with a salaryman in a laboratory inadvertently letting loose a devastating biological weapon. \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Anyone who has even a passing interest in Japan knows this, has seen the photographs of black-suited salarymen having picnic lunches in an incongruously pink landscape, like something out of a child\u2019s fantasy bedroom. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
"For decades the government pushed industrial growth, so the country\u2019s cities filled up with drab business hotels that catered to armies of salarymen . \u2014 The Economist , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Tokyo is among several cities with helplines and websites that try to reach shut-ins, who range from teenage school dropouts to salarymen who have been sacked. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Japan was once renowned for the mutual loyalty of its companies and salarymen , who could plausibly aspire to lifetime employment at a single firm. \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
"The model of the salaryman who enjoys a job for life has broken down. \u2014 The Economist , 27 July 2019",
"But despite behemoth native power players including Honda, Mitsubishi, Nintendo, SoftBank, Sony, and Toyota, its corporate salaryman circles are full of squares, by design. \u2014 Richard Morgan, Fortune , 23 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Japanese sarar\u012b-man , from English salary + man ",
"first_known_use":[
"1962, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144535"
},
"satirical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or constituting satire",
": manifesting or given to satire"
],
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"s\u0259-\u02c8tir-ik"
],
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"acerb",
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sarcastic",
"sardonic",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
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"examples":[
"a satiric story about the movie business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The creative team has produced a series that, based on the first seven episodes, begins with almost satiric tones of dark humor and evolves into something darker and more intense. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The music is jubilant but the lyrics are satiric poison. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"His company, Citizen Brick, founded a dozen years ago, makes largely underground, nearly clandestine, often satiric , very limited edition quasi-Lego minifigures and playsets. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Now, with 13 albums under its belt, Destroyer is a legacy act, and Bejar has largely stuck to his formula of satiric lyrics and new-wave sonics that fans are well familiar with at this point. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Despite its bawdy- satiric tone\u2014and an outrageous scene in which Tommy has a conversation with his love appendage\u2014the show is firmly on the lovers' side. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Fellowes and his collaborators instead seem focused on maintaining a light, satiric touch. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Jan. 2022",
"This darkly satiric novel examines how a nation exploits its own trauma. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In Smallwood\u2019s satiric portrayal of brainy precarity, a valiant sort of curiosity triumphs over careerist myopia. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144748"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a smooth durable lustrous fabric usually made of cotton in satin weave"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sa-\u02c8t\u0113n",
"s\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Filled with natural latex and organic cotton and surrounded by a cotton sateen cover, this pillow feels extremely plush and cozy to the touch. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
"Its outer cover is a cotton sateen with double stitching around the hem to make sure the down doesn't poke through during use. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"And its 100 percent sateen microfiber cover provides a cushy cradle for your head and neck. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"Choose from linen, sateen , and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Choose from linen, sateen , and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Choose from linen, sateen , and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Choose from linen, sateen , and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Choose from linen, sateen , and percale fabrics to upgrade your bedding game. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 28 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"alteration of satin ",
"first_known_use":[
"1815, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144752"
},
"satanism":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": innate wickedness",
": obsession with or affinity for evil",
": worship of Satan marked by the travesty of Christian rites"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-t\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Melzer is not the first American soldier charged with plotting crimes inspired by satanism . \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"In the daily diet of propaganda that Russia feeds its citizens, Ukrainians are Nazis, Russian soldiers are liberators, Americans are schemers and Ukrainian forces are practitioners of satanism . \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Tweets mentioning satanism more than tripled from Nov. 7 through Nov. 9 compared with the prior three-day period, according to the Storyful analysis. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"At first Day plays up the satanism angle and his interviews with several of the detectives who were on the case nudge the viewer in that direction. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2021",
"Some consumers mistook the collaboration as Nike\u2019s endorsement of satanism , the Monday lawsuit said, and boycotted the company as a result. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
"The model determines the main layers of the narrative \u2013 in the case of Pizzagate, Democratic politics, the Podesta brothers, casual dining, satanism and WikiLeaks \u2013 and how the layers come together to form the narrative as a whole. \u2014 Timothy R. Tangherlini, The Conversation , 13 Nov. 2020",
"The slogan is not specific to Gaga, who only joined in campaign efforts on Nov. 2, and cannot prove that the star is a involved with satanism . \u2014 Devon Link, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Trump on Wednesday praised a conspiracy-theory group that believes the president's political opponents support satanism and pedophilia. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Aug. 2020"
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"noun"
],
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"1917, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": salt dome"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161106"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": toward the sacrum"
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"\u02c8sa\u02cckrad",
"\u02c8sakr\u0259d",
"\u02c8s\u0101\u02cckrad"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164126"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of several polyhydroxy acids formed from sugars by alkaline treatment as though by internal oxidation and reduction so that one carbon no longer holds an oxygen and in many instances with branching of the carbon skeleton"
],
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"\u00a6sak\u0259\u00a6rinik-"
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"history_and_etymology":" saccharinic International Scientific Vocabulary saccharin + -ic ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164521"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": of, relating to, or being a handmade one-piece French carpet with a pile or a similarly woven tapestry"
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"\u02ccsav\u0259n\u02c8r\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164819"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
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": free from harm or risk : unhurt",
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": successful at getting to a base in baseball without being put out",
": affording safety or security from danger, risk, or difficulty",
": healthy , sound",
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": unlikely to produce controversy or contradiction",
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": trustworthy , reliable",
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": condom sense 1",
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": not likely to take risks : careful",
": successful in reaching a base in baseball",
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": not causing harm or injury",
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"\u02c8s\u0101f",
"\u02c8s\u0101f",
"\u02c8s\u0101f"
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"all right",
"alright",
"secure"
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"coffer",
"safe-deposit box",
"strongbox"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Both vaccines are safe , and both produced antibody levels similar to those seen in young adults. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The vaccines are safe and trigger the same immune response that has protected older children and adults, the advisory panel decided Saturday. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Wen: Both vaccines are safe , and both are effective. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"No one is safe : Meta Platforms has lost over half its market value this year, and Twitter\u2019s shares might have done even worse absent Mr. Musk\u2019s iffy bid. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"During a hearing before the committee on Wednesday, Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeffrey Simmons said the collar is safe and had been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, undergoing more than 80 safety, toxicity and efficacy studies. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Allowing adolescents to access treatments worries some advocates who say there isn\u2019t enough research to ensure that the care is safe in the long term. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"People with highly specialized skills that are hard to replace may be overlooked for dismissal, whereas workers that possess talents that are ubiquitous and easily replaced are not safe . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"While the resulting product is definitely delicious, our Lab experts also love how easy cleanup is: The chute, plunger and blade are all top-rack dishwasher safe . \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Instead, the investigators stored the laptop in a supervisor\u2019s office, in a special safe that had been certified to hold Top Secret documents\u2014even though anyone could go to the Internet to see the materials that were on it. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"In that safe was a handgun and the woman\u2019s boyfriend\u2019s Social Security card, bank book and passport. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Plus, after the fun of building, kids can use the safe to store their prized possessions. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Hexbug Kids can build their own safe with this kit, which comes with a customizable dial lock and dual bolts. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Burglars had broken through a glass door at the back of the home sometime between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. and made off with gold jewelry and a large safe . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Shauna attempts, literally, to lock her harrowing experience away in a tiny safe , which is a pretty on-the-nose metaphor for repression. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Guns should be unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lock boxes for handguns, with ammunition locked in a separate safe , the AAP recommends. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The physical threat from the M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce drummer reportedly flipped a switch in Gauthier, who, in retaliation, stole a safe from the couple\u2019s garage, forced it open and discovered a tape that Anderson and Lee had made on their honeymoon. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180744"
},
"sap pine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a pitch pine ( Pinus rigida )",
": loblolly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182226"
},
"sacred":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity",
": devoted exclusively to one service or use (as of a person or purpose)",
": worthy of religious veneration : holy",
": entitled to reverence and respect",
": of or relating to religion : not secular or profane",
": accursed",
": unassailable , inviolable",
": highly valued and important",
": holy sense 1",
": religious sense 2",
": deserving to be respected and honored"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-kr\u0259d",
"\u02c8s\u0101-kr\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"hallowed",
"holy",
"inviolable",
"sacrosanct",
"unassailable",
"untouchable"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, is the site of an ancient Jewish temple considered the most sacred place in Judaism. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Also nearby is an ancient synagogue that, according to tradition, was built on top of the ruins of the sacred place where Jesus studied and prayed. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The McEvoy family, along with other Northern California olive oil artisans, believe their regional brand is sacred \u2014 much like Italians with their Parmigiano-Reggiano or the French with their Champagne. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The song captures the guiding ethos of Motomami: Nothing is sacred . \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Though the First Nations believe that all rocks are sacred and shouldn\u2019t be moved, in this instance, the elders felt that moving the boulders to protect them and to share them with the world would be acceptable, says Standing. \u2014 Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Emirati innovator and entrepreneur, Al Mallouhi, who believes coffee is sacred , has created something special at The Espresso Lab, located in the Design District. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"This shift from the profane to the sacred is at once astounding and utterly ordinary. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Palestinians have accused Israel of trampling on Muslim primacy at the site, which is considered sacred in Islam and Judaism. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Anglo-French sacrer , from Latin sacrare , from sacr-, sacer sacred; akin to Latin sancire to make sacred, Hittite \u0161akl\u0101i- rite",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182640"
},
"salar":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a salt-encrusted depression (as in the nitrate fields of Chile) that may or may not be the basin of an evaporated lake \u2014 compare salada , salina",
": a Muslim people of Chinese Turkestan speaking a Turkic dialect",
": a member of the Salar people",
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Salar"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4r",
"s\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4r",
"\""
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"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183617"
},
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"type":[
"geographical name"
],
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"former town in southeastern Quebec, Canada, that is now part of Quebec (city)"
],
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"s\u0101nt-\u02c8f\u022fi",
"s\u0259nt-",
"sa\u207ft-\u02c8fw\u00e4",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184213"
},
"Savonarola chair":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a folding X-shaped chair of Italian Renaissance style that has interlaced curved slats pivoted at their intersections"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsav\u0259|n\u0259\u02c8r\u014dl\u0259-",
"s\u0259\u02ccv\u00e4|"
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"history_and_etymology":"after Girolamo Savonarola \u20201498 Italian religious reformer",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192502"
},
"Sainte-Beuve":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Charles-Augustin 1804\u20131869 French critic and author"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sa\u207ft-\u02c8b\u0153v",
"s\u0101nt-\u02c8b\u0259rv",
"-\u02c8b\u0259v",
"s\u0259nt-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200700"
},
"sarcastic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": having the character of sarcasm",
": given to the use of sarcasm : caustic",
": showing sarcasm",
": being in the habit of using sarcasm"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u00e4r-\u02c8ka-stik",
"s\u00e4r-\u02c8ka-stik"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerb",
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"pungent",
"sardonic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
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"examples":[
"DeWitt is everything Shea is not. And Shea quickly felt DeWitt's contempt. \"Lincoln is loud,\" Jim says. \"He makes sarcastic comments because he has to call attention to himself all the time. Some people are insecure because they haven't established themselves yet.\" \u2014 Anne Marie Cruz , ESPN , 18 Feb. 2002",
"Close on the heels of \"Millionaire\" came \"The Weakest Link,\" which added a new wrinkle (subsequently picked up by \"American Idol\"): Its British host, Anne Robinson, was presented not as a genteel, erudite tutor but rather as a rude, sarcastic jerk. \u2014 Andrew Sullivan , New Republic , 4 Nov. 2002",
"Frank evokes the eccentric Hamilton family and their feisty Gullah housekeeper with originality and conviction; Susan herself\u2014smart, sarcastic , funny and endearingly flawed\u2014makes a lively and memorable narrator. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 24 Jan. 2000",
"her sarcastic comments that my singing reminded her of the time her dog was sick",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The play has its dark and sad moments in the second act, but Madden\u2019s saucy and sarcastic sense of humor lifts many of the scenes between Tom and Izzy. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"While supporting their close friend, the lovingly sarcastic , always stylish duo dressed to impress in fashionable summery date night looks. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Noah is smart and opinionated, with a sarcastic sense of humor and occasional bursts of childlike enthusiasm. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The soldiers made a sarcastic comment about Ukrainian fascists, testing his loyalty. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"All this to say, the pale pastel looks great on brunette Middleton, which might be why the shade is also a favorite of the most sarcastic Bridgerton daughter. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 25 May 2022",
"The moment has likewise tilted his way, at a time when there can seem to be less cultural currency in sarcastic detachment. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"And Henry Jones makes much more of his role of a nastily sarcastic coroner. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"The Panthers were outshot nine to three through the game\u2019s opening 16 minutes \u2014 their third shot from near mid-ice even drawing some sarcastic cheers from fans. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 6 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":" sarc(asm) + -astic, by analogy with other Greek-derived words where the suffixes -asm and -astic imply one another (as enthusiasm , enthusiastic )",
"first_known_use":[
"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213425"
},
"sarcasticness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being sarcastic"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" sarcasticness from sarcastic + -ness; sarcasticalness from sarcastical + -ness ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221526"
},
"Salinella":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of minute animals of doubtful relationship having the body composed of a single layer of cells surrounding a central digestive cavity \u2014 compare mesozoa"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsal\u0259\u02c8nel\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Latin salinus + New Latin -ella ; from the fact that it is found in salines and raised in saline aquariums",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223338"
},
"saltbush":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various shrubby plants of the goosefoot family that thrive in dry alkaline soil",
": any of numerous oraches that are important browse plants in dry regions"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u022flt-\u02ccbu\u0307sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1863, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224518"
},
"sandwich (in ":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to put among or between others could we sandwich in one more speaker during the morning session of the conference?"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234026"
},
"salt cake":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": anhydrous sodium sulfate Na 2 SO 4",
": a crude form obtained usually by reaction in a furnace of sulfuric acid on common salt in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid and used chiefly in the sulfate process for wood pulp and in making glass and chemicals",
": a substance made by reaction of soda ash and sulfur and used in the sulfate pulp process"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234200"
},
"sapid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": having flavor : flavorful",
": agreeable to the mind",
": affecting the organs of taste : possessing flavor and especially a strong agreeable flavor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-p\u0259d",
"\u02c8sap-\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin sapidus tasty, from sapere to taste \u2014 more at sage ",
"first_known_use":[
"1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235952"
},
"salinelle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mud volcano that erupts saline mud"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6sal\u0259\u00a6nel"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"French, diminutive of saline saltworks, from Latin salinae , plural",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002006"
},
"satisdation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the giving of security especially by a guarantor on behalf of a debtor sometimes in form of a cautio"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsat\u0259\u0307s\u02c8d\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin satisdation-, satisdatio , from satisdatus , past participle of satisdare to give security, give enough, from satis enough + dare to give",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003031"
},
"Sanggil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sangir"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004327"
},
"San Germ\u00e1n":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in southwestern Puerto Rico population 35,527"
],
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"\u02ccs\u00e4\u014b-her-\u02c8m\u00e4n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005132"
},
"satire":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn",
": trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly",
": humor that is used to make fun of and often show the weaknesses of someone or something",
": something (as a book or movie) that uses satire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8sa-\u02cct\u012br"
],
"synonyms":[
"lampoon",
"pasquinade"
],
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"examples":[
"By contrast, Martial's friend, Juvenal, learned to transmute Martial's epigrammatic wit into savage satire . Juvenal's fierce, if occasionally obscene, tirades against immorality fit easily into the propaganda of the new era. \u2014 G. W. Bowersock , New York Review of Books , 26 Feb. 2009",
"Unlike late-night talk shows that traffic in Hollywood interviews and stupid pet tricks, \"The Daily Show\" is a fearless social satire . Not many comedy shows would dare do five minutes on the intricacies of medicare or a relentlessly cheeky piece on President George W. Bush's Thanksgiving trip to Iraq \u2026 \u2014 Marc Peyser , Newsweek , 29 Dec. 2003 - 5 Jan. 2004",
"Saturday Night Live alum Bill Murray stars in this film about Army basic training, and it features Second City TV veterans John Candy and Harold Ramis. Director Ivan Reitman co-produced Animal House. Do not, however, expect a devastating satire on the military; this film is so innocuous that the Defense Department let Reitman use Fort Knox, Ky. to make it. \u2014 People , 27 July 1981",
"His movies are known for their use of satire .",
"The movie is a political satire .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s no place like home in a second season of this small-town satire starring Ed Helms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"There\u2019s no place like home in a second season of this small-town satire starring Ed Helms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"That\u2019s why Hollywood has not produced a media satire that stings. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 June 2022",
"Long far too nervous in this arena, Second City finally is coming (again) to the realization that satire has to go after cultural power and the left now has plenty of that power, at least in certain institutions and locations. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Five years after snatching the 2017 Palme d\u2019Or for The Square, Ruben \u00d6stlund is back in Cannes with another biting satire on the human condition. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Set in the world of fashion, this satire follows a pair of models, Carl and Yaya, as they become stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires and a cleaning lady. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The Cannes Film Festival celebrated its 75th anniversary this year and its big prize, the Palme d\u2019Or, was awarded to Ruben Ostlund\u2019s , a satire of modern capitalism. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone , 28 May 2022",
"After comedian Michelle Wolf\u2019s sharp satire sparked controversy in 2018, the event the following year featured historian Ron Chernow. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri And Will Weissert, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin satura, satira , perhaps from ( lanx ) satura dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of satur well-fed; akin to Latin satis enough \u2014 more at sad ",
"first_known_use":[
"1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013042"
},
"save a life":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to stop someone from dying or being killed"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014153"
},
"Sallust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"circa 86\u201335(or 34) b.c. Gaius Sallustius Crispus Roman historian and politician"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-l\u0259st"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020405"
},
"Sanctus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an ancient Christian hymn of adoration sung or said immediately before the prayer of consecration in traditional liturgies"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-t\u0259s",
"\u02c8s\u00e4\u014b(k)-t\u0259s",
"-\u02cct\u00fcs"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Holy, holy, holy, opening of a hymn sung by the angels in Isaiah 6:3",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020414"
},
"save-all":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something that prevents waste, loss, or damage (such as a receptacle for catching waste products for further use)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-\u02ccv\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1655, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020659"
},
"safe-conduct":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": protection given a person passing through a military zone or occupied area",
": a document authorizing safe-conduct"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02c8k\u00e4n-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English sauf conduit , from Anglo-French, safe conduct",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022306"
},
"savagery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality of being savage",
": an act of cruelty or violence",
": an uncivilized state",
": an uncivilized condition or character",
": an act of cruelty or violence"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-vij-r\u0113",
"-vi-j\u0259-",
"\u02c8sa-vij-r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"barbarity",
"barbarousness",
"brutality",
"cruelness",
"cruelty",
"fiendishness",
"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"sadism",
"savageness",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"antonyms":[
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"examples":[
"The savagery of the attack was horrifying.",
"an act of pure savagery",
"the savageries committed by the soldiers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the Buffalo grocery store, where four employees were shot, the savagery and planning were evident: Mr. Gendron was armed with an assault weapon and wore body armor, the police said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"Embedded in these brutal games is the childish logic \u2014 perfectly rational in their circumstances \u2014 that savagery is a prerequisite for love. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Part of it was the savagery of the attack at Torrey Pines State Beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"In the Buffalo grocery store, where four employees were shot, the savagery and planning were evident: Mr. Gendron was armed with an assault weapon and wore body armor, the police said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"But the riot during Quer\u00e9taro\u2019s match with Atlas of Guadalajara stood out for its savagery and the fact its horrific results were captured and shared on social media. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The book stresses Cromwell\u2019s worst qualities, particularly his savagery toward his royalist countrymen. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
"In the Buffalo grocery store, where four employees were shot, the savagery and planning were evident: Mr. Gendron was armed with an assault weapon and wore body armor, the police said. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"White Americans, including Barrows, saw tribal settlements as the epitome of savagery . \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022710"
},
"safecracker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that breaks open safes to steal"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101f-\u02cckra-k\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The bank was robbed by a professional safecracker .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All that\u2019s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Saul is, first and foremost, a rhetorical safecracker . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Army of Thieves stars Sebastian, a character who was a somewhat minor part of the team in Army of the Dead, a safecracker named Dieter. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The latter, played by Matthias Schweighofer, is a genius safecracker . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The main holdover from the first film is German actor/director Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, who played the safecracker Dieter, and not only stars in the film but directs it. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The film is most engaging when Sebastian, who\u2019s basically presented as the genius safecracker of all time, stands before one of these contraptions without knowing anything about it and figures out how to open it. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Directed by/starring Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, Army of Thieves gives us the backstory of how Dieter became a safecracker during America\u2019s zombie apocalypse. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Directed by/starring Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, Army of Thieves gives us the backstory of how Dieter became a safecracker during America\u2019s zombie apocalypse. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 26 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025933"
},
"sacra conversazione":{
"type":[
"Italian noun phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": holy conversation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u00e4-kr\u00e4-\u02cck\u014dn-ver-\u02ccs\u00e4t-s\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032531"
},
"saccharinated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": mixed with or containing saccharine matter : saccharated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u0101t\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" saccharine + -ate , verb suffix + -ed ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035244"
},
"safe-deposit":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, providing, or constituting a box or vault for the storage of valuables in safety"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1861, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050349"
},
"sapped":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the fluid part of a plant",
": a watery solution that circulates through a plant's vascular system",
": a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor",
": bodily health and vigor",
": a foolish gullible person",
": blackjack , bludgeon",
": to drain or deprive of sap",
": to knock out with a sap",
": to proceed by digging a sap",
": to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine",
": to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of",
": to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of",
": to operate against or pierce by a sap",
": the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications",
": a watery juice that circulates through a plant and carries food and nutrients",
": to weaken or use up little by little",
"\u2014 see cell sap , nuclear sap",
"[probably short for sapling ]"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sap",
"\u02c8sap"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (2)",
"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun (2)",
"1642, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050722"
},
"sapiao":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a round haul net of the Philippines made of cotton twine and used for catching small pelagic fishes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccs\u00e4p\u0113\u02c8au\u0307"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"native name in the Philippines",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053148"
},
"satanity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": satanism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0101\u02c8tan\u0259t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" satan + -ity ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092123"
},
"sally forth":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to leave a place"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093542"
},
"sadist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others",
": an individual who practices sadism"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-dist",
"\u02c8sa-",
"\u02c8s\u0101d-\u0259st",
"\u02c8sad-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1892, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-100126"
},
"sapa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": grape juice evaporated to a syrupy consistency or to the consistency of honey and used especially in the 16th century as a cough cure : must"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101p\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin; akin to Latin sapere to taste, have good taste",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104428"
},
"salination":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": treatment with salt or salt solution"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsal\u0259\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccs\u0101-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" salin- + -ation ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110659"
},
"Safawid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a member of an Islamic Persian dynasty founded in 1502 by Shah Ismail"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" Safawid, Safavid from Arabic \u1e63afaw\u012by descended from \u1e62af\u012b-al-D\u012bn (from \u1e62af\u012b-al-D\u012bn \u20201334 Persian saint of Arab lineage) + English -id; Safavi from Arabic \u1e63afaw\u012by ",
"first_known_use":[
"1888, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115021"
},
"satiricalness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being satirical"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115131"
},
"satisfactional":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": satisfactory"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-shn\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121403"
},
"sanctification":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act of sanctifying",
": the state of being sanctified",
": the state of growing in divine grace as a result of Christian commitment after baptism or conversion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa\u014b(k)-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"blessing",
"consecration",
"hallowing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders",
"the Christian belief that the suffering and death of Jesus was responsible for the sanctification of all humankind",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doing so is not a violation but a sanctification of Shabbat. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
"There is so much sanctification that goes on in the wake of somebody\u2019s death where people want to put him on a pedestal. \u2014 Chris Lee, Vulture , 15 July 2021",
"Needless to say, the sanctification of a culture of long hours means the law is flouted, particularly in industries such as technology. \u2014 Enrique Dans, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"The sanctification of Kamala Harris over the last week is just another indication of the corruption of the mainstream media and the importance of credible voices pushing back. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 15 Aug. 2020",
"To Etty, the sanctification of life meant pouring every drop of energy into the community. \u2014 Elizabeth Svoboda, Longreads , 30 Apr. 2020",
"In the \u2018high church of style\u2019 cables are ritually cut and their very absence is a symbol of sanctification . \u2014 Virginia Postrel, WIRED , 5 Nov. 2013"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121934"
},
"savable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"preposition",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deliver from sin",
": to rescue or deliver from danger or harm",
": to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss",
": to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (such as a CD or flash drive )",
": to put aside as a store or reserve : accumulate",
": to spend less by",
": to make unnecessary : avoid",
": to keep from being lost to an opponent",
": to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning",
": maintain , preserve",
": to rescue or deliver someone",
": to put aside money",
": to avoid unnecessary waste or expense : economize",
": to spend less money",
": to make a save",
": a play that prevents an opponent from scoring or winning",
": the action of a relief pitcher in baseball in successfully protecting a team's lead",
": official credit for a save",
": other than : but , except",
": except for the fact that : only",
": but , except",
": to free or keep from danger or harm",
": to keep from being ruined : preserve",
": to put aside for later use",
": to keep money instead of spending it",
": to keep from being spent, wasted, or lost",
": to make unnecessary",
": to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device so that it can be used later",
": except entry 1 sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101v",
"\u02c8s\u0101v"
],
"synonyms":[
"deliver",
"redeem"
],
"antonyms":[
"apart from",
"aside from",
"bar",
"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"saving"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Spend a little less, save a little more and do it regularly. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"So there's a big tonal gearshift between some of the darker scenes in the show and then scenes like when the Deep's trying to save a dolphin from Oceanland and accidentally ejects it through the windshield of his car. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"Government officials have been given every Friday off for three months to save on fuel and grow their own fruits and vegetables. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"The game's default modes save progress between levels, and the optional infinite-lives option is certainly appreciated. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
"Forthcoming Energy Innovation modeling finds that extending the tax credit cap and increasing the tax credit would save consumers an average of $15.3 billion per year between 2023 and 2030, and total $122.3 billion over that period. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The projects are estimated to save more than $700,000 in the first year and nearly $36 million over the 20-year contract. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Ahead save some time (and some cash) and shop our 14 favorite early Prime Day beauty deals. \u2014 ELLE , 17 June 2022",
"Two pharmaceutical breakthroughs were announced only last week that could save tens of thousands of lives each year and redefine cancer care. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Emmanuel Clase pitched the 10th for his 12th save in 14 chances. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"The run proved meaningless, as Auburn closer Blake Burkhalter worked around two hits to earn his 14th save , shutting the door on Sheehan\u2019s second win of the season. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"Gavin Hollowell pitched two scoreless innings for his sixth save . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"Cole Sulser allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Tanner Scott pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save . \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Gregory Soto needed just eight pitches to work a 1-2-3 ninth inning for his 11th save of the season. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Liam Hendriks retired the side in order in the ninth for his 15th save . \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Hillier recorded his 16th save , extending his single-season school record. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"The two runs off Akin drew the score closer, but L\u00f3pez completed his seventh save of the season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Particularly this year, with COVID-19, there are no gatherings to attend save a bonfire or a socially distant hike now and then. \u2014 Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Oct. 2020",
"As of Sunday, all other airlines have already ended their flights to mainland China from SFO, which normally has more departures to China than any other U.S. airport save Los Angeles International. \u2014 Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com , 12 Feb. 2020",
"But all the candidates save Sanders were in Selma on Thursday to mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2020",
"Rask\u2019s career road save percentage of .936 in the postseason is the best since 1955-56, when shots on goal became an official NHL statistic. . \u2014 Scott Thurston, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2019",
"In the hallway, shelves under the ceiling save space, and there are hooks on the wall for hanging skateboards. \u2014 Ilya Khrennikov, Bloomberg.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
"No part of the offense, save perhaps the running game in the second half, deserved praise following the Colts\u2019 ugly 20-17 loss in Houston. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Currently in his 11th NHL season with a career save percentage of .915 over 481 starts. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 8 Dec. 2019",
"For 39 days, three players will have been locked into a game that has no pause button or reset button \u2014 no save points or checkpoints. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Conjunction",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123846"
},
"saltcat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a lump of salt",
": a mixture chiefly of salt, meal, and lime that is attractive to pigeons"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably from salt + cat ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123915"
},
"sailor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that sails",
": mariner",
": a member of a ship's crew",
": seaman sense 2b",
": a traveler by water",
": a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim",
": a person who works on or controls a boat or ship as part of the crew"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.",
"the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The couple had reunited in Marseille, after Igor\u2019s four-month contract as a sailor onboard another ship came to an end. \u2014 Sandra Mehl, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"After emigrating from Ireland as a young child and being left an orphan in Canada, Egan joined the British Royal Navy as a sailor on a man-of-war ship. \u2014 David Sloan, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Kremlin initially claimed the entire crew had been rescued but said late last month that one sailor died and 27 were missing. \u2014 WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Milne, 61, is the creator of Stories Behind the Stars, an effort to research every last U.S. soldier, sailor , airman and Marine who died in World War II and write a brief essay about each that can be pulled up on a smartphone app. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Doran shook each sailor \u2019s hand and patted many on the back in a subdued reunion on the pier. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The film centers on Alfred Garnes, a working-class sailor , who has recently become the father of a third child, and his childhood friend Sigbj\u00f8rn Kvalen, known as Wally. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"The Navy has charged a sailor in connection with the massive fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard warship over four days in 2020 while docked off San Diego, a naval spokesman said Thursday. \u2014 Fox News , 30 July 2021",
"The Union-Tribune is not naming the sailor because he has not yet been charged with a crime. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022"
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"-\u208bl\u014d\u0113"
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"\u02c8sal-t\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u022fl-",
"\u02c8sal-t\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
"\u02c8s\u022fl-",
"-\u02cct\u022fr-"
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": a bell rung by the server at several points (as at the Sanctus) during the mass"
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"1452\u20131498 Italian reformer"
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"\u02ccsa-v\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-l\u0259",
"s\u0259-\u02ccv\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171629"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": salinity"
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"-l\u012bnn-"
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"geographical name"
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"town in southern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal population 30,104"
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": a large usually brownish yellow pore fungus ( Boletus satanus ) that occurs especially in open woodland and is reputedly somewhat poisonous"
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": a crystalline compound C 7 H 5 NO 3 S that is unrelated to the carbohydrates, is several hundred times sweeter than sucrose, and is used as a calorie-free sweetener",
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"\u02c8sak-(\u0259-)r\u0259n"
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"soft drinks flavored with saccharin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one study, volunteers ate the equivalent 10 Sweet\u2019N Low packets\u2019 worth of saccharin per day for a week, yet only four of seven volunteers developed any carbohydrate metabolism issues at this extreme dose. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 7 Aug. 2020",
"While Tab contained two artificial sweeteners \u2013 saccharin and cyclamate \u2013 cyclamate was the more important of the two. \u2014 Jeffrey Miller, The Conversation , 23 Nov. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020",
"If participants could taste the saccharin at any point, the fit test was failed. \u2014 Hannah Thomasy, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Sep. 2020"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary"
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"1885, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190151"
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"adjective"
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": saltatory sense 1"
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"Sancy, Puy de":{
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"mountain 6188 feet (1886 meters) high in south central France that is the highest in the Monts Dore and Auvergne Mountains"
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"\u02ccpw\u0113-d\u0259-\u02ccs\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8s\u0113"
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"saphir d'eau":{
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"noun"
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": water sapphire"
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"Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument":{
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"area containing archaeological ruins in central New Mexico"
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"flourished circa 610\u2013 circa 570 b.c. Greek poet"
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"definitions":[
"city on western Hokkaido, Japan population 1,913,545"
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"\u02c8s\u00e4-p\u014d-\u02ccr\u014d",
"s\u00e4-\u02c8p\u022fr-(\u02cc)\u014d"
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"sangh":{
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"noun"
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": an association or society having as its object the unification of the different groups in Hinduism and the prevention of the conversion of Hindus to Christianity or Islam"
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"\u02c8sa\u014b",
"\u02c8s\u0259\u014b"
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"Hindi s\u00e3g , literally, association, from Sanskrit sa\u1e45ga , from sajati he adheres to, sticks"
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"definitions":[
"mountain 18,008 feet (5489 meters) high in the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Yukon boundary"
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"sateen weave":{
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"noun"
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": satin weave used on cotton fabrics"
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"sailor's-knot":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a wild geranium ( Geranium maculatum )"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": capuchin sense 3b",
": spider monkey"
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": ability to live elegantly : observance of the usages of fashionable society"
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"-\u00a6v\u0113vr(\u1d4a)",
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"French savoir-vivre , literally, knowing how to live"
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"1745, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb"
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": in a sauntering manner"
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"saccharimeter":{
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"noun,"
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"definitions":[
": a device for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution",
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"International Scientific Vocabulary"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022328"
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"definitions":[
": a tapered splice joining two ropes of different sizes"
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"definitions":[
": lizard"
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"New Latin, from Greek, from sauros"
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"saved":{
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"definitions":[
": set aside, stored, or preserved for later use",
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"noun"
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": one that satirizes"
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"satirize + -er"
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"definitions":[
"commune in northern France north-northeast of Paris population 106,785",
"commune and capital of R\u00e9union Island population 145,022"
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"satisfaction theory":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a theory of the atonement in scholastic theology: according to the requirements of divine justice God and humankind could not be reconciled until human guilt was punished or acceptable satisfaction was made and Christ made such satisfaction by freely and vicariously suffering and dying \u2014 see penal theory \u2014 compare governmental atonement , moral theory , ransom theory , sacrificial theory"
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"combining form ()"
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"definitions":[
": sacred : something sacred",
": sacred and",
": sacrum",
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": sacral and"
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"Combining form (1)",
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"New Latin, from sacrum"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in a relishing manner"
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"French interjection"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of sacrebleu \u2014 formerly used as a mild oath to express surprise or annoyance"
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"s\u00e4kr\u1d4a-bl\u0153"
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"definitions":[
": savagery"
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"savage entry 1 + -dom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092619"
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"sacque":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": sack sense 3a",
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sak"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"alteration of sack entry 1"
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"first_known_use":[
"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114545"
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"Sacoglossa":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
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"definitions":[
": a division of Opisthobranchia including sea slugs (family Elysiidae) that are usually placed in the suborder Nudibranchia"
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"\u02ccsak\u0259\u02c8gl\u00e4s\u0259",
"\u02ccs\u0101k-",
"-l\u022fs\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from saco- (from Greek sakos shield) + -glossa ; akin to Sanskrit tvak skin, hide"
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"Sally Lightfoot":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a common active crab ( Grapsus grapsus ) living among rocks near or below the tide line in the West Indies and adjacent mainland"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"sally from the name Sally"
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},
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"definitions":[
": an Athapaskan people of the upper Saskatchewan and Athabaska river valleys in Alberta, Canada",
": a member of such people",
": the language of the Sarcee people"
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": lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce , ferocious",
": wild , uncultivated",
": boorish , rude",
": malicious",
": lacking complex or advanced culture : uncivilized",
": a person belonging to a primitive society",
": a brutal person",
": a rude or unmannerly person",
": to attack or treat brutally",
": not tamed : wild",
": being cruel and brutal : fierce",
": a person belonging to a group with a low level of civilization",
": a cruel or violent person",
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"\u02c8sa-vij",
"\u02c8sa-vij"
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"uncultivated",
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"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
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"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Indonesia\u2019s second president, Suharto, had ruled the country since Sukarno was ousted in 1967, overseeing not only a savage repression of the left but also a financial meltdown in the 1990s. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s indiscriminate shelling of civilians, to say nothing of the heinous treatment of Ukrainians in places like Bucha, shows how savage wars for land can be. \u2014 Leif Wenar, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"And then there was Megan Thee Stallion, who lit up an unnamed nemesis with a savage new diss track. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On one hand, Russia's brutal and savage campaign against civilians offers a rare example of moral clarity -- good vs. evil, right vs. wrong. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"At its heart is a savage question: When drought is coming for everyone, who owns the flood? \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Putin came to power in 1999 largely by waging a savage war against separatists in Russia\u2019s mostly Muslim republic of Chechnya. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The Russian language has a word for bears that become extremely savage and ruthless: shatoon. \u2014 A. Craig Copetas, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Plenty of savage things happen in Xinjiang, but as far as the CCP is concerned, the repression there is a practical response to a practical problem. \u2014 Jim Talent, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, the show\u2019s premise is set in a fantastical world where humans turn into savage monsters and wreak terror. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"Things are about to get savage at the Pynk! Megan Thee Stallion is coming to P-Valley season 2, and EW has an exclusive first look below. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Drew also put his savage moves to good use during shooting. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Grey chronicles the flatlining of her career with savage and engaging wit. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Second, Big Inflation will take a savage bite from those ebbing advances. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"The book met with many savage reviews, some the product of chemical industry machinations, and the agriculture secretary himself denounced Carson as a spinster and a Communist, but Silent Spring shone a spotlight on DDT like nothing before. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Some of the best sketches, whether silly or savage , have a tinge of horror. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Broadway shows forced to close on opening night after a savage review in the Times fared better than critiques of Cervas\u2019s proposals. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Aircraft armed with Quicksinks could savage more heavily defended convoys, particularly those ferrying amphibious marines, if another asset such as a submarine or B-1B bomber disabled or sank the convoy\u2019s escorts. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 May 2022",
"This same ecosystem treats any and all mainstream coverage of Democrats that doesn't savage them as infected by hypocrisy and double standards. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Every issue in our society seems to have a political angle that someone can savage for news cycle advantage. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Beijing\u2019s recent crackdown on its domestic tech giants demonstrates the government\u2019s willingness to savage the market cap of private industry. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 16 Sep. 2021",
"On Twitter, the outgoing president frequently leveraged his more than 88 million followers to savage his rivals, boost allies, and sometimes spread falsehoods on a viral scale. \u2014 Author: Tony Romm, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2021",
"In the months after the pandemic started to savage the economy in March, consumer bankruptcy filings in South Florida trailed the numbers filed in 2019. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2020",
"At Maryland, punter Wade Lees watched Knight savage his teammates and realized upon transferring to UCLA a few years later that the Bruins could use that sort of ferociousness. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The sometimes savage themes of her paintings have been interpreted as expressions of wrathful catharsis. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"Adjective",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French salvage, savage , from Late Latin salvaticus , alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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"definitions":[
"Carlos 1948\u2013 president of Mexico (1988\u201394)"
],
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"s\u00e4-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u00e4s-t\u035fh\u0101-g\u022fr-\u02c8t\u00e4-r\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164851"
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"type":[
"Latin phrase"
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"definitions":[
": holy innocence"
],
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"\u02ccs\u00e4\u014bk-t\u00e4-sim-\u02c8pli-ki-\u02cct\u00e4s"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a chromosome including the nucleolus organizer",
": a chromosome with one or more satellites"
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"\u02c8sat-",
"\u02cce\u02ccs\u0101\u02c8t\u0113-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175246"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
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"Malay sapang"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183609"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190121"
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"noun"
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": sandalwood"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194107"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": relating to, marked by, or adapted for leaping"
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"\u02ccsal-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l",
"\u02ccs\u022fl-"
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"noun"
],
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": a slightly sweetened yeast-leavened bread"
],
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"\u02ccsa-l\u0113-\u02c8l\u0259n"
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"Sally Lunn , 18th century English baker"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014908"
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"geographical name ()"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-035311"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055155"
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"from its veneration by the ancient Egyptians"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-213145"
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"adverb",
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"also"
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"noun"
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": vacuole"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-004515"
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"Sappho + -ism ; from the belief that Sappho was sexually attracted to other women"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015557"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": irish heath"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175903"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180956"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a red Bordeaux wine"
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"Saint-\u00c9milion , village in Southwest France"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1833, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184816"
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"biographical name ()"
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"definitions":[
"Frederick 1918\u20132013 British biochemist",
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"\u02c8sa\u014b-\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195733"
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"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (such as starch or cellulose) into its monosaccharide components",
": the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (as starch) into simple sugars"
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"s\u0259-\u02ccker-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"first_known_use":[
"1839, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202708"
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":[
"river 104 miles (167 kilometers) long in eastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine flowing southeast into the Atlantic Ocean"
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"\u02c8s\u022f-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204027"
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"sarcel":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a pinion feather of a hawk's wing"
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"Middle English sercell , from Middle French cercel , from Latin circellus small ring, diminutive of circus ring"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075812"
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"type":[
"phrasal verb"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080654"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": with keen relish, feeling, or understanding"
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"Middle English saverly , from saver savor + -ly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080716"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament ) of what is sacred because consecrated to God",
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],
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"\u02c8sa-kr\u0259-lij"
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"defilement",
"desecration",
"impiety",
"irreverence",
"profanation"
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"worship"
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"They accused him of committing a sacrilege .",
"They accused him of sacrilege .",
"an act of sacrilege against the church",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The way the presence of cameras breaks up the comfortable rhythm of live performance is almost sacrilege . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"In football-crazy Texas, the sight of Rangers pitchers playing quarterback in the outfield before games was nothing short of sacrilege . \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Due to possible unexploded ordinance (the Navy once committed the sacrilege of holding bombing practice here), unaccompanied visitors are restricted to a relatively small chunk of island\u2019s northeastern quadrant near the ranger station. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"That role certainly has its share of baggage, but tackling Fanny Brice threatens accusations of sacrilege . \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In contrarian fashion, Ramsay offers two hot dogs on the menu, each with ketchup on it: fast-food sacrilege in these parts. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For Michigan State basketball, that\u2019s downright sacrilege . \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The approach is designed to keep anyone from drinking warm beer, sacrilege in Brazil. \u2014 Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Others accused Massie of sacrilege , noting that Jesus, whose birth is celebrated on Christmas, was not a fan of violence or weapons. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrilegium , from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr-, sacer + legere to gather, steal \u2014 more at legend"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083104"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084659"
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"said":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": aforementioned"
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"\u02c8sed"
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"aforesaid",
"foregoing",
"forenamed"
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],
"history_and_etymology":[
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090105"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": nandina sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122808"
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"sancord":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a small reddish deep-sea scorpaenid fish ( Helicolenus maculatus ) of southern Africa"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131517"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of saice variant spelling of syce"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bs"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142608"
},
"sanctioned":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a formal decree",
": an ecclesiastical decree",
": a solemn agreement : oath",
": something that makes an oath binding",
": the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law",
": a consideration, principle, or influence (as of conscience) that impels to moral action or determines moral judgment",
": a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards",
": explicit or official approval, permission, or ratification : approbation",
": an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication",
": to make valid or binding usually by a formal procedure (such as ratification)",
": to give effective or authoritative approval or consent to",
": to attach a sanction or penalty to the violation of (a right, obligation, or command)",
": to impose a sanction or penalty upon",
": official approval or permission",
": an action (as the ending of financial aid) taken by one or more nations to make another nation comply with a law or rule",
": to officially accept or allow",
": a punitive or coercive measure or action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order",
": explicit or official approval",
": an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication",
": to give official approval or consent to : ratify",
": to impose a sanction on"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8sa\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
"\u02c8sa\u014bk-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"warrant"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.",
"Their policy has legal sanction .",
"Verb",
"The government has sanctioned the use of force.",
"His actions were not sanctioned by his superiors.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s about a group of Cuban surfers fighting to get their government to sanction surfing as an official sport. \u2014 Andrew S. Lewis, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"Its financial institutions harbor the monies of mobsters, sanction -evaders, regime kleptocrats, and warlords. \u2014 Andreas Krieg, Time , 3 June 2022",
"The system helps guarantee that FRHC subsidiaries are aware of a potential or existing client found on any sanction list. \u2014 Timur Turlov, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The European Union's latest sanction package that includes a partial oil embargo against Russia drew applause from Ukraine and mixed reviews from energy analysts Tuesday. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Rouge Direct, a group fighting homophobia in sports demanded French football authorities sanction Gueye. \u2014 Nimi Princewill, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"The proposal, which was included in a larger sanction package, needs to be approved by the 27-member bloc to take effect. \u2014 NBC News , 4 May 2022",
"There are 25 states that sanction boys volleyball as of February, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2022",
"Since Russia\u2019s invasion, the E.U. has worked with the United States and other allies to sanction Moscow but continues to buy Russian oil and gas. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"They are placed on the restricted list and the team is powerless to sanction them. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"The parents of the Oxford school shooting suspect have reached their limit with the prosecutor and are asking a judge to sanction her for allegedly ignoring their requests to stop bad-mouthing them and calling them liars. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Abramovich was sanctioned weeks later than other oligarchs, as his ownership of English soccer club Chelsea F.C. reportedly complicated the U.K.\u2019s decision to sanction him. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"This is the act that allows the government to sanction individual human-rights abusers rather than whole peoples or societies. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"Britain is the first country to sanction the 39-year-old Kabaeva, an Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics and past cover model for the Russian edition of Vogue magazine. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The Wall Street Journal reported last month the U.S. scrapped earlier plans to sanction Kabaeva out of fear the Russian leader may lash out in response. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"When Mother was eight years old, her mother died of diphtheria, and her tyrannical Grandmother Hall refused to sanction more than occasional visits from her father. \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Too bad this is a largely symbolic gesture that ducks the main issue: whether to sanction all Russian energy exports. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun",
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin sanction-, sanctio , from sancire to make holy \u2014 more at sacred"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145348"
},
"saint-errant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a wandering saint : a missionary saint"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"saint entry 1 + errant (as in knight-errant )"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150153"
},
"save face":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to avoid having other people lose respect for oneself"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155230"
},
"Saint-Cyr-l'\u00c9cole":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"commune west of Versailles in northern France population 17,401"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sa\u207f-\u02c8sir-l\u0101-\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155538"
},
"sacre":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to consecrate as king or bishop",
": to make holy : sanctify",
": dedicate"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English sacren to consecrate"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162728"
},
"Salinas":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"river 150 miles (241 kilometers) long in western California flowing northwest into Monterey Bay",
"city in western California near Monterey Bay population 150,441",
"city in southern Puerto Rico east of Ponce population 31,078"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172858"
},
"sangdragon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": amboyna"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa\u014b\u02ccdrag\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"obsolete English, dragon's blood, from Middle English sandragoun , modification of Middle French sang-dragon , contraction of sang-de-dragon , literally, blood of dragon, from sang blood + de of (from Latin, from, away) + dragon , from Old French"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181151"
},
"Saoshyant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one of three deliverers of later Zoroastrian eschatology appearing at thousand year intervals and each inaugurating a new order of things and a special period of human progress"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sau\u0307shy\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Avestan, savior"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181956"
},
"Saltatoria":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a suborder of Orthoptera that is often considered a separate order, comprises insects with the hind legs usually adapted for leaping, and includes the grasshoppers, crickets, and related forms \u2014 compare cursoria"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsalt\u0259\u02c8t\u014dr\u0113\u0259",
"\u02ccs\u022fl-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of saltatorius"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191400"
},
"saccharogenesis":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the formation of sugar especially by saccharification"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsak\u0259r\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"sacchar- + genesis"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201413"
},
"salt cedar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": tamarisk"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Also known as salt cedar , it was utilized as a windbreak and as a way to control stream-bank erosion. \u2014 Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic , 27 Aug. 2020",
"Getting rid of the salt cedar trees would keep more of that finite groundwater underground, Meck said. \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 30 Aug. 2020",
"That same year, workers hacked through thickets of invasive salt cedar trees and began planting native trees in the dry soil. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"The fire that began on July 4 burned through salt cedar near the Avondale racetrack and continues to burn in the riverbottom. \u2014 Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral , 5 July 2019",
"Topping the Western Governor's terrestrial list was tamarisk, which lowers the water table and creates large deposits of salt in the soil, hence its common name of salt cedar , according to the National Invasive Species Information Center. \u2014 Phil Drake, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Pests that have been in the headlines before include water-gulping salt cedar trees and quagga mussels, which clog water and sewer pipelines. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Also on the list from the Western Governors Association were plants such as salt cedar and Eurasian watermilfoil plus critters such as carp, nonnative crayfish and feral hogs. \u2014 Phil Drake, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2018",
"Some of the species on the governors\u2019 list have been in the headlines before, including water-gulping salt cedar trees and quagga mussels. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1881, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210314"
},
"savor of":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to seem to suggest or involve (something unpleasant)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210620"
},
"saidest":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of saidest archaic past tense of say"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215554"
},
"satirize":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to utter or write satire",
": to censure or ridicule by means of satire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The book satirizes contemporary life.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jodie will satirize workplace culture, social media, the difficulties that members of Generation Z face on a constant basis, and so much more. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 16 May 2022",
"More often than not, the show strives to satirize several different marks rather than home in on a single point. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
"The movie is one big homage to Cage in which the actor somehow manages to both satirize perceptions of himself and act out those personas sincerely. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As long as the next Twitter can mercilessly satirize twits and embolden subcultures, Musk can\u2019t kill it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Mainstream Hollywood still can\u2019t satirize Obama, so Joel Coen goes against his own artistic instincts. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Called Dogecoin, it was intended to satirize the cryptocurrency market. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"If the idea is to satirize Guy-Claude\u2019s interest in Aline, the movie is onto something \u2014 maybe. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Here Duncan summarizes several literary skirmishes that took place in the late 1600s and early 1700s in which a writer created an index to a rival\u2019s work in order to satirize or ridicule it. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1616, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232626"
},
"saltator":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large genus of Neotropical birds of relatively large size and plain coloration that are classified with either the finches or the tanagers",
": any bird of the genus Saltator"
],
"pronounciation":[
"sal\u02c8t\u0101t\u0259(r)",
"s\u022fl-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin saltator dancer, from saltatus + -or"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004724"
},
"sacring":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act or action of consecrating:",
": the consecration of the eucharistic elements in the service of the mass",
": the consecration (as of a king or bishop) to office or orders"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101kri\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English sacringe , from gerund of sacren to consecrate"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005559"
},
"San Clemente Island":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"island in the Pacific off southern California that is the southernmost of the Channel Islands"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011716"
},
"save for":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012439"
},
"sacring bell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small hand bell made sometimes of silver and rung at the elevation in mass",
": the tolling of the church bell announcing the elevation"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English sacringe belle , from sacringe sacring + belle bell"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015427"
},
"savagism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": savagery"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-vi-\u02ccji-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1665, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031632"
},
"savelha":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": menhaden",
": a fish ( Brevoortia pectinata ) of the south Atlantic closely related to the menhaden"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u02c8vely\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Portuguese, diminutive of savel shad, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish sam, samrad summer"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042013"
},
"sang de boeuf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an opaque claret red to brownish red reduced copper glaze developed in China during the K\u02bdang Hsi period and used chiefly on porcelain wares",
": oxblood"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u00e4\u207fd\u0259b\u0259\u0304f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"French, oxblood"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045350"
},
"sally picker":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": chiffchaff",
": willow wren",
": sedge warbler"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"sally entry 3"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-055437"
},
"sacrist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": sacristan"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sakr\u0259\u0307st",
"\u02c8s\u0101k-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Medieval Latin sacrista"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061654"
},
"salable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable",
": good enough to sell",
": merchantable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"commercial",
"corporate",
"marketable",
"mass-market"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncommercial",
"nonsalable",
"uncommercial",
"unmarketable",
"unsalable"
],
"examples":[
"We'll have to repaint the house for it to be salable .",
"an item that would be too expensive to produce, and attractive to too few people, to ever be considered a salable commodity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Vuori is now testing ways to prevent damaged or returned merchandise from being sent to the landfill by restoring the items to salable condition. \u2014 Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Even before the ship's sinking, the fire on board was extensive enough that none of the vehicles were expected to be in salable condition. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Flippers buy properties that need lots of work to get them in salable condition. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"And the less detectable the air pollution, the more desirable and salable that view is. \u2014 Whitney Mallett, Curbed , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Photographs that juxtaposed the mundane and the exotic could transform an ordinary object into something desirable \u2014 and salable . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Record companies may talk about supporting social justice, but in the end, if an artist proves salable , that artist is going to keep getting sold. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 July 2021",
"The store accepts clean and salable clothing, glassware, kitchenware, furniture, books, knick-knacks, tools, lamps, pictures and miscellaneous items from non-smoking homes. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 7 May 2021",
"Demand for salable vaccine would create more supply, and a small tax could even be applied to generate funds for distribution to the poor. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062844"
},
"Savai'i":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"island of the nation of Samoa in the southwestern Pacific that is largest of the Samoa Islands population 44,000"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073023"
},
"Saint Cuthbert's duck":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": eider duck"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074127"
},
"saltato":{
"type":[
"adverb (or adjective)"
],
"definitions":[
": arco saltando"
],
"pronounciation":[
"s\u00e4l\u02c8t\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian (past participle of saltare to jump, leap), from Latin saltatus , past participle of saltare to jump, leap, dance"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080215"
},
"sailmaker's mate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a petty officer (as formerly in the U.S. Navy) assisting or acting as a sailmaker and in charge of all canvas (as bags, hammocks, or awnings)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083740"
},
"sauna":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones",
": a bathhouse or room used for such a bath",
": a dry heat bath",
": a room or cabinet used for such a bath",
": a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones",
": a bathhouse or room used for such a bath",
": a dry heat bath",
": a room or cabinet used for such a bath"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u022f-n\u0259",
"\u02c8sau\u0307-n\u0259",
"\u02c8sau\u0307-n\u0259",
"\u02c8s\u022f-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The health club has a pool and a sauna .",
"He talked about the benefits of taking a sauna regularly.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The retreat sits on the rocky shore of Lake Superior, where steady waves provide a soothing soundtrack for on-site activities like yoga and meditation in the Peace Pod or detoxification in the sauna . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"The answer may surprise you:Can spending more time in the sauna save your life? \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"In the same visit, the Bros try their hand at some of the strongman exercises which sit well and truly in Bjornsson's wheelhouse, including Atlas stones and frame carries, followed by 20 minutes in a sauna , and finally, five minute in an ice bath. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"In season 3 of the Netflix docuseries, Drive to Survive, Bottas allowed filmmakers to record him and a friend chatting naked in a sauna . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"The team helps a social media influencer who has an accident in a sauna . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"To warm up, go soak in a hot tub or sweat in a sauna with views of the city at CopenHot, a collection of floating and stationary tubs in the harbor of northern Copenhagen. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Instead, the sauna -like steam bath is about to reign once again. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The sauna and steam room share a Turkish hammam vibe with beautiful mosaic tiles, while a waterfall brings the sound of running water. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Around his black satchel , the father carries a wreath of yellow and blue flowers, believed to bring safety. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2022",
"Hadid paired her khaki stretch pants with chunky snakeskin heels, a muscle tank, a leather satchel , and tons of vintage-looking rings. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 7 June 2022",
"Blackwell reached into his satchel , took out a metal bottle and removed the cap during the exchange. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"Blackwell reached into his satchel , took out an aluminum bottle and removed the cap during the exchange. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But the house specialty is Spaghetti in a Bag: pasta tossed in a sauce (pick among pesto, cacio e pepe and others) and served piping hot in an oversized parchment satchel . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In 1939, when the Polish radio advised all men and able-bodied women to run from the Nazis, cross the Praga Bridge, and walk to the section of Poland that belonged to Soviet Russia, Shosha packed a satchel and took the road toward Bialystok. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Think a skort that looks like a skirt or a convertible bag that can be worn as a backpack or a satchel . \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Video from the scene shows another man coming outside holding a baby and a satchel . \u2014 Jacques Billeaud And Terry Tang, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022"
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": a European gurnard ( Trigla hirundo ) having the pectoral fins much blotched with a rich blue"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Due to her hysterics and county protocol, Orange police officers were instructed to put her back in the cruiser and drop her off just outside the county jail\u2019s sally port , where she was released and given her phone back to call for a ride. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"At the Wood courthouse, inmates were visible to the public when they were brought to court because transport vehicles descended into an open sally port behind the courthouse. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"At the new courthouse, the sally port is enclosed by iron fence and no longer open to public view. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Platten testified that Mills moved the intake screening process from the sally port , where inmates first enter the jail, to the seventh floor. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Talk of adding a sally port for a more secure transport of arrestees dates back several years. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Tallman then took a MetroHealth IT worker and a couple of carts to the seventh floor, unplugged the intake unit\u2019s computers and brought them back down to the sally port . \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Once the garage/ sally port is constructed, Kaminski said enclosing the front entrance to the station will be the remaining project. \u2014 Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"On July 5, 2020, San Diego police shot and wounded a 25-year-old man who\u2019d slipped out of his handcuffs in the sally port at the Police Department\u2019s downtown headquarters, grabbed a gun and fired a shot. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2021"
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"Latin saltation-, saltatio , from saltare to leap, dance, frequentative of salire to leap \u2014 more at sally"
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"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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": a broad collar having a square flap across the back and tapering to a V in the front":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pate's own uniform for the Seahawks was a similar style but with a nautical spin: a low-cut, cropped white top with billowing sleeves and a rhinestone encrusted sailor collar ; itty-bitty belted white shorts; and white go-go boots. \u2014 CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Tops with sailor collars , representing his grandmother\u2019s school uniforms of yore, were paired with color-block Bermuda shorts. \u2014 Colleen Barry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Sep. 2019"
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105504"
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": a small container for holding salt at the table":[]
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"Harrison hitches his bespoke wagon to that star, and the resulting scandal shows how deftly Korelitz moves as a satirist , feinting in one direction and then delivering a knockout blow in the other. \u2014 Ron Charles, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"The Square won the Palme d\u2019Or, the Swedish satirist is back with an ambitious dramedy skewering the world of high fashion and global capitalism. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"The sharp-toothed satirist \u2019s conservatism wasn\u2019t doctrinaire, our critic writes. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Because her humor has plenty of bite to it, Lebowitz is often compared to Dorothy Parker, the early 20th Century satirist and a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Robinson was an only-in-San-Francisco character who made a pile by being the first man to harvest eggs on the Farallon Islands, then became the town\u2019s first theater impresario and its first topical satirist . \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The conservative satirist kept his sharp wit at the ready to puncture political folly\u2014but his generous vision of his fellow Americans betrayed a big heart. \u2014 Dave Shiflett, WSJ , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Well, Ishmael, in making that statement, fulfills his obligation as a satirist , as a gadfly, as the court jester. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Saul, an architect and after-hours satirist , was pragmatic and wisecracking about the whole thing. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022"
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